MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2387, 31 December 1908, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

SATURDAY. JANUARY 2nd. . For Auckland, per Manuka, 9 a.in. For Australia (due in Sydney Jan. 8tli). Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits % Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands, per Manuka, 9 a.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 3rd. For Napier, Wellington, and South, per Monowai, 4 p.m. For Auckland, via New Plymouth, per Monowai, 4 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16th. 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 6.5. Moana at Fiji, per Mo'koia, 9 a.m.

Mails for the Commonwealth of ustralia, Ceylon, India, China, an, Straits Settlements; also . dth Africa, Continent of Europe, ii cl United Kingdom, per Ulimaroa close iat Wellington, Thursday 31st inst. at 1-45 p.m. Mails for the United Kingdom and

Continent of Europe per Waiwera, %}ose at Wellington, Thursday 31st Snst. at 10 a.m. Best dispatch for penny papers for United Kingdom. Extended Notice. —Mails for Chatham Islands, per Ripple, close at Lyttelton oil Saturday January 2nd, at 8 p.m. Mails for Tonga, Samoa, .and Fiji, per Tofu-a, close at Auckland, Tuesday, January 4th, at 6.45 p.m. Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits (Settlements, .also South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, close at Auckland per Manuka, Monday, January 4th, Mails for Rarotonga, Tahiti, Canada, United States of America, also United Kingdom and Continent or Europe, via Frisco, due London about sth February, 1909, per s.s. Mana--pouri close at Wellington, Saturday jgLM, 1909, at 7.45 p.m. Best disfor United Kingdom and Con'hJnent of Europe after s.s. Ulimaroa on 31st- inst. . Mails “for East Coast bays, pel Flora, close at 11 a.m. to-dav (Thursfor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, vm Mo , Video and Teneriffc, per Aotca, close at Wellington, Saturday 2nd, January, at 9 a.m.

Money orders and registered let- -' - -0:»rs close on© hour, and parcel post •J larcels 30 minutes, before the oiciinwrssffcary mail.

CHRIS ™a| L ]SAYS EW YEAR

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

25th and 26th December, 1908, and Ist January 1909. Postal Branch.— Fridays the 2oth December and Ist January (Christmas V Day and New Year s Day) will be * -observed as close holidays.. On Saturday, the 26th inst (Boxing Day), 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 Tnursdavs the 24th and 31st msts. Mails usually despatched on Fridays 31l be closed on Thursday wghte, tie 24th and 31st msts, at 7.30 p.m. On Boxing Day, the 26th Jnst the usual despatch of mails up. to B;a.pn kill be made,, receivers and posting boxes cleared according y. Sk 26th inst. a complete dehvery bvlctHH, ter carrier‘will be made. On lnu ■ day, the 24th and 31st irists, a delivP erv of town letters (including regis- . Sed) Will be made between 7 and 8 t> m at the Post Office wicket. . Telegraph Office —On Fnday(Chnstmas Day) Sunday hours will be observed viz., 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ana sto 5.’30 p-m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (New Year s Day) the office will be open from ? a.m. to 4 Exchange.-Special hours * jivill be observed on Christmas Day, fhtviz 9 a.m. to 10 aim. only. On BoxijgDay and New Year’s Day attendance as usual from 7 a.m. to 11 P- m -«* T vV. H. RENNER, Chief Postmaster, j , . Gisborne.