POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 27, 28 December 1916, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATEB. Letters and Letter Cards—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitcd Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Co*ta Rica. ftgypt Italy. Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese" Colonies. *>iani. Servia, and Postal Agencies ■'» Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each u». or fraction thereof; all other ])l«ces 2.Jd for the (irsL oz. or fraction thereol, and Ijd for each succeeding ok. or fraction thereof,

Post Cards.—lnland. Binglo, sd; reply, Id: all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Hooks and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof, foreign, id per 2oa. or fraction thereof One end must be left oper\ Commercial rapurs.—Town (foi ,*<•• counts, etc., only) Jd for 20/.5., or Id for first 4oz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first loz.. and jd for each succeeding 2o». All other places lOoz. 2id and Jd for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. aa for "all other places." AH other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2ok. or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.- -J<l additional, is required on all the above.

Newspapers.—Town and Inland. Jd wch, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Indir Jamaica. Nntai, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under %'/j, sent by first available route; over So/,, sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addieased and paid at rate of H for first 4oz. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under loz. and id «ach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At li.xermng< : s continuous ly open—Business establ.aliments, £7 j private residences, £6 per annum. lixehangOß not continuously open, an • qnal charge of £5. Telephone Exchangesfrat Auckland, Wellington, Christohurch, Dunedin. Invercnrgill, Napier, Hastings, PalmUrston North, and Wangauui are open I ill day and all night. The other Ex•hangos chiefly from Q- a.m. to 5 p.m. rnmev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in Iho Dominion foi ielivory in New Zealand, not exceed

IHU J. u “ , id additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Poet.) —I ay able in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonya, £2 bd; ho, Is- £7, la 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2b 6d; CIS 3s; £l7. Sr 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. 3dLfor every £5 or fraction of £S. and -Ftelegraph fee of Ih. Australia,- at rate of postal

CABLE RATTS. . s. d. Australian States 0 41 per word Fiji '•' - ®H » Norfolk Island ' 0 6 ". " [United States 2a -Id V> I 8 rf | | Cape Colony I A ' „ United Kingdom • 3 U i '2d additional war tax required o£ •ach message. . , (Signature and address counted as part of the messago). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:— Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. ■ Cardiff— Daily. 8 p.m. Douglas Daily, G p.m. Eltliam—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and G p.m. Haweia—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2..'30 p.m.. and 6 p in. Hawke's Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.J0 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, 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. , Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, fl o.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, S p.m. Mahoe—Dailv, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Maknhn—-Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Midhir<rfc— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.80 p.m.,

an J 6 p.m. Now Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaoro—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and fi p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. p.m., and 8 p.m. Palmarsfcon North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. PoholuiM—Daily. 6* p.m. 8.30 a.m.: Wednesdays, 6 p.m. South Island-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 M TTI . IV. t..,..' ••■. ?i • .■ q t.ratbmnr«~ Dad? fl vm. q.,f n „i u •>(■ , m [fowan-. Dnily. 8 o.ra. find (\ n rr. and Saturdays at 8.80 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. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.85 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 piw Whangamnmona—Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 0 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday »ab/»ra—Tuesday. Wednesday. Sat firT\y. fl p.m.; also Mondays and a$ &J 9 a.m.

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