MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23095, 10 August 1940, Page 14

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) ®Mails will close at the Chief Post Office. Christchurch, as under:— Arthur’s Pass. Otlra. Greymoulh, Westport, Hokitika, and other offices, Monday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 9 am.; guard’s van, 10 am.; daily, 1 am.; also Nelson (letters only), express goods train dally (except Saturday and Sun--day), 4.45 p.m.: late fee, guard’s van. 6 p.m,; Saturday, 5 pm.; late fee, guard s van, 7.25 p m. Picton, Blenheim. Kalkoura, Clarence Bridge. Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Hundalee), daily, 7 am.; guard’s van. 8.20 3 Ashburton. Geraldine. Temuka, Tlmaru. Waimate, Oamaru. and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, -5 pm.: late fee letters, 6 pm. Rakala, Ashburton, Tlmaru, Oamaru. Dunedin, Invercargill, and Intermediate offices, expresses, daily, 7.30 am.; mail van, 8.35 am.; Wednesday and Friday. 11.10 am.; late fee letters, 11.45 am.; guard’s van, 12.25 pm. For North Island, at 5 p.m.; late fee letters. 6 p.m.; guard’s van. 7.10 pm. train. Parcels. 4.30 p.m. For Chatham Islands at 11 am.; late fee letters, 12.10 p.m. train Monday August 12. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australia and countries via Australia will close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 10. Malls for Chatham Islands close at 1 p.m. Monday, August 12. Malls for other countries will be closed and forwarded as opportunity offers. Air-Mail Services Trans-Tasman air-mail service; Mall closes this office at midnight on Monday, August 12. Rates: Australia, 5d each Joz, British countries between Australia and Egvpt served by Empire air malls, Egypt, and Iraq. Is 6d each ioz; foreign coun-' tries between Australia and Egypt, special rates, apply at Post Office. Tians-Pacifio air-mall service: Next flight closes noon Wednesday, August 14, due San Francisco August 21. Rates; New Caledonia, Is each Joz; Canton Island, Is 9<l each Joz; Hawaii, 2s 6d each Joz; United States and Canada. 4s each ioz: Hong Kong, 5s 3d each Joz: Great Britain, 6s 3d each ioz. Postcards, half letter r3 Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chief Post Office. Christchurch:— North-bound: Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturdav. 9 a.m. South-bound: Monday. Wednesday, and Friday, at noon. Post in blue box In vestibule. G. CLARK. Chief Postmaster.