MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 14, 18 January 1901, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

Mails will close at the Chief Post OlEce Devon-streot, as follow For Australia and Tasmania, at 6 a.m. For Wellington and South, per Mapourika, at 8.50 i.m. For Auckland, per Rotoiti,at 7 p.m. For Australia, Tasmania, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, eto., at 7 p.m. Saturday, 19th January. For Auckland, at 7 p m. Parcel mail for United States of America at 9 p.m. For Samoa, Honolulu, Japan, United States oI America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, United Kingdom and Continent of Eurtpe, via San Ffaneisoo, at at 7 p.®. For money orders at 2 p.m., and registered letters at 6 p.n. Mail due in London February 18th. For Fiji, via Sydney, at 7 p.m. For Norfolk Island, at 7 p.m. For Australia and Tasmania at 7 p.m.

Note.—Late letters for despatch via San Francisco will be received at this affice, without payment of late fee op to 8 p.m. on day of closing mail. Sierra now leaves Auckland on 21st January, instead of 19th. Time-table : date. PENNY POSTAGE. Fbom Ist January, 1901, the postage on letters and letter cards for delivery within the colony, or for United Kingdom, Canada, India, Cape Colony, and practically all other placet In British Empire, except Australia, will be for each half our.oe or fraction thereof one penny. Foreign countries rate will remain at- 2jd as at present, and for Australia tnfl. until further advised. Postage for United Kingdom will, from be as follows: —For parcels not XHtee pounds, la; not over seven pounds X over eleven pounds, 3s. AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE. Thj Postage on letters to Australia will remain. twopasce (2d). Letters to Australia prepaid one penny will be surcharged.

EXPRESS DELIVERY AND SPECIAL MESSENGER SERVICE. HXPBIS3 delivery and special messenger iervices will be established at New Plymouth Boat aiid Telegraph Offices as from the Ist Jatiu-vv :—fhe express delivery will oove letters and parcels not exceeding 31b. ] in weight, for which an oxtra fee of 6d has qeen paid. The delivery is to be effected by t»le,Taph messengers. The special mes-! Bengef ktrvice means piaria<; a messenger at the disposal of any Telephone Exchange subscriber on request being made, and a fee of 6d on the first mile, and Sd each additional mile up to two miles, or a time payment being made. OOMMEROIIL PAPERS AND NEWSPAPERS. Awejitios" ia drawn to the fact that rates of postage, except for letters and lettercards, have not been reduced. Commercial papers, newspapers, etc., still reqnire the game postage as before. F. D. HOLDS WORTH, Chief V.-«r,ma»U>r.