POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 31 December 1917, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

I -**- ! POSTAL RATES S Letters and Letter Cards,—lnland (including. Cook Islands), Id for each 4ns;. or traction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, i British possession, United States, j Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexi'co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, 1 Pago 1 Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portu- ' guese Colonies Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2jd for die first, ok. or fraction thereof, and lid for each suceeding oz. or fraction thereof including War Tax id additional.

I Posi Cards. — lnland, single Id; all ! other places, single lid. | Printed Papers (including Books 'and Magazines, not registered).—All ' places Id per 2oz. Magazines (regisI tered), 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 ad- , ditional. Commerioal Papers.— Town (for ncj counts, etc.,- only) 1 for 2ozs, or I’ d nr first Joz., and id each succeeding 2oz, Inland, lid or first 40/.. and id for each succeeding 2nz. All oilier places 10oz. 3d and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —In ilaml, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2nz. as for “all other places.” All other places lid first loz., every >dditional 2oz, nr fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for an places War Tax.—ld additional, is included in all the above.

Newspapers.— I Town and Inland, £d each United. Kingdom. Australia, Can ada | Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River. South Sea Islands, and Transvaal Id each paper. If under So?, sent by first available route; tver Bok, sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz, and ,jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each tinder 4oz. and jd each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. i Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, \Vi ngton, Christchurch, Dunedin, [hvecargill, 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, private residences £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, £5 per annum. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in Now Zealand, not exceed-

ed additional war tax required on ea Money Orders. fßy Post.)— Payable in New Zealand for each £o oi fraction of £6, 3d. Commonwealth, Eiii, Samoa, and Tonga, £2 tod; -U, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2 2s tod, 636, 38; £l7. 3b 6d, £2O 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, Bnt.su Possessions, Canada, United estates. Hawaii and Germany, 3d tor each it oi fraction thereof. (By Telegraph) Within New Zealand. 3d fcir every £6 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph Ke of Is—-Australia, at rate specified •ibovc with additional 4 Vci per word for telegram of advice and delivery tee 6d.

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addrese coaatad pari nf the message). mail notices. M„. lo close at the Post 01. <•«, Stratford, is under: ..SMd-DaiUS.lOau. atolucß. . days aud Fridays at b.2U P-” 1 Card'd" —Daily, 8 p ; ma P m., 9.30 a.m., 1 25 p.m., and 0.4 U p.m. riawto’s Bay— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. and 1.25 p.m. HuiaUaina —Daily, 6.20 p.m turday, 6.20 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p tn„ aud 6.20 p.m. liapouga—Daily, o P- m - , . Kjore—Monday, Wednesday, and Bn-

d.-iy, 6.20 p.m. £oh v. rata In—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, G. 20 p.m. Oowgartli— Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe —Daily, 8 p.m. Main IVunk— Daily 8.10 a.m. and also M Tuesday and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Makahu— Tuesday, Thursday and Bsrurday, 6.20 p.m. Midb ’-st—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6.20 p.m. t Ve« Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., i y in', and 6.20 p.m V„ ' Ociilv 8.10 a.m. and 1.20 p.m. ».io »•">•. »•» a ad 1.20 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, <i.3() a.m., and 1.20 p.m, Pohokura— Dai1y,6.20 p.m. Pimiv, hnluin— Wednesday and ,1< riday, 6.20 p.m. , Rowan —Daily, 8 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m, and 9.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., ! p m., and 0.20 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, 6.20. p.m. Toko—Daily, 6.20 p.m. Tanrakawa—Friday. 6.20 p.m. Tnfcntawa—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6.20 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 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., 930 a m.. 1.25 p.m., and 6 20 p.m, Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m. and P 30 a.m. Talior-i— Tuesday. Wednesday, and ■ Saturday, 6.20 p.m. * r Kr,n'r;»momona —Dailv 6.20 p.rn S. G STANTON. Postmaster,

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