POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 77, 28 February 1918, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES Letters and Letter Cards.— fnlano (including Cook islands), Jd for each ioz. or fraction thereof, and Jd fo; each succeeding 2oz, United Kingdom, British possession. United States, Chili, Costa Eica., 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 2jd for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each snceeding oz or fraction thereof. Including War Tax Jd addtional. Post Cards. —lnland, single Id; ail other places, single IJd, Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not ' registered).—All places Id per 2oz, Magazines (regis tered). inland, Jd tor every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Id per 20/ or fracton thereof. One end must he left open Including War Tax -Jd an ditional CnmineMoal Papers.—Town ffor ae ■mints, etc., only) 1 for 2ozs. or Ud or first 40z., and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland, IJd or first 40z., and Jd lor each succeeding 2uz. All other places lOoz. 3d and Jd for every ad iitional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—L 'and, Id first 2oz. or fraction thereof, over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places IJd first 40z., every I Ptional 2oz or fraction Jd. . Registration, —2d additional for un places. War Tax.—Jd additional, m mcluded in all the above. Newspapers.—Town and Inland, jd rtach. United Kingdom, Australia, Can ida. Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal Id each paper. If nnder ■Vi/, sent by first available route; tver loz sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at •■ate of Id for first 4oz, and Jd for each mcceeding 2oz. All other places Id mich under 4oz, and Jd each extra 2oz TELEPHONES, Telephone Exchanges at Auckland. \W r ngton, Christchurch, Dunedin, invecargill, Napier. Hastings, Palm erston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other F.?. ■images chiefly from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m money orders, plus telegrapl) charge annual charge of £5. Charges.—At Exchange continuous v open—Business establishments. £7, private residences £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open. £o per annum. PARCEL POST Parcels posted i n the Dominion for lelivery in New Zealand, not exceedng:— ■

if] additional Will tax required on •arh parrel Muney Orders. (By Post.)— ra\ ,hlr in New Zealand for each £5 01 •ruction of £n, 3d Cotmnor. wealth, I' iii Samoa, and Conga, £2. Od , £* r * Is'; £7, Is 6d; £lO. 2s: £l2 2s ml ijlfi. 3s; £l7. 3s 6d, £2O. 4s; maxinum £4O United Kingdom, ‘Britisn Possessions. Canada, United Stales. Unn-nii and Germany. 3d for each Cl - fraction thereof. TB.v Telegraph)- . it.Mn New Zealand. 3d for every £5 , fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee ,f |p—Australia, at rate specified here with additional 4)d P el ' u 'erd „ r telegram of advice and dehvei v ’ee 6d CABLE RATES.

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