MAIL SERVICES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 623, 27 March 1929, Page 8

MAIL SERVICES

THIS DAY Wellington, New Plymouth, Wanganui Pa.rnerston North, Hastings and Napier (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomam Bay), 5.30 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 28. 1929 Wanganui, Palmerston North, Wellington etc., 4 a.m. ’ Whangarei, Dargaville, etc., 6.30 a.m and 3 p.m. McGill and Stanley P. 8., Vipond P B §£ a £ eS ,S e S‘^ P -?" O'Connor P. 8., and Sheffield P. 8., 4 a.m. Atkinson P.B. and Thornton P. 8.. 8 a.m. Rawene, Kohukohu, Omapere, Opononi. etc., parcels only, 11 a.m. Mahurangi, 11.30 a.m. C. Chamberlin P. 8., 3 p.m. Kawau, 3.30 p.m. Surfdale, etc., 3.30 p.m. Putiki and Onetangi, 3.30 p.m. Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth. Palmerston North. Hastings and Napier (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 530 p.m. Beachlands and Maraetai, 5.30 p.m Turua, 7.45 p.m. Coromandel, Whitianga Pakatoa, Colville and Amodeo Bay, etc., 7.45 p.m. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States, Ceylon, India, China Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa (also Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, specially addressed correspondence, via Australia only) per Maunganui, Thursday, Marc h 28, at 1 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m. Due London May 5. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, Central America, Cristobal (Panama Canal), also Pitcairn Island, per Main Trunk (Ruahine, from Wellington), Tuesday, April 2 at 5 p.m. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, must be specially addressed “per Ruahine.” Parcels, 11 a.m., Saturday, March 30. Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies (also Fiji, Hawaiian Islands), per R.M.S. Niagara, via Vancouver. Tuesday, April 9, at 10 a.m. Parcels for Fiji and America, at 3 p.m., Monday, April S. Due London May 9. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS April 2: S.S. Ulimaroa, from Sydney, via Wellington (Australian mail). April 9: R.M.S. Makura, from San Francisco, via Wellington (English and American mail). EASTER HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS Postal Branch Thursday, March 28—A delivery of town letters (registered as well as ordinary) will be made from the Postmen’s Branch, first floor, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m._ Good Friday, March 29—Will be observed as a Sunday. Mails usually dispatched on Friday will close at S p.m. the previous day, with the exception that mails for Southern offices for dispatch by the Main Trunk expresses, will close at 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. as usual. Saturday, March 30—The usual hours of attendance will be observed in all branches. An over-counter delivery of correspondence will be made from the Postmen’s Branch, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Easter Monday, April I—Will be observed as a close holiday. All mails will close at 4 a.m. with the exception of those by the Main Trunk expresses, which will close at 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. The night clearance of street letterboxes will be made on all days except Thursday and Saturday. There will be no delivery by postmen on Good Friday or Easter Monday. Late Fee Letters for Southern Offices of New Zealand may be posted in the late-fee box at the entrance to the station platform, up to 7 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. TELEGRAPH BRANCH The following hours of attendance will be observed:— Good Friday—lo a.m. to 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Easter Saturday—Usual hours of attendEaster Monday—9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. J. J. KEARNEY, Acting-Chief Postmaster.