MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 30 December 1910, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. Mails will close (subject to alteration) at the Chief Post Office, New Plymouth, as follows: For Wellington and South, also for Auckland! and North, daily, per Mail Train, at 6.15 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 pjm. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31. For Australian States (due Sydney January 6), at 6.16 aan. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREETINGS.

In order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and Ne\yj Year greetings, special printed forms may be obtained at the telegraph office for use on and between the 20th and 24th, and the 27th and 31st December. Such telegrams will be delivered at ttye 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 t'he address and signature do not contain more than eleven words. If, however, thetext 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 26th 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 6.16 a.m. On Tuesday, the 27th 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 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. 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 26t'h 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. J. H. STEVENS. Acting Chief Postmaster,