POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 203, 29 August 1870, Page 2

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS CLOSE. For Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika—per s.s. Murray, on Wednesday, at 9 a.m. For Malborough, Wellington, Napier, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, per Phosbe or Taranaki, on arrival. For Motueka and Golden Bay —per p.s. Lady Barkly, to-morrow, Tuesday, at 4.30 p m. The next Home Mail via San Francisco will be despatched from Nelson, ptr contract steamer, on Sunday, September 4. Hates of postage by this route same as by Suez. Note. —The postage of letters and papers for Honolulu and North America, is now the same as for the United Kingdom, viz , 6d. for letters, and ld. for papers. For Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakefield, and Foxhill—Close at Chief Post Office daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. For Waimea-west —Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 2..°,0 p.m.; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 a.m. For Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Nga Timote, Motueka, and Riwaka —Close every Monday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka per steamer as opportunity offers. For Tadmor and Wangapeka — Close every Tuesday and Friday, at 2.30 p.m., and arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 11a.m. For Amuri —By every opportunity via Christchurch or Blenheim. Notice.—The following is the rate of postage from this day.—Country letters posted at any office for delivery at any other office in the Colony 2d. per half ounce; for delivery at the office where posted ld. per half ounce. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.