POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 33, 6 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Leiiv.es and Latter Garris.— lnland (including Oook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nmted Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pern, Pago Pago. Pnrmr’iav, Portugal, and Portuguese Color t >iam Servia, and Postal Ageiu i,-.-. ,a Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Ui for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ltd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —Inland, single, id; reply. Id; all other places, .-angle, 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 papers.— Town (for recounts, etc., only) J-d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and Ml each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first -loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 9pl and Jd for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.— ln laud, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first -loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction Ad. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -id additional, is required on all the above. flawspapers.— Town aiul Inland Jd each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indir 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 addiessed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and Ad «*ch extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES CnargtiS. —At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments. £< private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge ol to. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and Jill night. The other Exchanges chiefly from c ' a.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders, Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion foi delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

each parcel. Money Ordass. iDy Post.)— Payable in Now Zealand, for each £s> oi fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 bd; to, Is' £7, Is 6d; £lO. Sis; £l2. 2 s &d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d. £2O ; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each or fraction thereat. ( By Telegraph) Within New Zealand, 3d for every to or fraction of £5. and a telegraph foe of is. Australia, at rate of postal

CABLE RA'S^S. a. <l. Australian States 0 H P ol ' ' ,vort * i F iji 0 6 ” i Norfolk Island 0 6 I United States 2s Id to 2 >_• }> | Cape Colony " 1 ; United Kingdom 3 0 1 2d additional war tax required on . each message. , , i (Signature and adc.ross counted u-> : part of the message). ; MAIL NOTILfca. I Mails close at lire Post Office. Scrat- | ford, as under ! Per— , Auckland- Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also j Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Caruiii —Daily, 8 p.m. I Douglas-Daily, G p.m. j Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.2 b a.m., 1 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Ha worn—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., i 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. j Hawke’s Day—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.3 b ; a.m . and 2.30 p.m. ; Hniakama —Daily, 6 p.m. ; Iluiroa —Daily, (5 p.m. | Hurimoaun —! uesday, Wednesday and Saturday, C p.m.; also Mondays 1 Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. ” and 6 p.m. Kanonsa— Daily, 8 p.m. . I Kioro— Monday, Wednesday, and Fn-

] flav. 6 D.ra. ! Kolurratahi —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Aioni days and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. I Lowgarth—-Daily. 8 p.m. ; Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. j Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. ; Makah l i--Tuesday. Thursday and SatI urday. 6 p in. j Midhh Daily, S.lO a.m.. 2.30 p.m., r d 6 p.m. j New Plymouth—Daily, 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.. ! and fi p.m. ! Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. j 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. j Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I Pohokm \ —Daily. 6 p.m. I Puniwha(can—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m, ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. i South Island-—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 i a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. j Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.rn., 2.30 pan., Strathmore—Daily, 3 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m, and 6 pan, Taurakawa—Saturday. 3.80 a.m. To Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko— Daily. 6 p.m. ; also. Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tututawn— Monday and Saturday 8.30 a an. ; Wednesday. 6 pan. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p u. i Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 1,2.25 pan., and 0 p.m. I Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.rn.. 2.30 u.m., and G p.m. Wellington—Dnilv. 8.10 a.tn.. 0.30 I a.m., and 2.30 p.m 1 Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesj day, Thursday, and Saturday, at j 6 p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday . anora—Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday. G p.m.; also Monday*, and W Ift SO a.m ® T(m

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