POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 90, 22 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

, POSTAL RATEg. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for eajo 4uz. 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 oa. or fraction thereof; all other places 2sd! for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid [for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. j Post Cards. —Inland, single, id; rejply; 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 traction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (for *(.- cotints, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id for first Joz.- and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places IGoz, 2Jd and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —In land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All j other places, Id first !oz., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. I Registration, — 2d additional for all I 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 Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. 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. asul 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 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-

id 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 6c,: s*&;,. 3*; £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 Xew Zealand, 3d for every £u or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of* postal-money-orders, Plus telegraph charge. CABLE

2d additional war tax required on (Si«nSure aß aiitl address counted an pan. ol the message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails dose at the Post Office. Stratford, as under; — Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b pm. Cardiff —Daily. 8 P- m - Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltharn —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.00 a.m., 2.30 pan,, and 6 pan. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 pan. Huiroa—Daily, G pan. Hurimoana —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 pan.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily. 8 pan. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 p.m. , , Kohuratahi —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 0 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at ».30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgartli—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. Makalm—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, G p m. Midhir j—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a J 0 p.rn. New .Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 32.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and (3 p.rn. Ngaere-—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. , Norrnanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m. I 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui i—Daily, 6 p.m. Pnniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.rn. 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. .ahora—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 G p.m. Tanrakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T e Wern—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily. C 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. Waitnrn—Daily,B.lo a.m, 12,25 p.m., j and G p.m. I Wanganui—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. ,9.30 , a.m. 1 . 2.30 n.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv- 8,10 a.m.. 9.30 n.m.. and 2.30 n.m. 1 Whangs mem on a—Tuesday Wednes--W Till”-Cfl , o rl + 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday | at 0 30 a.m ' ' S. R. STANTON, ; Postmaster.

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