MAIL NOTICES
Mails close GP.O.. Christchurch as follows:
North Island offices. Monday to Friday, 4.30 p.m.; late fee, 6 pan.; Saturdays, noon; late fee, 6 pan. 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 pan.): Blenheim, Kaikoura, and Picton route, Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m., and Monday to Friday, 4.30 pan.
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 JCong, Malaya, and Nether* lands East Inffies, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9.30 a.m.; for U.S.A., Central America. West Indies, Canada, Newfoundland, per P.AA., Mondays and Wednesdays, 9.30 a.m.; per 8.C.P.A., Mondays and Thursdays, 9.30 a.m.; for Fiji, Mondays and Fridays, 9.30 a.m.; for Cook Islands and Tonga, Friday. March 4, 9.30 a.m.; for Norfolk Island, every Friday, D. 30 ajn.
Surface mails for Australia, India, Ceylon. Egypt, Italy, and Balkan States countries, Monday. February 21. 2 p.m.; for United Kingdom, Eire, Continent of Europe (except Italy. Balkan States), Wednesday, February 23, 8 a.m.; parcels Thursday. Februarv 24. 10 a.m . Central American States, Wednesday, February 23, R a.m.; for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay. Brazil, Falkland Islands, Saturday, February 26. 8 a.m.; for United States, Canada.'and Mexico, West Indies, Hawaii, Saturday. February 26. 8 a.m.: for Chatham Islands, Thursday, February 24, 7 a.m. Inward mails are due at Christchurch Monday to Saturday inclusive; United Kingdom and countries on Empire air ’*oute, three times a week. From Australia by surface, February 25 (Monowai); United Kingdom by surface, March 4 <Port Dunedin); March 9 (Tamaroa): U.S.A, and Canada. March 2 (Tridale). mid-March (Ventura). Surface mail dates approximate. D. R. THOMSON Ch»ei Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25734, 21 February 1949, Page 6
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321MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25734, 21 February 1949, Page 6
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