POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12007, 2 April 1901, Page 4

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close nt the Chief Post Of2e», Dun-' edin, subject to any necessary alterations, as under:— T Overland, Korth, daily, 10.20 a.m. Late letters, 10.15; also on tho mail van up to 11 a.m. Books and newspapers, 10 a.m. Late-fee letters must bcor, in addition to the ordinary postage-Id for inland letters., 2d for letters for Australia and the South Sea Islands, and 2Jd for foreign countries. TUESDAY, APRIL 2. For Northern Ports, per Mararoa, at 2 p.m. For' Australian Colonieß (via Hobart), India, China, Straits Settlements, South Africa, Mauritius, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, United Kingdom, etc., per south train, to connect with the Waihora at tho Blufi! at 8 a.m. Due in London May 12. Registered letters at 5 p.m. on tho Ist, and money orders at 4 p.m. on the Ist. Parcels for Australia close r.t 3 p.m. on the Ist. Correspondence for the United Kingdom to bo specially addressed, via Melbourne. GOOD FRIDAY. Good Fridcy will be obEervcd 13 a close holiday. All moils usually despatched on that date will be closed at 8 p.m. on 'i'hundny, 4th April. On Easter Monday the usual despatch of mails will be made up to 10 a.m. The oSico will he open from\3 to 10 a.m. only. There will be no delivery by letter carrier?, but correspondence will be delivered over tho counter up to W a.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, Samoa, Sandwicji Islands, Japan, Philippine Islands, United States of America, Canada, South America, West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 10 a.m. Money orders close at 4 p.m. on the 9th. Registered letters close nt 5 p.m.' on the Oth. Book packets and newspapers at 9 a.m.

The- above mail will close at the branch Post Offices, North Duiiedin .iiid South .Duuedin. and Roslyn, for money orders and registered letters at 5 p.m. on the flth; letters at 9.30 a.m and newspapers at 5 a.m. on the 10th. At the Port Chalmers office at 8.45 a.m. on tlu 10th, money orders nt 4 p.m., registered letters at 5 p.m. on the Oth. Due in London May 11.

Parcels for United States and Canada will close at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 9th.

Mails for.Niue Islands will close at Auckland on the 2nd April at 3 p.m. Mails for Fiji close at Auckland on the 3rd at 11 a.m. Mails for the Unite:! Kingdom and Continent of Eutope specialty addressed, per Kara : mea, via Monte Video, will close r.t Auckland on the 3rd at II a.m. For Natnl and Capetown, from Melbourne, per Afrio, May 8. afiiils for Tonga, Samoa, s»iul Fiji close at Auckland on the 10th April at i p.m. Note.—The postage on leltcrn to Australia will remain at twoponcp, letters prepaid ono penny wi" lie snrchnnrcd. The public arc cautioned against enclosing insets in newspaper!!. The penny pnstaeo is now clsn extended to Italy, Egypt. Portugal, Costn Eicn, Mex ; co, Switzerland, Chili, Nicaragua, Peru, and Paraguay. Discount stampn at one farthing may now be procured at stninp counter, C.P.0., on application for a quantity of not less than ss. These stamps cannot bo used for letters or telegrams. E. Cook, Chief Postmaster.