MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 June 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will be closed at Masterton as under:— MONDAY, JUNE 5. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States), Newfoundland, Ceylon, China, India, Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London, June 19); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply), served by the Empire air services, by Awatea (from Auckland), 6.30 a.m. Australian States, China, Japan, Malaya and South Africa, by Awatea (from Auckland), 6.30 a.m. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Tuesday, June 6, 6.30 a.m. THURSDAY, JUNE 8. Central America, Jamaica and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Port Montreal (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. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada (Eastern States) and Newfoundland (letters only), due London June 22, also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the Empire air services, by Wanganella, 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 Island, by Wanganella, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail, second class matter, 3.30 p.m. Wednesday. English letter mails which left Wellington on May 16 arrived at London on May 29. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) June 2. —S.S. Rimutaka, from London, via Auckland: English parcel mail. June 3. —S.S. Awatea, from Sydney, via Auckland: English letter mail and Australian mail. June 6. —S.S. Karetu, from Sydney: Australian mail for Wellington, 13 bags, 72 parcel receptacles. June 7. —M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney: English letter mails and Australian mail. June 10.—S.S. Monterey, from San Pedro, via Auckland: English secondclass matter, American and Canadian mail. June 16. —S.S. Tamaroa, from London: English parcel mail. 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), 6.30 a.m., 5 p.m. Gisborne. —Monday to Friday, 6.30 а. 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), б. a.m., 5 p.m. Napier.—Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday, 6.30 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster.

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 nil 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. MASTERTON CLOSING HOURS. Wellington, Monday to Friday (letters only), 6.30 a.m.,j8.30 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. 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 Eag Line, 6.30 a.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. Stronvar Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m.. Mon.. Thurs.