Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 1 August 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

In future, the mail for Auckland which closes at Whangarei Post Office at 5 p.m. will be restricted to letters only. OVERSEAS MAILS A mail for Australian States, and countries via Australia, will close at the Whangarei Post Office at 5 p.m. on Monday, August 5. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity occurs. TEANSTASMAN AIK SERVICE. The closing time for mails at the 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. TRANSPACIFIC AIR SERVICE. The closing time for the next despatch will be .at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 1. Due San Francisco on August 8. Postage rates:— New Zealand - New Caledonia: 1/each half-ounce. New Zealand-Hawaii: 2/G each halfounce. New Zealand-United States of America (including transit by air on the United States internal services): 4/each hall'-ouncc. New Zealand-Great Britain and Europe (via U.S.A.): G'3 each halfounce.

The charges for postcards will behalf the charges mentioned above.

SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER

In future the closing time at Whangarei Post Office for all second-class mail matter for inclusion in mails despatched alter 4 p.m. will be 4 p.m. Second-class matter includes all matter not paid for at letter rates.

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. ans Id for each succeeding \ oz.) will apply. Newspapers.—The British Empire rate (Jd 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/-.