POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13288, 20 May 1905, Page 6

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Malls close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, subjcct to any necessary alt-era lions, as tiudei •— Overland, Northern Ports, Christchurdh, and intermediate offices, daily, G3O a.m. Late letters, 7 40; also 'on ttic mail van up to 8 am. l ? or Second Express for Palmerston, Onmaru, Waimale, Timaru, Ashburton, and Christcimrcli. at 12 45 p.m. Also, Northern Ports, at 12 45 p m. 011 Saturday. For Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, Monday and Thursday, at 12.46 p.m. For South Express Trains at 7 30 a.m. and 5 pm. Late-fee letters must bear, in addition to llio ordinary postage, Id _ THIS DAY MAY 20. For Greymouth and "West Coast, per Poherua, at 2 p.m. Late letters 3 p.m. on board. MONDAY, MAY 22. 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 am. Due in London 2nd July Correspondence for the United Kingdom to be specially addres°ud via Melbourne. Mails close at BluS on the 23nd inst., at 3 JO p.m. Money orders close .at 1 p.ln,, registered letters and parcels at 5 p.m. on the 20tli. TUESDAY, MAY 23. For Lyttelton and Christchurch, per Moana, at 130 p.m. Lato letters guard's van Port train 2.30 p.m. • TUESDAY, MAY 30. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, Samoa Sindwich Islands, Japan, Philippine Islands. United States oi America, Canada. South America, West Indies, United Kingdom, end Continent of Europe, at 630 a.m. Late fee Irtteis at the C P.O. at 7.40 a.m., and North Evtiress at 8 a 111. Money orders close at 4 p.m. trad registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 29th. Book packets and newspapers at G a.m. on the 30th. The above mail will close at the branch Posl Offices, North Dunedin, South Dunedin, Csversham, KoSlyn, Mornington, and NorthEast 'Valley, for money orders at 4 p.m. and legistered letters at 5 p.m. on the 29th, letters and newspapers at midnight on the 23th. At tho Port Chalmers office, letters at 7.50 a.m. on tho 30th. money orders close at 4 p.m and rcgisteied letters at 5 pm. 011 tho 20th. Tlie above mails will be due in London on the Ist July WEDNESDAY, MAY 31. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Supplementary mails for America, the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc., will close at G. 30 a.m. Late-fee letters at the CP O at 7tO am. and North Kizorcss nt 8 a 111 Morcy orders closo at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p 111. on the 30th. Hails for the Australian States, por Waikare. close at Wellington on the 20th at 2 p.in. Mails for West Coast Sounds, per Hinolnoa, close at the Bluff on the 20th at C p 111. Mails for Durban and Capetown, per Banffshire, close at the Bluff on the 22nd at 1.41 p.m. Correspondence to bo specially addreesed Mails for Ciomarlv, Pnysognr Point and Te Oneroa pel Rose Casey, will closo nt Invercargill 011 the 22ud at 2 p m. Mails for tho Australian States, also Fiji, Loicl Howe, Norfolk New Hebrides, and Banks Island per Westialia, will close at Auckland on the 22nd at 4.15 p.m. Tho Gothic will leave Wellington for London, via Rio de Janeiro and Tcnoi iffe, 011 the 27th. Correspondence for tho United Kingdom (specially addressed) will close at this office on the 26th at 6.30 a ni. Due 111 London 9th July. Mails for Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, pel Mtumpouri, close at' Auckland on the 30th at 12,43 p.m Alails for Durban and Capetown fiom Melbourne, per Medic, 2Gth May; Nineveh, via Fremantle, 2nd Juno; Geelong, 15th June; Marathon, 23rd June, NOTE " The public is reminded that letter postage "for the United Stale 1 of America is 2Jd per half-ounce; ncisspape.s Id for the firjit 4oz, and fcd foi each additional 207 nc fraction thereof. PARCELS AND PACKETS The largo posting hox at the Chief Post Office is for packets ohly. Parcels to be sent by the parcel post system tnUit bo liahdod orer the counter; otherwise they are taxed Gd. J. W. Wilkin, Chief Postmaster.

The noild-fained Northern Star potato now obtainable fiom Nimmo and Blair, Dunedin. Price is reduced this year from 10s Gd to 2s per lb, post free. All groweis should try this record-yielding potato — Advt.