MAIL NOTICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 94, 17 October 1940, Page 6

MAIL NOTICE

Mails (excqpf parcel mails) will be closed at Chief Post Office, Wellington, CX, as under:— Mails close at Post Office, Te Aro, C 2, and Wellington East, C 3, and half-hourly prior to the - closing of malls at the Chief Post Office, between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. (Mails for Auckland per "Limited" express close at these offices at 4.30 p.m.). OVERSEAS MAILS (OUTWARD). l' ..... . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. Australian States and countries via Australia, 11 a.m. Other overseas mails will be dispatched as opportunity offers. CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, ETC. It is not' possible this year to furnish clos- - ing' dates of Chrstmas mails for overseas, -but the following information Is supplied:— "Great-Britain and Europe, suggested time of posting" not later than mid-October; America, suggested--time-:-of posting, November (last • week); East-(including Egypt), suggested time of posting, mid-October; Australia, suggested time of posting, nifd-December. Early posting is recommended'in r ,view of the uncertainty of . transit time. . ■ J . TRAXS-TASMAN SERVICE. ' Mails will close at "Wellington at noon on Tuesday, October .22, .Thursday, October 24. Postiige Rates.—Australia (including: air services In .Australia)!.: Letters, 5d each halfounce; postcards, 3d; Egypt, Africa, and Intermediate Empire countries, Is 6d each balf-ouncei-postcardai 9d. Foreign countries, intermediate^ fietweeri 'Australia and Egypt, special rates apply. •-Inquire at Post Office. , N O te.—Postage rates Include air services to New Zealand when: necessary. TEAKS -PACPTEC AIR MAIL. The closing'times for mails from Wellington: Next mail,, noon, Thursday, October 24. Postage" rates: Letters, Hawaii 2s 6d eaca halft ounce; ■ United States and Canada (Including air In America) 4s each half-ounce; Great Britain 5s 9d each half-ounce. For further : particulars apply to Post Office. AIR-MAIL SERVICES TO GREAT BRITAIN. Route.—Air New Zealand, Australia, Cape . Town only (by trans-Tasman air mail or Australian . dispatches), normal transit time, 32 days; postage rates (each half-ounce), Is 6d. Route.—x Air Honolulu-New York only (as opportunity .offers), normal transit time, ap- ! proslmately 3 weeks; postage rates (each half- ' ounce) ,Is. 9d. • Route.— x Alt Honolulu, United States of America, Great Britain (as opportunity offers), normal transit time, under 3 weeks: postage rates (each half-ouncß), 4s. Roiite.—■Air New Zealand-New York only (by trans-Pacific air mail), normal transit time, ■approximately 2 weeks: postage rates (each half-ounce), 4s. . Route.—Air New Zealand, Dnited States of America, Great Britain (by trans-Paciflc and transatlantic air mail), normal transit time, 12 days: postage rates (each half-ounce). ss, M. : ■ xConnections uncertain, letters accepted at sender's risk. INLAND MAILS. (Unless otherwise Indicated mails are closed daily.) . BY AIR MAIL, Auckland, Hamilton, and Thames Districts. —Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,. 11 a.m. Palmerston North and Districts. —Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 11 a.m. New Plymouth.—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11 a.m. Southern Offices (except Marlborough and Nel3on districts). —Tuesday and Thursday. 8.15 a.m.; Monday, ■ Wednesday, Friday, ■ 10.20, a.m. Blenheim. —Monday to Saturday,' 8.30 a.m., 3 p.m. • ;■•""'•'■": ' Kelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westpprt, and Reefton.—Monday to Saturday, 6.35 ■ a.m. Nelson. —Monday to Saturday^. 10.45' a.m. Parcels for dispatch yby air. will be nccepted up'"to the -.111116 6f';clpsing of lettermails;- '■•;■■■/ •.-':-'"'- ': •■'■ ■■ ■"' ; . ■- ' •"- -.'■'" ■•.:■■<.;■;.• .%-■'■..' by. steamer:.' , ■■■ .-' Pfcton, Havelock, .and Blenh6im, via Picton, ;per >?aittab.iiiie - (Monday, Wednesday, Friday),, 1:30 p';m-; C.P.O. late fee. 1.45 p.m.; steamer.] •■2iSo'i.:p:in.:.. ■■' ''. ■■'.." "•' ■ I ' Nelaon,. VVestpoct. and" flavelock; letter-mails i for-Blenheim-and Reefton; letter-mails for Xirepxioxiih ;'.-v(.TuescliSy • afad.' Thursday) ; lettermails for; Pie'ton ...(Monday, Wednesday, Fri' clay) ; also' &1? mailsVfor offices in Pelorus Sound.".'(-Wednesday, and Saturday), Monday, I Wednesday, Friday, per Kaitoa. 4.30 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 5.15 p.m.; at steamer, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Matangi, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; at steamer, ".15 p.m. Southern offices (except Marlborough . and Nelson districts), —Monday, Wednesday, Friday, per Rangatira, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m. ' Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per Wahine, 5 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6 p.m.; late-fee . bos ;it gates to Ferry Wharf, 7.30 p.m. : BY TRAIN. Auckland and District.—Monday to Satur- : iiny, 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 p.m.; late fee, 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 7 p.m. ■ . ■ . i Thames, Hamilton, and Main Trunk , Districts.—Mails are. closed C.P.0., 1.30 p.m., 5 p.m.; late fue C.P.0., 2 p.m. and 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 p.m.; late fee C.P.O. 8.45 : a.m., 6 p.m.; late fee railway, 9.30 a.m. i F. W. MA THEWS,-: j • Chief Postmaste^r. j Thursday, October ,17, 1940. • j