MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1939, Page 9

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— MONDAY, MARCH 20. Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies; also letters only for Continent of Europe, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Fanning Island and Hawaiian Islands, by Niagara from Auckland (letters only), 5 p.m.; late fee 5.30 p.m. Second-class matter, 10.15 a.m. Mail closes at Auckland 9 a.m. Tuesday; due Vancouver April 7. Note: Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is Ad for each two ounces. Correspondence will also be accepted for airmail services in America; also Honolulu-San Francisco Pan-American Airways Service, TUESDAY, MARCH 21. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, by Maui Pomare, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland (letters only), due London April 6, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans and Norfolk Island, by Awatea (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, 10.15 a.m. Also by inlaid airmail (Id an oz. extra), Wednesday, March 22, 6.30 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) March 18—S.S. tylariposa, from San Pedro via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail for Wellington, 714 bags. March 20.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney; English letter-mail and Australian mail. March 23.—5.5. Fordsdale from Liverpool via Auckland: English parcel mail. March 25—Naniwa Marti, from Miike - ) via Auckland; Eastern mail for Wei- 1 lington, 5 bags. English letter mails which left Wellington on February 23 and 24 arrived at London on March 11. English letter mail which left Wellington on February 28 arrived London March 13. 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, ( 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. NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and all other British countries (except Australia), ljd 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 articles except letters remain unchanged. Airmail correspondence for foreign countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply. 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 p.m., 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, 6.3( 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.