MAIL NOTICES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 153, 10 April 1941, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

ASHBURTON POST OFFICE. HOURS FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS. The hours of attendance at the Ashburton Post and Telegraph Office during Easter will lie as follows: Good Friday. Telephone Exchange—Open continuously. Other Branches —Close all day. Saturday. Usual attendance in all branches. Easter Monday. Telephone Exchange—Open continuously. Telegraph Branch—9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other Branches—Close all day. Telegrams accepted at Telegraph Branch, first floor, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Mails for the principal offices close at 9 a.m. . Street posting-boxes in the business area will be cleared at 9 a.m.

Mails for the north close at Ashburton as fbllow:—

Daily at 7 a.m. Monday oniy—4.3o a.m.; 10.30 a.m,, guard’s van 11.10 a.m.; 2.45 p.m., Into fee at Post Office 3.10 p.m., guaids van 3.37. Tuesday and Thursday—lo.3o a.m., guard’s van 11.10 a.m.; 5 p.m., late fee at Post Office 5.25 p.m., guard’s van 5.50 p.m. Wednesday and Friday—lo.3o a.m., guard’s van 11.10 a.m.; 2.45 p.m., late fee at Post Offico 3.10 p.m., guard’s van 3.37 p.m.; 5 p.m., late fee at Post Office 5.25 p.m., guard’s van 5.56 p.m. Saturday only—ll.3o a.m., late fee at guard’s van. 12.10 p.m.; 12.30 p : m.; guard’s van 5.56 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive) 8 p.m letters only for Christchurch.

Mails for the south close as follow

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday—9.3o a.m. late, fee at Post Offico 9.55 a.in., late feo at guard’s van 10.4 a.m.

Wednesday and Friday—9.3o a.m., late foe at Post Offico 9.55 a.m., late fee at guard’s van 10.4 a.m.; 1.20 p.m., lato foe at Post Offico 1.45 p.m., guard’s van 2.6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive) 8 p.m., letters only Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin and south of Dunedin. Air Mail Services. Trans-Tasman air mail sorvieo closes three times each fortnight. Air mails within New Zealand close at the Ashburton Post Office; Northbound—Monday to Friday inclusive, at 8 p.m,, also at 4.30 a.m., Monday;

South-bound—Afonday to Friday at T a.m. Overseas Mails (Outward). Mails for overseas will be closed and forwarded as opportunity offers. Trans-Pacific Air Mail Service. Alail closes at Ashburton at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 10. Rates. New Caledonia Is each Joz, Canton Island Is 9d each Joz,, Hawaii 2s Gil each -Joz, United States 4s each Joz, Hong Kong fis 3d each Joz, Great Britain fis 9d each Joz. Post cards half letter rates.