MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 307, 25 September 1939, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Mails (except parcel malls) will be closed at chief post office, Wellington, C.L aS Mails close at post, offices, Te Aro, C.2, and Wellington East, C. 3, one half-hour prior to the closing of mails at the chiet' post office, between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Mails for Auckland by “Limited” express close at these offices at 4.45 p.m.). Overseas mails will be dispatched as opportunity offers. Inland Movements INLAND MAILS. BY AIRMAIL. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames Dls- ( tricts. —Monday to Friday, 7.40 a.m. Daily including Sundays, 11 a.m. Tauranga and Opotiki.—Daily, including Sundays, 11 a.m. Palmerston North and District.—Monday to Friday, 7.40 a.m Daily, includiug Sundays, 11 a.m. Hawke's Bay.—Dally, including Sundays. 11 Gisborne.—Daily, including Sundays, I New Plymouth.—Monday to Friday, 7 40 am.- Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. 'Southern offices of New Zealand (except .Marlborough and Nelson district).— Daily, including Sunday, 10.20 a.m. Blenheim— Monday to .Saturday, i.oO a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1.45 pin., 3 p.m.; Sunday, J Nelson.— Monday to Saturday, 6.35 a.m., 10 45 a.m., 4.15 p.m.; Sunday, 11.15 a.m. Greymouth, Hokitika. Reefton and Westport,—Monday to Saturday, 6.35 a.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter mallS ' BY STEAMER. Picton Havelock, Blenheim, via Picton, bv Tamahine, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1.30 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 1.45 p.m.; steamer, 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport and Havelock, letter mails for Blenheim and Reefton; letter mails for Greymouth (Tuesday and Thursday) • letter mails for Picton (Monday, Wednesday, Friday); also all mails for French Pass (Monday and Wednesday), and all malls for offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday); Monday, Wednesday, Friday, by Kaitoa, 4.45 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 5.15 p.tn.; steamer, 6 p.m.; Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday by Matangi, 5.15 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; steamer, 7.15 P-m. Southern offices (except Marlborough and Nelson districts): Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by Wahine, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 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. BY train. Auckland and district.—Monday to Saturday: Mails are closed C.P.0., 1.30 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 2 p.m.; late fee railway, 2.30 p.m. Sunday to Friday (letters only). Mails are closed C.P.0., 5.15 p.m.: late fee C P 0., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 7 p.m. Thames, Hamilton and Main Trunk Districts. —Mails are closed C.P.0., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Gisborne and district.—Mails are closed C.P.0., 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 845 a m., 6 p.m; late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. Napier and Hawke’s Bay districts.—Mails are closed C.P.0., 8.30 a.m., 5.13 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 8.45 a.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. New Plymouth and Taranaki district— Mails are closed C.P.0., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. (letters only); late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 6,p.m.; late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Wanganui and district.—Mails are closed C.P.0., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 7 pm. Rangitikei district.—Mails are closed C P. 0., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m.; late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m. Palmerston North.—Mails are closed C.P.0.. 7.30 a.m., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 7.45 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 8.20 a.m., 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Manawatu district.—Malls are closed C.P.0., 7.30 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 7.30 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0.. 7.15 a.m., 4.15 p.m.; late fee railway. 8.20 a.m. , Wairarapa district.—Mails are closed C P. 0.. 6 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.0.. 2.45 p.m., 4.15 p.m.: late fee railway, 7.45 a.m. F. G. NIND, Chief Postmaster. Monday, September, 25. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Pakura (1.40 a.m.), from Gisborne; Poolta (1.25 p.m.) from Westport; Breeze (11.45 p.m.) from Timaru. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Te Aroha (8.45 a.m.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Arrived.—Gabriella (7 a.m.) and Gael (3 p.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Gale (6.20 a.m.), from WellingSailed.—'Waiana (11.45 a.m.), for Bluff; Karu (noon) for Oamaru. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Port Whangarei (2 a.m.), from Timaru. To Arrive.—Nikau from Nelson. THE KOZAN MARU. The Y.K.K. Line motor-ship Kozan Marti, en route from Japan via Island ports, cleared Nukualofa last Friday morning for Auckland, where she is due tomorrow. In addition 'to a heavy general cargo, the Kozan Marti is carrying six passengers. This voyage is the first to be made 'by the Japanese company to the Islands. In addition to the usual call at Noumea, New Caledonia, the Kozau Maru has visited Suva and Nukualofa. After working Wellington, Lyttelton ami Dunedin, the Kozan Maru will return to Japan, via Noumea. AUCKLAND SERVICE. The Karepo. from Auckland, is due at Wellington this morning. From here she will proceed lo Westport. The Port Waikato, from Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton, is due at Wellington on Wednesday. Sho will leave again later the same dnv for Auckland. The Waiana, from Bluff, via ports, is due at Wellington next Friday,, and leaves again later the same day for Auckland. The Waimarino is to leave Auckland next Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The Waipiata is to leave Auckland today for Lvttelton. Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. TUTOKAKA HARBOUR LIGHT. It is proposed to erect a light at the entrance to the Tutukaka Harbour with an optical range in clear weather of 11.1 miles, according to information received by the Whangarei Harbour Board from the Marine Department. The department stated that representations bail been made by coastal ship-owners that, the light, should contain a red sector to marl: the dangerous Elizabeth Roof. Just north of the harbour entrance. Tlte 'board agreed to carry out the erection of the light-tower. LOSS OF NEPTUNIA. The British tug Neptunia, the loss of which in the submarine campaign was published last week, was considered the most powerful salvage and towage tug In Europe Of 798 tons, she was built last. year. Based on Falmouth, she had a radius of action of !)0(X) miles, and was completely equipped for ocean towing and all classes of salvage work possessing wireless, echometer and direction finder. The vessel, which had a sped of .15 knots, in June last towed the 7460-ton motor-ship Linncll 3(XM) miles from Alexandria to Liverpool, one of the longest tows performed by n British tug.