POSTAL IMPORTATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 75, 26 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL IMPORTATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Card-;,—lnland (including j oo k Islands), Id for earl loz. or fraction thereof, and Jd foi each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possession?. United States’ Chili. Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay. Portugal, and Portuguese C'oiuniAt, Slant Servia, and Postal Agomaes m Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2pi for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l|d for each succeeding oz. or fractior thereof. Post Cards. —lnland single, |d; re ply, lo ; all other places single, Id reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places |d per 2oz. Magazines (Tegisinland, |d for # every Boz. o» fraction thereof Foreign. |d per 2oz or fraction thereof One end must ho left ope”. Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) |d for 2ozs. _ or I<l for first 4oz and |d each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for first loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All othei places lOoz. 2|d and ,}d for every ad ditional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern a«d Sample Packets.— ln land, |d first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places. Id first loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction |d. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.--|d additional, is required, on all the above. Newspapers.-— Town and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indit Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If undei Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; mi less specially addressed and paid at I rate of M for first,-loz. and |d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under -loz. r.nd id -aach extra 2oz TELEPHONES Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7 private residences, £5 per annum Exchanges not continuously open, uj equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland; Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Eastings, Ralraerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chieliy from d a.in. to 5 p.m. monev orders, plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted. In the Dominion foi delivery in New Zealand, not exceed•he : " - 1 ' •

id additional war tax reauirect on each parcel. Money Orcfffs. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5. Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO 2s; £l2, 2g 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4a,; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Bntisu i Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within Now Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £o, and a telegraph fee of la. Australia,, at rate of postal CABLE HATS'S. b. d. Australian States 0 4J per word Fiji ” Norfolk Island 0 b ” United States 2s Id to 22 (j Cape Colony " • I United Kingdom 3 0 ” : 2d additional war tax required on eacii message. i (Signature and addxess counted as I part ot the message;. MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford. as under For— . Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Xuesdays and Fridays, at ti 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. aud 0 p.m. Haw era—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. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurinioana—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 Fndav. 6 p.m. Koburatahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays 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.rn. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 0 p.m. Mid hirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., »v.J G 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., 9.80 a.m, :1.30 p.m.. and C p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., | 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokma—Daily. 6 p.m. 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. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., j Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Saturdays at 8.80 a.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m, and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Toko—Daily. S p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 j a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 J a.m.. and 2.30 pm Waitara—Daily,S.10 a.m. 12.25 p.m..* and 6 p.m. i Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m,. 9.301 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.rn, Wellington— Daily. 8.10 n.m.. 9.301 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Wbangamomona— Tuesday, Wcdnos-1 day. Thursday, and Saturday, at I 6 p.m.; aliV) Monday and Saturday | nlmra—Tuesday. Wednesday. f?atur- ! dam 8 p.m.; also Monday* and <4 3 SO a.up

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