Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 16 September 1941, 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. 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:— Betters.—By surface transport: The inland letter rate (lid for the iirst oz. and Id for each succeeding ’ 2 oz.) v. iil apply. Newspapess.—The British Empire rate (('2d for each 30z.) will apply. Parcels. —Parcels not more than 31b. in weight, 1/-. Parcels not more than 71b. in weight (maximum), 2/-. SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER In future the closing time at Whangarei Post Oiiice lor all second-class mail matter for inclusion in mails for northern offices despatched after 4 p.m. will be 4 p.m. Second-class matter includes all mattei not paid lor at letter rates. EMPIRE AIR MAIL The air-mail service to East and South Africa has been resumed. Betters may also be accepted for the United Kingdom by air to Capetown, surface Capetown to United Kingdom. AIR-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE FOR NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS, ETC., OVERSEAS Reduction in Postage The air-mail postage rate on letters not exceeding a half-ounce in weight for New Zealand and Australian soldiers, sailors, airmen, etc., serving with the lighting forces anywhere overseas, is reduced from 1/6 to 9d. The postage rate is redueed from 9d to sd. The following points are emphasised:— (1) The reduction applies only to letters to be forwarded by the Empire Air Service via Sydney. The reduced rates will therefore apply mainly to the lighting forces in (a) the Middle East and (b) the United Kingdom when forwarded via Capetown. (2) It applies only to letters not exceeding ’/oz. in weight. Letters weighing over ‘(.oz. must be fully prepaid at 1/6 for each ’/oz. or fraction thereof, e.g., a loz. letter must be prepaid 3/-. Airmail Letters for New Zealand and Other Prisoners of War Interned Abroad Reduced rates for letters not exceeding half-an-ounce now apply for transmission by the Transpacific Service as follows: — Air mail a.* the way, New Zealand to Lisbon, 3/-. Air mail to New York, thence surface to Lisbon, 2/-. Surface to New York, thence air mail to Lisbon, 1/-. TRANSPACIFIC AIR SERVICE Postage rates: —New Zealand-New Caledonia, 1/- each ’,/oz.; New Zealand-Canton Island, 1/9 each ’/ 2 0z.; New ZeaiandHawaii, 2/6 each ’/oz.; New ZealandUnited States of America (including transit by air on the United States internal services), 4/- each ’./oz.; New ZealandGreat Britain and Europe (via United States), 5/9 each ‘/oz. The charges for postcards will be half the charges mentioned above. TIIANSTASMAN AIR SERVICE Mails will be despatched as opportunity offers. The postage rates are as follow: — Australia (including air services in Australia): Letters, 5d each L>oz.; postcauls. 3d.