POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Mails close at the chief post-office, Christchurch, for the undermentioned places:— Mails for the Australian Colonies, Otago and Southland, at 1 30 p m, on Saturday, the 19th inst. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, Asia, and Africa, (via Suez and Southampton), at 1 15 p m on Saturday, the 19th inst. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, Asia and Africa (via Suez and Marseilles), at 1 30 p m on Saturday, the 19 th met. For United Kingdom specially addressed " Via Brindisi," at 1 40 p m on Saturday, the 19th inst. Late letters for all the above places will be received until 1 55 p m on Saturday, the 19th inst., such late letters must be fully prepaid, and in addition bear in postage stamps one single rate of postage as late fee. Persons posting late letters, should be careful to note that the late fee is a single rate of postage, and varies according to route and destination, viz:— United Kingdon via Southampton, late fee 6d. United Kingdom via Marseilles, late fee lOd. United Kingdom viaßrindisi, late feele3d. Australinn Colonies, late fee 6d. Otago and Southland, late fee 3d. Money orders at 12 30 p m on Saturday, the 19th met. Registered letters at 12 30 p m on Saturday, the 19th inst. Newspapers at 12 30 p m on Saturday, the 19th inst. Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe intended for transmission via Suez must be specially so addressed. Correspondence not so addressed will be forwarded via San Francisco. For the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, America, and the West Indies (via San Francisco), on or about Saturday, the 26th met. Hours of closing in a future notice. The rates of postage via San Francisco will be the same as via Suez. Mails for Otago and Southland at 11 30 a m on Monday, the 21st met. Mails for London per ship Celoeno at 11 30 a m on Monday, the 21st inst. Letters must be specially so addressed. Should the Celceno remain in Port, supplementary mails will be made up at 2 p m. F. E. Wbi&ht, Chief Postmaster.
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Press, Volume XVI, Issue 2159, 19 March 1870, Page 2
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