POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 57, 12 February 1916, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for each doz or fraction thereof, and *d for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom ™.|. lsl ‘ possessions, United States, Uni!, Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, (Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago 1 ago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Pm-S £? e ? cles l \ Chinese Treaty ts ’ f W„ for . each oz. or fraction theieof; all other places for the in st oz. or fraction thereof, and lid thereof 11 SUCCeeding oz - or fraction Post Cards. Inland, single, id; reI(l ; all other places single Id • reply 2d. ’ ’ Printed Papers (including Books aul Magazines, not registered).— All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, ’d for every Boz. or traction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz, or fraction thereof. One end must be Jett open. 1 Commercial Papers.—Town (for *ccounts. etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first 1 oz. and id each succeeding j oz • Inland. Id for first 4oz. and id lor each succeeding 2oz. AH other places lOoz. 2jd, and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection) Pattern Sample Packets.— ln land, £d first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All o. oi places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.— 2d add’tional for all places. War Tax.—id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers.— Town and Inland id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Iransvaal, Id each paper. If under Soz. sent by first available route; over Soz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rat*of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2ox. TELEPHONES. C.targes. At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7: private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmjerston 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 m the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

?d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)—Payable in New Zealand, tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6dj £5,. is; £7-, is 6d; £lO, 2s j £l2, 2s Gd; £lo. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d ior each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate ot postal money orders. Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 4.) per word Fiji o o ;; Norfolk Island 0 6 United States 2s -Id to 2 3 Cape Colony 2 7 United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on each message. (ciiguature and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTICE*. j Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford. as under; — For— , Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also j Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 p.m, Cardiff—Daily, 8 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.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. ! Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakania —Daily, 6 p.m. Hniroa—Daily. 6 p.m. i Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays i Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 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. Midhir .—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a’.d 6 p.m. Xew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.ni. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 ,p.m., and 6 p.m. 1 Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 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. ! Pohokui t —Daily, 6 p.m. j PuniwhakaH—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 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday, SaturI day, 6 p.m.; also Mondays and 1 Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m,, 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m, Tanrakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Te Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily,S.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 mm., and 0 p.m. Wellington—DUl- 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 nan M lipncrnm^monn —Tuesday WednesOnv Tbnrqd-"-. So+npdp»’ nt 0 p.m. ; ako Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m S. 0. STANTON. Postmaster.

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