MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 12

MAIL NOTICE

tor closing date of parcel mail, book* ate see footnote. • r, ««l 3 n',6^ 1 Par«>> mails) will bo closed at C.P.0., Wellington. Cl, and (between 9.30 a.m. f,? d,,, 5 D-m-) at Post Offlces. Te Aro. C 2, and Wellington East, C 3. as under except late 163* Next dispatch for Great Britain, Tasman February 18, 7 a.m. C.P.O. late fee 8 a.m Due London MaTch 4. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18. Parcel malls for Fiji, Fanning Island, Tahiti Hawaiian Islands, Canada, and America, per Aorangi (from Auckland), noon. Great Britain, Ireland, Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt, and East Africa (letters only) (due London March 4); also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Tasman, 7 a.m. C.P.O. late fee, 8 a.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya South Africa, and Dutch East Indies per Tasman, 7 a.m. C.P.O. late fee, 8 a.m. Parcel mail, Friday, 4 p.m. Second-class matter G. 30 a.m. Late-fee letters for Australian States only will be accepted at Wharf Post Office. Closes 8.45 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, February 19. 10.20 a.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. Canada, United States of America. Mexico, West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Falkland Islands; also letters only for Continent of Europe, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, 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. Secondclass 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 %d for each two ounces. Correspondence will also be accepted for air-mail services m America; also Honolulu-San Francisco Pan-American Airways Service. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maul Pomare, 2 p.m. C.P.O. late fee. S p.m. Parcel mail. 1 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and New- I foundland (letters only), due London March 9, also air mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Awatea (from Auckland), 4.30 p.m C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. j Australian States; Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans, Japan, per Awatea (from Auck.), 4.30 p.m C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. Also per inland air ™a11,, (1d per oz extra), Wednesday, February] -2, 11 a.m. < FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. Great Britain,' Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only) ; also letters, etc., for Con-J tinent of Europe, Pitcairn Island, Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia, and South' American Western States, via Cristobal, per Tamaroa, 3 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 4 p.m. Parcel mail 1 p.m. Second-class matter 2.30 p.m. Mails- reach London approximately March 29. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in North. South, and Central America, also West Indies. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. Nauru Island, per Forresbank (from Auckland), 8 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Sunday. Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. Sunday. Parcel mail, noon; second-class matter, 1 P-m. Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra) Monday, February 27, 11 a.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Cook Islands, Tonga, and Apia, per Matua (from 'Auckland), 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee. 6 p.m. Late-fee box Railway Station, 7 p.m. Parcel mail, noon. Second-class matter, 1 p.m. INWARD. {Arrival dates approximate only.) \' February 18.— S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland; English second-class matter, American arid Canadian mail. For Wellington; 609 bags; due in office 7.30 a.m. February 20.— S.S. Awatea, from Sydney; English letter mail and Australian mail - February 21.— S.S. Opawa from Liverpool; English second-class matter and parcel mail for Wellington; 10 bags, 55 parcel receptacles February 25.—5.5. Mataroa, from London i via Auckland; English second-class matter and parcel mail. March 7.—R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, >via Auckland; English second-class matter and parcel mail. English letter mall which left. Wellington on January 26 arrived London on February 11. •NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, and all other British countries (except Australia), l^d each %oz. Australia and dependencies Id each ounce. ' United States of America, Italy, and all other'foreign countries, 2%d arst 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 AIR 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 a.m. Gisborne daily, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m., j 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 a.m. Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport> and Reefton, Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m. , Parcels for dispatch by air will be» accepted dp to the time of closing letter mails. INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise indicated mails are closed daily.) BY STEAMER. Picton, 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 mails 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 Matangl; 5.15 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee^C p.m.; steamer, 7.15 p.m. Southern offlces of New Zealand (except Marlborough and Nelson districts) : Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Rangatira, 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. BY TRAIN.. Auckland and District.—Monday to Saturday mails are 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), mails are 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.. 5.1J5 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 2 p.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee railway. 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Gisborne and District. —Mails are closed CP O. 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 8.45 a.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee railway. 9.30 Napier and Hawke's Bay Districts-Mails are closed C.P.O. 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 8.45 a.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway. 9.30 a.m. New Plymouth and Taranakl Districts.— Mails are closed C.P.O. 9 a.m., 1.30 p* 5.15 p.m. (letters only). Late fee C.P.O. 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. —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., Rangitikel District.—Mails are closed C.P.O 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.O. 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.—Mails are closed C.P.O 7.30 a.m.. 4 p.m.. 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 7.45 a.m., 4.15 p.m. Late fee railway, 8.20 a*Wairarapa District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 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 ' The ' advertised times for closing malls by steamers are liable to alteration. MADDEN Chief Postmaster. Friday, February 17, 1939.