INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1908-1909. [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, 1908 Session I, F-03

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1908-1909. [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 of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Post and Telegraph Department, General Post Office, Wellington, 13th July, 1908. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement -within the Dominion as on the Ist April, 1908. By order. J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contra* !T. £ s. d. 1 ' 3 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit 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 Charlea Cambridge and Karapiro Cambridge and Cambridge West Cambridge, Cambridge West, Pukerimu, and Kaipaki Cambridge and Maungatautari .. .. Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station.. Weekly As required 18 10 0 785 10 0 4 Thrice daily 539 0 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Twice daily in city and once in suburbs As required Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly As required 230 0 0 150 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 20 0 0 42 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 Carried forward 2,118 16 0 1—F. 3.

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-is o o loo £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract —a mtinued. £ s. d. 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 26 Brought forward 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 .. .. | Weekly Weekly Daily .. Fortnightly As required Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly 2,118 16 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 0 100 0 0 35 0 0 110 0 0 3] .",2 33 Daily Daily Thrice weekly 30 0 0 75 0 0 175 0 0 :il 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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga Pukenui 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, Tutamoe, and Taheke 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, Kaiaka, Fairburn's, Rangitihi, and Kaitaia Mangonui and Taipa Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby Marsden Point and Waipu 39 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 52 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 156 0 0 43 44 45 46 46a 47 48 Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly (Nov.-April) Weekly Twice weekly 12 0 0 15 0 0 59 0 0 20 0 0 *10 0 0 18 10 0 64 14 0 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Four times weekly .. Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly 120 0 0 70 0 0 38 0 0 69 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 117 10 0 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly .. Twice weekly 12 10 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 34 0 0 15 0 0 74 0 0 195 0 0 63 64 65 Weekly Thrice weekly 6 days a week as required Weekly 18 0 0 40 0 0 150,0 0 66 Matakana and Whangaripo 14 0 0 Carried forward 4,709 10 0 "For leriod of six months.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

C3 09 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract- — continued. £ s. d. 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Brought forward Matakohe Landing service Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria. . Maungatapere, Otuhi, and Waiotama Mauugaturoto 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 I Ngaruawahia, Te Kowhai, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Harapepe Creamery \ As required Weekly ! Weekly I Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly ] Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter (May-Aug.) Weekly Weekly 4,709 10 0 14 19 9 19 16 0 20 16 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 19 19 9 } 100 0 0 75 55 0 0 76 77 Ohaewai, Ngawha, Kaikohe, Punakitere, and Taheke Ohaewai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke j Ohaewai, Waimate North, Waipapa, Kaeo, and Whangaroa Ohaewai, Waimate North, Waipapa, and Kerikeri .. I 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 Wairamarama Ongarue, Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura Oparau and Kawhia Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Whangarum 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 .. i Pukekohe and Pukekohe East .. .. Pukekohe and Puni .. . . .. Putaruru and Mokai .. .. .. .. j Putaruru, Lichfield, and Waotu . . .. .. [ 47 0 0 49 0 0 78 Weekly 100 0 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly ! Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly 40 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 26 0 0 20 16 0 16 0 0 j| 70 0 0 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 35 0 0 15 0 0 150 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 .. I Weekly .. .. ' Weekly .. .. J 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 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 14 15 16 17 18 19 Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea Ramarama and Ararimu Rangiahua, Umawera, and Mangamuka . . .. I Rangi Point, Mitimiti, and Whangape .. Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office Rawene, Motukaraka, and Broadwood 51 10 0 16 10 0 20 0 0 54 0 0 15 0 0 36 0 0 Carried forward 6,811 3 6

