Mail Notices

Southland Times, Issue 14817, 19 December 1900, Page 2

Mail Notices

LETTER CARRIERS' DELIVERY. Deliveries by Letter Cnrriers arc m.ulediiily. Town delivery at 8 a.m. ami 1 p.m. Suburban delivery at 9 a.m. MAILS WILL CLOSE AS FOLLOWS: Wednesday, 19th Dku:mi;i:k. Fur Australian Colonies (except Tasmania) per s.s' iionowiii al !>.HU p.m. Tlie ilonowai will leave Dune.lin on the 2Uth inst., and will be <lue in Sydney on 27th in st. Money Orders and Registered Letters; at 2.30 p.m. Parcels for New South Wales and Queensland only at «S. 1 ,1 p.m. Thursday, 20th Dkckmiujk For Crumarty and Te Oncrou, per k.s. llinm, at 10 a.m. S-VTUKDAY, -2-2s\i DI.Ct.MISI.K. For the United States of America, Canada, West Indies Central America, West Coast of Houtli America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe via San Francisco (duo in London on 20th January), also, Japan, Samoa, and Hawaiian Islands, at 3.15 p.m. Money Orders and Registered Letters at 2 p.m. " Parcels for United States of America at 2.15 p.m Notk — Mails close at Sydney for Natal and Cape Colony on 2Sth December ; at Auckland for Fiji on Kith inst ; at Melbourne for Natal and Cape Colony on 19th inst. REDUCTION OF roSTAtiE. From the Ist January, 1001, the postage on letters and letter-cards for delivery within the colony or for United Kingdom, Canada, India, Cape Colony, and practically all other places in the British Empire, except Australia, will be— for each half-ounce or fraction thereof Id. For foreign countries rate will remain at 2-W, and for Australia at 2d. PARCELS. Postage on parcels for United Kingdom will, from .same dale, be as follows ; — For parcels not over Sib, Is : over 31b and up to 71b, 2s ; over 71b and up to 111 b, 3s. EXPRESS DELIVERY AND SPECIAL MESSENGER SERVICES Will also be established as from Ist January next. The express delivery will covet letters and parcels not exceeding ."slb in weight, for which an extra fee of (id has been paid, and delivery will be made on receipt at this and the following oflices : — Asliburlon, Auckland, Blenheim, Bluff, ChrisHunrh, Duuedin, Feilding, Gisborne, <Jore, • riry ruouth, Hawera, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Masterton, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamani, Onehunga, Palmerston North, Port Chalmers, Thames, Tiniaru, Wiingauui, Wellington, Westport. Tho special messenger .service humus placing a messenger at the disposal of any telephone exchange subscriber on leiiueH being made, aud a fee of 6d tor the firsl mile and 3d each additional mile up!" tv.o miles, or time payment being made, such messengers may be utilised for running an errand, ordering a cab, delivering letter?. small parcels, Of tiny similar service. J. W. WILKIN, Chief Postmaster.