Christmas mailing deadlines
The latest dates for posting letters, gretting cards, second-class mail and parcels at the Christchurch Postal Centre for delivery by Christmas are (the dates are subject to alteration because of changes in shipping movements. The first date is for letters and greeting cards and the second for packets and parcels).— Argentina 9 a.m. Oct 6, 9 a.m. Oct 6; Australia 9 a.m. Nov 11, 9 a.m. Nov 11; Austria 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Bahamas 9 a.m. Oct 13, 9 a.m. Oct 13; Bangladesh 2 p.m. Sept 9, 9 a.m. Sept 5; Barbadoes 9 a.m. Oct 13, 9 a.m. Oct 13; Belgium 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Brazil 9 a.m. Oct 6, 9 a.m. Oct 6; Canada 9 a.m. Oct 20, 9 a.m. Oct 20; Cook Islands 2 p.m. Nov 7, 9 a.m. Nov 5; Denmark 2 p.m. Sept 30; 9 a.m. Sept 26; Egypt 2 p.m. Aug 28, 9 a.m. Aug 25; Fiji 2 p.m. Nov 12, 9 a.m. NOv 10; Finland 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; France 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; French Polynesia \2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8. West Germany 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Great Britain 2 p.m. Oct 17, 9 a.m. Oct 15; Greece 2 p.m. Sept 15, 9 a.m. Sept 11; Hong Kong 2 p.m. Oct 31, 9 a.m. Oct 29; Hungary 2 p.m. Oct 30, 9 a.m. Oct 26; Indonesia 2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8; Irish Republic 2 p.m. Oct 17, :i a..m. Oct 15; Italy 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Jamaica 9 a.m. Oct 13, 9 a.m. Oct 13; Japan 2 p.m. Oct 28, 9 a.m. Oct 24; Malaysia (excl. Sabah/ Sarawak) 2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8; Mexico 9 a.m. Oct 13, 9 a.m. Oct 13; Netherlands 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 Sept 26; Nettie
lands Antilles 9 a.m. Oct 13; 9 a.m. Oct 13; New Caledonia 2 p.m. Nov 6, 9 a.m. Nov 4; Norway 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26.
Pakistan 2 p.m. Sept 9, 9 a.m. Sept 5; Papua New Guinea 2 p.m. Oct 2, 9 a.m. Sept 30; Philippines 2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8; Poland 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Portugal 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Sabah 2 p.m. Sept 26, 9 a.m. Sept 24; Sarawak 2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8; Singapore 2 p.m. Oct 24, 9 a.m. Oct 22; Solomon Islands 2 p.m. Oct 2, 9 a.m. Sept 30; South Africa 2 p.m. Aug 28, 9 a.m. Aug 26; Sri Lanka 2 p.m. Sept 9, 9 a.m. Sept 5; Sweden 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Switzerland 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26. Thailand 2 p.m. Oct 10, 9 a.m. Oct 8; Tonga 2 p.m. Nov 12, 9 a.m. Nov 10; U.S.A, (incl. Hawaii) 9 a.m. Nov 3, 9 a.m. Nov 3; U.S.S.R. 2 p.m. Sept 30, 9 a.m. Sept 26; Western Samoa 2 p.m. Nov 12, 9 a.m. Nov 10. '
Closing times for countries not listed above can be obtained from the Christchurch Postal Centre, telephone 531-798.
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