POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 60, 15 June 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for oavl, !oz. or fraction thereof, and \<] for each succeeding 2oz. Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mcxieo, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies. Si:; in. Servia, and Postal Agencies 1.1 Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£<s for tho first ox. or fraction thereof, and l|d 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, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left oper\

Commercial capers. —Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first -!oz.. and \d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2sd and £d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern arid Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All ,;ther places, Id first )oz., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -id additional, is required on all the ahove. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Australia. Canada, Ceylon, Indif Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. U under Boz. sent by first available route ; over So/., sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and -id each extra 2oz. TELLPHONESCnarges. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments. £7 ; private residences, £o per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of .to. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. fnvercargill. Napier, Hastings, Paimerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from " a.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST.

Parcels .posted'in 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 of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, Od ; to, Is; £7, Is (3d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2b 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Gd. £2O: 4s; maximum £4O United Kingdom. British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d tor each -U or fraction there;.!. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee 0 f is Australia, at rate of postal CABLE KA*f c S. s. a. Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji () lj ~ Norfolk Island 0 <3 >f United Stat, s2sld to 2 d |f

Cape Colony f „ 1 United kingdom U 2d additional war tax requited on each message. . (Signature and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails dose at the Post Office, Stratford, as under • Auckland-Daily, 8-10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at o p.m. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Sam-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. Haukc's Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa— Daily, 6 p.m Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 0 p.m.; also Mondays Ingle wood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. " and 6 p.m. KaDonga—Daily. 8 p.m. . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and enday, 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 2.30 p.m Makahu— Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6pm Midhir :—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., i< A 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p ni. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 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. Pohokui i—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniuhakati— 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.. 9.36 a.m.. and 2.30 p u. Waitara— Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 am 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.39 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whnngamoroona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Tlmrsdav, and Saturday, at j 8 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday j , ahora —Tuesday, Wr-dnosdav. Satur- ' dav. 0 p.m. ; also T.Tondnv? and j »t P £> a.m ' G. STANTON,

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