MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 68, 13 December 1932, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Britain via Panama To-morrow AUSTRALIAN OUT 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 fw. Packet and newspaper mail closes half an hour before the time of closing ordinarjr letter-mails:— • TO-DAY, Tuesday, December 13. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed per Karamea, via Cape Horn, per Karainea, from Auckland, 12.30 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at Thorndon Station, 7 p.m. Mails reach London approximately January 20. Australian States; Norfolk Island, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa, per Makura, 1 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m.; at steamer, 2.45 p.m. Parcel mail closes 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY, December 14. Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed per Mahana; also Central America, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and _ Chile, via Cristobal, per Mahana, from Napier, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Parcel mail closes 4 p.m. Mails reach London approximately January 23. FRIDAY. December 16. Australian States, Ceylon, ' India, China, Japan, - Straits Settlements. Egypt, and South Africa: also air-mail correspondence (extra fee-7d. per i oz.), for Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, via Karachi-London air-mail (due LonLondon January IS), per Monowai,.!. p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m. Parcel mail closes 11 a.m. MONDAY, December 19. Fiji, Tonga, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands ; also specially addressed correspondence for Japan, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe (due London, January 19), per Montaerey, from Auckland, 12.30 p.m.; C.P.O. Irrte fee, 6 p.m. Late-fce box outside Thorndon Station, 7 p.m. Parcel mail for Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands, closes noon. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS (Arrival times approximate only.) To-day.—S.S. Monowai, from Sydney. Australian mail for Wellington. 167 bags, 130 parcel receptacles. Due in office, 9 a.m. ? December 15.—S.S. lonic, from London. English mail for New Zealand, 7 bags, 475 parcel receptacles. December 16.—S.S. Gabriella, from Newcastle, via Wanganui. Australian mail for Wellington, 2 bags, 1 parcel receptacles. December 27.—R.M.5. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland. English and American mail. INLAND MAILS. BY STEAMER. (Unless otherwise indicated mails close daily.) Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via 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., Fn., per Kaitoa, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; steamer. 6.15 p.m. Thurs., Sat., per Matangi, 5 p.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., Wed., Friday, per Rangatira, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee 645 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Sat., per Wahine, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 pan.; late-fee box at gates to ferry wharf, t. 36 P-m ‘ J. M. McLEAN. x Chief Postmaster. Tuesday, December 13. METEOROLOGICAL Yesterday’s Reports The following reports, based on observations taken throughout New Zealand, were received at the Meteorological Office. Wellington, at 4 n.m yesterday:Norfolk Island.—Bar., 30.1-, tner., >o, S.S.E., gentle breeze; blue sky and detacn-dMarla.-Bar., 30.00; then, 62; S.« fresh breeze; cloudy; sea rough. Auckland.—Bar., 30.00; then, 67, S.W., moderate breeze; blue sky East Cape. —Ban, aO.CC; ther, c. , &.. strong breeze; blue sky; sea rougn. Cape Egmont.—Ban, 30.0 i; ther -- S.E., fresh breeze; blue sky; sea moderate ’^Napier.— Ban, 30.05; then, 67; S., high wind; blue sky and detached.clouds; sea Farewell Spit.—Bar., 39.06; then, 68, N., moderate breeze; blue sky: sea moderate. Stephen Island. —Ban, 30.03; then, 57, S.E., moderate breeze; blue sky; sea moderat Wellington.—Ban, 30.11; then, R; 5.5.8., fresh breeze; blue sky; sea considerable. Cape Campbell.—Ban, 30.02; then, 56; S.W.. high wind; overcast; sea considerGreymouth.—Bar., 30.10; then, 60; S.W., slight breeze; blue sky; sea moderate swell. Akaroa Lighthouse. —Bar., 30.18; then. 54; N.W., slight breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. Nugget Point.—Ban, 30.05; then, 92; N., gentle breeze: cloudy; sea moderate swell. Puysegur Point.—Ban, 31.15; then,- 59; N., light wind; cloudy: sea smooth. Chatham Islands. —Ban, 29.64; then; os; S moderate breeze;, cloudy; sea moderate. Sydney.—Ban, 29.55; then, 82; N.E., moderate breeze; overcast. Hobart (9 a.m.).—Ban, 20.G1; S., slight breeze; cloudy.