POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 2 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland including Cook Islands), Id for each loz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States Chili. Cosfca Rica Egypt Italy, MeJj co, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Penj P B go t Fago Paiaguav. Pctogal. and Portnanese C010n'..., Siam Servia. and ) Postal Agencies ,n Chinese Treaty t f, orts ', ,/ or , oz - or fraction ! thereof; all other places 2idl for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid or each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply. Id; all other places single, Id; reply 2d * i Printed P a PWB (including Books j and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left open, 1 Commsrcia! papers.— Town (for rtCcounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id i for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern ang Sample Packets. —In land, id first 2oz, or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All I other places, Id first 40z., every ad- ! ditional 2oz. or fraction id. I 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, Indir Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under i Roz. sent by first available route; over j Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at I rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and 4d each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES

Cnargos. —At Excluingfi continuous ly open—Business establ.shments, £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 Q a.m. to 5 p.m. nonev orders, Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted Id the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceedng:_ .

Jjd additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or traction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Pin, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d;,£6, Is; £7, Is 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 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 oable^vs.;;'/^. 8 ’ <J. Australian States 0 li per word Pij i P £ ~ Norfolk Island o'6 ; United States 2s 4d to 2 i (Jape Colony * United Kingdom 3 0 ” Sid. additional war tax required on each message. . , I (Signature and address counted as Ipai” of the message). MAIL NOTICfch. Mails close at the Post Office, ocratfoid, as under;--Auckland— Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at t> 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. Hawora —Daily, 0.10 a.m., D.oO 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— 1 uesday. 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 Tridav. 6 o.mKohuratahi—Tuesday . Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgartb—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 batI urday. 6 p m. I Midhin;t—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., a d 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 1.2.15 p.m., 2.30'p.m., and 6 p.m. Nga ere— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Norraanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. ;1.30 p.m., and 6 p.m, Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokuia —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. Tariki- Daily. 810 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.80 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8.80 a.m. Toko—Daily. 0 p.m.: also. 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.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p m. 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., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangamomona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday nti^rn —Tuesday. Wednesday. Satnr-I day, 0 p.m. ; also Mondavc and * » 30 a.m.

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