MAIL NOTICES
Mails close C.P.0., Christchurch, a 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 0n1y.., rail-cars Monday to Friday, 11 pun. (Sunday 11 p.m.); Blenheim, Kaikoura, end 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 and New Caledonia, daily, 9.30 a.m.; United Kingdom, Eire, and Continent of Europe, Mondav, Wednesday and Friday, 9.30 a.m.; for Africa, Middle East, India, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, China, Hong Kong. Malaya, and Netherlands East Indies, Mondav, Wednesday and Friday. 9.30 a.m.; for U.S.A., Central America, West Indies. Canada. Newfoundland, per P.A.A.. Mondav, May 17, 9.30 a.m.; per B.C.PA.. Wednesday, May 19. 8,30 a jn.; for Fiji, Wednesday, May 19. 9.30 a.m; for Cook Islands and Tonga, Friday. May 28, 9.30 a.m.; for Norfolk Island. Friday, May 28. 920 a.m.; N.Z. A.P.O. 222 and 333. and Japan, Mondays and Thursdays, 9.30 a.m.; Samoa. Friday. May 28. 9.30 a.m. Surface mails for Australia. India. Ceylon, Egypt, Palestine, Italy, and Balkan States. South and East Africa, and intermediate countries. Monday, May 17, 2 p.m.; for United Kingdom, Eire, Continent of Europe (except Italy, Balkan States), Saturday, May 22, 8 a.m. (letters); parcels. Friday, June 11, 10 a.m.; Central American States, Saturday, May 22. 8 am.; for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Falkland Islands, Monday, May 24. 2 pjn.; for United States. Canada, and Mexico, West Indies, Hawaii, Monday, May 24, 2 p.m.; N.ZA.P.O. 222 and 333, Thursday, May 20, 8 aan. Steward mails are due at Christchurch Monday to Saturday inclusive: United Kingdom and countries on Empire air route, three times a week. From Australia by surface. May 16 (Condessa). United Kingdom by surface, May 21 (Wairangi). US.A. and Canada. June 6 (Marine Phoenixr Surface mail dates approximate. D. R. THOMSON, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25496, 17 May 1948, Page 6
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345MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25496, 17 May 1948, Page 6
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