POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13268, 27 April 1905, Page 6

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Cice, Dunedin. subicct to any iieccssory alterations, as under: — Overland, Northern Ports, Christchurch, and intermediate offices, daily, G. 30 a.m. Late letters, 7.40; also on the mail van up to 8 a.111.1 For Second Express for Palmerston, Oamarn, Waimate. Timam, Ashburton, and Christchurch. at 12.15 p.m. Also, Northern Ports, at 12.45 p.m. on Saturday. For Greymoufh, Hokitika,' and Reefton, Monday and Thursday, at 12.45 p.m. For South Express Trains at 7.30 a.m. and 6 P m - Lute-fee letters must benr, in audition to the ordinary postage, Id. THIS DAY (THURSDAY), APRIL 27. For Lyltelton and Christchurch, per Moeraki, at 1.30 p.m. Late letters guard's vau Port train 2.30 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 28. For Australian States, j>cr North Express, to • connect with , tho Moeraki, at 6.30 a.m. Late letters 7.40, also on the mail van up to 8 a.m. Money orders close at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. on" the 27th. For Lyttclton and Christchurch, per Talunc, at 2 p.m. Late letters 3 p.m. on board. MONDAY, MAY 1. FEDERAL SERVICE. For Australian States (via Hobart), Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, South Africa, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, United Kingdom, etc., per South Express, at 8 a.m. Late letters per South Express at 8.25 a.m. Duo in London 11th June. Correspondence for tho United Kingdom to be specially addressed via Melbourne. Mails close at the Bluff on tho Ist May at 3.30 p.m. Money orders close at X p.m., registered letters and parcels at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 29th. The I-finemoa will leave the Bluff for the I Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, Snares, and Bounty Islands on or about the 27th; returning to Bluff and leave for the West Coast Sounds and Bays about 17th May. •' The Corinthic will leqve Wellington for London, via Rio-de Janeiro and T e "erilfe, on the 27th. Correspondence (specially addressed) will close at this office ou the 2Gth at (i,30 a.m. Parcol mail', will close at 5 p.m. on the 25th. Due in London Sth June. Mails for Durban and Capetown fioin Melbourne, per AVilcamlin, 11th May; Sophocles, ]2th: Medic, 2Gth; Nineveh; via Fromantle, ! 2nd- June. NOTE. Newspapers may bo sent to North Borneo and Labium for Id, irrespective of weight. A post office is now open at Edievale. Mails close daily at Dunedin at 7.30 a.m., and are received at 7.15 p.m. Tiie public is reminded that letter postage for the United Stnien of Amcrica is 2Jd per half-ounce; liewspapeis Id tor the first 4oz, and Jd for each additional "or. or fraction thereof. PARCELS AND PACKETS. The large posting box at the Chief Post Office is for packets only. Parcels to be sent by the parcel post system must lie handed over the counter; otherwise l-hey are taxed.6(l. J. \V. Wir.Kltf, Chief Postmaster.