MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2675, 22 January 1916, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Srbject to necessary alterations, maila vrill closo at the Chief Poet Offlco, sa under:— THIS DAY (SATURDAY), JANUARY 22. Wanganui, New Plymouth, also ManaTvatu, Rangitikei, and 'Caranaki districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 7.30 a.m. \Vanganui, also and Bangitikei districts, per Manawatu train (Tliorndon Station), 3.15 p.ta. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train (Lambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station),. B.ZO a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Auckland aud district, also New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m. Palmerston North, Napier, Wanganui, Auckland, and Auckland district, per j sccond Itain Trunk train (Thorndon Sta* tion), 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Plcton, Blenheim, and Havelock, per J Arahura. 11.20 a.m. Blenheim. Picton, and Havelook, pet I Wftiran. 1.20 p.m. ! Nelson, French Pass, end Havelock, per 1 NiUuu, 5 p.m. \ . . i Southern, offices of New Zealand, also Greymouth and Holdtika, per Mararoa, I 7.45 p.m. ! MONDAY, JANUARY 7A. "Plcton, Blenheim, Nelson, "IVcstport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, also the undermentioned bays by oil launch from Picton, via Torea Neck, per Aranura, 11.50 a.m.—Crail Bay, Homowood, Hopai, Mahau, MauaToa, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Pinohia, St. Omex, Tamure, Te.Bawa, Tira Ora, Portage, Whatanihi, Yncyca. , i Uarotonga and Tahiti (to connect with Flora at Auckland), per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m. Fill, Pago Pago, Samoa, Fanning Island, Honolulu, and Japan, United States of America, Canada, Central America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecua* dor, Venezuela, Britisfc. French, and I)utoh Guiana, via Vaucouver, also United Kingdom and Continent of ihirope,.per Makura, from Auckland (due London February 24j, per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m. Moneyorders for Canada and .United States of America must be obtained by 10.20 a.m. •' Napier and Gisborue, per Monowal, 4.20 p.m.

Southern offices of Now Zealand, also Australian States, via' Hobart (dne Melbourne February 4), per Wimmere, 4.20 p.m. (Except for Tasmania, correspondence must be specially addressed.} Southern offices of New Zealand, also flroymouth and Hokitika, per Maori, 6.16 p.m. Nelson, French Pass, Reef ton, and West»#rt, per Pateena-, 7.45 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, Parcel mail for South America, United Kingdom, and Continent- of Europe, por Corinthic,, 9.30 a.m. South America, via Monte Videu, Toneriffe. also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (duo London March 9), per Corinthic, 10.30 a.m. Correspondence fop United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must bo specially addressed por Corinthjl. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. Parcel mail for Australian States and the East, per Moeraki, 2.30 p.m. Australian States (due Sydney, January 31), (Expeditionary force's, Egypt), per Moeraki, 3.30 p.m. Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt, anl Sooth Africa, per Moeraki, 3.30 p.m. (Money-orders must be obtained one hour before. the advertised time of closing tho malls.) REMINDERS. Malls for America and United Kingdom, via Rarotonga,. Tahiti, and San Francisco, will not be dispatched on February 3 as Indicated in the time-table. This trip by the Maitai has been abandoned. Mails for Rarotonga and Tahiti close at Auckland, pc-v Flora, on Tuesday, January 25, at 8.45 a.m. The best dispatch for correspondence aidrcssed to the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe will ba via Vancouver, closing at Wellington, per Main Trunk train, on Monday, January 24, at 12.20 p.m. Mails for Fijj, Samoa, Fanning Island. Honolulu, Japan, United States of America, Canada, Central Amerioa, West Indies, Mexico. States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela,. British, Dutch, and French Guiana, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, clo«d at Auckland; per Makura, on Tuesday, January 25, at 8 a.m. Mails for Australian States cIoSE at Bluff, por Wimmera, on Friday, January 28, at 1.30 p.m. (Correspondence, except for Tasmania, must be specially. addressed.)

As correspondence for all neutral countries is subject to censorship.. it is urged to av<)id delays thai: such'correspondence be posted in ample time for the mail, the day previous to its dispatch if possible. l'arcels lor dispatch by Mcamers and trains - with the exception of the ureal ferrv steamers for southern offices, close at the Chief Post Office, Wellington, one hour before the,advertised time of .clpelng of .mails.

Tho parcel-post mail per Main Trnnlt express closed at the C.P.O. 'at' 11.30' a.m.: and for the 60uth, nor .foray steamer, at 5.45 p.m. Late letters for mails beyond the Dominion cannot in future be posted on; tho steamers, but must be posted in the late-' letter posting-box at the Chief Post Office U|> tu the appointed timo shown on the mail notice.

' Til ft advertised timo for closing mails by steamers is liable to alteration (earlier or later) at any moment.

As the last clearance of the city receivers is mado at 5.45 p.m. on Saturdays, ail correspondence for tho Sunday night Auckland express, must bo posted at .the Chief Post Office not latar than 8 p.m. cn Sunday. The public are earnestly requested to register all letters containing money or valuables intended to be sent by post. 9 ,A. P. DKYDEN, Chief Postmaster. Chief Po6t Office. Wellington, January 22, 1918.