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-8 "8 § •Ebd g Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract —< mtinued. £ s. d. 120 121 122 Brought forward Rawene, Omanaia, Waima, and Taheke Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakei, and Taupo . . Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and WhakarewaWeekly Weekly As required 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 . j Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly 6,811 3 6 1 28 0 0 &125...0 0 m 35 [&o ° 123 rewa Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wairakei, and Taupo 150 0 0 124 125 126 127 128 Ruapekapeka and Towai Russell and Purerua Tairua and Hikuai Taupiri and Gordonton Taupo and Tokaanu 19 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 250 0 0 129 130 131 132 133 134 Tauwhare, Eureka, and Eureka Railway-station Te Awamutu Post-office, Railway-station, and Pirongia Te Awamutu Railway-station, Post-office, and Kihikihi Te Kapa Lauding service Te Kopuru and Redhill Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Ngapainga Road, and Mangaohae Te Kuiti, Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui Te Mata, Raglan, and Hamilton Road Tirau and Tapapa Tokaanu Landing and Post-office Tokatoka Landing service and Rehia Totara North, Saies, and Wharf .. 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 125 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 Saies, Totara North, and Whangaroa 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 39 0 0 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 ' 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 Tuakau and Onewhero Tuakau and Pukekawa Waerenga Railway-station and Post-office Waihou Railway-station and Post-office Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement Waiwera, between steamer and Post-office Waiwera and Upper Waiwera Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, Leigh, and Pakiri Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point Wayby and Hoteo North Wellsford, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, RowselPs, Paparoa, and Matakohe Wellsford, North Albertland, and Te Arai Whakapara and Puhipuhi Whakapirau, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto Whangape and Owhata Whangarei, Kiripaka, and Ngunguru Whangarei and Mangapai Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Poroti Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station .. Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea Whangarei, Waikaraka, and Parua Bay Whangarei and Whareora Whangaroa and Kaeo Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna Whitianga and Kuaotunu Waiharara and Kaimaumau Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Daily Weekly As required Weekly .. 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 20 0 0 12 10 0 140 0 0 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 50 0 0 Carried forward ... • < 8,900 3 0

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CO *m o ■a>o £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 170 171 172 173 Brought forward Okoroire Post-office and Railway-station .. Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves Wayby-Wellsford Morrinsville-Tahuna Twice daily| Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly 8,900 3 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 80 0 0 32 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 .10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Performed under Arrangi WENT. Awanui and Waipapakauri Awanui Post-office and Wharf Awhitu Wharf and Orua Bay Big Omaha Post-office and steamer Bombay and Paparata Cabbage Bay Post-office and Wharf Cambridge and Rotoorangi Clevedon and Ness Valley. Coromandel Landing service Glen Murray and Woodleigh Hikuai and Puketui Hukerenui Railway-station and Post-office Hukerenui and Paiaka Hukerenui and Riponui Hukerenui and Tapuhi Kakepuku and Ormsby's Farm Kamo and Ruatangata East Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office Kohukohu and Rawene Makarau Railway-station and Post-office Mangawai Post-office and steamer Mangawai and Tara Mangawai and Te Arai Mangonui and Kohumaru Matakana and Tawharanui Matakohe and Ararua Okupu Landing service. Opua and Waihaha Otaua and Waiuku Pahi and Matakohe Pahi Post-office and steamer Parakao and Pakotai Paraa Bay and Landing Peria and Te Koroa Pouto Post-office and steamer Port Fitzroy Post-office and steamer Raurimu and Kaitieke Raurimu and Makatote Rawene and Whakarapa Riverhead Post-office and Wharf Rowsell's and Maungaturoto Russell and Rawhiti Tangowahine and Onetea Tauhoa and Mangakura Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf Towai and Marlow Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) Wade and Nanahu Waerenga and Okaeria Waerenga and Taniwha Kaimaumau Landing service Waikumete and Karekare - As required As required Weekly As required Weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly As required Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly As required As required Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Four times weekly .. Weekly Weekly Daily Weekly .. Weekty Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required Weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly (November - April) ; once weekly (May-Octo-ber) 10 0 0 1 5 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 [.6 0 0 fel6 0 0 ,15 0-0 7 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 7 16 0 4 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 6 10 0 9 0 0 5 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 6 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward • • 9,553 17 0 9,553 17 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

