MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2687, 5 February 1916, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will,closest the Chief Post Office, as under":— THIS DAY (SATURDAY), FEBRUARY 5. ■ Wanganui, i New Plymouth, also Manawatu, .Rangitikci, and Taranaki districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 7.30 a.nl. Wanganui, also Manawat/u and Rangitikei districts, per Munaw&tu train (Thorndon Station), 3.15 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train lLambton Station), 6.30 a.m. end 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay ' district, per Hanawatu train (Thorndon Station).; 8.20 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. ' • ' Auckland and district, also New! Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier, per Main 'Trunk train (Thorndon Btation), 12.20 p.m. Paimerstou North, Napier, ' Wanganui, Auckland, and 'Auckland district, per Becond Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station).. 8 p.m. (except Saturday's). Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji (to connect with Taluno at Auckland), per Main Trunk train, \2.20 p.m. .. Nelson, French Pass, and Havelock, per Niluiu, 1.20 p.m. , Nelson, Wcstport, Groymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, per Regulus, 1.20 p.m. Southern offices of JNoit Zealand, aho Greymouith and Hokitika, per Mararoa, 7.45 li.ra. ' Blenheim and Picton, via Blenheim, per Opdwa, 7.45 p.m. , , Australian States, .via Hobar't,- except New South Wales and Queensland, also South Africa (duo Melbourne February 12), per Paloona, 7.45 p.m. Monday, February v. . Australian States and South Africa, to connect with Niagara at Auckland (duo Sydney February 12), per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m. Picton, Blenheim,' Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, also the undermentioned bays, by qil-laiunch from Picton via Torea Neck, por Arahura, U. 50 a.m. (Orail Bay, Homcivood, Hopai, Maliau, Manaroa, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay. Pinohia, St. Omer, Tamurc, To Rawa, Tira Ora, Portage, Whatanihi, Yncyca.) Nelson, lieefton, and Wcstport, .per Ksitoa, 4.20 p.m. Napier'and. Gisborne, per llonowai, 4.20 p.m. ' Southern , officos of New Zealand, aleo Greyinoutli and Hokitika, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. • Sitson, French Pass, Reefton, and Westport, per Pateena, 7.45 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. • Parcel mail for Australian States and the East, per Riverina, 2.30 p.m. Australian States (due Sydney Febcuarj--14), (Expeditionary Forces, Egypt), per Riverina, 3.30 p.m. Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Set Ucments. Egypt, South Africa, also Continent of Europo and United Kingdom, via Suez (due London March 22), por Riverina, 5.30 p.m. Money orders must be obtained ono hour before tho advertised time of i-loving tho mails. (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must bo specially addressed.) Pago Pago, Honolulu, 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 Europo (to connect with Sonoma, at Eydney), due London March 16, per Riverina, 3.30 p.m; Money-orders for Canada and United States of America, must bo obtained by 1.30 pm.

11EMINDBKS., Mails for Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji close at Auckland, per Tallinn, on Monday, February 7, at 8.45 a.m. Mails for Australian States and South Africa close at Auckland, per Niagara, on Monday, February 7, at 10.45 a.m. Mails for Samoa, close at Suva on February 8. at noon. Mails for Tonga and Samoa closc at Suva on February 12, at noon. The next best dispatch for correspondence addressed to l'ago Pago, Honolulu, also United States of America, Canada, Control America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, will lie ' from Wellington on Thursday, February 10. by the Kiverina, and will connect with the Sonoma, which departs from Sydney on February 16. 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. Parcels for dispatch by steamers and trains, with the exception of the usual ffirry steamers for southern offices, close at the Chief Post Oilice, Wellington, one hour beToro the advertised time of closing of mails. Tho narcul-post mail Der Main Trunk exjjress closes #4 U» CJ.Q. ai u.JO e,m, L

for the south per ferry steamer at 5.45 p.m. satc Tetters for mails beyond the Domin—Ti cannot in future be' posted 011 the reamer, but must be posted in the late-1-tter posting-bos at the. Chief Post Oflico lo the appointed time ehown on the HTSi' notice. The advertised time lor closins mails by. steamers are liable to alteration (earner or Tater) at a.tjy moment. . As the last clearance' of tho city receivers is inado at 5.45 p.m. on Saturdays, all correspondence for tho Sunday night Auckland express must be posted. at the Chief Post Office. not later than a p.m. cn Sunday. All; books and sample-packets and hottbpapers for places within the Dominion must be posted half an hour before the orrtinarv lett"r-mail closes. February 5, 1916. A. P. DRYDEN, , . _ „ Chief Postmaster, L . JOhiel Poßt Office, .WelUnetcet