MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 45, 22 August 1938, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Malls (except parcel mall) will be closed at C.P.0., Wellington, Cl, and (between 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.) at Post Offices Te Aro, C 2, arid Wellington East, C3, as under except late fee:— , racket aud newspaper, mails are closed half an,'hour before the time of closing ordinary letter malls ' . . ■ ■ . Next dispatch for Great Britain, Maunganul (from Auckland), August 27, ■ 8 p.m.; late fee, •6 p.m.. Sunday. Due London September 12. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23. • ' Great Britain and Ireland (letters only) (due London September 10), per Waltaki (from Bluff). Per Inland air mail (Id per oz extra), 9.45 a.m. . . ■ .. .• ■ s, . ■. Australian States, via Melbourne, per Waitakl (from Bluff). Per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), 9.45 a.m. • . . .-_■-, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. Great Britain, Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only) ; also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, Central America, Jamaica, and South American Western States, via Cristobal, per Rangitata (from Auckland), 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Parcel mail noon. Bcc-ond-class matter 1 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. Mails reach London approximately September 27. : Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch > by air-mail services in North, South, and'Gen-' tral America, also West Indies. Tonga, Apia, Pago Pago, and Fiji, per Matua (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, • p.m. Late-fee box railway station, 7 p.m. Parcel mail noon. Second-class matter 1' p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25. New Caledonia and Japan, per Nanlwa Mam (from Lyttelton) (Maori), 5 p.m. C.P.O. lat* fee, 6 p.m. Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), Friday, August 26, 9-45 a.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. Great Britain and Ireland (letters only), diw London September 12; also air-mail correspondence (special rates apply) for foreign countries served by the Empire air services, per Xaunrjanui (from Auckland), 8 p.m. CiP.O. late 'fee 0 p.m. (Sunday). Late-fee box Railway Station, 7 p.m. (Sunday). Australian States, Ceylon, India, China. Japas, Malaya, Kgypt* East and South Africa,- Italy, Balkans, and Norfolk Island, per Maunganui (from Auckland), 8 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 8 p.m. (Sunday), parcel mall,- noon. Secondclass matter, 1 p.m. (Saturday). Late-fe« box Railway Station, 7 p.m. (Sunday). MONDAY,, SEPTEMBER 5. Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, also letters; only for Continent of Europe, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Tahiti, Japan, Fanning Island, and Hawaiian .Islands, 'per Aorangl (from Auckland) (letters, only), 4.38 p.m.; C.P.O.' late fee, 6 p.m.'; late-fee' box. Railway Station, 7 p.m. Second-class matter, 1 p.m. Mail closes at Auckland 9 a.m. Tuesday; due. Vancouver September 23. NOTE.—Newspaper rate of postage to United .States of America is %d for each two ounces. Correspondence will also be accepted for air-mall services' in America; also Honolulu-San Francisco Pan-American Airways Service. :nwari>. (Arrival dates approximate only.) August 23.—R:m.S. -Aorangl,. from Vancouver, via Auckland. English and American mall for New Zealand, "2503 bags, 1083 parcel receptacles. Due in office 7.30 a.m. August 23.—5.5. Mariposa, 'from Sydney, .via Auckland; Australian and beyond Australia mail (Including English letter-mail dispatched from London August 7); for Wellington, 94 bags," 107 parcel receptacles. Due in office 7.30 a.m. ■ August 27.—5.5. Rangitane, from London, via Auckland; English second-class and parcel mails. '..-■'■". August. 28. —S.S. Maunganui, from -Sydney, via Auckland; English letter mall and Australian mail. • '-;..'; . , September 3. —S.S.: Monterey, from SamPedro, via Auckland: American maiL Mails wjbich left Wellington on July 23, tU San Pedro, arrived at London on' August IS. Air malls which left Wellington. July. 23: an* 25, via Australia-Singapore-England arrived M. London on August 14;. ' / NEW POSTAGE RATES FOB OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, * ant i all other British countries (except Australia), l%d each y 2 oz. Australia and dependencies Id each ounce. . -„.,.. United States of America, Italy, and .all other foreign countries, 2M:d first oz. l%d each succeeding ounce. The postage rates on all 'articles except letters remain unchanged. . Air-mail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire Air Services special rates apply. • inland wails. '" i (Unless otherwise indicated, malls close daily.) By Air Mall., Auckland/Hamilton, and Thames Districts.