MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 34, 9 February 1940, Page 10

MAIL NOTICE

»~iMails (except parcel malls) will be closed at Chief Post Office, Wellington, Cl, as *l,i *ii s.clos, e al l'°*i Office, Te Aro, V,2, and Wellington East, 03. one half-hour prior to the closing of mails at the Chief Post Office between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 5 pm (Mails for Auckland, per "Limited" express close -it these offices at 4.45 p.m.) For closing times of parcel mails, books, etc. see footnote. OVERSEAS (OUTWAHD). MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12. Australian States and countries via Austrtiliu, op.in. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 14. _ Australian .States and countries, rla Australia. o |).ni. Other overseas mails will be dispatched as opportunity offers. OVERSEAS AJIt MAILS: BATES OF POSTAGE. Empire Air Services. —Great Britain Ireland Empire countries, Egypt, and Iraki Is 6d each '/aoz; foreign countries, special rates I apply (minimum). Is Cd each Vioz For funnel particulars Inquire at any Post Office Australia and New Guinea.—lnternal services, 5d each '/ 2 oz. United States of America.—lnternal services Is each V> oz. Other Air Services.—For particulars. in- | quire at any Post Office. Letters for Empire countries prepaid at the rate of 3d first V&oz are forwarded by best available surface dispatch. '. INLAND MAILS : (Unless otherwise indicated, mails are closed • daily.) ISTOCK INDICES , (By Telepraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Received February 9, noon.) LONDON, February 8. ; Today's stock indices compiled by the ', "Financial Times," with previous quo- , tations are (October 15, 1926, equals > 100):— Govt. Home Indus. Gold see's. Rails, trials, mines. Jan. 22 109.1 45.6 95.4 190.5 Feb. 5 109.2 p2 95.8 190.4 i Feb. 7 108.8 52.9 96.5 190.9 Feb. 8 108.1 54.1 96.3 190.7 GREY RIVER RECORD RETURN Grey River Dredging Co. advised ] the Stock Exchange today that for the • week ended February 6 the return for i 126 hours and 84,093 yards was 8350z oi' gold. January totals were 394,691 ' cubic yards for 1831oz. . l MOUNT LYELL SHARES. \ ] H\ relejjrsipti l'res> I nnvrii/rn T LONDON, February 7. • } Mount Lyell shares are quoted at 25s i( 9d. PRICE OF RUBBER. — > (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) £ (Received February 9, noon*) i LONDON, February 8. £ The price of rubber is quoted at £ 12;ld a lb. r ■ c PRICE OF TIN. \ (B.v Telesraph —Press Association—Copyright.) * (Received February 9, noon.) J LONDON, February 8. \ Tin is quoted as follows:—Spot ly buyers £238 ss, sellers £238 10s; for- t ward, buyers £238. sellers, £238 ss. % Prices of other metals are un- f changed. I c