POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 24 August 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. j Letters and Letter Cards Inland .(including Cook Islands), Id for each i toz. 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, Parnsruny. Portugal, and Portngueso Colonic "Mnm Servia, and Postal Agencies 1,1 Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other plr.ees 2Arl for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l£d Tor 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, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign. id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left ope' 1 Commercial rapurs.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) £d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2kl and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern ana 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 ill the above. Newspapers.—Town and Inland £d each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon. Indif Jamaica. Orange River, Som-h Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under 3oz. sent by first available route; over 3oz. sent by direct steamer only; unioss specially addiessed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each ,ueceeding 2oz. All other places Id ■?ach under 4oz. a»nd ~d «ach *xtra 2oz.

TELEPHONES Cnarges. —At kxrtianges continuous [ y o pen—Business establishments, £7 , orivate residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, aD ■qual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Cbristchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palin--iston North, and Wangamii are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from °- a.m. to 5 p.m. nonev orders, plus telegraph charge.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed

fcd additional var tax required on each pa rc«l. Money Orders. (By Post)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or traction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Hiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 6d; to, Is- £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; ClPssV £l7, 3s 6d £2O; 4s; maxi'tftW«£feW. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sach U 5 fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of is Australia, at rate of postal

GABLE RATVS. ~{■ .„ ... .. b. <3- .. .•Australian States 0 4i per word Fiji (l 6 N,or/oik 0 6 - f ■United States '.»* Id to 2 8 ;, Cape Colony * ■ S±SSr?id address coaated as jart oi : the message).

MAIL NOTlGfco.

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under : AuckkTnd-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.m. and 6 P m - Hawora— 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 Saturdav. 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— Monduy, Wednesday, and *riflav. G D.m. , , Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at' 8.39 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowßarth— Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 3.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm. Midhir«i—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. B A (5 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m.. ar.d 6 p.m. N R aere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.in Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 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. Pohoknn —Dailv, 6 r>mPuniwhakau—Mondays 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.m. Saturdays afc 8.30 a.m. IfWiki—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., lotrathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and G p.m. Taurakawa —Saturday, 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, b" p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. iTututawa— 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 "a. Wnitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. j Wanganni—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.801 a.m.. and 2.30 p.n\ : Whnngamnmonn—Tuesday. Wednos-' day. Thursday, and Sntnrdjiy. at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday I ;*»nora —Tuesday.' Wednesday. Sat'ur. day. H p.m.; also Mondavi and «$ fiM a.m * TON

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