MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22343, 5 March 1938, Page 25

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, and 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, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Parnassus), daily 6 a.m.; guard's van, 7.53 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waiinate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods daily, 7 p.m.: late fee letters, 7.45 p.m. I 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, Mariposa, Saturday, March 5, 5.25 p.m.: late fee, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. To-day (Saturday). March 5 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, 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 p.m train. By inland air mail, Monday, March 7, 9 a.m. Due London April 1. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Mails for Australian States, Egypt, China. Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Italy, India, South Africa, and Norfolk Island, 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. Parcels noon By inland air mail, Monday, March 7, 9 a.m. Connects with Austraiia-Singapore-England air-mail services. Due London March 24. Sunday, March 6 For Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin. Invercargill. and intermediate offices, per night express (letters only), at 7.30 p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van. for Dunedin and offices south thereof, 11.2 p.m. train. Monday, March 7 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late f<v> letters, 3.55 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 (specially addresser! correspondence only). Central America, South American Western States, and Jamaica, via Panama, per Cornwall from Wellington, close per steamer express, 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van 7.10 p.m. train Tuesday, March 8. By inland air mail, 9 a.m.. Wednesday, March 9. Due London April 19. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland and Continent of Europe. Central America. South American Western States, and Jamaica, via Panama, also Pitcairn Island, per Rangitiki 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. Tuesday. March 8. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m.. Wednesday, March 9. Due London April 12. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Central and South American Western States. Jamaica, via Panama, per Zealandic from Dunedin, close at 7 p.m.; late fee letters, 7.45 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. Due London April 12 Incoming Overseas Malls English and American mail, ex Aorangi from Vancouver, via Auckland, due March 8. Australian mail, ex Awatea from Sydney, due March 8. English mail, ex Rangitata. from London, due March 12. Air-Mail Services Air mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, Soutn Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australla-Singaporc-England air mall Next dispatch, per Awatea from Wellington, closes at 5.25 p.m.: late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Saturday. March 5. By inland air mail I Monday. March 7, 9 a.m. Due London March 24. Air Mails 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. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.