Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 20 February 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

Mails for Kaeo, Kerikeri, Mangonui, Totara Nox-th 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 ounce. British Countries, Egypt, Iraq—2d first half ounce; Id each additional half ounce. Foreign Countries (except Egypt and Iraq)—3d first half ounce; Id each additional half ounce. BY AIR MAIL: Inland—3d each half ounce. OVERSEAS MAILS. A mail for Australian States and countries via Australia, will close at the Whangarei Post Office at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity offers. CORRESPONDENCE FOR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. The following postage rates have been fixed upon for correspondence addressed to New Zealand and all other 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 |oz) will apply. By air on Empire air service: 1/6 each ioz (no change). Newspapers: The British Empire rate (£d 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/-.