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.; daily, 1 am.; 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 pm.: late fee. guard s van. 7.25 p.m. Picton. Blenheim, Kaikoura, Cl-.ence Bridge. Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Parnassus). daily, 7 a.m.; guard’s van. 8.20 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 am.; mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 a.m.; late fee letters, 11.40 am.; guard’s van. 12.25 p.m. To-day (Friday), June 21 For North Island, at 5.25 pm.; late fee letters. 5.55 p.m.: guard’s van. 7.10 pm. train. Parcels, 4.30 p.m. Outgoing Overseas Malls Mails for Australia’ and countries via Australia, will close at 8 p.m. Friday, June 21. Mails for other countries will be closed and forwarded as opportunity offers. Air-Mail Services Trans-Tasman weekly air-mail service: Mail closes this office midnight Friday each week. Rates: Australia, 5d each ioz; British countries between Australia and Egypt served by Empire air mails, Egypt and Iraq, Is 6d each Joz; foreign countries between Australia and Egypt, special rates apply at Post Office. Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office. Christchurch: — North-bound: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9 a.m.; South-bound: Monday. Wednesday, and Friday, at noon. G. CLARK. Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 11
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272MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 11
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