Mail Closing Times
Overseas mails, close at the Chief Post Of flee, Wanganui, as under:— AIR MAIL. Australia, New Caledonia. New Hebrides. Japan, and Solomon Islands: Sunday to Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, noon. United Kingdom and Eire: Mondays, Wednesdays. Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, noon. Indonesia, Malaya. Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, and South Africa: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Europe and places in Africa and Asia not mentioned above; Monday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Canada. U.S.A.. Central and South America. West Indies, Hawaii. Canton Island; British Service: Every Monday and Wednesday, 8 p.m. Pan-American Service: Mondays, 8 p.m. Fiji: Mondays, S p.m. Samoa, Tonga, and Cook Islands: Saturday. December 24, noon. Norfolk Island: Fridays. 3 p.m. Tahiti: Monday, December 19. S p.m. SURFACE United Kingdom, Eire. Europe (except Italy and Balkan States), Central America, Jamaica Peru, Ecuador, Colombia. Venezuela, British. French and Netherlands Guiana, Bolivia, and Chile: Wednesday. December 14. 3 p.m.; Tuesday, December 20. 3 p.m. Australia, India, Pakistan, Ceylon. Malaya, Japan, China. Egypt. Italy, and Balkan States, South and East Africa, intermediate countries: Thursday. December 15, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, December 21. 8 p.m. Canada, U.S.A . Mexico, West Indies, and Hawaii: Thursday. December 22, 3 p.m. Argentine. Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Falkland Islands: Thursday, December 29, 8 United Kingdom, Eire, Europe: Thursday, December 29. 8 p in. Fiji. Tonga, and Samoa: Wednesday. Janu Italy: Thin--.day. December 29. 3 p.m. Cook Islands and Tahiti: Wednesday, December 22. 3 p.m. Nauru. Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Thursday. December 15. 3 p.m. Niue and Samoa: Tuesday. December 20. 3 p.m. Chatham Islands; Wednesday, December 21, 8 p.m. i flying-boat •. Makatca: Thursday. December 15. 8 p.m. U.S.A. (parcels only >; Friday, December 16. 5.30 p m. Parcel mails close one day earlier.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 14 December 1949, Page 8
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287Mail Closing Times Wanganui Chronicle, 14 December 1949, Page 8
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