POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 98, 31 March 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

1 POSTAL J ' ! Letters and Letter G&k s'3.— ‘ (including Cook Islands), Id tor ©a"/-1-ok. oi' fraction thereof, and _ |d tor each succeeding 2oz, IS nited Kingdom, , Britjoh possessions, Knifed States, Chili, Costa feca. Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam % fiorvia, arid Postal Agencies in Chinese.’ Treaty Ports, Id for each ok. or fraction thereof; all other places' 2sv for the first ok. or fract,itc: thereof, and TJd for each succeeding ok. or fraction 'thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, |d; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2tl. Printed Papers {including Books and Magazines, not registered).—-All places,, id per 2ok. Magftainoa (registered).) inland, )d lor every Boa. or fraction, thereof, i .reign; |d per 2oa. or fraction thereof. One end must hr •left open. ’ / i Commercial Papers. —Town (for ,m- ---■ counts, etc., only) id for 2oks.. or.l'l for first 46k. and id each succeeding 2 Ok. Inland. Id for first 40z., and Id for each succeeding 9.07,. All other places 10ok. 2)d and id for every additional 2ok. (Open for inspection). Pattern- an<j Gampla Packets. —hi land, id first 2ok. or fraction thereof ; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” Ad other places, Id first. 40g. : every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.-—2d Additional, for all places. War Tax,- -Id additional, is required on nil the at '"6. Koyjspapers.—Town and Inland Jd each. Ur.'ted Kingdom, Austrsdia-MNn-ada, Aey’pn, India. Jamaica, Orange River, South Sea Islands, 1 Tra-nevaal, lei each paper.. It .under Bok. sent by first available route-; ov r Sen. sent by direct steamer only ; u ■ less specially addressed aid. paid at '.’ate of i d for first 4oz. ami id for eqcn succeeding 26a. All other, pk'pcs Id each under 4ok. asid id each extra 2ok. TELEPHONES. Gnargtis.—At Bschanges coiitinuorisly open—Business establishments, £> ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open,, an equal charge of £5. . t . • Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, ‘Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. tuveroargiV, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North;, and Wanganui are open all. day and all night. Tho other Exchanges chiefly fioni 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. , _ M-jmey. Cfdsrs. (By Pos../ -Payable in New Zealand, for each £o or fraction of £5. 3d. Coupon wealth. Fill, Samoa, and .Tonga, ri 6£; £■>> U; £7, 1. 6d; £lO 2s; 6~j £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6ci, £2O; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Bruio Possessions, Canada.. United Spates, Hawaii and Germany 3d .or each or fraction thereof. (By Oegiaph) Within New Zealand,. 3d for every ~o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph tee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, Plus telegraph chaigt-, GABLE RATES.

■2d additions v.-.u- tax tequueu - each message. as (Signature and address counted pari of the message).

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8. <3. Australian States Fiji ■ , Norfolk Island 0 0 0 41 per word 8 ” 8 ” q -y United States da -ia to 2 7 13 Jape Colony q 0 ” 03 United Kingdom O