POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 79, 31 October 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL VtATES. Utters and Lotlor Cards.- -Inland (including Jook Islands), Id for ea-l ' ioz. or fraction thereof, and h] f O , ! each succeeding 2oz, Nmted Kingdom British possessions. United States Unli, Costa [?,i ra . Egypt Italy Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru Page I ago. Pttravtu.n-. Portugal, and Porta gMwe Coloiii-. Shim. Sorvia, and ol iji :f 'y ] ' s '•'>, Chinese Treats Ports. Id for each uz. or fractioi thereof ; all other places 2jcs for thf first oz. or fraction thereof and lie [or each succeeding oz. or fractioi thereof. Post Cards.—lnland single, }d; reply !'i; all other places single. Id replv 2d . Printed Papers (including Book,and Magazines, not registered).--A)' places, id per 2oz. Magazines (regis tered), inland, JJd for every Boz. .q» fraction thereof. Foreign. *<] per 2c:: or fraction thereof One end must be left opor\ Commercial I'apors.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs. or Id for first 4oz and J«l each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 20-«. All othei places lOoz. 2}d and >d for everv ad ditional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—l* land, }d first 2oz. or fraction thereof over 2oz. as for "all other places." All ether places, Id first 40z., every additional 2ok. or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.—Jd additional, ii required on all the above. j Newspapers.—Town and Inland Jd leach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canjada, Ceylon, [ndi? .Jamaica. Natal Orange River, South Sea Islands, and I Transvaal, Id each paper. If under jßoz. sent by first available route; ove-" |Boz. sent by direct steamer only; un I less specially addressed and paid a( rate of H for first -loz. and £d for each j succeeding 2oz. All other places lo each under 4oz. and *d «mm h extra 2vv ! TELEPHONES . I Cnarges.—At kxcnangf j continuous ; ly open—Business establishments; Jc~ j private residences, £6 per annua, i Exchanges not continuously open, at j equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. ' Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm erston North, and Wanganui are open tall day and all night. The other Exchange? chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m •jmonev orders, plus telegraph charge

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted ju the Dominion fo; delivery iu Now Zealand, not exceed ,ng

id additional war tax required or. each parcel. Money Ordf.ra. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £6, is; £7, Is 6(1; £lO 2s; £l2, 2s iid; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s 6(1, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE kA?*-S. » s. d. Australian States 0 4} per word : Fiji 0 f ~ Norfolk Island 0 b r United States 2s Id to 2 .3--“, Capo Colony -■ ' ■ ■ United Kingdom 3 0 [ 2d additional war tax required or oacu .message. ■ .(Signature and address counted as I p«irL ol the mebSHiie)• MAIL WOTIGth. Mads close at the Post Office. Strat- ; lord, as under : ! Auckland— Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also I ties days and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff —Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 8.28 a.m., i 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera —Daily, S.xO a.m., 3.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 3.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa —Daily. 6 p.m. Hurirnoana— I luesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. ary] 6 p.m. , Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fridav. 6 D.rn. Ko h u ratah i—T u esday, We d n esday _and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily. 3 p.m. Mahoe —Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m,. 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—-Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. S p m. Mid hirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a\d B p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 3.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. , Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m :1.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. jPohokuia—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.m. Ta. r iki—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. 1 and 6 p.m, Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.re. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tutntawa-—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; WVdnesday. B p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p re. Waitnra—Daily,B.lo a.m, 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui-Daily. 3.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. Wellington— Daily, 8.10 am., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangamomona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday anera—Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday. B p.rn. ; also Mondays and h 30 a.m.

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