INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1907-1908. [SERVICES PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS PAYMENT FOR WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SALARY, AND BY THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, AND SEA SERVICES, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, F-03

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INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1907-1908. [SERVICES PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS PAYMENT FOR WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SALARY, AND BY THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, AND SEA SERVICES, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.]

Presented to both Houses t>f the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Post and Telegraph Department, General Post Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1907. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement within the colony as on the Ist April, 1907. By order. J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

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° £ A * " H 0Q Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Co* rRACT. 1 2 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit Auckland (conveyance of letter-carriers, messengers, and mails) Auckland Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Auckland (clearing receivers within a radius of three miles and a half of Chief Post-office) Auckland (delivery of letter-carriers' extra bags, also parcels delivery) Auckland (landing service) Avondale, Titirangi, Brooklynn, and Huia Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central Birkenhead and Birkdale (wayside delivery) Birkenhead, Freeman's, Albany, and Dairy Flat Cabbage Bay and Port Charles Cambridge and Karapiro Weekly As required £ s. d. 18 10 0 152 10 0 3 As required 785 10 0 4 Thrice daily 539 0 0 5 Twice daily in city and once in suburbs As required Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly 230 0 0 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 150 0 0 38 0 0 20 16 0 12 0 0 45 0 0 78 0 0 70 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 Carried forward 2,169 6 0

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o o 6 L Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract -continued. £ s. d. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Brought forward Cambridge and Cambridge West Cambridge, Cambridge West, Pukerimu, and Kaipaki Cambridge and Maungatautari Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station.. Clevedon and Maraetai Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay Coromandel and Driving Creek Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay Coromandel Post-office and Wharf Coromandel, Tererenga, and Whangapoua Dargaville, Aoroa, Aratapu, and Te Kopuru Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa, Redvale, Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue Frankton Junction, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Kirikiriroa Hairini and Te Awamutu Hamilton, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan Helensville, Parakai, and Parkhurst Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly As required Weekly Weekly Daily Fortnightly .. As required Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly .. 2,169 6 0 20 0 0 42 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 13 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 65 0 0 35 0 0 19 10 0 156 0 0 27 28 29 30 Daily Twice daily Twice weekly As required 40 0 0 1(X) 0 0 35 0 0 110 0 0 31 32 33 Once daily Daily Thrice weekly 30 0 0 75 0 0 175 0 0 34 Twice weekly Helensville to Parkhurst, and daily Helensville to Parakai Twice weekly Twice weekly As required As required Fortnightly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly 25 0 0 36 36 37 38 39 10 II 42 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga Houhora Landing and Houhora Houhora and Waihopo Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, and Parenga Howick and Whitford Hukerenui and Towai Hukerenui, Towai, Kawakawa, Pakaraka, Ohaewai, Ngawha, and Kaikohe Huntly and Pukemiro Kaeo, Otoroa, and Matauri Bay Kaiaua, Miranda, Maramarua, and Maungatawhiri .. Kaihu and Aranga Kaihu, Mangatu (rural delivery), and Tutamoe Kaipara Flats, Waiwawa, Tauhoa, Wharehine, and Port Albert Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth Kaitaia, Pukepoto, Ahipara, Herekino, and Owhata .. Kaiwaka, Hakaru, and Mangawai Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine Kaukapakapa and Parakakau Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office Kawakawa, Pakaraka, Ohaewai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke Kawhia and Hauturu Kawhia, Te Maika, Kinohaku, and Waiharakeke Kihikihi and Waimanu Mangapai, Moewhare, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie Mangapai Post-office and Wharf Mangonui and Kaeo Mangonui, Oruru, Peria, Fairburn's, and Kaitaia Mangonui and Taipa Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby Marsden Point and Waipu Matakana and Whangaripo Matakohe Landing service .. .. .. Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria Maungatapere, Otuhi, and Waiotama 39 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 52 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 156 0 0 13 II 45 46 17 18 Weekly .. Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 12 0 0 15 0 0 59 0 0 20 0 0 18 10 0 64 14 0 19 50 51 52 53 54 55 Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly 90 0 0 70 0 0 38 0 0 69 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 117 10 0 56 57 58 59 (JO (il 6,2 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly As required .. Weekly .. Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly 6 days a week as required Weekly As required Weekly Weekly 12 10 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 34 0 0 15 0 0 74 0 0 195 0 0 18 0 0 40 0 0 125 0 0 14 0 0 14 19 9 19 16 0 20 16 0 Carried forward 4,852 11 9

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it Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— •ontinued. £ s. d. 70 71 72 73 71 Brought forward Maungaturoto and Waipu Mercer, Churchill, and Glen Murray Morrinsville and Kiwitahi (wayside delivery) Muripara and Te Houhi Ngaruawahia, Te Akatea, and Waingaro Waingaro, Waimai, and Pepepe Ngaruawahia, Te Kowhai, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Harapepe Creamery Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily in summer ; thrice weekly in winter (May-August) Weekly Weekly 4,852 11 9 20 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 19 19 9 i I 100 0 0 75 55 0 0 76 77 Ohaewai, Ngawha, Kaikohe, Punakitere, and Taheke Ohaewai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke Ohaewai, Waimate North, Waipapa, Kaeo, and Whangaroa Ohaewai, Waimate North, Waipapa, and Kerikeri .. Ohaupo and Paterangi Ohaupo and Tuhikaramea Ohinewai and Matahuru Ohura and Tatu Okaihau and Rangiahua Omanaia, Oue, and Whirinaki Omapere, Waiotemarama, and Waimamaku Waimamaku and Wekaweka Onehunga, Mangere Bridge, and Mangere Onewhero and Po t Waikato Onewhero and Wairamarama Ongarue, Matiere, and Ohura Oparau and Kawhia Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru Orakei Road, Tamaki West, and St. Helier's Otahuhu and East Tamaki Pahi and Paparoa Papakura, Ardmore, and Clevedon Papakura, Ardmore, and Clevedon Papakura, Ponga, Hunua, and Paparimu Paparoa and Mareretu Parua Bay and Whangarei Heads Post-office, and Whangarei Heads Landing Piopio and Aria Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau .. Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, and Maungatawhiri Pokeno and Razorback Poroti and Mangakahia Poroti, Titoki, and Parakao Port Albert and Wellsford Port Albert Post-office and Wharf Puhoi and Ahuroa Pukekohe, Patumahoe, Mauku, and Waiuku Pukekohe and Pukekohe East Pukekohe and Puni Putaruru and Mokai Putaruru, Lichfield, and Waotu 47 0 0 49 0 0 78 Weekly 100 0 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly i i 40 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 26 0 0 20 16 0 16 0 0 70 0 0 35 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 99 0 0 38 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 28 0 0 37 0 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 52 0 0 14 10 0 19 10 0 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly As required Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly to Lichfield and weekly to Waotu Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Weekly As required i i 25 0 0 175 0 0 52 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 15 0 0 15 16 0 30 0 0 95 0 0 25 0 0 22 10 0 52 0 0 45 0 0 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea Ramarama and Ararimu South Rangiahua, Umawera, and Mangamuka Rangi Point, Mitimiti, and Whangape Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office Rawene, Motukaraka, and Broadwood Rawene, Omanaia, Waima, and Taheke Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakei, and Taupo.. Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and Whakarewa51 10 0 16 10 0 20 0 0 54 0 0 15 0 0 36 0 0 |28 0 0 125 0 0 35 0 0 rewa Carried forward 7,051 13

