MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1631, 20 December 1905, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES.

'Sot United States of America, Canada, West ‘ indies, Central America, Weat Coast of South Amerioa, United Kingdom, and * Continent of Europe, via San Franaiaoo (due in London, Jan. 27th); also Samoa, i r<: Hawaiian Islands, Philippine Islands, and Japan. Connooting with b.b. Sierra at ' v Auokland, per Waikare, Wednesday, Eeo. , 27, 7 a.m. Ifor South Africa (due in Capetown about January 27th), per Persic, from Melbourne, connecting with Manuka, Saturi* day, December 23rd, 9 a.m, W. H. BENNER, Chief Postmaster.

Post and Telegraph Chrislmas ana New Year Holidays, 1905-6. Postal Branob.— Mondays, the 25ih December and Ib6 January (Christmas and New Year’s Days), will be observed as close holidays. . , . On Tuesday, the 26ih lost. (Boxing Day), the Post Office will fco open In all branches, excepting Money Order and BaVinga Bank, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Posting boxes will be cleared on the evenings of Saturdays, the 23rd and 30;h instant; the usual clearanoe will also be made on the mornings of the 25th inst. and Ist prox. Mails usually despatched on Mondays will oloss at 7.30 p.m- on ■Saturdays, the 23rd and 30th instant, followed by supplementary mails made up early on the Monday mornings. On the ■26th inat. the usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made ; posting boxes cleared accordingly. A letter-carriers ■delivery will be made on the afternoons of the 23rd and 30th iost. On the 26:h its', one complete delivery by earners will bo made, each carrier stirting on bis walk at 6 a.m. On Saturday evening", the 23rd and 30th lost., a delivery of town letters will be made between 7 and S p.m.,-at tbo Poet Office wicket. telegraph Office.—On Monday (Obritt ■mas Day) Sunday hours will bs tobsorved —viz , 9 30 to 10 a.m,, and 5 to 5 30 pm. Tuesday (Boxing Day) and Monday (New Year's Day) the offioe will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. till midnight. The Telephone Exchange will observe Sunday hours on Christmas Day—viz., 880 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., and 4 to 5 p.m. On Boxing Day and New Yeans Day continuous attendance ai usual from 7 a.m to 11 p.m.