MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1938, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton asj under: — FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. Great Britain and Ireland (letters only}, due London, September 1; Australian States, South Africa and East, per Awatea, 6.30 a.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20. Canada, United States of America, Mexico and West Indies, also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro; Fiji, Apia,-Pago Pago, Fanning Islands, Hawaiian Islands, per Mariposa, from Auckland, 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival date approximate only.) August 18. —Naniwa Maru, from Miike, via Auckland: Eastern mail for Wellington, 13 bags. August 18.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney, via Auckland: English mail. August 18. —S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English and Australian mail. August 19. —S.S. Mamari, from London: English second-class matter and parcel mail. August 22. —R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Auckland: American mail. Mails which left Wellington on July 11, via Vancouver, arrived at London on August 8. AIRMAIL SERVICE. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS. LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt an'd all other British countries (except Australia), IJd each -Joz. Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy, and all other foreign countries, 2|d first oz„ IJd each succeeding oz. The postage rates. on all articles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply. BZ AIRMAIL. Auckland. Hamilton and Thames districts. —Daily, Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Gisborne. —Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 а. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, except Sunday, б. a.m. New Plymouth ana district. —Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district). —Daily, except Sunday, 5 p.m. Blenheim. —Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Nelson. —Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Greymouth and Hokitika. —Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays only, 3.30 p.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter mails. J. D. O’CONNOR, Postmaster.

MASTERTON CLOSING HOURS., Wellington, Monday to Friday (letters only), 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m. Wellington, Monday to Friday, 1 p.m., 3.30 p.m. Wellington, Saturday (letters only), 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 5 p.m. Wellington, Saturday, 1 p.m. Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, ■ Martinborough, 6.30 a.m., 1 p.m., daily. Clareville, Lower Hutt. Petone, 6.30 a.m.. daily. South Island, 1 p.m. daily. Nelson, Blenheim, West Coast, South Island, 6.30 a.m., 1 p.m., daily. Wanganui, Main Trunk, Auckland, 10.15 a.m., daily.

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