(3 <+* o5 0} r S Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy « Performed under Arrangement■continued. £ s. d. 64 65 66 67 68 69 Brought forward Waikumete and Oratia .. Waimauku and Waikoukou Waingaro and Ruakiwi Waiotemarama and Kawerua Waiuku and Akaaka Waiuku and Ruakohua Daily Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly, 5s. a week Twice daily As required Weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required, £1 per month Thrice weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly Weekly Daily Twice weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Four times weekly .. Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly As required As required 9,553 17 0 8 o 6 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 Walton ost-office and Railway-station .. , .. Whakapirau Post-office and Railway-station Whangapara Landing service Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer Whangarei and Kaitara Whangarei and Onerahi Whangarei Heads and Landing Whitianga and Gumtown3 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Harapepe and Harapepe Creamery Taupo and Waitahanui Uevonport (letter delivery and clearing of receivers) .. Awanui and Mangatete Onewhero and Port Waikato Waharoa and Wardville Henderson and Te Atatu Wade Post-office and Wharf Okupu and Awanga Paranui and Oruru Pokuru and Te Puhi Railway-station Taupiri and Orini Ohautira and Waingaro Streamlands Post-office and coach Maramarua and Maungatawhiri Koromatua and Frankton Junction Kaeaea and Aria Oparau Post-office and Ferry Ongarue Post-office and Railway-station 10 0 0 18 0 0 200 0 0 7 16 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 ' ; 7 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 10,035 3 0 65 0 0 Total £9,970 3 0

Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contrai IT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 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, Rotoma, Te Teko, Poroporo, Otarere, Whakatane, Ohiwa, and Opotiki Thrice weekly Weekly .. Weekly .. Fortnightly As required Twice weekly Twice weekly 25 0 0 52 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 12 10 0 5 6 7 500 0 0 Carried forward 674 10 0

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-u o a Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract —c ontinued. £ s. d. Brought forward Daily Daily, Sept. - May ; thrice weekly, JuneAug. As required As required I 674 10 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 8 9 Paeroa and Komata Paeroa and Netherton 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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 Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Daily 18 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 13 0 0 [ 500 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 109 0 0 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 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, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Tauranga Waihi Post-office and Railway-station Waikino Post-office and Railway-station Waikino and Waitekauri Taneatua and Whakatane Waiotahi Bridge, Waiotahi and Kutarere Ruatoki, Opouriao, and Taneatua Twice weekly Daily As required Thrice weekly 24 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 Eight times daily .. Five times daily Daily Weekly as required Twice weekly Twice weekly 64 9 0 40 0 0 70 0 0 8 0 0 35 0 0 13 0 0 Performed under Arrangeme: XT. 2 3 4 5 Hikutaia Post-office and Railway-station Kopu Post-office and Railway-station Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station Ohiwa and Opotiki Daily Daily Daily As required, 7s. 6d. per trip, say As required, 7s. 6d. per special trip, 3s. 6d. per ordinary trip, say Daily .. .. ! Thrice weekly .. j Daily .. Weekly .. .. ! Twice weekly Daily, 6s. per week.. j Twice weekly Daily Weekly 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 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 10 0 0 12 0 0 6 Ohiwa and Whakatane 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 Omahu Post-office and Railway-station Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road Puriri Post-office and Railway-station .. .. j Taneatua and Waingarara .. .. .. I Thames and Kauaeranga Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office Puriri and Nevesville .. .. .. Paengaroa and coaches at stables .. .. ... Matahanea and Opotiki .. .. .. Less contributions by local bodies and by settlers 2,378 1 0 55 0 0 Total £2,323 1 0 £2,323 1 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

Sorvioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gisborne, Te|Hapara, and Patutahi Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai Gisborne, Tatapouri, Pouawa, Whangara, Pakarae, Hauiti, and Tolaga Bay Gisborne, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley And Arakihi Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Marumaru, Frasertown, and Wairoa Gisborne, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa • Gisborne Post-office and wharves and Railway-station Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead.. Patutahi and Wharekopae Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Hicks Bay Te Karaka, Poututu, Whakarau, and|Motu Puha and Whatatutu .. .. .. Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, and Waipiro Bay Tolaga Bay, Hauiti, and Arataha .. .. ] And Ponana Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui Waitakaro and Tuparoa Whakarau, Rakauroa, and Niel Road (Matawai) Daily Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly As required As required Weekly Weekly 90 0 0 80 0 0 180 0 0 I 35 0 0 200 0 0 185 0 0 80 0 0 150 0 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 11 12 13 Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly 140 0 0 25 0 0 195 0 0 14 Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly [ 89 0 0 15 16 17 18 40 0 0 127 0 0 8 0 0 75 0 0 1 2 3 Performed under Arrangem CENT. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa Beach and Post-office,*Waipiro Bay When steamer calls.. When steamer calls.. When steamer calls, Is. per trip, say When steamer calls.. When steamer calls.. When steamer calls, 2s. per trip, say Twice weekly Weekly Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily As required Weekly Twice daily Twice weekly, Oct. May ; weekly, June Sept. Twice weekly Weekly, £10 per month for five months Twice daily Weekly 4 5 6 Beach and Post-office, Tokomaru Bay Tolaga Bay Post-office and vessels in roadsteads Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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 10 0 0 6 0 0 16 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 16 17 Manutuke and Waingake Gisborne, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa 45 0 0 50 0 0 18 J I) Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station Junction of Wharekopae Road and Stock-track and Tahunga Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa Pouawa Post-office and junction of Gisborne-Tolaga Bay Road Motu and Opotiki Gisborne and Mangapapa 11 0 0 15 0 0 20 21 Weekly Twice weekly 20 0 0 10 0 0 22 23 Weekly Daily 100 0 0 5 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 2,271 0 0 30 0 0 Total £2,241 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

