POSTAL INFORMATION

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 28, 29 December 1916, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION

POSTAL Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitod Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Bua. Egypt Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies. Siam Scrvia, and Postal .Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. fraction thereof; all other places 2i<3 for the first oz. or fraction thereof, ami Ijd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (regis tered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereof On© end must be left open. Commercial papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and jd for each succeeding 2oz. All otheij places lOoz. 2Jd and |d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern anjj Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2o'/. ns 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 all the above.

Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Iml if Jamaica. Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id dach paper. If under •}d/.. sent by first available route; over Boa. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addi ossed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All otlier places Id each under -toz. and -id ««.ch extra 2oz. TELEPHONE? Cnarges, —At Exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 [am annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ~11 day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. aouev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST.

Parcels posted i» Hie Dominion foi lelivery in New Zealand, not exceed

J«1 additional war tax required oi. each parcel. . _ Money Orderi. (By Post.)— Fay able in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, LI, bd , Lo, La - £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2s bdl; £ls 3s; £l7, 3b 6(1. £2O; 4a; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada. United States. Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £i or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph) Within New Zealand. 3d for every Lo or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE RAT*B. .'< “ j Australian States 0 4\ per wort| Kij( , , ! Norfolk Island " " United States 2» Id to 2 6 f Cape Colony j 1 „ United Kingdom 3 u . , 2d additional war tax requited on each message. t , , (Signature and address counted as part of the message). mail noticesMails 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- In - Eltham— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m.,

2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera- —Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m.,

2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. J.3QP

a.rn . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday nnd Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays [ Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kapouga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 0 D.m. Kohuratahi —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Mon* days and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily. .8 p.m. Mahoo—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 p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., atd 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m; 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.rn. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 1130 p.m., and G p.m. , Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokur \ —Daily. 6 p.m. 8.30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.rn.. 9.30 r>» * r- »r, T0...' • •• ?» V Strathmore-Daily p.m. Q •»<! ~m Rowan—Daily. 8 o.ra. and R m P n lira t- « „-o C'* «i - QWO qyp and Saturdays at 8.80 a.m. Toko—Daily. G p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawo—Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday. G p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p m. Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.rn,, and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and Saturday, at 0 p.m.; also Monday and Saturday •.atmra—Tuesday. Wednesday. SatnrPAy, 6 p.m.; also and 1.80 *,m.

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