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w >z S Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract--continued. £ s. d. 7,051 13 6 150 0 0 Brought forward 23 Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wairakei, and Taupo * 123 124 125 126 127 128 24 Ruapekapeka and Towai 25 Russell and Purerua 26 Tairua and Hikuai 27 Taupiri and Gordonton 28 Taupo and Tokaanu Daily in summer, thrice weekly in winter Twice weekly Weekly Four times weekly Daily Thrice weekly in summer, and twice weekly in winter Thrice weekly Daily Twice daily Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly 19 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 250 0 0 129 130 131 132 133 134 29 Tauwhare, Eureka, and Eureka Railway-station 30 Te Awamutu Post-office, Railway-station, and Pirongia 31 Te Awamutu Railway-station, Post-office, and Kihikihi 32 Te Kapa Landing service 33 Te Kopuru and Redhill 34 Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Ngapainga Road, and Mangaohae 35 Te Kuiti, Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui 36 Te Mata, Raglan, and Hamilton Road 37 Tirau and Tapapa 38 Tokaanu Landing and Post-office 39 Tokatoka Landing service and Rehia 40 Totara North, Saies, and Wharf Saies, Totara North, and Whangaroa 32 0 0 45 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 60 0 0 135 136 137 138 139 140 Weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required As required Twice weekly both ways Thrice weekly one way and occasional boating to and from vessels Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Weekly Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly Weekly 125 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 ) I f 39 0 0 41 Tuakau and Onewhero 42 Tuakau and Pukekawa 43 Waerenga Railway-station and Post-office 44 Waihou Railway-station and Post-office 45 Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti 46 Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement.. 47 Waiwera, between steamer and Post-office 48 Waiwera and Upper Waiwera 49 Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, Leigh, and Pakiri 50 Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point 51 Warkworth, Wayby, and Wellsford 52 Wayby and Hoteo North 53 Wellsford, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Rowsell's, Paparoa, and Matakohe 54 Wellsford, North Albertland, and Te Arai 55 Whakapara and Puhipuhi 56 Whakapirau, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto 57 Whangape and Owhata .. 58 Whangarei, Kiripaka, and Ngunguru 59 Whangarei and Mangapai 30 Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Poroti 31 Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station .. 32 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea ... 33 Whangarei, Waikaraka, and Parua Bay 54 Whangarei and Whareora 55 Whangaroa and Kaeo 56 Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna 57 Whitianga and Kuaotunu 58 Waiharara and Kaimaumau ) 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 31 4 0 16 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 59 10 0 73 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 42 15 6 150 151 152 153 Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly 20 0 0 200 0 0 12 10 0 140 0 0 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Daily Weekly As required .. 30 0 0 16 0 0 35 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 18 10 0 40 0 0 52 0 0 40 0 0 18 0 0 11 0 0 12 10 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 Performed under Arra: 'GEMENT. 10 0 0 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 7 16 0 6 0 0 1 Awanui and Waipapakauri • 2 Awanui Post-office and Wharf 3 Awhitu Wharf and Orua Bay 4 j Big Omaha Post-office and steamer 5 | Birkenhead and Freeman's 6 J Bombay and Paparata As required As required Weekly As required Thrice weekly Weekly Carried forward 9,147 14 0

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14-1 O (72 Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. (1. 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 I 15 I 16 ! 17 j 18 ! 19 20 ! 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ; 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 I 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 I 45 S 46 I 47 48 49 -50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Brought forward .. .. j Cabbage Bay Post-office and Wharf .. .. ' As required Cambridge and Rotoorangi .. .. .. Twice weekly Clevedon and Ness Valley .. .. .. ! Weekly .. ' Coromandel Landing service .. .. As required Glen Murray and Woodleigh .. .. .. j Weekly Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo (rural delivery)! Weekly ■ Hikuai and Puketui .. .. .. .. Weekly Hukerenui Railway-station and Post-office .. As required Hukerenui and Paiaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Hukerenui and Riponui . . .. .. .. Weekly Hukerenui and Tapuhi . . .. .. .. Weekly Kakepuku and Ormsby's Farm . . .. .. Weekly '■ Kaihu, Tutamoe, and Taheke .. .. .. Weekly during six summer months Kamo and Ruatangata East .. .. .. Weekly Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Thrice weekly Kohukohu and Rawene .. .. .. .. Daily Makarau Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Twice weekly Mangawai Post-office and steamer .. As required Mangawai and Tara .. .. .. .. Weekly Mangawai and Te Arai .. .. .. .. Weekly Mangonui and Kohumaru .. .. .. Weekly Matakana and Tawharanui . . .. .. Weekly Matakohe and Ararua .. .. . . . . Weekly Morrinsville and Tahuna .. . . . . Weekly ; Northcote (letter-delivery) .. .. . . Daily Northcote Post-office and steamer .. . . Daily Okoroire Post-office and Railway-station . . . . Twice daily Okupu Landing service .. .. .. As required Opua and Waihaha . . . . .. .. Weekly Otaua and Waiuku .. .. . . .. Twice weekly Pahi and Matakohe .. .. .. As required Pahi Post-office and steamer . . .. As required Parakao and Oruoru .. . . .. . . Weekly Parua Bay and Landing . . Twice weekly Peria and Te Koroa .. . . . . . . Weekly Pouto Post-office and steamer .. . . .. Four times weekly Port Fitzroy Post-office and steamer . . .. Weekly Raurimu and Kaitieke .. .. .. .. Weekly Raurimu and Makatote .. . . .. .. Daily I Rawene and Whakarapa .. .. .. Weekly Riverhead Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly Rowsell's and Maungaturoto .. .. .. Thrice weekly ' Russell and Rawhiti .. . . Weekly Tangowahine and Onetea . . .. . . Weekly Tauhoa and Mangakura .. .. . . . . Twice weekly Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office .. Twice weekly Te Whaiti, Ruatahuna, and Mangapohatu .. .. Weekly Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf .. . . As required .. Towai and Marlow .. .. .. .. Weekly Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) .. As required Wade and Nanahu .. .. .. . . Weekly Waerenga and Okaeria .. . . .. .. Twice weekly Waerenga and Taniwha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Kaimaumau Landing service . . . . .. Weekly Waikumete and Karekare .. .. .. Twice weekly Waikumete and Oratia .. .. .. .. Daily Waimauku and Waikoukou .. .. .. Twice weekly Waingaro and Ruakiwi .. • .. .. .. Weekly Waiotemarama and Kawerua ... . . .. Weekly Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. .. . . Twice weekly Waiuku and Ruakohua .. .. .. .. Twice weekly, 5s. a week, 9,147 14 0 12 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 18 0 7 10 0 9 0 0 9 9 0 10 0 0 * 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 say 13 0 0 Carried forward 9,751 3 0 * £6, paid by Justice Department.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

z * Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. 70 71 72 73 71 75 76 77 78 Performed under Arrangement— continued. Brought forward Walton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. Whakapirau Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. Whangamarino Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice weekly Whangapara Landing service .. • • Weekly Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer .. .. As required .. Whangarei and Kaitara .. .. • • • • Weekly Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. • • • • Twice weekly Whangarei Heads and Landing .. .. • • Weekly Whitianga and Gumtown .. .. .. As required, £1 month, say Harapepe and Harapepe Creamery .. • • Thrice weekly £ s. 9,751 3 3 0 5 0 .. i 5 0 ..1 4 0 .. 5 0 .. : 12 0 5 0 8 0 per 12 0 10 0 (I. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 9,820 3 50 0 0 0 Total .. £9,770 3 0

Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. 1 2 3 1 Performed under Coni Hikutaia and Maratoto Omahu, Otamakitai, and Wharekawa Opotiki, Waiotahi, and Kutarere Opotiki, Torere, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Cape Runaway And supplementary mail between Opotiki and Omaio Opotiki and Ohiwa, and Opotiki Post-office and Wharf Paengaroa, Pongakawa, Matata, and Whakatane Rotorua, Te Teko, Whakatane, Ohiwa, and Opotiki.. Paeroa and Komata Paeroa and Netherton :ract. [ Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Fortnightly £ s. d. 25 0 0 52 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily, 1st September to 31st May ; thrice weekly, 1st June to 31st August As required As required 12 10 0 5 6 7 8 9 I 500 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 10 11 Paeroa Post-office and Railway-station and wharves .. Paeroa Post-Office and steamers at the Junction and steamers at the Puke Taneatua and Waimana Taneatua and Whakatane Taneatua, Opouriao, and Ruatoki Tapu and Waipatukahu Tauranga, Papamoa, Te Puke, Paengaroa, Te Ngae, and Rotorua 80 0 0 70 0 0 12 13 11 15 16 Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 18 •() 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 13 0 0 I ( 500 0 0 17 18 19 20 Tauranga, Gate Pa, Oropi, Ngawaro, and Rotorua .. Tauranga, Papamoa, and Te Puke Tauranga Post-office and wharves Te Aroha, Manawaru, Aratiatia, Shaftesbury, and Gordon Te Puke and Maketu Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu Thames Chief Post-office and Railway-station and steamers at wharves Waihi, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Tauranga Waihi Post-office and Railway-station Waikino Post-office and Railway-station Waikino and Waitekauri Twice weekly Weekly As required Daily 25 10 0 25 0 0 109 0 0 21 22 23 Twice weekly Daily As required 24 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 0 24 25 26 27 Thrice weekly Eight times daily Five times daily Daily 200 0 0 64 9 0 40 0 0 70 0 0 Carried forward .. • • 2,084 9 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

z » Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement. £ s. il. 2,084 9 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 38 0 0 Brought forward 1 Golden Cross and Waitekauri .. .. .. Twice weekly 2 Hikutaia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 3 Kopu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 4 Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station .. Four times daily 5 Ohiwa and Opotiki .. .. .. As required, 7s. 6d. per trip, say 6 Ohiwa and Whakatane .. .. .. As required, 7s. 6d. per special trip, 3s. 6d. per ordinary trip, say .. 7 Omahu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 8 Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road Thrice weekly 9 Puriri Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 10 Taneatua and Waingarara .. .. .. Weekly 11 Thames and Kauaeranga .. .. .. Twice weekly 12 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office .. Daily, 6s. per week, say 13 Puriri and Nevesville .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 1 2 3 1 5 (i 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 35 0 0 15 0 0 14 10 0 15 12 0 20 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 2,317 11 55 0 0 0 Total £2,262 11 0

