POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 91, 23 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland (including Cook islands), Id for ««v>. ;.)/.. or fraction thereof, and id lor each succeeding 2oz, Xnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, »>*'- co, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Peru, Pa&° Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id lor each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places I\u for the i first oz. or fraction thereof, and ljd .for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, ?jd; 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, $d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id lor first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 1002. 2-id 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." All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. 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, 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 ,ucceeding 2oz. All other places Id >ach under -loz. and id each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuousy open—Business establishments, £7 ; mvate residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge "of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Cbristchureh, Dunedin. Invercavgill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are oi>en .ill day and all night. The other Exdianges 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 £s■ 01 fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Pin, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £o, 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 rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

'2d additional war tax required on (S?gnSure aß and address, counted as part ot cue message).

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Tost Office. Stratford, as under; — 'Auckland -Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily, b 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—Dailv. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hauke'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. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 0 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays anil Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, S p.m. . Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm. MidluW-Daily, 8.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a' !\i fi 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 0 p.m. N T ormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30a.m. 2.30 p.m., and (> p.m. Palmerston North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui i—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhafeau— Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays. 6 p.m. Kowan—Daily. 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Daily, 6 p.m. 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. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T e 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 fi 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., nnd fi p.m. Wanaanui— Dnily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 i.m 2.30 n.ni. pnd (3 p.m. Wellington—TKK 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 o.m. Wha"eamomona —Tuesday W^dnec,l.,,. T1i"v«r1"- »"r1 <3n<,i.. f l-.. n + 6 p.m. : alpo Monday and Saturday at ° 30 a m S. G. ST.WTON, Postmaster,

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