POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 29, 9 May 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards —lnland (including Cook Islands), M for eavii 4oz. or traction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili, posta ltica, Ejy;pfc. liJj, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places Sj-rt for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, Jd ; 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, |d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left ope^, Commercial capers.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) |d for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and fd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10oz. 2-Jd and Id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern a"d Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz..as for "all other places." All other-places, Id first toz., every additional 2oz. or fraction £d. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -Jd 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 Soz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and |d tor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. a-nd {d «ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnargßs.—At Exchanges continuous ly 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. Inve rear gill, Napier, Hastings, Palnierston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly fvom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted m the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

id additional war. tax-, required on, each parcel. ■ ,■, . ■ , ■ «■ Money Orders. (By Post.) —rayable in New Zealand, for each £si or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is fld; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s '6cl, £2O; 4s; maxiPossessions, Canada, lmited States Hawaii and Germany. 3d for saoh £1 or fraction thereof. 'By Telegraph)-; Within'New Zealand 3d for every £5 or fraction' of £5. and a telegraph fee o Is. Australia, at rate, of postal inonev orders, Dlus telegraph charge.

""' '"■!' ;: CABLE R,ATtS, ~„ ;J „. f;i ; Australian,States ..,'"" p'M^'^ Fiji ~.;, • , VS,'»:, ~ Norfolk Island 0 J . United Stat-s '2s Id to 2 ._- Cape Colony * '-. „ part of the mtssaije). 1 MAIL.NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— AuckSnd-Daily, 8.10. 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 6 p.m.

Havvera-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 pm. Huiroa— Daily. 6 p.m Hurimoana— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, fi p.m.; also Mondays iTiglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m . Kiore— Monday. Wednesday, and *ridav, 6 p.m. , Kbhuratahi— 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. Makalm— Tuesday Thursday and bat-urd-iy. 6 p m Midbir :—Daily, 8.10 a,m.. 2.30 p.m., 9 .1 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., Normanby—Doily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. . 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmers'ton North— Dally, 8.10 a.m., ■i 9*30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. P&hok'tu'.i— Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau— Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays. 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. i'South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 5.30 ; , 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 6 p.m. Tanrakawa— 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. Wangnnui--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a m 2.30 n.m. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Whnneamomonn—Tuesdav. Wednesday. Thursday, and Siin-dnv. at 8 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday .nlinrn—Tuesday, Saturday. <? p.ni. ; also and at f 3D a,m B. G. STANTON,

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