MAILS FOR BRITAIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 6

MAILS FOR BRITAIN

THREE METHODS OF DESPATCH, AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME 1 With a view to clarifying the posii tion regarding the despatch of mails to the United Kingdom, the Post Office advises that there are nt present three methods <>f despatch, by surface means, by tito Empire airmail route and by the Pan-American air service. By surface I means the average transit time is at j present fifty days and the rates of j postage are 2d for the first half ounce , and Id for each additional half ounce. ; Letters prepaid al the rate of Is lid each half ounce <9d for letters not exceeding toz. if addressed to members <>f the fighting forces, but on letters exceeding ioz. the full rate nt Is fid fur each j.<>- must be paid l arc despatched by sir :-> Town and thence by surface means to England this being the only Empire air mail route now available .According to recent information received from London the average transit time is forty-five days. It will be seen that tinder existing conditions the gam in lime b\ despatching letters by air at the Is fid rate is not great The quickest despatch is by the PanAnivrican a:r service 'New Ze.hand U.S.A I i- nI. Letters sent by this means normally reach England wilhm leu to twelve days but the postage rate' I w high 5s fid for each half ounce I The Ualisll time- menti- >r.c<l above Ido not of C .11! e. include tile time, I take! under prc-ei : t iMitimis s:i d.-- > I liver" after receipt in Great Britain ! and ailowaiwc hould al > be made for j 'he SiUTVj betv.eer. j. - >;e|; ; :i! ld I". -M j de-,| ateh fl -in Now Zealand