■|l° § Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy - Perfobmed undee Contract. £ s. d. 1 Aohanga, Akitio, and Ti-tree Point .. ... Thrice weekly 2 Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station . . i As required 3 Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Thrice weekly Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville 4 Dannevirke and Umutaoroa .. . . .. j Daily 5 Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley .. Twice weekly 6 Farndon and Clive .. .. .. .. Thrice daily 7 Hastings and Havelock North .. .. .. Thrice daily 8 Hastings and Railway-station .. . . As required 9 Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho .. .. Daily 10 Hastings and Waimarama .. . . .. Weekly 11 Kaikora North, Patangata, Elsthorpe, Mangakuri, and Twice weekly Te Apiti 12 Maraekakaho and Kereru .. . . .. Thrice weekly 13 Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane H.B., and Eskdale .. Twice daily 14 Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee .. .. .. Daily 15 Napier, Kuripapango, and Moawhango . . .. Weekly 16 Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puketitiri. . .. Thrice weekly 17 Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale . . .. Twice daily Taradale and Fernhill, and Taradale and Puketapu Daily 18 Napier, Pohui, Te Haroto, Tarawera, Rangitaiki, and Weekly Taupo 19 Napier, Port Ahuriri, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, Tu- Weekly riroa, and Wairoa 20 Napier Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Break- As required water and Port Ahuriri, and distributing bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Also clearing letter-receivers and delivering corre- Twice daily spondence at C.P.O. 21 Ongaonga and Blackburn .. .. .. Twice Veekly 22 Ongaonga and Wakarara .. .. .. Twice weekly 23 Ormondville, South Norsewood, and Norsewood .. Twice daily 24 Ormondville and Whetukura .. .. .. Four times weekly . . 25 Petane H.B. and Te Kuta .. .. .. Weekly 26 Takapau, Ashley-Clinton, and Makaretu . . .. Thrice weekly 27 Waipawa, Tamumu, Pourerere, and Blackhead .. Twice weekly 28 Waipawa and Ongaonga .. .. .. Daily 29 Waipawa and Tikokino .. . . .. .. Daily .. 30 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau Thrice w.eekly And Wimbledon and Herbertville .. .. Twice weekly 31 Wairoa and Frasertown .. .. .. .. Daily 32 Wairoa, Frasertown, and Government Accommoda- Twice weekly, Nov.-tion-house, Waikaremoana , April; weekly, May -Oct. 33 J Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. . . .. Weekly 34 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river .. As required 35 Weber and Waione •. . . . .. .. Twice weekly 36 Woodville and Kumeroa .. .. .. Thrice weekly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 I I 110 0 85 0 325 0 54 0 50 0 35 0 30 0 24 0 60 0 45 0 40 0 75 0 95 0 75 0 300 0 95 0 180 0 500 0 430 0 407 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10 40 0 40 0 50 0 52 0 60 0 52 0 38 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 104 0 0 40 0 300 0 0 0 49 0 20 0 55 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 Performed undkr Arrangement. 20 0 5 0 20 0 25 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 j Anaroa and Pukehou .. .. . . ... Daily 2 I Hastings and Mahora . . .. .. .. j Daily 3 ! Hastings and Pukahu .. .. .. .. j Daily 4 Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station .. .. Daily 5 Maharahara West, Maharahara, and Matahiwi Railway- I Thrice weekly station 6 I Mangatuna and Weber and Dannevirke Junction .. Twice weekly 7 j Napier and Pakowhai .. .. .. .. Daily 25 0 20 0 0 0 Carried forward ,, ,. ,, 4,187 10 0 2--F. 3.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

