MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 January 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at rtfasterton as under: —

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17.

Australian States and Dutch East Indies, by Maetsuycker, 3.30 p.m.; late fee, 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. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19.

Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States and Newfoundland (letters only), due London February 2, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Wanganella, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Australian States, Ceylon. India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, by Wanganella, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. 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), IJd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2£d 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 on 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 a.m., 10.15 a.m.

Hawke’s Bay.—Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster. January 13. —S.S. Rimutaka, from London, via Auckland: English parce’ mail.