POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 35, 16 May 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL BATES. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for <*'-'«» . Loz. or fraction thereof, and id »<U' each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, Ijritish possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, i ago I'ago Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese* Colonies, Siam. Servia, and 'i'ostal Agencies 1.1 Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each «>z. or fraction thereof; all other places 2fcs for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. , or fraction thereof. , . , , i Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply. Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. . ' „ , printed Papers (including • 800 . k . ! { and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o». or fraction thereof One end must be, left'opor, ' ' „, : ' /'« : i Commercial I'apers.—lowu (roi *ccduhtsy ;etc, only) id for 20z.5.. .or Id tor first 4,0 z. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 4oz:'and Ad Tor each' succeeding 26z. All other places TOoz. 2id and id for every .additional 20z., (Open for. inspection), Pattern and Sample Packets.-In land, Vd .first2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz..as for "all other places.' All other places; Id first 4oz. every additional 2oz: or 'fraction id., I ~• Registration.—2d additional tpr all places. War Tax.--id additional, is j required on. all the, above, ~.< < 1 Newspapers.—Town and inland. 40. ! each, United Kingdom, Australia Canada, Ceylon. India. Jamaica, flata , Orange River, South Sea Transvaal, Id each paper. H .under Boz. sent by first available over Boz sent by. direct steamer only.;, an 1 less specially addled and rate of H far first 4o». and id toi ; each Seeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id -oh extra 2oz. fELPPHON*F S " .J .„■; ,

Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuous. iv . om » n u_Business establishments, hi ; private residences. £5 per annum. ,k*change,s not continuously open, an euiial., charge of £O. ■ v U v„„a Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington; Christchuieh, Dunedm. JJWertarsiUspapier, Hastings, Pa«nrtsU North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night .The other todiaiigea chiefly from 9 a.m. to o p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

ed additional war tax required on each parcel. .; . .

Money Orders. (By ***>■]£■£ able in New Zealand, tor each £5 oi Action of £6. ; «Jd. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, U, bd, *O, 1-. £7, Is tid; £lO, 2s; hi'}, & »«> Sfi ai- £l7 3s 6d, 4s; max - mum £4O United kingdom, BnUsh Seslons, Canada. United Hawaii and Germany 3d to: sac i W nr traction thereof. (By lelegiapiO n( : is Australia, at rate or postal uLnev orders, pins telegraph charge.

CABLE KATES. : i ! i

2d additional war tax reqmreu uu address counted as part ol tire message). MAIL NOTICE*Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— Am&-»"Uy. ,?'W •£-' p^“ Tuesdays and Fridays, at b P-m. Cardilt —Daily, 8 P- m - Douslas— Dady, 6 p.m. Kltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.in., 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—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —Daily, 6 p.m. Hniroa—Ofcily. 0 p.m Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. p.m. ' and 6 P-m----1 Kaponga— Daily, 8 p.m 1 Kiore—- Monday, Wednesday, and Cii day, 6 p.m. . , Koliuratahi— Tuesday, Wednesday and i Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays »t 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. LowgartU—Daily, 8 p.m.

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