POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 70, 28 February 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —lnland (including Cook Islands’), Id for eavn -In/,, or fraction thereof, and J-d for each succeedin'; 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili. Costa Hica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id lor each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2i',d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id ; reply, Id; all other places single, Id; reply 2d. ’ Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, *d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. nr fraction thereof. One end must he left open. Commercial Papers.— Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first -loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places !()oz. 21(1 and id for every additional 20/,. (Open for inspection). Pattern an t j Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first -loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional 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 Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. 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. amd id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges. —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, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chielly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not excced-

id 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, Cd; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s Cd; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is; Australia, at rate of postal Uiouey orders, Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji 0 6 ” Norfolk Island 0 6 ” United States 2s id to 2 w )( Cape Colony * / „ United Kingdom d u 2d additional war tax required oi each message. , (Signature and address counted part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under; — For— . (Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 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 0 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.rn.. 9.30 a.m,. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. C p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, G p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga-—Daily, S 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. S.lO a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. MidhL> :—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a ,1 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12,15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.rn. Pohokui i—Daily. 6 p.m. Pnniwhakau-—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. Saturday, G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m, Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m, Tnkn—Daily. 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. G p.m, Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.rn.. and 2.30 p.m. i Waitara—Daily,B.10 a.m. 12.25 p.m*, , and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily. 8,10 a.m., 9.30 a.m,. 2.30 n.m.. and 6 p.m. i Wellington—Dnilv, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m. Whangamernona—Tuesday Wednes<4ov Th'”-SfW. nn,l S ,*(•., .. r 1 „ „ 1 G p.rn. ; also Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m, 1 S C. STANTON, Postmaster.

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