MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 August 1939, Page 12

MAIL NOTICES

DISPATCHES FROM MASTERTON. Mails will close at the Post Office, Masterton, as under: — ! MONDAY, AUGUST 14. Cook Islands, Tonga, and Apia, by ! Matua (from Auckland 1, 5 p.m.; late 1 fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, second class . matter. 10 a.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17. Australian States (letters only), China, Italy, and Balkans, also secondclass matter and parcels only for Ceylon, India, Malaya, Egypt, East and South Africa, by Wanganella (from Auckland). 5 p.m.; late fee, 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, second-class matter, 10 a.m. Nauru Island, by Larchbank (from Auckland). 5 p.m.; late fee 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail and second-class, 10 a.in. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz extra), Friday, August 18, 6.30 a.m. OVERSEAS MAILS (Inward). (Arrival Dates Approximate Only.) August 16. —S.S. Kairanga from Sydney via Auckland: English letter-mail. Australian and beyond Australia mail for Wellington. August 17.—S.S. Awatea. from Sydney: English letter mail and Australian mail. August 22.—R.M.5. Monowai, from Vancouver, via Auckland: English sec-ond-class mail matter, American and Canadian mail. August 24.—5.5. Rangitane. from London, via Auckland: English parcel mail. English letter mail, which loft Wellington on July 21, arrived at London on August 3. AIRMAILS. Inland air-mails will close ui 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. 1 Hokitika. —Daily (except Sunday),! 3.30 p.m. 1 Invercargill.—Daily (except Sunday). б. a.m., 5 p.m. 1 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 Sun-j day), 5 p.m. Reefton.—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m.

Westport—Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Parcels for despatch by air will be accepted up to the time of closing letter 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 each : ounce. United States of America, Italy and all other foreign countries: 2id 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. M. M. SIMPSON, Postmaster. MASTERTON CLOSING HOURS. Wellington. Monday to Friday (letters only), 6.30 a.m.,(8.30 a.m. Wellington, Monday to Friday, 1 p.rn., 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.in., 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 Eag 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.