POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 73, 24 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATES. Utters and Letter Cards inland ■'uciudmg Cook Islands), Id for each ur li action thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British, possessions, United States. Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies Siam, riervia, and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2\f\ for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —inland, single, ijd ; reply, Id; all other places single, id, reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books land Magazines, not registered).—AH places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, )d for every Boz. or fraction thereof Foreign. |d per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left opo" Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) )cl for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and i<>l each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd and id for evei.v 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 first 40z., every adjditional 2oz. or fraction Id. Registration. —2d additional for all 1 places. War Tax.--id additional, is i required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indir 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 addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and Hi «ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES! Cnarges.—At Excßaugi s continuoiis ly open—Business cstahl.shmcnts. £7 ; private residences, £o per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Talmerstoa North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exmanges chiefly from c ) u.m. to 5 p.m. monev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Tarcels posted jo the Dominion foi delivery in Now Zealand, hot exceednor:— nail i

i 11U i vj «-»v/ v v id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)—Payable in New Zealand, for each, £5 or fraction of £6, 3d, Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £l6 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction therecf. -(By Telegraph) Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or f raction of £5. and '-a telegraph fee of la. Australia, at; rate of postal

CA3LE &A”iS. s. d. Australian States 0 U per word Fiji 0 5 | .Norfolk Island 0 6 Ulined States 2» Id to '2 3 Jape Colony • united Kingdom 3 0 ■jd additional war tax required on -acii message. (Signature and address counted as part ol me message). MAIL NOTSCLK Mails close at the Post Office. Stratiord. as under ; For— , Auckland-Daily. 8.10 0.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 pm. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. ITuiakama —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa— 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. . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 0 o.m. , , , Kohuratahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgartli—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoo—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.pi., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, (5 p m. Midhir i—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a\J 6 p.m. Vew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.rn. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vgaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.rn., and G p.m. Norraanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m. M. 30 p.m., and 0 nm, Palmerston North Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokun—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.rn Tariki—Daih 810 a m 230 p.m., '■Trathmore—Daily, 0 .p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 am, llowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m, Paurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.rn. Pq Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8,30 a.m. Toko—Daily fi p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.rn.: AVedneadav. 0 p.m. Wairarapa Doily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 _ a.m.. and 2,30 p m 'Vaitarn—Dailv.B.lo a.m 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.rn. Vn nranni - Dally, ,8.10 a.m., 9.30 a m 230 n m. a ,,r l 0 p.m. Wellington—DO- SlO a.m,, 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whamrainomona—Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday, and Pntnrdny at <5 p.m. ; sl»o Monday ami Saturday "umra—Tneulny AVorlnoKrlnr- <?atnrday. 0 p.m. ; also Mondays and ss U SJ) a.m

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