POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 97, 30 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Lstters and Letter Cards —lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for eavli joz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili, Co ta Idea. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia. and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id lor each o/.. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£<* for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l£d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, \d; 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 he left open.

Commercial Papers. —Town (foi rtecounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and |'d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10oz. 2£d 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 other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for nil 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 Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless speciallv addressed and puid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oja. md id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges.—At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously. open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajcldand, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill. Napier, Hastings, Palmcrston 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. Monsy Orders. (By Post.,—rayable in Now Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2 ud; LO, H £7 Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2s bd; £l6. 3s: £l7, 3s 6d, £.20; 4s; maximum' '£'4o. United Kingdom, British Possessions* Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sadj £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every-£5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph tee of Is Australia, at rate or postal money orders, Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

2d additional war tax required o each message. as (Signature and address counted part of tire message).

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