POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 56, 11 February 1916, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES, Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook islands), Id for eacu 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, -Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pugo < Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2i£ for the nrst oz. or fraction thereof, and Ud thereof 1 SUCCeedillfi oz * 0, ‘ fraction

Cards. Inland, single, ; ren Kle, Id;

Printed Papers (including Books a , Magazines, not registered).—All p aC j?’ ? d , P 6l- 2oz. Magazines (regi«tercd), inland, ld for every Boz. or fi action thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. Icft^open 011 thereof ' ono end must be

Commercial Papers.—T o wn (for *ccounts etc, only) *d for 2ozs.. or Id 01 lust 4oz. and id each succeeding -oz. inland. Id for first 4oz. and 4d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id, and id for everv additional 2oz. (Open for inspection), i , *® rn an d Sample Packets. —In land id first 2oz. or fraction thereof* over ~oz. as for “all other places.” Ail otlier places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id Registration.— 2d additional for all places. War Tax,—id additional, is required on all the above Newspapers.— Toun and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Aust-alia Canada, Ceylon. India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands and Iransvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; over Soz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oa. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges. At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £?; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, \V cllmgton, Christchurch, Dunedin 'lnvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North; and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for

id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)—Payable in Now Zealand, tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. * Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d tor each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d tor every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal, money orders. Plus telegraph charge. 1 CABLE RATES. S. Hi. Australian States 0 4‘ per word Fiji 0 ti Norfolk Island 0 6 t United States 2a Id to 2 3 Cape Colony •- ' ~ United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on cacti message. . (Signature and address counted part of the message). MAIL NOTICE*. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under; — For— I Auckland-Daily, 8.10 a.m; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily, b p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.00 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 1 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. iHuiroa— Daily. 6 p.m Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 0 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 -p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. _ , , Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m,: also Mondays and Saturdays at 8-30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Midhire:—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 2.30 p.m., a’d 6 p.m. „ New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.ni.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 ,p.m.. and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokm \ —Dailv. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. .South Island—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 j a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. SaturI day, 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., i and 6 p.m. Tau»-akawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m, T(v Wera—Dailv, 6 p.m. Toko—Dailv. 6 p.m.: also, Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 n.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Dailv. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and fl p.m. Warmranni—Diily. 8.10 n .m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 T\tn. WolUuu-for-_D.dK 910 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. ini 2.30 u.m Wb - •’a-airmmour- —Tneodan WednasTUi .. fi p.m.; also Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m S. 0. STANTON. v Postmaster.

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