POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 1 August 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL nATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including; Cook Islands), Id for oa:4 4ok. or fraction thereof. and id foi each succeeding 2oz, Niuted Kingdom, British possessions, United States’ Cliili, Costa liica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Perti, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places “foi for the first a?., or fraction thereof, and lid 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, kl per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, jd’ per 2oz. or fraction thereof Ono end must be left open. Commercial papers.—Town (for 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 IGoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern a?icJ Sample Packets. —In land, id first 2oz, 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 above. newspapers. —Town and Inland id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Urdu Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; over

Bcz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of J d for first 4oz. and id lor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and *d each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnargus. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments. £7 : 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 Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.ni. to 5 p.m. mouev orders, Dins 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 Posi.)— Payable in New Zealand, lor each £sor fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji,, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Go; £o, is- £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. & Gel; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Gd, £2O : 4s y maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States. Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each -..1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within Now Zealand. 3d lor every £u or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee ot Is. Australia, at rate ot postal CABLE KA'SAS. 'Ai • : s - d - . ... Australian States 0 4i per wou Fiji j „ Norfolk Island } } United States 2s Id to 2 «- „ Cape Colony f ‘ „ ’’tftSSP-- J required c, (.si'iiutur'a' g aiid address eouutcd as part ot the message) 1 MAIL HOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under Auckland— Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays anil Fridays, at G P m - Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Elthain —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 —Tnosday, 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 [viore—Monday, Wednesday, and 1 dav. 6 mm. , • •, Kohuratahi— Tuesday. W ednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at B.oP a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—-Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily. S.lO a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahn— Tuesday, Ihursdav ami Saturday. 6 pm. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m,. 2.30 p.m., md 6 p.m. Inir Sew Plymouth—Daily 9 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., Normanhy—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. Pobokma —Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mon dav:- and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. • Wednesdays. 6 p.m. South Island-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.rn. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. 4 Tnriki—Daily *lO a.m.. 230 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tanrakawa— Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To 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 m. 1 Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.20 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 Whangamnmona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday . nnora— Tuesday. Wednesday, Satur- \ day, (5 p.m. ; also Mondays and |

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