MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1938, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:—

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19.

Great Britain, Ireland, Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London January 2); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air service, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya, South Africa, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Tuesday, December 20, 6.30 a.m. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.

Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, by Maui Pomare, December 20, 8.30 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS.

• (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) December 16. —S.S. Rangitane, from London: English second-class matter and parcel mail. 15 bags, 315 parcel receptacles. December 16. —S.S. Korowai, from Sydney, via Auckland: Australian mail for Wellington: 7 bags, 2 parcel receptacles.

December 20.—M.V. Wanganella, from'Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. December 23—S.S. Durham, from Liverpool, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class matter and parcel mail for New Zealand, 2 bags, 249 parcel receptacles.

December 24. —S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class matter, American and Canadian mail.

English letter mails which left Wellington on November 24 and 25 arrived at London on December 11.

NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other Brit’sh countries (except Australia), IJd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2Jd first ounce, 4d 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. B 7 AIRMAIL. Auckland. Hamilton and Thames districts.- -Daily, Monday to Friday, 6.. V and 8.30 a.m.: Saturday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Gisborne —Daily, except Sunday. 6.30 а. 10.15 a.m. Hawke’s Bay.—Daily, except Sunday. б. a.m., 10.15 a.m. New Plymouth ana district. —Daily Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 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 n.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 pan., 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, Grey town, 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, 1.0.15 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. '1 Inui 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 a.m. 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. Cr. Pownall and Essex Streets, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Cr. Railway and Westbush Roads, 8.30 a.m. daily. Cr. Second Street and Opaki Road, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Cr. Victoria and Villa Streets, 4 a.m and noon daily. Cr. Vivian and High Streets, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Kuripuni, 4 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon daily. Pine Streets, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Cr. Queen and Jackson Streets, 4 a.m., 10 a.m., noon and 3.15 p.m. daily. Totara Street. 4 a.m. and noon daily. Upper Plain. 8.30 a.m., daily. Worksop Road, 4 a.m. and noon daily. Cr. Renall Street and Ngaumutawa Road, 4 a.rn. and noon daily. Renall Street, 4 a.m. and noon dally.