MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under: —

MONDAY’, JANUARY 16.

Great Britain, Ireland, Canada tEastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), due London January 30,"a150 airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m). late fee 5.30 p.m.

Australian States, China, Japan, Ma-

laya and South Africa, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Second-class matter, 10.15 a.m. Also by inland air mail (Id an oz. extra), Tuesday, January 17, 6.30 a.m. TUESDAY. JANUARY 17.

Australian States and Dutch East Indies, by Maetsuycker, 3.30 p.m., 3.45 p.m.

January 23. —S.S. Awatea. from. Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. January 26. —S.S. Tamaroa, from London: English parcel mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on December 27 arrived at London on January 9. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, by Maui Pomare, 8.30 a.m. 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 States of America, Italy and

all other foreign countries: 2fd 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 rates apply. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS.

(Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) January 17. —M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail.

January 21.—S.S. Mariposa, from San Pedro, via Auckland: English second class matter, American and Canadian mail.

English letter mails which left Wellington on December 17 arrived at London on December 31.

English letter mails which left Wellington oh December 19 and 20 arrived London January 3. English letter mails which left Wellington on December 22 and 23 arrived at London January 7. 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 (ex-| cept 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 bo accepted up to the time of closing letter mails. M. M. SIMPSON. Postmaster. January 13. —S.S. Rimutaka, from London, u ia Auckland: English parce’ mail.