MAIL NOTICES
(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Malls will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, as under:— , Arthur’s Pass, Otlra. 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, guards van. 6 p.m. Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late tee, guard’s van, 7.25 p.m. Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarenc Bridge, Kekerangu, and Seddon (via far nassus), daily. 6 a.m.; guards van. f.as S " Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Walmate. Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m., late fee letters, 7.45 p.m. nnrmni 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.; latefeelcfters, 11.45 a.m.; guard s van, 12.25 p.m. Best dispatch for Great Britain. Wan ganella at Wellington, 5.25 P-m. Wednes day, August 3. To-day (Thursday), July 28 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; ]ate fcc 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., lam fee, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10. p.m. tiain. By inland air mail, no connexion. . Mails for Australian States, Italy. Balkans, China, Japan, and Dutch East Indies, also second-class mail matter ana parcels for Egypt, South Afnca lndia Ceylon, and Malaya, per Swartenhondt at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.: late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.; guard;s van. 7.10p.m train. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. triday. Jl Maifs for Europe. Central and South American Western States and Jamaica, also second-class mail and parcels for Great Britain and Ireland, via Panama, per Rangltikl 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 pm Per Inland air mail, 9 a.m. Friday, July 29. Due London August 31. Friday, July 29 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 Australian States, Norfolk Island, China, Japan, also second-class mail matter and parcels lor ‘*” d d South Africa, per Awatca at Auckland, close at 6.25 p.m.; late fcc . l^ er o..,ur. p.m.; guard’s van. 7.10 p.m. ti.nn, featur day, July 30. Parcels, noon. Po mland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, August 1. Con, nccts with Australia-Singapore-England air mail services (at air-mail rales nx forcc 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. 'tiie British Empire, also airmail correspondence for foreign emantries —foreign air mail rates-conncct with the Australia-Singapore-England air services, per Wanganella from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.a0 D rn.t guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Wed nesday, August 3. Per inlarffi air maj , 9 a.m. Thursday. August 4. Due London August 19. Incoming Overseas Malls Australian mail, ex Waitakl from Melbourne, via Bluff, due July 28 -, , Australian mail, ex Kakapo, from Sydney. via Wellington, due July 28English mail, ex Rangilata from London, via Auckland, due July 29. , Australian mail, ex Awatca pom Sydney. via Auckland, due July 31. English mail, ex Opawa from Liverpool, via Auckland, due August 7. English and American mail, ex Mariposa from San Pedro, via Auckland, due August 7. All-Malt 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-mall rates in force before July 26). Next dispatch, per Awatca at Auckland, closes at 5.25 p.m.; late cr letters. 5.55 p.m.: guard’s van. 7,10 p.m train Saturday. July 30. By inland air mall. 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. The Awatca, which left Sydney on Tuesday night for Auckland, has on bdhrd London air mail dispatched on July 14 and 17.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22465, 28 July 1938, Page 17
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683MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22465, 28 July 1938, Page 17
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