POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 100, 3 April 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

j POSTAL RATFS. | Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for ca.'li <ioz. v or fraction thereof, and id for 1 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, Siain. Servia, and Postal Agencies in ChinoEe Treaty Ports. Id lor each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2srl for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid 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, Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must ho left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id eacli succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and \d for each succeeding 2oz_. All other places lOoz. 2Jd. and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern ana Sample Packets. —In land. Jd first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places, Id first -loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction £d. Registration. —2d additional for all 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 H for first 4oa. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. a<nd id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuously 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 dav and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 0 a.m.. to 5 p.m.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for. delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

each parcel. „ Money Orders. (By Post./—Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Kin, Samoa' and Tonga, £-, Gd; i-o, is- £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Gd, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom. British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each 41 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand. 3d for eveiy £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE 'RATES. 8. <3. Australian States 0 44 per wok Fiji , nc” Norfolk Island J „ United States 2s Id to 2-- „ Jape Colony f ‘ ~ JSwXS’w* ° i,dress “ u “ t6d “ part of the message). ' MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under: — Audktnd-Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Em-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 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. 6 p.m lluriinoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. ■' and 0 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m . Kiorc— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowfartli— 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. Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm. Midhh :—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., & J 6 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 6 p.m. Normanby—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 -i—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau— 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. ctrathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday, G 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. Te 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. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whaneamnmona— Tuesday. Wednesday ThursdnxT. and Satirrdav. at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday at P 30 a.m. , S..Q. STANTON, Postmaitc?.

mg N.Z. Aus. U.K. s. d. b. ,d. s. d. lib 0 3 0 8 1 0 21b 0 4* 1 2 1 0 31b 0 6 1 8 i n ilb 0 n 2 2 2 0 Gib 0 9 2 8 2 0 61b . 0 10 i 3 2 2 0 71b 1 0 3 8 2 0 81b 1 U 4 2 3 0 91b 1 3 4 8 3 0 101b 1 44 4 8 3 0 111b 1 6 5 0 3 0 4d additional war tax required on