POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 80, 1 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards luland (including Cook Islands), Id for each loz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili,"Costa Rica, Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nicrerfa.. Peru, Pago Pago, Parngnav Portugal, and Porfcnffuese Coionu’s Stain and | Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty i • orts, Id for each oz. or fraction (hereof; all other places 2id! for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland single, id; reply, 1m ; all other places single, Id; reply 2d j Printed Papers (including Books I and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end. must be left open, i Commercial f-apers.— Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id ■ for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2nz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). ! Pattern and Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; ( ov «r 2oz. as for "all other places.” All ! other places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. ! Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon. Tndir Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under .Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. 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 4oz. and id <*acb extra 2oz, TELEPHONES Cnarges. —At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments. £7; private residences, £5 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 all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from ‘•I a.m. to 5 p.m. rnonev orders, plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST.' Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceednnr •

JL JLI L> XU uv Jd additional war tax reauired on each parcel Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7,"ls 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 or fraction therecS. (By Telegraph)—Within New Zealand, 3d for every £6 or fraction of £6 and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal

CABLE RATSS. s. d. Australian States 0 ih per word Norfolk Island 0 b | United States 2a id to 2 8 ( Cape Uoiony « • United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war ta* required on eacn message. , .(Signature and address counted as [part oi tne message). MAIL NOTICtii. Mails close at the Post Office, »wav ford, as under For— , 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. Haw era—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. 'lHawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m , and 2.30 p.m. Huiakaraa—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Huriiuoana—luesdav, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. ar-d 6 p.m. Kaoonga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kioro—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 D.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.. 3.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 6 pm. Midhirafc—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. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 P.ih. Norraanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. :1.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palnverston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m.' Pohokui\—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhafrau—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. Tariki—Dailv. 8.-I0 a.m., 2.30 p.m., j —Daily, 8 p.m. ! Saturdays at 8.30 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, tj p.m.; alao. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.3 ft a.m., and 2.30 p "o. Waitara—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., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangarnomona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday areM-a—Tuesday. Wednesday, ?atordnv. 6 pm.; also Mondays and «* * SO a.m.

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