MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 February 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:—

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Chatham Islands, by Tees (from Lyttelton), (Rangatira), 1 p.m.; late fee, 1.30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Central America, Jamaica and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Rimutaka (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.45 a.m. Parcel mail, 9.15 a.m. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, _ Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London, February 27); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates aply), served by the Empire air services, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya and South Africa, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail. Second-class matter, 9.45 a.m. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Tuesday, February 14, 6.30 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) February 10. —S.S. Rangitiki, from London, via Auckland: English parcel mail. February 14.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney, via Auckland, English letter mail and Australian mail. February 18—S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class matter, American and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on January 16 arrived at London on January 30. 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: '2ld 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. 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster.