THE MAILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9243, 21 December 1888, Page 4

THE MAILS.

CHIEF POST OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will close as under : This Day. For New Plymouth, Southern Ports, and Tasmania, per W'anaka, at 7.40 a.m. For Norfolk Island, per Coralie, at 11 a.m. For Cowe.s and Coroinandel, per Coromandel, at 1.30 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 3.30 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. ' For Whitiangi, Oum Town, and Upper Mill, per lona, at 5 p.m. For Whamrarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Marsden Point, Whangarei, Karno, and Mangapai, per Wellington, at 0 p.m. Saturday. For Waiwora, Te Kapa, and Warkworth, por Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at, 4 p.m. For Katikati, Aongatute, Tauranga, and Opotiki, via Thames, per Enterprise, at 6 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Monday. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, por Penguin, at 11 a.m. For London, United Kingdom, Continent of Kuropo, Ac., via Rio de .Janeiro and Plymouth (per Rimutaka, from Wellington, 27Lli instant), per Penguin, at 11 a.m., for correspondence, Ac, specially so prepaid and addressed. Mail will be clue at London on February 7. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 0.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 7 p.m. Monday, December 31. Por Alameda, as follows : For Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, British and Foreign Weat Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered iotters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage, may bo posted in the late letter box on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will be due at London February 4. Tuesday, 25th instant (Christmas Day), being a postal holiday, mails that are usually made up on that day will bo closed the previous evening at 7 o'clock. A delivery of letters will take place at delivery counter from 7 to 8 p.m., 24th instant. All mails for despatch on 20th instant, will close not later than 9 a.m. The office will be closed at 10 a.m. N.B.— The lino of mails from Helensvillo to Dargaville will close at this office at 5.30 p.m. 22nd inst./instead of at « a.m. 24th instant. The line of mails from Helensville to Pahi, Matakohe, &c will close at this office at 3.30 p.m. 22nd inst., instead of at 3.30 p.m. 24th inst The Stella will leavo the Bluff for West Coast Sounds, on Ist January. S. ii. Bias, Chief Postmaster. TELEGRAMS BY MAIL. For Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, via Melbourne, will cloee at the Blutf at noonjthis day. Ordinary telegrams not later than 11 a.m., and urgente not later than 11.30 a.m. Mails for Mauritius close at Durban to-day W. S. Fukbt, Officer ia Charge.