Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 15 November 1940, Page 4

Mail Notices

In future, the inail 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 on Saturday, November 16, at 10.45 a.m. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity occurs. CLEARANCE OF STREET POSTING-BOXES. Owing to the restrictions in the use of motor spirit and staff reduction, the clearance of street posting-boxes will be made once only at 10 a.m. daily, except in the business area, when a clearance at 1 p.m. will also be made.

SECOND-CLASS .MAIL MATTER. In future the closing time at Whangarei Post Office for all second-class mail matter for inclusion in mail despatched after 4 p.m. will be 4 p.m. Second-class matter includes . all matter hot paid for at letter rates.

TRANSPACIFIC AIR SERVICE. Postage rates: New Zealand-New Caledonia, 1/- each half-ounce; N.Z.Hawaii, 2/6 each half-ounce; N.Z.U.S, of America (including transit by air on the U.S. internal services), 4/cach half-ounce; N.Z.-Great Britain and Europe (via U.S.A.), 6/3 each half-ounce. The charges for postcards will be half the charges mentioned above.

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. Newspapers.—The British Empire rate Gd for each 30z.) will apply. 'Parcels—Parcels not more than 31b. in weight, 1/-. Parcels not more than 71b. in weight (maximum), 2/-.

TRANSTASMAN AIR SERVICE. The frequency, of the service is being increased to three trips each fortnight. Postage rates.—Australia (including air services in Australia): Letters, 5d each half-ounce; postcards, 3d. Great Britain, via Cairo and Capetown: Letters, 1/6" each half-ounce; postcards, 9d. Egypt and Ir,aq: Letters, 1/6 each half-ounce; postcards, 9d. Mails close at Whangarei.—Every week, 5 p.m. Tuesday. Additional, every alternate week, 5 p.m., Thursday, connecting with the transpacific air service. CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, ETC, It is not possible this year to furnish closing dates of Christinas mails for overseas, but the following information is Supplied.— Great Britain and Europe: Sug-. gested time of posting, not later than mid-October.

East (including Egypt): Not later than mid-October. Australia: Not later than midDecember.

Early posting is recommended in view of the uncertainty of transit times.