•ad'g Servioe - Service. Frequency, Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement--continued. £ a. d. Brought forward 8 Dannevirke, Awariki, Mangahei, and Ngapaeruru 9 Nuhaka and Mangaone Valley 10 Opoutama and Nuhaka 11 Ormondville, Whetukura, and Mangapuaka 12 Pakipaki and Railway-station 13 Putere and Wahanui 14 Ruakituri and mail-coach on Main Road 15 Takapau and South Makaretu 16 Waipawa and Railway-station 17 Waipawa and Argyle Bast 18 Waipatiki and Horoeka 19 Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere 20 Wairoa and Napier 8 9 ]() 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Twice weekly As required Daily Twice weekly Daily By special running, 10s. per trip, say As required, 15s. per trip, say Daily (SeptemberApril). Pour times weekly (May-Au-gust) Thrice weekly to Waimiro ; twice weekly to Horoeka Daily Fortnightly Weekly (when Wairoa bar unworkable) £10 per trip, say 4,187 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 52 0 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 18 0 0 22 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 32 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 21 Wairoa Beach (landing and shipping mails) 21 10 0 0 22 Norse wood and Ngamoko 22 10 0 0 23 Waione, Waimiro, and Horoeka 2;! 10 0 0 24 Dannevirke and Rangitane 25 Waikokopu, Opoutama, Nuhaka, and Morere 26 Napier and Wairoa 24 25 26 25 0 0 20 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 4,580 10 170 0 0 0 Total £4,410 10 0

■S o S 'Sod £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contra* !T. £ s. d. 1 •J 3 i Awakino and Mahoenui Inglewood, Kaimata, Tarata, and Purangi New Plymouth Chief Post-office and Railway-station New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake Stratford, Toko, Douglas, Strathmore, Huiakama, Pohokura, and Whaugamomona Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, and Kaponga Weekly Daily As required Daily 52 0 0 200 0 0 110 0 0 330 0 0 5 Thrice weekly 250 0 0 6 7 8 9 Tututawa and Douglas Urenui and Pukearuhe Urenui, Uruti Road, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awa- ! kino Waitara, Onaero, and Urenui Waitara Post-office, Railway-station, wharves, and I beach Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, Hurimoana, and Tahora Daily, starting from Kaponga Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 100 0 0 18 0 0 40 0 0 215 0 0 10 11 Daily As required 120 0 0 40 0 0 12 Thrice weekly 40 0 0 Carried forward .. .. i 1,515 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

O o ah Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 II 12 Peefobmed under Arrange: Brought forward Huirangi Post-office and Railway-station, Sentry Hill New Plymouth and Fitzroy New Plymouth and Hillsborough Purangi and Matau Waitara and Maryville New Plymouth and Mangorei Inglewood and Egmont Village New Plymouth, Kent Road, and Korito Huiroa and Douglas Landing, checking, and despatching mails at New Plymouth Breakwater ; also reporting shipping and weather Inglewood and Kaimiro [BUT. Weekly Twice daily one way Thrice weekly Twice weekly About once weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required £ a. 1,515 0 8 0 16 0 10 0 13 0 * 10 0 12 0 6 0 9 0 200 0 d. 0 0 n n o o 0 0 0 0 14 Twice weekly 10 0 0 Total £1,809 0 0 I • * Paid by gratuity.

IT Service. I Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contra ICT. :t. £ s. d. i 2 Bull's and Greatford Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Perry (Anion's), (part rural delivery) Bull's and Sanson Eltham Post-office and Railway-station Elthara, 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) 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), j (rural delivery) Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Mangamako Road J (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) Fc De Four times daily Daily our times daily aily ..I 70 0 0 78 10 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 De As Dg Th W Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly Daily aily s required aily hrice weekly r eekly 80 0 0 80 0 0 60 0 0 •• J 60 0 0 Th As Th i Da hrice weekly s required hrice weekly aily 50 0 0 130 0 0 80 0 0 175 0 0 11 12 13 Da As Tv Daily As required Twice weekly aily s required wice weekly 74 0 0 60 0 0 70 0 0 14 15 Tv Tv Twice weekly Twice weekly wice weekly wice weekly 105 0 0 70 0 0 16 |Tv Twice weekly wice weekly 60 0 0 17 Tv Twice weekly wice weekly 95 0 0 18 19 Da Tv Daily Twice weekly aily wice weekly 50 0 0 40 0 0 20 W, Weekly .. r eekly .. ' 40 0 0 21 22 As Th As required Thrice weekly s required firice weekly .. 25 0 0 80 0 0 Carried forward .. .. ! i 1,632 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI— continued.

