POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 89, 21 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

j POSTAL RATES. \ Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cool; Islands), Id for earl. 4oz. 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 j Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof: all other places 2Jci for the 'first oz. or fraction thereof, and 1-Jd I for each succeeding oz. or fraction (thereof. j Post .Cards. —Inland, single, pi; ro'ply, Id; all other places, single, Id; (reply 2d. | Printed Papers (including Books i and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. On© end must be left open.

Commercial Papers.— Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id , for first 4oz. and id each succeeding I2oz. Inland. Id for first Joz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All otlier places lOoz. 2\d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). , Pattern Sample Packets. —ln ( land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; lover 26z. as for “all other places.” All j other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. j 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 id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All otlier places Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges.— At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 pep - 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 0 a.in. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

.Jcl 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; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii: and Germany.. 3d for each £1 dr fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— WithiiUNqw. Zealand; 3| ; for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia; at rate of postal money orders, j?lus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

2d additional war tax required on each message. , , „ D (Signature and address counted a*, part 01 the message). MAIL. NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under; — ) For— Auckland—Daily, 3.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 13 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—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, Hui-imoana—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 Friday, 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. 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. Midlii* :—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a J 6 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. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m. 2.30 ,p.m., ami 6 p.m, Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokm t—Daily. 6 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. —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., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 5.30 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, i Wairarapa—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 ! a.m.. 2.30 n nn. and 6 p.m. ■ Wellington—Ddly. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 n.m. Whanfraniemona—-Tnesdoy W f'dnr'cday TFn-o/W. and 0 p.m. : also Monday and Saturday at 8 30 a.m S. STANTON, Postmaster.

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