MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 192, 11 May 1937, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Britain via Cape Horn To-day AUSTRALIAN THURSDAY Malls will bo closed at Chief Post Oiliee, Wellington (C.l), and between 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Te Aro (C.2), ami Wellington East (C. 3 Post Olllces as undec. Packet and newspaper mails are closed half an hour before the time of closing ordinary letter mails: — Best dispatch for Great Britain: Niagara (from Auckland), May 17, 4.30 p.m.; late fee, 6 p.m. Due London June 15. TUESDAY, MAY 11. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, lor correspondence specially addressed per Port Dunediu, via Cape .Horn, per Port Dunedin, 3 p.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 4 p.m. Parcel mall, 1 p.m. Mails reach London approximately June 2(1. THURSDAY, MAY 13. Air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, via Australia-Singapore-Eugland air-mail (due Loudon Mav 30), per Wanganella, 7 p.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 8 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements. Egypt, South Africa, and Italy, per Wanganella, 7 p.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 8 p.m. Parcel mail, 4 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 14. Australian States, Ceylon, India. China, Japan Straits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa and Italy, per Mariposa (from Auckland) (letters only), 4.30 p.m.; C.1’.0. iate fee, 6 p.m. Parcel mail, noon. Secondclass matter, 1 p.m. Air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe, via Australia-Singapore-England air-mail (due London May 30) per Mariposa (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 15. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed per Coptic, also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Coptic, from lyttelton (Wahine), 5 p.m.; C.1’.0. late fee, 6 p.m. Late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf. 7.30 p.m. Parcel mail, noon. Mails reach London approximately June 23. AIR-MAIL SERVICE. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, South Africa, and Intermediate countries served by the Australia-Singapore-England air-mail: Next, dispatch per Wanganella, Thursday May 13, 7 pm.' Due London May 30. For Information regarding postage and other particulars, Inquire at any post oilice. Air-mail which left Wellington April 8 and 12, via Australia-Singapore-England, arrived at London on April 28. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival dates approximate only.) May 11.—M.V. Wanganella. from Sydney; Australian and beyond Australia mail (including English air-mails dispatched from London on April 21 and 24) for Wellington : 132 bags, 0-1 parcel receptacles. Due in office 8.30 a.m. May 11.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney, via Auckland, Australian mall for Wellington: 6 bugs, 3 parcel receptacles. Due in office 8 a.m. May SI.—S.S. Westmoreland, from London. English mall for New Zealand: 700 bags, 200 parcel receptacles. Due in office 0 p.m. May 12.—S.S. Gabriella, from Sydney, via Napier; Australian and beyond Australia malt for Wellington. 58 bags, 9 parcel receptacles. May 15.—S.S. Mariposa, from San Pedro, via Auckland, English and America! mail, for Wellington: 833 bugs. May 17.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney; Australian mull. CORONATION DAY, MAY' 12. Postal: All post offices will bo closed in nil branches. Malls outward—inland: For northern offices (except Auckland ami district) will bn closed at. 6 a.m.; Auckland and district, southern offices, and ntnils conveyed by steamer. S a.m. Air-mails: Southern offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district), S a.m.: Blenheim, S a.m.; Nelson. 11.15 n.m.; Gisborne, 5 p.m. Street, receivers: Usual night clearances will bo made ns usual. No clearances will be made during the (lay. Postmen’s deliveries: No delivery will be made, but correspondence may be obtained from the postmen’s branch (first lloor, mnln entrance G.1’.0.) between 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. on Tuesdav. Mav 11. also nt Kilbirnie and Wellington South ill' usually delivered from those offices). Private box lobby: Open ns usual. Telegraph: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, !' a.m. Io 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Lower Hutt and Petone, 11 a.m. Io noon and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. . , , Telephone exchanges: Principal exchanges. including Carterton. Eastbourne, Eketahnmi, Greytown. Featherston, Martinborough. Masterton. and Upper Hutt open as usual. Note: For other telegraph or telephone offices inquire nt telegraph counter, dial in-431, or see postal guide. J MADDEN. Chief Postmaster Tuesday, May 11.