POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 83, 14 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

' POSTAL RATES. I - i Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for ea-Jli <toz. or fraction thereof, and id 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\C. for the, tiirst oz. or fraction thereof, and lid I 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, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (regisItered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must bo left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (foi accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz. and i-d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z., and |d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2\d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern ana Sample Packets.—ln jland, 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 Soz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and j,aid at rate of id for first 4oz. and id for e; eh succeeding 2pz. All other places Id each under 4oz. aaid id each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Cnargiis.—At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, •£5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Aacklarid, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill. Napier, Hastings, Palmer'ston 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-

»d 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, 6d; £o, Is'; £7, Is 6d; £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 lor 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. pins telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

'id additional war tax requuecl on (Signature*"and address counted as pat" of the message).

MAIL NOTICES.

I Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under \— Auckland-Daily,' S.lO a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b 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—Dailv, 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. liurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 0 p.m.; also Mondays Inglowood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. *"' and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiove—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. Kohnratahi—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.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhir ;—Dailv, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., v A 6 p.m. I New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 I p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 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 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokuii—Daily, 6 p.m. Pnniwhafaw —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, Saturi dav, 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. Taurakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. To Wera —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., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waiturn—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. Wantranui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 n.m. and G o.rn. Wellinrrton—Dpilv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m. WhnTK?nw>monn—-Tuesdnv W/><]neprW T1,.-.-.do-. nr-d C3of„,.do>. n+, 6 p.m. : aleo Monday and Saturday at a.m. S. 0. STANTON, Postmaster.;

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