MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22592, 23 December 1938, Page 15

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, daily, 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), daily, 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.35 a.m. and 11.10 a.m.; I'ate fee letters, 11.45 a.m.; guard’s van, 12.25 p.m. Next dispatch for Great Britain, per Awatea from Wellington, 7 a.m. Monday, December 26. To-day (Friday), December 23 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. Saturday, December 24 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 Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Falkland Islands (all mail matter), also Europe (letters only), via Vancouver, also Fiji, Hawaii, Fanning Island, and Japan, per Aorangi 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 mall, 9 a.m. Monday, December 26. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in Canada and United States of America, Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Newfoundland (letters only), due London, January 9, also air mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, also all mails for Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans, per Awatea at Wellington, close at 7 a.m.: guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. Monday, December 26. By inland air mail, Tuesday, December 27. at 9 a.m. Mails for Pitcairn Island, Central and South American States, and Jamaica, via Panama, per Akaroa from Lyttelton, close at 11 a.m.; late fee letters, guard’s van, 12.10 p.m. train Friday, December 30. Mails for Great Britain and Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only), due London February 1, also letters for Continent of Europe, via C«pe Horn, per Waimarama at Lyttelton, close Saturday. December 31, at 8 a.m.; guard’s van, 8.50 a.m. train.

Mails for Tonga, Cook Islands, and Samoa, per Matua from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, December 31. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday, January 2. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland (letters only), due London January 16 also air mall correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, also all mails for Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans, per Awatea from Wellington, close at 7 a.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Monday. January Z. Byinland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday, January 3. Mails for Chatham Islands, per Tees from Lyttelton, close at 9 a.m.: late fee letters, guard’s van, 10 a.m. • train Wednesday. January 4. Incoming Overseas Malls English second-class and parcel mail, ex Durham from Liverpool, via Auckland, due December 24. English second-class matter, American and Canadian mail, ex s.s. Monterey from San Pedro, via Auckland, due December 25. English letter mail dispatched from London December 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Australian, ex s.s. Orford from Brisbane, due December 25. English letter and Australian mall, ex Awatea from Sydney, due December 27. Air Mall Services Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, daily. Including Sunday; North-bound, 9 a.m., noon; south-bound, noon. G. CLARK, Chief Postmaster.