MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 180, 24 April 1924, Page 11

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations mails will close at Chief Post Ofllce. ellinfirton, as under:— THIS DAY (THURSDAY). Australian States, Ceylon. India. China. Japan. StraltM Settlements. Ervpt. and South Africa, per Maheno. 9 a.m. Greymonth. Hokitika, Rcefton. nor Kamo, 9.45 a.m. Westport, per Komata, 10.45 a.m. Auckland and Auckland district, per Flora, 10.45 a.m. Blenheim, Havelock, and Picton, via Blenheim, per Opawa, 2.45 -.m. Parcel mail fop United Kingdom ana Continent of Europe, also Cristobal (Panama Canal), per Hertford, close C.P.O. at 3 Wanganui, per Invercargill, 3.45 n.m. Napier and Gisborne, per Ripple. 3.45 p.m. Patea, per Inaha, 3.45 p.m. Wanganui, per Kapiti, 3.45 n.m. e Nelson, Westport, Greymoutdi, Hokitika, Reefton, per Waimea. 3.45 n.m. United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, also Cristobal (Panama Capal). Central America, British. French and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Columbia. Peru, and Ecuador, per Hertford. 4 n.m Mails reach Dondon approximately Mar 30. Correspondence must be specially addressed “per Hertford.” . Nelson, Havelock, and Blenheim, also mails and express transit-paid parcels for Reef ton and West port, per Ngaio. 5 P.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also mails and. all parcels for G'reymouth and Hokitika, and ordinary parcels for Rcefton, also Kaikoura. per Maori. 6 u.m. (Late-fee box at gates to Ferrv Wharf. At steamer, 7.30 p.m.). Pfrton, Havelock, and Bflenheim, via Picton. per Wainui, 8 p.m. Steamer sails noon Anzao Day. Blenheim, Havelock, and Picton via Blenheim, per Wairau, 8 p.m. Steamer sails 4 p.m. Anzac Day. Nelson, French Pass, and HavclocV (inehidincr Upper Pelorus Sound): al&o madia for Rcefton and mails and express transit-paid parcels for WestporK ner Nikau, 8 p.m. Steamer sails 6.30 p.m. Anzao Day. / Southern offices of New Zealand. Kaikoura; also mails and parcels for Greymouth. Hokitika, and Reefton. and imiils and express transit-paid parcels for Wcstat gates to Ferry Wharf.) At steamer, port, per Wahine. 8 p.m. Steamer sails 7.45 p.m. on Anzac Day. OUTGOING OVERSEA MAILS. The next dispatch for correspondence addressed to United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and United States of America, via San Francisco, will be per R.M.S. Tahiti, closing at Wellington Tuesday. Anril 29, at 2 p.m.; mall duo London about June 2. Mails for Chatham Islands close at We! lington Mondav. April 28. at 6 p.m.. connecting with Tees, closing at Lytteltoij Tuesday, April 29. at 10.30 a.m. Mails for Rarotonga and Tahiti close at Wellington, Wednesday, April 30, at 11.20 a.m.. connecting with Ngakuta. closing at Auckland Thursday, May 1. at 9 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEA MAIL*. (Arrival dates approximate only.) R.M.S. Niagara left Vancouver on Anril 9 for Auckland. She carries 49 bags mail from America. 251 from Great Britain, and 109 parcel-recentlacles for New Zealand; mail due Auckland April 23. ANZAO DAY. On Thursday. April 24. correspondence for delivery by postmen in the city and suburbs will be delivered on application at the Postmen’s Branch, Chief Post Office (entrance upstairs’ from Featherston Street), from 8 to 9 p.m. The nubile delivery-counter will he oren for delivery of correspondence addressed to the Chief Post Office up to 9 p.m. Friday, April 25 (Anzac Day), will bo strictly observed as a Sunday. There will be no clearance of letter-receivers in the city and suburbs between the usual latest afternoon clearance on Thursday, April 24, and 11 p.m. on Friday. April 26. MOTOR SERVICES. 'A motor-car service has been established to convey letter-mails to the Manawatu, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay. and Taranaki Districts, such mails closing daily at 11 p.m. For the same districts papers, parcels, etc., will be dispatched b.v motor lorry daily. For Auckland and Waikato districts, etc., letter-mails close at 10.45 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday. April 24, and thereafter each Munday. Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 p.m. Papers and parcels will be dispatched at every available opportunity. Mails for the South Island are dispatched from Wellington daily as usual where the arrangements for forward dispatch ar© similar to the above. J. C. McCREA. Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, April 24, 1914.