MAIL NOTICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 20 February 1941, 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—Mon. and Wed.. 6 a.m., Thurs. and Fri., 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. Murchison —Daily 7.30 a.m. Westport, Greymouth, Reefton, Gowan i Bridge, Owen River—Daily 7.30 a.m. North Canterbury, Christchurch and! all Southern Offices (letters only)— via Greymouth 7.30 a.m.; via Blen j heim. 8.15 a.m. daily. Blenheim. Picton. etc.—Daily 5 a.m. and j 8.15 a.m. Upper Moutere—Daily 7 a.m., 3.15 p.m. ? Lake Rotoiti —Mon.. Wed., Fri., 3 p.m. i COASTAL MAIL Wellington and North Island. Christ-; church and offices south of Kaikoura, j via Wellington— Arahura, Thurs.. Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Matangi. Fri., Feb. 21, 6 p.m. French Pass —As opportunity offers. i AIR MAIL SERVICES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND Rates: . Letters. 3d each £oz; post j cards. 2d each. Wellington and Blenheim, 7.30 a.m. ; daily, except Sunday. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames dis-; trict. Palmerston North, and New Ply- j mouth: Tuesday to Saturday, 7.30 a.m.! Southern Offices, Christchurch, j Oamaru. Dunedin and Invercargill: I Monday to Friday, 7.30 a.m. Blenheim and Wellington (also North j Island to connect with express at Wei-! lington, and South Island to connect! with steamer express at Wellington): l Daily (except Sunday). 12.30 p.m. Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika:; Daily 11.45 a.m. except Sunday. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE | Close at Nelson: Three times each fortnight. Postage Rates —Australia (including air services in Australia): Letters, 5d each half-ounce; postcards, 3d. Egypt, Africa and intermediate Empire countries, Is 6d each half-ounce, postcards 9d. Foreign countries intermediate be-, tween Australia and Egypt, special j rates apply. Enquire at Post Office. The air service between Egypt and; the United Kingdom is suspended. The, most practicable alternative to sea transport for the full distance being as 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 Next despatch closes at Nelson 12.30 p.m. Thursday, 27th February. Postage rates: Letters—Hawaii, 2s 6d each half-oz. United States of America and Canada, 4s each half-oz. Great Britain, 5s 9d each half-oz. Note.—Postage rates include air services in New Zealand when necessary. Other air services enquire at P.O. OVERSEAS MAILS Mails for Australian States and coun- i tries via Australia will be despatched j as opportunity offers. Other overseas mails will be des- j patched as opportunity offers. H. TREMEWAN, Chief Postmaster. I