MAIL NOTICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 August 1939, Page 10

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), 5 p.m.; late fee, <5.30 p.m. Parcel mail, second class matter, 10 a.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (second-class matter and pai'cels only), via Cape Horn, by New Zealand Star (from Auckland), 10 a.m. Mails reach London approximately September 17. 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 а. Nauru Island, by Larchbank (from Auckland), 5 p.m.; late fee 5.30 p.m. Parcel mail and second-class, 10 a.m. Also by inland airmail (Id an oz extra), Friday, August 18, 6.30 a.m. SATURDAY. AUGUST 19,. Great Britain. Ireland. Ceylon, India. Egypt and East Africa (letters only), (due London, September 2); also airmail correspondence for foreign countries (special rates apply) served by the ’ Empire air service, by Maunganui. 6.30 I a.m. Australian States. China. Malaya and South Africa, by Maunganui. 6.30 a.m. Parcel mail and second-class matter. 3.30 p.m., Friday. 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.S. 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 left Wellington on July 21. arrived at London on August 3. 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. Greymoulh — Daily (except Sunday), 3.30 p.m. Hokitika.—Daily (except Sunday), 3 30 pm.

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. Reef ton.—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), IJd each half ounce; Australia and Dependencies, Id each ounce. United States of America, Italy and all 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. 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.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 Bag Line, 6.30 a.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. HIM n» 11 ill 1 wininirf.il.l ■him 11111 imwii ■ H~r mnmi 01 tww iwnun— —