POSTAL NOTICES.
Mails for Prebbleton, Springston, Irwelfi Leeston-and Southbridge ! wilt close daily a*\ 2 30 p. in., in place of thrice weekly. Mails will be made up for in place of once, daily. Time of closing mails— 8 a. m. and 2 30 p. m.
Mails for; Spreydon, Halswell, Tai • Tapu and Lincoln will be made up twice weekly in place! of once weekly. Mails will close at 5 a. m.on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The following notice appeara in the Govern ment " Gazette " :—-
In consequence of the increasing difficulties which attend the transmission throughjFrance of Overland Mails addressed via the Postmaster-General of London has determined on Bending Mails so addressed, until further notice, via Brindisi, Brenner, Prussia, land Belgium.
The rates of postage to be charged in New Zealand on Correspondence for the United Kingdom via Marseilles or Brindisi, will therejf fore be as follows :-*- Letters. s. d. Not exceeding £ox ... ... ... 1 3 Exceeding 4oa and not exceeding 1 oz 2 9 Exceeding loz aud not exceeding 1$ oi 3 6 And so on, ls 3d for every additional , $ oz or fraction of J oz. Newspapers under 4 ozs, each... ... 0 "i Book and Pattern Parcels. Not exceeding loz ... ... .« 0 2 Exceeding loz and not exceeding 2 ozs 0 4 Exceeding 2 ozs and not exceeding 4 - ozs ... ... ~. ... ... ,0 Exceeding* ozs and not exceeding^ ozs ... ... .. ... ... 1 And so on, at tbe rate of Is 2d per 11&. :: Hekby Sewell,,-. Acting Postmaster-General
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Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2551, 5 July 1871, Page 4
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