'-'on Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Gisborne, Te Hapara, and Patutahi .. .. Daily 2 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai .. Daily 3 Gisborne, Tatapouri, Whangara, Pakarae, Hauiti, and Twice weekly Tolaga Bay 4 Gisborne, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley .. .. Twice weekly And Arakihi .. .. .. .. .. Weekly 5 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Marumaru, Fraser- Weekly town, and Wairoa 6 Gisborne, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Weekly Wairoa 7 Gisborne Post-office and wharves and Railway-station As required 8 Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead .. As required 9 Patutahi and Wharekopae .. .. .. Weekly [0 Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Weekly Hicks Bay LI Te Karaka, Poututu, Whakarau, and Motu .. Twice weekly 12 Te Karaka and Whatatutu .. .. .. Daily 13 Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay, and Waipiro Bay .. Twice weekly 14 Tolaga Bay, Hauiti, and Arataha .. .. .. Twice weekly And Ponana .. .. .. .. .. Weekly .5 Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua .. .. .. Weekly .6 Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui Twice weekly 7 Waitakaro and Waipiro Bay .. .. .. Weekly .8 J Whakarau, Rakauroa, and Niel Road (Matawai) .. Twice weekly I 90 0 0 80 0 0 180 0 0 35 0 0 200 0 0 185 0 0 80 0 0 150 0 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 II 12 13 II 140 0 0 30 0 0 195 0 0 I 89 0 0 15 16 17 IS 40 0 0 127 0 0 8 0 0 75 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui .. ... When steamer calls .. 2 Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa .. .. .. When steamer calls .. 3 Beach and Post-office, Waipiro Bay .. .. j When steamer calls, Is. per trip, say 4 Beach and Post-office, Tokomaru Bay .. .. When steamer calls .. 5 i Tolaga Bay Post-office and vessels in roadstead .. When steamer calls .. 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 Carried forward 1,884 0 0

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"S.g 6 C Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement — continued. £ s. d. 1,884 0 0 Brought forward Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay When steamer calls, 2s. per trip, say Twice weekly Weekly Twice daily .. Twice daily Twice daily As required Weekly Daily Twice weekly, 1st October to 31st May ; weekly, 1st June to 30th September Twice weekly Weekly, £10 per month, 6 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 16 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 7 8 9 10 II 12 l.'i II 15 Whatatutu and Wheturau Junction Gisborne Road and Hangaroa Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station Waerengaahika Post-office and Railway-station Ormond Post-office and Railway-station Beach and Post-office, Te Araroa Whatatutu and Iwiroa Makauri Post-office and Railway-station Te Karaka and Kanakanae Manutuke and Waingake Gisborne, Wharerata, TaTewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station Junction of Wharekopae Road and Stock-track and Tahunga Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa 45 0 0 16 17 120 0 0 11 0 0 15 0 0 18 19 say .'. Twice daily Weekly 20 Weekly 20 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and b; - settlers 2,215 10 0 30 0 0 Total £2,185 10 0

<+* ti o o Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Con 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 Aohanga, Akitio, and Ti-tree Point Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station Dannevirke, Ngapaeruru, Mangatoro, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville Dannevirke and Umutaoroa Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley Farndon and Clive Hastings and Havelock North Hastings and Railway-station Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho Hastings and Waimarama Kaikora North, Patangata, Elsthorpe, Mangakuri, and Te Apiti Maraekakaho and Kereru Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee Napier, Kuripapango, and Moawhango Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puketitiri Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale Taradale and Fernhill, and Taradale and Puketapu Napier, Pohui, Te Haroto, Tarawera, and Taupo Napier, Port Ahuriri, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, Turiroa, and Wairoa Napier Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Breakwater and Port Ahuriri, and distributing bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Also clearing letter-receivers and delivering correspondence at C.P.O. twice daily Thrice weekly As required .. Thrice weekly 110 0 0 85 0 0 325 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 JO 11 Once daily .. Daily Thrice daily .. Thrice daily As required .. Daily Weekly Twice weekly 54 0 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 24 0 0 60 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 Twice weekly Twice daily .. Daily Weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily .. Daily Weekly Weekly 35 0 0 95 0 0 75 0 0 300 0 0 95 0 0 | 180 0 0 18 19 500 0 0 430 0 0 20 As required .. ' I 397 0 0 Twice daily .. Carried forward .. 2,965 0 0

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■m esi A* Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract — continued.. £ s. d. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Brought forward Ongaonga and Blackburn .. .. .. Twice weekly Ongaonga and Wakarara .. .. .. Twice weekly Ormondville, Norsewood, and South Norsewood .. Twice daily Ormondville and Whetakura .. .. .. Four times weekly Petane and Te Kuta .. .. .. .. Weekly Takapau, Ashley-Clinton, and Makaretu .. .. Thrice weekly Waipawa, Tamumu, Pourerere, and Blackhead .. Twice weekly Waipawa and Ongaonga .. .. .. Daily Waipawa and Tikokino .. .. .. .. Daily Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau Thrice weekly And Wimbledon and Herbertville .. .. Twice weekly Wairoa and Frasertown .. .. .. .. Daily Wairoa, Frasertown, and Government Accommoda- Twice weekly, 1st No-tion-house, Waikaremoana vember to 30th April; weekly, 1st May to 31st October Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. .. .. Weekly Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river .. As required Weber and Waione .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Woodville and Kumeroa .. .. .. Thrice weekly 2,965 0 0 29 10 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 52 0 0 60 0 0 52 0 0 38 0 0 40 0 0 | 104 0 0 40 0 0 300 0 0 49 0 0 20 0 0 55 0 0 48 0 0 31 32 33 34 35 36 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Anaroa and Pukehou .. .. .. .. Daily .. ... I Hastings and Mahora .. .. .. .. Daily Hastings and Pukahu .. .. .. .. Daily Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station .. .. Daily .. Maharahara West, Maharahara, and Matahiwi Railway- Thrice weekly station Mangatuna and Weber and Dannevirke Junction .. \ Weekly Napier and Pakowhai .. .. .. .. I Daily Ngapaeruru, Mangahei, and Mangatoro .. .. Twice weekly Nuhaka and Mangaone Valley .. .. .. Once weekly .. j Opoutama and Nuhaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Ormondville, Whetukura, and Mangapuaka .. Twice weekly Pakipaki and Railway-station .. .. .. Daily Putere and Wahanui .. .. .. .. Weekly Ruakituri and mail-coach on Main Road .. .. Weekly Takapau and South Makaretu .. .. .. Twice weekly Waipawa and Railway-station .. .. As required Waipawa and Argyle East .. .. .. Daily Waipatiki and Horoeka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere .. Daily Wairoa and Napier .. .. .. By special running, 10s. per trip, say Wairoa Beach (landing and shipping mails) .. As required, 15s. per trip, say 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 32 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 i 21 . I Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 4,441 10 0 .150 0 0 Total £4,291 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

°A O ti Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. i I ■' Performed under Cont 'RACT. £ s. ci. 1 2 3 4 Awakino and Mahoenui Inglewood, Kaimata, Tarata, and Purangi New Plymouth Chief Post-office and Railway-station New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pnngarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake Stratford, Toko, Douglas, Strathmore, Huiakama, Pohokura, and Whangamomona Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, and Kaponga Once weekly Daily As required Daily 52 0 0 200 0 0 110 0 0 330 0 0 5 Thrice weekly 250 0 0 6 Daily, starting from Kaponga Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 100 0 0 18 0 0 40 0 0 215 0 0 7 8 9 10 II Tututawa and Douglas Urenui and Pukearuhe Urenui, Uruti Road, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awakino Waitara, Onaero, and Urenui Waitara Post-office, Railway-station, wharves, and beach Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, Hurimoana, and Tahora Daily As required 120 0 0 40 0 0 12 Thrice weekly 40 0 0 Performed under Arr. ANGEMENT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Huirangi Post-office and Railway-station, Sentry Hill New Plymouth and Fitzroy New Plymouth and Hillsborough New Plymouth (landing and shipping mails) Purangi and Matau Waitara and Maryville Reporting shipping at New Plymouth, also receiving and despatching mails at Breakwater Tariki and Ratapiko New Plymouth and Mangorei Inglewood and Egmont Village New Plymouth, Kent Road, and Korito Weekly Twice daily one way .. Thrice weekly As required Twice weekly About once weekly As required 8 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 13 0 0 100 0 0 8 9 10 11 Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 Total £1,770 0 0 * Paid by gratuity.

-I 23 ® Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. . Performed under Con 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 Bull's and Greatford Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (Amon's), (part rural delivery) Bull's and Sanson Eltham Post-office and Railway-station Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kaponga Eltham, Rawhitiroa, and Mangamingi And Omoana.. ... Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu Hawera Post-office and Railway-station Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (rural delivery) Four times daily Daily 70 0 0 78 10 0 3 4 5 6 Daily As required .. Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required .. Thrice weekly 80 0 0 80 0 0 60 0 0 i 60 0 0 7 8 9 50 0 0 130 0 0 80 0 0 Carried forward ,, ,, .» ,, 688 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI— continued.

Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. 10 II 12 13 II 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Brought forward Hawera, Tokaora, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake Hawera and Manaia, via South Road Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station Hunterville and Chirnside's, via Onga Road, Turakina River Junction, Fordell Road, and Mangahoe Road (rural delivery) Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) Hunterville, Pukiore, and Watershed Road (Earl's), (rural delivery) Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Mangamako Road (Stent's), (part rural delivery) Makirikiri, Aberfeldie, and Kakatihi (Missen's), (rural delivery) Manaia and Kapuni Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via Wangaehu Valley Road (rural delivery) Mangamahu and Waipapa, via Creek and Hales Roads (rural delivery) Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawhatau Junction, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, Mangakoeke Road, and Upper Kawhatau to Bailey Bros.' (rural delivery) Mangaweka to Kaweka Road (Cruickshank's), via Te Kapua Road (rural delivery) Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia Marton Post-office and Railway-station Marton, Cliff Line. Leedstown, Log Whare, and Mount Curl (rural delivery) Marton, Porewa (Thorn's), and Porewa School (rural delivery) Marton and South Makirikiri (rural delivery) Marton, Fern Flat, Somerset Road, Bonny Glen, Tutaenui, and Newman's Gate (rural delivery) Mataroa and Koeke, via Rongoiti and Panemango Roads (rural delivery) Mataroa and Ruanui Mataroa, Tiriraukawa, anil Wairepo (part rural delivery) Moawhango and Taihape Mokoia Railway-station, Mokoia, Ohangai, Whakamara, and Meremere Ngutuwera Post-office and Railway-station Ngutuwera and Orangimea, via Puao Road (rural delivery) Normanby and Okaiawa Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley (rural delivery) Opunake, Te Kiri, Riverlea, Awatuna, Awatuna East, Kaponga, Mangatoki, and Eltham Parapara Road, from Parihauhau letter-box along Tauakira Road to Vile Bros.' homestead (rural delivery) Patea Post-office and Railway-station Pipiriki and Taumarunui Daily Daily As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly As required Thrice weekly Weekly Daily As required Twice weekly 688 10 0 175 0 0 74 0 0 60 0 0 70 0 0 105 0 0 70 0 0 60 0 0 95 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 80 0 0 21 0 0 89 15 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 27 Twice weekly 35 0 0 28 29* Dailv Daily 55 0 0 90 0 0 30 Twice weekly 60 0 0 31 32 Thrice weekly Twice weekly 72 0 0 75 0 0 33 34 Thrice weeklyDaily 150 0 0 80 0 0 35 36 Daily Twice weekly 20 0 0 25 0 0 37 38 Daily Twice weekly 70 0 0 35 0 0 39 Daily 200 0 0 40 Twice weekly 45 0 0 II 12 As required Weekly, £400, say for period 1 st to 28th April Twice weekly 65 0 0 32 0 0 100 0 0 43 Pukeroa, Pohonui, Mangamahoe Junction, Karetu Road, Turakina Valley Road, and Okaka Road to Koeke (Lewis's), (rural delivery) Ruanui and Bell's Junction, via Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) Taihape Post-office and Railway-station 44 Twice weekly 50 0 0 45 As required .. 120 0 0 Carried forward 3,252 5 0 * * Terminable on three month ' notice.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI— continued.

J 'P I Service: I'll * 02 I SlTVicee Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—continued. £ s, d. Brought forward 46 Tokaanu, Waiouru, Karioi, Ohakune, Raetihi, Mangaituroa, and Pipiriki— 1st November to 30th April 1st May to 31st October 47 I Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek (rural delivery) 48 ! Utiku and Lower Moawhango And Pukeokahu 49 Waitotara, Kaimanuka, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) 50 Wanganui, Papaiti, and Makirikiri Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly I 3,252 5 0 650 0 0 60 0 0 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly ) 93 0 0 125 0 0 Eight times weekly from Makirikiri and daily from Wanganui As required Daily 100 0 0 51 Wanganui Post-office, Railway-stations, and wharves 52 Wanganui, Mosstown, Tayforth, and Upper St. John's (rural delivery) 53 Wanganui Post-office and up-river wharves 54 Wanganui Post-office and Nos. 1 and 2 Lines, via Warrengate Road (rural delivery) 55 Waverley Post-office and Railway-station 56 Wanganui, Koriniti, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki— 15th December to 30th April 1st May to 14th December 57 | Raetihi and Oreore 150 0 0 44 0 0 As required Daily 15 0 0 64 0 0 Six times daily 40 0 0 Five times weekly Thrice weekly Weekly .. ■ J 700 0 0 40 0 0 Performed under Arran( eEMENT. 35 0 0 55 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 1 Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station 2 Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball's Road Railway-station .. 3 Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station 4 Kauangaroa and Mangatipoua (rural delivery) 5 Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station 6 Marton and Crofton 7 Maxwelltown and Okehu Railway-station 8 Otakeho and Auroa 9 Pipiriki Post-office and steamers 10 Raetihi, Orautoha, and Pukekata (part rural delivery) 11 Rapanui Post-office and Westmere Railway-station— 1st November to 30th April 1st May to 31st October 12 Raukura and Taihape (rural delivery) 13 Rotokari and Eltham 14 Silverhope Post-office and Railway-station 15 Te Roti Post-office and Railway-station 16 Te Roti and Matapu 17 Utiku and Ohutu 18 Utiku Post-office and Railway-station 19 Waitotara Post-office and Railway-station 20 Wangaehu Post-office and Railway-station 21 i Westmere Post-office and Railway-station 22 Whenuakura and Maben's Road — While creamery open For rest of year 24 | Wanganui and Castlecliff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II Daily Daily DailyWeekly Daily Daily Daily ... Daily As required Weekly 12 13 11 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 Daily Four times weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Twice daily Daily Daily Six times daily As required Daily Daily 1 12 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 Daily Weekly Daily ) J 10 0 0 14 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and bj settlers 5,798 5 626 0 0 0 Total X'FC 170 K

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

A "> Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Cont: ,ACT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alfredton, Saunders Road, and Pori Alfredton, Tiraumea, Haunui, Waterfalls, and Waihoki Valley Apiti and Kimbolton Apiti and Table Flat (open delivery) Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina Carterton and Belvedere Carterton, Gladstone, Te Wharau, Land's End, Kaiwhata, to Kummerstein (delivering private bags or correspondence into boxes provided by settlers) Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone Carterton, South Carterton, and Railway-station Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Morerou, Whangaroa, Maunganui, and Waitangi West Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Whakaruru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Orenga, and Manukau . . Twice weekly . . 30 0 0 Weekly .. .. 100 0 0 Daily .. .. 65 0 0 Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Six times daily .. 30 0 0 Daily .. .. 75 0 0 Daily .. .. 22 10 0 Twice weekly . . 70 0 0 10 11 12 13 Daily .. .. 62 0 0 As required .. .. 47 0 0 11 trips per annum, £1 \ 10s. per trip 11 trips per annum, £2 per trip .. ..I 51 14 0 11 trips per annum, 9s. per trip 11 trips per annum, 15s. per trip .. Daily .. .. 83 0 0 14 15 Chatham Islands (Waitangi), and Te Ngaio 16 Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Board Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road Eketahuna and Nireaha And Nireaha anil Atea Eketahuna, Pleckville, Tawataia, and Alfredton Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station Eketahuna, Rongokokako, and Kaiparoro Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua Featherston, Kahautara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tananui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Wangaimoana Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough Featherston and Tauherinikau Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton Feilding and Colyton .. .. - .. Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham's, and Waituna West Feilding Post-office and Railway-station Glen Oroua and Taikorea Greytown North Post-office and Railway-station Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn Hinakura, Spring Grove (no post-office), and Martinborough Hutt Post-office and Railway-station And Hutt Post-office and Taita Johnsonville and Ohariu Karori and Makara Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding Kimbolton, Peep-o'-Day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Rangiwahia Levin and Foxton Levin Post-office and Railway-station Makuri and Coonoor Makuri, Rakaunui, Pongaroa, Puketoi, and Mangatiti Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima Mangamahoe and Hastwell's Mangamahoe, Ihuraua Valley, and Wairere Mangatainoka, Kohinui, and Makairo Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, and White Rock (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara) 17 Daily .. .. 1 80 0 0 Thrice weekly .. | Daily .. .. 64 0 0 As required .. .. 88 15 0 Daily .. .. 70 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 125 0 0 1819 20 21 22 Thrice weekly .. 130 0 0 23 24 25 26 27 28 Thrice daily .. 80 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 Daily .. ... 89 0 0 Daily .. .. 110 0 0 Daily .. .. 22 0 0 Daily .. .. 98 0 0 29 30 31 32 33 As required .. .. 60 0 0 Daily .. .. 20 0 0 As required .. .. 32 0 0 Weekly .. .. 52 0 0 Twice weekly .. 100 0 0 34 Thrice daily .. | „. „ „ Twice daily.. .. ) 65 ° ° Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 Daily .. .. 100 0 0 Daily .. .. 125 0 0 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Daily .. .. i 30 0 0 As required .. .. 110 0 Twice weekly .. i 60 0 0 Thrice weekly .. .] 150 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 60 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 16 0 0 Twice weekly .. 34 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 52 0 0 Weekly .. .. 100 0 0 Carried forward .. ! 2,794 19 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON— continued.

