MAIL NOTICES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 4463, 3 June 1875, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES.

Mailq close at tiie Chief Post-office for the follow* ins places Xsubject to necessary alterations) This Day. For Northern ports, per Wellington, at 4.45 p.m. ; Eailway station, 5.20 p.m. train, ; ' For Dunedin, per Beautiful. Star,, at 11.45 a.m.; late letters, 12 noonßailway, 12,30 train. , Saturday/JuneS. For United Kingdoin, yia Suez and Brindisi, per Albion_al 2 mm.; .late, letters, 2.20 p.m.; BaSlway station, 8.-M'tTßln. ~ For the Continent of Europe, viAEiMoe; Italy, or Trieste, India, Chiim,’ and the East) Aden .Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and the Mediterranean ports, per Albion,'at 2 p.m.; late letters, 2.15 p.m.; •Railway station, 3.10 p.m. train. For Australian colonies and Dunedin, per Albion, ;9.t 2 pjh.i late letters, 2.20 p.m.; Eailwaystation, 3.lop.m.train..: . . Posting newspapers, 1.30 p.m.; money orders and registered letters, 1 p.m, N.8.-r-The late letter box, at the Christchurch Bailway Station, is closed. , , ■ , Stamped letter bbarWg a late fee. in addition the postage forSblp Malts, can be posted in the letter box, at the'left hand side of the doorway of the Guard's Van, attached to the Lyttelton train. Much difficulty is, experienced in the delivery to their right owners of letters imperfectly addressed : and the Post-office has frequently incurred unjust censure' either for nuintentionally delivering such. letters to wrong persons, or for declining, the, reenoutibility Of defitering them at all. The aoctreaS , 0 { every letter qught to be fall and distinct; hut to the caseS laraOTVitoi'ltis bbviotis .that the correct the ami,- W *9 1 , the letter i* intended tfe given, but also toe number or exact ot the house. The practice of addressing letters to a town only, prevails to alarge extent, and it has become necessary to call Special attention to toe matter, in order to* prevent not onlythe delay which such letters are in nil cases liable to suffer, but also the danger to which thfty are exposed of being delivered to . wrong. 3persons and lost ' , ( '