POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 70, 19 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Uook Islands), Id for ea-.'l 4oz. or fraction thereof, and }d for each succeeding 2oa, Nnited Kingdom. British possessions, United States Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua. Nigeria. Pern, Pago Pago. Paragua> Portugal. and Portuguese Colonies, Siam Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2)c! for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and IJd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, ; reuly, hi; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereof One end must he loft open Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z., and i<l for each succeeding 2oz. All other places IGoz. 2id and id for every ad ditionnl 2oz. (Open for inspection).

Pattern anjj Sample Packets.—ln land, first 2oz. or fraction thereof: over 2oz. as for ‘‘all other places.” AH 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, Indi? Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; ovei Boz. sent by direct steamer only ; un less specially nddiessed and paid at rate of Id for first -loz. and id tor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and id <w.b extra 2oz TELEPHONES Cnarges. —At Excnangcs continuous ly opcu—Business establishments. £> private residences, £5 per annum Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunediu. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from d a.tn. to 5 p.m. monev orders. Plus telegraph charge PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for -elivery iu New Zealand, not exceed

*d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable iu New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5 3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 6d; £&, Is ; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6<i, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States Hawaii and Germany 3d for sach £1 or fraction thereof. (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 KA^S. Australian States 0* H per word Fiji J ® „ Norfolk Island J J - United States 2s 4d to * Cape Colony - • J relied on address counted as pan of the message). v MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Btratfmd. as under A Srud-DaUy, 8.10 a.m.; ato Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 ()Q Eltham —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawora— 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—l uesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. -,30 p-m and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily. 8 p.m . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. B D.m. , Kohuratahi— Tuesday. V. ednesday and 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.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Makahn— Tuesday. Ihursday and Saturday. 6 pm. Midhir *—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a .d G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.ni.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere-—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. _ Norraanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. ; 1.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohobuiv— Daily. 6 p.rn. Pnniwhafcau —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., Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m, and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wora—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, B p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.80 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 *n. 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 n.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Whangamomona—Tuesday. Wednes- j day. Thursday, and Saturday, at j 0 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday aimra—Tuesday. Wednesday. S'atur- 1 day. R p.m.; fdsn Mondays and it 9 SO b rn * foif

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