POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 32, 12 May 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for oavi. 4oz. or fraction thereof, ami id 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, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 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; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Ail places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must bo left ope” Commercial papers.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) Id for 2ozs.. or Id for first -loss, and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern anp Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration, —2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -|d 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 Soz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id “ach extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Cnargos. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments. £7 ; private residences, £o per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at A mkland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from Q a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted xn the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

rfl Additional war taxi required: on each- parcel. ■i ■ ■ • Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Cd; £5, Is’- £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2. 2s Gd; ,£ls'' 3a.; £l7, 3s Gd, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British .Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sacu -J ■or fraction thereof. 'By Telegraph)Within New Zealand, 3d tor every £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia," at rate of postal monev orders, Plus telegraph charge. GABLE RATES. S . d. Australian States 0 44 per woxd Fiji' 0 tj Norfolk Island d G ” United States -al Id to 2 ~ Cape Colony 'f ' „ 'MSSir-.r * m*** - pari of the message). 1 MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford. as under; — Auckland— Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and hndays. at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily. 6 p.m. Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.2 b a.m., 2.30 p.m. and G p.m.

Ha wera—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. Hniakama—-Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—'Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, 0 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. Kohnratahi —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarlh—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. Makahn— I Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p m. MidhirDaily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., o' d 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. _ nn 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., 9.39 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui a—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhaßau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 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 6 p.m. Taurakawa —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 fi p.ni. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dnilv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Whnnganiomona—Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at J 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday . ahora--Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, (I p.m. : also Mondays and at, ■ 30 Q STANTON,

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