POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 9 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. utters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Oook Islands), Id tor ea-'ii ioz. or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitcd Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Cosfca Rica. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago P"RO, Paiajruay, Portugal, and Portu-,juv".-e Colom* l *. fv-rvia, and Postal Agencies ,a Chine.se Treaty Ports, Id for each <jz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2jc* for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, 3d; reply, I<i : all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Alt places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for_ every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign. |d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left one." Commercial j'aptjrs.—Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first ioz and id each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Oi>cn for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over "oz. as for "all other places." All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id •jach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indif Jamaica. Nstal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under 3oz. sent by first available route; ovet \jz. sent ,by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first -loz. and jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and 4d'«ach t;xtra 2oz. TELEPHONES

Cnarges.—At kxcnangr i continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an t'qual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. fnvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Exhanges chiefly from c < a.m. to 5 p.m. uoiiev orders. Plus telegraph charge.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted u> the Dominion foi elirerv in New Zealand, not exceed-

' fed additional «r tax required or, each parcel. Money Oitsar*. (By Post.) -Payable in New Zealand, lor each £5 oj ractS. of £5. 3d. Commonjealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 od; £5, L. •£•?. Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d, MS 8- £l7 3b 6d, £2O; 4s; maxnmm £lO United kingdom, Bjitosb Sessions, Canada, United States Hawaii and Germany. 3d for sacfai £3 or fraction thereeS. (By Telegraph)WithtaNew Zealand. 3d for every £5 oTSStS of £5, and a telegraph iee 0I Is. Australia, at rate Ot postal CABLE KA*«.S. Australian State. 0% "per word l°iji , n k " .Norfolk Uland, J .J ~ United States 2s Id to l » ~ Oape Colony * ' Xnrt of the message). paVt MAIL NOTSCfebMails close at the Post Oific*. Swatiord, as under:— For— „ ,r, „ m . also Auckland-Daily 8.10 «*•«»•» Tuesdays and Fridays, at o p.m. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. DouKlas-Daily, fpa 28 ft>m Eltham— Daily, e.iu a.m.. ».*° 230 p.m. and 6 p.m. t Sawerl-Daily. 8 10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2 30 p.m.. and 6 pm. Hawke's Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Saturday 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewlod-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponaa—-Daily. 8 p.m Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and *n-KohSaW-Tueaday. Wednesday ami Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8-30 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.. 3-30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahn— Tuesday. Thursday and bat-urd-vy. 6 pm. MidhlrsU-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., B.d 6 p.m. ..... New Plymouth—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. NKaere— 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. Pohoknn —Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhafeau—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., Qtrathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tanrakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. T e Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. ,Toko —Daily. 6 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 j a.m., and "2.30 p "a. Waitora—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanjrnnui—Dailv, 8.10 a.m., 9.80! a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. ! Wellington—Dailv, 8.10 a.m., ' 9.301 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Whanwainnmona—Tuesday. Wedues-1 day. Thursday, and Saturday. n+' 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday ah^ra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday 6 p.m. ; also Mondavc and «§ $ 30 a.m

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