Mail Closing Times
Overseas mails, close at the Chief Post Office, 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, h 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. 8 p.m. Samoa, Tonga, and Cook Islands: Saturday. December 24, noon. Norfolk Island: Fridays, 3 p.m. Tahiti: Monday, December 19. 8 p.m. SURFACE MAILS. United Kingdom, Eire. Europe (except Italy and Balkan States'. Central America, Jamaica Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela. British. French ■ and Netherlands Guiana, Bolivia, and Chili l : Wednesday, Dccrmber 14, 3 p.m.; Tuesday. December ’2(l. 3 p.m. Australia, India. Pakistan. Ceylon. Malaya, Japan, (Inna. 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. E-re, Europe: Thursday, Fiji. Tonga, and Samoa: Wednesday, Janullaly: Thursday. December 29, 3 p.m. Cook Islands and Tahiti: Wednesday, DeNauiu. Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Thursday. December' 15. 3 p.m. Niue and Samoa: Tuesday. December 20. 3 I p.m. Chatham Islands: Wednesday. December 21. s p.m. (flying-boat'. Makatca: Thursday. December I>. S p.m. I S.A. (parcels only; Friday, December 10. 5.:'." p in. • Panel mails close one day earlier.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 16 December 1949, Page 10
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279Mail Closing Times Wanganui Chronicle, 16 December 1949, Page 10
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