MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 153, 2 December 1938, Page 14

MAIL NOTICE

Mails (except parcel mail) will be closed at C.P.0., Wellington, Cl, and (between 9.30 a.m. and >5 p.m.) at Post Offices, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East, C 3, as under, except late fee. Packet and newspaper mails are closed half an hour before the time of closing ordinary; letter-mails. Next dispatch for Great Britain, Awatea, December C, 5 p.m. Late fee, 7 p.m. Duo London December 19. 'SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3. Victoria, Western and South Australia, and Tasmania, via Melbourne, per Maunganul (from Bluff)* (Wahine), 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m. Parcel mail 10 am. Second-class matter 4.30 p.m. Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra). . Sunday, December 4, 10.20 a.m. Chatham Islands, per Tees (from Lyttelton) (Wahine), 6 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6.45 p.m.* Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), Sunday, December 4, 10.20 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5. Tonga, Apia, and Pago Pago, per Matua (from Auckland), 5 p.m. C.P.O late fee 6 p.m. Railway Statjon 7 p.m. Parcel mail noon. Secoifd-class matter 1 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBERS 6. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States) and Newfoundland. Ceylon, India, Egypt, and East Africa (letters only), due London December 19; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, pep Awatea, 5 p.m. C.P.O late fee 7 p.m Australian States. China, Japan, MalayaSouth Africa, per Awatea, 5 p.m. C.P.O. lata fee 7 p.m. Parcel mail 4 p.m. Second-class matter 4.30 p.m. ' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. Great Britain, Ireland/and Newfoundland! (letters only), due London December 22 also air-mail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by-the Empire air services, per Westralia (from Auckland),, 4.30 Ra/iway^afion 1,3^ S' 6 L^° b« Australian States, Ceylon, India, China-, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, per Westralia (from Auckland) 430 J!- m: C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. Parcel' mall noon. Second-class matter 1 p.m. Late-fee j bos Railway Station 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. Ocean Island, per Glenbank (from Auckland), 5 p.m. C.P.O. late fee c p.m. At railway station 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. Parcel mails for Fiji, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands, and America, per Mariposa (from Auckland), noon. , United States of America, Canada, Mexico West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay Uruguay, Falkland Islands; also letters for Continent of Europe, via San, Pedro. Fiji, Apia Pago Pago, and Hawaiian Islands,- per Mariposa (from Auckland), 8 p.m. C.P.O. late fe» 6 p.m. Sunday. Second-class matter Ll p.m. (Saturday). Late-fee box railway station 7 p.m. (Sunday). Money-orders must be'obtained by noon. Mail .closes >at Auckland 3'pm. Monday; due San Pedro December 26. Note.—Newspaper rate of postage to United States ,of America is Mid for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatci by air-mail services in North, South, and Central America, also West Indies. Also per inland air mail (Id per ounce extra)' Monday, December 12. 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. Great Britain, Ireland (second-class matter and parcels only) ; also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia, and South American Western •States, via Cristobal, per Rangitata (from Auckland), 4.30 p.m. C.P.O. late fee 6 p.m.Parcel mail noon. Second-class matter 1 p.m.' . Late-fee box Railway Station 7 p.m. Mails reach,.London approximately January 17. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in North, South, 'and Central America; also West Indies. Also per inland air mail (Id per oz extra), Thursday, December < 15, 2 p.m. INWARD. . (Arrival dates approximate only.) December 3.—S.S.' Akaroa,. from" London^ via Auckland; English parcel mail for Wei* lington, 136 parcel receptacles. Due in office 7.30 a.m. December S.—S.S. Waitaki, from Sydney > Australian and beyond Australia mail (including English letter mails, dispatched from London November 17, 19, - and 20, for Wellington, 149 bags, 12 parcel receptacles. December 6.— S.S. 'Awatea, from Sydney* Australian mail. . December 12. —R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Aucklaud; English second-clast matter, American and Canadian mail. December 14.— S.S. Rangitane, from London; English second-class matter and parcel mail, English letter mails dispatched from Wellington November 14 arrived London November 28. