POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 79, 9 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for 0a.4. loz. or fraction thereof, and td for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British 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.VC for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l)d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —Inland, single, -)d ■ 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, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, -J-d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be 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 40z.. and fd lor each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2)d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —In land, id first 2oz, nr fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” AH other 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. —Town and Inland id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada. Ceylon. India. Jamaica. Natal Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If undei Soz. sent by first available route; over 3oz. sent by direct steamer only ; uness specially addressed and paid at ate of 1 d for first 4oz. and ?,d for each ucceoding 2oz. All other places Id acii under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Onarges. —At Exchanges continuous y open—Business establishments, £7 ; u'ivate residences. £o per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ■qual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm;rston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 u.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted Jn the Dominion foi lelivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

,W 1 additional war tax required on sack parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Common wealth, u'iji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gd; £5, is; £7. Is Gd; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd ; >ls 3s; £l7, 3s Gd, £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 )r fraction of £o, and a telegraph fee if Is. Australia, at rate or postal money order's, plus telegraph charge. GABLE RATES.

■2d additional war tax required on ■ach message. , , and address counted a. ■}a l l oi : the message).

MAIL. NOTICES.

Mails close at tlio Tost Office. St rat lord, as under ; I For— . Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, G p.m. iiltham—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., 2.80 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, 0 p.m. fTuiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, G p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2,30 p.m. and G p.m. Ivaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Iviorc—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. Kohuratalu-—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.39 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Dow, garth—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. Makaliu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, G p.m, MidhF .—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a d G p.m. Mew Plymouth—Daily, 8,10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Xgaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.np Xormanhy—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. Pohokui \ —Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwliakau—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 pun. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday, Saturday, .6 p.m.; also Mondays, and 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, G p.m. Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tutntawa—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,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 n.tn., and G p.m, Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 turn. 1 Wh a gam em on a—T uesd a v "Wo dimsrlov s'” t OMf] o + I G p.m.; nko Monday and Saturday a*- p 3C a.m. S. STANTON, Postmaster.

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