MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 145, 16 December 1940, Page 4

MAIL NOTICE

Mails close at Post Office, Te Aro, C 2, and at Chief Post Office, Wellington, Cl, as under:—

Mails close at Post Office, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East, C 3, and half-hourly prior to the closing of mails at the Chief Post Office, between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. (Mails for Auckland per "Limited" express close at these offices at 4.30 p.m.). OVERSEAS MAILS (OUTWARD). THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. Australian Statee and countries via Australia, 11 a.m. Other overseas mails will be dispatched as opportunity offers. TRANS-TASMAJC AIR SERVICE. Mails will close at NYellington three times each fortnight. Postage rates: Australia (including air services in Australia), Letters 5d each halfounce, postcards 3d. Egypt, Africa, and intermediate Empire countries, Is 6d each halfounce, postcards 9d. JToreign countries, intermediate between Australia and Egypt, special rates apply. Inquire at Post Office. j^otu—postage rates include air services In New Zealand when necessary, TRANS-PACIFIC AIK MAIL. The closing times for mails from Wellington :—Next mail, 4 p.m., .Friday, December 20. Postage rates: Letters, Hawaii, 2s 6d each half^-ounce; United States and Canada (including air in America), 4s each haif-ounce; Great Britain, 5s Ud each half-ounce. For further particulars apply to Post Office. AIR-MAIL SERVICES TO GREAT BRITAIN. Route.—Air, New Zealand, Australia, Cape Town only (by trans-Tasman air mail or Australian dispatches), normal transit time, 32 days; postage rate (each half-ounce), Is Ud. Route. — x Air, Honolulu-New York only (as opportunity offers), normal transit time, approximately 3 weeHs; postage rates (each half ounce), Is 9d. Route.—x Air, Honolulu, United States of America, Great Britain (as opportunity offers) ; normal transit time, under 'A weeks; postage rates (each half-ounce), 4s. Route.—Air, xS Tew Zealand-New York (by trans-Pacific air mail), normal transit time, : approximately 2 weeks; postage rates (each ' half-punce), 4s. R oute.—Air, New Zealand, United States of America, Great Britain (by trans-Pacific and transatlantic air mail), normal transit time 12 days; postage rates (each half-ounce), os x Connections uncertain, letters accepted at sender's risk. INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise indicated mails are closed daily.) BY AIR MAIL. Auckland, Hamilton, and Thames Districts.— Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. Palmerston North and District.—Tuesday to Saturday, li a.m. New Plymouth.—Tuesday to .Saturday, 11 a.m. Southern Offices (except Marlborough and Nelson Districts).—Monday to Friday, 10.20 ; a.m. Blenheim. —Monday to Saturday, 8.30 a.m., 3 p.m. ■■•.■■ Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, and : Reefton. —Monday to Saturday, 6.35 a.m. Nelson. —Monday to Saturday, 10.45 a.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted < up to the time of closing of letter mails. BY STEAMER. : Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton, ' per Tamahine (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), • 1.30. p.m.: C.P.O. late fee, 1.45 p.m.; steamer, ; 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport, and Havelock.—Lettermails for Blenheim and Reefton; letter-mails for Picton (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) ; also all mails for offices in Pelorus Sound (Wednesday and Saturday), Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Arahura, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at steamer, 7.15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Matangi, 5 p,m.; . C P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at steamer, 7.45 p.m. Southern Offices (except Marlborough and *■ Nelson districts) .—Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Hangatira, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; « Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wahine, 5 p m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf, 7.30 p.m. ] BY TRAIN. Auckland and District.— Monday to Saturday, f 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.0.. 5 p.m.; late fee, 6 p.m.; late fee rail- J WdThame D B,m'H-.milton, and Main Trunk Dis- ' tricts—Mails are closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m., 5 ' pm.; late fee C.P.0., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; •' late fee railway, 2.50 p.m. and 7 p.m. £ Gisborne and District—Mails are closed J CP 0, 8.30 a.m., 5 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 8.45 a.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay Districts.—Mails are closed C.P.O. at 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; f raNlw ypivmouth mand Taranaki Districts.—Mails ( are closed C.P.O. at 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., o - pm. (leners only) ; late fee C.P.O. 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 10.1 a a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Sunday to Friday, inclusive Oetters only).. 3.45 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 4 ;

P'Wanganui and District.—9 a.m.. 1.30 p.m., 5 p m ; late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m. 6 p.m.; fite fee railway. 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m.. 7 P.m. Rangitikel District—Mails are closed C P O. 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5 p.m.; late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m.; late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2-p°alm?r S ton North-Mails ara_ closed CM 730 a.m., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., o p.m., late fee CP 6., 7.45 a.m.. 9.15 a.m.. 2 p.m. 6 pm- late fee railway, 5.20 a.m., 10.5 a.m., 2flaCatJ D^rict-Mails ™ ******' 7.30 a.m., 5 p.m.; late fee C.P.0.. >Ao a.m., 6 Dm ;'late fee railway, 8.20 a.m. 6 Sarapa District-Mails are closed^ C.«M>. %«Se^ B S|n^fo r - warded to Auckland by "Limited express.. F W. MATHEWS, Chief Postmaster. Monday. December 16. 1940.