POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 71, 29 February 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland {including Cook Islands), Id for earn ■ to/., or fraction thereof, and d for each succeeding 2oz. Nnitcd Kingdom, 15 11 f i.. 1 1 possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2%c\ for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l‘d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, Jd; reply. Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Ad per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, td per 2oz. ■or fraction thereof. One end must bo left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (foi rtcconnts, etc., only) fd for 2ozs.. or Id for first loz. and )d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first loz.. and ,)d for each succeeding 2r.z. All other j)laces lOoz. 2k! and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —ln jland, )d first 2oz. or fraction thereof; lover 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction -^d. I Registration,— 2d additional for all places. War Tax.- Ad additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland each. United Kingdom, Australyi, 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 liy direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at i ate of H for first -loz. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under -loz. avul kl 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 chiefly from 9 a.m. to o p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.) -Payable in New Zealand, lor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d, Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £o, 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 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 'money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

2d additional war tax required on (Signature “and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under ; i For— , , Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 P- m - Cardiff —Daily. B p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.23 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Haw era —Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 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, S p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratabi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8,30 a.m, Dowgarth—Daily, B p.m, Maboe —Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makabu— Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Mitlbir Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a A 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a,in. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmovaton' North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a,m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui i—Daily, 0 p.m. Puniwbakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 1 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. iTahora—Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday, G p.m. ; also Mondays and I Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and C p.m, Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera —Daily, G p.m. Toko—Daily, G 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.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., ami G p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Whaneaim'mona—Tuesday Wednesday nml SnC" -riot- o+. I R p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday .. at 8.30 a.m. j S. G. STANTON, Postmaster.

N.Z. Aus. U.K. s. d. s. d. s. d. 11b 0 3 0 8 1 0 21b 0 4-1 1 2 1 0 31b 0 G 1 8 i n 41b 0 7i 2 2 2 0 •51b 0 9 2 8 2 0 61b 0 10 V 3 2 2 0 71b 1 u 3 8 2 0 Sib 1 14 4 2 3 0 91b 1 3 4 8 3 0 3 0 iUlb 1 44 4 8 111b 1 6 5 0 3 0 id additional war tax required on

s. <3. Australian States 0 -1* per word Fiji 0 6 ” Norfolk Island 0 U ” United States 2s Id to 2 3 ’ j) Cape Colony t n > > United Kingdom 8 (J