POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 23, 2 May 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland ("including Conk Islands'), Id for cavil 4 ok. or fraction thereof, and ,’d for each succeeding 20;-;, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili. Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago 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 21(3 for the first 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; replv 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, |d per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland. id for every Soz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, \d per 20v.. or fraction thereof One end must be left open, Commercial papers. —Tov/n (fo> accounts, etc., only) Id for 2ozs. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2)4 and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets. —In land, id first 2oa. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places. Id first 40z., every additional 2uz. or fraction id. 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 Soz. sent by first available route ; over £ oz. sent by direct steamer only;, unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All ether places Id each under 4oz. and id Q ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnargcs.—At Exchanges continuousJy 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 01 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

' >-d additional war tax required on eqch parcel.

Money Orders. (By Post.)— Bayable ia New Zealand tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, phi, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £o, Is - £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s ; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sac i £ or fraction thereif. '(By Tekgrap i)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £6. and a telegraph fee of Is Australia,, at rate ot postal monev orders, Plus charge. CA3LE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 per »'°rd 0 o Norfolk Island 0 d United States 2s id to - «. j} Cape Colouy f ‘ „ J Au, r ed on address counted as pan of the message). * MAIL hiOriuto. 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, B p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 0.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and b P-m.

Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and (3 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, B.IU a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakaina- —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday ano Saturday 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Ka'ponga —Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 p.m. Kohuratahi —-Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 0 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at B.SO 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, 0 p in. Midhir j—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a d 0 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 G p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.00a.m. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Poliokvu i—Daily. 6 p.m. Pnniwhakau —Mondays and Saturdays 5.30 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.., Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Taurakawa —Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko— Daily. G p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tutntawa— 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 G p.m. Wanganui-Daily, 8.10 a,in., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. I Wellington— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30,1 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I Wli an" 3 m orn on n —Tn esd av. Wedn esdav Thursday, and Saturday, at| 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday . nliorn —Tuesday. Saturday. G p.m.; also Mondays and at 8-30 a.m. g Q gTANTON|

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