POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 24 December 1917, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possession, v United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2-id 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).—All places Id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign) Id per 2oz or fraoton thereof. One end must be left open. Including War Tax id additional.

Cotnmerical 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 XOoz. 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 IJd 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 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 id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wc ,r ngton, 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 POST,

Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

ed additional war tax required on ° a Monsy Ce oVders. Post.)— -Payable in New Zealand for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d, £b, Is - £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2 2s bd; £ls 3s : £l7, 3s 6d, £2O, 4b; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Possessions, Canada, Um « ' Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each. £1 or fraction thereof. (By ieiegrapu; Within New Zealand 3d for every £o or fraction of £6, and a tete e rapyee of Is—Australia, at rate specinea above with additional 4id per woro for telegram of advice and dohveiy lee bd.

«ach message. ~ counted as .Signature and address part of the message). mail notices. Mails close at the X’ost Ot se. Stral ford, as under: Jaktod-Dailj.MO a m., also Tuesdays and Fridays at 6.20 P-m. Cardiff— Daily, £ P-m- ---- 1.25 p.m.,band?s.4o P-m. Hawke’s a.m. and 1.25 p-m. Huiakama —Dailv. 6.20 p.m. Huiroa —Daily, 6.20 p.m. , Hurimoana-— iuesuay, Wednesday a d Saturday, 6.20 p.m. >. Inglewood— Daily, 3.10 a.m., 1 p m., and 6.20 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 P-m. , Ki ore '_Monday, Wednesday, and Fn

day,. 6.20 p.m. Wednesday and -6,2.0. p-m, Lowgarth— Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe —Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily 8.10 mm. and also 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 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., and 1.20 p.m. Palmerston —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 1.20 p.m, Pohokura—Daily,6.2o p.m. Puniwhakau—Wednesday and Friday,

6.20 p.m. Rowan-—Daily, 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m. and

9.30 a.m. Fariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and

6.20 p.m. Strathmore-—Daily, 6.20 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6.20 p.m. Taurakawa—Friday, 6.20 p.m. Fututawa—Monday, Weuuesday, and Friday, 6.20 p.m. vVairarapa—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. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1.2 d p.m., and 6.20 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m. and

9.30 a.m. , , . , , Fahora— Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6.20 p.m. 11 ' / , Whangamomona —Dailv, 6.20 p.m. 8. G STANTON, Postmaster.

mg:— N.Z Aus. U.K. B. d B. d. 8. d. Ilb 0 3 0 8 1 0 21b 0 4* 1 2 1 0 31b 0 6 1 8 1 0 ilb 0 7* 2 2 2 0 51b 0 9 2 8 2 0 61b 71b 0 10* 1 0 3 3 2 8 2 2 0 0 D1K 1 1* 4 2 3 0 01b LyJlti 111b 1 1 1 3 4* 6 4 4 5 8 8 0 3 3 3 ■ - J 0 0 0

CABUE BATES. <L. a n Di Australian States 0 4i per wotd 6 per word p::, ■ j»Norfolk Island.. Ulilted States 2s 4d to 2 Cape Colony " United Kingdom . “ 2d additional war tax 6 per word 3 per W'-rd 7 per word 8 per word required on