MAIL SERVICES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 234, 22 December 1927, Page 2

MAIL SERVICES

THIS DAY Wellington. Wanganui. p a i m North, Hastings and Napier only), 5 p.m. * Southern Offices of New Zealand Gisborne and Tokomaru Bav , 5.30 p.m. Turua, Waikino, etc., 7.45 p.m. Christmas and New Year Holidays, 1927-28 POSTAL BRANCH Saturday, December 24 and 31— a* over-counter delivery of twon letters (registered as well as ordinary) be made from the Postmen's Branch, first floor, between 7 and S p.m. On both days a special clearance of #u street ’’receivers” will be made at 6 p.m.; the midnight clearances win not be made. On December 24 a morning and an afternoon delivery will be made by postmen. Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day) —Mails for Soutnern Offices will clo*« at 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., respectively The midnight clearance of street *ie. ceivers” will not be made. Monday, December 26 (for Christmas Day) and January 2 (for New Years Day), and Tuesday, December 27 (for Boxing Day).—Will be observed as close holidays. A midnight clearance of street “receivers” will be made On the 26th instant, mails for Southern Offices will close at 5 p.m. 5.30 p.m. respectively. There will be no delivery by postmen.

Tuesday, December 27 (for Boxin. Day) and Monday, January 2 (fO- - Year’s Day).—All mails win close at 4 a.m.. with the exception that those for Southern Offices wfll close at 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. respectively. Only parcels on which the “Express Transit” fee has been paid will be dispatched. There will be no delivery by postmen. Sunday, January I.—Mails for Southern Offices will close at 5 p.m. and g.i* p.m. respectively. A midnight clearance of all street ' receivers” will be made as usual. Late fee letters for Southern Offices may be posted in the box at the entrance to the Railway Station platform, up to 10 minutes before the advertised times of departure of tfca expresses. TELEGRAPH BRANCH Sunday, December 25.—10 a.m. to a.m. and 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday, December 26.—10 a.m. to IO.St a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.0 p.m. Tuesday, December 27.—9 am. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Saturday, December 31.—S a.m. to I p.m. Monday, January 2.—9 a.m. to 2 p.o. and 7 p.m. to midnight. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Great Britain. Ireland and Continent o* Europe, Pitcairn Island. Central America. Cristobal (Panama Canal \ per Main Trunk (Tongariro from Lyttelton), Wednesday, December 21. at 5 p.m. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed “per Tongariro.”

Australian States. Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements and South Africa (also Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, speciallv addressed correspondence, via Australia only), per Maunganui, Fridav December 23, at 1 p.m. Parcels atil a.m.

Norfolk Island, per Hinemoa, Wednesday, December 28, at 1 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m.

Great Britain. Ireland and Continent o‘ Europe, Pitcairn Island, Central America, Cristobal (Panama Cana!), per lonic, Thursday, December 29 at 7 p.m. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe must be speciallv address* per lonic.” Parcels at 3 p.m. Cook Islands, Tahiti. Canada, North America, West Indies. Great Britain Ireland and Continent of Europe, via if®? vrancisco (to connect with Taliiti at W elling-ton). Monday, January at 9 a.m. Due London February i Parcels for Cook Islands, Tahiti and America, December 31, at 11 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS S '?t VV ma . ro ?- due Auckland Decern be: £ st . rahan mai,) - ’ 5? ue Au cWand January ■ (English and American mail), FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 192 f, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Weltinrton, etc., 4 a.m. ivawau, etc., 8.30 a m Thames, etc., 11.30 a.m. Rawene, Kohukohu, etc . 10 a.m. vviiangaparaoa, etc., 12.30 pm I r ?£ andel - Pakatoa, etc. 1J.30 p.m. New Plymouth and Taranaki District Parcels at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. Waikopua, 2.30 p.m Surfdaie, etc.. 3.30 p.m. Putiki, etc., 3.30 p.m. Tauranga, To Puke, Whakatene Opotiki, etc., 4.30 p.m. Wellington, Wangranui, PaJmec*w Aorth, Hastings and Napier (iett& only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (attf Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), S& p.m. WM. J. GOW, Chief Postmaster.