~ej z ® Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contrac r— continued. £ s. d. 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 00 01 02 6.'5 04 Brought forward Masterton, Bideford, Glendonald, and Tanglewood .. Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar Masterton Post-office and Railway-station Masterton and Kuripuni Masterton, Taueru, Te Nui, and Whakataki .. ; Masterton, Taueru, Carswell's, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohawai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, and Homewood Masterton, Te Whiti, Gladstone, Te Wharau, Land's End, and Flat Point Masterton and Waingawa Mauriceville and Ditton Mount Bruce and Masterton by way of Upper OpakiPirau Road (delivering correspondence en route into private boxes) Otaki Post-office and Railway-station Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, and Eketahuna Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance Pahiatua, Ngaturi, and Makuri Pahiatua Post-office and Railway-station Palmerston North and Kairanga Palmerston North, Newbury, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station .. Palmerston North and Whakaronga Paremata and Pahautanui And Judgeford Parkvale and Ahiaruhe Petone Post-office and Railway-station Pongaroa, Korora, Horoeka, and Waione Pongaroa and Maku Rangiwahia and Karewarewa Raumai, Awahou, Ngaputahi Road Junction, Komako, and Piripiri Rewa and Waituna West And open delivery to Pakihikura Rongotea and Glen Oroua Shannon, Moutoa, and Foxton Te Nui, Te Nui Valley, Pakowai, and Te Mai Te Nui, Manawa, and Annedale Te Nui Junction and Whareama Tuhitarata, Otaraia, and O'Keefe's Wainuiomata and Hutt Wellington and Karori Whakataki and Castlepoint Woodville Post-office and Railway-station Twice weekly Weekly As required . . Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required .. Daily Daily Daily As required .. Daily Daily 2,794 19 65 0 60 0 100 0 24 0 225 0 130 0 50 0 26 0 32 0 99 17 32 0 140 0 78 0 60 0 85 0 30 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (55 66 67 As required .. Daily Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly As required .. Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 118 0 20 0 0 0 I 10 0 0 68 69 70 71 72 73 ) 15 0 66 0 35 0 25 0 16 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 81 Daily Twice weekly Twice daily .. Daily Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily .. Thrice weekly As required .. I I 86 0 35 0 45 0 32 0 26 0 35 0 20 0 30 0 85 0 26 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arran ■ement. 10 0 7 10 5 0 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Admiral, Clifton Grove, and Gladstone Apiti, Roper's Woolshed, and Marton Block Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui Clareville and Railway-station Colyton and Te Awa (delivering correspondence at settlers' houses) Crofton and Khandallah, from Kaiwarawara (daily delivery of correspondence by subsidised carrier) Cunningham's to coach Eastbourne and Day's Bay ... Eketahuna and Mangaoronga Foxton Post-office and Railway-station Gladstone and Longbush (rural delivery) Greytown North and Morrison's Bush Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Thrice daily Weekly 6 Daily 70 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daily Daily Twice weekly As required .. Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 10 0 8 10 8 0 5 0 26 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 5,245 16 6

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zfe Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. 5,245 16 6 Brought forward 13 Haleombe and Stanway .. .. .. .. Daily And open delivery to Tokorangi Junction . . Twice weekly Hukanui and Maungaraupi .. . . .. Thrice weekly Hukanui Post-office and Railway-station As required Kaitawa and Hinemoa .. .. . . .. Weekly Kaiwarawara delivery .. .. .. .. Twice daily Karori (delivery of correspondence by subsidised j Daily carrier) Kilbirnie (clearing three receivers and depositing con- Twice daily tents in Wellington South Post-office) Clearing receiver at Maranui and conveying con- i Daily tents to Post-office, Wellington South Delivering correspondence from Coutt Street over Daily whole of Maranui Kimbolton and Awawaro .. .. .. Thrice weekly Kopuaranga and Railway-station.. .. .. Daily Koputarua Post-office and Railway-station . . As required Linton and Moturimu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Maku and Pukehinau .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Mauriceville and Mauriceville West .. .. Daily Nireaha and Putara .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Ohau Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Thrice daily Opaki and Rangitumau .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West .. .. Daily Palmerston North and Kelvin Grove .. .. Daily Palmerston North and Terrace End .. .. Twice daily Parkvale and Waihakeke .. .. .. Twice weekly Peep-o'-Day Post-office and coach on Main Road . . Daily Pemberton and Hinau .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Rakaunui and Waikereru .. .. .. Twice weekly Rangiwahia and Whitebridge (rural delivery) .. Daily Rongotea and Kaimatarau .. .. .. Weekly Sanson and Makowhai .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Seatoun (delivery through Seatoun, Worser Bay, and Daily Karaka Bay) Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily Tararua and Aokautere .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (delivering correspondence) Thrice weekly Upper Hutt and Wallaceville .. .. .. Twice weekly Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. .. Daily Waiowaka and Waikereru .. .. .. Twice weekly Wellington (conveyance by tramway within Wellington As required .. City, Island Bay, and Brooklyn of letter-carriers, mails in charge of officials of Postal Department, and Telegraph messengers) Wellington—(a) Anchorage to Wharf, (6) Wharf to j As required, £2 10s. per Anchorage trip, say .. Wellington — (a) Anchorage to Somes Island, (b) Somes As required, £1 10s. per Island to Wharf trip, say Wellington (delivery of parcels throughout city) .. Twice daily, 2d. per parcel, say Wellington and Day's Bay .. .. .. Daily Wellington and Miramar.. .. .. .. Dailv Wellington and Seatoun .. .. .. Daily Woodville and Mangarawa .. .. .. Daily Wellington Chief Post-office, wharves, railway-sta- As required, say tions, and suburban and urban offices (by depart- ! mental employees and conveyances) Wellington - Longburn (carriage of mails by Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Limited) I I 45 0 0 14 15 16 17 18 10 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 55 0 0 19 ) r I 26 0 0 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 .40 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 15 0 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 34 0 0 -11 12 43 44 45 10 17 15 0 0 15 0 0 38 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 355 0 0 18 20 0 0 19 >() 90 0 0 »1 »2 .3 A 75 0 0 25 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 6 0 0 2,041 0 0 1,310 8 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 9,777 4 10 0 6 0 Total £9,767 4 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

O o 6 \ A ° ** to Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Coni 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 | Blenheim Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and vessels in river 2 Blenheim, Springlands, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock 3 Blenheim and Molesworth 4 j Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, and Wairau Valley Wairau Valley and Birch Hill Wairau Valley and Top Valley 5 Canvastown and Deep Creek 6 Havelock. Cullensville, Mahakipawa, Grove, and Grove Wharf 7 Kaituna and Onamalutu 8 Picton, Onapua, Hitaua, Te Weka, and Te Awaite .. 9 Picton, Punaruawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay 10 ! Picton, Grove Wharf, and Torea 11 Picton and Portage 12 Manaroa, Portage, and Torea 13 Renwicktown, The Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Benhopai 14 Seddon, Grassmere, Flaxbourne, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Hapuku, and Kaikoura 15 Tuamarina, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, and Port Underwood, via White's Bay 16 Tuamarina and Waikakaho 1 As required .. 85 0 0 2 Thrice weekly75 0 0 3 4 Weekly Twice weekly 95 0 0 Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly L 100 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 Twice weekly Weekly Weekly 20 0 0 ,50 0 0 50 0 0 Twice weekly Four times weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 80 0 0 50 0 0 65 0 0 70 0 0 Thrice weekly 350 0 0 Weekly 40 0 0 ! Weekly 13 0 0 Performed under Arran JEMENT. 15 0 0 5 0 0 110 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 1 Blind River Post-office and coach on Main Road 2 Havelock Post-office and Wharf 3 Picton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves 4 Portage and St. Omer 5 Punaruawhiti and Parahau 6 Renwicktown and Omaka 7 Seddon and Richmond Brook 8 j Wairau Valley and Fabian's Valley I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Thrice weekly As required .. As required . . Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Once weekly Total £1,458 0 0 i

«M ti A % Service. Frequency. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. Motueka Post-office and Motueka Wharf .. .. As required Kohatu, Motupiko, Korere, Owen Junction, Longford,* Twice weekly Fern Flat, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three-channel Flat, and Inangahua Junction Westport, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, and j Daily Reefton Nelson, Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Redwood's Valley, Daily Upper Moutere, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka Nelson, Wakapuaka Suburban, Whangamoa, Flat , Thrice weekly Creek, Rai Falls, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, Spring'ands, and Blenheim £ s. 40 0 v V. 2,,500 0 d. 0 0 2 Carried forward 2,540 0 0 * This service may be diverted to include Murchison as a stopping-place in lien of Lon [ford,

