POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 16 April 1917, Page 7

POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

ITTERS AND LETTER CARDS.

nland, the Cook and certain other iith Sea Islands, lid for first 4bzs. fraction thereof; id for each ad filial 2oz. or fraction thereof. The ited Kingdom and British posaesns, l|d for each oz. or fraction reof. ' '■ h

’ostcards —Inland: Single Id, reply

L All other places: Single lid, ly 2id. IGKS AND PRINTED PAPERS.

11 -places: Id. per 2oz. or fraction eof.

lagazines (registered) >h copy not exceeding Boz, Id; ivy additional Boz. or fraction reof id.

arc els inland 3|d first lb, lid each itional lb.

ewspapera.—Town and inland, id

REGISTRATION.

.egistration insures proof of the very of mail-matter by placing it er the hand-to-hand check of every ier dealing with it.

egistered matter should be placed itrong covers. All classes of matgaaylfce registered; but commer papers, printed papers, etc., must 50 packed as to admit of easy equation.

very person who registers & letis entitled to a receipt for it i the office at which, it is regiad. If a further receipt is desired

i the addressee, this will be obed upon payment by of additional fee of 2id at the time ■egistration or subsequently.

. the event of the loss of an in- . registered letter or a registered ;r from any country with which r Zealand has a reciprocal arranget as to indemnities the Postmasleneral consents, under certain iitiohs, to be liable to pay a sum exceeding '£2.

POSTAL NOTES.

ew Zealand. —The notes are issued nine amounts, upon which poundis charged as follows: —For notes s. Is 6d, 2s and 2s 6d, poundage 3s and ss, poundage Id; 10s, 15s, 20s, poundage 2d. •itish Postal Orders. —British posorders for fixed sums from 6d to are issued for payment in the UniKingdom and some of the British essions. The poundage is: Up s 6d, 14; to 2dj; to [£l, 3d. oney Orders (fsr peaces within, Zealand).—For sums not oyer the charge is 3.d| £lO, 6d? [£ 15j £.20, Is; £25, Is 3d; £3O, la sd;] , Is 9d; £4O, 2s.

TELEGRAPH.

iriff Rates —Inland: Ordinary tele* is, from any station to any staler 12 words or less, including ■ess and signature Bd, for every tional word sd.

•gent telegrams. —For 12 words or including address and signature d, for every additional word, Id.

HAILS.

ails close at the Taihape Post g»as follows:—Daily (except Sun■—Utiku, Wanganui, Mataroa, Bamngarere, Hihitahi, Booth’s Kill, Waiouru, Rangataua, Ohafcme, Karioi. It.—Ohutu, Taoroa. ft.—Main -Trunk South, la.in. —Utiku, Ohingaiti, Malgaonomo, Hunterville, Taranaki (R.P.0.) ftp.m. —Mataroa, Turangarere, Hi■LhOjOhakune, Ohakune Juno

3.15 p.m. —Utlku, Mangawekft, Hunterville, Marton, Marten Junction, Feilding, Palmerston North, Wanganui. 5 p.m,—Mataroia, Rangataua, Ohakune. 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Raetihl. 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 —Dally 4.30 p.m. Raukura —Daily 7 a.m. Taoroa Road —Dally 7 a.m. Wainui (Raukura) —Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12.15 p.m. Winlata —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 RATS: 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 ail eases where they formerly exceeded them. The new inland rate* are as follows for books and printed paper® Up to 2oz

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 id per article must be added in each case. The new rates for books an<j printed papers were adopted on the 21st January, 1916; those for pattern and sample packets operate on the 18th February, 1916.

REGISTERED MAGAZINE: POST-

AGE FOR AUSTRALIA AND FIJI

So that the postage ox> 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. not exceeding 4oz. Id. „ 4oz. „ Boz. Id.* Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, id. *An additional id, war-tax must bo added In this case.

Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. » 40Z. If 6oz. IJd. „ 6oz. 99 Soz. 2d. w Soz. If lOoz, 2id. „ lOoz. ff 11b. 3d. .. lib. 99 21b. 4Jd „ 21b 99 31b 6d. 31b. 99 41b. 7id.