POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 85, 12 April 1871, Page 2

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS CLOSE. For Havelock, Picton, and Blenheim — per Overland Carrier, this day, at 4.30 p.m. For Motueka, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika— per p.s. Charles Edward, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Motueka and Golden Bay—per p.s. Lady Barkly, to-morrow, at 12 noon. For Wanganui, Wellington, and Taranaki— per s.s. Wanganui, on Saturday, at 2 p.m. For Picton, Wellington, Napier, and Southern Ports of New Zealand— per s.s. Phoebe, on arrival. 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 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 Wakapuaka— Close every Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30 p.m.; arrive every Wednesday and Saturday, at 11 a.m. For Tadmor and Wangapeka — Close every Tuesday and Friday, at 2.30 p.m., and arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 11 a.m, Note. — Inconsequence 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 the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will therefore be as follows :— Letters. — Not exceeding £ ounce, 9d. ; exceeding $ ounce and not exceeding 1 ounce. Is. 6d. ; and so on, 9d for every additional J 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 ,3 ounces, 4d. ; exceeding i ounces and not exceeding 4 ounces, 7d. ; exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding 8 ounces, Is. £d.; and so on, Is 2d for every additional 8 ource\ o^lfraction oi 8 ounces. BYDMT J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.