POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 50, 26 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Oook Islands), Id for ea-j< 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States. Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt ftaly, Mexico, Nicaragua. Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Pnragiint', Portugal, and PortaK"pse Coloni.-t. Siarn jservia, and Postal Agencies .a Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each >«. or fraction thereof; all other places 2i*""l for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for eaoh succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, |d per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, }d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left open Commercial rapurs.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2nz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id For each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. 'or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All other places, Id rirst 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -id additional, is required on all the above. I Newspapers.—Town and Inland, id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indif Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id eaoh paper. If under Boz. sent by first avuilable 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 loz. and Ad «&f.h yxtra 2oz TELtPHONEf Cnargas.—At Ifc-xcnangej 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. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from °) a.m. to 5 p.m ruonev 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, lor each £s> effraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £26d ; £5. Is; £7„.ls 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; i £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 45.; masiimuin, £4O. United Kingdom, British i Possessions, Canada. United States, ! Hawaii and Germany. 3d for 3 ach £i or fraction theretf. (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 RATSS. b. a. ' , Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji G *' ° Norfolk Island 0 6 " United States 'is 4d to 2 3 jf , , Cape Colony * • United Kingdom 3 0 '' 2d additional war tax required on each message. (Signature and adcress counted as part of the message) F MAIL NOTlCfcfc.

Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under ;-- 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 Bay—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— luesday, 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 Fri-

day. 6 D.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3 P a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, S 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 p.m. Midhir ,;—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a*.d 6 p.m. 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 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palrnerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokuii—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 3.30 a.m. Tariki- Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., —Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 ip.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. T e Wera—Daily, 6 ri.m. Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. I Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 j a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p ti 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., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangamomona—Tuesday Wednes- ! day. Thursday, and Saturday, at 0 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday > ~nh^ra—Tuesday. Wednesday c a tiir- I also Mondays and w * 90 ft.m. 1 W>N

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