POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 87, 9 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. I bettors and Letter Cards.—lnland Oook islands), Id for earn. 4m. or fraction thereof, and 4d for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitod Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili, Costa H.ioa, Kg>p* lt»ic Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, ami Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof: all other places 2Jd) for the hrst oz. or fraction thereof, and II d for- each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.—lnland, single, $d ; reply. Id; al! other places, single, Id; reply 2d

Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, J,d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must be .eft open. Commercial papers. —Town (for *c■ounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id -or first 40r5 and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other nieces lOoz. 2Jd and id for every additional 2oz, (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; aver 2oz. as for “all other places.” All ether places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.—Jd additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id J ach, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, ludh., Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under soz. sent by first available route; over toz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and id for each mcceeding 2oz. All other places .Id ■ach under 4oz. and. id «af;h extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges.— At Hxc'/mngf i continuous y open—Business establishments, £7; irivate residences, £6 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ■qua! charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm- ; niton North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Ex■hanges chiefly from Q a.m. to 5 p.m r.onov orders, Plus telegraph charge.

PARCEL POST.

Parcels posted in the Dominion fox ■elivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

i<\ additional war tax required on »ach parcel. . Money Orders. (By iostr.)— layin New Zealand, for each £5 or a action of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. £2 6d; £5, , b ‘£7, Is fid; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2s fid ; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s Jd, £2O; 4s; “J? 1 " •inun £4O United Kingdom, Butish Possessions, Canada. United States Hawaii and Germany 3d for eachi £1 5 fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)vVithin New Zealand. 3d for every £d ,r fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee ,i is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE RAtVS. Australian States H per word Kiji A r- » Norfolk Island Jo „ United States 2s id 0 - 'j ~ Jape Colony i on )> United Kingdom *- ' i on ' 2d additional war tax required jack message. , , counted as signature and tnoxess. >art of the message).

mail NOTlCtfc. Mails close .1 tt* P«‘ ford, as under Auckland— Daily, 8.10 < «^° Tuesdays and. Fridays, ai b P-“-JarditT— Daily. 8 P-m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. .„„ m Elthara —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9-28 a.m., 2.00 p.m. and 0 p.mEawoia —Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. aud 0 P- m - n .> n 8.10 W 0 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Htiiakaina- —Daily, 6 p in. Hurimoana a)eo Mondays t „ c lc™a-feily P S.lOa.n 1 ..2.80p.m. and 6 p.mKaponga —Daily. 8 P-oi Kiore -Monday, Wednesday, ami 1 Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Wondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Low garth— -Daily, S p.m. Malice —Daily, 8 P-m. Main Trunk— Daily. 8-10 a.m.. 0-80 a m.. and 2.30 p.m, Makahn— Tuesday. Thursday and SatMiaWrfcTHib?B.lo a- 111 - 2 !!0 ,>m - N -,Dpfvlntt-Da!l y . 8.10 a.m. 12.15 nni 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. Nonnanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m. ■'.MO p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m Pohokut i—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwha/can- -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. 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m., Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m.

Saturdays »t 8.30 a.m. . | Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. I and 6 p.m, jTaurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. |Te Wera —Daily, 8 p.m. I and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. 'Toko—Daily. 8 p.m.: also. Tuesday j and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. |Tututawa —Monday and Saturday 8.30 | a.m.; Wednesday, 0 p.m. iWairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 930 a.m.. and 2.30 pm. Waitsra—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanyanui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m,. 2.30 n.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whantramnmona—Tuesday. Wednes-j day. Thursday, and Saturday. a+ 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday , ntn-ra— Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday. 0 p.m.; also Mood a v. ; and j «$ BLfio R.m.

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