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

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°i A* "(72 Service. Annual Subsidy. Frequency. Performed under ContractBrought forward ( Nelson Chief Post-office and Railway-station 3 j Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port (wharves) [ Nelson (delivery of parcels and letter-carriers' bags) .. 4 Ngatimote and Lower Moutere 5 Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, Takaka, Waitapu, Puramahoi, and Collingwood 6 | Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield .. 7 | Takaka and East Takaka 8 : Takaka and Motupipi 9 | Takaka, Waitapu, and Waitapu Wharf 0 | Collingwood Post-office and Wharf — continued. £ s. d. 2,540 0 0 ■1 y As required Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly as required Thrice weekly As required As required .. 298 0 0 28 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Performed under Arrai rGEMENT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 Baton and Thorpe 2 Belgrove and Tophouse 3 Brightwater and Waimea West 4 Collingwood, Aorere, and Bainham 5 Collingwood and Ferntown 6 Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga 7 Collingwood, Mangarakau, and Golden Ridge 3 Collingwood and Roekville 3 Foxhill Post-office and Railway-station 1 Hope Post-office and Railway-station 2 Motupiko and Kohatu .. 3 Nelson, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Cable Bay t Nelson and The Port 5 Ngatimote and Pokororo 5 Orinoco and Ngatimote .. 1 Pangatotara and Motueka 3 Riwaka and Sandy Bay .. ) Roadstead and Wharf (The Port).. Once weekly.. Oncejweekly, 2s. 6d. per trip,- say .. Daily ! 0 .. Twice weekly Once weekly Once weekly At least once weekly .. Four times weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required, 3s. per trip, say Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Daily Once weekly.. 17 0 0 6 10 0 24 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 17' 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 12 0 0 10 10 0 8 0 0 100 0 0 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ) Spring Grove Post-office and Railway-station Tadmor Railway-station and Post-office ! Tadmor Railway-station and Sherry River.. > Tadmor Railway-station and Kiwi Totaranui and Awaiti » Upper Moutere and Neudorf I Wai-iti Post-office and Railway-station Nelson, Croixelles, and Wairangi Total £3,642 0 0

■*. ti o o Service. [ Annual Subsidy. Frequency. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Breakhead, Millerton, and Post-office, Millerton .. j Daily 2 Breakhead, Denniston, and Post-office, Denniston .. ! Twice daily 3 Murchison and Upper Matakitaki.. .. .. ! Weekly 4 Westport, Addison's, and Charleston .. .. Twice weekly 5 Westport and Giles Terrace .. .. I Weekly 6 Westport, and vessels in harbour, and Railway-station As required 12 0 0 35 0 0 35 0 0 94 0 0 15 0 0 98 0 0 Carried forward 289 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

= z A * Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrani IMENT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brought forward Brighton, St. Kilda, and Charleston Burnett's Face (letter-delivery) Capleston, Cronadon, and Reeftuiij[ Denniston and Burnett's Face Denniston and Conn's Creek Denniston and Burnett's Face Weekly Dailv ' Daily Daily Twice daily As required, 5s. per trip, say Daily As required, 5s. per trip, say Monthly As required Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required, 5s. per trip, say Daily Weekly 289 9 18 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 8 Granity and Breakhead, Millerton Granity and Millerton .. .. 9 10 11 12 13 Karamea and Little Wanganui Karamea Post-office and steamers Longford and Murchison Millerton and Mine Creek Waimangaroa and Denniston 5 6 7 10 7 0 «. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 Waimangaroa (letter-delivery) Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia .. 5 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total £456 0 0

° z 25 S Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Ahaura and Orwell Creek .. .. .. Twice weekly 2 Ahaura Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required .. 3 Blackball and Ngahere .. .. .. . • Twice daily .. 4 Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves .. As required .. 5 Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barrytown Once weekly 6 Greymouth, Rutherglen, Marsden, and Dunganville .. Thrice weekly 7 Ikamatua and Little Grey Junction .. .. Daily 8 Main Road, Blaekwater, and Upper Blaekwater .. Daily 9 Ngahere and Nelson Creek .. .. .. Eight times weekly 10 Reefton and Globe Mine.. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 11 Reefton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required .. 12 Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, and Big River.. Twice weekly 13 Totara Flat, Granville, and Noble's . . .. Twice weekly 14 Twelve-mile Landing and No Town .. .. Thrice weekly 15 0 0 5 0 0 40 0 0 95 0 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 34 0 0 22 0 0 4 15 0 30 0 0 18 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 8 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 1 Ahaura and Upper Moonlight .. .. .. Weekly 2 Blackball and Minerva .. .. .. ■• Weekly 3 Kokiri and Arnold .. .. .. • • Twice weekly 4 Mawheraiti and Antonio's Flat .. .. .. Weekly 5 Paroa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 6 Poerua and Rotomana .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 7 Reefton, Black's Point, and Crushington .. .-. Daily 8 Teremakau Post-office and Railway-station.. .. Twice weekly 9 Black's Point and Awatea .. .. .. ! Twice weekly 10 Ahaura and Atarau .. .. • • • • Weekly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total £546 15 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

1! "-"CD Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Con: 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 • 1 Cook's Settlement, Pekanga, and Gillespie's Beach 2 Hokitika, Arahura, and Fox's 3 Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's Gully 4 Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf 5 Hokitika and Kanieri Forks 6 Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, Upper Kokatahi, and Koiterangi 7 ; Karangarua, Bruce Bay, Mahitahi, Paringa, Haast, Pakorari, and Okura 8 Kumara and Dillmanstown 9 Kumara, Westbrook, and Greenstone 0 Kumara Post-office and Railway-station 1 ; Kumara, Goldsborough, Stafford, Three-mile, and Hokitika 2 j Okarito and The Forks 3 Ross, Ferguson's, Waitaha, Hende's Ferry, Mount Hercules, Wataroa, The Forks, and Waiho Gorge 4 Ross, Rimu, Woodstock, Kanieri, and Hokitika 5 | Waiho Gorge, Weheka, Pekanga, and Karangarua Weekly Weekly Twice weekly As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly to Paringa, fortnightly to Okura Daily Twice weekly As required Daily 35 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 40 0 0 130 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 125 0 0 200 0 0 12 13 Weekly Weekly 50 0 0 180 0 0 14 15 Daily Weekly 200 0 0 95 0 0 Performed under Arra: TOEMENT. 3 10 0 1 l Goldsborough and Callaghan's .. . - Weekly .. .. i Total .. | £1,258 10 0

Zj| Servtae. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Coni 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 Akaroa, Long Bay Road, and Le Bon's Bay Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Springburn Railway-station Amberley and Broomfield Annat and Russell's Flat Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside And Seaview, Seafield, and Newland Ashburton, Greenstreet, and Ashburton Forks Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach Ashley Bank, Loburn, and North Loburn Balcairn and Leithfield Barry's Bay and Wainui Thrice weekly : Daily 66 0 0 85 0 0 3 4 5 Thrice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 6 7 40 0 0 100 0 0 8 9 10 Daily Daily Daily Thrice weekly, Broken River and Otira Twice weekly, Otira and Kumara Daily 56 0 0 39 0 0 50 0 0 11 Broken River, Bealey, Otira, Aicken's, Jackson's, Taipo J Wainihinihi, and Kumara 1 1,100 0 0 12 Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private bags) Cheviot and Port Robinson, and to connect with steamers as required Cheviot, Spotswood, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, and Kaikoura Christchurch and Halswell Christchurch Post-office and' Railway-station (providing mail-carts, horses, drivers, &c.) Clearing receivers in Christchurch, Sydenham, St. Albans, Phillipstown, Linwood, &c. 72 0 0 13 Weekly, 4s. 6d. per trip, .14 say Thrice weekly 11 14 0 150 0 0 15 16 Daily As required 30 0 0 335 0 0 17 Daily, and once extra on Saturdays 220 0 0 Carried forward 2,494 14 0

