MAIL NOTICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 5 December 1940, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES

OVERLAND MAILS Richmond and Motueka — Daily 7 a.m. and except Sat., 2 p.m. Brightwater and Wakefield— Daily 7.30 a.m.; Saturday noon; Monday to Friday, 3.45 p.m. Tadmor and Glenhope— Monday and Wednesday, 6 a.m. Thursday and Friday, 3.45 p.m. Stoke — Daily 7 a.m. and (except Saturday) 3.15 p.m. Takaka— Daily 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Collingwood— Daily 7 a.m. MurchisonDaily 7.30 a.m. Westport, Greymouth, Reefton, Gowan Bridge and Owen River — Daily 7.30 a.m. North Canterbury, Christchurch and all Southern Offices (letters only)— via Greymouth 7.30 a.m. via Blenheim 8.15 a.m. daily. Blenheim, Picton, etc.— Daily 5 a.m. and 8.15 a.m . Upper Moutere — Daily 7 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Lake Rotoiti— Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3 p.m. COASTAL MAIL Wellington and North Island, Christchurch and offices south of Kaikoura, via Wellington— Kaitoa, Thurs., Dec. 5. 4.45 p.m. Matangi, Fri., Dec. 6, 6 p.m. French Pass— As opportunity offers. AIR MAIL SERVICES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND Rates: Letters. 3d each Joz; post j cards, 2d each. Wellington and Blenheim, 7.30 a.m daily, except Sunday. Auckland. Hamilton and Thames district. Palmerston North, and New Plymouth: Tuesday to Saturday. 7.30 a.m. Southern Offices, Christchurch. Oamaru. Dunedin and Invercargill: Monday to Friday, 7.30 a.m. Blenheim and Wellington (also North Island to connect with express at Wei-: lington, and South Island to connect I with steamer express at Wellington):; DaiH (except Sunday), 12.30 p.m. Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika: j Daily 7.30 a.m., except Sunday. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE Close at Nelson: Three times each i fortnight. Postage Rates.—Australia (including air services in Australia): Letters, 5d each half-ounce; postcards, 3d. Egypt. ! Africa and intermediate Empire countries. 1/6 each half-ounce; postcards. 9d Foreign countries intermediate between ! Australia and Egypt, special rates apply. Enquire at Post Office. The air service between Egypt and the United Kingdom is suspended. The j most practicable alternative to =?ea transport for the full distance being a.* j follows: (A) New Zealand-Honolulu by sea Honolulu-New York by air, New YorkUnited Kingdom by sea, 1/9 half-ounce. (B) New Zealand-Honolulu by sea. Honolulu-Lisbon by air, Lisbon-United Kingdom by sea. 4s half-ounce. TRANS-PACIFIC AIR MAIL vpv» despatch closes at Nelson 12.30 p.m Thursday, 19th December. P* -tage rates: Letters—Hawaii, 2/6 each half-oz. United States of America and Canada, 4s each half-oz. Great ' Britain. 5/9 each half-oz. Note.—Postage rates include air ser- : vices in New Zealand when necessary. Other air services enquire at Post ■ Office OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States and countries via j Australia. From Nelson, Friday, 13th December, 6 p.m. and inland air mail 14th December, 7.30 a.m. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity offers. CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA. Etc. It is not possible this year to furnish ! closing dates of Christmas mails for overseas, but the following information is supplied:— Suggested time of posting not later than:— ‘ Australia, mid-December. H TREMEWAN. Chief Pfisimaster