POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 20, 28 April 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for ea-.'ii 4oz. or fraction thereof, and _ £d for each succeeding 2oz, Nmted Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonics, Sian\ Scrvia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uz. fraction thereof; all other places 2&("1 for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

j Post Cards.— lnland, single, Jd; reply, 1(|.; all other places, single, Id; 1 reply 2d. I Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—AH places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), .inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be I left ope*\ j Commercial rapers,—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id I for first <loz. and \d each succeeding l2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id ijfor each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2£d and id for every ad ditional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern arid Sample Packets. —In Hand, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; .over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Jd, 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, Cevlon, 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 addiessed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and tf °»«h extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuous, ly open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 por annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill. Napier, Hastings, Palmerstbn North, and Wanganui are open all dav 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-

Jd additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.) -Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 01 Section of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 ,< 6d; W, Is j £7, Is 8d; £lO, 2s; £l2/ 2s 6dj £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. Unite?• States, Hawaii and Germany 3d tor saxMU or fraction -thered, (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or "traction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is Australia, at rate of postal monev orders, Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. Australian States , 44"per word Fiji , X S » Norfolk Island . 0 0 „ United States 2s id to I u „ Cape Colony f ' ~ United Kingdom * JLiuveA on •2d additional war tux requued on each message. as (Signature and address county part ot the MAIL NOTICES. Mails dose, at the Post Office, StoatIford, as under;— AiJcklVnd-Daily. 8.10 am.; 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 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 Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m..; also Mondays, Ingle wood-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily,' 8 .p.m Kiorc— Monday, Wednesday, and *ndav, 6 p.m. • , Kohnratalii—Tuesday. Wednesday and 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.. 3.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and oaturdnv. 6 pm. Midhir j—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a' A 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. Ji.lo p.ni. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaew—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. _ „_. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokutv—Daily, 6 p.m. Pimiwhafcau— Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, S t p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. .ohora— Tuesdav. 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. Taurakaua— Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera— Daily, 6 p.m • Toko-Dailv. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tututawa— Monday and Saturdav »-ou 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. Wangauui-Dailv, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m. 2.30 n.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Whancamomona— Tuesday Wednesday ThiT-sdnv. and Saturday at l 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday j O.STANTON,

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