MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22419, 4 June 1938, Page 23

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, 7.55 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m.; late fee letters, 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 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, Niagara at Auckland, 5.25 p.m. Saturday, June 11. To-day (Saturday), June 4 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van. 7.10 p.m. train. Mails for Tahiti, per steamer at Dunedin, close at 8 p.m. Letters only, 7.30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday, June 5 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, June 6 (King’s Birthday) Mails for North Island at 7 a.m.; late fee, guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only). Central America. South American Western States, and Jamaica, via Panama, per Matakana at Auckland, close at 7 a.m.; late fee letters, guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. By inland air mail, Wednesday, June 8, 9 a.m. Due London July 19. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australian States, South Africa, China, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Italy, and Norfolk Island, per Wanganella, at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van. 7.10 p.m, train Wednesday, June 8. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Thursday, June 9. Connects with Australia-Singa-pore-England air-mail service. Due London June 23. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, West Indies, and Mexico, via Vancouver, also Fiji, Hawaii. Fanning Island and Japan, per Niagara from Auckland. close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, June 11. Due London July 11. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Mails for Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m. Monday, June 13. Incoming Overseas Mails Australian mail, ex Waitaki from Melbourne, via 'Bluff, due June 6. English mail, ex Remuera from London, via Auckland, due June 8. Australian mail, ex Awatea from Sydney, via Auckland, due June 8. Australian mail, ex Wanganella from Sydney, due June 9. English and American mail, ex Mariposa from San Pedro, via Auckland, due June 12. Air-Mail Services Air-mail correspondence for Great Britain. Ireland, Europe. Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia-Singapore-England air mail. Next dispatch, per Wanganella at Welllnglon, close at 5.25 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. By inland air mail, Thursday, June 9. at 9 a.m. Due London June 23. 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. and 5.25 p.m. Monday to Thursday; s*'.uth-bound. daily, noon. King’s Birthday, June 6, 1938 Postal —Attendance: All post offices will be closed in all branches. Mails: All mails for North Island, also principal southern and West Coast offices will close at 7 a.m. Receivers: Night clearances will be made as usual on Sunday. Postmen’s deliveries; There will be no delivery by postmen, but correspondence may be obtained In the postmen's branch (first door, main entrance. C.P.0.) between 7.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. on June 4 (Saturday). Telegraph Attendance: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. For other places apply at counter, or see postal guide. Rates: Ordinary rates. Telephone Exchanges—Attendance; All principal exchanges will be open as usual. For other places apply at counter, or see postal guide. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.