POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 59, 15 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, JJntish possessions, United Link, Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, -Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago i ago. laraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and I ostal Agencies in Chinese Treaty f orts. Id for each oz. or. fraction thereof; all other places for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid 01 each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. Inland single, Ad; reply, Id; all other places single, Idreply 2d. ’ ’ Printed Papers (including Books and .Magazines, not registered).—Ail places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every 802. or fraction thereof. Foreign. |d per 2oz. 9 r traction thereof. One end must be left open. I Commercial Papers.— Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and Ad each succeeding Loz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id lor each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10oz. 2id. and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All °ther places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Jd. Registration.— 2d additional for all places. War Tax.—id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers.— Town and Inland |d each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India. Jamaica. Natal; Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, 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 id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other* places Id each under 4oz. ssnd id each extra 26z. TELEPHONES. Cnargßs.—At Exchanges continuousi ly open—Business establishments, £7 • private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christciuirch, Dunedin. Invercargill, 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 '•* delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding

)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, 6d; £5, is'; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2. 2s 6d; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s 6(1. £2O; 4g; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d lor 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 of postal money orders. Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 4} per word Fiji 0 6 „ Norfolk Island 0 b United States 2s -Id to 2 3 Cape Colony - / „ United Kingdom o u . 2d additional war tax required on each message. , . (signature and address counted as pare of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under ; Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b 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.. 9.00 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. Huiakama —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—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 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. Kolmratahi—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. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 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., 9.39 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokm i— Daily, 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 I a.m.. and 2.30 n.m. ■ Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday. 6 p.m,; also Mondays and I Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 1 and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday I and Saturday, 830 am. Tututaw.a—Monday and Saturday 8,30 I a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. : Wairarapa—Dailv. S.lO n.m., 9.30 I a.rn., and 2.30 p.m. jWnitnra —Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., • and G p.m. W anrrnnui—Pailv, 3.1 f) n m,, 0.30 a.m , 2.30 mm. G n.m. IVollinofon CIO a.m . 030 a.m.. and 0,30 n m Wednesti..—i--. —a [ G n.rn. : aPo Monday and Saturday i at 3 on a m 1 S. 0. S'O'VTOV. Postmaster.

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