POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 50, 2 June 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Letter Cards.-Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for oavii 4oz. or fraction thereof, jith! id tor each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United fctates, Chili. Costa llica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other plr.ces 20 for the I 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. F'-rcign, $d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must bfl left ope- ' Commercial papers.—Town (toi accounts, etc., only) Ul for 2ozs.. or Id for hist 4ok. and id each succeeding •>oz Inland Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. . All other places lOoz. 2£d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection) Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places. AH .other places, Id first 40»., every additional 2oz. or fraction .Id Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the above Newspapers. —Town and .•toll United Kingdom, Australia, Canada Ceylon, India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange Iliver, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under %z sent by first available route; over ioz sent bv direct steamer only; unless specially add.essed and paid at rate of I'l for first 4o». and id tor each succeeding 2oz. All other „ at .h under loz. and *d <"U:b extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Cnarges —At Exchanges continuous ly o pen—Business establishments. L> ; private residences', £5 per annu»i. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of. £5. . . , Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Duncd.n. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Paimo,.ston North, and Wanganui are open all dav and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from <| a.m. to 5 p.m. ,uonev orders Plus telegraph charge. 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.) -Payable in New Zealand.'for each £5 or fraction 1 of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, ■£2 6d; Lo, is- £7 Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s fad; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d or sadi £1 or fraction thereof. (By.Telegraph)Within New Zealand 3d for every £| or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee 3 f is. Australia, at "rate df 'postal CABLE RATES.

<r 's. d. i •- ,: Australian States 0 4* per word m ■ ■ S S » Norfolk Island i 0 b ( United States 2a Id to 2 3 () Jape Colony ~* ' ~ United Kingdom -i U 2d additional war Ux required on each message**' ;••--' . , (Si-nature and address counted as part of the message)* MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close, at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8.,p.m. Douglas—Daily, G p.m. Eltham-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 0 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. g Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaoonga—Daily 4 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.. 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, 0 p m. Midhir s— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., s J 6 p.m. tniiNew 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 0 p.m. 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., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokun —Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhafcau—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. Ctrathmore—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. To 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. Wanganui- Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona-pr't'uesday. Wednesday. Thursday, find Satnrrlav, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday . nlio'-n—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, ** p.m. ; also Monday« and at P 32 a.m .•». O. STAxNTON,

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