POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 94, 17 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATES. Letters and Lottos- Cards.—lnland ,including wook Islands), Id for eavi. •to/., or fraction thereof, and £d foi each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possession!?, T'nited States,' Chili, Costa R'ea, Egvpt Italy. M,.sieo, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay. Portugal, ami Portuguese Colonies. Stain. Servia, and Vostal Agencies ia Chinese Treaty Ports, lcl for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2k* for the first ok. or fraction thereof, and ljd .'or each succeeding ok. or fraction thereof. post Cards.—lnland, single, *d; 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 Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left operv Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2oz*.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first Joz.. 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. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on n.ll the above. Newspapors.— Town and Inland. id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indif Jamaica. N-ttai, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Hoz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addiessed and paid at rate of H for first loz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and Ad «SH;h extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES Gnarges.—At IjxcJiangf & continuous I v open—Business establ.shinenbs, £7 ; private residences, £6 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ran jil charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Ihvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m inonev orders, Plus telegraph charge PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for '.elivery in Now Zealand, not exceed

£d additional war cax required on parh parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Pay,*hle in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Ls;,£7, Is .Bdj. £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; flo 3s; £17." 3s 6d. £2O; 4s; maximum £4O United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States. Hawaii and Germany. 3d for oath £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 ir fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee A Ib. Australia, at rate of postai

CABLE RAtMi. t S< <L Australian States 0 H per word w- », .... ° S " Norfolk Island 0 b' Uiiited States 2s id to 2 3 } Cape Colony 2 • ! United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tai required on ■ inch message. , (Signature and address counted a* part oi the message). MAIL. NOTICfeh Mails close at the Poßt Office. Su'atiord, as under : Auckland—DaUy, 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 0 p.m. Hawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p m. Uawke's Bay—Dally, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa —Daily. G p.m. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. C 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 Friday. B D.m. Kohuratahi—-Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 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 Saturday. 6 pm. Midhir .>— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.80 p.m., K'.d 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ttgaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. !\3O p.m., and 6 p.m. Palnverston North—D«ily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokuti—Daily. 6 p./n. 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays. 6 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 T„ ~,i :.- ■ . ... , .. Q fcrathmm-n r>»-»- p n m j ''•' '• ■ • '""•> m. i Rowan .. n«;j T nr> , n nnr? R n «- T«,nr«lm , « and Saturdays at 8 30 a.m. I Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 I a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 , a.m., and 2.30 p ti Waitara—Daiiy.B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and fi p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 j a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. VPnlHngton—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Whangamoraona-i-Tuesday. WedD^s-' 'nv. Thursday, and SaturrW. at 6 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday nt!»ra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Monday;, and It Q 30 am,

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