POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 76, 27 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL WAXES. tenets and Letter Cards. —lnland (including .Jook Islands), Id for each _ 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id fin * each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, > Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua. Nigeria, Pern, Pago Pago. Pai«|/nav. Port.oral, and Fortngueso Colon.. • Siam Servia, and j Postal Agent >es m Ciiineso Treaty Ports. _ld for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2J<3 for the i first ess. or fraction thereof, and IJd ; f or each succeeding oa. or fraction I thereof. j Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply l<i; all other places, single, Id; j reply 2d Printed Papers (including Boohs j and Magazines, not registered).—All ] places, id per 2oz. Magazines (regis(tered), inland, id for. every Boz. or j fraction thereof. Foreign. Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left oper. 1 Commercial f-apers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs.. or Id ' for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first toz.. and Id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2pi and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). [ Pattern Sample Packets.—ln J land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; (over 2oz. as for “ell other places.” Ail ■other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction Jd. i Registration,—2d additional for ell places. War Tax.- -Jd additional, is j required on all the above, j Newspapers.—Town and Inland Jd each, United Kingdom, Australia. Canjada, Ceylon. Inch? Jamaica. Natal, | Orange River, South Sea Islands, and (Transvaal, Id each paper. If under i Boz. sent by first available route; over I Boz. sent by direct steamer only; uu- ' less specially addressed atid paid at , rate of Id for first 4oz. and Jd for each |succeeding 2oz. All other places Id jeacii under -loz. and Jd p, wh extra 2oz. i TELEPHONES j Cnarges.—At Exchange j continuously open—Business establ.shxneuLß, £7 : private residences, £6 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ail day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from d a.in. to 5 p.m. money orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted lo the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed- . n rr •

1 J<l additional war tax roamred on I each parcel. ■' J Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, Gd; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls 3s; £l7, 8s 6d, £2O; 4s; aiaxi- , mum £4O. United Kingdom, British ' Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d fox each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand, 3d for every x.o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE RAT VS. s. <3. I Australian States 0 H per word o g ; Norfolk Island 0 G ’’ United States 2s id to 2 3 Cape Colony z • United Kingdom 3 0 ” 2d additional war tax requuod on each message. .(Signature and address counted as I part oil. the message j. MAIL NOTICES. Malls close at the Post Office, titrati lord, as under i— •* A uckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at o 1- Cardiff—Daily, 8 _p.ni. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Elthani —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m, and 6 p.m. ‘ I Haw era—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 s.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.. 2,30 p.m. and G p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and rniTav. R o.m. , , Kohuratahi— 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.m. Makahu— -Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6pm. Midhiiri—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 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. Nfgaere—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Norrnanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. ,1.30 p.m., and G p.ra. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokma—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhakan — Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.ra. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m. axid 2.30 p.ra. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m, Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, fi p.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Toko—Daily. G p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a ra. Tutntawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.33 a.m., and 2.30 p -n. Wnitara—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 WhanEramomonn—Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday. and Saturday, atj 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday nimra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Satnr-1 dav. 0 p.m. ; also Monday? and 1 *4 • SO a.m. j I

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