MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23108, 26 August 1940, Page 11

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by Postal Department.) Mails will close at the Chief Post Oilicc, Chi 'i.-Jehu rob. as under:— Arthur's Pass. Olira, Grcymoulh, Westport. Hokitika, and other oliiccs, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, a! 9 a.m.; guard's van. 10 a.m.; daily, 1 a.m.; also Nelson (letters only), express goods train dally (except Saturday and Sunday), 4.45 pan.; late fee, guard's van. 8 ■p.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; late fee. guard's van, 7,25 p.m. Piclon, BlonPcim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kckerangu, and Seddon (via Hundalee), daily. 7 a.m.; guard’s van, 8.20 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temukn, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, express goods. Monday to Friday, 5 pan.; late lee letters, G p.m. Rakaia. Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate oliiccs, 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. For North Island, at 3 p.m.; late fee lettcis, 6 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train Parcels. 4.30 pan. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australia and countries via Australia will close at noon on Wednesday, August 28. Mails for other eounliies will be closed and forwarded as opportunity offers. Air-Mail Services Trans-Tasman air-mail service: Man closes tills cilice at midnight on Mondaj . August 26. Hales: Australia, 5d each ioz, British countries between Australia and Egypt served by Empire uu mails: Egypt and Iraq. It Ud each iny,: ton.-if’n countries between Australia and Egypt, special rales, apply at Post Olliee. Trans-Pacific air-mail service: Next Might closes noon Wednesday, August 28, due San Francisco September 4. Hales; New Caledonia, Is each ioz; Canton Island, is 9d each ioz; Hawaii, 2s 8d each ioz; United Stales and Canada, 4s each ioz; Hong Kong, 5s 3d each ioz; Great Britain, (is 3d each ioz. Postcards half letter rates. Air mails within New Zealand close at the Chiet Post Oflicc, Christchurch:— North-bound: Tuesday to Saturday. 9 a.m South-bound: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at noon; Tuesday and Thursday, at 9.45 a.m. Post in blue box in vestibule. G. CLARK. Chief Postmaster.