MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 121, 16 February 1920, Page 10

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief I'ost Office, as under:— ''

| THIS DAY (MONDAY), FEBRUARY 16. Tiarotonca, Mansaia. Ai'.utaki. Sine. ■ Samoa. I'atro Paso, Tonga, and Fi.il. tier kMoUoia, noon. , . 1 Picton. Jlavelork. Blenheim. French Pass, Nelson, per Pateena. 12.30 p.m.' Nelson, Rcefton. Weatrort, Greymouth, llokitika per Ka'Stoa.' 4 p.m. .•Southern. offices ot New Zealand, per Manuka, 6 p.m. Jlavclock, •H'kopliooa, Wakitahuri. Bulwer, Fohoeniti, Waiho'nonu, Elaine Boy, Homewood, Uriehtlands,', Manaroa, Tiraorn. Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, Tc Pnru, Ckoha, Te Ruwa, Port Lifiar, ner Blenheim, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. Australian States, via Melbourne, per Waikawa, 10.30 a.m. Kaikonra. nor Wakatu. 3 p.m. ~ Napier and Gisborne, per Monowai, 4 p.m. Nelson. French Pass, and H&vcloek. per Nikau, 4 p.m. . V Southern offices of Now Zealand, also Greymouth and llokitika, nor Mararoa, 6 p.m. '

WEDNESDAY.' FEBRUARY' 18. f Parcel mail for Australian States, and the East, 10.20 a.m. Australian States. Ces'lon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt, and South Africa, per Mahetio at Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 11.20 a.m. l'ictou, llaveloek. iilenlieim, and Nelson•• olflo the undermentioned hays, per oil launch at Picton, per Falccna, 12.30 p.m.—. Cruil Bay. Ilomewood, Brightlands, Hopai, Hahau, Mnnaroa, Maori Hay, Nydia Bay, Pinohia, St. Omer, Tamuro, To ilav:a, Tira Orn. Portage, Wliatanihi, Yncycu. . Parcel mail for Australian States and the East. 2.30 p.m. Australian Staler, Ceylon. India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements. Egypt, South A fried, per Manuka, 3.30 p.m. Nelson, Rcefton, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitik.i, per Kaitoa, 4 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, per Moeraki, • 6 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. Nelson, French Pass, nnd/lfavelock, per Nikau, 4 p.m. Southern otiicea of New Zealand, al6o Greymouth and llokitika, per Jtararoa. 6 p.m. MAILS CIiOSE DAILY. Wanganui, Now Plymouth; aIBO Manawatu, Unngitikei, and Tnrnnaki districts, 7.30 a.m.; mail-yan, 8.20 a.ni. also Manuwatu and Rangitikei districts, 3 p.m., late fee, 3.15 p.m.; 6.45 p.m., late fee, 7 p.m. Wair.ira.pa district. 3 a.m., 6 a.m.; also at .3.15 p.m., lute fee 3.30, p.m. Napier and ltavrke's Hay district, t a.m.; also at 3 p.m.; late fee, 3.16 p.m. Auckland mid district, also Ncn Ply. mouth. Wang-smut, and Napier, 11.20 a.m.; lute fee, G.P.0., 11.35 a.m., railway station 12.40 p.m.; and at 0.45 p.m., lute tee 7 p.m. Parcel imulii for A-Ueklnnd and district, 8 p.m. REMINDERS. The next hest dispatch for correspondence addreßscd to United Kingdom, Continent of Europe,, and America, will close at Wellington, per It.M.S. lloana. ou Saturday, February 21. Malls for Chatham Wands, per Niratoro at Lyttelton, close at Wellington en Friday, February 20, at 6 p.m. Mails for New Zealand left London, per s.s. Athenic, on January 16. A. p. DItVDKiV, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Ota. Wellington, February. 16, 1920,

HIDE AND TALLOW SALES The fortnightlv sales of hides and tnHow were held last Friday. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. renort that they mibirtitted tallow only for sale. The brokers have decided not to put forward any hides for disposal until Cabinet decide whether the eiubarjo is to. be removed. The firm's offering of tallow was larger ihan usual, and was aeenlv rompctcd for at an increase of 2s. fid. to fs. Dcr cwt. on last sale's ralcß. Tn a cablegram .iußt to hand from the firm's London oflko they advise that J570 casks were catalogued at Ihiß week's sale?, but only £10 were sold. The demand- was limited, but prices were unchanged. -Messrs. Murray. Roberts anil Co. report: -Tho Government not having .vet mailo i any definite pronouncement, on tile nucstion of thf hide embargo, no sale of hides was held yesterday. The usual tallow Rale was held, competition being animated mid prices showing tome advance on last Bale. Messrs. Levin and Co. rcnorti-Shlnpern and local manufacturers competed freely tor 'tallow. As compared with !ast sale's rates, valuoß showed an advance of 2s. 6il. to ss.' per cwt„ according to Duality. flalcß.of hides were, again nostnaued until the announcement of tho decision of tho Government in connection with tho conference recently held to consider the revision of the embarso at present on tho export of hides and calfskins. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. renort that no hides were offered peiidius the Government announcement regarding the embargo, but the firm offered a fair catalogue of tallow, which was all disposed of at an advance of 4s. to ss. ner cwt. on last Bale prices. Horse and cowhair and goatskins v.-ero all' cleared at «atinfactory nriccß. The Wairarr.Da F.o rxers' Co-on. Association. Ltd.. in -which is incorporate' tho United Farmers' Co-op. Association. Ltd., report good offerings of tallow and prices firm. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-on. Diet. Co., Ltd.. report that'there was a very keen demand on the part of buyers, and prices for practically all descriptions show u substantial rise on lust sale's rates.