MAIL NOTICES
+ (Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails close as under:— Arthurs Pass, Otira, Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika, and other offices, Monday, 7.30 a.m., late fee guard's van 8.20 a.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 9 a.m., guard's van 10 a.m. Express goods train daily (except Sunday), 4.45 p.m.; also Nelson (letter.* only). Picton and Nelson (letters only), Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Parnassus), daily 6 a.m., guard's van 7.55 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimate. Oamaru, and Dunedin. express goods train daily 7 p.m.. late fee 7.45 p.m. Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru. Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (expresses), Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 7.30 a.m., mail van 8.35 a.m., and Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 a.m., late fee 11.45 a.m., guard's van 12.25 p.m.
To-day (Saturday), March 17 For northern ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Australian Stales, the East, and South Africa, petNiagara from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m., late fee letters, 5.55 p.m., guard's van 7.10 p.m. train. Sunday, March 18 For Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin. Invercargill, and intermediate offices, per night express (letters only), at 5.30 p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, for Dunedin and offices south thereof, 11.2 p.m. train. Monday, March 1!) For northern ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van. 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland and Continent of Europe, United Stales of America, Canada, West Indies, Mexico, via San Francisco, also Cook Islands and Tahiti, per Makura from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m., late fee letters 5.55 p.m., guard's van 7.10 p.m. train. Due London April 17. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services m Canada and the United States of America. Mails for Chatham Islands, per Tees from Lyttelton, close at 11 a.m.; late fee guard's van 12.10 p.m. train. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australian States, Egypt, Japan, China. Straits Settlements, Ceylon, India, South Africa, and Norfolk Island, per Monowai from Auckland. close at 5.25 p.m.. late fee letters 5.55 p.m., guard's van 7.10 p.m. train. Tuesday, March 20. Parcels 4 p.m. Monday. Connects with Karachi-London air-mail services in Australia. Due London April 25. Letter mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be marked "via Australia"), per Monowai from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m., late fee letters 5.55 p.m., guard's van 7.10 p.m. train. Tuesday. March 20. Due London April Mails for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Port Nicholson from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m., late fee 5.55 pm guard's van 7.10 p.m. train, Tuesday, March 20. Parcels noon Monciay. Due London April 20. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially dressed correspondence only), also Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, per Tekoa from Port Chalmers, close at 7..50 a m , late fee letters mail van 8.35 a.m train Wednesday. March 21. Parcels noon Tuesday. Due London April 29. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, per Port Chalmers from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.. late fee letters 5.55 p.m.. guard's van 7.10 p.m. train. Thursday, March 22. Parcels noon Wednesday. Mails for Apia, Pago Pago, and Nine Island, per Maui Pomarc from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m., Sate fee letters 5.55 p.m., guard's van 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, March 2(5. Incoming Overseas Mails English mail, ex Rangitano, from London, via Auckland, due March 17. Australian mail, ex Makura from Sydney, due March 20. English and American mail, ex Niagara from Vancouver, via Auckland, due March 21. Australian mail ex Monowai, from Svdnev, via Auckland, due March 21. 'English and American mail, ex Mariposa, from Los Angeles, via Auckland, due March 25. Air Mail The trans-Tasman air mail by the Southern Cross will close at the Chief Post Office, Auckland, at G. 30 a.m. on March 27, and at Kaitaia at 1 a.m. on March 28. The last mail from Christchurch to connect will be by the steamer express on Saturday, March 24. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21116, 17 March 1934, Page 19
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705MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21116, 17 March 1934, Page 19
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