POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 30, 10 May 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.-Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for <•:! -li •!oz. or fraction thereof, and >d for ! eacl) succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa llica. SCgypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies. Siaru. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other plsees 2k& for the first ok. or fraction thereof, aikl ]-'d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply. Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, .Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, for every Soz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz, or fraction thereof Ono end must be, left oper, Commercial rapers.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs. or 11 for first 4oz, and id each succeeding 20/.. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and Ad' for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2\3 and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection), Pattern an t j Sample Packets.—ln land, Ad first 2oz, or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Ul. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -Id additional, is required on aJI the above. Newspapers.—Town and Inland h\ 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; ovoe Soz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and kl for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and |d «aeh extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments. £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, nn equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from ( l 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 erick parcel. . Money Orders. (By' Post.)— Payable in New Zealand foi each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Common wealth, Kiii, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d j £o. Is: £7. Is 6dj £lO. 2s; £l2, 2r, 6u: £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Cd, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, Britisa Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sach £l dr fraction tliere:.s. 'By Within New Zealand, 3d for every to or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is Australia, at rate of postal monev orders. Plus telegraph charge.

CABLE KATES.

! 2d additional war tax required on each message. , ; (signature and address counted as part ot the message). MAIL NOTICED. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under;— For— . Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily. 0 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 0 P-m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama — ; Dailv, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Huri moana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. G 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 Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi —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.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.3 u p.m. Makahu—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. C p ra. Midhiv ;—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a d 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., and G p.m, Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and o p.m, Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokm v—Daily, 6 p.m,. Punnvhaican —Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. 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 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Taurakawa —Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko— Daily. G 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 G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 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. Whangamomona—Tuesday. Wednos-! dnv, Thursday, and Saturday, at; 6 p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday | .ahora —Tuesday Wednesday Sat””day. G p.m. ; also Mondays and at 'P 39 a.m. S. Q. STANTON.

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