Mail Notices.
Maxims close at chief post OFFICE, INVERCARGILL. AS UNDER: — Registered articles close one hour, newspapers hal£-an-hour, and parcels fortylive minutes before time given below for closing ordinary letter mails. For CHRISTCHURCH, and intermediate offices; Daily, at 6.25 a.m. and 12.40 p.m. For DUNEDIN: Daily at 5.25 a.m., 12.40, and 2.45 p.rn. For CLINTON and Intermediate Offices at 2.46 p.rn. For WELLINGTON, and North; Daily at 5.25 a.m. For GREYMOUTH, Westport, Hokitika, Reefton, and West Coast: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6.25 a.m. For Smaller Offices sec Time-table over Posting Box at Chief Post Office, Invercargill. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY *J. Mails for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, specially addressed correspondence only (due London about March 16, per s.s. Riverina from Wellington.*, also lor Canada, U.S.A., Samoa, &c., close as follows; Parcels at noon, money orders 1 p.m., and registered articles 6 p.m. on February 2, all other correspondence 6.25 a.m. on February 0. N.B. —This is next best 'despatch, us the sailing of San Francisco boat on February 2 has been cancelled. WEDNESDAY', FEBRUARY D. Malls for Australia, South Africa, etc. (due Sydney Feb. 12. per s.s. Riverina from Wellington), and for India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Philippine Islands, Egypt, Expeditionary Forces, etc., close as follows: —Parcels at noon, money orders 4 p.m., and registered articles 5 p.m. on Feb. 8, all other correspondence 6.26 a.m. on Feb. D. SATURDAY", FEBRUARY 12. Mails for Australia, South Africa, etc. (due Sydney Feb. 17, per s.s. Victoria, from Auckland), close 5.25 a.m. Parcels for soldiers at the Front require following rates of postage: Up to Slbs 1/2, up to Tibs 2/8, up to lllbs 4/2. The Postal Department is accepting gifts of books, magazines, etc., for soldiers at the Front and forwarding them free of charge. J. C. DALE, Acting Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, v Invercargill, Feb. 1), 191 G.
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Southland Times, Issue 17652, 9 February 1916, Page 4
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310Mail Notices. Southland Times, Issue 17652, 9 February 1916, Page 4
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