POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 100, 24 November 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATEB. Lfltfera and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for earl, ■toz. or fraction thereof, and id foj each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom. British possessions, United States' Chili. Costa llica, Egvoi ft»?v Mfx,\eo, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru Pa«o Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, and I'oftneuese Colonies. Siam. Servia, >\nd Postal Agencjes i.n Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof: nil other places for tbe first 08. or fraction thereof, and lljd f»» nach succeeding oz. or fraction tVr<>af. Past Curtis,--Inland, single, Jd ; replv. Id; all other places, single, Id; reoly 2d Printed Payers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, £d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, |d per 20.-. or fraction thereof One end must he left oper> Commercial raners.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) |d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 4oz. and jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd and $d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection) Pattern a n ( j Sample Packets.—ln land, first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." A]] other places, Id first 40z,., every additional 2oz. or fraction £d. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.-.-Jd additional, is required on all the abov« Newspapers.—Town and Inland Jd each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indi? Jamaica. Nital, 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 addressed and paid at [ rate of M for first 4oz. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id j each under 4oz. and Ad »af.h extra 2oiJ

TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At IvscSangfi continuousl.v open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 ■ per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an counl charge of' £5. Telephone Exchauges at Ajckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and VVanganui are open all day'"and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.in money orders. iPlus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted In the Dominion foi leliverv in New Zealand, not exceed-

id additional war tax reauired or. each parcel. ?£oney Orctors. (By Post.}— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiii, Samoa and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7. la 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 ti telegraph fee of is. Australia, at rate of postal

CABLE KAT«iS. a. d. Australian Stateg 0 1} per word Fiji ■ ° 6 ',', Norfolk Island 0 6 United 'States 2s Id to 2 3 >f (Jape Colony 2 7 United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on 'muh message. (Signature and address counted as part ot the message). MAIL MOThCfc& Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under ; Auckland— Daily, 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 6 p.m. .Eawera— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.&0 a.m., 2,80 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 6.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Hniroa—-Daily. G p.m. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglowood—Daily, 3.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. ami 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiore —Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 8 D.m. Kohu ratal) i—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at H.3P a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 3 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahn—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Midoirsi—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., fjr.d (1 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Npcaero—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.r.i. Norraanoy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. M. 30 p.m., and fi p.m. Palmeraton North—Dailv, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokuri—Daily. 6 p.m. 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 "rw i-rl •> '"1 p ~-,. Tprilfi '>-:'•■ qin„ -o '2 '■« ■ - •Hrathmnrp n.u't p -\ m. '•' ' • • " •'" >.m. Rnwon. P>Uv. 3 pm. T„,,,.~t •»'.•«. - •"• - ~ and Saturdays at ? 30 a.m. Toko—Daily. 6 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. Waitnra—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. lYanu;:inui~- Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 n m.. 2.30 p.m.. and G p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. '.Vhn-nsamnmona—Tuesday, WednepImv, Thursdnv, and Satnrdav, nt 6 p.m. j also Monday and Saturday an'M»—Tuesday. Wednesday, Satorday, 6 p.m.; also Monday*, and aSt « 20 am,

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