POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 28, 29 December 1917, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL BATES Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland .including Cook Islands), Id for each Us'/., or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possession 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}d for the first, oz. or fraction thereof, and ljd for each sucoeding oz. or fraction thereof. Including War Tax id additional. Post Cards— lnland, single id ; all other places, single lid. i Pnnted Papers (including Books ,ind 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 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 lOoz. 3d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —In (and, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." Ail other places lid first 40z., every -d ditio'ial 2oz. or fraction Jd. Registration.— 2d additional for an places. War Tax.—id additional, is included in all the above. " Newspapers.—Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia Can nda, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange 'River. South Sea Islands, and Transvaal Id each paper. If nortei ,Boz. sent by first available route; '-•■■) jfioz. sent bv direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz, and id for each micceeding 2oz. All other places Id ; each under 4oz. and Jd each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, \V." ngton, Christchurch, Dunedm, Irivecnrgffl, Napier, Hastings, .Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open hll dav and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m money orders, plus telegraph charge mimial charge of £5. Charges.—At Exchange continuous » v o nen—Business establishments, Li. private residences £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, timt annum. PARCEL POST. Parcels postr'l in the Dominion for ,Idivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

ed additional war tax required on Lrein y New Zeal-d fcrjjjjjg^ .Possessions}£; £i I Hawau and GenoAoy, o ph)r . i or fraction thereof. (lg Ageg j ■ Within New Zealand 3d toMWjg j„ r fraction of £5, a"J » «J Specified lee Od CABLE RATES.

,acb message. counted a» Signature and address part of the message) v | MAIL NOTICES. ' M.l tt close at the Post OL,e.Bu-ai '„,rU. »» under:— ¥ol T.u\ Daily 8.10 a.m., also 1W Fridays at 6.20 p.m. !,la*kA%a y -Oaily. 8.10 a,.,. 9.30 i d . m and 1.25 p.m HuL.kan.a-DaUy.faO p.m Huruaoana— iue»aay, Saturday, 6.20 p.m. tuglewood-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m.. i and 6.20 p.m. Saturday, 6.20 p.m. iLowgarth-Uairy, 8 p.m. Tuosdnv and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Vlakahn-'lWday, Thursday and Saturday, 6.20 p.m. Alullmst-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., I »mi 6.20 p.m , lAW IMvmonth-Daily, 8-10 a.m., 1 ~,».:. and 6.20 p.m \Va»'.-. „,D»ily 8/0 a.m. and 1.20 ,».m. <Khi* -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 ».m., and 1 21) p.m. Pulmerstou North -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.;)0 a.m., ami 1.20 p.m fotakurn— Dai1y,6.20 p.m. pmiiwhakau—Wednesday and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Row an—Daily, 8 p.m. South Island-Daily, 8.10 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6.20 p.m. Strnthmore— Daily, 6.20 p.m. Toko Daily, 6.20 p.m raiinikawa—Friday, 6.20 p.m. fututawa— Monday, "Wednesday, and Frjday, 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. Wanjzflnui—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 9.80 a.m., 1.25 p.m., and 6.20 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Itihorn— Tuesday Wednesday, aud Saturday, fi 20 p.m. viuiiifitamomoua—Daily, f 1.20 pro g.O QTANTON Postmaster.

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