POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13206, 13 February 1905, Page 4

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Dnnetlin, subject to any necessary alterations, as tinder: — Overland, Northern Pods, Christeliurch, and intermediate offices, daily, 0.30 a.m. Late letters, 7.40; also on the wail van up to 8 a.m. For Second Express for Palmerstoh, Oninaru, AVaimath, Timaru, Asliburton, and Christchurch, lit 12.45 p.m. Also, Northern Ports, at 12.45 p.m. ou Saturday. For Greyinouth, Hokitika, a.ul Reefton, Monday and Thursday, at 12.46 p.m. For South -Express Trains at fi.HO a.ni. and 7 p.m. Late-tee letters must bear, in addition to the ordinary postage, Id. THIS DAY (MONDAY), FEBRUARY 13. FEDERAL SERVICE. For Australian States (via llobarl), Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, South Africa, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, United Kingdom, etc., per South Express, at 8.30 a.m. Late letters per South Express at 9.10 a.m. Correspondence for the United Kingdom to be specially addressed via Melbourne. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14. For Lytt-elton and Christcliurch, per Manuka, at 1,30 p.m. Late letters, guard's van, Port train, 2.80 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, Samoa, Sandwich Islands, Japan, Philippine Islands, United States of America, Canada, South America, West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 6.30 a.m. Late fee letters at the C.P.O. at 7.40 s.iu., and North Express at 8 a.m. Money orders close at 4 p.m. and registered letters at S p.m. on the 13th. Book packets and newspapers at 5 a.m. on the 14th. The above mail will close at the branch Post., Offices. North Dunedin, South Dunedin, Caversham, Roslyn, Mornington, and NortllEast Valley, for money orders at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. ou the 13th, letters aud newspapers at midnight on the 13th. At the Port Chalmers office, letters at 7.60 a.m. on the 14th, money orders close at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 18tli. The above mails will be due in London ou the 18th March. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Supplementary mails for America, the United .Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc., will close at 6.30 a.m. Late-fee letters at the C.P.O. at 7.40 a.m. and North Express at 8 a.m. Money orders close at 4 p.m. and regis- , tered letters at 5 p.m. on the 14th. VANCOUVER SERVICE. The Navua will leave Auckland on the 22nd at a.m., connecting with the Vancouver steamer at Fiji, Correspondence (specially addiOaStd) will clo£c at this office on the 20th at G. 30 a.m. Due in London 29th March. The Papauui will leave Wellington, ior London, via Monte Video arid Teoeriffe, on the lGth at 9 a.m. Correspondence (specially addressed) will close at this office ok the 15th at 6.30 a.m. Due in London 9tli April. Mails for Rarotonga, Tahiti, and Penrhyn Islands ivill close at Auckland oa the 21st at 3,45 p.m. •

Mails for Fanning Island, per Naviia, will closc at Auckland on the 22nd at 12.45 p.m. Mails for Durban mid Capetown, per Cnfio, from Sydney, 22nd February. Mails for Durban and Capetown from Melbourne, per Suevic, Ist March; Damascus, 10th. f NOTE. . The following places receive newspapers prepaid at, Id, irrespective of weight: Gambia, Gibraltar, Newfoundland, Orange River Colony, Southern Nigeria, Hongkong, British Honduras, and Leeward Islands. Prom Ist January pictorial post-cards will be passed, received from or addressed to Australian States with the communication written on the left-hand half of the address side and divided on the face by a vertical line from the address itself. The public are reminded that letter postage for the United State* of America is 2Jd per half-ounce; newspapes Id for the first 4oz, and Jd for each additional 2oz or fraciion thereof. PARCELS AND PACKETS. The largo posting box at the Chief Post Office is for packets only. Parcels to be sent by, the parcel post system must be handed over' the counter; otherwise they are Used 6d. J. W. Wilkin, Chief Postmaster.