MAILS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 9 December 1916, Page 7

MAILS.

Mails close at the Taihape Poatjj Office as follows: —Daily (except Sundays):— 5 a.m.—Utiku, Wanganul, Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Booth'sMill, SVaiouru, Rangataua, Ohakune, Kariol. 7 a.m. —Ohutu, Taoroa. \ 8 a.m.—Main-Trunk South. » ■ ,;

9.40 a.m.—Utiku, Ohingaiti, Malgaono- | ho, Hunterville, Taranakl (R.P.0.) 12.15 p.m. —Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Ohakune, Ohakune Juno tion, Horopito. 3.15 p.m.—Utiku, Mangawek-A, Hunterville. Marton, Marten Junction, j Feeding, Palmerston North, Wan-v ganui. ij 5 p.m.—Mataroa, Rangata.ua, Ohakune.V; 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Raotihi. 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 Satur-*' day, 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 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 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 9

; The inland maximum weight for ’book‘g and printed paper: is 4 lb. For pattern and sample packets.Up to 41b., some as for books and K printed papers Above 42!). and not exceeding 51!). Sid. The inland maximum weight for pattern and gample packets is 51b. The war-tax of id per article must be added in each case. The new ratefi 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 FQR AUSTRALIA AND FIJI. so that the postage or. registered: magazines for Australia and Fiji will‘ not exceed the Postal Union rate, the postage is to be altered as under:—.Ea'ch copy not exceeding 2oz %d- ‘ Above 2oz. and not exceeding 403- Id- ,, 4oz. ~ 802. Id.‘ Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, id--An additional $6. war-tax must be ‘added in this case.

Up to 2oz. §d. Above 202. and not exceeding 4oz. 1d. ,, 4oz. ,, 6oz. lid. ,, 6oz. ,, 8oz. 2d. ,. 8oz. ,, 10oz. 2;«,d. ,, 10oz. ,, 11b." 3d. ,, 11b. ,, _ 211). 456 ,, 21b ,, 31b (id. ,, 3-lb. ,, 41b. 794d.