MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2958, 22 December 1916, Page 10

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, as under:— THIS DAY (FRIDAY), DECEMBER 22. Wanganui. New Plymouth, also Manawatu, Rangitikci, and Taranaki districts per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station)! 7.30 a.m. ' Wanganui, also Manawatu and Bangitikci districts, per Manawatu- train (Thorndon Station), 3.15 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train (Lambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 ,p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay distriot per Manawatu 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 Station), 12.20 p.m. \ Palmerston North, Napier, Wanganud, Auckland, and Auokland 'district, per second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station),' 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, French Pass, and Nelson, per Taktvpuna, 11.50 a.m. Nelson, Reefton, and Westport, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. • ' Blenheim, Havelock, and' Picton, via Blenheim, per Opawa, 5 p.m: Southern offices of New Zealand, also Westport, Groymouth, Hokitika, and Reefton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m." - ~-.■■ . SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. Picton, Havelock, and. Blenheim, via Picton, pet Pateena, 11.20 a.m. , ■ Nelson. Brcnch Pass, and Havelock, perJ Nikau, 1.20 p.m. ' Picton, BJavclock, Blenheim, and Nelson', per Mapourika, 4.20 p.m. - Auckland, per special-Main. Trunk train, 6 p.m. . > ' . Southern offices of New Zealand, also Westport; Greymouth, . Hokitika, dnd Reefton. per Mararoa, 6.15 p.m.' Nelson, per Pateena, 7.45' p.,m. ■ Southern offices of New Zealand, per Monowai, J. 45 p.m. . . ■. Fiji, Samoa, Pago Pago. Honolulu, Fanning Island, and Japan, United Statta of America, Canada, Central America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French,- and Dutch Guiana, Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Aires, and-Valparaiso, via Vancouver, also United Kingdom 'and Continent of Europe, per 'Makura at Auckland (duo London January .25),. per Main' Trunk train. 8 p.m. (Mbney-OTderß for Canada and United States'of America must be obtained :by noon.) WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27.' Havclook, Hikoekoea, Wakatahuri, Bulwer, Pohuenui, -Waihohonu,. Elaine Bay, Homewood* Brightlands, Manaroa, Tiraora, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, Te Puru, Okoha, To Rawa, Port Ligor, per Blenheim. 6 p.m. ■ , ■ THURSDAY,-DECEMBER 28. Paroel mail for Australian States and the Bast,- per Manuka, 2.30 p.m. Australian States (due Sydney January 1), per Manuka, 3.30 p.m. .-'■•, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits' Settlements, Egypt, and South Africa, per Manuka, 3.30 p.m. REMINDERS.. Letter mails for Expeditionary Forces will close on Saturday. December 2J, at 8 p.m. Newspaper and parcel mails for Expeditionary Forces will close on Tuesday, January 2, at noon. , The next best dispatch lor correspondence addressed to United Kingdom and Continent of' Europe will be via Vancouver, closing at Wellington, per Main Trunk train, on Saturday, December 23, at 8 p.m.; Mails for Fiji; Samoa, Pago Pago, Fanning Island, Honolulu, and Japan, United States of ' America, Canada, Central America, West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British; French, and. Dutch Guiana, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Monte Video, Yalpara-'' iso, also United Kingdom- and Continent of Europe, close at Auckland, per Makura, on Tuesday, December 26, at 8 a.m On Saturday, December 23, the lettercarriers will- make a full afternoon delivery in! tho 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' l department (onta-ance upstairs from Featherston Street at tho Ohief Post Office) from 8 to 9 p.m., also the publio delivery counter will be open for'delivery of correspondence addressed to the Chief Post Office from Bto 9 p.m. Tho parcel delivery counter will be opened from 8 to 9 p.m. The mail for America and United Kingdom, via Vancouver, will close at 8 p.m.

On Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day), the Postal Department will he closed in all its branches. Malls 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 6at> urday. The only dispatches of mails by trains on Christmas Day will close as follows:—For Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay! Manawatui Rangitilrei, Wanganui, and Tarnnaki districts at 5.45 a.m., for Auckland and Auckland district at B a.m. The •City and suburbs receivers will not bo cleared during the day, but the midnight clearances will bo made as usual. On Tuesday, December 26 (Boxing Day), the Chief Post Offloe will be open in all its branches (except Money-order and Savings 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 Taranoki districts at 5.45 a.m., for Auckland and Auckland district at 8 a.m. There will be one delivery by letter-carriers in the City and suburbs for which correspondence must bo posted at the Chief Post Office by 7 a.m. ■ The street receivers will hot be cleared during the day; midnight clearances will be made as usual. ' A. .P. DEYDEN, Chief Postmaster. Chief Po9t Office, Wellington, December 22, 1916. ,