MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23415, 23 August 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 guards 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 tee 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 Mall Service Mails close this office as opportunity offers. Rates; Australia, 5d each Joz; British countries served by Empire air-mail services, Is 6d each Joz. United Kingdom air mail to Cape Town and surface to London, Is Od each Joz. Foreign countries, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Paciflc Air Mail Service , Closes noon Thursday, August 28. 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 eaclt Joz. Postcards, half letter rates. V. C. LAWN, Chief Postmaster.