MAIL NOTICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 5 August 1941, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES

(No mails close on Sunday) |: OVERLAND MAILS Richmond and Motueka—Daily 7 a.m. ; and except Sat.. 2 p.m. Brightwater and Waketield —Daily 7.30 1' Tadmor and Glenhope—Mon. and Wed. j 6 a.m.. Thurs. and Fri. 3.-43 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 j Bridge. Owen River—Daily 7.30 a.m. North Canterbury. Christchurch and ail Southern Offices (letters only' via Greymouth 7.30 a.m.; via Blenheim. 8.15 a.m. daily. * Blenheim. Picton—Daily 5 a.m. and 8.15 a.m. Upper Mouterc—Daily 7 a.n... 3.15 p.m. Lake Rotoiti—Mon.. Wed.. Fri., 3 p.m. COASTAL MAILS Wellington and North Island, Christchurch and oflices south of Kaikoura. via Wel’ngton— No sailing Tuesday, Aug. 5. Matangi. Wed.. Aug. 6. 6 p.m. French Pass—As opportunity oilers. AIR MAIL SERVICES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND Rates: Letters 3d each Ao/.; post cards 2d each. Wellington and Blenheim: -.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., daily except Sunday. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames district, Palmerston North, and New Plymouth, Tuesday to Saturday, 7.30 a m. Southern Oflices, Christchurch. Oamaru, Dunedm and Invercargill. Monday to Friday, 7.30 a.m. Blenheim and Wellington (also North - Island to connect with express a Wellington, and South Island to connect with steamer express at Wellington >. daily (except Sunday), 12.30 pin. Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika, daily 7.30 a.m. (except Sunday). TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE Will be despatched as opportunity 1 offers. 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 between Australia and Egypt, special 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 follows: — Air.—New York, Lisbon, United Kingdom, surface. New Zealand to New York 2/6 each £oz. Air.—New Zealand, New York only by trans-pacific air mail 4s each halfAir. —New Zealand, United States of America, Great Britain, by trans-Pacific and transatlantic air mail 5s 9d each ioz. Ah.—New Zealand. Australia, Capetown only, surface Cape town, United Kingdom, 1/6 each ioz. TRANS-PACIFIC AIR MAIL Next despatch closes Nelson 12.30 p.m., Tuesday 12th August Postage rates: Letters —Hawaii, 2s 6d each half ounce: United States of America and Canada, 4s each halfoz. Great Britain 5/9 each lialf-oz. Note.—Postage rates include air services in New Zealand when necessary. Other air services enquire at P.O. OVERSEAS MAIL Mails for Australian States and countries via Australia will be despatched as opportunity otters. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity offers. H. TREMEWAN. Chief Postmaster.