MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under: — MONDAY, APRIL. 3. United States of America, Canada, Mexico and West Indies; also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro, Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago, Japan, Tahiti and Hawaiian Islands, by Mariposa (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; second-class matter 6.30 a.m. Mail closes at Auckland, 3 p.m., Monday; due San Pe'dro, April 17. Note: Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is Id for each two ounces. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. Great Britain and Ireland (secondclass matter and parcels only) by Arawa, 3.30 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL'G. Pitcairn Island, Continent of Europe, Central America, Jamaica and South' American Western States (letters, etc), via Cristobal, by Arawa, 8.30 a.m. Mails reach London approximately May 9. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) April 3.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney; English letter mail and Australian mail. April 4.—R.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail. April G. S.S. Trojan Star, from Liverpool, via Auckland; English parcel mail for Wellington, I bag, 49 parcel receptacles. April G.~-SS. Rangitane, from London; English second-class matter and parcel mail. April 12.-M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on March 7 arrived London March 24. English letter mail which left Wellington on March 9 arrived at London on March 2G. English letter mail which left Wellington on March 13 arrived at London March 27. BY AIRMAIL.. Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts. — Daily, Monday to Friday, G. 30 and 8.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.20 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, G. 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 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 punce.