MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 March 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— TUESDAY, MARCH 7. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland (letters only), due London March 23, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Niagara (from Auckland), by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), 8.30 a.m. - Australian Stats, Ceylon, India, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, by Niagara (from Auckland), by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), 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:. 2Jd first ounce, 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. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8. Great Britain and Ireland (secondclass matter and parcels only); also letters, etc., for Continent of Europe, Central America, Chile, Bolivia, Jamaica and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Rangitiki, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail closes 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Mails reach London approximately April 11. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also] West Indies. MONDAY, MARCH 13. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa letters only), (due London, March 27); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, by Awatea (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m. and 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya and South Africa; by Awatea (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 5 p.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) March 6—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. March 9.—S.S. Arawa, from London: English parcel mail. March 11. —M.S. Rangitata, from London, via Auckland: English secondclass matter and parcel mail for New Zealand, 10 bags, 250 parcel receptacles. English letter mail which left Wellington on February 7 arrived at London on February 20. BY AIRMAIL. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts.—Daily, Monday to Friday, G. 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, 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.