POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 81, 11 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Hards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for eavt; 4o'/., or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nulled Kingdom, British possessions. United States,, Chili, Costa Hica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Scrvia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each 02, or." fraction thereof; all other places 2*o for the lirst oz. or fraction thereof, and Lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —Inland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Hooks and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, )d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must bn left open. Commercial Papers.— Town (fox accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for hrst 40z.. and ?.d for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places Ifloz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern anj Sample Packets. —Li 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.- Ad additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id eacii, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,’Ceylon, India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, ami Transvaal, Id each paper. II undo Boz. sent by first available route; over Soz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of M for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Li each under 4oz. anul 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 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. /—ratable in New Zealand, for each £5 infraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, pin, Samoa and Tonga, £2, bd; ±.o, is - £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s bd; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British Possessionsi Canada; Lmted States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sac i ~i or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d tor every £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee 0 { Is. Australia, at rate ot postal m oi>oy orders, plus telegraph chaige. CABLE RATES.

*1 additional war tax required on address counted as part of tiie message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Ollice. Scratford, as under Auckland— Daily. 8.10 a.ra ; also Tuesdays and Indays. at b P m - Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas— Daily, 6 p.m. Eltliam— Daily, 8.10 a.ra.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.ra., 9.50 a.ra., i 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.u0 a.ra., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m Hunmoana —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 Inclay, G p.m. Kohuratal)i— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays'at 8.30 a.ra. 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 J).m. Makalm- —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m, Midhr Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., r .( (5 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8,10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and (5 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 G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokut a—Daily. G 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 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, G p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.ra., 2.30 p.m., and fi p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.ra. To Wern—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily. 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., 0.30 a.rn.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. ■ Wanganui—Daily. 8.10 a.ra.. 9.30 a.m. 2.30 .n m. and 6 p.m. Wellington—D'dlv 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2,30 n.m. Whan ora mem on a—Tuesday Wednoß. rlov nra f ] Qolii of, 6 p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday a* p 30 a.m S. G. STANTON, Postmaster.

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