MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 December 1938, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:—

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7.

Great Britain, Ireland and Newfoundland (letters only), due London December 22; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, by Westralia (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30, p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, by Westralia (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. Parcel mail. > THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. Ocean Island, by Glenbank (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; C.P.0., 10 a.m. Parcel mail. Second-class matter. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. United States of America, Canada, Mexico and West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Falkland Islands, also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro, Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Japan and Hawaiian Islands, by Mariposa (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 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: 2Jd first ounce, Ud 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.) December S.—S.S. Waitaki, from Sydney: Australian and beyond Australia mail (including English letter mails dispatched from London November 17, 19 and. 20) ' > December 6.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail.

December 12: R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class matter, American and Canadian mail.

December 16.—S.S. Rangitane, from London: English second-class matter and parcel mail. English letter mails which left Wellington November 14 arrived at London on November 28. BY AIRMAIL.

Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts.—Daily, Monday to Friday, 6.30 and 8.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Gisborne —Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 10.15 a.m.

. Hawke’s Bay.—Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 10.15 a.m.

New Plymouth ana district. —Daily, Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.3 d a.m., 5 p.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.—Dally, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Greymouth and Hokitika. —Monday to Friday, 3.30 p.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m. Parcels for dispatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter mails. M. M. SIMPSON, 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. Wanganui, Taranaki, Palmerston Nth., 10.15 a.m. and 2 p.m., daily. Wanganui, Taranaki, 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 ajn., 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. j and Fri.