MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22050, 25 March 1937, Page 23

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails close as under:— Arthur's Pass, Otira, Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika, and other offices, Monday. Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday. 9 a.m.; guard's van. 10 a.m.; dally, 1 a.m.; also Nelson (letters only). Express goods train daily (except Saturday'and Sunday), 4.45 p.m.; late - fee, guard's van, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late fee.-guard's van, 7.25 p.m. '■ »' , , „, Picton anc? 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, InvercargiH, and intermediate offices (expresses), Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 a.m.; late fee letters, 11.45 a.m.; guard's van, 12.25 p.m. Best dispatch for Great Britain. Mariposa, from Auckland, 5.25 p.m. Thursday, April 1. ~ To-day (Thursday), March 25 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Central America and South American Western States, Jamaica, and Pitcairn Island, via Panama, per Arawa at Wellington, close at 8 p.m. Per inland air mall, • 9 a.m. Saturday. March 27. Due London May 1. Saturday, March 27

For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m.

Outgoing Overseas Malls Mails for Australian States, China', Japan, £>raifs Settlements, South Africa, India, Ceylon, Italy, per Awatea from Wellington, close per steamer express at 7 a.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, March 29. Parcels 4 p.m. Y Per Inland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 30. Connects with Australia-Singapore-England air-mail service. Due London April 15. Mails for Chatham Islands, per Tees from Lyttelton, close at 9 a.m., late fee letters guard's van, 10 a.m. train, Tuesday, March 30. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), via Cape Horn, per Wairangi from Lyttelton, close at 9 a.m.: guard's van, 10 a.m. train, Wednesday, March 31. Due London May 3. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, via San Pedro, also Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, and Japan, per Mariposa from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Thursday, April 1. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Friday, April 2. Due London April 26. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and the United States of America, Incoming Overseas Malls

English mail, ex Mataroa from London, due March 29.

Australian mail, ex Awatea from Sydney, due March 31. English and American mail, ex Aorangi from Vancouver, via Auckland, due April 6. Australian mail ex Mariposa, from Syd--ney, via Auckland, due April 6. Air-Mail Service Air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia-Singapore-England air mail. Next dispatch, per Awatea from Wellington, 7 a.m. Monday, March 29. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday. March 30. Due London April 15. Air Malls. Within New Zealand Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch: North-bound, 9 a.m.; south-bound, 10.10 a.m. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.

RAILWAY TIME-TABLE

Express Trains Leave Christchurch.

For InvercargiH—B.3s a.m. Tuesday,. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Saturday; 11.2 p.m. ■ Sunday (connects with InvercargiH train at Dunedin). For Dunedin— - a:m..; dally- (except Sunday); 12.25 p.m, Wednesday. Friday; 11.2 p.m. Sunday. For Greymouth and Hokitika—3.2o a.m. daily (except Sunday); 10 a.m. Monday. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. For Parnassus—7.ss a.m. , daily (except Sunday). For Culverden—B.4s a.m. daily (except Sunday). For Waiau 8.45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday. Express Trains Reach Christcljurch From Invercargill—7.lß a.m. Monday; 7.26 a.m Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, Saturday. From Dunedin—7.lß a.m. Monday; 5.10 p.m. Mohday, Wednesday, Friday; 7.26 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. From Greymouth and Hokitika—s p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10.23 p.m. daily (except Sunday). From Parnassus—-5.51 p.m. daily (except Sunday). From Culverden —5.51 p.m. daily (except Sunday). * ■ '

From Waiau—s.sl p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. ' ,

Passenger train, connecting with steamer express, leaves Christchurch ton at 7.10 p.m.

Additional expresses and night expresses will run during the Easter holiday period. Particulars may be had from any stationmaster.

PORT OF TIMARU"

ARRIVAL Yesterday Waipiata, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, .agents. DEPARTURES i Yesterday Waipahi, for Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Waipiata. for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Awahou, Dunedin, this day. Armadale, Lyttelton, March 28. Storm, Dunedin, March 26. City of Glasgow, Lyttelton, March 30. Cambridge, Bluff, March 30. Wingatui, Oamaru, March 31. Wainui, Oamaru, March 31. Opawa, Lyttelton, March 31. Benwyvis, Lyttelton, April 1." Melbourne Maru, Dunedin, April 1. Holmlea, Dunedin, April 2: Port Waikato, Dunedin, April 2. Karetu, Oamaru, April 3. Waimarino, Dunedin, April 5. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Awahou, Lyttelton, this day. Storm, Lyttelton, March 27. Armadale, Bluff, March 27. Port Whangarei, Lyttelton, March 30. Cambridge, Lyttelton, March 30. City of Glasgow, Bluff. March 31. Wingatui, Lyttelton, March 31. Opawa, Nelson, April 1. Benwyvis, Bluff, April 2.« Holmlea, Lyttelton, April 2. Karetu, Lyttelton, April 3. Waimarino, Lyttelton, April 5.

rORT OF GREYMOUTH

[THE PRESS Special Service.] GREYMOUTH, March 24. Kaimai left Wellington yesterday with cargo for Greymouth. She will load here on Thursday morning for Wellington. Karepo is expected to load here on Tuesday next for Wellington. Karu is due here about the week-end, and will load timber on Tuesday next for Petone, Miramar, and Wellington. Kalingo is expected to load cargo at Newcastle at the week-end, completing at Sydney and Eden for Picton, Wanganui, and Greymouth, in that order.

Waimea is due at 6.30 p.m. to-day from Tarakohe. She will load coal and timber for Picton.

Rata is due after Easter to load coal for Wanganui.

Hokitika is to leave Wellington to-mor-row night with cargo for Greymoutli and Hokitika. She is expected to discharge here on Saturday morning.