POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13519, 16 February 1906, Page 4

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at (lie Chief Post O/fice, Dunetlin, as under:— Overland, Northern Ports, Cbrislchnrch, mift intenuediaic offices, daily, G. 30 a.m. Late letters, 7.40; also on the mail van up to 8 l.m. For Second Express for Palmeraton, Oauisni, Waimate. Tiniaru, Asbburton, and Christcliurcli. at 12.45 p.m. Also, Northern Ports, at 12.45 p.m. on Saturday. For ilokiiilta, and Reefton, Monday and Thursday, ai 12,45 p.m. For South Express Trains at 7.80 a.m. and 5 p.m. Lute-fee letters must bear, in addition to llio ordinary postage, Id. THIS DAY (FRIDAY), FEBRUARY IC. For Australian States, per North Express (to connect with the Wiiuinera), at G.iiO a.m. Late letters 7.40, nlso oil (ho mail van up to 8 a.in. Money orders close at 4. and registered letters <it 5 p.m., on the lolli. For LvilcHon and Cbristehurcb, per Waikare, at 6 p.m. Late letters G p.m. ou board. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19. FEDERAL SERVICE. For Australian States (via Ilobutt), Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, South Africa, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, United Kingdom, etc., per South Express, at G.iiO n.m. Late letter?, per South Express at 8.25 a.m. Due in London Ist April. Correspondence for the United Kingdom to bo specially addressed via Melbourne. Money orders close at 4 p.m., registered letters and pareelfi at 5 p.m., on the 17th, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. SERVICE. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, Samoa, Sandwich Islands, Japan,' Philippine Islands, United Slates of America, Canada, South America, West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 6.30 a.m. Lnte-fce letters nt the C.J'.O. at 7.40 a.m., and North Express at 8 a.m. Honey orders close at J p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 2Gth. Book packets and newspapers at 5 a.m. on the 27th. The above mail will close at the branch Post Offices,' North • Dunedin, South Dunedin, CaverF.ham, Roslyn, Mornington, and NorthEast Valley, for money orders at 4 p.m., and registered loiters at 5 p.m. oil the SGtli, letters and newspapers at midnight on the 2Gth. At the Port Chalmers office, letters at G. 30 a.m. on the 27th. Money orders close at 4 p.m., and registered letters at G p.m. on the 26tb. The above mail will bo duo in London on the 31st March. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Supplementary mails for America, the United Kingdom, Conlinent of Europe, etc., will close at 6.30 a.m. Late-feo 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 registered letters at B p.m. on the 27th. N.B.—The public is reminded that letter postage for the United States of America is 2M per half-oiinco; newspapers, Jd for tho first 4oz, and 5d for each additional 2oz or fraction thereof. Mails from Melbourne tor Durban and Capetown, per Tropic, 16th inst., via Albany, Medic, via Albany and Freniantle, 2nd March; Damascus, via Fremantle, 7th. The Ilinemoft will leave tho Bluff for Centre Island and Puyecgur Point on the 19th, and for southern islands on the 20th. Mails for the Chatham Islands, per Toroa, close at Lyttelton on tile 21st at 8 p.m. Vancouver Service.—Navua leaves Auckland on 2lat at 12.15 p.m., connecting with Vsnouver steamer nt Fiji. Correspondence, which need not bo specially addressed, will close at this office on the 19tli at G. 30 a.m. Late letters 7.40, also on mail van up to B n.m. Due in London 2Sth March. For United Kingdom nnd Continent of Europe, via Aloutu Video, Itio de Janeiro, and Tenorift'e, per Aihenic, close at ■Wellington on March 1. Correspondence for tho United Kingdom to be specially addressed. Due in London 13lh April. CAUTION. The public is warned against posting largesized newspapers or pocket? in the City or Suburban Post Office Pillars, Lamp-post Boxes, or "Wall Receivers. Such large-sized articles are liable to stick and cause the bo:t in which they are posted to overflow. PARCELS AND PACKETS. Tho large posting bos at the Chief Post Office is for packets only. Parcels to bo sent by the parcel post system must bo handed aver the counter; otherwise they are taxed Gd. O. B. DALL, Acting Chief Postmaster.