Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 28 May 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

The daily mall for Kaikohe will in future close at 5.30 p.m. instead of 1.30 p.m. OVERSEAS MAILS A mail for Australian States and countries via Australia will close at the Whangarei Post Office at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity occurs. NEW POSTAL RATES FOR LETTERS BY ORDINARY MEANS: Mails for Kaeo, Kerikcri, 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. Inland. —2d first oz., Id each additional half ounce. British Countries, Egypt, Iraq.—3d 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. 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 i oz. (no change). Newspapers. —The British Empire rate (£d for each 3 oz.) will apply. Parcels. —Parcels not more than 3 lb. in weight: 1/-. Parcels not more than 7 lb. in weight (maximum), 2/-. TRANSTASMAN AIR SERVICE. The closing time for mails at (he Whangarei Post Office will be 2.15 p.m., Saturday, each week. , Postage Rates: Australia (including air services in Australia): Letters, 5d each half oz; postcards, 3d Great Britain and Empire countries, also Egypt and Iraq: Letters, 1/6 each half oz; postcards, 9d. Foreign countries served' by Empire Air Services, special rates apply (inquire at Post Office). Postage rates include air services in New Zealand when necessary. P. & T. DEPT. ARRANGEMENTS FOR KING’S BIRTHDAY Postal branch.— Saturday, June 1: Correspondence usually delivered by postmen may be obtained at the counter between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday, • June 3: Closed in all branches. Mails for Auckland and forward offices, also Kamo, Hikurangi and Portland, will close at 8 a.m. A clearance of street receivers will | be made at 7 a.m. j Telegraph branch. —Monday, June 3:; Closed all day. , , -| Telephone exchange.—Open contm-j uously. f