MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:—

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7.

Parcel mails for Fiji, Tahiti, Pago Pago, Hawaiian Islands and America, by Monterey, from Auckland, 9.15 a.m. 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, Tahiti and Hawaiian Islands, by Monterey (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 a.m. Mai] closes at Auckland, 3 p.m., Monday; due San Pedro January 23. Note: Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is |d for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by air mail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Monday, January 9, 6.30 a.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 9. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), due London January 23; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Otranto, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya, South Africa, by Otranto, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail, 1 p.m., January 7. . • WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11. Great Britain and Ireland (secondclass matter and parcels only); also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe. Central America. Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Rangitane, 8.30 a.m., late fee, 9 a.m Second class matter, January 10. Parcel mail. 3 p.m. Mails reach London approximately February 15. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North. South and Central America, also West Indies. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) January S.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney, via Auckland: Australian and beyond Australia mail, including English letter mails for Wellington, 41 bags. 8 parcel receptacles; due in office. 7.30 a.m. January 6.—S.S. Tainui, from London. via Auckland: English parcel mail for New Zealand. 44 parcel receptacles. January 7.-—S.S. Otranto, from Brisbane. via Auckland: Australian mail for New Zealand, 43 bags. January 9.-—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English Ictler mail and Australian mail. January 10. - R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English Sec-ond-class matter, American and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on December 6 arrived London December 19. English letter mails which left Wellington on December 7 and 8 arrived

at London on December 22. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt mid all other British countries • except Australia), ltd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2jd first ounce. ltd each succeeding ounce. The postage rates of all articles except letters remain unchanged. (Continued on Last Page.'

Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster. 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 а. 10.15 a.m. Hawke’s Bay.—Daily, except Sunday, б. a.m., 10.15 a.m.

New Plymouth and 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. —Daily, 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. MASTERTON CLOSING HOURS. Wellington, Monday to Friday (letters only), G. 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. G. 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 Cost, 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 2a.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 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.