MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1938, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES.

+ . DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2. Falkland Islands, also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Mahia (from Bluff), (Rangatira), 1 p.m.; late fee, 1.30 p.m. Also per inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Wednesday, November 3, 5 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (second-class matter’ and parcels only); also letters, etc., for Pitcairn Island, Central America, Chile, Bolivia, Jamaica ,and South American Western States, via Cristobal, per Mataroa (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 a.m. Parcel mail, 9.15 a.m. Mails reach London approximately December 8. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), ljd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2£d -first ounce, l|d 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 Approximate Only.) November 4. —S.S. Arawa, from London: English second-class matter and parcel mail. Novembei’ 4—S.S. Arawa, from London: English second-class matter for New Zealand, 969 bags. November 4. —S.S. Kaimiro, from Sydney, via Auckland: Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington, 13 bags; 3 parcel receptacles. November 10. M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney, via Auckland: English letter mail and Australian mail. November 15. —R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: American and Canadian mail. , English letter mail which left Wellington on October 5 arrived at London October 20. The Christmas dispatch for newspapers, packets and parcel mails for Great Britain and Ireland, also parcels for Europe, will be closed at Wellington on November 4; due London December 8. AIRMAIL SERVICE. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), l|d each Joz. Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy, amd all other foreign countries, 2Jd 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, 6.3/ > a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Gisborne. —Daily, except Sunday, 6.'3 0 а. Hawke’s Bay.—Daily, except Sunday, б. a.m. New Plymouth and district. —Dad) y, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m.

Southern Offices of New Zealand cept Nelson district). —Daily, excdfS Sunday, 5 p.m. Blenheim.—Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 pan. Nelson—Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 e.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Greymoutk and Hokitika. —Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays only, 3.30 p.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing let■er 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. Wellington, Saturday. 1 p.m. Carterton. Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, 6.30 a.m., 1 p.m., daily.