MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Samoa and Niue To-morrow AUSTRALIAN OUT FRIDAY Mails will close at Chief Post Office, Wellington, and between 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Te Aro and Wellington East Post Offices, as under, except late fee. Packet and newspaper mail closes half an hour before the time of closing ordinary letter-mails:— TO-DAY, Monday, March 28. Chatham Islands,' per Tees, from Lyttelton, per Rangatira, 8 a.m; Late-fee box at ferry steamer, 7.30 p.m. TUESDAY, March 29. Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, from Auckland, 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at Thorndon Station, 7 pm Parcel mail closes noon. FRIDAY, April 1. Apia and Pago Pago; also specially addressed correspondence for Fiji. Honolulu, Canada, United States of America, per Sierra, from Auckland. 12.30 p.m. Parcel mail for I’ago Pago noon. Australian States; Ceylon, India, Japan. China, Straits Settlements, Egypt, and South Africa; also air-mail correspondence (extra fee 7d. per } oz.) for Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, via Karachi-London nir-mail (due London May 4), per Mararna, 1 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m.; steamer, 2.45 p.m. Parcel mail closes 11 a.m. Great Britain. Ireland, and Europe, for correspondence addressed per Taranaki, via Cape Horn, per Taranaki, from Auckland. 12.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee.6 p.m. Parcel mail closes Thursday, 4 p.m. Mails reach London approximately May 9. , „ Great Britain. Ireland, and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed per Tongariro, via Cape Horn, per Tongariro. 4 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 5 p.m. Parcel mail eloses 3 p.m. Mails reach London approximately May 10. SATURDAY, April 2. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Port Brisbane, 3 p.m.; due Loudon. May 14. MONDAY, April 4. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, United States of America, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Fanning Island and Hawaiian Is; lands, per Niagara, from Auckland, 11.45 a.m. C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Moneyorders must be obtained by 11 a.m. Mail closes at Auckland, 10 a.m. Tuesday? due London May 5. Note. —Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is }d. for each two ounces. Correspondence will also be accepted for despatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. , HOMEWARD MAILS ARRIVE. Mails which left Wellington on February 23, via San Francisco arrived at London on March 23. EASTER MONDAY, , March 28. ■ Postal: All post offices will be closed in all branches. Mails (outward, inland) —For northern places (except Auckland and district) will close at 6 a.m. For Auckland and district, southern places and mails conveyed by steamers, 8 a.m. Mails (inward, overseas) —Provided the s.s. Mararna from Sydney arrives at 4 a.m,, the letter portion of the mails will be sorted into the private-boxes by noon. Strete receivers—Will be cleared on Sunday and Monday nights as usual. Postmen’s Deliveries—a delivery will not be made. Private-box Lobby—Open as usual. . ~' , Telegraph:" Attendance — Auckland, Qhristchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. For other places apply at counter, dial 40—431. or see Postal Guide.’ Telephone Exchanges: AttendancePrincipal exchanges will be open as usual. Otaki exchange, 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 8 p.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS (Arrival times approximate only.) To-day.—S.S. Mararna, from Sydney. Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington, 285 bags, 61 parcel receptacles. Due in office. 9.30 a.m. To-morrow. —Sydney Maru, from Mel-bourne-Australian mail. April 4.—R.M.S. Monowai, from San Francisco— English and American mail.. April 6.—S.S. lonie. from London, via Auckland—English mail DAILY INLAND SERVICES. BY STEAMER. . , Unless otherwise indicated mails close daily: Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton.: „ . t . c Mondav, March 28, per Rangitira, b a.m.; late fee, steamer, 7.45 a.m. Monday, March 28, per Tamahine, 8 a.m.; late’fee, steamer, 11.45 p.m. Nelson and Havelock; letter mails for Blenheim, Reef ton, and Westport; letter mails for Picton, Monday Wednesday, also all mails for offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday). March 28. per Matangi, 8 a.m.; late tee, steamer, 11.45 p.m. . - > Southern Qffirea of New Zealand J except Marlborough and Nelson districts; also Reefton and Westport, Monday, Wednesday, Friday only. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Rangatira, 6 p.m.. C.I.U. late fee. 6.45 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wabine, 6 p.m.. C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m. late-fee box at gates to ferry wharf, 7.30 p.m. / J.'M. McLEAN. Chief Postmaster. Monday, March-28.

METEOROLOGICAL Yesterday’s Reports Thn following reports, based on 'observalington. at 4 p.w* yesterday. Cape'Marla.— 3olB; the rr G 0; S ” E.N.E.. moderate breeze; cloudy, passing showers. Bt> Fa r rewe!i Spit—Bar.. 30.35; ther.. 59; E., hlgjh wind : blue sky ; sen . K Wellington.—Bar.. ..0,42, ther., oi. ».r •• fllisrlit breeze: overcast. c Caoe Campbell.—Bar., 30.4 a; ther., oa, S.. slight breeze; overcast; sea moderate Gre.vmouth.-Bar., 30.32; ther -4; N.Mslight breeze;'b!ue sk >'L,^. a oa ll -?. 0 . 1 Yer 52; '‘puvsegur PoffiL-Bar.. 30.50; ther., 57; E. light air; cloudy: sea jn\° o 0th ;. „ -n. Chatham Islands.-Bar.. 30 42: ther .>3. S„ moderate breeze; overcast, sea mooer “^Sydney.— Bar.. 29.79: ther., 76: N.N.E.. moderate breeze: overcast. mn ,ierate Hobart.—Bar.. 29.4 a; N.N.XV.. moderate breeze: overcast. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following ships were expected to Im within wireless range of New Zealand stations last night : — AUCKLAND.— Karepo. Karetu. nui. Orari. Port Napier. Sural. Tofua. Uli'''wKLi.lXGTON.—Kent, Mariinia. Northumberland. t>. A. Knudsen Port Hunter, Port elliugton, Rangitata. Rangltiki, Recorder, Tamahine. Waikawa. Taranaki. AWARUA.—Maimoa. IV ninui. CHATHAM ISLANDS—NiI.