MAILS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 12 September 1916, Page 7

MAILS.

Mails close at the Tain ape Poet Office as follows:—Daily (except Sundays):— 5 a.m.—Utiku, Wanganui, Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Booth's Mill, Waiouru, Rangataua, Ohakune, Karioi. 7 a.m.—Ohutu, Taoroa. 8 a.m. —Main Trunk South. 9.40 -a.m. —Utiku, Ohingaiti, Maigaonoho, Hunterville, Taranaki (R.P.0.) 12.15 p.m.—Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Ohakune, Ohakune Juno, tion, Horopito. 3.15 p.m. —Utiku, Mangaweka, Hunterville, Marton, Marton Junction,

Feildins, Palmeraton North, ganui.5 p.ra.--Mataroia, Rangataua, ©hakune. 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Raetihi, 9.45 p.m. —Auckland, Wellington. Moawhango —Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday—l2.ls p.m. Rural. Kaweka Road—Tuesday and Friday, 8.30 a.m. Ngawaka—Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. Papakai Road— Daily 4.30 p.m. Raukura—Daily 7 a.m. -Taoroa Road—Daily 7 a.m. Wainui (Raukura)— Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12.15 p.m. Winiata— Daily 7 a.m. Private Bags. P. Casey, J. G. Collins, E. Gilbert, F. Overton, G. A. Wheeler (Taoroa)—Daily 7 a.m. M". Morrison— Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12.15 p.m. POSTAGE RATE: BOOK OR PAPER; PATTERN OR SAMPLE PACKET. The inland rates for hooks and printed papers and for pattern and sample packets have been reduced to correspond with the inland parcel rates in all cases where they formerly exceeded them. The new inland rates are as follows for books and printed papers Up to 2oz Id. Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id.

The inland maximum weight for books and printed papers is 4 lb. For pattern and sample packets— Up to 41b., same as for books and printed papers Above 41b. and not exceeding 51b. 9d. The inland maximum weight for pattern and sample packets is 51b. The war-tax of Jd per article must be added in each case. The new rates for books ana printed papers were adopted on the 21st January, 1916; those for pattern and sample packets operate on the 18th February, 1916. REGISTERED MAGAZINE: POSTAGE FQR AUSTRALIA AND FIJI. So that the postage orr registered magazines for Australia and Fiji will not exceed the Postal Union rate, ;the postage is to be altered as under:— Each copy not exceeding 2oz id. Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. „ 4oz. „ Boz. Id.* Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, |d.. *An additional id. war-tax must be added in this case.

„ 4oz. „ 6oz. l|d. „ 6oz. „ 8oz. 2d. M 8oz. „ lOoz. 2£d. „ lOoz. lib. 3d. ,, Hb. „ . 21b. 4Jd „ 21b 31b 6d. „ 31b. 41b. 7id.