POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 205, 31 August 1870, Page 2

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

o MAILS CLOSE. For Malborough, Wellington, Napier, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, per s.s. Taranaki, tomorrow (Thursday), September 1, at 4.3u p.m. For Motueka, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika — per s.s. Murray, tomorrow (Thursday), at 9 a.m. The next Home Mail via San Francisco will be despatched from Nelson, per contract steamer, on Sunday, September 4. Hates ot 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, aiad Id. 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 1 1 a.m. For Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Nga Timote, Motueka, and Hiwaka — 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 oilers. For Tadmor and Wangapeka — Close every Tuesday and Friday, at 2.30 p.m., and arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 11a.m. 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.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. I Letters for insertion in the Evening Mail| must be written upon Okie side of the paper only, i and sent to the office before 12 o'clock noon, or I they will not appear in that evening's paper. No notice can be taken ol anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion in this journal must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.