POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 80, 10 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

I POSTAL RATES. \ Letters and Letter Cards Inland I (including Cool: Islands}, Id for ea.'ij j Jo:'., or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitcd Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Riani. and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or_ fraction thereof; all other places 2h r . for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lAd 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, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland. £d for every Boz. or (fraction thereof. Foreign, |d per 2oz. or traction thereof. One end must be left open. I Commercial Papers.— Town (foi rt cIcount's, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz. and id eacli succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z., and for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern a«d Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All 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 under Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of ''l for first 4oz. and id for ea< ii succeeding 2oz. All other places id each under 4oz. a«n'd id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £.'; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedn, Invereargill. 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 exceed-

id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)—Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, Cd; £5, Ik' ; £7, Is (3d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2b 6cl; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sach £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 ior''fraction of £5. and a telegraph lee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph change. CABLE RATES.

2d additional war tax required on each message. , (Signature and address counted as paid of the message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Office, Strat\ford, as under: — Auckland—Daily, S.lO a.m.; also 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. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. 11 urimoana—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. 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.. 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 0 p.m. Midhr -—Daily, 3.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., p .( G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m. 2.30 p.m., ami 6 p.m. N K aer<>—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. I 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. iPalmersfcon North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., | 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I Poliokuii—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhakaii —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, SaturJ day, 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and I Saturdays afc 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., i and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 5.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Dailv. 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,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m.. and 0 p.m. Wanganui—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 n.m.. 2.3'"> n ni. nnd 6 o.m. Wellington—Doilv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 o.m. Whancam^mnnn—-Tuesday W^diies--6 p.m. : also Monday and Saturday afc 8 30 a.m. S. G. STANTON, Postmaster.

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