MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

Mails (except parcel mail) tviil be closed at C.P.0., Wellington, Cl, and (between 9/30 a.m. and 5 p.m.) at Past Offices, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East, C 3, as under, except late fee. Packet and newspaper mails are cloaca halt an hour before, the time of closing ordinary letter-mails. Next dispatch for Great Britain, Awatea, December »i, 5 p.m. Late fee, 7 p.m. Due London December 19. FRIDAY UISCEMBISK ss Continent of Europe, via • Cape Horn, per * Port Townsville (from Auckland), per inland air mail (Id per oz^extra), 2 p.m. Continent of Europe, Pitcairn liiiand, Central America. Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia, and South American Western States, via Cristobal, per Arawa (from Napier), 4 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee 5 p.m. Parcel mail 3 p.m. Second-clans matter 3.30 p.m. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in.' North, South and Central America, also ■ West Indies. - SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3. V Victoria. Western and South Australia, and Tasmania, via Melbourne, per Maunganui (from Bluff) (Wahine), 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Parcel mail 10 am. Second-class matter 430 p.m. Also per inland air mall del "per oz extra I, Sunday, December 4. .10.20 a.m. • ■ Chatham Islands, per Tees (from Lyttelton) (Wahine), 6 p.m. C.P.O. late fee' 6.45 p.m. Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), ■ Sunday, December 4, 10.20 a.m. MONDAY, DECEiMBEK 5. \ i ' Tonga, Apia and Pago Pago, per Matua (from Auckland), 5 p.m. C.P O late fee 8 p.m. Railway Station 7 p.m. Parcel mail - noon. Second-class matter 1 p.m. fuESDAY. DECEMBER 6. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States) and . Newfoundland. Ceylon, India, Egypt, and East Africa (letters only) dtif London December 19; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (speci.il rate* apply) served by the Empire air services, per Awatea, 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 7 p.m -, Australian States, China. Japan, Malaya, South Africa, per, Awatea. 5 p.m C.P.O. lat« fee 7 p.m. Parcel mail 4 D.m Socond-clasi matter 4.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. Great Britain, Ireland, and Newfoundland (letters ,only), due London December 22, also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Westralla (from Auckland), 4.39 \ p.m.. C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station, 7 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, per Westralla (from Auckland), 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Parcel mail I noon. Second-class matter 1 p.m. L«t«-fe« | box Railway Station 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. I Parcel mails for Fiji, Pago Pago, Hawaliaa ' Islands, and America, per Mariposa (from Auckland) ,: noon. United States of America, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, . Paraguay, Uruguay, Falkland Islands; also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro, Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, and Hawaiian Islands, per Mariposa .(from Auckland), 8 p.m. C.P.O. late Tea ' 6 p.m. Sunday. Second-class matter 1. p.m. (Saturday),1 Late-fee box railway station T p.m. (Sunday). .Money-orders must be obtained by noon. Mail closes at Auckland '3 p.m. Monday; due San Pedro December 26. Note.—Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is %d for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mall services In North, South, and Central America, also West Indies. Also per Inland air mall (Id per ounce extra) Monday, December 12. 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. Great Britain, Ireland - (second-class matter and parcels only) ; also letters,- etc., for Continent of Europe, Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia, and South American Western, States, via Cristobal, per Bangltata (from Auckland), 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6, p.m. Parcel mail noon. .Second-class matter 1 p.m. \ Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. Mail* reach London approximately January 17. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mall services in North, South, and Central America, also West Indies. \Alao per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), Thursday, December 15, 2 p.m. 1! INWARD. (Arrival dates approximate' only.) December 2.— S.S. Akaroa, from London, via Auckland: English second-class matter and! parcel mail for New Zealand, 333' bags. Dim in office, 7.30 a.m. December 6.— S.S. Awatea, from Sydney, Australian mail. December 12.