POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 71, 20 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Letter Cards.. --Inland 'including Cook Islands), Id for each loz. or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz, Nailed Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chill. Costa Kua Egypt Italy. Mexico, Nicaragua. Nigeria. Peru, Pago Pago, Paiaguay. Pm legal, ami Portuguese Colon’»«. Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese .Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2ic! for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and IJd ! or each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, id; reply, In : all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left ope'' Commercial papers.— Town (foi accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and )d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first -loz., and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern an,j Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof: •ver 2oz. as for “all other places.” All fiber places, Id first 40z., every adlitioual 2oz. or fraction id. Registration, —2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -)d additional, is lequired on all the above. Newspapers, —Town and Inland Jd rach, United Kingdom, Australia. Canida, Ceylon, Indit Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under •loz. sent by first available route; over loz. sent by direct steamer only; uness specially addtesued and paid at ■ate of H for first 4oz. and id for each mcceediug 2oz. All other places Id >ach under 4oz. and id «ach extra 2oz

TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At li/xctiangFj continuous y open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an •qual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm■rston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Estranges chiefly from C 1 a.in. to 5 p.m. tionev orders,' Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion foi elivery in New Zealand, not exceed nor •

additional war tax renuired on •ach parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payible in New Zealand, for each £6 or 'ruction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, r’iii, Samoa and Tonga, £2, od; £o, iS - £7, is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2b bd ; jls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maxi- ’ Hum £lO. United Kingdom, British ; 'ossessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and. Germany. 3d fox eac i £ jr fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o a- fraction of £5. and a telegraph tee d is. Australia, at rate of postal gable ratvs. 8. d. Australian States 0 li per word Fiji" ' 0 b f> ; Norfolk Island Ob United Stacks 2s Id to 2Jape Colony u * • a “i“lidrt“S“w.r taa required uu address eouuted as ; ““ NOTICE. Mails dose at the Post Office. Bcratorti, us under: — . 8.10 ..m.: also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. 1 Glthara —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a. ~ 2.30 p.m, and 6 p.m. Hawera —Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p m. ; Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —-Daily, 6 p.m. Hniroa— Daily. 6 p.m , , Hurimoana— Tuesday, 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 KJore —Monday, Wednesday, and 1 rl * flav. 6 D.m. , Kohuratahi —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.80 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. 6 pm. Midhir —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.u0 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. _ Norraanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. J. 30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokiu i —Daily, 0 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. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., i Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. ] and 6 p.m. ] ITaurakawa—Saturday. 8.80 a.m, . |To Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. , Toko—Daily, b p.m.; also. Tuesday I and Saturday, 8.80 a.m. f iTututawa—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 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 Wh a n ga in nmon a —Tuesd a v. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday armra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Satur- j -i day. 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and 1 * 30 a m i TO !1

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