MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 293, 6 September 1932, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Australian Out Friday VIA SAN FRANCISCO TO-DAY 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, Tuesday, September 6. Parcel mails tor America, Rarotonga and Tahiti, per Makura, 11 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, United States of America, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, via San Francisco; Cook Islands, including Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mauke, Atiu, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Mangaia; also Tahiti, per Makura. 2 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2.30 p.m.; at steamer, 2.45 p.m. Mail due London October 5. Money-orders must be obtained by noon. Note. —Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is Jd- for each two ounces. Correspondence yill also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. FRIDAY, September 9. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed per Cambridge; also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Cambridge, 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 October 22. Australian States; Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt. South Africa; also air-mail correspondence (extra fee 7d. per i oz.), fof Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, via Karachi-London air-mail (due London October 12), per Maunganui, 1 p.m.S C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m. Parcel mail closea 11 a.m. . Victoria, Western and South Australia and Tasmania, via Melbourne, per Wainui, from Bluff (Rangatira), 5 pan.: C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Parcel mails for above States, also South Africa, Egypt* India, and Ceylon, close 3 pan. SATURDAY, . September 10. ' Australian States; China, Strait® Settlements, South Africa, per Mariposa, from Auckland, 8 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 pan. Sunday. Parcel mail closes Friday, 4 p.m. Second-class matter, noon, Saturday. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS (Arrival times approximate only.l To-day.—R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland. English ana American mail for Wellington, 343 bags, 41 parcel receptables. Letter portion due in office 8 a.m. .. , September 7.—S.S. Maunganui, from Sydney, via Auckland. Australian mail for Wellington, 19 bags, 5 parcel receptaele® September 7.—S.S. Tekoa, from London, via Port Chalmers. English mail for New Zealand, 300 bags. _ September 7.—S.S. Wainui, from Melbourne. via Bluff. Australian parcel mail for Wellington, 6 parcel receptacles. September 13. —M.S. Mariposa, from Los Angeles, via Auckland. English and American mail for New Zealand, lli-4 baSS ' INLAND MAILS. BY STEAMER. (Unless otherwise indicated mails close daily.) Picton. Havelo-:k, and Blenheim, vie Picton. per Tamahine, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1.45 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m.: steamer, 2.45 p.m. Nelson and Havelock, letter-mails for Blenheim, Reefton. and Westport; lettermails for Picton. Mon., Wed., Fn.also all mails for offices in Pelorus Sound, Wed. and Sat. Mon.. Wed., Fri., per Kaitoa, 5 p.m.; C.P.0., 6 p.m.; steamer, 6.15 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Sat., per Matangi. 5 n.m.; C.P.O. late fee. 6 p.m.; steamer. 7.15 p.m. ' Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Marlborough and Nelson districts), also Reefton and Westport! Mon., Wei, Fri.. per Rangatira. 6 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee 6.45 p.m. Tues.. Thurs.. Sat., per Maori. 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 pan.; fate-fee box at gates to ferry wharf. 7.30 p.m. J. M. McLEAN. Chief Postmaster. Tuesday, September 6.

METEOROLOGICAL Yesterday’s Reports The following reports, based on observations taken throughout New Zealand, were received at the Meteorological Office, Wellington, at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Norfolk Island.—Bar., 30.25; ther., 65; N.E., slight breeze; blue sky. Cape Maria.—Bar., 30.31; ther., CT; W., moderate breeze; blue sky; sea.moderate. Auckland.—Bar., 30.33; ther., CT; S.W., slight breeze; blue sky. East Cape.—Bar.. 30.21; ther., 56; N.W., strong breeze; blue sky; sea moderate. Cape Egmont.-—Bar., 30.29; ther., 54; W.N.W., gentle breeze: blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate swell. Napier.—Bar., 30.22; ther., GO; S.W., fresh breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. _ „ Farewell Spit.—Bar., 30.21; ther., 57; W., fresh breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea rough'. ~ Stephen Island.—Bar., 30.17; ther., 50; W M fresh breeze; cloudy; sea rough. Wellington.—Bar., 30.14; ther., 49; N.W., strong breeze; overcast, squally; sea rough. Cape Campbell.—Bar., 30.06; ther., 54; N.W., strong breeze; overcast; sea rough. Grey mouth. —Bar., 30.16; ther., 49; N., fresh breeze; passing showers; sea modera Akaroa Lighthouse.—Bar., 29.90; ther., 44; E., light air; blue sky and detached clouds; sea smooth. Nugget Point.—Bar., 29.92; ther., 47; W.S.W., moderate breeze; blue sky; sea moderate. Puysegur Point.—Bar.. 30.08; N.N.W., gentle breeze; cloudy; sea rough. Chatham Islands.—Bar., 30.18; ther., 50; W.N.W., moderate breeze; overcast; sea rather rough. Sydney.—Bar.. 30.05; ther., (52; E., slight, breeze; overcast. Hobart.—Bar., 29.92; N. slight breeze; blue sky and detached clouds.