MAIL NOTICES
Mails close G.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. 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, Tuetday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9.30 a.m.; for U.S.A., Central America, West Indies, Canada, Newfoundland, per P.A.A., Mondays and Wednesdays, 9.30 a.m.; per 8.C.P.A., Mondays and Thursdays, 930 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, 9.30 a.m. Surface mails for Australia, India, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, and Balkan States countries Friday., February 25, 2 p.m.; for United Kingdom, Eire, Continent of Europe (except Italy, Balkan States), Wednesday, February 23.. 8 a.m.; parcels Thursday, February 24, 10 a.m. Centra] American States, Wednesday. February 23, 8 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 route, 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, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25735, 22 February 1949, Page 4
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274MAIL NOTICES Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25735, 22 February 1949, Page 4
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