MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 August 1938, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES.

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. Great Britain and’ Ireland (letters only); due London September 12; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, per Maunganui (from Auckland), 5 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans and Norfolk Island, per Maunganui (from Auckland), 5 p.m. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 29. Great Britain and Ireland (secondclass matter and parcels only); also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, via Cape Horn, per Melbourne Star (from Auckland). Mails reach London approximately October 2. Also per inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Tuesday, August 30, 6.30 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Aproximate Only.) August 27.—5.5. Rangitane, from London, via Auckland: English secondclass and parcel mails. August 27. —S.S. Kakapo, from Sydney, via Lyttelton: Australian and beyond Australia mail. August 28. —S.S. Maunganui, from Sydney via Auckland: English letter mail and Australian mail. September 3. —S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland: American and Canadian mail. Mails which left Wellington on July 23 via San Pedro arrived at London on August 18. AIRMAIL SERVICE. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and 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, 2Jd first oz., lid 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. BI 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 and 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. r 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 1 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. Wanganui, Taranaki, Palmerston Nth., 10.15 a.m. and 2 p.m., daily. Wanganui, Ta.anaki, Palmerston Nth., Auckland (letters only), 5 p.m., daily. Hawke’s Bay, Woodville, 10.15 a.m., 2 p.m., daily. Eketahuna, Pahiatua, 10.15 a.m., 2 p.m. daily, 5.30 a.m., Tues., Thurs., Sat. Mauriceville, 10.15“ a.m., daily, 2 p.m. daily, 5.30 a.m., Tues., Thurs., Sat. Kopuaranga, Mangamahoe, 10.15 a.m., daily. Whareama, Tinui, 6.30 ,a.m., daily. Tinui, Whakataki, Castlepoint, 12.45 p.m., daily. ~ Tinui Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m., Mon., Wed. and Fri. Bideford Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m., Tues., Thurs., Sat. Homewood Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. Stronvar Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m.. Mon., Thurs. Te Wharau Private Bag Line; 6.30 a.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. RURAL MAIL SERVICES. Kaituna, Matahiwi, 6.30 a.m., daily. Wangaehu, 10.15 a.m., daily. Rangitumau, 7.30 a.m., daily. Mount Bruce, 2 p.m., daily. Gladstone, Longbush. 2 p.m., daily. Westmere, Ngaumu Road, 6.30 a.m.. Tues, and Fri. Taueru, 6.30 a.m., daily. East Taratahi, 7 a.m., daily. Te Wharau, Land’s End, 6.30 a.m. Mon. and Fri. STREET RECEIVER CLEARANCES. Cole Street, 4 aim. and noon daily. Columba Road, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Cr. Church and Keaton Streets, 4 a.m and noon daily. Cr. Cornwall and Pownall Streets, 4 a.m. and noon daily. 1 Cr. Pownall and Essex Streets, 4 a.m. /and noon daily.