POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 84, 12 July 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POST Kg r.ATES.

Letters and Letter Cards —lnland 'including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili.. Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Beni, Pago Pago. Paraguay. Portugal, and Portognese Cohmiet. Siam Servia. and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2foe the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lld 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).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for everv Soz. or fraction thereof. F'-’-eign. id per 2oz. or fraction thereof - One end must bo left ope"

Commercial papers.— Town (foi <*(•- counts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 4 oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2)d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets. —In land. |d first 2oz, or fraction thereof: over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All jotliei 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 above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Australia. Canada, Ceylon. Tndir Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, Souvli Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. ..If under Soz. sent by first available route; over Soz. sent bv direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4«z. and id for each nice ceding 2oz. All other, places Id -acii under 1 4oz. and A<? '“•oh extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Onarges. —At Exchanges continuous •v open—Business establishments. £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ■'mini charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington. Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill. Napier, Hastings. Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Ex•banges chiefly from Q a.m. to 5 p.m. money orders, plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST, Parcels posted In the Dominion for ..delivery in New Zealand,' not exceed-

J d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Tost.) —Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealtb, Fin, Samoa,-Hand Tonga, £2. 6d; £o, Ist IG7, Is 1 6dj £lO, 2s; £l2. 2a 6d: £ls '3s ; £l7, 3s : 6d, £2O; 45,; maximum £4O. f United Kingdom, British' Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £3or fraction, thereof. (By Telegraph)—, Within New Zealand, 3d, for every £o. or-fraction' of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is Australia, at rate "of'‘postal

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2d additional war tax required on each message. , , (Signature and adcress counted as part of the message).

MAIL NOTICES. Mails close, at the Post Office, ocratford. as under:— Auckland— Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b P- m - Cardiff—Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. , Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 P>. and 6 p.m.

Hawora— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.00 a.m., 2.00 p.m.'. and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m... Huiakaraa— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa— Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana —T nesday. Wed need ay and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 P- m - Kaoonga—Daily. 8 p.m Kiore —Monday, Wednesday, and 1 rl ' dav. 6 P.m. '-~>S , , 5 Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wod nesday and Saturday, at 0 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at b. 30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe— Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—D/iily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Makahu —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm, Midhirsi —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a J 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. lu.lo p.ni.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.io., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. „ Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokuia—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwbakau—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, 8 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 P-™-> and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8,30 a.m. Te Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily. 8 p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tubntawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m!; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.3(1 a.m.. arid 2.30 p n. Waitara—Dijily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 , a.m.. 2.30 n.m. t and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dnilv. 8,10 a.m., 9.C0 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangammnona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday .nnorn—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday. 8 p.m.; also Mondays and *8? 80 a.m, 3s flWPwt

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