POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 48, 23 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters anti Letter Cards.—lnland 'including Cook Islands), Id for each or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States. Chili. Costa Rica.'Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Pnragnnv, Pc.-t.igal, and Portuguese Colon'*.. Milm Scrv i;i. and

P«Mai Agencies i.i Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2.b* for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l|d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards. —lnland, single, sd; rep!v. 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, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must bo left open Commercial papers.—Town (for nccounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id ouch succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2|d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. ns 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, Indif 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 «ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges. —At Exchange j continuous ly open—Business establishments,'£7 ; 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 chiefly from d 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

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 £4O. 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 ho or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal OABLE RAT VS. s. d. Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji 0 6 Norfplk Island l 0 6 ” United States 2s 4d to 2 n ~ (Jape Colony ‘2 . United Kingdom 3 0 ” •2d additional war tax required on each message. , , (Signature and address counted a* part of the message). MAIL Noriufea.

Mails close at the Post Office. Strattorcl, as under ; Auckland— Daily, • 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at o 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 0 p.m. Hawera —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Buy—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30

a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —-Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—'l uesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m.

and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 .p.m. . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Di-

dav. o.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily. 3 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. 6pm, Midhir.i—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.,

a.J 6 p.m. Now Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Ngaere—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. Polio km \ —Daily. 6 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. Tnriki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. Ilowan—Daily, 8 p.m.

and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, ti p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. - Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 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.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangatnornona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday nn^ra—Tuesday Wednesday dav. 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and m 8 S) a.m fON

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