POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 1 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for earn, (oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Mica, Egypt Ttalv, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Pen!. Pago Pago. Paragonv. Portugal, ami Portuguese Cohan* l * '0:1111. Sorvia, and Postal Agent-ms C!im wiv o Treats’ Ports, Id for each nz. or fraction thereof; all other places for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and Ltd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, ; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; ■reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and .Magazines, not registered),—All places, |d per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign. $d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left ope n Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id for first loz and Li each succeeding 2oz. Inland. LI for first ioz.. and )d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Ifloz. 2)d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.“ All ether places. Id first loz., 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 Ad each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, hulk 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 strata of H for first 4oz. and id for each nicceeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and Ad «ach extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES Cnargss.—At Exchanges continuous |y 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 Exchanges chieily from 0 a.in. to 5 p.ui. monev orders, Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted m the Dominion tor delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

ed additional war tax required on each parcel.

Money Orders. (By Post.)— -Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or traction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and ionga, £2, hd; to, j. s • £7, is 6d; £lO, ‘is ; £l2, is cd; £ls . 3s; £l7, 3s (3d, £2O ; Is mum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. I'm ted btate», ■Hawaii anil Germany. 3d for each £ I faction thereof. (By Tolegraph)--Wlthin New Zealand, 3d for every £o 'or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate r 4 postal

CABLE KAT«,S. a. d. Australian States 0 per word Fiji tj .Norfolk Island Oh United Slat* b 2.» id to 2 i Cape Colony i ’ United Kingdom 3 0 ’ 2d additional war tax requued on each message. , (Signature and aduress counted « part -ol the message). MAIL NOT£«tu Mails close at tiie Post Uliico, Stratlord, as under ; Auckland— Daily. 6.10 a.in.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at 0 p.m. Cardiii—Daily, 6 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eitliam—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. aud h p.m.

Haw era—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., i 2.50 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hawke’s Day-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 | a.in . and 2.30 p.m. I Huiakama. —Daily, ti p.m. j tiuiroa— Daily, 0 p.m. Hurimoui'.a — 1 ne,-clay., Wednesday and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kapongrf—Daily, 8 p.m. Iviore —Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 p.m. Kohurar.alii —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgartb—Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoo —Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—-Daily. S. 10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—-Tuesday, Ihursdav and Sat unlay. 6 P m. Mi did ■ «—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. : d fi p.m. Sew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.ra. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. aril 6 p.m. j iVgaere—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. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokni i—Daily, 6 p.m. Pnniwhakau —Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.rn., and 2.30 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 810 n.m.. 2.30 p.m.. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko— Daily. 0 p.rn. ; also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tutntawa —Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday, fi p.m. Wairnrapa -Daily, 8.1.0 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p n. Waitnra—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and fi p.m. Wan rra null-Daily, 8.10 n.m.. 9.30 a.m,. 2.30 n.m., ami 0 p.m, WelHne+on—Daily. 8.10 a.rn., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Whanrramnmnna—Tuesday Wmlrmsdav. Thursday, aml CJaf-irday. at I B p.m. ; also Monday and Snfn rrlay nhera —Tuesday Wednesday day 0 n.m.; also Monday.. nn d 3 30 a.m a to®

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