MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 July 1939, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON.

Mails will close at the Post Office, Musterton, as under:—

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19.

Netherlands East Indies, by Tasman, 6.30 a.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 3.30 p.m., Tuesday, 18th. Central America, Jamaica, Chile, Bolivia and South American Western States, via Cristobal, by Tekoa (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, noon, 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. FRIDAY, JULY 21. Great Britain, Ireland (letters only), due London August 3, 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, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, Italy and Balkans, by Awatea, 8.30 a.m.; late fee, 9 a.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter, 3.30 p.m., Thursday, 20th SATURDAY, JULY 22. Parcel mails for Pago Pago, Fiji, Hawaiian Islands and America, by Mariposa (from Auckland), 10 a.m. United States of America, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Falkland Islands; also letters for Continent of Europe, via San Pedro, Apia, Pago Pago, Fiji, Japan and Hawaiian Islands, by Mariposa (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Second-class matter, 10 a.m. Mail closes at Auckland, 3 p.m. Monday; due San Pedro August 7. 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. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz. extra), Monday, July 24, 6.30 а. OVERSEAS MAIL (Inward). (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) July 18.—S.S. Mataroa, from London via Auckland: English second-class matter and parcel mail for New Zealand, 508 bags. July 18.—S.S. Gamaria, from Sydney, via Auckland: English lettermail, Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington, 70 bags, 11 parcel receptacles. July 19.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney, via Auckland: English letter mail and Australian mail. July 25. —R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English secondclass mail matter, American and Canadian mail. English letter mail which left Wellington on June 24 arrived at London on July 9. AIRMAILS. Inland air-mails will close at Masterton as under: — Auckland and District. —Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m.; Saturday. G. 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster.

Invercargill. —Daily (except Sunday). 6.30 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. Westpjrt.—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Parcels for despatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing let ter mails.

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 eacl ounce. United States of America, Italy anc. all other foreign countries: 21d firs: ounce, lid each succeeding ounce The postage rates of all articles excep: letters remain unchanged.

Airmail correspondence for foreigi countries served by Empire air services, special rates apply.

MASTERTON CLOSING HOURS.

Wellington, Monday to Friday (letter: 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, I p.m. Clareville, Lower Hutt, Petone, 6.3< a.m., daily. South Island, 1 p.m.. daily. Carterton, Greytown. Featherston Martinborough, 6.30 a.m., 1 p.m. daily. Melson, 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., ? 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/' p.m., daily. Tinui Private Bag Line, 6.30 a.m. Mon., Wed. and Tri. 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 I.me, 63f a.m., Mon., Wed.. Fri.