MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1938, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under: — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15. Parcel mails for Fiji, Pago Pago, Tahiti, Hawaiian Islands and America, per Mariposa (from Auckland), 10 a.m. United States of America, Canada, Mexico and West Indies; also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro, Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Japan, Tahiti and Haw'iian Islands, per Mariposa (from Auckland), 5 p.m. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. Mail closes at Auckland 3 p.m. Monday, due San Pedro October 31. Note: Newspaper rates of postage to United States of America is Jd for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. Also per inland airmail (Id an oz extra), Monday, October 17, 6.30 a.m. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), l|d each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2£d first ounce, ljd each succeeding ounce. The postage rates of all articles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Aproximate Only.) October 17—R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Auckland: American and Canadian mail. October 18.—S.S. Mariposa, from Sydney, via Auckland: English letter mail and Australian mail. October 20.—S.S. Rangitiki, from London, via Auckland: English secondclass matter and parcel mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on September 19 and 20. arrived at London on October 6. AIRMAIL SERVICE. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), Rd each Aoz. Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy, and all other foreign countries, 2£d first oz., l>d 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 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. B. McFARLANE, Acting-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. Saturday, 1 p.m.