Mail Notices.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 263, 22 December 1903, Page 4

Mail Notices.

Marls will close at the Chief Post Office, Devon Street, as follows For Wellington and South, daily, per Express, at 6.30 a.m. Late fee (mail van) at 7.25 a.ni, TUESDAY, Dec. 22.

For Auckland and North, per Rotoiti, at 7 p.m.

Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per s.s. Rimutaka from Wellington, at 5 p.m., due L/ondon Feb. 4. WEDNESDAY, f)ec. 23.

For Auckland and North, per Ra•awa, at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, Dec. 24.

For Auckland and North, per Takapuna, at 7 p.m. For Australian States, etc., at 6.30 a.m., 'due Sydney, Dec. 30. For Niue and Penhryn Islands, at 7p -m. For Samoa, Honolulu, Jaipan.PlriK lipine Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, CenI tral and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, at 7 p.m. For money orders at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. Due London Jan. 23. SATURDAY, Dec. 26. For Auckland and North, per Takapuna, at 8 a.m. For Australian States, etc., at 8 a.m., due Sydney Jan. 1. For Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlement, United Kingdom, amd Continent of Europe, via Suez (for specially addressed correspondence only) at 8 a.m., 'due London Feb. 7.

Mails ~ for Fiji, Honolulu, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, West Indies, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Vancouver, per Moura from Auckland (specially addressed correspondence only) close at Auckland Dec. 30, 11 a.m., due London Feb. 3. Mails for So,llth Africa per Waikare from Sydney, due Durban about Feb. 2, close at Wellington Jan. 2., Note.—The pufblic are ftguin reminded tlrnt Ohristmas Cards should be posted in covers entirely open at one end or both ends in open envelopes, with the flap turned inside. If the covers are not sufficiently open, the articles, if addressed to places within New Zealand; are taxed the d«ficiency at letter rates of postage, and forwarded to destination ; but if addressed to places beyond the colony they are detained and sect to the Dead Letter Ofllce, Wellington, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. Mail arrangements for Christmas and New Year Holidays : Friday, Ppc. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1, being postal hplitiays, all mails usually despatched on those days will close on Thui-sday, 24th, and Thursday, 31st, at 8 p.m. A delivery will also be made over the public counter each Thursday evening from 7. 'to 8 o'clock. Sunday hours will be observed for tjhe private box lobby on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1-

On Saturday (Bpxipg Day) the office will be open in gJI Jwfinchps except the money order ami savings bank from 9 a,m, to 10 a.m. The usual despatch of mails will be made up to 8 a.m. and one complete delivery will be ' ma<ie by the letterter carriers at 8 a.m. Private box lobby open as usual. The railway travelling post office will run as usual an pbrigttnas and New Year's flay, TELEGRAPH ARRANGEMENTS

On Christmas Day, Sunday hours will be observed, viz., 9.30 a.m. to JO a.m. and 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Hexing Pgy—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight,.

New Year's Day—9 a.m. to 4. p.m. BJ!<} 7 P-m. to miictoight. Telephone Exphangu open on Christmas Day from 9 a.m, to 10 a.m. Boxing Day and New Year's Day, open as usual.