MAIL NOTICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 March 1910, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails close at the- Chief Post Office-, N.dlon, as follows: MONDAY. MARCH 21. Tonga Bay, Totaranui, Takaka, Collingwood and Waitapu—Lady Barkly, 7 p.m. Parcel mail for Continent of Europe and United Kingdom—s p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 22. •French Passj Picton, Blenheim, Wellington, Northern and Sduthern offices —Pateena, 7 a.m. Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika— Kaitoa, 9 a.m. Motueka and Wharf—Koi, 3 p.m. Waitapu, Takaka and Collirigwlood— Wairoa, 7 p.m. Croixelles and Wairangi—Lady Barkly, 7 p.m. , WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. Australia, (due Sydney 28th March), Tasmania, Ceylon, South Africa, India, Straits Settlements and China; also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Brindisi (due London April 29th). Money Orders 4 p.m. Tuesday; Registered Letters 5 p.m. Tuesday—Arahura, 7.50 a.m. Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Monte Video and Rio de Janiero and Teneriffe (specially addressed correspondence only) duo Lon- . dno 6th May—Arahura, 7.30 a.m. Mails for Chatham Islands close at Timaru Wednesday, 23rd fast., at 10 a.m Note.—Late fee letters' may # be posted 16 minutes after the advertised time of closing. EASTER HOLIDAYS, 1910. The Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Branches of the Chief Post Office, Nelson, will carry out the following arrangements during the Easter holiday, 1910 : POSTAL BRANCH. GOOD FRIDAY, 25th March, will be observed as a close Post Office holiday. All mails usually despatched oil Friday will be closed at 7 p.m. on Thursday preceding. Receiving boxes throughout the city, including the Port district, will be cleared at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, but v not on Friday. There will be no delivery by letter-carriers on Friday, but an over-counter delivery of letters usually delivered by carriers will be made at the Chief Post Office between 7 and 8 p.m. on Thursdav. SATURDAY, "26th March.-Two deliveries will be made by Letter-carriers as usual. In addition to the usual clearances all receiving boxes in the City and The Port District will be cleared at 5.30 p.m. All classes of correspondence will be delivered over the counter at the Chief Post Office between 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. EASTER MONDAY, 28th March.Mails usually despatched on Mondays after 8 a.m. will be closed at that hour. The receiving throughout the City and The Port District will be cleared only once, at 5.30 a.m. The Chief Post Office will open between 9 and 10 a.m., but-.only for the sale of stamps, registration anil delivery of corre?poi]dence, including letters usually delivered by carriers, hot for money order and savings bank business. There will be no delivery by lettei carriers. GENERAL. Mail Coaches will run on Good Friday and Easter Monday as usual. The s.s. Manuka will leave Wellington for Sydney on Thursday. 24th March, not later than 11 p.m., instead of following day, Good Friday. English outward mails to connect with Manuka will leave Nelson on Wednesday. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. The Telegraph Office will be open to the Public as follows : GOOD FRIDAY.-Upstairs only, Ha-3ifax-st entrance, 9.30 to 10 a.m., and 5 to 5.30 n.m. EASTER MONDAY.-At usual public • counter from 9 to 10 a.m. Upstairs, Ha-lifax-st side entrance .from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. .and 7 p.m. to midnight. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. The Exchange will be open on GOOD FRIDAY from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.. and from 5 to 6 p.m. On Easter Monday as ' reual from 8 a.m. to midnight. E. V. SENN. C.PM.