MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2954, 18 December 1916, Page 10

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, as under THIS DAY (MONDAY), DECEMBER 13. Waugauui, New . Plymouth, also Manawata, Kangitikei, and Tarauaki districts, per Jlanawatu train (Thorndon Station), 7.30 'a.m. , „ . Wanganui, also Manawatu and liangitikoi districts, per Manawfitu train IThorndon Station), 3.15 p.m.^ "Wairarapa district, per Wmrarapa tram (Lambton Station), 6.50 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawlte's Hay district, per Jtanawatu troin (Thorndon Station), 8.30 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.. Auckland and district, also Isew mouth, Wanganui, and Napier, per llain Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 p.m. Pnlmerston North, Napior, Wanganui, Auckland, and Auckland district, per second liain Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Picton, Havclock, Blenheim, French Pass, and Nelson, also the undermentioned bays, • per s.s. El6ie, at Picton, per Takapuna, 11.50 a.m. Brightlands, Kuhver, Grail Bay, Elaino Bay, Hikockooa., Hoinowood,.' Hopai, Yncyca Bay, Manaroa. Mahau, Jlnori Bay. Nydia Bay, Okoha, Pinohia, Pohuenui. Port Ligar, St. Omer. Tamurc, Te Hawa, The Portage. Te Puru, Tiri Ora, Waihohonu. Wekatehun, Whatahihl N Australian States and South Airica, per Westralia at Auckland (due Sydney December 26), per Main Trunk train, 12.20 p.m. Greymouth, HokitiKa, and Beefton, per Ngakuta, 4 p.m. _ . Nelson, Recfton, and Westport, per Kaitoa. 4.20 p.m. Kaikoura, per Wa-katu, 4.20 p.m. Blenheim, Havelock, and Picton, via Blenheim, per Opawa, 4.20 p.m. Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Recfton, per Itapourika, o p.m. Southern offices of Now* Zealand, also Greymouth, Hokitika, and llecfton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. ! TUESDAY, DECEMBER. 19. Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, and Nelson, also the bays, per s.s. Elsie, at Havelock, per Pateena, 11.50 a.m. Southern offices of. New Zealand, per Riverina 4.20 p.m. "Nelson, French Pass, and Havelock, per Nikau, 4.20 p.m. Southern oflices of New Zealand, per llararoa, €.15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. l'icton, Havelock, Blenheim, and Nelson, also the ■undermentioned bays, per oil launoli at Picton, per Takapuna, 11.50 a.m. Grail Bay, Homewood, Brightlands, Hopai, Mahau, Manaroa, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Pinohia, St- Omer, Tamure, To Rawa, Tira Ora, Portage, Whatanihi, l'ncyca. JJelson, Reefton, and Westport, per Kaiton., 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Groymouth, Hokitika, and Recfton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. • '. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. Parcel mail lor Aubtraliau States ana tho East, per RiTerina; 2.30 p.m. Australian Statos, Pago Pago, onfl Samoa (duo {Sydney December 25), per liiverina, 3.30 p.m. Ceylon, India, China. Japan, Straits Sot tlemcnts, Egypt, South Africa, also Continent of Eui-opo and United Kingdom, via Suez*(due London January 31), per Rivcrina, 3.30 p.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed. REMINDERS. Letter mails for Expeditionary Forccs will close on Saturday. December 23,' at 8 p.m. The noxt best dispatch for correspondence addressed to United Kingdom and Continent of Europe will bo via Vancouver, closing at Wellington, per Main Trunk train, on Saturday, December 23, at 8 p.m. . , Mails for Australian States and South Africa close at- Auckland, per Wcstralia, on Tuesday, December 19, at 1.45 p.m. As correspondence for all neutral countries is subject to censorship it is urged in order to avoid delays that, suoh correspondence be posted in ample time for the mail, tho day previous to Its dispatch *11 possible. ' Parcels for dispatch by steamers and trains, -with the exception of the usual ferry steamers for southern offices, close at. the Chief Post Office, Wellington, one hour before the advertised times of closing of mails. On Saturday, December 23, the lettercarriers will make a full afternoon delivery in the City and suburbs for which correspondence must' be posted at the Chief Post Office by 1.40 p.m; Correspondence addressed to streets in the City and suburbs will be delivered from the lettercarriers' department (entrance upstairs from Featherston Street at the Chief Post Office) from 8 to 9 p.m., also the public delivery counter will be open for delivery of correspondence addressed to the Chief Post Office from Bto 9 p.m. The parcel delivery counter will he opend from 8 to 9 p.m. The mail for America and United Kingdom, via Vancouver, will close at 8 " Ori Monday, December <!5 (Christmas Day), the Postal Department will he closed in all its branches. Mails for dispatch by steamers sailing, on Christmas Day will close at 8 p.m. on the previous Saturday; also the mail for America and United Kingdom, via Vancouver, will close at 8 p.m. on Saturday. The only dispatches of mails by trains on Christmas Day will close qslfollows:— For Wairarapa, > Hawke's Bay, Manawatu., Rangitikei, Wangariui, and l'aranaki districts at 5.45 a.m., for Aucklond and Auckland district at 8 a.m. Tho City and suburbs receivers will not bo cleared during the day, but the midnight clearances will be made as usual. On Tuesday. December 26 (Boxing Day), the Chief Post Office will be open in all its branches (except Money-order and Savingß Bank) from 9to 10 a.m. Mails for dispatch by steamers will close at 8 a.m. and the only dispatch of mails by trains will close as-,, follows For Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay,' Manawatu, Rangitikei, Wanganui, and Taranaki districts at 545 . a.m.. for Auckland and Auckland district at 8 a.m. There will be one delivery by letter-cariers in the City and suburbs for which correspondence must be posted at tho Chief Post Office by 7 a.m The street receivers mil not be cleared during the day; midnight clearances will be made as ueual. DRTDEN, Chlof Postmaster. chi'-f I'OPt. Office. Wellington, December 18, 1916.