POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12415, 26 July 1902, Page 6

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, subject to any necessary alterations, as under:— Overland, North, daily, 10.20 a.m. Lata otters, 10.45; also on the mail van up to 11 a.m. Books and newspapers, 10 a.m. Late-fee letters must bear, in addition to the ordinary postage, Id. SATURDAY, JULY 20.. For Northern Ports, per Corinna, at- 7.-30 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 28. FEDERAL SERVICE, For Australian States (via llobart), Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, South Africa, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Llirope, United Kingdom, etc., per South express, at S a.m.. Late letters South express J. 5 a.m. Due in London September 9. Money orders close at' 1 p.m., registered letters nt o p.m., and parcels for Australian otntes at 3 p.m. on the 2Gth. Correspondence for the United Kingdom to be specially addressed via Melbourne.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. SAX FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE For Northern Ports of New Zsalaud, SaiuM, Sandwich Islands, Japan, Philippine Islands, United States of America, Canada, South America, West Indies, United Kingdouj, and Continent of Europe, at 10 a.m. Book packets and newspapers at 9 a.m. ihe above mail will close at the branch Post Oflices, Is orth Dunedin, South Dunedin, Caversham and Roslyn, for money orders a'ld registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 4th; letters at 9..10 (I,TO. oil the sth; and newspapers at undnight on the 4th. At the Port Chalmers office at 8.4 a a.m. on the fith, money orders theVh™'' res ' stciea lclt(irs ll t 5 P.m. on ni^c. 9 Il ' )ov , e w iH be due in London on the Oth oeptember. SPECIAL NOTICE. In future the outward San Francisco mail will Close at Dnnedin on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, as hitherto. NOTE. Tlie postage on letters for Australia has been reduced to one penny for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. Newspapers for tho Australian States (except Queensland, which is Jd for every 2oz), one penny each. The public are reminded that the postage on newspapers for the United Kingdom, Queensland, and foreign countries is Jd for tho first 4oz, and id for each additional 2oz; and unless .newspapers are fully prepaid the department cannot guarantee to forward them ■ hy the quickest routes. ' 01 ll°"skong, per Mercedes, close at U ellington on the 26t-li inst,, at noon. Mails for Australian Slates, India, China, South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United kingdom close at Wellington on the 20tli inst, at 1) p.m. Mails ior Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji close at Auckland on the 30th. Nt \ p.m. Mails for Chatham Islands close at Lyttelton on the Ist August at 8 p.m. Moils for Natal and Capetown, per Wilcaunia; will close at Melbourne on August 5. E. Cook. Chief Postmaster.

OVERLAND PASSENGERS. Yf,stkrdat's Through Trains. For Dunedin from tho North.—Mr J, R. Phillips, Mr G. S. Handysides, Mr Alex. Knight, Mr J. A. Scott. Mr H. S. Stephens, Mr J. H. Douglas, Mr A. Wilson, Mr R, M'Aclio. From Dunedin for the North.—Mr W. Nicliolls, Mr F. G. Pearce (of London), Mrs E. A. Seal, Mrs W. A. Mooro, child, and maid, Mr W. Hayward. For Dunedin from the South.—Mr T. S. Fleming, Dr Ogston, Mr P. Mahonoy, Mr C. F. Spens, Mr ,T. Stiver, Miss Walker, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Scott, Mr and Mrs Qualtor, Miss Simpson, Mrs Thomas, MrslW. li. Cavanagh, Mrs Rlgg. From Dunedin for tho South.—Mr W. Wills, Mr Charles Blackwood, Mr T. Moodie, Mra B. Thompson, Miss V. Evans, Sirs Bush, Mra M'Millan, Mrs Parsons, Miss Clark, Mrs J. C. Thomson.