THE MAILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13369, 26 December 1906, Page 6

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under To-day.

Per Tatiuni. as follows:— Fiji and Fanning Island, S rL.ni. Honolulu. Japan, Cunatla, Tli/ited States, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (connecting with Vancouver steamer leavinc Fiji), 8 a.m. J Mail will be tine in London on January 30. Whangaparaoa, 8 a.m. Wajwern, Tekapa. Warltworth, 8 a.m. Coromandel and Cabbage Bay, 8 a.m. Turua, 8 a.m. Port Fitzroy, Wiiangnpara, ci l .. 8 a.m. Marsden Point, I'arua Bay, etc., 8 a.m. New Plymouth and Southern ports, also Napier and Gisborne, 8 a.m. Per Rotoiti, as follows:--Ceylon, India, China., trail a Sf.ttlementi, Philippine Islands, Aden, Suez, Mediterranean ports, (Continent of Europe ariU United Kingdom socially addressed correspondence only), via Suez, 8 a.m. Cape Colony, Natal, and other South African States, 8 a.m. Australian States and New Caledonia, 8 a.m. Mail will be due in London on February 3. Leigh, 8 a.m. Thursday. Coromandel. Cabbage Bay, etc.. 8.45 a.m. Leigh, Big Omaha, etc., 9.15 a.m. Thames, 9.45 a.m. Awanrti, Kaitaia, etc., 10.15 a.m. Kawliia, 11.10 a.m. Waiwera, Tekapa, Warkworth, 11.45 a.m. Whaugaparaoa and Wade, 12.15 p.m. New Plymouth and Southern ports, also Napier, 2 p.m. Tauranga, Puke, etc., 2.15 p.m. 'J'e Araroa, Port Awanui, etc., 3.45 p.m. Russell, Kawakawa, etc., 4 p.in. . Whitianga, Gumtown, Tairua, etc., 5.45 p.m. Leigh, Mangawai. A. J. Farmer (Kawau), 6.45 p.m. Turua, l'aeroa, Waihi, Te Arolia, etc., 7.45 p.m. Friday. Rarotonga, Tahiti, l'enrhyn Island, 345 p.m. Monday. Per Rarawa, as follows:— United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and South America, via Monte Video and Teueriffe (connecting with Corinthic leaving Wellington on January 3). 8 p.m. Parcels, 5 p.m. Parcels for United Kingdom can be forwarded only by this route. Correspondence for United Kingdom will require to be specially addressed " per Corintliic." Mail will lx- due in London about February 15. Per Zealandia, a» follows:— Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Aden. Suez, Mediterranean ports, Philippine Islands, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez, 3.15 p.in. Cape Colony, Natal, and other South African States, 3.15 p.in Australian States and New Caledonia, 4.15 p.m. Registered letters for United Kingdom and foreign countries, 2.1 p.m. Money orders and registered letters for Australia, etc., 3.15 p.lt) Late letters for places beyond Australia, bearing an extra fee ot It! in addition to the postage, may bo posted at the • Chief Post Ofllce up to 3.35 p.m., for Austra lia and New Caledonia up to 4.35 p.m Correspondence for United Kingdom and Europe must lie specially addressed "via Suez." Mail will be due in London on February 9. Tuesday, January 8. Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, 8.45 a.m. Note.lnward English mails: The mail steamer duo to leave San Francisco on the 6th inst. will not leave until the 27th; no mail by that route will therefore reach the colony on the 24th. The mail via Rrindisi, which left London on November 23, will reach Auckland about, the 30th inst. Note.Mails for Chatham Islands close at Lvttelton, per Ripple, on Monday, the 31st inst., at 8 p.m. CiniSTMAS AND NEW YEAR. HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS. Monday, December 31The Post Office will be open from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. for over-counter delivery of correspondence, including registered. Mails usually despatched on Tuesdays will be closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 1, 1907 (New Year's Day). The Post Office will be closed. To-day (Boxing Day).—The Post- Ofiice will be open in all its blanches (except money order and Savings Bank) between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Letter-carriers will make one complete delivery, starting at. 8 a.m. All mails usually despatched oil Wednesday after 8 in. will close at that hour. The midnight clearances of receiving-boxes in city and suburbs will be made during the holidays, as usual. In addition, a special clearance of all receivers will be made on Monday, December 31, commencing at 5.30 p.m. The ?.s. Clansman, which usually leaves on Monday evenings for Northern ports, will be despatched on Thursday, December 27, and January 3, at 5 p.m. Mails will therefore close at 4 p.m. - p. Cvuuisc, Chief Postmaster, ■ ,