POSTAL INFORMATION

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 17, 11 May 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION

'3> ~ POBTAL HATER Liters and Latter G&rtie. —Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for each ioz. or fraction thereof, and \ for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili Costa Rica. Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Fago, Paraguay, Portugal, fend Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, aao, Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places ?M for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ljd for each succeeding om. or fraction thereof. Pmt Cards.—lnland, single, {d; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id: 2d. Pi'ir.tetf Paptra (including Books uid Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland. Jd for every 80s. 01 fraction thereof. Foreign, 3d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One cud must he left open. Commercial Paper*,—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id tor Sozs., or Id For fir<ifc 4nz. snd Jd o &c h succeeding 2oa. Inland, Id for first 40z., and $d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10oz. 2£d, and *d for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and SannpHa Packets.—lnland, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "ail other places." All other places. Id Grst 4oz, every ad difcional 2oz. or fraction id Registration,—2d additional for all place j. KoyjipasJcrs.—Town and Inland, |e each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Nate?. Orange Bvver, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper, if uncle? Boz. sent by first available route; ovei 3oz. sent by direct- steamer only; *an less' specially addressed and paid »1 rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id «&cb. extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges—At exchanges oontlnuoueopen—Business establishments, £7j private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, en equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland; Wellington, Christchurcb, Dunedm. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerstou North, and Wanpanui are open ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion, for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Mousy Ordarfu (By Post).—Pay able in Now Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, CA y £6 Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2. 2a 6d ; £l6, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O, 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, BriciF* Possessions, Canada, United States. Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegrr-pb.)— Within New Zealand. 3d for ©very £f or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fe of Is. Australia, at rate of posts'' money orders, plus telegraph charge CABLE RATES. a. d. Australian statei fl 4% p«r word Fiji 0 Q Norfolk Island 0 8 " United Statei 9 i lo 2 8 Cape Colony 2 7 " United Kingdom 3 0 " (Signature and address Donated *» part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Btrat ford, as under: — For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.'; also, Tuesdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m. ; $.%& a.m. 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 ».na., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m, Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m.

Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 p.m., I and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Tuesdaye and Saturdays 9 a.m. Lowjrarth—Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily," 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.ru . Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Mew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m.

Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 *.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 0 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., an<] Wednesdays, U p.m. Rowui- -Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a. hi., 8.30 ; a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m., also Tuesday* and Saturdays 9 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 0 p.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, luesdav and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 3 a.m. ; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Wairarapa--Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., R.SO a.m., 2.30 0.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 s.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. —Tuesday, Wednes. ' day, Thursday and Saturday, at C p.m. j also Tuesday and Saturday at B a.m. & % WANTPK,

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