MAILS DISORGANISED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18445, 7 July 1923, Page 13

MAILS DISORGANISED.

POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS. The slips on the Main Trunk line and the derailing*bf the express has disorgan- 1 ised the regular :mail . services.; . In'. consequence the Postal Department •: is utilising -any other route available to expedite the 'despatch : of the mails as quickly as is possible. '-~.' '< ' / -All.; Southern * mails k-;- for- "KTarafeski, ; j HawkeV Bay, j-Wairarapa, Manawatu, 'Wellington, san also mails for the; South Island posted after the closing of the Slain Trunk mail on Thursday night and I /up-to 10 a.m. yesterday ;v were despatched I , via New Plymouth -. by ; the Rarawa ; from !; Oneh'tingai at. mid-day yesterday. All -. | mails posted after "j that time ; for .places as far,north from: Wellington as Feilding, also Hswke's • Bay / district,- ; Wairarapa, Wellington, sad the Souta Island, closed at 3/p.m. yv were despatched -direct' to Wellington ;by the steamer Port Macquarie, which : sailed;- from Auckland ;at j 5 p.m. yesterday. ,/'.-,;, •/';;[' v'i ■■■'■■■ '■ './".".- '\ ; As no Main Trunk express left Auckland last night the next despatch "of-Trails for places in /Zealand* south '<$$£&•_'. marunui will - take place Ho-inorrow'aight if the train - traffic is resumed. :"{'■>" ;;.- All mails, / rom -' South / which. should have reached i Auckland yesterday momim? and ; those; in transit 'on , the ; rail way / have; been diverted to New Plymouth, to con- , nect '■' with > the; KaraW*, which sails from there at 8 p.m. to-day v for Onehuiaga./ ,:■:■' The Rarawa is making a special irio to j ; New/ Plymouth and -;. will sail from \ One;hunga .at/ 3 ;0.m./ to-morrow. : i She{:will leave New Plymouth on Monday night j. being back at ; Onehunga op r Tuesday. /It | is possible she will ; bring / the passengers arid mails to '< connect with j • the ; Roval/Maii; steamer Niagara;/ which j is scheduled ; to leave 'Auckland < for .'"Van*"'\ couver on Tuesday. ', '] > ; '•