POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 22 December 1917, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

, POSTAL KATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each , 4oz. or fraction thereof, and for \ each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, ! British possession, United Stages, Chili, Coßta Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies Siamy Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2|d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each suceeding oz. or fraction thereof. Including War Tax id additional. , „ Post Cards,—lnland, single Id; all other places, single lid. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered) .—AH places Id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Id per 2oz or fracton thereof. One end must be left' open. Including War Tax id additional. ... Commerical Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only) 1 for 2ozs, or lid or first 40z., and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, lid or first 40z., and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places 10oz. x 3d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection) Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln land, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 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. v Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Can ada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South' Sea Islands, and Transvaal Id each paper. If under Boz sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz, and fd for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2,0%. TELEPHONES. ,;.. " Telephone Exchanges, at Auckland, WV*'ngton,'-' Christehurch, punedin, Invecargill, Napier; Hastings,', Palmerston North, and Wanganui ,are open all day and all night. The other: Exchanges chiefly from ty a.m. and 5 t p.m .money, .orders, phis - telegraph \ anuuaLcharge of £5. ■ ' ~..,' Charges.—At Exchange, continuous, !y. open*—Business establishments, £j, private residences I£s per .annum. Exchanges not continuously open, ±o •per annum. - : ' »": ; g ifr .>f*o ; .

PARCEL ,;<.- '■ Parcels poste* for ■delivery.'in New! Zealand, not.exceed- •

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6.20 p.m.' ■ '.,;,,.:;,. Strathmpre—Daily, 6.20 p.m.: Toko—Daily, 6.20 p.m. . -{• ' ~ Taurakawa— Frid;ty. 6.20 p.m. rututawa— Monday, VWiesday, and

Friday, 6.20 p.m. V ,•'..' . Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1.20 p.m. ' !, , t Waitara—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,s

9,30 /a.m. - ~ ,•;. Tahora— Tuesday Wednesday,, . aina* Saturday, 6.20 P-wC, i vvhanzamomona. —Daily* 6.20 p.m. < 8. q Canton, - : > \ Postmaster.

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