MAIL NOTICES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7950, 27 January 1906, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES.

COMPILED FROM -THE POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. Mails for Wellington, Carterton, Greytown N., and Featherston close daily at 6.15 a.m., 2.40 p.m., and 4.45 p.m. For Clareville daily at 6.15 a.m. and 4.45 p.m. For Pahiatua, and Woodville daily at 5.39 a.m., 11,15 a.m., and 2.40 jp.ro.

For Eketahuna daily at 5.30 and 11.15 a.m., and 4.45 p.m. For Mauriceville and Mangamahoe daily at 9 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. For Dannevirke, Palmerston North, and intermediate offices to Auckland daily at 5.30 a.m. and 11.15 a.m., at 2.40. p.m. For Napier, Waipawa, Waipukurau, Hastings, and Dannevirke daily at 11.15 a.m. and 8.30 p.m. For Opaki and Kopuranga daily at 11.15 a.m. For Kurupuni daily at 12.30 p,m. For Mount Bruce daily (including Mikimiki and Te Mara Eoad). at 2.40 p.m. For Wairere and Ihuraua Valley, Wednesday and Saturday, at 5.30 a.m. For Waihika, Waihi, Pukengaio, and Ditton (private bags), Tuesday and Friday, at 5.30 a.m. For Homewood Line and private bags, Tuesday and Friday, at 6.15 a.m. For To Nui, Castlepoint, Whareama, Whakataki, and private bags, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 6.15 a.m, For Taueru, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, at G. 15 a.m. For Brancepetb, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6.15 a.m. For Stronvar, Glenlean, Toogood's Mill, Puketiri, and Brancepetb., Saturday, at 10.30 p.m. For Bideford, Tanglewood, and private bags, Tuesday and Saturday, at 1 p.m. ForWaingawa and Te Whiti, Tuesday, and Friday, at 12.30 p.m. For Taratahi, Tuesday and Friday, at 2,15 p.m.

OCEAN MAILS.

San Francisco. Mail Service.

The Masterton portion of the Outward mail ia made up on Wednesday Afternoon prior to the Wellington sailing date, and a supplementary mail is despitched, closing *t 5.30 a.m. on Thursday following, connecting with the steamer at New Plymouth. The Inward miil is due at Masterton by the 10.0 p m. on the same as at Wellington. MASTERTON TELEGRAPH_HOURS. The office hours for telegraph work, at Masterton, are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight daily (Saturday excepted). Sundays from 5 to 5.30 p.m. Holidays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight. "Telephone Exchange is open from 8 a.m. to midnight daily (Sundays excepted). On Good Friday and Christmas Day the hours are 9 to 10 a.m. only RATES OF POSTAGE. (From the N.Z. Postal Guide). Letters and Letter Cards. —Inland, the United Kingdom, British pcsep.ssions— Id for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. —Note—" Inland" includes the Cook Islands namely, Raratonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke, and Hervey (Manuai); also Palmerston (Avarua), Niue (Savage), Pukapuka (Danger), Rakaanga, Manahiki, Penrhyn (Tongareva), and Suwarrow Islands, British New Guinea, 2d for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. All other places 2£d for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—All' places, single, Id teply, 2d. Commercial Papers.—Town, not exceeding half-ounce, or Id for the not 4oz or fraction thertof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Inland, Id for the - first 4oz or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. All other places 2Jd for the first lOoz, and %& for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Books and Printed Papers.—All places, for each 2oz or fraction thereof. Pattern and Sample Packets,—lnland, not exceeding 2oz, s'd over 2oz as for "All other places." All other place, not exceeding 4oz, Id; every additional 2oz or fraction thereof, Magazines (not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz or fraction thereof. Magazines (registered).—New Zealand and Australia (except Queensland and Western Australia), each copy not exceeding 2oz $J if over 2oz to Boz, Id; every additional 4oz or friction thereof, halfpenny Queensland, Western .Australia and all other places, halfpenny per 2oz or fraction thereof.

Outwards. ' Inwards. Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Well'ngt'n London. London. Wellington 1906. 1906, • 1906. 1906 Jan 17 Feb 17 Feb 7 Mar' 10 Jan 13 Feb 13 Feb 28 Mar 31 Feb 3 Mar . % Mar 21 April 21 Feb 24 Mar 27 'April 11 May 12 Mar 17 April 17 May 2 June 2 April 7 May 8 May 23 June 23 April 28 May 27 June 13 July 14 May 19 June ]9 July 4*Aug 4 June 9 July 10 July 25 Aug 25 June 30 July 31 Aug 15 Sept 15 July 21 Aug 21 Sept 5 Oct 6 Aug 11 Sept 11 Sept 261 Oct 27 Sept 1 Oct 2 Oct 17, Nov 17 Sept 22 Oct 23 Nov 7,Deo 8 Oct 13 Nov 13