—R,M.S. Aorangl. from Van* couver, via Auckland; English eecond-clas* matter, American and. Canadian mail, - English letter maila dispatched from Wei* lington November 2 and 3 arrived Londoa November 18 - NEW POSTAGE RATES .FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, an* all other British countries (except Australia)* lV&d. each %oz. Australia and dependencies, ( Id each ounce United States' of America, Italy, and all other foreign countries, 2%d first oz, l%d «»ch succeeding ounce. The postage rates on all articles except letters remain unchanged. Air-mail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire Air Services «pecial rates apply. v , _ . > The Christmas dispatch for letters for Great Britain and Ireland will be closed,-at Wellington dn December 6, due London December 19. —* « INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise Indicated, mails ara - closed - dally.) . i BY AIR MAIL. Auckland, Hamilton, and Thames district* - daily, including Sunday, 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 2 p.m. , ' ' ~ Palmerston ■ North and district daily. Including Sunday. 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 2 p.m. * • ' / Hawke's Bay daily, 2 p.m. Sunday, llta.m. / Gisborne daily, 2 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.. S.IS p.m. Monday to Friday, 5.15 p..m. New Plymouth and district, daily 2 .p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. ■ Southern Offices of New Zealand <«*£ept Nelson district), daily, including Sunday. 10.2 ft "'^Blenheim, Monday to Saturday, 7.30 a.m., 8.45 aim.. 1.15 p.m., 2.45 p.m.; Sunday. 11.1* a" Nelson, Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m., 10.4» a.m., 1.40 p.m., 4.15 p.m.; Sunday, U. 15 a.m. Greymouth, Hokltika, Westport. and Reefton. Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter mails. BY STEAMER. (Unless otherwise Indicated, malls close dally.) Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton,-. per Tamahlne. — Monday, Wednesday; Friday 1.30 p.m." C.P.O. late fee. 1.45 p.m.: at steamer, 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport, and Havelock, letter malls for Blenheim and Reefton, letter mails' for Greymouth (Tuesday and Thursday); lettermails for Picton (Monday. Wednesday, Friday); also all mails for offices In Pelorua \ Sound (Wednesday and Saturday). Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Ma'tangi, 5.15 p.m. j C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at steamer. 7.15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, per Arahura, 5.15 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee. 6' p.m.: steamer, 7.15 p.m. 1 Southern offices of New Zealand (except Marlborougb and Nelson districts). Monday* Wednesday, Friday, per Rangutira, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee',\ 6.45 p.m.; late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf. 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wahine, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m.; late-fee' box at gate 3to Ferry Wharf. 7.30 p.m. ' BY TRAIN. Auckland and District.—Monday to Saturday, mails aife closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m. Late fee, 2 p.m. Late fee railway. 2.50 p.m. Sunday to Friday (letters only). Malls are closed C.P.O. 5.15 p.m. , Late fee 6 p.m. Late fe« "Thames, Hamilton, and Main Trunk Districts. —Mails are closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. Late fe"e C.P.O/ 2 p.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee rail- - way, 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Gisborne and District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m. Lite fee C.P.0.. 8.45 a.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee v.railway, 9.30 a.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay District.—Mails aro closed C.P.O. 8.30 a.m.. 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 8.45 a.m., fi'P.ra. Late fee Taranak. Distrlct-MaU, are closed C.P.O. 9 a.m., 1.30 P-nl-,_ ol5 m pmo (letters only). Late fee C.P.0.. 9.15 a.m. 2 p.m., 6 p.m.. Late fee raibvay, lO\ a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. ....«„ -1 Wanganui and District.-* a-m. 1.30 p.m.. v 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. ».ia a.m., 2 p.m.; 6 p.m. Late fee railway. 10.5 a.m.. 2-Ran P B mkel D&rict.-Malls are closed C.P.0.. ' Lt^m 1/ 30 * 6l£te- t^J&f™* a:palmer 0st Pon mNorth.--Mails are closed C.K0... 7.30 a.m.. 9 a.m.. 1.30 p.m.. 5.15 p.m.. b i^m. 2-m.K«« 7 feu-*.". •*:'■»» wi '■ C.P.0.; 2.43 p.m.. 4.15 P.m Mte fee iiiliway. T"4The a"^dvertlsea umeb tor oloalns mails by steamers are liable to alteration — anm xnm (For particulars of dis- &%. '», "et^rlnj 44-fo* « 44-165. or call at counter.) Express transit parcels received up to time of closing letter mmls Note. —Express transit parcels cannot be forwarded to Auckland by -'Limited Express. s ." The public are earnestly requested to register all letters containine mnnev or valuables intended to be sent by post. All books, sample-packets ana newspapers . must be- posted at this naif an -hour before the time.of olosinit ordinary letter mai!«. Books, sample packets. and -"^"paper mall, are" closed at Te Aro and Wellington Last Post Offices at 11 a.m.. 1 P.rn . 2.30 p.m.. 4 p.m.. and 5 p.m. dally. J, MADDEN, Chief Postmasta* Thursday, December 1. 1938.