Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

NEW POSTAL RATES FOR LETTERS BY ORDINARY MEANS: Inland—2d first oz., Id each additional half-oz. British Countries, Egypt, Iraq —2d first half-oz.; Id each additional half-oz. Foreign Countries (except Egypt and Iraq)—3d first half-oz.; Id each additional half-oz.

BY AIR MAIL: Inland —3d each half-oz. Overseas mails close as opportunity offers. OVERSEAS MAILS! A mail for Australian States and countries via Australia will close at the Whangaref Post Office at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity offers.

CORRESPONDENCE FOR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

The following postage rates have been fixed upon for correspondence ' i addressed to New Zealand and all ather soldiers, sailors and airmen of the British Empire on Active Service: Letters (by surface transport): The inland letter rate (2d for the first oz • ' and Id for each succeeding ioz) will ■ apply. By air on Empire air service): i/6 each aOZ (no change). ' • Newspapers: The British Empire -rate (id for each 3oz) will apply. Parcels: Standard charges as under: Parcels not more than 31b in weight, 1/6; parcels not more )than 71b in ‘weight (maximum), 3/-.