POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 99, 1 April 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Utters and Letter Cards— lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for ea;-'». loz. or fraction thereof, and |d for j eacli succeeding 2oz, ivaited Kingdom, Britit.il possessions,- tfrtiiod States, Chili. Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, ¥, ( ' xl " eo, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, t?"° Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in .Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l£d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, jd;*ronlv, Id; all other places, single, I'd; re'pl.v 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must he left- open. Commercial Papers. —Town (foi accounts, etc., only) £d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 'loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2}d and |d 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." AH other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -£d additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland Jd 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. Boz sent liv direct steamer only ; unless* specially addressed and paid ufc rate of "I d for first 4oz. and id for each ; succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under -foz. and Jd each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuoiisly open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. I Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchiirch, 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 cm each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post./ -Payable ia New Zealand, for each £fi or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji; Samoa, and Tonga, £2 6d; to, Is- £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States,, Hawaii and Germany 3d lor each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand. 3d for every £o or fraction of £o. and a telegraph tee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders. Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States o** word Fiji • S r " Norfolk Island : ;g ; b „ United Stafs '2a -Id to I - ~ Cape Colony on" rinited Kingdom •> u . , 2d additional war tax required on each message. d a$ (Signature ana auuieaa part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— Auckland-Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily. 8 P-m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m.,. 2 30 pm. and b p.m. Haweii-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and b 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, b p.m H«rimoana-Tue,day, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. 5 also Mondays a.m.. 2,30,p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p-.m Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Fn-Kohuratahi-Sesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6. p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lou garth—Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoe— Daily, 8 P-m. n Alain Trunk-Daily. S.lO a.m.. a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and Sata,n.. 2.30 p.m., p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. N g a ere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m,; NormanbJ-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m.. and 8 p.m. Palmerston North— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui \— Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhafcau— 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. S-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 6 p.m. Taurakawa— Saturday. 8.30 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. 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., and 6 p.m. Wanganvri—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 nTm 2.30 0.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dpi'lv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Whaneaiiinmnua --Tuesday Wednesday and at j 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday ! a+. P 30 a.m. . i S. Q. STANTON, Postmaptfr,

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