MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 January 1939, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— THURSDAY, JANUARY 2G.

Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States and Newfoundland (letters only), due London February 9, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served bj the Empire air services, by Canadian Challenger. 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 Canadian Challenger, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Second-class matter, 3.30 p.m., Tuesday, 24. Great Britain and Ireland, secondclass matter and parcels only; also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, Central America, Jamaica and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Sultan Star, 3.30 pan.: late fee, 3.45 p.m. Mails reach London approximately February 28. Correspondence wil Ibe accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. MONDAY* JANUARY 30.

Cook Island, Tonga and Apia, by Matua (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 a.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31.

Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London, February 13); 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, China, Japan, Malaya, South Africa, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), lid each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce.

United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2Jd first ounce, lid each succeeding ounce. The postage rates of all arricles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by,Empire air services. special rates apoly. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS.

(Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) January 24. —S.S. James Cook, from Sydney, via Lyttelton: Australian mail for Wellington, 7 bags, i parcel receptacle. January 26.- S.S. Tamaroa, from Lon- 1 don: English second class matter and parcel mail for New Zealand. 400 bags, 3b6 parcel receptacles. January 30. —S.S. Awatea. from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. January 31. —Kozan Mani, from Japan, via Auckland: Eastern mail for Wellington. 17 bags. February 6. —R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class matter. American and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left. Wellington on December 27 arrived at London on January 9. BY AIRMAIL. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts. —Daily. Monday to Friday, G. 30 and 8.30 a.m.; Saturday, G. 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, G. 30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m., 5 p.m. M. M. SIMPSON. Postmaster.

Southern Offices of New Zealand (except Nelson district). —Daily, except Sunday, 5 p.m. Blenheim—Daily, except Sunday, 6.30 a.m., 8.30 am., 3.30 p.m. Nelson.—Daily, except Sunday, G. 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. dailv, 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.