MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 April 1939, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— THURSDAY, APRIL 20. Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Cornwall (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 10.15 a.m. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra),' Friday, April 21, 11 a.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 22. Victoria, Western and South Australia and Tasmania,, via Melbourne, by Waitaki (from Bluff), (Wahine), 1 p.m.; late fee, 1.30 p.m. Also by inlaid airmail (Id an oz. extra), 5 p.m. MONDAY,-APRIL 24. Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia and South American Western States,. via Cristobal, by Fordsdale (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 a.m. Railway Station, 7 p.m. Parcel mail, second-class matter, 10 a.m. Correspondence will be accepted for dispatch by airmail services in North, South and Central America, also West Indies. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26. Great Britain, Ireland, Ceylon, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London, May 11); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Awatea, 8.30 а. late fee, 9 a.m. Australian States, China, Malaya and South Africa, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 3.30 p.m.. Monday, April 24. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. Great Britain and Ireland (letters only), (due London May 13), also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Wanganella (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, by Wanganella (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 10 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) April 20.—S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland; English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail for Wellington, 485 bags, 73 parcel receptacles. April 22.—5.5. Akaroa, from London, via Auckland: English second-class matter and parcel mail. April 24. —S.S. Awatea, from Sydney; English letter mail and Australian mail. May 2. —R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American, and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on March 24 and 28, arrived at London on April 10. AIRMAILS. Inland air-mails will close at Masterton as under: — Auckland and District. —Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m.. 5 p.m. Blenheim. —Daily (except Sunday), 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Christchurch. —Daily (except Sunday), 6.30 a.m., 5 p.m. Dunedin. —Daily (except Sunday), б. a.m., 5 p.m. Gisborne.- —Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 a.m.. 5 p.m. Greymouth.—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m.

Hokitika;—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Invercargill.—Daily (except Sunday), C. 30 a.m., 5 p.m. Napier.—Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, G. 30 a.m., 5 p.m. Nelson. —Daily (except Sunday), 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m. New Plymouth.—Daily (except Sunday), 5 p.m. Reefton. —Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Westport.—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Parcels for despatch by air wlil be accepted up to the- time of closing letter mails. NEW POSTAGE RATES F(JR OVERSEAS LETTERS NOW IN FORCE. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Egypt and ail other British countries (except Australia), lid each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2id 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. b. McFarlane, Acting-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. Clareville, Lower Hutt, Petone, 6.30 a.m., daily. South Island, 1 p.m., daily. Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, 6.30 a.m., 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. dailv, 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 C 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.