POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 13, 9 December 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAI, HATES, i Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland : including Jo ok Islands), Id for 6h;.;li 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id lot i each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Kina. Kg.'T»t Italy. Mod- I co. Nicaragua, Nigeria, Porn, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal aH RortuT.7f>se* Oolohiriii, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies ili Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oZ. or fraction thereof: all other places 1 for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ]-)d | for each succeeding oz. or fraction ■ hereof. , , Posit Cards.-r-Xuland. single, id; re- ' ofv. Id: all other places, single, Id; reply 3d | Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, net registered).—All ( places, id per 2oz. Magazines (regiv | tered), inland, }d for every Box. or [ fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2r*. , or fraction thereof vine end must be , left open. | Commercial papers.— Town (for accounts, etc., only) )d for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oa and id each succeeding 9oz. Inland Id for first 40z.. and jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2jd and id for every additiofial 2oa, (Open for inspection). . Pattern arttf Saifiplo Packets. —In \ land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof ; | over 2oz. as for “all other pieces.” All ! other places, Id first loz., every ad- | clitional 2oz. or fraction id, j Registration,—2d additional for all 1 places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the above. | Newspapers. —Town and Inland id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon. Indir Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under So ■/.. sent bv first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id ouch extra 2oz.

TELLPHONLJ? Cnargag.—At ExCn angr j continuously open—Business establishments, £f ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an cpual charge of £5. , Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from d a.in. to 5 p-m. rr.onev orders, Plus telegrapn charge

PARCEL POST. parcels posted in the Dominion tor •telivory in New Zealand, not exceed-

'd additional war tax reauired on each parcel. , ~ Money Ortho'S. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each foot fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 hd; £5, Is £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d, k o’ £l7, 3 S od, £2O; 4s; maximum £4O United Kingdom. British Possessions, Canada. United States Hawaii and Germany. 3d tor each £1 or fraction thereoj. ('Ey Telegraph) Within New Zealand 3d for every lo or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee “f Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE R At^S, s. d Australian States 0 ** *** word Fiji S f. „ Norfolk island g ° United States da Id to - o ~ Capo Colony * ‘'war™ m « iMidress counted M

Mails close at the Post Oifice. Swatford, as imcler Tuesdays and Fridays, at b P- m - Cardiff— Daily, 8 P- m - Douglas —Daily, 6 p.m. Kllliam — Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.2 b a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hftwora— Daily, b.lO a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hawke’s Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m,. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama — Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa —Daily, 6 p.m. Hunraoana—T uesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—" Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m.

and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m Ivioro —Monday', Wednesday, and 1 rl ‘ dav. G P.m. , Kuhurntahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. : also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3 v a.m. Dowgarth—Daily. 8 p.m. Mahoe— Daily, 8 p.m. Mam Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 pm. Maka.hu— Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, R p m Midhi" i —Dailv. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 P m., a ,d 6 p.m. ,„, r Now Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. U.lo p.m. 2.30 p.m., and G pm. Ngaore—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m, Norraanby-—Daily, 8.10 s>.m., f1.30a.r0. '’.3o p.m.. and 3 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., f 1.30 a.m.. and 2 30 p.m. Pohekim— Daily R p.m. 8.30 n.rn. ; Wednesdays. 6 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 9.30 Qf rjtf.S **•'» *' *i ■ TVi " *•• ’ ’ " n» !?nwn n P • c »> Trl and Saturdays ufc 8.30 a.m. Toko— Daily. 0 p.m. : also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa— Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. 0 P m - Waivarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.31* a.m., and 2.30 p m. Waitara—Daily.B.lo a.in. 12.25 pm., and G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 3-30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 pm Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturdav. al C p.m.; also Monday and Saturday urmra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Satnr■ <’ \y, 6 p.m.; also Monday, and S 80 a. in.

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