MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2663, 7 January 1916, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office as under:— THIS DAY, (FRIDAY), JANUARY 7. Wanganui, New Plymouth, also Manawatu, Ran&itikei, and Taraaakii districts, per Mauanatu train (Thorhdon Station), f.30 a.m. Wanganui, also Manavratu and Bangittkei districts, per Jlonaivatu train (Thorndon Station), 3.15 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairampa train ILambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay district, per Hanawatu train (Thorndon .Station), 8.20 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Auckland and district, also New Plymouth. Wajiganui, and Napier, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m. Palmerston North, Napier, Wanganui, Auckland; and Auckland district, per .second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Picton, Blenheim, French PaES, Nelson, Westport, and Reefton, per Patecna, 11.50 a.m. Kaikoura, por Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Nelson, Resfton, and Westport, .per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Westtport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. Bler.heim and Picion, via Blenheim, per Wairau, 7.45 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. Picton, Blenheim, and Havelo'ck, ner Arahura, 11.20 a.m. Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji (to connect with Talune at Auckland), per Main Trunk train 12.20 p.m. Nelson. French Pass, and Havclock, pel Nikau, 1.20 ip.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Westjiort, Greymonth, Hokitika, antl Reefton, por Mararoa, 7.45 "p.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 9. Australian States-and South Africa, to connect with Makura at , per Main Trunk train, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY U. Parcel mail for South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, per Athenic, 9 a.m. . South America, Yin Monto Videa, Teneriffe' also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (duo, London. February 22), per Athenic, 10.30 a.m. (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europo must be special!? addressed per Athenic.)

TIIUKSDAV, JANUARY 13. Parcel mail for Australian States and the East, per Jlanuka, 2.30 p.m.' Australian States, (due Sydney January 17), (Expeditionary Forces, Egypt), per Manuka. 3.30 p.m. Ceylon, India,' Olmia, St-raits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa, and Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Sues (duo London February 23), per Manuka, 3.30 p.m. Money-orders must be obtained one hour beforo the advertised time o£ closing the'mails. (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed.) EEMI&DEB3. Mails for Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji oloso at Aucklar.J, .per Talime, on Monday, January 10, at 8.45 a.m. Mails for . Australian States and South Africa close at Auckland, per Makura, on Monday, January 1(1, at 4.45 p.m. Mails for Chatham-Islands close at telton, per Eimitangi, on Tuesday, January 11, at 11.30 a.m.' The next best dispatch for correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe will be via Vancouver, closing at Wellington, per Mam trunk train, on Monday, January 24, at 12.20 p.m. As correspondence for all neutral countries is subject to censorship it is urged In order to avoid delays that such correspondence be posted in ample timo for the mail, the day previous to its dispatch if t> The J 'advertised time for closing mails by steamer? is liable to alteration (earlier or later) at iiny moment. _ The parcel-post mail per Main Trunk express doses at tlie C.P.O. at 11.30 a.m., and for the south, per'ferry steamer, at 5-45 p.m. • Late letters for mails beyond the Dominion cannot in future be' posted on the steamers, but must be posted in the lateletter posting-box at the Chief Post Office up tu tho appointed time shown .on the mail notice. I'arcels for dispatch hy steamers and trains with the exception of tlie usual ferrv steamers for southern ofnees, close at the Chief .Post Office, Wellington, one hour, before the advertised time or closing of mails. ', As the last clearance of the city receivers is made at 5.45 p.m. on Saturdays, all correspondence for the Sunday niglit Auckland express must be posted at the Chief Post Office not later than 8 p.m. on Sunday. ' All books and Eamplc-packets and newspapers for places within . the -Dominion must be posted half an hour before the ordinary letter-mail closes. Unless otherwise specified, registered letters and parcels-post packages must be handed in and obtained one hour before the ordinary mail closes. The .public are earnestly requested to register all letters containing money or valuables intended to be 6ent by post. All the principal mails by train and steamer close at Te Aro and Courtenay Place. Post Office at the same hours as at the Chief Post Office, with the exception that there is no late fee clearance, and that mails by the ferry steamers for southern offices close at 5.45 p.m.' Mails for Auckland and Auckland district, per Second Main Trunk express, close at, Courtena.y Place at 5.40 p.m. and IV A*- 0 at 8 p.m. A. P. DItYDEN, Chief Postmaster. ChieK Post Office, Welingtoii. January 7, 1316.