POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 86, 8 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. I Letters and Letter Cards. r lniand including Uook Islands), Id for easu 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Cosfcn Rica. Egypt ftaly, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pern, Pago Pngo, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonic*, Siairi. Servia, and Postal Agencies ia Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each uz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2J$ for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and IJd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Card*.—lnland, single, Jdj reply, Id; all other places, single, Id \ reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Bor>. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be left oper. Commercial rapws.—Town (fo? accounts, etc., only) |d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 1,07,, Inland. Id for first 40z., and }d for each succeeding 2oz. All other olaces 10oz. 2id and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern ma Sample Packets.—ln laud, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; »ver 2oz. as for "all other places." All ;ther places, Id first 40z., every adlitional 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 -3ach, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indie;, Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under •ioz. sent by first available route; over :oz. sent by direct steamer only; unyss specially addiessed and paid at •ate of M for first 4oz. and id for each ;ucceeding 2oz. All other places Id ach under 4ez. and id «aoh extra 2oz. TELtPHONES

Cnargas.—At kxcnaugf j continuous y open—Business estabLshments. £7 ; uivate residences, £6 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an qual cha.'ge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Pahnuston North, and YVanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Exhanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. mmev orders. Plus telegraph charge PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for idivery in New Zealand, cot exceed

id additional war tax required on -m<:h parcel. . « Money Ortfars. (By Post.) -Pay,hle in New Zealand, for each £5 or Action of £5 3d. Commonwealth, hn Samoa and Tonga, £2, ocl; a,o, , r • pi? 1* fid £2O: 4s: maxi- ?^ 3 £o £ 17 6niodK»m/Briti B h Sssions, Canada. United State. Hawaii and Germany 3d foT each £1 ,i fraction therecf. (By Telegraph)V.thin New Zealand, 3d for every £5 of £5. and a &*&£** i la. Australia, at rate of posta.

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Australian States 0* 4'per word y'iii t\ a " Norfolk Island » United States 1* 4d to & - „ 3ape Colony United Kingdom J Quired on 2d additional war tax requueu g* "KTR* address counted as m-t of the message). MAil* NOTICE*. Mails close at the Post Office. Straiford, as under:— 01 ~" ~i ain am.; also '"*£££& «*»••* i P~-Jarditt-Daily. 8 p.m. 2.30 p.m.. andi6pA g 30 Bawke's Bay—Daily, B.IU a.m.. »• a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. B "S3S3S 7J5 ; «lso Mondays [ ngletood-Daily P 8.10a.m.. 2,30p.n, and 6 p.m. and Fri-KohuSahi-Tuesday. Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mon days and Saturdays at a.W a.m. Lowgarth— Daily. S p.m. Mahoe— Daily, 8 P-m. 3Q Main Trunk-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. Midb l gf£:Dai!y m 8.10a.m..2.30p.m.. New piUoS-Dally, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 nro 230 p.m.. and 6 p.m. M. 30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Palmerston North-Daily, 8.10 a.m., P. 30 a.m.. and 2.80 p.m. PnhokuM —Daily. 6 P- m - _ . . Puniwha*au--Mondays and Saturdays 830 a.m.; Wednesdays, o p.m South' Island-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Tanki-Daily. 810 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., Strathmore— Daily, 0 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa— Saturday. 8..5U a.m. To Wera— Daily, 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Toko— Daily. 0 P.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Mondev and Saturday 8.3 U <»..m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9-30 a.m.. and 2.30 p ti. Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m , and 6 p.m. Wanfranni—Dailv, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 810 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.re. Whnncamomona—Tuesday. Wednes-d.-?v Thufad.if. and R*fWP«*«. " f 8 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday a n ,vra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Satnr- J day, fi p.m.; also Monday* and J ftS %M a.m.

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