MAILS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 4 December 1916, Page 7

MAILS.

Mails close at the Taihape Poat| Office as follows: —Daily (except Sun-, days):— 5 a.m.—Utiku, Wanganui, Mataroa, Tuiungarere, Hihitahi, Booth’s, Mill, Waiouru, Rangataua, Ohakune, Karioi. 7 a.m. —Ohutu, Taoroa. S a.m. —Main Trunk South. 5

9.40 a.m. —Utiku, Ohingaiti, Malgaonoho, Hunterville, Taranaki (R.P.U.J 12.15 p.m.—Mataroa, Turaugarere, inhitahi, Oliakune, Ohakune Junction, Horopito. 3.15 p.m.—Utiku, Mangawekiß, Hunterville. Marton. Marton Junction. Foilding, Palmerston North, Wan-.; ganui. 5 p.ra.—Mataroa,, Rangataua, Ohakune.; 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Raetihi. 9.45 p.m.—Auckland, Wellington. Mo'awhango—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday—l2.ls p.m. Rural. Kaweka Road —Tuesday and Friday, 8.30 a.m. Ngawaka—Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. Papakal Road —Dally 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 T a.m. Private Bags. P. Gassy, 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 tdr 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 paper® Up to 2oz j(j. Above 2oz, and not exceeding 4oz. Id.

The inland maximum weight for book® and printed papers is 4 lb. For pattern and sample packets— Up to 41b., same as for books and printed papers Above 4!b. and not exceeding 51b. 9d. The inland maximum weight for pattern and sample packets 1b 51b. The war-tax of 2=d 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 18th February, 1916. REGISTERED MAGAZINE: POSTAGE 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 4oz. Id. „ 4oz. „ Boz. Id.* Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, Jd. *An additional Jd. war-tax must be added in this case.

,. 4oz. ,, 6oz; lgd. ,, 6oz. ,, 8oz. 2d. ,. 8oz. ,, 10oz. 2%d. ,, 10oz. ,, 11b. 3d., ,. lib. ‘ ,, 21b. 4é.d .. 21b ,, 31b 6d. ,. 31b. ,, 41b. 73d.