MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2687, 17 December 1909, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

For Auckland, per Mokoia, 9 a.m. For Australia (due in Sydney 24tli December), Tasmania, Caylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands, per Mokoia, 9 a.m. For South Africa (due in Capetown about 22nd January), per s.s. Medic, rfom Melbourne, per Mokoia, 9 a.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19.

For Napier, Wellington, and South, per Tarawera, 4 p.m. For Auckland (via Main Trunk line), per Tarawera, 4 p.m. 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 January 26th), per s.s. Navua, from Auckland (for specially-addressed correspondence only), connecting with s.s Moana ot Fiji, per Tarawera, 4 p.m.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. Post Office.—Saturdays, the 22nd December and Ist January (Christinas Day and New Year’s Day) will be observed as close holidays. On Monday, the 27th inst (for Boxing Day) the office will be open in all branches, except money order and savings tank, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Receivers and posting boxes will be cleared on the evenings of Fridays, the 24th and 31st inst. Mails usually despatched on Saturdays will be closed on the Friday nights, the. 24th and 31st inst., at 7.30 p.m. On the 27th inst. the usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made. Receivers and posting boxes cleared accordingly. A delivery will be made by letter carriers on the afternoons of the 24th and 31st inst. On the 27th inst. one complete delivery ; '-v letter will be made, leaving the office at 7.30 aim. On Friday evenings the 24th and 31st inst., a delivery of town letters will be made between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. over the counter, and at parcels delivery wicket. Telegraph Office.—The following hours will be observed on Saturday (Christmas Day): 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. On Monday (for Boxing Day) .and Saturday (New Year’s Day), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. Telephone Exchange.—Hours as usual —viz., 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Mails for East Coast ports,per Flora will close to-day at 1 p.m., instead of 8.30 a.m.' as at first announced. Mails for the Commonwealth cf Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, ner Ulimaroa, close at Wellington on Friday, 17th inst., at 2.30 p.m. Mails for Norfolk Island, per May Howard, close at Auckland _on Saturday. 18th December, at 3.45 p.m. •Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia only, per Maheno, close at Auckland, Monday, 20th December, at 6.45 p.'lfl. Mails for Fiji. Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (connecting with Vancouver steamer leaving Fiji), per Navua, close at Auckland on Wednesday, 22nd December, at 9.45 aim: (No special address required.); ,

Money orders for places he vend New Zealand close' 1 hour 30 minutes before 1m closing of the ordinary mail. In regard to places within the colony, money orders and registered letters close 1 hour, and parcel post parcels 30 minutes before the ordinary mail. W. H. RENNER, Chief Postmaster