MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23353, 12 June 1941, Page 7

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, 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 Mails 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 Mail Service Mails close this office as opportunity offers. . , Rates: Australia, 5d each loz; British countries served by Empire air-mail services, Is 6d each Joz. The service between Egypt and England is suspended. Foreign countries, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Pacific Air Mail Service Closes noon Thursday, June 19. Rates: New Caledonia, Is each ioz; Canton Island, Is 9d each loz: Hawaii, 2s 6d each ioz; United States, 4s each ioz; Hong Kong, 5s 3d. each ioz; Great Britain. 5s 9d each ioz. Postcards, half letter rates. V. C. LAWN, Chief Postmaster.