MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2657, 31 December 1915, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to neccssary alterations, nftUs will close at the Chief Post Offlco as under:—

THIS DAY (FIUDAY), DECEMBER- 31. v New Plymouth, also Manti* •watu," Iton&itikei, and Tar<inaki difitrictfl, per Mo.no.watu train (Thorndon SUitiou), 7.30 a.m. . Wanganui, also Manawatu and llangltl* kei districts, per Manavratu train (Thorndon Station), 3.15 p.m. , Wairerapa, district, per "Wairara-pa train (Lambton StationV 6.30 a.m. atid 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 8.20 a.m. and. 3.15 p.m. Auckland and .district, also New Plymonth. Wanganui, and Napier, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m. Palmcrston North, Napior, Wanganui, Auckland, and Auckland district, per second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 6 p.m. (except Saturdays). Picton, Blenheim, and Havelock, per Aro. hunt. 11.20. a.m.

Gisborne, per Kia Or\i, 1.20 p.m. Nelson, Eeefton, and Westport, per Halloa, 4.20 p.m. Picton, Blenheim, Nelson, French Pass, Kcnftori. and West-port, per Pateena, 4.20 p.m. Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, por Eegulus. 4.20 p.m. . Blenheim and Picton, via Blenheim, per Wairau, .4.20 p.m. Southern . offices of New Zealand, per Paloona, 6.15 p.m. Southern offices of New also Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, arid Itceflon, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. Southern .offices of New Zealand; also Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, per Jtararoa, 8 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 3. Picton. Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, also the undermentioned bays (to connect with Elsie and oil launch at Picton), per Arahura, 11.50 а.m. Erightlands, Bulwer, Crail Bay. Elaine Bay, Hikoekoea, Homewood, Hopai, Yncyca Bay, Manaroa, Mahau, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Okoha, Piuohia, Pohuenui, Port Lifar. St. Omer, Tamure, Te Bawa, The Portage, To Puru, Ti'ra Ora, Waihohonu, Wakatahuri. Whatahihi. Napier and Gisborne, per Westralia, 5.20 p.m. Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Tasmania (due Melbourne January 11), per Wimmera, 4.20 p.m. Southern oilices of New Zealand, Greymonth, and Hokitika, also Tasmania (to conuect with Wimmera at Bluff), per Maori, <.15 p.m. 1 . Nelson, French Pass. Eeefton, and Westport, per Pateena, 7.45 p.m. Australian States and South Afrioa, to connect with Eiverina. at Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5. Parcel mail for South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, per Eomucra, 9 a.m. South America, via Monte Video, Teneriffe, United Kingdom, and Continent or ' Europe (duo London February 16), per. tlemuera. 10.30 a.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must bo specially addressed per Eemuera. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. Earotonga, Tahiti, Penrhyn 'Islands, United States of America, Canada. Central America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, via San Francisco; also United Kingdom and Continent, of Europe (due London February 6), per Moana. 1 p.m. (Money-orders for Canada and United States of America must be, obtained by 11 a.m.) ' ' REMINDERS. Mails for Australian States and South Africa, close at Auokland, per Eiverina, on Tuesday, January 4, at 4.15 p.m. The best dispatch for correspondence addressed to the United ■ Kingdom and Continent of Europe will be via San Francisco, closing at Wellington, per Moana, on Thursday, January 6, at 1 p.m. Mails for Australian States close at Bluff, per Wimmera, on Thursday, January 6, at 4 p.m. As correspondence for all neutral countries is subject to censorship it is urged in order to avoid delays that such correspondence be posted in ample time for the mail, the day previous to its dispatch if possible. AH books and sample-packets and newspapers for places within the Dominion must be posted half an hour before tho ordinary letter-mail closes. The parcel-post mail per Main Trunk express closes at the G.P.O. at 11.30 a.m., and for tho south, per ferry steamer, at б.45 p.m. Late letters for mails beyond tho Dominion cannot in future be po6ted on the steamer, but must be posted in the lateletter posting-box at the Chief Post Office up to the appointed time shown on tho mail notice. Parcels for dispatch by steamers and trains with tho exception of the usual ferry steamers for southern offices, closo at the Chief Post Ollice, Wellington, one hour before the advertised time of closing of mails. As the last clearance of the city Teoeivers is made at 5.45 p.m. on Saturdays, all correspondence for tile Sunday night Auckland express must be pooted at the Chief Post Office not later than 8 p.m. on Friday, Deeomber 31, the Carriers' Department (entrance upstairs from Fear therston Street) will be open for the delivery of correspondence addressed to streets in tho city and suburbs from 8 to 9 p.m.; also the public counter for the delivery of correspondence addressed to the Poet Oflice will be open from 8 to 9 p.m. The parcels delivery counter will be open from 8 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, January 1 (Now Year s Dav). tho Postal Department will bo closcd in (ill its branches. Mails for dispatch by steamers will close «t 8 p.m. on the previous evening, and tho only dispatches of correspondence by trains will closo on New Ycar'e Day as follow:—For tlio Wairarapa, Hawko's Bay. Manawatu, Enngitikel. Wangantii, and Tarnnoki districts at 5.45 a.m., and for Auckland and Auckland district at 8 a.m. The city and suburbs receivers will not. he cleared during the dnv, but the midnight clearances will bo made as usual on Sunday, January 2. A. P. DKYDKN. Chief Postmaster. Chief Post oilice, Wellington, December 31, 1915.