MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23300, 9 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.; dally, 1 a.m.; 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 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, Oamaru. and Dunedin, express goods, 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.; late fee, 8 a.m., mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 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. 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. Trans-Tasman Air Mall Service Mails close this office as opportunity offers. Rates: Australia, 5d each Joz; British countries served by Empire air-mall service, Is 6d each Joz. The service between Egypt and England is suspended. Foreign countries, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Pacific Air Mail Services Closes noon Friday,' April 11. Rates: New Caledonia, Is each Joz; Canton Island, Is 9d each Joz; Hawaii, 2s 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.