Mail Notices

Northern Advocate, 1 August 1938, Page 4

Mail Notices

An additional mail for Auckland is now closed at 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays Inclusive; late fee, 5.15 p.m. Registered letters, parcels and papers must be posted before 4.30 p.m.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES. Wanganella—Left Sydney, July 30; arrives Wellington, August 3; leaves Wellington, August 4; arrives Sydney, August 8; leaves Sydney, August 13; arrives Auckland, August 17. Awatea—Leaves Auckland, August 1; arrives Sydney, August 4; leaves Sydney, August 5; arrives Wellington, August 8; leaves Wellington, August 10; arrives Sydney, Augiist 13.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES. Monterey—Left Sydney, July 22; arrived Auckland, July 25; left Auckland, July 25; arrives Los Angeles, August 9. Mariposa—Left Los Angeles, July 20; arrives Auckland, August 5; leaves Auckland, August 5; arrives Sydney, August 8; leaves Sydney, August 19; arrives Auckland, August 22; leaves Auckland, August 22; arrives Los Angeles, September 6. Niagara—Leaves Sydney, August 4; arrives Aucxland, August 8; leaves Auckland, August 9; arrives Vancouver, August 26. Aorangi—Leaves Vancouver, August 3; arrives Auckland, August 21; le.aves Auckland, August 22; arrives Sydney, August 26; leaves " Sydney, September 1; arrives Auckland, September 5; leaves Auckland, September 6; arrives Vancouver, September 23.

Outgoing Overseas Mails Nauru and Ocean Island, per Olivebank. Whangarei closing time, Monday, August 1, 5 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (except Italy and Balkan States), via Empire air mail service. Due London, August 18, per Wanganella. Whangarei closing time, Wednesday, August 3, 10.45 a.m. Australia, India, Ceylon, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkan States, Malaya, Hong Kong, China and Japan, per Wanganella. Whangarei closing time, Wednesday, August 3, 10.45 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Malaya, South Africa, Egypt and other Empire countries served by the Australia-England and EnglandSouth Africa air routes; per Mariposa from Auckland. Whangarei . closing time, 5 p.m. Thursday, August 4, Samoa, Niue Island, per Maui Pomare. Whangarei closing time, Monday, August 8, 10.45 a.m. Argentine, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Falkland Islands and Patagonia, per Niagara. Whangarei closing time, Monday, August 8, 5 p.m. Fiji and Hawaiian Islands, per Niagara. Whangarei closing time, Monday, August 8, 5 p.m. Europe, Canada, U.S.A., Mexico and West Indies (except Jamaica), yia, Vancouver, per Niagara. Whangarei) closing time, Monday, August 8, 5 p.m. Cook Islands, per Matua. Whangarei closing time, Wednesday, August 10, 5 p.m. The mail via San Pedro which left the Whangarei Post Office on June 26 arrived at London on July 23.

The air mail for Great Britain via the Australia-Singapore-England air mail service despatched from the Whangarei Post Office on July 6 and 7, arrived at London on July 21.

(N.B. —Parcel mails for overseas close 24 hours prior to letter mails).

EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE (Steamer connection New ZealandAustralia meantime). NEW OVERSEAS LETTER-POSTAGE RATES From July 26, inclusive, the ordinary postages rates on letters to countries beyond New Zealand will be:-r-All British Countries and Egypt (except Australia), l£d each half ounce. Australia (meantime), Id eac)x oz. All Foreign Countries, 2£d first oz; l£d each succeeding one. For all articles except letters the existing rates are unchanged. Inland rates are unchanged.