MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2848, 12 August 1916, Page 12

MAIL NOTICES

Subjeot to necessary alterations, mails will closo at the Chief PoEt Office, as undor:—

THIS DAY (SATURDAY), AUGUST 12. : Wanganui, Now Plymouth, also Manawatu, Kangitikei, and Tar ana ki districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 7.30 a.m.

. Wanganui', also Manawatu and Bangitik'ei districts, per Hanawatu train '(Thorndon < Station), 3.15 p.m.

Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train (Dambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 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 Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier, por Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m.

Palmerston North, Napier, Wanganui. Auckland, and Auckland district, per second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 8 p.m. (except Saturdays).

Wcstport and Keefton, per Kaiapoi, 11 a.m.

JTangaia Island, per John Williams, at Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m. Nelson. French Pass, and Havelock, per Nikau, 1.20 p.m. Australian States and Sonth Africa (duo Melbourne August 17), per Paloona, 3.30 p.m. (Parcel mails, close at 2.30 p.m.)

Blenheim, Havelock, land Picton, via Blenheim, per Opawa, 6 p.m.

Southorn offices of New Zealand, also Westport, Greymouth. Hokitilra, and Beefton, per Mararoa, 6.15 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13. . Australian States aud South Africa, per Westralia at Auckland (due Sydnoy August 19), per Main Trunk train. 8 j.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 14. "Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, French Pass, and Nelson, also the undermentioned bays (to connect with Elsio at Picton), per Pateena, 11.50 a.m.—Bulwer, Orail El'aine Bay, Hikoekoea, Homewood, Hopai, Ynovoa Bay, Manarpa, Mahau, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Okoha* Pinohia, Pohucnui, Port Ligar, St. Omer, Tamure, Tc Rawa, The Portage, Tc Puru, Tiro, Ora, W-aiho-honu, Wakatahurl, Whatahihi.

Nelson, Retftou, and Westport, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17. Raro tonga.. Tahiti, Penrhyn Islands, United Statos of America, Canada. Central America, West Indies, Moxico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French and Dutch Guiaua, Rio do Janeiro, Monte Video, Bueaos Aires, and Valparaiso, via San Francisco, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (due London September 17), nor Moana, 1 p.m. (Money-orders for Canada and United States of Amcrica must be obtained by 11 a.m.)

Parcel mail for Australian States and tho East, per Rivcripj, 2.30 p.m. Australian States, Pago Pago, and Honolulu (due Sydney Aucrust 21), per Riverina, 3.30 p.m.

Coylon, India, China. Japam. Straits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa, al6o Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Suez (duo London September 27), per Rirorina, 3.30 p.m. (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must bo specially. addressed.) REMINDERS. , Letter-mails for Expeditionary Forcos will close on Wednesday, August 16, at 8 p.m. Newspaper and parcel mails for Expeditionary Forces will eloso on Saturday, August 19, tfrl 8 p.m. Tho uext best dispatch for correspond* enco addressed to United Kingdom and Continent of Europe will be via San Francisco, closing at Wellington, por Moana, on Thursday. August 17, at 1 p.m. Mails for Fiji and Samoa closo at Auckland, per Kauri, this day at 12.45 p.m. Mails for Australian States and South Africa close at Auckland, per Westralia, on Monday, August 14, at 4.15 p.m. As coftespondence for all neutral conntries is subject to censorship, it is urged in order io avoid delays that such correspondence be posted in ample time for tho mail, tho day previous, to its dispatch if possible. - Parcels for dispatch by steamers and trains, with. tho exception of the usual ferry steamers for southern offices, close at the Chief Post Office, Wellington, on® hour before tho advertised times of clo3' ing of mails. Unless otherwise specified, registered letter# and parcels-post packages must bo handed in and money-orders obtained one hour before tho ordinary mail closes. All books and sample-packets and newspapers for places within tho Dominion must be posted half an hour before the ordinary letter mail closes. Late loiters for mails beyond tho Do. minion cannot in future be posted on the steamer, but must bo posted in the lateletter poeting-box at tho Chief Post Office up to the appointed time shown on tho mail notice. Ph© parcol-post mail, per Main Trunk express, closes at the C.P.O. at 11.30 a.m., and for tho south per forry oteamcr at 5.45 p.m. Tho advertised time for closing mails by steamers is liable to alteration (earlier or later) at any moment. As the last clearance of the City receivers is made 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 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tho public are earnestly requested to register all letters containing money or valuables intended to be sent by post. All tho principal mails by train and steamer close at Te Aro and Conrtenay Place Post Offices at tho same hours as at the Chief Post Ofiico, with tho exception that there is no late-feo clearance, and that mails by tho ferry stealers for southern offices close at 5.45 p.m. Mails for Auckland and Auckland district, per second Main Trunk express, close at Courtenay Place at 5.45 p.m. and Te Aro at 8 p.m. A. P. DRYDEN, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, August 12, 1916.