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44 4> zs Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract--continued. £ s. d. 18 19 20 21 Brought forward Coalgate and Hororata Courtenay and Kirwee Culverden, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer Springs Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau • Daily Daily Daily Daily, and once extra on Wednesdays Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 2,494 14 41 0 40 0 300 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 24 25 26 Darfield, Greendale, Kimberley, and Charing Cross .. Dunsandel and Killinchy Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa Ealing, Carew, and Ruapuna Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton and Ohoka Flemington and Longbeach Road .. * Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House Windwhistle House and Lake Coleridge Halkett Town, West Melton, and Weedon's Hinds and Lismore, and Hinds and Lowcliffe Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station .. Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, and Brookside .. Kaiapoi, Coutts Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek .. Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf Kowai Bush and Springfield Little River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, Allandale, and Teddington Lyttelton and Port Levy Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station Medbury and The Peaks Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford Pigeon Bay and Barry's Bay Saddle Prebbleton and Broadfield Rakaia, Barr Hill, and Highbank Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, Birch Hill, and Orahaki Scargill, Motunau, and Stonyhurst Gate Tai Tapu and Lincoln Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston Domett and Cheviot Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton Yaldhurst and Hornby Waiau and Mendip Hills Woodgrove and McDonald Downs 97 0 45 0 110 0 60 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 Daily Twice weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily • .. Thrice weekly Daily As required Twice weekly Daily 10 18 0 } 90 0 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 70 0 76 0 38 0 48 0 30 0 40 0 30 0 25 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Daily 100 0 0 39 40 41 42 13 Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 40 0 45 0 40 0 60 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 50 57 Daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Weekly Thrice weekly 150 0 19 0 95 0 95 0 50 0 85 0 40 0 85 0 12 0 200 0 45 0 24 10 45 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arrani eEMENT. 5 0 4 0 16 0 30 0 55 0 2 10 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 (i ■7 8 9 Annat Post-office and Railway-station Ashley Bank Post-office and Railway-station Christchurch and Marshland Christchurch and New Brighton Christchurch, Woolston, Redcliffs, and Sumner Christchurch and Spreydon Christchurch and Sydenham Christchurch and Upper Riccarton Christchurch (delivery of letter-carriers' bags in city and suburbs) Gebbie's Flat and Motukarara Greenpark Post-office and Railway-station Hawarden Post-office and Railway-station Hawarden and Woodgrove Twice daily Daily Daily Twice daily Twice and thrice daily Daily Five times daily Twice daily As required, 3s. 6d. for each cart, say Four times weekly Daily Twice daily Daily 10 II 12 13 20 0 4 0 4 0 17 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 5,508 12 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

°-| ,° z At <° Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangeme it — continued. £ s. d. 5,508 12 0 14 Brought forward 14 Kaiapoi Railway-station and Post-office As required, Is. per trip, say As required As required, 10s. per week, say Daily As required As required, £1 per trip, say Daily 15 Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf 16 Lichfield Street Post-office and Christchurch Post-office 15 10 6 0 0 10 0 0 17 Loburn and Okuku 18 Lyttelton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves .. 19 Lyttelton wharves and roadstead 17 18 19 '26 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 20 Marshland (delivery of correspondence by subsidised carrier) 21 Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station 22 Okain's Bay Post-office and Wharf 23 Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station 20 .25 0 0 104 0 0 21 22 23 Daily As required As required, 4d. per trip, say Daily Daily Twice daily Daily Daily Daily 12 0 0 5 0 0 24 Spreydon and Halswell 25 Springston Post-office and Railway-station 26 Waddington Post-office and Railway-station 27 Woodend and Tuahiwi 28 Springston Railway-station and Wakaipa 29 Little River and Puaha 24 25 20 27 28 29 4 0 0 15 0 0 11 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 0 30 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and bi settlers 5,901 12 200 0 0 0 Total £5,701 12 0

S. It At 8 ri (72 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Con (ACT. £ s. d. 1 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road, Coal-pits, Opawa, and Mount Nessing (delivering correspondence) Burke's Pass Post-office and Grampians, Gray's Hills, Haldon, and Black Forest Stations Fairlie and Ashwick Flat Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage— From 1st November to 30th April Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, and Lake Tekapo— From 1st May to 31st October .. Also Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki— From 1st May to 31st October Fairlie and Raincliff, rural delivery through Raincliff District, going via Middle Valley and returning via Cattle Valley Geraldine, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana, Gapes Valley, Wahimomona, Kakahu Bush, Kakahu School, and Hilton Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill, returning by Middle Road (delivering correspondence) Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike's Point Road, returning by Dog-kennel Road (delivering correspondence) Makikihi and Hunter Orari, Belfield, Rangitata, Rangitata Island, and Orton Orari and Geraldine Orari, Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury Thrice weekly 70 0 0 2 Weekly 50 0 0 3 1 Weekly 24 0 0 Thrice weekly Twice weekly c \ 585 0 0 Weekly Twice weekly 40 0 0 Thrice weekly 64 15 0 7 Twice weekly - 55 0 0 8 Twice weekly 9 10 11 12 Daily Thrice weekly Four times daily Daily 45 0 50 0 0 0 I j 156 0 0 Carried forward 1,139 15 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

At v r< on Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract--continued. £ s. (1. 13 II Brought forward Peel Forest, Arundel, Rangitata .. . .. - Pleasant Point, Hazelburn, and£RaincliffgStation (delivering correspondence through Totara Valley) St. Andrew's and Bluecliffs, returning via Lyalldale (delivering correspondence) Temuka and Seadown .. .. • • Temuka and Hilton Temuka, Ohape, and Clandeboye Temuka, Rangatira Valley, Waitohi Flat, and Upper Waitohi Flat Timaru Post-office and Railway-station, Timaru Postoffice and vessels at wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora, Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering correspondence) Waitohi Road Railway-station and Kerrytown Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs .. j Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills .. Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills .. .. Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station Thrice weekly Daily 1,139 15 0 60 0 0 125 0 0 15 Thrice weekly 65 0 0 10 17 18 19 Four times weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 20 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 47 0 0 20 As required .. 92 0 0 Daily 95 0 0 21 22 23 24 25 26 Daily Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly i i 32 0 0 160 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 Performed under Arrani EMENT. 25 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 (i 7 8 Cave to Cannington and Motukaika Esk Valley Schoolhouse and Kohika Settlement Levels Post-office, Rosewill, and Papaka Settlements Otipua and Adair Sutherland's and Tycho Flat Timaru and Glen-iti Wahimomona Post-office and Beautiful Valley Waimate Post-office and Railway-station Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily .. Thrice weekly As required . . Less contributions by other Departments and b; - settlers 2,098 15 0 302 10 0 Total £1,796 5 0

•si Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Con 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 Awamoko Post-office and Railway-station Hakataramea, Station Creek, and Rocky Point, also Hakataramea, Station Creek, Hakataramea Station, and returning via Top Road (delivering correspondence where practicable) Kokoamo and Borton's Siding (delivering correspondence where practicable) Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama (delivering correspondence where practicable) Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi Maheno and Incholme Maheno and Kakanui ... Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater Omarama, Benmore Station, and Lake Pukaki, from 1st November to 30th April Daily Weekly 14 0 0 30 0 0 Twice daily .. 35 0 0 3 4 Twice weekly 130 0 0 5 6 7 8 9 Pour times weekly Three times weekly Daily As required .. Once weekly 50 0 0 26 0 0 46 0 0 136 0 0 50 0 0 Carried forward 517 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

<H 6 o o 6 L Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrani MMBNT. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brought forward Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) Enfield and Railway-station Georgetown and Railway-station (Uxbridge) Kurow and Hakataramea Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) Waianakarua and Railway-station Weston and Railway-station Windsor and Railway-station Oamaru and Ardgowan Whitstone and Railway-station Daily Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Twice daily .. Daily Daily 517 10 15 13 10 5 5 15 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total £605 0 0

Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Con 'RACT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 I 5 6 Abbotsford and Fairfield Fairfield and Saddle Hill Abbotsford, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach Alexandra South Post-office and Railway-station .. Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's, Hillend, and Pukepito Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station Cromwell and Bannockburn Bannockburn and Nevis — From 1st October to 31st May From 1st June to 30th September Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; also supplying horse and vehicle for letter-carrier, North-east Valley, and two horses and vehicles with drivers for conveying officers of the Department, clearing city and suburban letterboxes and receivers, and delivery of letter-carriers' bags, and delivery of parcels in the city and suburbs Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobello Portobello and Otakou Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp, and Sandymount Hawea Flat and Maungawera Henley and Berwick Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill Hindon Post-office and Railway-station Kaitangata and Stirling Kaitangata and Wangaloa Kyeburn and Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station Lawrence and Waipori Merton, Beaconsfield, and Evansdale Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi Mosgiel and East Taieri Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings Omakau, Matakanui, and Drybread Ophir Post-office and Omakau Railway-station Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark's Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required .. Twice weekly As required .. Daily Twice weekly Weekly As required .. Daily I J ' 1 ) 25 0 0 75 0 0 52 0 0 45 0 0 20 0 0 130 0 0 580 0 0 150 0 0 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 9 63 0 0 10 ll 12 13 II 15 L6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily Weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily .. Thrice weekly Twice weekly 40 0 0 30 0 0 96 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 52 0 0 36 0 0 25 0 0 24 10 0 47 10 0 50 0 0 59 0 0 60 0 0 Carried forward ,. ,. . t • • 1,855 0 0

