MAIL NOTICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 27 October 1941, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES

(No mails close on Sunday) OVERLAND MAILS Richmond and Motucka—Daily 7 am. and except Sat.. 2 p.m. Brightwatcr and Wakefield—Daily 7.30 a m. and noon. Tadmor and Glenhope—Mon. and Wed. 6 a.in . 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 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 heim, 8.15 a.m. daily. Blenheim, Picton —Daily 5 a.m. and 8.15 a.m. Upper Moutere —Daily 7 a.m., 3.15 p.m. Lake Rotoiti— Mon., Wed., Fri., 3 p.m. COASTAL MAILS Wellington and North Island. Christchurch and offices south of Kaikoura, via Wellington— Matangi: Mon., Oct 27, 7.30 a.m. Arahura: Tues., Oct. 28, b 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 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 Offices, Christchurch. Oamaru, Dunedin 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 p.m. Westport. Greymouth. and Hokitika. 11.45 a.m.. except Sunday TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE Will be despatched as opportunity 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 fld. 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. —Surface to U.S.A., air to United Kingdom. 2s 6d each Joz. Air.—New Zealand, New York only by trans-pacific air mail 4s each halfoz. Air.—New Zealand, United States of America, Great Britain, by trans-Paciflc and transatlantic air mail 5s 9d each Joz. Air. —New Zealand, Australia, Capetown only, surface Capetown, United Kingdom, 1/6 each Joz. TRANS-PACIFIC AIR MAIL Next despatch closes Nelson 12.30 p.m., Tuesday, 4th November. Postage rates: Letters—Hawaii, zs 6d each half ounce; United States of America and Canada, 4s each halfoz. Great Britain 5/9 each half-oz. Note. —Postage rates include air services in New Zealand when necessary, Other air services enquire at P.O. OVERSEAS MAIL Mails for Australian Slates and countries via Australia will be despatched as opportunity offers. Other overseas mails will be despatched as opportunity offers. H. TREMEWAN. Chief Postmaster.