MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6064, 30 December 1897, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necesßary alterations: — Thursday, Dec. 30. For Port Robinson, per Wakatu, at 6.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.40 p.m.; guard's van, 7.45 p.m.'train. For Northern Ports and Westport, also supplementary for Australian Colonies (to connect witli Tarawera), per Rotomahana, at 7.45 p.m. ; late fee letters, 8 p.m. ; guard's van, 9.15 p.m. train. Friday, Dec. 31. For Greymouth and West Coast, per Rosamond, at 11.10 a.m.; late fee letters, 11.20 a.m. ; guard's van, 12.10 p.m. train. For Northern Ports, per Flora, at 4.20 p.m. ; late fee letters, 4.35 p.m. ; guard's van, 5.30 p.m. train. For Chatham Islands, per Kahu, at 7.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 8 p.m.; guard's van, 9.15 p.m. train. For Northern Ports, por Rotomahana, at 7.45 p:m. ; late fee letters, 8 p.m. ; guard's van, 9.15 p.m. train. For Invercargill and intermediate offices, also Australian colonies (via Bluff) due Melbourne Jan. 8, Ceylon, India, China, &c., and specially addressed correspondence vid Suez for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (due London Feb. 15), per express, to connect with Waikare, at 7.45 p.m. ; late fee lotters, 8 p.m. ; mail van, 11 a.'m. train Saturday. Thursday, Jan. 6. For Northern Ports, Fiji, Hawaii, also British Columbia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Vancouver, per Rotomahana, at 7.45 p.m. ; late fee letters, 8 p.m. ; guard's van, 9.15 p.m. train. Due Vancouver Jan. 29; London Feb. 11. flails for South America, &c , per Star of New Zealand, close at Wellington on Dec. 31. Mails for Noumea and Fiji leave Sydney on Jan. 5. Mails for Sonth Africa leave Melbourne on Jan. 6. Mails for Norfolk Island, per May Howard, close at Auckland on Jan, 6 at 11 a.m. Mails for Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, per Ovalau, close at Auckland on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. NEW YEAR'S DAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Post Ofiice will be closed all day. Mails for despatch on New Year's Day will close at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31. A counter delivery of letters will be made at Chief Post Office from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. on Friday. A special clearance of all letter receivers will be made on Friday at 4 p.m. There will be no clearance on New Year's Day. E. Kibton, Chief Postmaster.