POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11950, 25 January 1901, Page 4

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Maila close at the Chief Post Office, Dun tflin, subject to any necessary alterations, ai under:— ' ' '" ' - Oi'oi'lnnd, Korth. daily, 10.20 n.m. Late letters, 10.45; also on the mail van up to 11 a.m. Hi"}lii and iifwepaners, 10 a.m. Late-fee letters must bear, in addition to the ominary pcs'nfje-ld for inland letlers. 2d for letters for Australia and the {jouih Sea Islands, and 2Jd for foreign countries. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. For Australian Cp'.onics, except Tasmania, per north c::prfts, to connect with Monowai, at 10 a.m. Also correspondence for United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, Hawaiian Islands, Canada, and United States of America, to connect with the Vancouver steamer at Sydney. Money orders, i p.m.; registered letters, 5 p.m., on 24th. Due in London, March 6. .For Lyttelton and Christchurch, per Moura, I.3o'p.ni. Late letters Port train, 2.30 p.m.

Mails for Natal and Capetown, per Gulf of Bothnia, from Melbourne, January 27. Note—T-he postage on letters io Australia will remain at twopence, letters prepaid one penny will be surcharged. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE. From the Ist January, 1901, the postage on letters and letter-cards for delivery within the oniony or for United Kingdom, Canada, India, Cape Colony, and practically all other places in the British Empire, except Australia, will be— for ejrfl half-ounce or fraction thereof Id. For forcien countries rate will remain at 25d, and for Australia at 2d. PARCELS. Postage on parcels for United Kingdom will, fiom same date, be as follows:—For parcels r.ot over 3lb, Is; over 31b and up to 71b, 2s; over 7lb and upto Mb, 3s. EXPRESS DELIVERY AND SPECIAL MESSENGER SERVICES Will also be established as from Ist January next. The express delivery will cover letters ajd. parcels not exceeding 31b in weight, for which an extra fee ofiSd lias been paid, and delivery will be made on receipt at this and ilie following offices:—Ashburton, Auckland, Blenheim, Bluff. Christchurch,'Feilding, Gisborne, Gore, Greymouth, Hawera, Hokitika, Ini'ercargill, Lyttelton, Mcsterton, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, -.Onehunga, Palmerston North, Port Chalmers, Thames, Tiniaru, AVanganui, Wellington. Westport.

The Special messenger service means placing a messenger, at the disposal of any telephone exchange subscriber on request being made, and a fee of 6d for the first mile and 3d each additional mile up to two miles, or time pay,ncnt tying made, such messengers may be utilised for running an errand, ordering a 'cab, dsliyerjng letters, small parcels, or any similar service. ' , E. Cook, Chief Postmaster.