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•38 Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract- — continued. £ s. d. 20 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 31 35 36 37 38 39 40 11 12 43 41 45 46 Brought forward Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua Owaka Post-office and Railway-station Owaka and Pounawea Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, and Purekireki Papatowai, Tarara, and Ratanui Ratanui Post-office and Catlin's River Railwaystation Ratanui, Tarara, Papatowai, and Tahakopa Patearoa and Waipiata Patearoa and Paerau Pembroke and Makarora Port Chalmers Post - office, Railway - station, and wharves Puerua, Romahapa, and Port Molyneux Purakanui Post-office and Railway-station Ratanui and Houipapa Stirling and Inch-Clutha Tapanui Post-office and Railway-station Waikoikoi Post-office and Pomahaka Railway-siding Waipiata and Gimmerburn Waipiata and Hamilton South Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully Waitahuna, Waitahuna West, and Puketi . Waitepeka Post-office and Railway-station Waiwera South, Ashley Downs. Taumata. and Clydevale Alexandra South, Clyde, Waenga, and Cromwell Beck's and Lauder Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, and Tarras .. Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station Lawrence, Tuapeka West, Kononi, Tuapeka Mouth, and Greenfield Lawrence, Evans Flat, Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Miller's Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly Palmerston, Shag Valley. Dunback. Green Valley, and Morrison's Palmerston, Shag Valley. Dunback, Macrae's Flat. and Moonlight Pembroke, Cardrona, and Arrowtown Rough Ridge, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's, and Cambrian Roxburgh, Coal Creek Flat, Bald Hill Flat, Alexandra South, Clyde, Waenga, Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston, Arrowtown, Frankton, Lower Shotover, and Queenstown Daily As required .. Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly As required .. Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly ! 1,855 0 0 80 0 0 26 0 0 13 0 0 37 0 0 104 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 18 0 0 22 10 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 31 0 0 33 0 0 17 0 0 26 0 0 38 0 0 30 0 0 75 0 0 17 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required .. Thrice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly 2,725 0 0 Thrice weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Performed under Arranc JEMENT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Allanton and Momona Balclutha and Awamangu Balclutha and Te Houka Clarksville Post-office and Railway-siding Clinton and Popotunoa Deep Stream and Clark's Dunback and Stoneburn Dunedin, Anderson's Bay, and. Ciiversham Dunedin North North-east Valley South Dunedin And conveyance of letter-carriers Daily Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 12 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 8 0 25 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V As required.. 110 10 0 Carried forward . ■ 5,594 0 0 • •

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

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'(72 Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangeme ST — continued. £ s. d. 9 10 II 12 13 11 15 16 Brought forward Dunedin and Mornington Dunedin and Mount Cargill Dunedin and Roslyn Dunedin and Whare Flat Forsyth Post-office and Railway-station Glenore Post-office and Railway-station Goodwood and Flag Swamp Green Island Post-office and Abbotsford Railway5,594 0 0 Twice daily .. .. j 15 0 0 ; Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 Twice daily'.. .. 15 0 0 Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 I Thrice weekly .. I 5 0 0 Daily .. .. 10 0 0 Daily .. .. j 20 0 0 Twice daily .. . . 8 0 0 17 18 .19 20 21 22 2.'5 24 25 26 27 28 station Henley Post-office and Railway-station Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery) Kaka Point and Port Molyneux Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway-siding.. Katea Post-office and Hunt's Road Railway-siding.. Kononi and Rongahere Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur Miller's Flat Post-office and coach Milton and Adam's Flat Milton and Moneymore Milton and Table Hill Milton and Waronui (Fortification), (conveying correspondence each way) Mosgiel Post-office and Railway-station Twice daily .. .. 15 0 0 Thrice weekly .'. • 45 0 0 Thrice weekly .. ; 12 0 0 Daily .. .. 5 0 0 Thrice weekly .. ! 20 0 0 Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Daily '.. .. 35 0 0 Daily .. .. - 16 0 0 Twice weekly . . 9 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 16 0 0 Twice weekly .. , 20 0 0 Daily .. .. ; 15 0 0 29 30 .31 32 33 34 35 North Taieri Post-office and Railway-siding Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding Papatowai and Kahuika Pembroke and Cardrona Port.Chalmers and Otago Heads .. Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding As required, 6d. per trip, say .. .. 6 10 0 Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Dailv . . .. 8 0 0 Weekly .. .. 14 0 0 Weekly, £1 per trip .. 52 0 0 Thrice" weekly .. 5 0 0 Daily .. .. 18 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and b) 6,035 10 0 settlers .. .. 22 10 0 Total .. £6,013 0 0

o o j 'P Service. .° fa AS 02 Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Co fTRACT. £ a. ,1. 1 I Arrowtown and Macetown .. .. .. I 2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover. Frankton, and Queenstown 3 Athol and Nokomai 4 Bluff and Ruapuke Island 5 Brown's, Hokonui, and Spring Hills 0 Centre Bush Railway-siding and Otapiri Gorge 7 Colac Bay and Round Hill 8 ; Edendale and Seaward Downs .. .. 9 Fortrose, Otara. and Haldane 10 Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Niagara, and Waikawa 11 ] Fortrose and Waimahaka Railway-station .. 12 i Garston and Nevis, via Upper Nevis .. 13 I Gleneoe and Hedgehope Railway-station . . 14 j Glenorchy and Paradise 15 ' Gore and Crovdon Bush Twice weekly Four times weekly 30 0 0 70 0 0 Weekly Fortnightly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 25 0 0 45 0 0 35 0 0 23 8 0 30 0 0 22 0 0 II 12 0 75 0 0 Daily Weekly (October- : May) Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 36 0 0 35 0 0 15 0 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 Carried forward 510 10 0

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of Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. 10 17 18 Performed under ContractBrought forward Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama Gore, Waikaka Valley, and Waikaka Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station ■continued. Thrice weekly Daily As required, 6d. per load, say Twice weekly Daily Weekly £ s. d. 510 10 0 52 0 0 140 0 0 19 20 21 22 Invercargill and Otatara Invercargill, Waikiwi, Lome, and Wallacetown Kapuka and Waituna Lumsden, Mossburn, The Key, and Te Anau— 1st May to 31st October 1st November to 30th April Manapouri and Hillside Creek — 1st May to 31st October 1st November to 30th April Mataura, and Ferndale ... Mataura and Tuturau Mataura and Waimumu Merino Downs and Dickie's Bridge Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush Mossburn and Matuku — 1st May to 31st October 1st November to 30th April Muddy Creek and Wendonside Niagara and Chasland's Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale Ord's Crossing and South Hillend Orepuki, Waihoaka, Te Tua, and Tuatapere Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, Clifden, Mangapiri, and Blackmount Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden Otautau, and Scott's Gap Otautau Post-office and Railway-station Papatotara and Tuatapere Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay ; and delivering and collecting correspondence at settlements in Paterson's Inlet and South-west Bay (in Glory Harbour) Pukerau and Benio Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraia Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's Queenstown and Moke Creek Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, and Skipper's Queenstown Post-office and steamers Riversdale and Waikaia Riversdale and Wendon Riverton, Gummie's Bush, and Groper's Bush Riverton Post-office and Railway-station .. Skipper's and Upper Shotover Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing Waianiwa and Otahuti Waianiwa and Spar Bush Waikaka and Greenvale Waikaka and Wendon Valley Wairio and Aparima West Plains Post-office and Railway-station Wild Bush and Main Road Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush Woodlands and Dacre Wyndham, Glenham, and Pine Bush Wyndham and Mimihau Wyndham and Mokoreta Balfour and Hiwiroa 50 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Weekly Twice weekly \ 350 0 0 23 Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly I38 0 0 24 25 26 27 28 20 o 0 39 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 ,59 16 0 29 Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly ) i 21 0 0 30 31 32 33 34 35 29 17 6 52 0 0 34 15 0 28 0 0 37 0 0 82 0 0 36 37 38 39 40 Weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly Weekly 45 0 0 18 0 0 16 0 0 12 0 0 85 0 0 41 42 43 41 45 Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 18 0 0 30 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 70 0 0 40 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 51 55 56 57 58 59 60 01 62 63 01 65 66 As required Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required Weekly Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 32 10 0 70 0 0 24 10 0 45 .0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 96 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 24 14 0 37 1 0 25 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 44 0 0 30 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 0 Carried forward 2,657 13 6

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4-e <D C 'P o Z Z S Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brought forward Dalmore Post-office and Railway-siding .. . . Daily Glade House and Milford Sound .. .. .. Fortnightly Glenorchy Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Twice weekly Haldane Post-office and Slope Point .. .. Twice weekly Kingston and Queenstown .. .. .. Daily Kinloch Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Twice weekly Makarewa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Thrice weekly Middlevale Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily Queenstown, Glenorchy, Kinloch, and Creighton .. Twice weekly Te Anau and Glade House (November to April, in- Twice weekly, £2 per elusive) trip, say Waikawa Valley and Main Road .. .. .. Thrice weekly Wright's Bush Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily 2,657 13 8 0 25 0 7 10 6 0 500 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 55 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 II 12 104 0 7 0 7 10 0 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 3,391 13 150 4 6 2 Total £3,241 9 4 Grand total £59,937 14 10