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, and all other British countries (except Australia)* IVsd each V&oz. Australia and dependencies. Id each ounce United States of America, Italy, and all other foreign countries;-2%d first oz, l^dueaclj succeeding ounce. . The postage rates on all articles except letters remain unchanged. Air-mail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire Air Services special rates apply. The Christmas dispatch for letters for Great Britain and Ireland will be closed at Wei* lington on December 6-, due London December 19. INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise indicated, mails are closed daily.) BY AIR MAIL. Auckland, Hamilton, and Thames districtl daily, including Sunday, 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 2 p.m. Palmerston North and district dally. Including Sunday, 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 2 p.m. ' • .. Hawke's Bay daily, 2 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. Gisborne daily, 2 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m., 5.15, p.m. Monday to Friday, 5.15 p.m. New Plymouth, daily 2 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district), daily, including Sunday, 10.20 a.m. Blenheim, Monday to Saturday, 7.30 a.m., 8.45 a.m., 1.15 p.m., 2.43 p.m.; Sunday, 11.15 a.m. Nelson, Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m., 10.45 a.m., 1.40 p.m., 4.15 p.m.; Sunday, 11.15 a.m. Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, and Reefton. Monday to Saturday, 6.45 a.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter mails. BY STEAMER. (Unless otherwise indicated, mails close daily.) Plcton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton, per Tamahine. — Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1.30 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 1.45 p.m.; at steamer, 2.30 p.m. Nelson, Westport, and Havelock, letter malls for Blenheim and Reefton, letter mails for Greymouth (Tuesday and Thursday) ; lettermails for Picton (Monday, Wednesday, Friday); also all mails for offices in Pelorus . Sound (Wednesday and Saturday), Tuesday, ' Thursday, Saturday, per Matangi, 5.15 p.m. ( C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at steamer, 7*15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, per Arahura, 5.15 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee. 6 p.m.; steamer, 7.15 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand (except Marlborougb and Nelson districts),, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Rangatlra, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m.; late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf, 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wahine, 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.m.; late-fee box at gates to Ferry Wharf. 7.30 p.m. BY TRAIN. Auckland arid District.—Monday to Saturday, mails are closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m. Late fee, 2 p.m. Late fee railway. 2.50 p.m. Sunday to Friday (letters only). Mails are closed C.P.O. 5.15 p.m. Late fee 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 7 p.m. Thames, Hamilton, and Main Trunk Districts. —Mails are closed C.P.O. 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 2 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Gisborne and District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 8.45 a.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. Napier and Hawkers Bay District. —Mails ara closed C.P.O. 8.30 a.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 8.45 a.m., 6 p.m. Late fe« railway, 9.30 a.m. * New Plymouth and Taranaki District.—Mails are closed C.P.O. 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. (letters only). Late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., S p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. Wanganui and District.—9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.O. 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. *'~„„ Kangitikei District.—Mails are closed C.P.0.,----9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m. Late fee railway, 10.5 a.m., 2.50 p.m. „ „ „ Palmerston North.—Mails are closed C.P.0., 7.30 a.m., 9 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0.. 7.45 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m., C p.m. Late fee railway, 8.20 a.m.. 10.5 a.m.,i 2.50 p.m., 7 p.m. ■ Manawatu District.—Mails are closed C.P.0., 7.30 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 7.45 a.m.. 4.15 p.m. Late fee railway. 8.20 Walrarapa District.—Mails are (iosed C.P.0., 6 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Late fee C.P.0., 2.45 p.m., 4.15 p.m. Late fee railway, Thea'™dvertised times for closing mails by steamers are liable to alteration. „ _ „ Inland parcel mails are closed dally at C.P.O. at 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m., |5 p.m., 5.30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. (For particulars of districts served, etc.. ring 44-702 or 44-165. or call at counter.) Express transit parcels received up to time of closing letter mails. Note. —Express transit parcels cannot be forwarded to Auckland by "Limited Express. The public are earnestly requested to register all letters containing money or valuables intended to be sent by post. All books, sample-packets, and newspapers must be posted at this office half an hour before the time of closing ordinary letter mails. Books, sample packets, and newspaper mails are closed at Te Aro and Wellington East Post Offices at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 4 p.m.. and 5 p.m. daily. J. MADDEN, Chief Postmaster. Friday, December 2, 1938.