POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 88, 20 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL BATES. Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland (including Cook Islands), i<!forea> 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id tor each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United states, Chili. Coata Rica, Egypt. Italy, m. exX ~ co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pag*. Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese' Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each ok. or fraction thereof; all other places 2J<3 fo» the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards,— -Inland, single, Jd; reply, Id; all other places, single,' Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).--All places. |d 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. Commercial Papers.— Town (foi accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oa. and jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z., and }d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2.Vd. and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.— ln land. Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." AH other places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all 'places. War Tax,--Ul 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 Soz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each .succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. md id each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuous ly 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 Waugauui arc open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from l J a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the* Dominion for delivery jn Now Zealand, not exceed-

£d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money ’ Orders. (By Post./— Payable in New Zealand, for each £s.or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji Samoa and Tonga, .£2, bd; 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 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 of postal money orders, plus telegrapu cnaige. CABLE RATES;

2d additional war tax required ou (SjuS? g and address counted as part oi the message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under ; AucffiSd-Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 0 p.m. Eltham-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 0 p.m. Hawera- -Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 P-™. .. ~,. 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, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponßa—Daily, 8 .p.m Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and *nday, 6 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. Low-garth—-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 ivm. Midhtals—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., »-d 6 p.m. " New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m.^lS.lo 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 0 p.m. Palraerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Vohokun—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 .-i.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 tp.m. South Island-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. —Daily, 6 p.m. —Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., nnd 6 p.m. Taurakawa —Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T P Wera—Daily. 6 p.m. Toko—Dailv. 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tutntnwa—Monday and Saturday 8 30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.3 ft a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara— Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.m. Waneanui— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 n.m 2.30 ,j>.m. and 6 p.m. vVellinston— Dpilv. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 n.m.. and 2.30 n.m. Wl)at , ?amomona —Tuesday WodnesB p.m.; also Monday and Saturday at P3P n.m S n. STANTON, Postmaster,

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