MAIL NOTICES
(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, 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 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, Tlmaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin; express goods train daily, 7 p.m.; late fee, 7.45 p.m. Rakaia, Ashburton, Tlmaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, 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 at Auckland, 5.25 p.m. Saturday, September 18. To-day (Tuesday), September 14 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. Wednesday, September 15 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, South Africa, China, Japan, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Italy, per Awatea from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Thursday, September 16. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Friday, September 17. Connects with Australia-Singapore-Eng-land air-mail service. Due London October 3 - „ Mails for Australian States, South Africa, China. Egypt, India, Japan. Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Italy, per Maetsuycker at Wellington, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 §.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Friday, eptember 17. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Saturday September 18. Also air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe. Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia-Singapore-England air mail. Due London October 6. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland, and I Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, via San Pedro, also Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands, 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 Saturday, September 18. Second-class matter and parcels Friday. Per inland air mail, 0 a.m. Monday, September 20. Due London October 14. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, also Central America, and South American Western States, and Jamaica, via Panama, per Rangitane from Auckland, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.53 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Monday, September 20. Parcels, noon. Per inland air mail 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 21. Due London October 26. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), via Cape Horn, per Essex, from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, September 20. Parcels, noon. Per inland air mall, 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 21. Due London October 27. Incoming Overseas Mails Australian mail, including air mail dispatched from London August 25 and 28, ex Awatea from Sydney, due September 14. Australian mail ex Wanganella from Sydney, via Auckland, due September 16. English and American mail, ex Aorangi from Vancouver, via Auckland, due September 22. Australian mail, ex Mariposa from Sydney, via Auckland, due September 22. English mail, ex Remuera from London, due September 26. * Air-Mall Services Air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia-Singapore-England air mail. Next dispatch, Awatea from Wellington, closes at 5.25 p.m. Thursday, September 16; by inland air mail 9 a.m. Friday, September 17. Due London October 3. 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 ajn. daily. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 14 September 1937, Page 15
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