POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 71, 28 June 1916, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for eaaii 4oz. or fraction thereof, and 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 ColoaUi, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies ia Chinese Treac.> Ports, Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2\d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid 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, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must b© left oper, Commercial rapers.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern antf Sample Packets.—ln land, id first sioz. 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.--id additional, is required on all the abovo. • Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, lndif Jamaica. Natal, Orange "River, Souvh Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Bdz. sent by first available route; over Boz sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addiewed and paid at rate of H for first 4oa. and id tor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and Ad «*ch extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At kxouanges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £« ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier,: Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchange* 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-,

each -parcel. Money Orders. (By! P&<^ -Payable in New Zealand, lor each £5 or.fgctiou of £5. 3d:: Commonwealth, Fiji; Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d, *j>, m £7 la 6d; £lor, &j £l2, 2s bd; S £4O tfnited Kingdom, Bntjsh Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany 3d for saOi i £1 or fraction thereof. <By Telegraph)WithiS New Zealand 3d .for every £5 or fraction of £5. and. a telegraph fee Jf 1. Australia,' at rate oi postal CABLE RAT«=,S. AustraUan States o"" 4. "per word Fiji , n r '^ Norfolk Island ■• '' -0 6 ;, United States 2s Id to I y „ • Cape Colony ./„ .* n „ te 4«uod on S&KT&* add.™ counted- apan pi tho messaee).

MAIL NOTICES.

V Mails close at the Po ß t Office. S,ratford. as under;— Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. / Eltham-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9-28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 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. 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. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. , Kohuratahi-Tuesday. Wednesdayand Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3 P a.m. and Saturdays afc 8.30 a.m. Lowgartli—Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoe— Daily, Bp.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.3 U a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p m. Midhvr J—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 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 6 p.m. „ „„ Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmercton North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui%— Daily. 6 p.m. I Puniwhakau —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. Ptrathmore—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. T© Wera— Daily, 6 p.m Toko—Dailv. 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 ■«. Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., . ' and 6 p.m. Wanganni— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 ! • a ; m., 2.30 *>.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.09 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangnnr^nnn—Tuesday. Wednesday Th" r<! dn*\ pnd Sntnrd«T. pf G p.m.; also Monday and Saturday Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, C p.m.; also Mondays and - •■• afc UB «m • - &G. STANTON,

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