POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 21, 29 April 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Conk Islands), Ul for ea-ii <loz. (>•• fraction thereof, and . Jd for 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, Sinrn. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each viz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2fc£ for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ljd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. i Post Cards.—lnland, single, sd; reply, Id; all other places, single. Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, 1-d per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Baz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left ope-, Commercial papers. —Town (for accounts, *etc, only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first -loz. and Id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id lor first -loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd and |d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; .over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places. Id first loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers.— Town and Inland jd each,"United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Cevlon, India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, ami Transvaal, Id each paper. If under 80:*. sent by first.avadable route; ove? Soz sent bv direct steamer only ; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of id for first 4oz. and id for each •mceecding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. id fach extra.2oz.

TELEPHONES. Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments. £< ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajcklanci, Wellino-ton, Christchurch, Dunedui. [nvercargill. Napier, Hastings, J*almerston North, and Wangamn are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to o p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

* >d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.) -Payable in New Zealand, for each £s.or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth Fiji-,! Samoa and Tonga, &i„ Utt, **>, s £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s: £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Bntistt Possessions, Canada. United Statu,, Hawaii and Germany 3d tor sach 1 or fraction therec. c . (By TelegraphWithin New Zealand. 3d for every £o Z fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee o Is. Australia, at rate of, postal monev orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States '0 4* per word Norfolk Island -0 b „ United States 2s Id bo I - „ Cape Colony * ' ~

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— AucfiaW-Daily. -MO 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 p.m. and 0 P- m -

Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. „ Hawke's Bay-Dady, 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 Inslewood— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and *"- day, 6 p.m. > , Kohuratahi-Tnesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8-30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lmv-artli— Daily, 8 p.m. Mnlioo— 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. Midhi—i— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a- A fi p.m. m ic New Plymouth—Daily, 8-10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m, Npaere— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., Normanby-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 2.30 p.m. Poliokui i—Daily, 6•p.m. .„_j._ 0 Puniwhakau— Mondays arid Saturdays 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Rowan—Daily, 8 .p.m. South Island-Daily, 8-1° a - m - 8 - 30 a.m.. and 2.7i0 p.m. Ptrathmoro— Daily, 6 p.m. .ahora-Tuosday, Wednesday, Saturday 6 n.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.ra Tariki-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taumkawa-Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T e Wera— Daily, 6. p.m. m,„ B j, v Toko— Daily. 6 p.m.: also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa— Monday and Saturday S.dl) a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitara-Dnily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 n.m. n on Wansanui-Daily. 8.10 *».. 9.30 a m 2.30 n.m.. and 6 p.m. WellSon-Dnilv. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 \ a m.. and 2.30 p.m. Whnncamnmonn-Tupsdav Wednesdnv Thursd-v. and Sntm-dnv. at | 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday I •V 830a,l " , ft G. STANTON

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