MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

Dispatches from masterton. Mails will be closed at Masterton as 'under:-— 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. . TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland (letters only), due London January 23, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee 9 a.m. Australian States, Ceylon. India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail, 3.30 p.m., January 9. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 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, 3.30 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 7. —S.S. Otranto, from Brisbane, via Auckland: Australian mail for New Zealand, 43 bags. January 9.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English letter mail ami Australian mail.

January Hi. —R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English Sec-ond-class matter. American and Canadian mail for New Zealand, 2660 bags. January 13. —S.S. Rimulaka, from London, via Auckland: English parcel mail. English letter mails which left Wellington December 13 arrived at London on December 211. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain. Ireland, Canada. Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), ltd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United Slates of America, Italy and all other foreign eounlries: 2.1<1 first ounce, lid each succeeding ounce. The postage rates of all articles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services. special rales apply. IVI. IVI. SIMPSON, Postmaster. BY AIRMAIL. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts.-- Daily. Monday to Friday, 6.30 and 8.30 d.rn.; 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 Io 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), 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 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.