POST-OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS CLOSE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 77, 1 April 1871, Page 2

POST-OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS CLOSE.

For Motueka, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika — per s.s. Charles Edward, on Monday, 3rd April, at 2 p.m. For the United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi (only specially addressed letters), and for the Australian Colonies, and for India, China.^ Japan, Capo of Good Hope, Continent of Europe, &c. per s.s. Taranaki, about 4th April, to be transhipped at Dunedin into s.s. TararuA. Note.-— The next Home Slail, via San Francisco, will close at Kelson, on Tuesday, the 4th April. Tor Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove. Wakefield,!tnd FoxliUl— Close at Cliief Post Office daily at 2.30 p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office dail,y, at 11 o'clock, a.m. For Wakapuaka — Close every Vv r ednes'lay and Saturday, at 2.30 p.m.; arrive every Wednesday and Saturday, at 1 1 a.m. For Tadmor and Wangapeka — Close every j Tuesday and Friday, at 2*30 p.m., and arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 11 a.m. Note. — In consequence of the Australian Mails being now conveyed by British Packets between Brindisi and Alexandria, a reduction in Postage on Letters sent via Brindisi has been effected. The rates of Postage to be charged in New Zealand on Correspondence for ihe United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will therefore be as follows : — letters. — Not exceeding i ounce, 9d. ; exceeding $ ounce and not exceeding 1 ounce, Is. 6d. ; and so on, 9d for every additional £ ounce or fraction of \ ounce. Newspapers under 4 ounces, each 4d.; for every additional 4 ounces, 4d. Book and Pattern , Parcels.— Not exceeding 1 ounce, 2d. ; exceeding 1 ounce and not exceeding 2 ounces, 4d. ; exceeding '2 ounces and not exceeding 4 ounces, 7d. ; exceeding 4 ounces,' arid not exceeding 8 ounces, Is. ?d.; and so on, 1b 2d for every additional 8 ounces or fraction ot 8 ounces. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.