MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 71, 17 December 1935, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Australian and Air Mail To-day VIA CAPE HORN THURSDAY Mails will be closed at Chief Post Office, Wellington (C.l) (except Parcel Mails), and between 0.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Te Aro (C.2‘ and Wellington East (C. 3 Post Offices ag under, except late fee, packet and newspaper mails, which are closed half an hour before the time of closing ordinary letter mails:— OVERSEAS MAILS. Outward. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. Air mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, via Australia-Singapore-England air mail (due London January (>), per Canadian Highlander, 10 a.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 11 a.m. Australian States; Ceylon, India, Chnia. Japan Straits Settlements, Egypt, and Australian States; Ceylon, India, China, a.m. Steamer, 11.45 a.ni. Parcel mall, Sam. Money-orders must be obtained by 9.30 a.m. Registered letter-mall closes at 9.30 a.m. Australian States; Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa,’ via Melbourne, per Ngakuta, 4 p.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 5 p.m. At steamer, 5.45 Parcel mail for Victoria, Western and South Australia and Tasmania, also South Africa, Egypt, India and Ceylon closes at 2 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed "per Waipawa,” via Cape Horn, per Waipawa, 3 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 4 p.m. Parcel mail, 1 p.m. Mails reach London approximately January 22. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21. Australian States, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa, per Aorangi (from Auckland), S p.m.; C.P.O. Into fee, 0 p.m., Sunday. Parcel mail, Friday, 4 p.m. Second-class matter, 1 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24. Parcel mails for America, Rarotonga, and Tahiti, per Maunganui, 11 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, United States of America. Canada, Mexico, West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Falkland Islands, via San Francisco; Cook Islands, including Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mauke, Atiu, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Mangaia; also Tahiti, per Maunganui, 2 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2.30 p.m. Secondclass matter, 1.30 p.m. Mail due London January 25. Money-orders must be obtained by noon. Note.—Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is id. for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. December 17.—S.S. Rangitane from London. English mail for New Zealand: 1810 bags; 400 parcel receptacles. December 17.—S.S. Karetu from Sydney via Bluff. Australian mail for Wellington: 24 bags; 3 parcel receptacles. Due in office, 8 a.m. December 18.—S.S. Monterey from Sydney via Auckland. Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington including English air mail dispatched from London December 1, for Wellington: 183 bags; 151 parcel receptacles. December 23.—R.M.5. Maunganui from Sydney: Australian mail, December 23.—R.M.5. Aorangi from Vancouver via Auckland: English and American mail. Mails which left Auckland on November 12 via Vancouver arrived at London on December 13. AIR-MAIL SERVICE. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, Egypt, South Africa and Intermediate Countries served by the Australia-Singa-pore-England air mall. Next dispatch per Canadian Highlander Tuesday, December 17, 10 a.m.; due London January 0. For information regarding postage and other particulars inquire at auy post office. Tile Christmas dispatch of mails for Australian States will be closed at Wellington at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17. F. W. MATHEWS, Acting Chief Postmaster. Tuesday, December 17.