POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 25, 28 August 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES, Letters and Letter Gards,--Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for can. loz. or fraction thereof. ;m<i id for each succeeding 2oz, Nmted Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, and Portuguese Cokmms. Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies i.i Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uk. or fraction thereof; all other places 2iE for the first oz.i or fraction thereof, and L)d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, id; reply. Id; ail 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 be left open. Commercial capers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and }d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for eacii succeeding 2t>z. All other places KJoz. 2-ld and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern arifj 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 id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indif , Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and Ad <m,oh extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Gnarges.—At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £> ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge ol £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.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders, Plus Telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £sor fraction of £5. Bd. Commonwealth, Pill, Samoa, and Tonga, U 6a; £6, is £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d. CIS 3s; £l7, 3s 0d £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, Bntmh Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii ahd Germany. 3d for each £1 or 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

GABLE ftiWS. a. d. Australian States 0 H P er ' vor(^ Fiji £ ~ .Norfolk Island 0 “ United States. 2s Id to 2 3 }J Cape Colony 2 . United Kingdom 30 , 2d additional war tax vequued -ach message. 'Signature and address counted as part of the messaged. MAIL NOTICto.

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under Auckland —Da fly, 8.10 a.m. 5 also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b s>- m - Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.-8 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 0 p.m. Flawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakaina— Daily, 6 P-m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—l uesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m/ and 6 p.m. Kanonga—Daily. 8 p.m. . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 0 P.m. _ . , Kolmratalii— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays anil Saturdays at B..M* 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. Makalm-r-Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, 3 pm. MidhirN—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., R'.d 6 p.m. - r New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 | p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. | N T gaei - e—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, S.lO a.m., 9.00 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m.,

9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokifi a—Dailv. 8 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m, ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. I South Island—. Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 j a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 8 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. i and 6 p.m. i Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. | Toko—Daily. (S p.m.; also. Tuesday j and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. j Tntutawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. I Wairarapa -Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 . a.m.. and 2.30 p m. Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., ) and 8 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 t a.m,. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. | Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 j a.rn., and 2.30 p.n> Whangarnomona—Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at, 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday I ,ahora—Tuesday. Wednesday, Satnr- 1 dav, 8 p.m. ; also Mondays and £ iut S SO a.m. , « TON

;ng N .Z. A.us. IT. K. B. i d. 8. d 3. d. Jib 0 3 0 *8 1 u 0 v»lb 0 4* 1 2 1 31b a 6 1 8 i 0 11b 0 7 i 2 2 2 0 51b Gib c ■ " 0 9 10* 9 3 8 2 2 2 0 0 71b i 0 3 8 2 0 81b i 14 4 2 3 G 91b 101b 11.1b id 1 3 1 4* 1 6 additional war • 4 4 5 tax 8 3 8 3 0 _ 3 required 0 0 0 on each parcel.