POSTAL IMPORTATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 34, 7 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL IMPORTATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Dock Islands), Id for eavi. loz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nuited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago Pago. Paraguay. Portugal, and Portuguese Colonic?-. Siam Servia, and Postal .Agencies i.i Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 21-ri for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards. —Inland, single, Jd ; reply, Id; all, 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, j-d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left open

Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first loz and id each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for first loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2'd and )d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern 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, 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 addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oa. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and Id «a(,li extra 2'»z.

TELEPHONES Charges. —At Exchanges continuous lj open—Business establishments. £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland Wellington. Christchurch, Dimed', n. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from Q a.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders, Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted ru the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed

Jd additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £6 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and ionga, £2 6d, £o, Is ; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6(P; £ii3 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s, xnaximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany 3d for each £4 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 CABLE KAT^S. 8. <l. Australian States 0 4i per word Fiji Ob Norfolk Island ” United States 2s Id to 2 „ Cape Colony - ’ United Kingdom 11 0 . 2d additional war tax required on each message. ' , (Signature and adcress chanted as part of the message). MAIL WOTILta. Mails dose at the Post Office. Stratford. as under;--AucUauti —Daily, 8.10 a.m; al» Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Elthain —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9,23 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and b p.m.

Haw era.— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.ra., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 P-«i. Hawke’s Hay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m , and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. (3 p.m. Hurimoana—'l. uesday, Wednesday and Saturday. C p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and G p.m. Kaooiiga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Inflav. 6 mm. Kohuratuhi —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.ra. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoo—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. S.lO a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 0 pm. Midl.lv .--Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., >- d (3 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.rn, 12.15 p.m,. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Xgaere—Daily. 8.10 a.ra., 2.30 p.m.. and G p.m. Normauby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.80 p.m. Pohoknii—Daily, (5 p.m. Puniwhakau—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 at 8.30 a.m, Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 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—Daily, ti p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tu tut aw a—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. (3 p.m. 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 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 9.30 n.m., and R p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Whnngamomona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday . nhora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday 0 p.m.; also Mondavi and S SO a.m * sw

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