TAHITI’S MAIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18652, 22 August 1930, Page 8

TAHITI’S MAIL.

REPORT BY AGENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON. August 21. The Secretary of the General Post Office, Mr G. McNamara, announces that he has received advice from the New Zealand mail agent who was on the Tahiti that all letters and registered mails for North America and Great Britain were transhipped from the Tahiti to the Ventura, with the exception of fifteen letter bags, as follows:—Wellington to Toronto, one bag; Welli 'gton to Winnipeg, one bag; Auckland to Boston, one bag; Auckland to Hamilton (Canada), one bag; New Zealand Post Offices, forwarding offices not stated, to the Marine Post Office, four bags; Marine Post Offices to London, E.C., four bags; Marine Post Office to London, W.C., one bag. These five bags for London would contain the final day’s posting at various Post Offices throughout the Dominion; also one bag of registered articles from Dunedin, and one bag of registered articles from Oamaru. Two hundred and eight bags, containing newspapers and packets for Great Britain. Canada, United States, Rarotonga, Papeete, and 43 bags containing parcels for U.S.A., Rarotonga and Papeete were abandoned. Letter mails for Rarotonga and Papeete are being returned to Auckland by the Tofua, leaving Pago Pago on Sunday. The route via San Francisco is not used for the despatch of parcels to Great Britain and Europe. This route is used for the despatch of newspapers not over eight ounces. Heavier newspapers are sent via ’Frisco only when specially superscribed and prepaid.