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TOO LATE FOR EARLY DELIVERY (Special) WELLINGTON, Dec. 16. "It is now too late to guarantee the delivery by Christmas of greetings telegrams to places overseas," stated the Postmaster-general, Mr P. C. Webb, to-day, "While the response of the public to previous announcements on the subject has been particularly gratifying," said the Minister, " there is still a fairly Steady lodgment of greetings traffic and the overseas cable are now heavily congested. Further Christmas cablegrams can be accepted only on the understanding •that delivery may not be possible until the New Year." In connection with greetings telegrams for places within New Zealand, the Minister pointed out that the acute shortage of staff in the Post Office has recently been accentuated by the release of further officers for the armed services, and it will therefore be necessary for the public to lodge their inland greetings telegrams not later than Monday,next to ensure delivery ,by Christmas Day.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24792, 17 December 1941, Page 2
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