MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 270, 11 August 1938, Page 14

MAIL NOTICE

Australia & Airmail To-day

VIA PANAMA TO-DAY

Malls will be closed at Chief rose Office. Wellington (C. 1. and between 9-30 a.m. and 5 p.m at Te Aro (C.2), and Wellington East (C. 3 Post Offices as under: Packet and newspaper mails are closed halt an hour before tiie lime of closing ordinary letter mailsNext dispatch for Great Britain: Miiunganul. August .19, .1. p.m.; late fee, 2 p.m. Due London September 3. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11.

Groat Britain and Ireland (letters only), duo London August 26; also airmail correspondence (special rates apply) for foreign countries served by the Empire air services, per City of Bagdad (from Dunedin), per inland airmail (Id. an oz. extra), 9.45 a.m. Australiau .Slates, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, per City of Bagdad (from Dunedin) per inland airmail (Id. an oz. extra), 9.45 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (second class matter and parcels only); also letters, etc., for Central America, Jamaica and .South American Western States, via Cristobal, per Port Hardy, 4 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 5 p.m. Parcel mail, 3 p.m. Second-class matter, 3.30 p.m. Malls reach London approximately September 17. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13.

Great Britain and Ireland (second-class matter and pareels only); also letters, ete., for Continent of Europe, via Cape Horn, per Essex (from Auckland), 8 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Sunday; late fee box railway station, 7 p.m. Sunday. Parcel mall, noon. Second-class matter, 1 p.m. Saturday. Malls reach London approximately September I's. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) August 14.—S.S. Kalrauga, from Sydney via Auckland: Australian and beyond Australia mail (Including English mail dispatched from London, July 28 for Wellington), 17 bags, 12 parcel receptacles. August 18: Nanlwa Maru, from Milke via Auckland: Eastern mall for Wellington, 13 August 18.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney via Auckland: English mall. August 18.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English and Australian mail. August 19. —S.S. Mamarl, from London: English second-class matter and parcel mail. August 22.—R.M.5. Aoraugl, Irom Vancouver via Auckland: American mall. Mails which left Wellington on July 11 via Vancouver, arrived at London on August 8. AIRMAIL SERVICE.

Airmail which left Wellington on July 22, via Australia-Singapore-England, arrived at London on August 4.

NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE.

Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and a'll other British countries (except Australia), lid. each (oz. Australia and Dependencies, Id. each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries, 24d. flrst oz., l*d. each succeeding oz. The postage rates on all articles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply. BY AIRMAIL.

Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts.—Daily, including Sunday, 11 a.m. Palmerston North and district. —Daily, Including Sunday, 11 a.m. Gisborne. — Dally, including Sunday, 11 Hawke's Bay.—Daily, including Sunday, 11 New Plymouth and District.— Dally, Including Sunday, 11 a.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district).—Dally, Including Sunday, 9.45 a.m. ~... Blenheim.—Monday to Saturday, 7.30 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 10.35 a.m.. 1.1'5 p.m.: Sunday, 0.45 a.m. Nelson.—Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m., 10.35 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 2.30 p.m.; Sunday. 11.15 a.m. , , Grevmouth and Hokitika. —Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays only, 6.45 a.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter “ allS - BY STEAMER.

Picton, Havelock and Blenheim, via Picton, per Tamahine (Monday, AVednesday, Friday), 1.30 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee, 1.45p.m.; steamer, 2.30 p.m. Nelson, AVestport and Havelock, letter mails for Blenheim and Reelton, letter malls foe Greymouth (Tuesday and Thursday), letter mails for Picton (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), also all mails tor offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday).—Monday, AA r ednesday, Friday, per Kaltoa, 4.45 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 5.15 p.m.; steamer, 6 p.m. Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, per Matangi, b. 15 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; steamer, 7.10 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand (except Marlborough and Nelson districts).—Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Rangatira, 0 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Maori, 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. MADDEN. Chief Postmaster. Thursday, August 11.