POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 18 August 1917, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. , ———— Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and -J-d for j each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possession. United States 1 , f. Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, ■ co, Nicaragua, Nigeria. Peru, ..Pago V Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portugueee Colonies Siam, Servia, -and i Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty 1 Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2id‘ for the > first oz. or fraction thereof, and IJd for each suceeding oz. or fraction thereof. Including War Tax )d additionaL ; Post Cards. —lnland, single Id; all J other places, single lid. , , . Printed Papers (including :> Books . and Magazines,, not 'registered).—-All ’ places Id per 2oz. Magazines (registered)', inland, id for every ;Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Id per 2oz or fracton thereof. One end must he left open. Including War Tax id ad- 1 ditional. ‘ Commerical (for ac- • counts, etc., only) 1 for 2ozs,' or l|d or first 40z., and Id each succeeding ' 20z.. Inland, ljd or first 4oz, v and id for each succeeding 2oz. All pther j places lOoz. 3d and id for every ad- ' ditional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln • land, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.AU other 1 places lid first 40z.; every ad- ; ditional 2oz. or fraction id. " ‘ Registrationi— 2d additional for all ; places. War id ' : additibnal, -is included in all the above. , Newspapers.— Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom. Australia,- Can 1 ada, Ceylon, Jndia, Jamaica, Natal, Orange^River, South Sea Islands, 1 and Transvaal Id each paper. If under , Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only;; unless specialty addressed and paid , at rate of Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz.- All otlier-'-plaCes Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. * Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch,, Dunedin, Invecargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m money orders, plus telegraph charge annual charge of £5,, Charges. —At Exchange continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7, private residences £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, £5 per annum. PARCEL PoßT.rdr.vji;',

Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, hot exceed-

id additional war tax required on , ea M«SwOrl»rs. (By nhle in New Zealand for each £5 01 tactic", o? es, 3d. Commomvcclth, Hawaii and Gernnmy3dfoieaci^ 3 y d Kvefy \f above wfth additional «dP» d for telegram of advice and ueuveiy fee 6d. CABLE RATES. Australian States. 0 word Norfolk Island 0 | per word United States 2s 4d to 2- V - M>(l Cape Colony • \ g word tax reqUed ... each message- , counted as (Signature and address part of the message). mail NOTICES. Mail, close at tbo Post Office, Stratford, as under:— . a F HW— Daily 8.10 a.m., also TuesA “■'lye ®d /tidayo at 6.20 K .m. Cardift-Daily, 8 W». a.m., -9.30 a.m,. 1,25 mm-, a “ d lo e f m P “'.3o a.m., H “'™ 25 n.m.f and S.Sb p.m. HawW. }.M a.m.. 9.30 J and 1 P.m.. and 6.20 p.m Kiorti—Monday,’Wednesday, and; PnWednesday and |'Saturday, 6.20 p.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. u?f o Ma«Xr id ffi^ P a ” d Saturday, 6.20 p.m. Midhirst— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p m., and 6.20 p.m. ‘ n , New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., I p.m., and 6.20 p.m. Ngaere—Daily 8.10 a.m. and 1.20 p.m. Norbanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., Palmerston North— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1.20 p.m. Pobokura— Dai1y,6.20 p.m. Puhiwhakau-rWednesday and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Rowan-Daily, 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. 6.20 p.mStrathmore— Daily, 6.20 t p.m. Toko—Daily, 6.20 p.m. Taurakawa^— Friday, 6.20 p.m. Tututawa— Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ;6.20 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1.20 p.m. Waitara^— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6.20 p.m; f Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1.25 p.m., and 6.20 p.m. Wellington-Jlaily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 K. a.m., and 1.25 p.m. , Taliora—Tuesday. Wednesday, and » Saturday, 6.20 p.m. Whangaraomona—Daily, 6.20 p m. S. G. STANTON, •• Postmaster.

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