MAIL NOTICES
(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, as under:—
Arthur’s Pass, Otlra, Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika, and other offices, dally,' at 9 a.m.; guard’s van, 10 a.m.: dally, 1 am.; also Nelson (letters only). Express goods train dally (except Saturday and Sunday), 4.45 p.m.; late fee, guard’s van, b p.m.; Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late fee, guards van, 7.25 p.m. Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekerangu and Seddon (via Parnassus), dally, 7 a.m.; guard’s van, 8.20 8 Ashburton, Geraldine, Tetnuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m.; late fee letters, 7.45 p.m. ' Eakala, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Intermediate offices (expresses), daily, 7.30 a.m.; mall 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 Strathallan, from Wellington, at 5.25 p.m. Saturday, March 11. To-day (Friday), March 10 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 Islands, per Tees from Lyttelton, close at 9 a.m.; late fee letters, guard’s van, 10. a.m. train. Saturday, March II 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 Central America, Jamaica, and South American Western States, via Panama, per Port Hunter at Napier, 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, noon, Monday, March 13. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Eastern Provinces, and Newfoundland (letters only), duo London March 27; also air-mail correspondence for foreign epuntries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, also all mails for Australia, Ceylon, India. China. Malaya, Japan, Egypt, East and South Africa. Italy. Balkans, and Norfolk Island, per Strathallan at Wellington, 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, March 13, noon. Outgoing Overseas Mails Malls for all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Port Darwin from Napier, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train: parcels, 4 p.m. Friday, March 17. By inland air mail, 0 am. Sunday, March 19. Mails for Great Britain and Ireland (second-class iriatler and parcels only), due London April 18, also letters for Continent of Europe, via Cape Horn, per Empire Star at Lyttelton, close at 9 am.; guard’s van, 10 am. train Saturday, March 18 Malls for Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, also letters for Continent of Europe, via Vancouver, also Fiji. Hawaii, and Fanning Island, per Niagara from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, March 18. By inland air mail, noon Monday March 20. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Malls for Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maul Pomare from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, .5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Monday. March 20. By inland air mail, 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 21.Incoming overseas Malls Australian mall, ex Waitakl from Sydney, via Auckland, due March 11. English letter mail and Australian mail, cx Strathallan from Brisbane, via Auckland, due March 12. English second-class matter and parcel mail, ex Rangitata from London, via Auckland, due March 12. English letter mall and Australian mall, ex Wanganella, via Wellington, due March 15. Air-mail Services >Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch. daily: North-bound, 9 am., noon; south-bound. noon ' G. CLARK, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22656, 10 March 1939, Page 17
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607MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22656, 10 March 1939, Page 17
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