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 pun. Lake Rotoiti— Monday. Wednesday, Friday. 3 p.m. COASTAL MAIL Wellington and North Island, Christchurch and offices south of Kaikoura, via Wellington— No sailing Tues.. Dec. 10. Matangi. Wed., Dec. 11, 6 p.m. French Pass— As opportunity offers. AIR MAIL SERVICES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND Rates: Letters, 3d each Joz; post cards, 2d each. Wellington and Blenheim. 7.30 aun daily, except Sunday. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames dis- 1 trict. 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- i lington, and South Island to connect with steamer express at Wellington): < Dail v (except Sunday), 12.30 p.m. Westport. Greymouth and Hokitika: Dailv 7.30 a.m.. except Sunday. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE i Close at Nelson: Three times each fortnight Postage Rates.—Australia (including J 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 ap- ! ply. Enquire at Post Office. The air service between Egypt and the United Kingdom is suspended. The 1 most practicable alternative to sea 1 transport for the full distance being as 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, ' HonoJulu-Lisbon by air, Lisbon-United Kingdom by sea. 4s half-ounce. TRANS-PACIFIC AIR MAIL Next despatch closes at Nelson 12.30 p.m. Thursday, 19th December. Postage rates: Letters—Hawaii, 2/6 each half-oz. United States of America and Canada. 4s each half-oz. Great l Britain. 5/9 each half-oz. * Note.—Postage rates tnclude air ser- j vices in New Zealand when necessary. Other air services enquire at Post Office OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States and countries via 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 Postmaster.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 December 1940, Page 1
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469MAIL NOTICES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 December 1940, Page 1
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