— Daily, including Sunday. 11 a.m.". • Palmerston•: North and Dlstrtcu^Datly. \m» eluding; Sunday, 11 a.in.-\ -- v. l*v«" ;„ Gisborne.—Daily, lncludlne bunday. 11 a.m. Hawke's Bay — Daily. Including Sunday, New"'Plymouth and District.—DaUy. Including Sunday, 11 a.m. ■ - - , Southern.-. offices of New Zealand^ (except Nelson district).— Daily, including Sunday, 9.45 a' Blenheim.—Monday to Saturday 7.30 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 10.35 a.m., 1.15 p.m. Sunday. 9.45. a" Nelson.~-Mondoy to Saturday.. 6.45 am.. 10.35 a.m., ILIS a.m., 3 p.m. • Sunday, ll.li Greymouth and llokitika. Tuesdays. Wednesdays, Fridays only. 6.45 a.m. - BY STEAMER. [Unless otherwise Indicated malls close dally.) . Plctori, Havelock, and Blenheim, via -Flcton, per • Tamahihe, Wednesday, 7.45 p:m. • C.P.O. late. fee. 8 p.m. At steamer, 11.40 p.m. Fri-. day, 1.30 p.m., C.P.O. late fee 1.45 p.m. At steamer, 2.30 p.m. . " . - >, Nelson,- Westport, and Havelock, letter-maila for : Blenheim and Reef ton, letter-malls for Greymouth < (Tuesday and Thursday) ; lettermails for Picton ' (Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) ; also all mails for offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday), Mon., Wed.,.'and Fri., per Kaitoa, 4.45 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 5.15 p.m. Steamer 6 p.m. Tues, Thurs., Sat., per Matangi, 5.15 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. At steamer 7.15 p.m. , Southern offices ot Mew Zealand (except Marlborough and Nelson districts), Mon., Wea., Fri.. per Ranga,tira, 0 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m. Late-fee box at gates- to Ferry Wharf, 7.30 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Sat,, , per Maori, 6 p.m. C.P.O. late fee. 6.45 p.m. Late-fee box at sates to Ferry Wharf. 7.30 p.m. ..■■■• ■ ' .. ■ BY TRAIN. . Auckland and District—Monday to katurda'y. mails are closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m. Late feu 2 p.m Late fee railway . 2.50 p.m. Sunday to Friday (letters only). MaHs'ar* closed C.P.O. 5.15 p.m. Late fee 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 7 p.m. ■ ■ ,• Thames, Hamilton, and Main' Trunk Districts: Mails are closed C.P.O. 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.—Malts are closed C.P.O. .8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m. Late fee G.P.O. 8.45 a.m., t> p.m. Late fee,railway t-30 a.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay District.—Mails are. closed- C.P.0., 5.30 a.m.-, 5.15 p.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 8.45 aim., 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. New Plymouth and Taranakl District.—Malls are closed C.P.0., 6 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. (letters only) Late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.51 p.m.. 7 p.m. " Wanganui and District.—9 a.m., ,1.30 p.m.,' 5.15 p.m.. 8 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., t p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. „ „ Rangltlkei District.—Malls are closed C.P.0., 0 a.ni., 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.—Malls are closed C.P.0., 7.30 a.m., 9 a ra., 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., 3 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.O. T. 30 a.m. 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., r.45 a.m., 4.15 p.m. Late fee railway, 8.20 a.m. Walrarapa District.—Malls are closed 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. 7.40: a.m. ' Unless'otherwise specified, registered letter* ' must be handed In and money-orders obtained ' ONE HOUR before the time of closing ordinary mails. 1 Inland parcel mails are closed daily at C.P.O. ' at 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 5 p.m.,-5.39 p m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. (For particulars of districts served, etc, ring 44-702 or 44-165, or call at counter). Express transit parcels received up to time of closing letter mails.' Note. —Express transit parcels cannot be forwarded 1 to Auckland by "Limited Express." The advertised times, for closing malls by steamers are liable to alteration. • All books, sample-packets, and newspapers must be posted at this office HALF AN HOUR before the time of closing ordinary letter-malls. Books, sample packets, and newspaper malls are closed at Te ' Aro and ; Wellington East? Post Offices ot 11 a.m., 1 P.m., 2.30 p.m.; 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. dally , .. ■ The public are earnestly requested to register all letters containing money: or valuables .intended to be sent by post. ; •:

J. MADDEN,, Ohlef Postmaster-

Monday, August 22, 1938,