MAILS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 2 December 1916, Page 7

MAILS.

Mails close at the Taihape PobU Office as follows:—Daily (except Sundays):—

5 a.m.—TJtiku, Wanganui, Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Booth's, Mill, Waiouru, Rangataua, Ohalume, Karioi. % v..-'. --■-■ iutu, Taeroa. \ S a.m. —Main 'Trunk South. '

9.40 a.m. —Utiku, Ohingaiti, Maigaonoho, Humerville, Taranakl (R.P.0.) 12;15 p.m.—Mataroa, Turangarere, iiihitahi, Ohakune, Ohakune Junction, Horopito. 3,15 p.m.—Utiku, Maxigav/ekfl, Hunterville. Marton, Marton Junction, Feildintf, Palmertton North, Wanganui. 5 p.ra.—Mataroa, Rangataua, Ohakune. 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 OK PAPER; PATTERN OR SAMPLE PACKET. The inland rates for books 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 sd, 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 4ib. 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 and printed papers were adopted on the 21st January, 1916; those for pattern and sample packets operate on the ISth February, 1916.

REGISTERED MAGAZINE: POST-

AGE FOR AUSTRALIA AND FIJI

So that the postage on- 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 4oa. Id. „ . 4oz. „ Boz. Id.* Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, id.

•An additional id. war-tax must be added In this case.

4oz. »> 6oz. lid. „ , 6oz. 99 8oz. 2d. „ * 8oz. 99 lOoz. 2Jd. „ 1G03. 99 11b. Sd., „ lib. Jr ft 21b. 4Jd „ 21b ■f 99 Sib 6d. „ 31b. 41b. 7Jd.