POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 19 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Oook Islands), Id for ea-Jh 4oz or fraction thereof, and Ad for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States' Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt Ttalv, Mexico. Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay. Port.ieal. and Portai.nipq 0 Colonic. Siam Servin, and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other pkces for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l'-d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, Jd; ref>lv. Id; all other places single. Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books ;md Magazines, not registered).—All places, per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, £d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left ope." Commercial rapers.— Town (for recounts, etc., only) |d for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz and £d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first foz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2£d and fd for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.— lt. land, \d first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All ether places. Id arst 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.— 2d additional for all places. War Tax.-Hrd additional, is required on hJI 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 Soz. 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 under 4oz. and «d <"U;h extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At li.xormnges continuous ly open—Business establishments. £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of. £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, [nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Paimerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders, i>lus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

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, fid; £5, Is; £7, is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d.. £2O; is; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, United States. Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sad} fcl or fraction thereci". (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee i)f Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE RATVS. a. d. Australian States 0 H per word Fiji o 6 ;; Norfolk Island 0 6" United Stat.-s 2s id to 2 3 jj Cape Colony 2 . United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on v;ach message. (Signature and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTlCfci.. Mails eioue at the Post Office. StraV ford, as under :~- For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b 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. Hawera—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Hawke's Baj—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.ra . and 2.30 p.m. ELuiakaina—Daily, G p.m. Huiroa—Daily. G p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. C p.m. ; also Mondays [nglewood— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 D.m. Ivohuratahi —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 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. Makahu —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm, Midhircfc—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a*.d G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 I p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 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. Pohokun.—Daily, G p.m. Puniwhafeau—Mondays and Saturdays I 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m | South Island-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 ' a.m., and 2.H0 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. I Tariki—Daily 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., ' —Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and G p.m.

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