POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 78, 30 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

| POSTAL JtATES. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Oook Islands), 3d tor gsvi. in'/., or traction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States' Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt l'talv, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago ?*go, Paragunv. fVt.ural, and PortaL r, »ose Colon'-'-. Shun <-rvia. and j Postal Agencies io Chinese Treaty }';>rts. Id for er.ch v&. or fraction {hereof; all other places 2k'}. for the first o/,. or fraction thereof, a;id for each succeeding oz, or fraction i thereof. i Post.Cards.—lnland, single, Jd; reoly. Id; all other places single, Id ; reply 2d ! Printed Papers (including Books land Magazines, not registered).--All places. i<\ per 2oz. Magazines (regis- , tered), inland, $d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. oi- fraction thereof One end must b* left oper. Commercial r«ap«rs.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs., or Id for first 4.0J8 and 3d each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for first 40z.. and |d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10os. 2fd and for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). 1 Pattern arifj Sample Packets.—ln land, Jd first "J.oz, or fraction thereof; over "oz. as for "all other places." All 'other places, Id first 40k., every additional 2oz. or fraction Ad. 1 Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.-~£d additional, is | required on all the above, j Newspapers.--Town and Inland id 'each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, ludif Jamaica. Natal, I Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under Roz. sent by first available route; over Soz. 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 \Q'a. and Ad oach extra 2oz. j TELEPHONES i Cnargcs.—At kxenangei continuous,ly open—Business establishments. £7;' [private residences, £5 per annum. ! Exchanges not continuously open, an jequal eha/ge of £5. j Telephone Exchanges at Aackland, j Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, jlnvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palraerston North, and Wanganui aro open 'all day and ali night. The other Exchanges chiefly from °- a.m. to 5 p.m. ,nonev orders, plus telegraph charge

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion for lolivery in jS'ow Zeairfud, not exceed■Qg:—

id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— layable in New Zealand tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £o, Is; £7, Is 6d ; £lO 2s; £l2, 2a 6d; £'ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4.0. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £J or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— i Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o | or fraction of £5. and a telegraph ree |of Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE KATSS. s. d. i Australian States 0 U per word Kiji [J £ „ ! Norfolk island d | United States 2s 4d to 2 A (j I Cape Colony * - S United Kingdom 3 0 ” } 2d additional war tax required on each message. , I(Signature and aduress counted ipart of .me message). mail NOTICfca. Mails dose at the Post Office. Strut- ; lord, as under : Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also luoodays and Indays. at 0 p.m. Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.2& a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. I Haw era—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. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and ! Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays ! Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. i and 6 p.m. i Kaoonga—Daily, B p.m. . j Kiore —Monday, Wednesday, and Indav. (i D.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lovvgartb—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. I Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and SatI ujtlay. 0 p m, | Midhir.A—Daily, 8.10 n.m.. 2.80 p.m., 1 a-.d G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m, 12.15 , p.m.. 2.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. j Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., I and 6 p.m, Nomianby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. U. 30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokma —Daily. 6 p.m. Puiiiwhaivan—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays. 6 p.tu. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 n.m,, and 2.30 p.m. Turiki—Daily, 8.10 n.m.. 230 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m, Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. I and G p.m, Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays afc 8,30 a.m. Toko— Daily, H p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa— Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. G 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 G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 n.m., and 6 p.m, Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.3 r ' a.m., and 2.30 p.m W hangamomonn—Tu es d a v W e d n es. day. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Sntnrdar nrmrir—Tuesday. Wednesday gjiterdav. R p in. ; also Mondays and , ft* 0 SO a.m, J

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