MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2385, 29 December 1908, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30th. For Auckland, per a.m. For Napier, Wellington, and South, per Victoria, 4 p.m. For Auckland, via New Plymouth, per Victoria, 4 p.m. For Australia (due in Sydney Jam. sth). Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits' Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands;,' also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Suez (due in London sth February) connecting with .P. and 0. Line at Wellington, per Victoria, 4 p.m. For United States of America, Canada, West Indies, Central America, West* Coast of South America, via San Francisco (due in London February iHh), also Samoa, HaAvaiian Islands and Japan, connecting with s.s. Manapouri at Wellington, per Victo-' ria, 4 p.m. For'South Africa (due in Capetown about 30th January), per Salamic, from Melbourne, per Victoria, 4 p.m. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2nd. For Auckland, per Manuka, 9 a.m. For Australia (due in Sydney Jan. Stli), Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands, per Manuka, 9 a.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 3rd. A, For. Napier, Wellington, and South, * per Monowai, 4 p.m. For Auckland, \!a Noav Plymouth, per Monowai, 4 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16th. For Vancouver and other parts of Canada, and United States of America, Hawaiian Islands, and Japan, also Continent of Europe" and United Kingdom, .via Vancouver (due in London -24th February, per Navua, from Auckland (for specially-address-ed correspondence only), connecting Avith s.s. Moana at Fiji, per Mokoia, 9 a.m. , -0 Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, Japan, Straits Settlements also. South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United .Kingdom, also Fiji, per Wimmera, close at Auckland on Monday, Dec. 28th, at 4.15 p.m. Extended Notice. —-Mails for Chatham Islands, per Ripple, close at Lyttelton on Saturday January 2nd, at 8 p.m. Mails for Tonga. Samoa, and Fiji, per Tofua, close at Auckland, Tuesday, January 4th, a't 6.45 p.m. t Mails for the Commonwealth of i Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Ja- " pan, Straits (Settlements, also South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, close at Auckland per Manuka, Monday-, January 4th, Mails - .for the Commonu-ealth of , Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements; also ‘ South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, • per Ulimaroa ■close at Wellington, Thursday 31st inst. at 1.45 p.m. Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe per IV aiwera, close at. Wellington, Thursday 31st inst. at 10 a.m. Best dispatch for penny papers for United Kingdom. c Extended Notice.—-Mails for Gominoirwealth of Australia only, via Melbourne, per Ennerdale, close at Greymputh, Tuesday’, 29th inst., 7 p.m. _ , , i . r , ■Mails for Raratonga, Tahiti, Canada, United States of America, .also United Kingdom and Continent oi Europe, via Frisco, due London about stli February, 1909, per s.s. Mananouri close at V ellmgton, Saturday 2nd, 1909, at 7.45 p.m. Best dispatch for United Kingdom and GonW tine-nt of Europe after s.s., Ulimaroa oil 31st inst.

Money orders and registered letters close one hour, and parcel post parcels 30 minutes, before the ordinary mail.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. 25th and 26th December, 1908, and Ist January, 1909. Postal Branch.—Fridays, the 2oth December and Ist January (Christmas Day and New Yoar’s Day) will he observed as close holidays. urday, the 26th inst (Boxing Day), the Post Office will be open in all branches excepting the Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 a.m. to 1U a.m. Receivers -and posting boxes will be cleared on -the evenings of Thursdays, the 24th and 31st mats.. Mails usually despatched on Fridays will be closed on Thursday lugfits, the 24th and 31st insts, at 7.30 p.m. On Boxing Day, the 26th inst., tliej usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made, receivers and posting boxes cleared accordingly. On the 26th inst. a complete delivery by letter carrier will be made. On Thursday, the 24th and 31st insts, a delivery of town letters (including registered) will be made between 7 and 8 p.m. at the Post Office wicket. Telegraph Office^—On Eriday(Christmas Day) Sunday hours will be observed, viz., 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and sto 5.30 p.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (New Year’s Day) the office will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m .to 10 p.m. Telephone Exchange.—Special hours will be observed on Christmas Day, viz., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. only. On Boxing Day and New Year’s Day attendance as usual from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. W. H. RENNER, - .. - Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.