MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2383, 26 December 1908, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26tli. For Auckland, per Wimmera, 9 For Australia (due in Sydney Jan. 2nd), Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands, per Wimmera, 9 a.m. 11 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 30th. For United States of America, Canada, West Indies, Central America, West Coast of South America, via San Francisco (due 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 Vancouyer (due in London 24th February, per Navua, from Auckland (for specially-address-ed correspondence only), connecting with s.s. Moana at Fiji, per Mdkoia, 9 a.m.

Extended Notice. —Mails for Chatham Islands, per Ripple, 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 ordinary mail.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. 25tli and 26th December, 1908, and Ist January, 1909. Postal Branch..—Fridays, the 25th ■December and Ist January (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) will be observed as close holidays. On Saturday, the 26th inst (Boxing Day), the Post Office will be open in all branches excepting the Money Order and Savings 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 insts. Mails usually despatched on Fridays will be closed on Thursday nights, the 24tli and 31st insts, at 7.30 p.m. On Boxing Day. the 26th inst-., the 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 will be made. On Thursday, the 24th and 31st insts, a delivery of town letters (including registered) will be made between 7 and 8 p.m. at the Post Office wicket. Telegraph 'Office—On Friday (Christmas Day) Sunday hours will be observed, viz., 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (New Year’s Day) the 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. On Boxing Day and New Year’s Day attendance as usual from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. W. H. RENNER, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.