MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2381, 23 December 1908, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 23rd For Auckland, per Monowai, 8.30 a.m. For Napier, Wellington and South, per Manuka, 7.30 a.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26th. For Auckland, per Wimmera, 9 a. m.

For Australia (due in Sydney Jan. 2nd), Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, japan, and Philippine Islands, per Wimmera, 9 a.m. SUNDAY,, DECEMBER 27th. For Napier, Wellington and South, per Monowai, 4 p.m. For Auckland via New Plymouth, per Monowai, 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 th. For United States of America, Canada, West Indies, Central America, West Coast of South America, via San Francisco (duo in London February 7th), also Samoa, Hawaiian Islands and Japan, connecting with s.s. Manapouri at Wellington, per Victoria, 4 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16tli.

For Vancouver and other parts of Canada, and United States of America, Hawaiian Islands, and Japan, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Vancouver (due in London 24th February,, per Navua, from Auckland (for specially-address-ed correspondence only), connecting with s.s. Moana at Fiji, per Mo'koia, a,m ; • _ - '■* ' Mails Hor Napier, Wellington, and South, per ‘Manuka, 7.30 a.m. to-day ‘(Wednesday). For Auckland, per Waikare, 9.30 a.m. to-day (Wednesday). Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe via Monte Video mild Teneriffe, per Ivaipara, closo-nt Wellington, Wednesday 23rd instant, at 5 p.m. .Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements; a:so South Africa, Continent of Europe, '•Land United Kingdom, per .Marama, “close on Thursday 24th inst, at 7 p.m The Wellington-N a plies dispatch of November 13th arrived at London on tSundav morning last. . Extended Notice.—Mails for Chatham -Islands, per Hippie, close at Lyttelton on Saturday January 2nd, at 8 p.m.

Money orders and registered letters close one hour, and parcel post parcels 30 minutes, before the oidmary mail.

, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLiDAYS.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

25tli and 26th December, 1908, and L Ist January, 1909. r~ Postal Branch.—Fridays, the 25th December and Ist January (Christmas Dav and New Year’s Day) Avill be observed as close holidays. On Saturdav, the 26tli inst (Boxing Day), the Post Office will be open m, all branches excepting the Money Order end Sawings Bank, from 9 a.m. to 10 ** a.m. Receivers and posting boxes will be cleared on the evenings of Thursdays, the 24th and 31st mats. Mails usually despatched on Fridays will be closed on Thursday nights, the 24th and 31st insts, at 7.30 p.m. On Boxing Day, “the 26tli inst-., ■fcho usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made, receivers and posting boxes cleared accordingly. - On- the 26th inst. a complete delivery by letter carrier Avill be made. On Thursday, the 24th and 31st insts, a delivery of toAvn letters (including regisred) will be made betAveen 7 and 8 p.m. at the Post Office wicket. Telegraph Office —On Friday(Chnstmas Day) Sunday hours will be observed, viz., 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and sto S.'SO p.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (NeAv Year’s Day) tlio office Will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m .to 10 p.m.. Telephone Exchange.—Special hours will be observed on Christmas Day, viz., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. only. Oil Boxing Day and Now Y T ear’s Day attendance as usual from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. W. H. RENNER, Chief Postmaster, * Gisborne.