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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2491, 9 February 1871, Page 2

PROM DUNEDIN TO EAST TAIERI. IN compliance with a generally expressed wish by the inhabitants of the district, Mrs Steadman’s Coach will leave the Gridiron Hotel, Princes street for East Taieri at 5,15 in the afternoon, instead of 4.30 as heretofore. The change will continue during the summer months. POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS CLOSE— Pot Oamaru, per p.s. Wallace, on Friday10th Feb., at 8.45 a.in. For Northern Provinces of New Zealand, per b.s. Taranaki, on Friday, the 10th Feb., at 1.30 p.m. For registered letters, money orders, and newspapers, one hour previous to the mail. Per s.s. Tararua, on Monday, the 13th inst, as under For India, China, Japan, Penang, Singapore, Ceylon, Aden, Mauritius, the British, French, and Austrian Post-offices at Alexandria, Malta, Gibraltar, Marseilles, and the Travelling P.O. from Marseilles to Lyons, at 11.30 a.m. For Australian Colonies (except Melbourne), at 12.30 p.m. For London via Southampton, via Marseilles, and via Brindisi, Victoria, and Southland, at 1 p.m. For issue of money orders and posting of newspapers and registered letters, at 10 am. Late letters may be posted as under For Australian Colonies, except Melbourne, with a late fee of 3d per letter, till 1 p.m. For London via Brindisi, with a late fee of Is 9d per letter till 1.30 p.m. For London via Marseilles, with a late fee of 9d per letter till 1.30 p.m. For Melbourne, 'with a late fee of 3d per letter till 1.30 p.m. ARCH. BARR, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, Feb. 9.1871. TO CHIEF POSTMASTERS, POSTMASTERS, AND SUB-POSTMASTERS. With reference to Circular No. 57, of 27 th December 1870, Postmasters are informed that, in consequence of the Australian Mails being now conveyed by British packets between Brindisi and Alexandria, a reduction in postage on letters sent via Brinkisi has been effected. The rates of postage to be charged in New Eealand on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will therefore be as follows LETTERS Not exceeding ,|oz, 9d Exceeding ioz, and not exceeding loz, Is 6d And so on, 9d for every additional ioz or fraction of ioz. Newspapers under 4oz each, 4d For every additional 40z., 4d BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding 1 oz, 2d Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 4d Exceeding 2 oz, and not exceeding 4 oz, 7d Exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d And so on, Is 2d for every additional Boz, or fraction of Boz. By order of the Postmaster-General, G. ELIOTT ELIOTT, Secretary. General Post Office, Wellington, Ist Feb. 1871.