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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 454, 10 December 1868, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOSE. For Melbourne and "Australian Colonies, pors.s. Gothenburg, on or about Thursday, the 10th inst, at tide time. For Cobden, Brunnerton, Twelve Mile, Camptown, and Ahaura, every Thursday, at 4.30 p.m. For llutherglen, every Tuesday. For Brighton. St. Kilda, Charleston, and Westport, every Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m. For Hokitika and Paroa, daily. Lettern for sea borne mails will be forwarded if posted within forty minutes after the advertised time for closing the mails, such' letters to bear a late fee of Gd, in addition to the postage, the whole to be affixed iv postage stamps. Money orders must be procured and letters registered one hour previous to the closing of the mail by which it is intended to transmit them. In future, the Post Office will be open to the public, for the transaction of Money Order and Savings Bank business, on ordinary days from 9 o'ckck a.m. to 4 o'clock p.m., and on Saturdays, and on the day previously to the closing of the Mails for the United Kingdom, from 9 o'clock a.m. to 5 o'clock p.m. MAILS ARRIVE. From Hokitika and Parna, daily. From llutherglen, every Wednesday. From Ahaura, Camptown, Twelve Mile, Brunnerton, and Cobden, every Saturday, at 4 p.m. From Brighton, St. Kilda, Charleston, and Westport, ever/ Tuesday. From Christchurch, every Monday and Thursday. J. M'BETH, Postmaster. THE NEW POSTAL RATES. I — TOWN LETTERS Posted at any post-office within the Oolony for delivery at or from such post-office — Not exceeding half an ounce - - J d Exceeding half an ounce, but not exceeding one ounce - - - 2d For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce - - - 2d II — COUNTRY LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the Colony for delivery at or from any other post-office within the same Province — Not exceeding half an ounce - - 2d Exceeding half an ouuee, but not exoeeding one ounce - - -4d For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce - 4d III — INTEII-PROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the Colony for delivery at or from any post-office m any other Province within the Colony Not exceeding half an ounce - - 3d Exceeding half an ounce, but not ex' ceeding one ounce - - - 6d For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Gd f^OPIES of the "Grey River Aegus" can be obtained from Mr G. H. Moss, News Agent, Revell street north, Hokitika.