MAIL NOTICES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 December 1909, Page 7

MAIL NOTICES.

Subject to necessary ' alterations, | mailii will- closo at the Chief.. Post -'Office, as under:—:- :' -.. . THIS DAY/. , Wanganui and New . Plymouth, per Manawatu train, Thorndon Station, 8 a.m. Napior, per Manawatu .train, Thorndon Station.v9.6o a.m. Auckland, per Main Trunk train, Thorndon Station, 11.15 a.m'. Auckland, per Main Trunk train, Thorndon Station, 8 p.m.-,' Blenheim, per Opawa, 7.45 p.m. I'icton, Blenheim, and Nelson, also Havelock aud Bays, to connect with s.s.' Elsie at Picton, per Patocna, 11.50 a.m. ■ Nelson, Wcstport, Greymouth; and:Hoki- . tika, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. ■'Nelson, per Nikau, 4.20 p.m. ,-'■'■ Parcels for United Kingdom,,'per Athe- - nic, 5 p.m. ■; ■. Southern offlces of Now Zealand, per Maori, ,6 ,p.m. •■■■ Southern otßces of New Zealand, also Australian States (duo Melbourne January M.per \3limaroa, 4.20-p.m. ..... THUKSDAYi.DEOEMBEE'3O.' ',;".;■' Southern: of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m.,.-'. . Picton, Blenheim, and Nelson, per Takapuna, 11.50 a.m. Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m.' Napier, : Gisborne. and Auckland, also Australian States (due Sydney January 7, tranships to Maheno at' Auckland, per-Mo--Koia, 4.20: p.m. ;■■ •, .... United Kingdom and ..'• Continent of Europe, via Monte Video, Eio do Janeiro, and Tcncriffe (due London (February 10), per Athonic, 10 turn. -.'.-' ■.. !'. ■ FEIDAY.. DEOEMBEE 31. ~.;', Ceylon, , India, China, Straits Settlements, South Africa, and .Continent, of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Brindisi (due London Februarys," 1910). per ilarama, 2.30 p.m.' ■■ ' ~....:. . Australian States (duo Sydney" January 4,. 1910), per -Marama, 3.30' p.m. ■ ' (Moneyordors must Ibo obtained two hours before ordinary, mail closes.): 1.... , ...-'■ .." SATUEDAY, JANUAEY '\*. V . ,', Southern' offices of Now/Zealand and Chatham Islands, per Mararou, 'lAb p.m. > Tho next best dispatch for United King-, dom and Continent of Europe will be via Hrindisi, closing at. Wellington/per Marama; Friday, December 31, at 2.30 p.m. Mails for Chatflam Islands close at Eyttelton, per Eipple, Monday, January 3. at 4 p.m.- .-•' ■ : : ■■•"':'. '■■.:'.'■ The next best dispatch for.Canada and. United States of America will be via San Francisco, closing at ' Wellington,, Dcr Httufoto, Tuesday, .January ,4, at 10 a.m., Oq Now Year's Day,: January l.the Pos-. tal Department will bo closed in all its branches. Mails for steamers Eailine on tho above-named day twill close at 8 p.m. on the previous evening, December 31. Op January 1, New Year's Day, the only dispatches by trains will bo far the rapa district, which will close:at 6.30 a.m.;. and for ' Manawatu. Wanganui, Tarajiakl; ilawke'a Bay, and Auckland' districts- at 8 a,m. Thoro will bo no day-clearances of the city, and suburban receivers on New Year's Day, but the night clearances will be mado as usual.■• Thero, will be. no deliveries by letter-carriers on New Year's, Day, 'but on the previous evening, December 31, there will be a delivery: over the. counter at the 'Chief • Post OBico between. 8.30 and 9.30 p.m. .only for'correspondence addressed to the Post Office: ■ and at the Drill Shed between 8.30 and .MO-.p.m.. forcorrespondence which is delivered by lettercarriers. On December 31, New Years Evo mails.are not expected to arrive from outside the-Dominion. . ~/- -. : .'-. : .Unless v. otherwise specified. registered letters arid parcels-post packages must be handed in and money-orders obtained one hour before the'ordinary mail closes. ' All books and sample-packets and news : papers for places within tho Dominion must bo posted half an hour before-, the ordinary, letter-mail closes. •' . ■ Money-orders for abroad must be obtained two hours before the advertised time of closing mails, with tho exception of thoeo dispatched overland- via Auckland, vihen tho latest time for obtaining money orders is 9.15 a.m. :■"-.-• E. B. MOEEIS, "■■••; Acthig-Chief-Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington. December:29,-19u9.. .-". ~■ . . .