MAIL NOTICES
Mails close C.P.0., Christchurch, as follows:
North Island offices. Monday to Friday, 4.30 pan.; late fee, 6 pan.; Saturdays, noon; late fee, 6 pan. West Coast, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7 a.m.; express goods train daily, 2 pan. West Coast offices and Nelson (letters only), rail-cars. Mondav to Friday, 11 a.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 and New Caledonia, daily, 9.30 a.m.; United Kingdom, Eire, and Continent of Europe, Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday, 9.30 a.m.; for Africa, Middle East, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria. China, Hong Kong, Malaya, and Netherlands East Indies, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 9.30 a.m.; for U.SA., Central America. West Indies, Canada. Newfoundland. per P.A.A., every Thursday, 9.30 a.m.; per 8.C.P.A., Friday, December 17. 9.30 a.m.: for Fiji, Friday, December 17, 9.30 a.m.; for Cook Islands and Tonga. Friday. December 24, 9.30 a.m.; for Norfolk Island, every Friday, 9.30 a.m. Surface mails for Australia, India, Ceylon, Egypt. Italy, and Balkan States, South and East Africa, and intermediate countries. Wednesday. December 22, 2 p.m.; for United Kingdom, Eire, Continent of Europe (except Italy. Balkan States), Friday, December 17, 2 p.m.; for Central American States. Friday. December 17, 2 p.m.; for Argentina. Paraguay. Uruguay, Brazil, Falkland Islands,’ Friday. December 24, 10 a m.; for United States, Canada, and Mexico. West Indies. Hawaii, Friday. svpmber 24, 10 a.m.; Chatham Islands. Friday, December 17, 7 a.m. Inward mails are due at Christchurch Monday to Saturday inclusive; United Kit.’dom and countries on Empire air rente, three times a week. Frcm Aus-t-olia by su’face, December 21 (Wanganella): United Kingdom by surface, December 19. (Ceramic-: U.S.A, and Canada, December 16 (Coral Stone). Surface mail dates approximate. D. R. THOMSON, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25679, 16 December 1948, Page 6
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315MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25679, 16 December 1948, Page 6
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