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, daily, j a.m..: guard’s van, 10 a.m.; daily, i a.m., also Nelson (letters only). Express goods train daily (except Saturday and bunday). 4.45 p.m.; late fee, guards v~n, & p.m.; Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late fee, guards Va picton, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekerangu. and Seddon (via -farnassus), daily 6 a.m.; guards van, t.oo a l Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuto, Timavu. Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin express goods daily, 7 p.m.; late fee letters, 7.45 P Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru, 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, waiwera, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 1. To-day (Thursday), February 24 For North Island, at 5.25 PJU.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guards van. 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels* 5 p.m. Friday, February 25 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; )ate letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Victoria, South and West Australia, and Tasmania, via M ejbouine, per Maunganui from Bluff, cl ° s f 8 p.m. Saturday, February 26. Letters only, Sunday, 7.30 p.m., guards yan. 11.2 P Mails for Cook' Islands, Tonga, Samoa, per Matua from Auckland, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train, Saturday. February 26. Per inland air mail, 9 am. Monday, February 28. Mails for Australian States, Lgypr China, Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Italy, India, and South Africa, 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, February 28. Parcels, 4 p.m. By inland air mail, Tuesday, March 1 9 a.m. Connects with Austraha-Singa-pore-England air-mail services. Due London March 17. , , _ , Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, ana Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Central Amelica and South American Western States, via Panama, also Jamaica and Pitcairn Island, per Akaroa from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.a5 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, February 28. By inland air mail. Tuesday. March 1. 9 a.m. Due London Anril 4« Malls' for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, per Waiwera from Lyttelton, close at 11 am.; guard s van. 12.10 pm. Tuesday, March 1. Due London April 1. .' . Malls for Great Britain. Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of America. Canada, West Indies, Mexico, via San Pedro, also Fiji, Hawaii, Apia, Pago Pago. Falkland Islands, and Japan, per Mariposa from Auckland, close per steamer express, 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train, Saturday, March 5. By inland air mail, Monday, March 7, 9 am. Due London April 1. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-maii services in Canada and United States of America. Incoming Overseas Mails Australian mail, ex Wanganella from Sydney, via Auckland, due March 1. Australian mail, ex Awatea from Sydnev, due March 2. English mail, ox Mahana from London, due March 3. English and American mail, ex Aorangi from Vancouver, via Auckland, due March 8. Air-Mail Services Air mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia-Slngapore-England airmail: Next dispatch, per Awatea from Wellington, closes at 5.25 p.m.: late fee letters, 5.55 pm.; guard’s van. 7.10 pm. train Monday, February 28. By inland air mail, March 1, 9 a.m. Due London March 17. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22335, 24 February 1938, Page 15
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599MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22335, 24 February 1938, Page 15
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