MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25380, 31 December 1947, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

New Year's Day, January 1, 1948: no air mails will be dispatched. January 2. 1948: all air mails will close at 8 a.m. Mails close C.P.0., Christchurch, as follows:

North Island offices, Monday to Friday. 4.30 p.m.; late fee, 6 p.m.; Saturdays, noon; late fee, 6 p.m.

West Coast. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7 a.m.; express goods train daily, 2 p.m. West Coast offices and Nelson (letters only), rail-cars, Monday to Friday. 11 p.m. (Sunday, 11 p.m.); Blenheim. Kaikoura, and Picton route, Monday to Saturday. 7 a.m.. and Monday to Friday, 4.30 p.m. Overseas mails will close at the Chief Post Office. Christchurch, as follows:

Air mails close 9.30 a.m. (late fee. 10 a.m.), for Australia, Monday to Saturday; for United Kingdom. Eire, and Continent of Europe. Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday; for Africa, Middle East, India, Iran, Iraq, Palestine. Syria, China. Hong Kong. Japan, Malaya, and Netherlands East Indies, Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday; for U.S.A.. Central America, West Indies, Canada. Newfoundland, per P.A.A.. Wednesdav, December 31, 9.30 a.m.; per B.C.P’A., Wednesday, December 31. 9.30 a.m.; for Fiji, Wednesday, December 31. 5.30 a.m.; for New Caledonia. Wednesdays and Fridays. 930 a.m.; for Cook Islands and Tonga. Friday. January 9, 9.30 a.m.; for Norfolk Island. Friday. January 9. 9.30 a.m.; N.Z.A.P.O. 222 and 333, Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Saturdays; Samoa, Friday. January 9. 9.30 a.m.

Surface mails for Australia, India. Ceylon. Egypt, Palestine. Italy, and Balkan States. South and East Africa and intermediate countries, Thursday, January 15, 2 p.m.; for United Kingdom, Eire. Continent of Europe (except Italy. Balkan States), Thursday, January 15, 2 p.m.; Central American States. Saturday, January 24. 9 a.m.; for Argentina, Paraguay. Uruguay, Brazil, Falkland Islands, Wednesday. January 7,2 p.m.; for United States. Canada, and Mexico. West Indies, Hawaii, Wednesday. January 7. 2 p.m.; Chatham Islands. Monday, January 5. 8 am.; N.Z.A.P.O.’S 222 and 333, Thursday. January 15, 2 p.m. Inward mails are due at Christchurch as follows:—Trans-Tasman air mails, Monday to Saturday, inclusive: United Kingdom and countries on Empire air route, three times a week. From Australia by surface, January 15 (Wahine): United Kingdom, by surface, January 11 (Empire Star); U.S.A, and Canada. December 31 {Marine Phoenix). Surface mail dates approximate. R- L. HORN. Acting-Chief Postmaster.