MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1939, Page 16

MAIL NOTICE

Mails (except parcel mails) will be closed at Chief Post Office, Wellington, Cl, as under: — Mails close at Post Office, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East C 3, one half-hour prior to the closing of mails at the Chief Post Offlce, between tlie hours of 9.30 a.m.. and 5 p.m. (Mails for Auckland per "Limited" express close at these offices at 4.45 p.m.) For closing' date of parcels mails, , books, etc., see footnote. i Overseas mails will be dispatched as opportunity, offers. OVERSEAS AIR MAILS: RATES OF POSTAGE. Empire Air Services.—Great Britain, Ireland. Empire countries, Egypt, and Irak, ls 6d each ' J/»oz; foreign countries, special rates apply (minimum), ls (id each Vioz. For further particulars, inquire at any Post Office. Australia and New Guinea.—lnternal services, 5d each %oz. United. States of America—lnternal • services, lOd each %oz. Other Air Services. —For particulars inquire at any Post Office. Letters for Empire countries prepaid at the rate of 2d first %oz are forwarded by best available surface dispatch. CHRISTMAS MAILS. For Great Britain, Australia, etc. It is not possible this year to furnish closing dates of Christmas mails for overseas, but the following information is supplied:—Great Britain and Europe, suggested time of posting not later than November (second week) ; America, November (last week.); East, November (last week) ; Australia mid-December. Early posting is recommended in view of the uncertainty of transit time. ISLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise indicated, mails are - closed daily.) BY AIR MAIL. Auckiand, Hamilton, and Thames districts, daily, including Sundays, 11 a.m. Palmerston • North and district, dally, including Sundays, 11 a.m. New Plymouth, daily, including Sundays; 11 a.m Southern Offices (except Marlborough and Nelson district), daily, including Sundays." 10.20 a.m. Blenheim. Monday to Saturday, 7.30 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1.45 p.m., 3 p.m., Sunday, 0.45 j a.m. , ' ■• ' i : Nelson, Monday to Saturday, 6.35. a.m., 10.45 a*m., 4.15 p.m.; Sundays, 11.15 a.m. Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, and Reefton, Monday to Saturday, 6.35 a.m. I : Parcels' for dispatch by air will bo accepted up to tho time of closing letter mails. 7;, BY STEAMER. ■ Picton,;Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton, -per Tamahine (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), 1.30 p.m. C.P.O. late feo 1.45 p.m. Steamer 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport, and Havelock: Letter mails for Blenheim and Reefton; letter mails for Grevmouth1 (Tuesday and Thursday); letter mails: for Picton (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) ; also i all mails for French Pass, Monday and' Wednesday; and all mails'for offices; in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday); Monday,' Wednesday, Friday, per Kaitoa, 4.45 p.m. C.P.O. late fee, 5.15, p.m.-.. Steamer 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, . per Ma-' tangi, 5.15 p.m. CP.O. late fee/6 p.m.' Steamer • 7.15 "p.m. ■' • •-■ ■ * ' Southern offices (except -Marlborough -and Nelson districts): Monday, Wednesday, Fri- j day, 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, 6.15 p.m. Late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf, 7.30 p.m. I " 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. bundav to Friday (letters only), mails arc doseil C.P.O. 5.15 p.m.; late tee 6 p.m.; late tee raihva.v. 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.O. 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Gisborne and District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 5.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m.; late fee C.P.O. 8.-15 a.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway 9.30 a.mNapier and Hawke's Bay District.—Mails .it closed C.P.O. 5.30 a.m. and 5.15 p.m.. v) p.m : late fee C.1.0. 8.45 a.m., 0- p.m.; late fee railway i).3'J a.m. New Plymouth and Taranaki .Districts.— Mails arc closed C.P.O. !* a.m., 1.30 ■ p.m., 5.15 p.n.. (letters only) ; late fee C.P.O. 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 0 p.m.: late fee railway 10.15 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m., Monday. Wednesday. Friday (letters only). 3.45 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 4 p.m. Wanganui and District.—9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m.: late fee C.P.O. U. 15 a.m., 2 p.m, 6 p.m.; late fee railway 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p:m. Rangitikei District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 6 p.m.,. late fee C.P.O. 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 p.m., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. 6 p.m.; late fee C.P.O. 7;45 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 0 p.m.; late fee' railway 5.20 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.m. 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.O. 2.45 p.m., 4.15 p.m; late fee railway 7.40 a.m. Inland parcel mails are closed " daily at c;P.O. at 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m. .5 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 parcels received up to time of 'closing-letter mails. Note. —Express transit, parcels cannot be forwarded to Auckland by -"Limited Express." The advertised times for closing mails by steamers are liable to alteration. The public arc earnestly requested to- renter all letters containing money or valuable* intended to be sent by post. ' -. All books, sample-packets, and newspapers must be posted at this' offlce HALF AN HOUR before the time of closing ordhiary letter, mails. Books, sample-packets, and newspaper mails are closed at Te Aro and Wellington. East Post Offices at 11 a.m., 1,p.m., 2.30 ,pjn.,- 4 . p.m.,. and 5 p.m. daily. Unless otherwise specified, registered letters must be handed in and money-orders obtained ONE HOUR .before the time of dosing ordinary mails. ¥~ G. NIND. Chief" Postmaster.