POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 74, 25 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland i 't!n-JtK(uig ..'ook Islands), Id for ea'.n. : Id/ or fraction thereof, and Jd foi : eai li succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, i British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria,'Peru, Pago /Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and PortoJgueso Colonies. Siura. Servia, and | Postal Agencies j.i Chinese Treaty i Ports, id for each ok, or fraction 'thereof; all other plf.ces 2j£ for the jfirst a/,, or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction I thereof. I Post Cards.—lnland, single, Jd ; r>>>p!y. Id; all other places, single, Id, j reply 2d j Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All •places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz. or {fraction thereof. Foreign, jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof Otio end must bo 'left ope M j Conr.merosai fapurs.—Town (for rfc!counts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id j for first 407, and Jd each succeeding = 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other j places lOoz. 2jd. and Jd for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). f Pattern arid Sample Packets.—ln land, Jd first 2oz. or fraction thereof; i oyer 2oz. a? for "all other places." All other places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for al) I places. War Tax.--Jd additional, is i required on all the above. NflWsnapei'B.-—Town and Inland. Jd J each, United Kingdom, Australia, Candida, Ceylon, lncii? Jamaica. Natal, j Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under 'Soz. sent by first available route;.ovei Boz. sent by direct steamtr only; unless specially .addressed and paid at irate of .H for first 4oz. and Jd for each ! succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and id «sch extra 2oz. ; TELLPHONcg ' Cnargos.—At Excnangf i continuous ; iy open—Business establishments, iu ; ' private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal cna*ge of £o. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, i Wellington, Christciiurch, Duncdin. ! invercargili, Napier, Hastings, Palm erstqn North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from °< a.m. to 5 p.m. .rnonev orders. Plus telegraph charge.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted lo the Dominion foi delivery in New Zealand, nob exceed mg:—

|d additional war tax roauirod on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Boat.)— Payable in Now Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth',' Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. £2, dd; £5, is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 25.; £l2, 2b (.Vi; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for aach £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph foe of la. Australia, at rate of postal • > 1.1 ' 1 CABLE HATTS. ,M '" ! " ,nil " ' ■ si d. Australian States 0 P" r , worti Fiji 0 6 .Norfolk island U tj ; United States 2s id to 2 d } Capo L-uiouy % •

United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on <>»ch message. (Signature and address counted a& p.trt 01 tne measure).

MAIL NOTlGtb. Mails dose-at the Post Office. Stratford, as under: — i* or— , 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. Burimoana—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. R D.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3!? a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 3 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. «10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 0 p m. Midair I— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., ar.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., 9.30 a.m. !1.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Palmarston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 H.in., and 2.3 d p.m. Pohokwi—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhasau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. : Wednosdavs, 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Tnriki—Daily (* 10 am.. 2.30 p.m., q trathmoro—Daily, 6 p.m. Saturday at 8.30 n.:n. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.80 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Toko—Dnilv. IS p.m. j also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m. : Wednesday ft* pm. Wairarapa -Doily. 8.1.0 n.m.. !).3fl a.m.. and 2.30 p 'o. Wnitnrn—Dailv.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and fi p.m. Wangnnni-Dailv, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m. and fi p.m. Wellington—Dm'lr R.m a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 onWhnnernmomona— Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at <5 p.m. : al«to Monday and Saturday —Tuesday, "WWTncadnv c,'arnrday. ft p.m.; also Mondays and «* J»3O a.m.

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