MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 219, 24 December 1910, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. For Australian States, (due Sydney December 30), at 6.15 a.m. For Wellington and South; per Rosamond, at 11 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26. . All mails close at 6.15 a.m. Late letters for Auckland and North (bearing extra fee) may be posted in the late box at railway station as usual Up to arrival of express. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. Mails close as usual up to 8 a.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom closes at 10 a.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28. Mail for United Kingdom and Europe, via Monte Vdieo, per Tainui, due London February 3 (specially addressed correspondence only), at 6.15 a.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29. For Australian States, South Africa, Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom (due London February 3), at 6.15 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30. For Auckland and North, per Raravva, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31. For Australian States (due Sydney January fi), at 6.15 a.m. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREETINGS.

In order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings, special printed forms may ba obtained at the telegraph office for use on and between the 20tih and 34th, and the 27th atid 31st December. Such .telegrams will be delivered at the principal telegraph offices on cards bearing views of New Zealand scenery, etc. At other offices the telegrams will be written on ordinary forms. A uniform charge of sixpence for each such telegram will be made, provided the address and signature do not contain more than eleven words. If, however, the text as printed is 'varied'*'in any way, or other words added thereto, the telegram will be treated as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POSTAL BRANCH. On Monday, the 2fitfa inst. (for Christmas Day) and on Monday, the 2nd prox. (for New Year's Day), the Post Office observes a close holiday, and all mails usually despatched on those, days will be closed at 0.15 a.m. On Tuesday, the '27 th inst. (for Boxing Day), the Post Office will open in all branches, except Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m. The usual despatch of mails} on this day will be made up to 8 a.m. The travelling post office will run as usual. Sunday hours (9.30 a.m.' till 9 p.m.) will be observed in the private box lobby on 26th inst. and 2nd prox. Ordinary hours on 27th inst. On Saturday, 24th and 31st inst. a delivery of town letters will be made over the P.O. counter from 8 p.m. till 9 p.m. TELEGRAPH BRANCH. 1

On Monday, the 26th inst. (for Christmas Day) the hours of attendance will be from 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Tuesday, 27th inst. (for Boxing Day), and Monday, 2nd prox. (for New Year's Day) the hours of attendance will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p,m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. On Monday, the 26th inst, (for Christmas Day), the hours of attendance will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. On the other holidays the Exchange will be open as usual. On and after Monday, 26th inst., the Vogeltown Post Office receiving box will be cleared daily at 4.30 a.m., in addition to the present clearance. Correspondence posted in time for the early clearance will reach the Chief Post Office in time for the outward mails per morning express. The receiving box at corner Dawson and Bui tee! street will in future be cleared at 4.80 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. J.'H. STEVENS, ,'Acting (fliief Postmaster.