POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 42, 16 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland including oook Islands), Id for ea-.'i., -loz or fraction thereof, and id foi each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States Chili Costa Rica. Egypt Italy. Me>tico, .Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pern, Pago rago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portognnse Colonic, Siam.' Servia, and Postal Agencies ~i Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2} S C for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lkl •or each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, 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, id per 2oz or fraction thereof One end must be left opei\ Commercial rapiers.—Town (foi recounts, etc., only) Hi for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for fi:=t 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2HI and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern arid Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places. Id iirst 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.--Jd additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers.—Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia. Canada, Ceylon, Iridir Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, Soiah Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; ovei Soz. 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 "ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At E-xcnanges continuously open—Business establishments. £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge ol £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christehurck, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palraerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. rnonev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding:—

id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)—Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d, Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d ; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s: £l2, 2s 6d; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £lO. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate if postal CABLE RAT«,s. s. d. Australian States 0 4£ per word Fiji 0 6" Norfolk Island 0 6" United States 2s 4d to 2 3 " Cape Colony 2 7 " United Kingdom 3 0 " 2d additional war tax required on each message. (Signature and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTiC£S. Mails close at the Post Oiiic©, Stratford, as undor ;—- For— Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also) Tue.sda.vs and Fridays at 6 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.' Ha wora—-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m.

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