POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 1 May 1917, Page 7

POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS.

* Inland, tie Coot and certain other ssjHith Sea Islands, lid for first 4oz«. J>r fraction thereof; Id for each addijtional 2oz. or fraction thereof. The Suited Kingdom and British possesions, lid for each oz. or fraction thereof. ~ "71 Postcards—lnland: Single Id, repi? l|d. Aii other places: Single lid, re&ly 2i<L SOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places: Id. per 2oz. or fraction thereof. Magazines (registered) m6h copy not exceeding Boz. Id; JESvery additional Boz. or fraction thereof id. Parcels inland 3id first lb, lid each additional lb. Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each. :..; J REGISTRATION. ' Registration insures proof of the delivery of mail-matter by placing it uader the hand-to-hand' check of every with it. Bettered matter should be placed in strong covers. All classes of matter may be registered; but commer cial papers, printed papers, etc., must be so packed as to admit of easy examination. Every person who registers a letter is entitled to a receipt for ip

brqm tie office at whicn it is reglaraiE&d, If a further receipt is desired

bQm the addressee, this will be obtained upon payment by of g& additional fee of 2id at the time Dl registration or subsequently. In the event of the loss of an Inland registered letter or a registered letter from any country with which

New Zealand has & reciprocal arrangement as to indemnities the Postmas-.teZ-General consents, under certain conditions, to be liable to pay a sum not exceeding "£2. POSTAL NOTES. New Zealand. —The notes tare issued for nine amounts, upon which poundage is charged as follows :*—For notes W is, Is 6"d, 2s and 2s 6d, poundage Id; 3s and ss, poundage Id; 10s, 15s, and 20s, poundage 2d. British Postal Orders.—British postal orders for fixed sums from 6d to [£l aAissued for payment in the UnlM Kingdom and some of the British SK&sessipns. The poundage is: Up to 2a 6d, Id; %o 15s, 2d; to '£% 3d. Money Orders (tor peaces within New Zealand).—For sums not oyer f£s the charge is 3d; £lO, 6d; £IB, 9dj £2O, Is; £25, Is 3d; £3O, la sdj r £3s, Is 9d; £4O, 2s. TELEGRAPH. Tariff Rates—lriland: Ordinary tele< i grains, from any station to any atatlbja, "for 12 words or less, Including address and signature Bd, for every additional word id.

Urgent telegrams.—For 12 words or less, Including address and signature 1? 2d, for every additional word, Id.

HAILS.

Mails- close at the Taihape Po»t iOffice as follows:—Daily (except SunSays) :

5 "a.m.—TJtiku, Wanganui, Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihltahf, Booth's Mill, Waisuru, Rangataua, Olw-' kune, Kariol. 7 a.m —Ohutu, Taoroa. S a.m.—'Main Trunk South". '

p.4o|Lm.—Utiku, Ohingaiti, MalgaonoH)R, Hunterville, TaranaM (R.P.0.) :*2.IS p.m.—Mataroa, Tumngarere, Hi-

• tiltahL Ohakune, Oh'akune jun©. \ tlon, Horopito. - " ' •'—wjr"

3.15 p.m.—Utiku, Mangaweka, Hunter-, ville. Marton, Marton Junction,' Feilding, Palmerston North, Wan-; ganuL j 5 p.m.—Mataroa, Rangataua, Ohakune. 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Rae.tibi. 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—Daily 7 ut.m. Wainui (Raukura)— Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12.15 p.m. Winiata —Daily 7 a.m. Private Bags. P. Casey, J. G. Collins, E. Gilbert, P. 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 hi all cases where they formerly exceeded them.

The new inland rates are as follows for books and printed papers

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. Tne war-tax of id 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, £he postage is to be altered as under: Each copy not exceeding 2oz id. Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. | „ 4oz. „ Boz. Id.* 1 Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, id. •An additional id. war-tax must be ,• added in thi» case.

Up to 2oz Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. „ 4oz. t, 6oz. lid. n 60Z. •• 8oz. 2d. M 8oz. lOoz. 21d. „ lOoz. lib. 3d. ,, lib. 21b. 4Jd „ 21b 31b 6d. „ 31b. "41b. 7id.