MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22464, 27 July 1938, Page 19

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Malls will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, as under:— Arthur’s Pass, Otira. Westport. Hokitika, and other offices, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9 a guard’s van, 10 a.m.; daily, 1 a.m.; also Nelson (letters only). Express goods train dally (except Saturday and Sunday), 4.45 p.m.; late fee. guards van, 6 p.m. Saturday, 5.25 p.m.: late lee. Bridge. Kekerangu, and Seddon (via far nassus), daily, 6 a.m.; guards van, lso 3 Ashburton. Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m., late tee letters, 7.45 p.m. AorMQr ,. 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.; Wednes day and Friday. 11.10 a.m.: fee letters, 11.45 a.m.; guard’s van. 12.25 P-m. Best dispatch for Great Britain. Wanganella at Wellington, 5.25 p.m. Wednesday, August 3.

To-day (Wednesday), July 27 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.

Thursday, July 28 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 Chatham Island, per South Sea at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.: late fee, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. tram. By inland air mall, no connexion. Mails for Australian States, Italy, Balkans, China, Japan, and Dutch East Indies, also second-class mail matter ana parcels for Egypt, South Africa, leoia. Ceylon, and Malaya, per Swartenhondt at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.: late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard s van. 7.10 p.m. train. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Friday, July 29 Mails" for Europe, Central and South American Western States and Jamaica, also second-class mail and parcels for Great Britain and Ireland, via Panama, per Rangitiki from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.. guard’s van. 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels at 4 p.m. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Friday, July 29. Due London .August 31.

Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australian States, Norfolk Island. China, Japan, also second-class mall matter and parcels lor Malaya and South Africa, per Awatca at Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Saturday. July 30. Parcels, noon. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, August 1. connects with Australia-Singapore-England airmail services (at air-mail rales in iorcc before July 26). Due London August 14 For Great Britain, Ireland, and Canada (Eastern States), letters only. Australian States, South Africa, India. Malaya, Egypt. Italy, Balkan. States, China. Japan, Parcels. 4 p.m. .. , „ , , Letters for the British Empire, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries —foreign air mail rates—connect with the Australia-Singapore-England air services, per Wanganella from .Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 0.00 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Wednesday, August 3. Per inland air jnall, 9 a.m. Thursday. August 4. Due London August 19. Incoming Overseas Mails English and American mall, ex R.M.S. Niagara from Vancouver, due July *-<• English mail, ex Rangitata from London. via Auckland, due July 29. Australian mail, cx Monterey from Sydney, via Auckland, due July 27. Australian mail, ex Waitaki from Melbourne, via Bluff, due July 28 Australian mail, ex Kakapo, from Sydney. via Wellington, due July 28. Australian mail, ex Awatea from Sydney. via Auckland, due July 31. English mail, cx Opawa from Liverpool, via Auckland, due August 7. Air-Mall Services Air-mail correspondence lor Great Britain. Ireland, Europe. Egypt, south Africa, and intermediate countries .served by Australia-Singapore-England air mail (prepaid at air-mail rates in force before July 26). Next dispatch, per Awatca at Auckland, closes at 5.25 p.ni.j late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.: guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Saturday, July 30. By inland air mail. 9 a.m. Monday, August 1. Due London, August 14. 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, daily, noon. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster. Advice has been received that (he air mail dispatched from Wellington on July 7 and from Auckland on July 8. via the Sydncy-Singaporc service, arrived "in London on July 21.