MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23299, 8 April 1941, Page 8

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 a.m.; also Nelson (letters only), express goods train daily (except Saturday and Sunday). 4.45 p.m.; late fee. guard's'van, (1 p.m.; Saturday. 5 p.m.; late fee, guard's van. 7.25 p.m. Picton. Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekerangu. and Seddon (via Hundalee), daily, 7 a.m.; guard’s van. 8.20 a.m. , Ashburton, Geraldine. Temuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamlaru, and Dunedin, express goods, Monday to Friday, 5 p.m.; late fee letters, 6 p.m. Rakaia, Ashburton. Timaru, Oamar.U, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices, expresses daily, 7.30 a.m.; late fee. 8 a.m., mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Fridav, 11.10 a.m.; late fee, 11.45 a.m.; guard’s van, 12.25 p.m. Sunday only: Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (letters only), night express, 7.30 p.m.; guard's van, 11 p.m. For North Island. 5 p.m.: late fee letters, fi p.m.; guard's van, 7.1 V 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, Trans-Tasman Air Maif Service Mails close this office as opportunity offers. i Rates: Australia. 5d each Joz; British countries served by Empire air-mail service, Is 6d each Joz. The service between Egypt and England is suspended. Foreign countries, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Paciflc Air Mail Services Closes noon, Thursday, April 10. Rates: New Caledonia. Is each Joz; Canton Island. Is 9d each Joz; Hawaii, j!s 6d each Joz; United States. 4s each« Joz; Hong Kong, 5s 3d each Joz: Great Britain, 5s 9d each Joz. Postcards half letter rates. V. C. LAWN, Chief ■ Postmaster.