POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, 20 August 1917, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. N ' Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. dr'fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possession. United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, MexiR|'co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies Siam, Scrvia; and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction .thereof; all other places 2id for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and T,id for each suceeding oz. or fraction thereof. Including War Tax id additional. Post Cards.—lnland, single Id • all other places, single I Jd. 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 additional. Commerical Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) 1 for 2ozs, or lie! > or first 40z., and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, lid or first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oa. All other places lOoz. 3d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample 'Packets.-*-Ih/ land, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; oyer 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places lid first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places.. War Tax.—id additional, is included in all the above. ■ _ Newspapers.—Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom. Australia. Can ac|a, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal Id each paper. If under Boz, sent by first available route; over 8055., sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz, aud id for. each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id 'each under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Telephone ■ Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, ' Christchurch, _ Dunedin, Invecargill, Napier, Hastings, Palrhersto.n. North, and Wanganui are open f 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 POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

$d additional war tax required on eaC Muney C orders. ' (By Post.)'-Pay-able in New Zealand for each £sor fraction of £6, 3d. Oim«# Fiji Samoa, and Tonga, £2, bd, £ , Is - £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2 2s ud; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s %d, £2O, 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States Hawaii and Germany, 3d foi each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5, and a telegraph lee of I^—- Australia*, at rate specified above with additional 4id per woid for telegram of advice and deliveiy fee 6d.

f cable RATES. d Australian States 04i pei woid Norfolk Island 0 6 per word United States 2s 4d to 2- 3 PJ Cape Colony, g , )e » word •» ****** (SignSa“ g and «»es« counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTICES,.^ Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under:— AuAtod-Daily 8.10 days 1 and Fridays at b./u r.« Cardiff-Daily, » fun. 0.30 a.m.. a,u.,. 1 25 p.m., and 0.4 u p.m. a.m. and 1.25 p.m. Huialcama— Daily, 6.20 p.m. |SS«^g| l yfwedne 8 day and j&Sf SST--.. 1 Pand 6.20 p.m. |»S’Wc&ay. andFri--■day 6.20 p.m. , . Kolniratahi —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 - 20 P- m - Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe— Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily 810 %»«•'*> Tuesday and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6.20 p.m. Midhirst— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6,20 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 i) in., and 6.20 p.m. Ncaere —Daily 8.10 a.m. and 1.20 p.m. Norbanby—Daily,,B.lo a.m,, 9.30 ami., and 1.20 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1;20 p.m., Pohokura— Dai1y,6.20 p.m. Puniwhakau— Wednesday and Friday,

6.20 p.m. Rowan— Daily, 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.ra. and 7 p.m. Tariki— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6.20 p.rn. Strathmore—Daily, 6.20 i p.m. Tdko—Daily, 6.20 p.m. Taurakawh—Friday, 6.20 p.m. Tututawa— Monday. Wednesday, and Friday,.Js.2o p.m. Wairarapa—•'Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1.20 p.m. Waitafa —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and ■ 6.20 p.m. \ • Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1.25 p.m., and 6.20 p.m Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.J and'l.2s p.m. • Tahora— Tuesday. Wednesday, and • Saturday, 6.20 p.m. S ■ • Postmaster.

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