MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22271, 9 December 1937, Page 17

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.; daily, 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 S am.; guard’s van, 7.55 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods train, daily, 7 pm.; late fee, 7.45 p.m. Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (expresses), Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.35 am.; Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 am.; late fee letters. 11.45 am.; guard’s van, 12.25 p.m. Best dispatch for Great Britain, Monterey, at Auckland, 5.25 p.m. Saturday, December 11. To-day (Thursday), December 9 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. Friday, December 10 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 Mails Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe. United States of America. Canada, via San Pedro, also Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands, Japan, and Tahiti, per Monterey from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, December 11. Second-class matter and parcels, Friday. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, December 13. Due London January 9. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in Canada and United States of America.

Mails for Australian States, South Africa, Japan, China, 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 Monday, December 13. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday. December 14. Connects with Australia-Singapore-England air-mail service. Due London December 29.

Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Central America, South America, and Soutli American Western States, via Panama. Parcels at noon, per Rangitata at Wellington, 5,25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Tuesday,. December 14. By Inland air mail 9 a.m. Wednesday, December 15. Due London January 18. Mails for Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare from Wellington, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Monday, December 20. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday, December 21. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), via Montevideo, also all States of. South America, per Maimoa from Wellington, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m. train; guard’s van. 7.10 p.m. train Wednesday, December 22. Parcels noon. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Thursday, December 23. Due London February 4. Incoming Overseas Malls

Australian mail, ex Waitaki from Sydney, due December 10. Australian mall, ex Awatea from Sydney, due December 14. English and American mail, ex Niagara from Vancouver, via Auckland, due December 15.

English mail, ex Rhngitane from London, due December 18. 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 5.25 p.m. Monday, December 13. By inland air mail. 9 a.m. Tuesday, December 14. Due London December 29. Air Malls Within New Zealand

Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, daily, including Sunday; North-bound, 9 a.m.; south-bound, noon. •W. J. MINOGUE, Acting-Chief Postmaster.