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, midnight; 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, Tivnaru. 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.; guard’s 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.; guards van, 11 p.m. , For North Island, 5 p.m. 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 Joz; British countries served by Empire air-mall services, Is 6d each Joz; United Kingdom air mall to Cape Town, and surface to London. Is fid each Joz; foreign countries, special rates, apply at Post Office. Trans-Pacific Air Mail Service Mails close as opportunity offers. Rates: New Caledonia. Is each Joz; Fiji. Is 3d each Joz; Hawaii, 2s fid each Joz; United States. 4s each Joz; Hong Kong, 5s 3d each Joz; Great Britain, 5s 9d each Joz. Postcards, hall letter rates, V. C. LAWN. Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23513, 16 December 1941, Page 5
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297MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23513, 16 December 1941, Page 5
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