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. I 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 Seddpn (via Par nassus), daily, 6 a.m.; guards van. 7^» a Ashburton, Geraldine. Temuka. Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods. Monday to Friday. 7 p.m.: late tee letters, 7.45 p.m. _ _, Rakaia. Ashburton, Tirnaru, Oamaru, Dunedin. Invercargill. and Intermediate offices (expresses), Monday, Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday 7.30 ajn.; 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 pm. Best dispatch for Great Britain. Wanganella at Wellington. 5.25 p.m. Wednesday, August 3. To-day (Friday), July 29 For North Island, at 525 p.m.; late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.; guard's van. 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 pjn train. Parcels, 5 p.m. M„-«niu Mails for Australian States, Norfolk Island, China, Japan also d a * C i a n S d mail matter and parcels for Malaya ana South Africa, per Awatea °t AucKlana. close at 5.25 p.m.: latefee letters. 555 p.m.; guard's van. 710 p.m. tram. Parcels, noon. Per inland air mau. 9 a.m. Monday. August 1. Connects with Australia-Singapore-England air mail services (at air-mail rates in force before July 26). Due London August Mails for Tonga, Samoa, and Levukf. per Maunganui 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. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, August 1. Mails for Ocean and Nauru Islands, per Olivebank at Auckland, close at 5.20 p.m.; late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.; guard's van. 7.10 p.m. train. Per inland air mail 9 a.m. Monday, August 1. Outgoing Overseas Mails 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 witli, the Australia-Singapore-England air services, per Wanganella from Wellington, close at 553 p.m.; late fee letters,_sj», p.m.: guard's van. 7.10 pjn. train, Wednesday. August 3. Per Inland air mail, 9 a.m. Thursday. August 4. Due London Malls for Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, also Europe (letters only), via Vancouver; also Apia. Pago Pago, Fiji, Hawaii, Tahiti, Falkland Islands, and Fanning Island, per Niagara from Auckland, close at 525 p.m.: late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.: guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, August 6. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday. August 8. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services In Canada and United States of America. Incoming Overseas Malls English mail, ex Rangitata from London, via Auckland, due July 29. Australian mall, ex M.V. Wanganella from Sydney, via Wellington, due August 4. Australian mail, ex Waiotapu from Melbourne, via Wellington, due August 2. English air-mail dispatched from London on July 14 and 17. ex Awatea from Sydney, due July 30. 2 p.m. Australian mall, ex Awatea from 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. Air-Mall Services Air-mail correspondence for 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 Awatea at Auckland, closes at 5.25 p.m.: late fee 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 malls within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office. Christchurch. daily, including Sunday: North-bound, 9 a.m.: south-bound, dally, noon. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22466, 29 July 1938, Page 17
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690MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22466, 29 July 1938, Page 17
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