Chief Post, office, Auckland.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4529, 4 December 1884, Page 2

Chief Post, office, Auckland.

Mails -will Close as wndbr— This Day. For Greymouth, por Herald, ot4 p.m. Per Rotomahana as follow: For China and Continent of Europe, via Bnndisi or Naples, at 1 p.m. For Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom via Suez and Brindlsl, or Naplos (per Orient steamer), for lotters. &c, specially so prepaid and addressed, at 5 p.m. For Money Orders, Registered Letters, and Newspapers, at 4 p.m. Tho United Kingdom mail will bo due in London on Tuesday, 20th January, 18S5. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu and Opotikl, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. For Whitiangi, Upper Mill, and Tairua, per Glone _r, at 5 p.m. For Thames, por Annie Mllbank, at 5.30 p.m. Friday. sth inst. For Waitara, Sec, per Lalla Eookh, at 7.40 a.m. For Cowes and Coroniandel, por Coromandol. at 1,30 p.m. For Whangarel Heads. Parua. Waipu, Whangarel, Kamo, and Mangapoi, per Macgregor or Waitaki, at 5 p.m. For Tryphona, Port Fltzroy and Whangaparapara, per Glonclg, at 7 a.m. For Kati Kati and Tauranga, per Enterprise, at op jn. .s For Thames, por Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, Oth inst. For W,aiwora, Mahurangl, Matakona, Mongawai. etc., per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. '-' Tuesday, December 9. . Por s.s. City of Sydney, as follow:— , For Navigators Islands, Sandwich Islands. United States of America, Canada, Brit-sh Columbia, Central, and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Money orders, registered lotters and nowspapers, ot 11,30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of sixpence in addition to the postage, will bo received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail win be due In London on Saturday, 17th January, 1885.

N.B.—From and after the 15th November ult, the following rates of Postage must be prepaid on Correspondence for the United Kingdom, addressed to be sent via Brindial :— On all Lotters one shilling per half-ounce or fraction of half an ounce. On all Book Packets and Parcels, threepence for every two ounces or fraction of two ounces. On all Newspapers, twopence each. Correspondence addressed via Suez and Brindisi, and not fully prepaid, will be forwarded via San Francisco. In consequence of alterations ot Waikato Railway Time-table, the following lines of mails will he closed and received at Chief Post-office at hours stated below, commencing Monday, 24th ultimo:— Closed: From Penrose to Hamilton, at 7 p.m; Epsom to Mercer, at 9 a.m.; Penrose to To Awamutu, at 10.30 a.m.; Ellerslie to Mercer, at 3.30 p.m. Received: From Hamilton to Otahuhu, at 7 a.m.; from Mercer to Penrose, at 9.30 a.m.; Ellerslie to Epsom, at 11.30 a.m.; Mercer to Ellerslie, at 4.15 p.m.: Te Awamutu to Mercer, at 5.15 p.m. S. B. BISS. CMef Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland.