POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 236, 6 October 1870, Page 2

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS CLOSE. Eor Picton, Wellington, aud Wanganui — per s.s. Stormbird, to-morrow, Friday, at 9 a.m. Eor Greymouth, Hokitika and tbe Australian ports — per s.s. Gothenburg, to-morrow, Friday, at 4.30 p.m. Eor New Plymouth, and Auckland — per s.s. Taranaki, on Saturday, Sth insts* .t, at 4.30 p.m. Eor Wellington, Napier, Canterbury, Otago, Southland, and the Australian Colonies — per B.s. Tararua, on Friday, 7th inst. From Ist October, a Postofflce will be opened at Bedstead Gully, Collingwood, at the store of Mr. E. Toll. 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, aud Id. for papers. 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 balf ounce; for delivery at the office where posted ld. per half ounce. Postage for the Australian Colonies (except Western Australia) to be as follows, from and after the Ist instant, viz : — Not exceeding £ oz., 3d. j not exceeding 1 oz., 6d. ; not exceeding 1 j oz., 9d. ; and so on increasing 3d. for every £ oz. The progressive rates of postage on letters posted in New Zealand for delivery in the Australian Colonies, or Great Britain, or British Colonies or Possessions, not exceeding £ oz., one rate; exceeding £ oz., but not exceeding 1 oz., two rates ; exceeding 1 oz., and not exceeding U oz., three rates ; and so on for every additional | oz. or fraction of half-an-ounce, one rate. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.