MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22491, 27 August 1938, Page 24

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), 5.45 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. Next dispatch for Great Britain, per Maunganui from Auckland, closes at 5.25 p.m. Saturday. August 27. To-day (Saturday), August 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. For Great Britain. Ireland, Canada (Eastern Provinces), and Newfoundland (letters only) Australian States, South Africa, India, Malaya, Egypt, Italy. Balkan States. China, Ceylon, and Norfolk Island. Letters for the British Empire, also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries —foreign air-mail rates —connect with the Australia-Singapore-England air services, per. Maunganui at Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.: guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, August 29. Due London September 12. Mails for Europe, also Great Britain and Ireland (second-class and parcels only), via Cape Horn, per Melbourne Star from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m.' train. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, August 29. Due London October 2. .Sunday, August 28 For Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices, per night express (letters only), at 7.30 p.m.; latefee letters, guard's van. for Dunedin and offices south thereof, 11.2 p.m. train. Monday, August 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 South American Western States, also Great Britain and Ireland (second-class and parcels only), via Montevideo, per Port Alma from Lyttelton. close at 10 a.m.; guard's van, 10.55 a.m. train Tuesday, August 30. Due London October 5. Mails for Canada, United States ot America. Mexico, West Indies, Argentina. Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (all mail matter), also Europe (letters only), via Vancouver; also Apia, Pago Pago, Fiji, Hawaii, Tahiti, Falkland Islands, and Fanning Island, per ' Aorangi from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; 1 late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Saturday, September 3. By I inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, September 5 Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Incoming Overseas Mails English second-class and parcel mail, ex s.s. Rangilane from London, via Auckland, due August 28. English letter mail dispatched from Lou-, don August 11. 13, and 14, and Australian mail, ex Maunganui from Sydney, via Auckland, due August 30. English letter mail and Australian mail, ex Wanganclta from Sydney, via Wellington due August 31. American and Canadian mail, ex Monterey from San Pedro, via Auckland, due September 4. Air-Mall Services All letters and postcards for Great Britain, Ireland, and other British Empire countries served by the Australia-Singapore-Englanu and the AustraliaSouth Africa-England air services, also air mail letters and postcards for foreign countries at foreign air-mail rates in force from August 2. Next dispatch, pel Maunganui at Auckland, closes at 5.25 p.m.: late fee, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Saturday. August 27. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Sunday, August 28. Due London September 12. 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,