POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 13, 18 April 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for earn 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chi!i, Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Togo 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 2i-C for the lirst oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —Inland, single, id; 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, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he loft ope". Commercial papers.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for lirst 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first toz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id 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 tor ail places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the aoove. Newspapers. —Town and Inland fd each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon. India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under Soz. sent by lirst available route; over Soz sent bv direct steamer only; unless special!v addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id tor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id a «ch extra _oz. TELEPHONES. Charges.—At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £< ; 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 day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.ia. .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. _ ~ „ l Money Orders. (By Post./--Pay-able in New Zealand, for each £oor fraction of £5. '3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 6d; £&, i 6 ; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Gd. £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Bnt.sh Possessions, Canada. United States. Hawaii and Germany 3d for each £i or fraction thereof. (By ielegiaph) Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph ee of Is. -Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. S. <3. Australian States « 44 per »ord Fiji ' n ” Norfolk Island g ” >. United States 2a W t( > - " „ Cape Colony .. j, (Signal address counted as part of the message). mail notices. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford. as under Auckland—Daily, 8.10 ».m.i «J» Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p. • Cardiff— Daily, 8 P-m. Douglas— Daily, 6 P.m. Eltham —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and G p.m. Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.00 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 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 *»xday. 6 p.m. , , , Kohu rat ah i—Tuesday. Wed nesday an d Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—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. 6pm _ Midhir-P—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., e .1 G p.m. „ New Ply in d nth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., p.m.. and 6 p.m . Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 1 2,30 p.m. Pohokmv— 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 pin. Strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. *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 G p.m. Tnnrakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Worn —Daily, fi p.m. Toko— Daily. G p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tututawa —Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.: Wednesday, G 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 G p.m. Wanganui—Daily. 8.10- a.m.. 9.30 am 2.39 n.ni. and 0 n.m. WelhWon—B.lo a.m.. 9.30 am., ami 2.30 n.m. Wh *in fy^rr> oTr ton r» Tn nqrlov Tl T or^ri T 1 Sri—. "■vl o* 6 p.m.: nl?o Monday and Saturday at p 30 a.m S Q STANTON.

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