Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 8 April 1943, Page 2

Mail Notices

AIRGRAPH SERVICE Messages for armed forces personnel (including Mercantile Marine; in Canada and United Kingdom will be accepted from Monday, 18th instant. Charge: 5d each message. Forms and particulars .may be obtained upon application at the host Office counter. In the meantime, the service does not apply to the Middle East. SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER Tlie closing time at Whangarei Post Office tor all seeoiid-oiass n>... ter for inclusion in mails for northern offices despatched after 4 p.m. is 4 p.m. Second-class matter includes all matter not paid for at letter rates. Mails close at Whangarei as shown hereunder: — 8 a.m., daily: Onerahi. 10.45 a.m., late fee 11 a.m..—Auckland, Wblhnglon, Frankton Junction, »nrgaville, Maurig.aturoio. Railway (daily), Pukehuia, Mareretu, Taipuha (M.W.F.), Tangowahine, Tauraroa (except. Saturday;, Te Kopurti Waikiekie, Waiotira, Wellsl'ord (except Saturday;, Oakleigh (Tuesday and Saturday). 1.30 p.m., late fee 1.45 p.m.—Hukerenul (except Saturday), Kawakawa, Kohukohu Maroiaaku, Moemva, Okaihau. Opua Otiria. Paihia, Rawene, Russell, Towai, Wlinkapara. 1.30 p.m., late fee 1.45 p.m.—Auckland, Dargaville (daily) Mangapai (except Saturday), Maungakaramea, Maungatapore. Pakotai. Parakao. Titoki, Parua Bay (M.W.F.). Taurikura (M.W.F.), Whangarei Heads (M.W.F.), Pipiwai (M.W.F.), Ngunguru (T.T.S.), Turukaka (T.T.S.), Waipu. 5 p.m., late fee 5.15 p.m.—Auckland, Awanui, Hikurangi, Kaeo. Kaikohe, Kamo, Kerikeri, Mangonui, Ohaeawai, Fakaraka, Totara North, Waimate, North, Kaitaia, Portland. 5 p.m. Wednesday only.—Oakleigh. Mails for delivery by local postmen close at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Registered and parcel mails close one hour before ordinary mails. There is no despatch of mails on Sundays and holidays. 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 adtivo service:— setters.—By surface transport: The inland letter rate (2d for the first oz. and Id for each succeeding V2OZ) will apply. Newspapers.—The British Empire rate IWd i'or each 3ozs.) will apply, „ Parcels.—Parcels not more than 31b. in weight, 1/-. Parcels not. more than 71b. In weight (maximum). 2/-. AIR MAIL POST RATES Postal rates for air mails are as follows, the first figure being for letters per i-oz. and the second for postcards:— New Zealand (inland service), no superscription, 3d. —; Australia, no superscription, sd, 3d; Middle East, Africa India and all New Zealand-Australia places served through Australia (air lo Australia only). sd, 3d: United Kingdom, Portugal, Gibraltar, Spain, Switzerland, no superscription, 3/6, 1/9; United Kingdom. Portugal, Gibraltar, U.S.A.-United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, 2/6. -1/3. No superscription metns that portion of /the transit is made by surface. The Post Office • determines the route to be followed according to the avaijability oi despatch. * Prisoner-of-war correspondence rates are as follow, the first charge being for letters not exceeding A'aoz. and the second for the special air mail letter card:—By air as 1 far as circumstances permit, 3/-, 1/6; by surface mail to U.S.A., thence by elr to Lisbon, l/*. —.