MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22796, 23 August 1939, 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, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 9 a.m.; guard's van, 10 a.m.; dally, 1 ajn.; 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, 7 a.m.; guard’s van, 8.20 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Titnaru, 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.; 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 Kaituna from Dunedin, closes at 7 p.m. Friday, August 25. To-day (Wednesday), August 23 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.: late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.: guard's van, 7.10 pm. train. Parcels, 4.30 pm.' Mails for Nauru Island, per Inverbank from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train. By inland air mail, 5.25 pm. Thursday, August 24. Thursday, August 24 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train. Parcels, 4.30 pm. Outgoing Overseas Malls Mails for Great Britain and Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only), also letters’ for Continent of Europe, due London September 27, via Cape Horn, per Waimarama at Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 pm.; guard’s van, 7.10 pm. train, Friday, August 25. By inland air mail, 9 am. Saturday, August 26. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, (Eastern Provinces), and Newfoundland (letters only), due London September 11, also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by Empire air services, also all mails for Australia. Ceylon, India, Japan, China, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans. per Kaituna from Dunedin close at 7 p.m.; late fee, 7.45 p.m. Friday, August 25. By inland air mail, noon, Saturday, August 26. Mails for Great Britain, .Ireland, Canada, Eastern Provinces, and Newfoundland (letters only), due London September 14, also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by ,the Empire air services, also mails for Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans, per Maunganui at Auckland, close at 5.25. pm.; late , fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday, August 26. By inland air mall, 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 29. Mails fot Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 pm.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, August 28. By inland air mail. 9 am. Tuesday, August 29. ■ Mails for Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, also letters for Continent of-Europe, via Vancouver, Argentina, Brazil. Paraguay, Falkland Islands, also Fiji, Japan, Hawaii, Fanning Island, Tahiti, 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, September 2. By inland air mail, Monday, September 4, at noon. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air mail services in Canada and United States of America. Mails for Cook Island. Tonga and Apia, per Matua from Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 pm.; guards van, 7.10 p.m. train Saturday; September 9. By inland air mail noon, Monday, September 11. Incoming Overseas Malls

English second-class matter, American and Canadian mail, ex Monowal from Vancouver,' via Auckland, due August 24. English letter and Australian mall, ex Monterey from Sydney, via Auckland, due English letter mail and Australian mail, ex Waltaki from Melbourne, via Bluff, due August 24. English parcel mail, ex Rangltane from London, via Auckland; due August 25. Australian mail, ex Komata from Melbourne, via Timaru, due August 28. English letter mail and Australian mail, ex Wanganella from Sydney, via Wellington, due August 30. Air-Mail Services

Air mails within . New-Zealand close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, daily, except Sunday: North-bound, 9 . a.m„ noon, and 5.25 p.m.; south-bound, daily at noon. Sunday:- north-bound. 9 - a.m.; south-bound, noon. V. C^L'AWNA- A Acting-Chief. Postmaster.

Advice has been received that letter mails dispatched by the Wanganella from Wellington on August 3 and by the Monterey from Auckland on August 4. arrived in London on August 17.