MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1939, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— SATURDAY, APRIL 15. Australian States, by Monterey (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 10.15 a.m. All States of South America, via Santos, by Waimarama (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.; late fee, 10.30 a.m. Letters only, 5 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 17. 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 Aorangi (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 May 5. Note: Newspaper rate of postage to United States of America is id for each 2oz. Correspondence will also be accepted for airmail services m America; also Honolulu-San Francisco Pan-Am-erican Airways Service. Cook Islands, by Matua (from Auckland), 10.15 a.m.. Late fee, 10.30 a.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 18. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland (letters only), due London May 1; also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy, Balkans and Norfolk Islands, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail and secondclass matter, 3.30 p.m., Monday, April 17. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Islands, by Maui Pomare, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) April 17.—S.S. Awatea, from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. April 18—S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail. April 22.—5.5. Akaroa, from London, via Auckland: English second-class matter and parcel mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on March 24 and 28. arrived at London on April 10. 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 b. McFarlane, Acting-Postmaster.

NEW POSTAGE RATES FOR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and «il 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. IJd 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. 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 Eay, Woodville. 10.15 a.m., 2 p.rn., 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. Eideford 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 Eag Line, 6.3 C \ aJTi., Mon., Wed., Fri.