THE MAILS.
CHIEF POST OFFICE. AUCKLAND. Mails will close as under: THIS DAY. For Putiki Bay, Cowes, and Ruth's Island, per Olunemuri, at 8.30 a.m. For Gisborne. Napier, and Southern Ports, per Flora, at 11 a.m. For Waiwera. per Kotiti, at 11 a.m. For whangarei. Kamo, and Hikurangi, per Chelmsford, at 12 noon. For Te Kapa and 'Varkwortli, per Rose Casey, at 7.45 in. For Wliakatano, per Ngungurn. at 7.45 p.m. For Thames, per Wakatere, at 7.45 p.m. For Tnrua and i-aeroa, per- Waimarie, at 7.45 p.m. For Cotoiii.indel, per Botomahana, at 7.45 p.m. For Kawau. Mangawai. Hakaru, Te Aral, Kaiwaka, and North Albertland, per Kawau, at 7.45 p ill.
Monday, novembeb 14. Per Takapuna, at follows:— For New Plymouth and Southern ports, at 7.55 a.m. For East and West Coasts of South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (connecting with Mamari, leaving Lyttelton on November 17), at 7.55 a.m. Parcels at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Parcels for United Kingdom can only be forwarded by this route. Correspondence for United Kingdom will require to be specially addressed "per Mamari." Mail will be due in London January 10. For Taurunga. Te Puke. Pongakawa. Matata, Ohiwa, Opotiki, and Whakatane, via Rotorun. per train, at 8.30 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern ports, per Gairloch, at It a.m. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, and Warkworth. per Rose Casey, at 1 p.m. For Leigh and Mullet Point, per Orewa, at 2 p.m. For Coromandel, per Waitangi, at 2 p.m. Per Westralia as follows: — For Ceylon, India, 'China, Japan, Straits Settlements. Aden. Sues, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4 p.m. For Mauritius at 4 p.m. For Australian Colonies and Noumea, at 4 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, books and newspapers, at 3 p.m. Parcels for New South Wales and Queensland, at 3.30 p.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom and 1 Continent of Europo must he specially ad- 1 dressed " via Suez." Mail will lie due in London December 25. xor Russell. Kawakawa. Rawene, AViiangaroa. and Mangonui, per Clansman, at 5.30 p.m. ror Kennedy's Bay, Kuaotunu, Whitianga, and Gumtown. per Muritai. at 7.45 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Marsdeil pi.nt, \V;i fu, I arua Bay, Manaapni, Whangarei. Kamo, Kauriholiore, Hiknranti. Ngiwguru, and Wbakapara. per Wellington, a*. 745 pm. Tor Turna. Paeroa, and Katikati, per Taniwha, at 7.45 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15. For Norfolk Island, per Envy, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 16. For Tonga. Samoa, and Fiji, per Taviuni, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 22. 1 For Earotonga and Tahiti, per Ovalau, at 4 j p.m. Saturday, November 26. Per Alameda as follows:— For Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, United States 01 America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America. British anil Foreign West Indies. United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Parcel mail for Samoa and Hawaiian Islands will close at 12.30 p.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of 2jd in addition to the postage, may be posted in the lata letter box on board the steamer Up to the time of sailing. Mail will be due in London December 28. Thursday. December l. For Fiji, per Upolu, at 4 p.m. S. B. DISS, Chief Postmaster