MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

For closing date of parcel mall, books, etc., see footnote. Mails (except parcel mails) will be closed at G.P.0., Wellington, Cl, and (between 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.) at Post Offices, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East, C 3. as under except late fee. Next dispatch for Great Britain, Stratheden, February 13, 4.30 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee 5.30 p.m. Due London February 27. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11. Great Britain and Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only) ; also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, via Cai'e 'lorn, I'M Walpawa (from Lytteiton), 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee (i p.m. Parcel mail noon. Secondclass matter, 4.30 p.m. Mails reach London approximately March 10. Central America, Jamaica, and South American Westerik States, via (iristobal, per Malraoa (from Auckland), 8 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m., Sunday. Parcel mail noon. Second-class 'matter 1 p.m. (Saturday). Late-fee box Railway Station, 7 p.m., Sunday. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in North, South, and Central America, j also West Indies. Also per inland air mail (Id j per oz extra), Monday, February 13, 11 a.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13. | Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt, and East Africa lletters only) (due London February 27) ; also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Stratheden, 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya, and South Africa, per Stratheden, 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, 3 p.m. Secondclass matter, 4 p.m. Late fee letters for Australian States only will be accepted at Wharf Post Office, closes 6.15 p.m. All States of South America, via Montevideo, per Port Campbell (from Lytteiton), 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Parcel mail, 4 p.m. Second-class matter, 4.30 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), and Newfoundland (letters only), due London March 2; also air-mall correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Wanganella, 2 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 3 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, and Balkans, per Wanganella, 2 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 3 p.m. Parcel mail, noon. Sec-ond-class matter, 1.30 p.m. Late-fee letters for Australian States only will be accepted at Wharf Post Office —closes 3.45 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. I Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies; also letters only for Continent of Europe, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Fanning Island, Tahiti, and Hawaiian Islands, per Aorangi (from Auckland) (letters only), 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station, 7 p.m. Second-class matter, 1 p.m. Money-orders must be obtained by noon. Mail closes at Auckland 9 a.m. Tuesday; due Vancouver March 10. Note.—Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is Vzd for each two ounces. Correspondence will also be accepted for air-mail services in America; also Honolulu-San Francisco PanAmerican Airways Service. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, 2 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 3 p.m. Parcel mail, 1 p.m. ENWABD. (Arrival dates approximate only.} February 11. —S.S. Stratheden, from Brisbane, via Auckland; English letter-mail and Australian mall for New Zealand; 161 bags. February 13. —S.S. Korowai, from Sydney, via Auckland; Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington; 35 bags, 3 parcel receptacles. February 13.— S.S. Rangltikl, from London, via Auckland; English second-class matter and parcel mail for New Zealand; 600 bags, 250 parcel receptacles. February 14. —S.S. Awatea, from Sydney, via Auckland; English letter-mail and Australian mail. February 15.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney. Australian mail. February 17. —S.S. Opawa, from Liverpool; English second-class matter and parcel mail for Wellington; 10 bags, 55 parcel receptacles. February 18. —S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland; English second-class matter, American and Canadian mall. English letter mail which left Wellington on January 24 arrived London on February 6. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, and all other British countries (except Australia) iy 2 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 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. BY AIB MAIL. Auckland, Hamilton, and Thames districts 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, 11 j a m. 1 Gisborne daily, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.,' 5.15 p.m.; Monday to Friday, 5.15 p.m. New Plymouth daily, 2 p.m.: Sunday. 11 a.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district), daily. Including Sunday. 10.20 a.m. Blenheim, Monday and Saturday, 7.30 a.m., 8.45 a.m.. 1.15 p.m., 2.45 p.m.; Sunday, 11.15 a.m. • / Nelson, Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m., 10.45 a.m.: 1.40 p.m., 4.15 p.m.; Sunday, 11.15 am.- ' Greymouth, Hokitika, 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. INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise indicated mails are closed daily.) BY STEAMER. Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, per Wahine, Saturday, February 11, 6 a.m.; at steamer, 7.45 a.m. Jf icion, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton; Saturday, Tamahine, 11.45 a.m.; C.P.O. late fee, noon; steamer, 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tamahine, 1.30 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee, 1.45 p.m.; steamer. 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport, and Havelock, letter-malls, for Blenheim and Reefton; letter-mails for Picton (Monday and Wednesday) ; also air mails for offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday); Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Arahura, 5.15 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; steamer, 7.15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Matangi, 5.15 p.m.: C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; steamer, 7.15 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Marlborough and Nelson districts) : Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Eangatira, 6 p.m. ; C.P.O. late fee. 6.45 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wahine, 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. Friday, February 10, 1939.