MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2757, 28 April 1916, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office as under :-

THIS DAY (FRIDAY), APRIL 23. Wanganui, New Plymouth, also Manawatu, Uungitikei, and Taranakl districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), f.30 a.m.

Wanganui, also Manawa/tu and Eangi tlltei districts, per Manawatu train IThorndon Station), 3.15 p.m.

Wairarapa, district, per Wairarapa train (Laiabtou Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.

Napier and Hawko's Bay district, pet Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 8.20 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Auckland and district, also New Ply,, moutn, WangaJiui, and Napier, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m.

Palmerston North, Napier, Wanganui. Auckland, and Auckland district, per Sec and Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Pioton, Havelock, Blenheim, French Pass, Nelson, Keefton, anpV Westport, per Pateena, 11.50 a.m.

Nelson, Keefton, and Westport, per Kaitoa. 4.20 p.m.

Southern offices of Now. Zealand, oJ6o Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika. and Beef• ton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. Eorotongn, Tahiti, Penrhyn Islands, United States of America, Canada, Central America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, Eio de Janeiro, Buenos Ayrcs, Monte Video, Valparaiso, via San Francisco, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europo (due London May 28), per M0ana,6.30 p.m. (Money-orders for Canada and United States of America, must be obtained by 1 p.m.)

Greymouth, Hnkittka. cad Reefton, per Ngakuta, 7.45 p.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe. 'Australian States and South Africa, als<i United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, {Kot the best opportunity for correspondence for United lUugdom and Continent 01 Europe.)

SATUEDAY, A'PEIL 29. Australian States, except 'New South Wales and Queensland (due Melbourne May 4), per Paloona, 10.30 a.m. Tonga, Sasjpa, and Fiji (to coaneot wltn steamer aii Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m.

Nelson, .French Pass, Havelook, and Blenheim, per Nikau, 1.20 p m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Greymouth and HokiUVa, per Mararoa, 7.4 a SUNDAY, APRIL 23. Australian States and South Africa, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe per Main Trunk ' train, 8 p.m. (Not the best opportunity for correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe.) ■'. Australian States and South Africa (to connect -with Maltura at Auckland, pof Main- Trunk train, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 2. Chatham Islands, per Himitangi, 10 a.m. THURSDAY, MAY 4. . Pu.tcel maU.-.for Australian States and' the iA,st, per Rivervna, 2.30 ip.m. Australian States, Pago Pago, and Honolulu (due Sydney Jfay 8), per Riverina, 3.JU p.m.

Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa, also Con. liiMfit of Europe and United Kingdom, via Suez (due London June 14), per liiverina, J.JP p.m. (ikHTcsittmdenoe for United King, dom and Oontineat of Europe must bo specially addressed.) (Money-order m'usi. bo obtained by 2.30 p.m.) foivExpcditionary Forces close aa folVow:-Parents at 8 p.m. Wednesday; books and newspapers at 10 p.m. Wednesday; roffidteircti articles ana letters at noon on Thursday.

REMINDERS. ~ alails for Australian States and South Africa close at Auckland, per Makura, on Monday, May 1, at 6.45 p.m.

As correspondence for oil neutral countries is subjcot to censorship, it is urged in order to avoid delays that ,6uch cor. resDondcnce bb posted iu ample time for the mail, the day previous to its dispatch if possible.

Parcels for dispatch by steamers ana trains, with the exception of the usual ferry steamers for southern offices, close at the Chief Poet Office, Wellington, one hour before the advertised times of closing of moils.

The Parcel Post mail per Main Trunk express closes at the 0.P.0. at 11.30 a.m, anil for the south, per Ferry steamer, at 6.45 p.m. Late letters for malls beyond the Domin.' lon cannot in future bo posted on tho steamer, but must be posted in the lateletter .posting-box at' the Ohiof Post Offlcu up to : the appointed time shown on tho mail notice.

The advertised time for closing mails by steamers are liable to alteration (earlier or later) at any moment.

As the last clearance of City receivers is made a.t 5.45 p;m. on Saturdays, ail aorres-pondienoo for the Sunday night Auckland express must bo posted ■at the Ohiof Post Office not later than 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Tho public are earnestly requested 'to register all letters containing money or .valuables intended to be sent by post. All books and saraiple-packets and newtf papers for places within tho Dominion must be posted half an hour beforo tho ordinary letter-mail closes.

Unless otherwiso specified, registered letters and parcele-post packages must be handed in and money-orders obtained one hour before the ordinary mail closes.

All the principal malls hy train and (itcamer closo at Te Aro s and Courtenay Place Post Officii ct the same hours as at the Chief Post Office', with the exception that there is no late-feo clearance, and that mails by the ferry steamers for southern offices close at 6.45 p.m. Mails for Auckland and Anckland district, per second Main Trunk express close at Cour tenay Place at 5.45 p.m. and Te Aro at p.m. '

A. P. DRTDEN. Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office. Wellington, April 28, 1916.