THE MAILS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 277, 31 December 1909, Page 6

THE MAILS.

DECEMBER 31. | For AucKiauu auu .>*», per iuiiuwi, at 1 p.m. jiOADAi, JANUARY 3. For AUcKiauu ami .sunn, pu iianiivu, ( at / p.m. 1 J. or united States of America, uauI ada, West Indies, united Ji.iugu.ow ana Comment oi Jiuiope, via bail Fraueiscu Uiue Luuuun February <), aiso »auioa, iiawaaiau isianu, rniiiipme laiauuo uj japan, at u.io a.m. I ujiUNJiMJAX, JANUAKI o. For Auckland and .will, per itarawa,

it / p.ni. xiiUKSDAI, JANUARY (f. For Au»uwiau states (.due Sydney llili January), also Continent ol Europe ami biutcd Kiuguoni Idue umdou I'euruary 13), at ti.lJ a.ui. For AiifKiuuu aim aumi, per Koluku, hi 11 a.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7. For Auckland and jNordi, per llaniWa, at 7 p.m. oAi-URUAY, JANUARY 8. For \\ cllington and south, per Kotuku, at 11 a.m.

All mails usually despatched on Saturday, January Ist, wul close at b.Bo p.m. on Friday, December 31st. Next mail lor United otaies and Canada (via Ban Francisco) ciuocs here oil Monday, January liiu, lulu, ai d.lo a.m. (due London itli February). On and after tne Ist January next the mail for all ollices between New Plymouth and Upunake will close daily at 1.45 p.m., and arrive from Upunake at 11.20 a.m. daily. POST AND TELEGRAPH HOLIDAYS. New Year's Day being a Post and | Telegraph holiday, the following hours will bo observed: POSTAL BRANCH. Saturday, 25th December, and Ist January (Christmas and .New Year's Day.) will be observed as close holidays. All receivers will be cleared at 8 o'clock on Friday evenings, 24th and I 31st December.

All mails usually made up on Saturday will be closed at 8.30 p.m. on Fridays', 24th and 31st December. A special delivery of correspondence will be made over the public counter on the evenings of Fridays, 24th and 31st December, between the hours of V p.m. and 10 p.m. Private box lobby will be open from 0.30 a.m. to 0 p.m. on the 25tn December and let January, and open as usual on the 27th December. The' Railway Travelling Post Office will run as usual on all the holidays. TELEGRAPH BRANCH. I The Telegraph Office wul be open] from 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m, to 5.30 pan. on Christmas Day; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight on Boxing Day; and on New Year's Day the hours will be 9 a.m. to i p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. The Telephone Exchange will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Day, and open as usual on Boxing Day and New Year's Day. W. J. OHANEY, Chief Fotttmuter