CHIEF POST OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10628, 17 December 1897, Page 4

CHIEF POST OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will closo it under: Tins Day. For Coromandel, per Ngunguru, at 0.30 a.m. For Thames, per Wakatere, at 7.15 a.m. Fur Cowe-, lluth's Island, and Putiki Bay, per Southern Ports, per Kanieri, at ffotWelitngton and Southern Ports, per Hauroto, Fo^Turua"and Paeroa, per Waimarie, at 4 p.m. For (Coromandel, per Akaroa, at 6.30 p.m. I'or Tauranga, Katikati, and upotiki, per ClansFoTco'romamH per Coromandel, at 0 30 p.rc. For Thames and Paeroa, per Hotomahana, at 0.46 ftfr'okupu, Kennedy's Bay, Kuaotunu, Whltianga, and aiiintowii. per lona, at 7.46 p.m. For Whanearei Heads, Marsden Point, Waipu, Parua Bay, Mancapal.Wlmngarei, Kamn Kauri-, bob-re, fflkurangl, Ngungum. Uukerenu V Towai Puhlpuhi, Wiakapara, and Kanakawa, per Wellington, at 7.45 p.m. Saturoav. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, and Warkwortb, por Hose Casey, at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Wakatere, at 8 a.m. For Coromandel, ner Waitanei, at 8.30 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier, and Southern ports, per Te Anau, at 11 a.m. For Whakatane, per Chelmsford, at 11 a.m. For Tnuranga, Hast Coast Ports, and Gisborne, per Omapere, at 4 p.m. For Tinman, niT Murlal, at 7.3(1 p.m. For Turua and Paoiua, pel Ohinoinnri, at 7.45 p.m. For Coroiuanrtdl, iwr Waitaniil, at 7.45 p.m. For Tairua, Whak-itane, ami Opotikl, per Terranora, at 7.45 p.m, Monday. Per Mararoa, as follows:Kor Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Aden, Suez, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Kuropo, anil United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4 p.m. For Australian Colonios and Noumea, at 4 p.m. Kor monuy orders, registered letters, books, and newspapers, at 3 p.m. Parcels for New South Wales and Queensland, nt 3.3') p.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom must be specially addressed via Suez. Mall will be du» in huulon on February 1. FiunAY, Dec. 24. Per Alamoda, as follows:— For Samoa, Hawaiian Islands United States o America, Canada, British Columbia, Centv.il and South America, British and Foreign Woit Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent, o! Europe, at 8 p.m. For money orders, at 6 p.m,, Becistered letters, at 6 p.ra, and newspapers, at 8 p.m. Parcel mail for Samoa and Hawaiian Island" wM close at 6 p.m. .... , ■ Late letters, bearing an extn fee of 2}d In addition to the postage, may be posted in the atf letter boi on board the steamer up to the tlui' of sailing, , „. Mail will be ilim In London on January 20. Wednesday, Dec. 28. For Fiji, per Ilauroto, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, For Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, per Ovalau, at 4 p.nii Tuesday, Jan. 18. (for Rarotonga and Tahiti, por Upolu, at 4 p.m. For Chatham Islands, per Kaliu, close at Lyttelton on Friday, 31st, at 8 p.m.

Saturday (Christmas Day), the 26th instant, being a Post Office holiday, the Post Office will be closed. Malls usually despatched on Saturday will close at 8 p.m. on Friday, the 2itl), Tho Office will be open Irom 7 to 3 p.m. on Friday, th» Mtli. for delivery of letters, Including those usually delivered by letter On Monday (Boxinsr Day), the 27th Instant, the Post Office will be open from 0 to 10 a.m., in all its branches, and there will be one delivery by letter carriers, comuioucing at 8 a.ra. Sea-borne mails usually made up on that day after 10 a.m. will be closed at that hour. Special attention is drawn to the hours of closing tlie mail* (or despatch liy the outward San Francisco mail Btuainer, on Friday the 24th instant. Tho mails for Russell and Northern Ports, usually closing on Monday, will not close until Tuesday, the 28th instant, at 6.30 p.m. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

TELEGKAMS BY MAITi. For Australia, Tasmania, Coyloii, India, China, Japan, and Straits Settlements, also South Africa, Continent of Europe, ami United Kingdom, per Waikare, close tit Wellington today, lllli, at 5 p.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom muit be specially addtesscd. Due in London February 1,1808. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe via Monte Video and Tenerilfe, per Matanra, will close at Wellington on Saturday, 18th, at i p.m. Also, per Kaikourn, on Thursday, 23fd, at noon. Correspondence for tile United Kingdom to be specially addressed. For Australia, Tasmania, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, and Straits Settlements, aluo Continent of Kuropu and United Kingdom, will close at Bluff per Wakatipu, on Monday, 20th, at 2 p.m. W. S. Furniv. OMcer-ln-Charee.