MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12015, 18 December 1924, Page 10

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

Fanning Island, per Waiotapu—l.4s p.m., 2 p.m. Parcel mail for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe; also Monto Video and Teneriffe, per Hahana, at Auckland, closes C.P.O. at 3 p.m. Nelson and Westport, per Alexander 3.45 p.m., 4 p.m. Nelson and Havelock, also letter mails for Blenheim, Reefton and Westport, and express transit-paid. parcels not exceeding llib in weight each parcel, per Ngaio—s p.m., 5.15 p.m. Chatham Islands, per Tees at LytteLton, per Maori —6 p.m., 6.45 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand, also mails and all parcels for Greymoutli and Hokitika, and ordinary parcels for Reefton. also Kaikoura, per Maori—--6 p.m., 6.45 p.m. Late-fee box at gates to ferry wharf (at steamer) 7.30 p.m. FRIDAY. Gisborne, per Arahura, at Napier—B a.m. Great Britain and Ireland, Continent of Europe; also Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Mahana, at Auckland, Main Trunk train—ll.2o a.m., noon. Mails reach London approximately February Ist. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, andi Continent of Europe must be specially addressed “per Mahana." Plcton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton, per Mararoa—l2.ls p.m. SATURDAY. Parcel mail for America, per Niagara, at Auckland, closes C.P.O. at 11 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, Great Britain, and Ireland, Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, Mexico, and West Indies, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Honolulu, and Japan, per Niagara, at Auckland —11.45 a.m., 5 p.m. Late-fee correspondence for this mail may not bo posted at train. Mail due London January 22nd. Money orders must be obtained by 11 a.m. Note. News* - paper rate of postage to United* Stqtes of America is Id for the first four ounces and id foT each succeeding two ounces. ,• INCOMING OVERSEA MAILS DUE THIS DAY. Per s.s. Manuka.—For Wellington: 18 bags Australian mail and 16 parcel-re-ceptacles. Mail dtae in office 9 a.m. OUTGOING OVERSEA MAILS. Mails which left Wellington on November llth, per R.M.S. Maunganui, via San Francisco, arrived at London on December 9th. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THURSDAY, December 25th (Christmas Day), and FRIDAY, December 26th (Boxing Day), are to be observed as close holidays. On WEDNESDAY. December 24th, a morning and an afternoon delivery will be made by postmen. In addition letters (registered as well as ordinary) usually delivered by postmen may be obtained upon application at the Postmen's Branch (entrance upstairs from Featherston street at the Chief Post Office), from 8 p.m, to 9 p.m. Correspondence addressed to the General Post Office may be obtained upon application until 8 p.m. The posting boxes in the city and suburbs will not be cleared at midnight on Christmas Eve. but the usual midnight clearance will be made on Thursday, December 25th, and Friday, December 26th. Mails for dispaten t>y trains for the Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Wanganui and Taranaki districts, will close at 6 a.m., and for Auckland and district or for dispatch by steamers at 8 a.m. on Friday, December 26th. J. C. McCREA, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office. Wellington, December 18th. 1924.