POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3276, 27 December 1916, Page 26

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office a 3 under: — TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), DEC. 27. For Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Egypt, and South Africa, to connect with Manuka, by North Express at 10 a.m. Late-fee letters C.P.O. 10.30 a.m., and railway station till 11.14 a.m. For Fiji and Samoa, from Wellington, by North Express at 10 a.m. Late-fee letters C.P.O. 10.30 a.m., and railway station till 11.14 a.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28. For Lyttclton and Christchurch. per Monowai, at 4 p.m. Late-fee letters 5 p.m. on steamer. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. Parcel mails for Expeditionary Forces abroad and for United Kingdom close at Chief Post Office at 4 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 1. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed per direct steamer), at 6 a.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2. For Excditionary Forces abroad (letter mails only), North Express at 10 a.m. Latefee letter C.P.O. 10.30 a.m., and railway station 11.14 a.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (due London February 4), Canada, United States of America, Central and South America, West Indies, etc., via San Francisco, and also for Raratonga and

Tahiti, by North Express at 10 a.m. Latefee letters C.P.O. 10.30 a.m., and railway station 11.14 a.m. For Australian States, Ceylon, India. China, Japan, Egypt, and South Africa, also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, due London February 14; (correspondence for the United Kingdom must be specially addressed '"Via Suez'' to connect with Moeraki), by North Express; at 10. am. Late-fee letters C.P.O. at 10 a.m., and railway station at 11.14 a.m. Money orders for places within tho domion close one hour before advertised time of closing letter mails. Money orders for places beyond the dominion for despatch by the North or South Express close at 4 p.m. the previous day. Registered mails closo one hour before advertised time of closing ordinary mails. Book packets, commercial papers, and newspapers close half an hour before the advertised time of letter mails. Theodore Kino, Chief Postmaster.