POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 83, 4 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. ! Letters and Letter Cards Inland including Jook Islands), Id for ea.'l) -loz. or fraction thereof, and for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom. British possessions. United States, Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt Italy, Me*iI co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pfru, Pago i Pago. Paraguay.'Portugal, and Portuguese Colon!*!:. Siam. Sttrna, and 'Postal Agencies ui Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply. Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d

i Printed Papers (including Books 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 oper». Commercial rapers,—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for tirst 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All | other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. I Registration.—2d additional for all 'places. War Tax.--id additional, is I required on all the above. Newspapers.—Town and Inland id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Can- ! ada, Ceylon, Indi? 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 addiessed and paJd at rate of M for first 4oz. and id for each I succeeding 2oz. All other places Id i ) each under loz. and Ad «<w;h extra 2oz. , i TELLPHONEB

Cnarges.—At ly open—Business establishments. £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an roual cha/ge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christcburch, Dunedin, luvercnrgill, Napier, Hastings, Palnierston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from °- a.m. to 5 p.m. moiiev orders, plus telegraph charge.

PARCEL POST. harcels posted in the Dominion for telivery in JNew Zealand, not exceed ng

Jd additional war tax reuuired cn each parcel. Money Order*. (By Post.} -Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa; and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2b 6d; £.15. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O. "United Kingdom, British 1 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 nil! in t CABLE RATSS. ! jl-.n ! b. d. Australian States 0 H'P wl " word , Fiji 06 1 ,„■(/ , Norfolk Island 0 b t , j United States -id to 2 t Cape Colony 2 • United Kingdom 3 0 ” 2d additional war tax required on eacii message. , I (signature and address counted as | pai t of the message). MAIL NOTlCta. Mails close at the Post Office, tttratr fold, as under; — Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Uouglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawora— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m.,

2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, B.IU a.m.. 9.3 U

a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Buiakaraa —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa —Daily. 0 p.m.' Elurimoana—l uesday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m ar>d 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and *nflav. 6 D.m. Kokuratahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3 P a.m. Lowgarth—Daily. 3 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 Sat ! urd.ay. 6 p.m. Midair : j—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a J 6 p.m. New Plvmoutb—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12 If) p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaem—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—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. Pohokuta—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturday ► 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. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., Q trathmore—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, b' 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 *n. Waitara— Dnily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wanganni—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington— Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p r» Whangamnmona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday. *»+ 6 p.m. j also Monday and Saturdnt afa^ra—Tuesday. WednApday. Satnr dav. 6 p.m.; also Mondays and sf 9.80 a,m. i

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