MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 222, 31 December 1910, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. Mails will close (subject to alteration) at tsh# 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. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31. For Australian States (due Sydney January 6), at 6.15 ajn. MONDAY, JANUARY 2. All mails close at 6.15 a.m. Late let; ters for Auckland and North (bearing extra fee) may be posted in the late letter box at railway station as usual up to arrival of express. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4. For Auckland, and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. For Australian States (due Sydney January 10), at 6.15 a.m. For South Africa, Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom (due London February 11), via Brindisi, at 6.15 a.m. For Auckland and North, per Rosamond, at noon. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. For Australian States (due ' Sydney January 13), at 6.15 a.m. Note.—The next parcel'mail for United Kingdom and Europe closes here on Tuesday, January 10, at 5 p.m. The next outwa'rd 'Frisco mail, via Rarotonga and Tahiti, closes here on Friday, January 13, at 6.15 a.m. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREBCh, . INGS. In order to afford facilities for the transmission hy telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings, special printed forms may ba obtained at the telegraph office for'use on and between the 20th and 21th, and the 27th and 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 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 I be closed at 6.15 a.m. , On Tuesday, the 27th inst. (for Box- 1 ing 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. v 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: 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. antr"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? J. H. STEVENS, Acting Chief Postmaster.