MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 February 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under: — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. Victoria, Western and South Australia and Tasmania, via Melbourne, by Maunganui (from Bluff), (Wahine), 1 p.m.; late fee, 1.30 p.m. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), 5 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Cook Islands, Tonga and Apia, by Matua (from Auckland), 5 p.m. Parcel mail. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), l|d each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2Jd first ounce. ljd 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.) February 26.—S.S. Mataroa, from London, via Auckland: English secondclass matter and parcel mail. February 28.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. March 7.—R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on January 26 arrived at London on February 11. 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. Hawkes 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, 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster. 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 pan., 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.