POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 85, 16 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id ior earn 4oz. or fraction thereof, arid td for each succeeding 2oz, Nuitcd Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pag o . Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Sorvia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2for the lirst oz. or fraction thereof, and l)d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, pi; 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, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers.— Town (fm ,recounts, etc., only) Id for 2ozs.. or Id for lirst 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and Id for eacli succeeding 2gz. All other places 10oz. 2)d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern a»d Sample Packets.- In land, )d first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 40z., every adiditional 2oz. or fraction i-d. i Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland. |d each, United Kingdom, Austwolia, 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 by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each nicceeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. aaid id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Gnarges. —At Exchanges continuous |y 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 Ex•hanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

J-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; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d. £l6 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; mnxi- 1 mum £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 £5 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 each message. , ■ (Signature and address counted apart ol the message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford. as under ; for— . Auckland —Daily, S.lO a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 pun. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas-Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Ddily, 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. Hurimoana —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 0 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. Malice—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. 0 p.m. Midki' Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., r .1 0 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m, 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. i Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 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 i—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, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday, G 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 j and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa —Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. G p.rn. 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 j a.m.. 2.30 p nu. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Wli a»' <?n m ""inn a —Tuesd nv nsrlov TTli Qol-nrrlav I G p.m. ; aDo Monday and Saturday at 8 30 a.m S. n. STANTON, Postmaster.

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