MAIL NOTICES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20171, 25 February 1931, Page 16

MAIL NOTICES.

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Hails close as under:Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaro, Waimate, Oamaru, and Dunedin, expteas goods train daily 7 p.m., late fee 7.45 p.m. Picton and Nelson (letters only), Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge, Kekeranga, and Seddon (via Parnassus), daily 6 a.m., guard's van 7.55 a.m. Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru, ■ Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and inter mediate offices (expresses), Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7.30 a.m., mail van 8.85 a.m., and Wednesday and Friday 11.10 a.m., late fee 11.45 a.m., mail van 12.25 P- m * Arthur's P«sb, Otira, Greymouth, . Westport, Hokitika, and other offices (expresses), Monday 7.30 a.m., guard's van 8.20 a.m., Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 9 a.m., guard's van 10 a.m., daily 3.30 p.m. Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (night expresses), Sunday (letter?" only), 5.30 p.m., Dunedin and offices south thereof only, guard's Van 11 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. To-day (Wednesday), February 26th. For northern'ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels 4 p.m. m Thursday, February 26th. Mails for Chatham Islands, petf Tees from Lyttelton, close at 9, a.m. Thursday, February 26th. i ■ . For northern ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's von, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels 4 p.m. ' ■ _ Mails for Australian States, Bgypti Japan, China, Straits Settlements, Ceylon, India, and South Africa, per Marama from lington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. tram. Connects with Karachi-London air-mail services in Australia. Due London April Ist. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Australia. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be marked "via Australia"), per _Marama at Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.'; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Due London April 4th. , ' _ Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, ana continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Central America ana South American Western States, via Panama, per Ruahine from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels a£| noon. . . Outgoing Overseas Mails. Mails for Australian States, via Melbourne, per Melbourne Maru from Wellington, close on Friday, February* 2tth, at 5.25 p.m. Mails for Great (Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of. America, Canada, West- Indies, ■and- Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,' Uruguay, and Falkland Islands, via Vancouver, also Fiji and Hawaii, per Niagara from Auckland, close on Saturday, March 7th, at 5.25 p.m. Due London April 9th. Correspondence will also -be. accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Incoming Overseas MallsEnglish and American mail," per Niagara from Vancouver, ■ due Febrfiary 25th". - _ Australian mail, per Marama from Sydney, via Auckland, due February 26tb. _ English mail, per Tainui,' from London, via Auckland, due March. 10th. F. J. SHANKS. Chi4f Postmaster.

PERSONAL. Mr Xi. Blomfleld Jhas joined ths OisMt >i second engineer, relieving Mr R. L. Smith lor holidays. Mr D. H. McDonald; third engineer on the Maheno, is ashore on sick leave, his place being taken by Mr A. E. Palls. Mr A. H. Smith.has joined the Hsheoo as fourth engineer. SOMERSET TO LOAD. The Somerset is to commence loading-at Nelson about March 81st to the agency of the' New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., and will . l&ter load at Wanganui, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is, to clear Wei-, lington finally on April 21st"for London, via the Panama Canal. RANGITANEfS LOADING. The motor-liner Rangitane is ta commence her loading at Bluff on March 30th, and will also load at Lyttelton and Wellington. She is to clear Wellington finally on April 25th for Southampton and London, via the PanamaCanal. THE PORT BRISBANE. The Port Brisbane is due at Auckland' on March 26th from Melbourne to commence loading, and will latter complete* at Gisborne, Wanganui, and Wellington. She is to clear Wellington finally on April 11th for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. PORT ALMA'S LOADING. The 0. and D. Line advises that its motorship Fort Alma is to -commence her homeward loading at Bluff on March 4th. She will subsequently load at Tim&ru, Lyttelton, and Wellington, and is to clear Wellington finally on March 22nd for the *Hook of Holland and London, via the Paama Canal. RANGITATA'S ITINERARY ALTERED. The Mew Zealand Shipping Company, advises that its motor-liner Rangitatat on completion of discharge of her( London cargo, at Wellington about March 4th. win now return to Auckland to commence her Homeward loading. She will subsequently load at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Wellington, and- is to clear Wellington finally on March 28th for. Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. FORDSDALE DUE MONDAY. The Fordsdale is due at Lyttelton on- Mon> day next .from Brisbane to .commence her Homeward loading, and will later complete at Wanganui; Wellington, and Port Chalmers. She is id clear Port Chalmers finally- on March 25th for Southampton .and London, vi& the Panama Canal. LOADING FOR. LONDON AND . W.C t U.K. . The Mainioa is: to. .commence -her loading at Port Chalmers about March 10th, and will load at liyttelton, „■ Timarn, Bluff, ahl: lington. > She .ia to clear Wellingtoufinally on April 2nd for London, .Avonmouth, .Liverpool, : and Glasgow, via Montevideo'and Teneri®e* * .j, T AIR OA FOR LONDON. '; The' Shaw,Savill Company alvlies that thjs Tairoa is to «onxm«nce her Homeward loading at New Plymouth thia week.'-\ l She will- subsequently load -at Oamaru,'. Ttoaru, Wellington, TLyttelton,, and Auckland,; iavalue at Wellington on March 15th, andis to-eleai-Auekland finally on- March: 25th for-London, • via the Panama Canal. ■ . v ~ POBT OP GREYMOUm t. *' Kaljai; ' * j " -Kanna, from \Fridav.~' ! , . Rata, front' Warigatmi, tfrida??* *" 1 " '' A ', Klwitea, from Auckland,', early. I - T :„ J <1 / -43, Projected Departures. *> , Kahika, for WelUngton r ;.to-day-'„„. 1 , " l^artlgi,' lor" Melbourne " and today. J < •, i - *» fKaiuwl, for Wellington, ?r>d»x.,; , „„ Jlata, for Wanganui, early., - - (_*£.■, - Kanna," ; for-Anck&uid;. fearljy ';J " V! *• 1 . •' ' , ' * 1 '* it ' 4 *, t a The Kahika sails ;to : day with a eargo' «!' coal and timber for- Miramaif and Wellington. The Kartigi is'loading timber for Melbourne and Adelaide.' and" sails to-day.-The.Kalmai is due to-day-from Wellington. 1 .She loads coal arid .timber for* DStnrn: .tHC" The Kanna ia duofrotn Aaeilandott JPriday with general caxteo. She toad coal for return. . 'y -. * The Kiwlfiea leaves .Auckland to-day with general -cargo ior Greymouth.' . i