MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23202, 13 December 1940, Page 10

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, as under;— Arthur's Pass. Otira, Greymoulh, Westport. Hokitika, and other offices, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 9 a.m.; guard’s van, 10 a.m.; daily. 1 a.m,; also Nelson (letters only), express goods train daily (except Saturday and Sunday) 4.45 p.m.; late fee, guard’s van. hj p.iii.; Saturday. 5 p.rn.; late fee. guards van, 7.25 p.m Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge Kckerangu, and Scddon (via Hundalcc), daily. 7 a.m.; guard’s van, 8.20 a.m _ Ashburton, Geraldine, Tcmuka, Timaiu. Waimate. Oamaru. and Dunedin, express got -Is, Monday to Friday. 5 p.m.; late fee letters. 6 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 tee letters. 11.45 a.m.; guard's van, 12.25 p.m. For North Island, 5 p.m.: Into Ice letters, 6 p.m.; guard’s van. 7.10 p.m. train Parcels. 4.30 p.m Air Malls Within New Zealand Air mails within New Zealand close at Chief Post Office. Christchurch. Northbound, Tuesday to Saturday, inclusive, 9 a.m.; south-bound, Monday to Friday, inclusive, noon. Post in blue box in vestibule. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australia and countries via Australia, will close at noon Saturday, December 14. Mails for other countries will be closed and forwarded as opportunity offers. Air-Mail Services Trans-Tasman air-mail service: Mail closes this office three times each forlni Hatcs: Austialia, 5d each ioz; British countries between Australia and Egypt served by ‘ Empire air mails, Egypt and iraa. Is 6d each Joz; foreign countries between Australia and Egypt, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Pacific air-mail service; Next flight closes noon Friday, December 20. G. CLARK, Chief Postmaster.