Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

Mails 'for Kaeo, Kerikeri, Mangonui, Totara North and Waimate North will in future close at 5.30 p.m. instead of at 1.30 p.m.. the Whangarei Post Office advises. 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. Other overseas mails will be des- * patched .as opportunity oilers.

CORRESPONDENCE FOR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

The following postage rates have been fixed upon for correspondence addressed to New Zealand and all /ther 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 Soz) will apply. By air on Empire air service): 1/6 each loz (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/-.