POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 86, 17 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

I POSTAL RAVES. Letters and Lfittor Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands). Id for ea.'t. -loz. or fraction thereof, and _ }d for each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua,'Nigeria, Peru, PagP Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and FortUguese Colonies, Siatn. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each 02. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£ri for the first ox. or fraction thereof, and l£d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, Jd ; reply,'ld; all other places single. Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id pi j r 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, {d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, j-d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers.—Town (foi «tccounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first -l.oz. and §d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first loz.. and Jd for each succeeding 20/:. All other plains 10oz. 2.U1 and Id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —In land, |d 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 Soz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of 1 -1 for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. Mid id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuous, ly open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences. £o 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 o 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 £s\ 3d. Commonwealth, Mi, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is'; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sath £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, Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

2d additional war tax reqiuicu oi tSiKuSurc“ S ancl address counted as pan. oi Uie message).

MAIL NOTICES.

i Mails dose at the Tost Office. Strat- ( lord, as under ; J if or — „ r Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 6 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Elthum—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. • Hurimoana— -Tuesday, "Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood— Daily. B.'JO a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. i . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and. Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratabi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at H. 30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily '■UO a.m.. sJ.3O a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.iri. Midhir ;—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a •! fi P m - New Plymouth—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m. '2.30 p.m., and (5 p.m. Ngacre—Daily. «.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. INormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30a.m. 2.30 .p.m., and 0 p.m. Palmersfcon North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Poliolnn *> Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwlia/iiUi —Mondays and Saturdays 15.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan- Daily, 8 p.m. jSoutb Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 I ;i.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 0 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 Tnurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T e 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.. 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanannui— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 n m 2.30 r>.n). and 6 r>.m. WelbWon—D*i>. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 o.m. W!u<i'rrar>"mona--TuPsdav Wednesfi p.m.: also Monday and Saturday at P 30 am S. G, STANTON, Postmaster.

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