l-s s fd-g Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract —c< mtinued. £ s. d. 23 Brought forward Mangaweka to Kaweka Road (Cruickshank's), via Tβ 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, and 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, Aukopae, and Taumarunui Weekly 1,632 10 0 21 0 0 21 25 20 Daily As required Twice weekly 89 15 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 27 Twice weekly 35 0 0 28 29 Daily Daily 55 0 0 110 0 0 30 Twice weekly 60 0 0 31 32 Thrice weekly Twice weekly 72 0 0 75 0 0 33 34 Thrice weekly Daily 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 < 3!) Daily 200 0 0 40 Twice weekly 45 -0 0 1:1 12 As required Weekly (1st May-14th December) ; thrice weekly (15th De-cember-30th April) Twice weekly 65 0 0 400 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, %ia Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) Taihape Post-office and Railway-station (a) Tokaanu and Waiouru 100 0 0 44 Twice weekly 50 0 0 . ! 46 -J 45 (6) Rangataua, Ohakune, and Raetihi As required Thrice weekly (November - April) ; twice weekly (MayOctober) Twice daily (Rangataua - Ohakune); daily - Raetihi) Thrice weekly (November - April) ; twice weekly (MayOctober) Thrice weekly 120 0 0 687 0 0 (c) Raetihi, Mangaituroa, and Pipiriki I 47 48 Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek (rural delivery) Ut'.ku and Taoroa And Pukeokahu Waitotara, Kaimanuka, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) Wanganui, Papaiti, and Makirikiri Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 60 0 0 93 0 0 49 125 0 0 \ 50 Eight times weekly from Makirikiri and daily from Wanganui 100 0 0 Carried forward 4,705 5 0

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Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract — a :ontii mtinued.' '.nued.' £ s. d. 51 52 Brought forward Wanganui Posfc-office, Railway-stations, and wharves Wanganui, Mosstown, Tayforth, and Upper St. John's (rural'delivery) Wanganui Post-office and up-rivei wharves Wanganui Post-office and Nos. 1 and 2 lines, via Warrengate Road (rural delivery) Waverley Post-office and Railway-station Wanganui, Te Tuhi, Korinifci, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki — 15th December to 30fch April 1st May to 14th December Raetihi and Oreore Karioi and Ninia Railway-station.. Mataroa, rural delivery along Huia and Whaka roads Mangaweka and Manui — Bull's and junction of Turakina and Pukepapa roads (rural delivery) Waverley and Mataimoana (part rural delivery) Waverley and Motoroa road (rural delivery) Oliakune, Te Rangaakaupo, Horopito, and Makatote Raetihi, Orautoha (Motete, Middle, and Hoehenga roads—part rural delivery), and Pukekata Waverley, Kohi, Karahaki, and Putahi roads (rural delivery) Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert's) Waitotara Post-office and Railway-station Otakeho and Auroa As De As required Daily s required aily 4,705 5 0 150 0 0 44 0 0 53 54 As De As required Daily s required aily 15 0 0 64 0 0 55 56 Si: Six times daily :x times daily 40 0 0 57 59 60 61 62 Fi Th W De Tv Tl: De Five timeslweekly .. Thrice weekly Weeldy Daily ' .. Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily ive timeslweekly hrice weekly Weekly aily wice weekly hrice weekly aily "■ ! 700 0 0 40 0 0 .. 40 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 63 64 65 66 W W De W Weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Weekly aily Weekly 46 0 0 36 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 67 Tv Twice weekly wice weekly 29 0 0 68 69 70 71 De Tv As I D £ Daily Twice weekly As required Daily aily wice weekly s required aily 34 0 0 25 0 0 75 0 0 45 0 0 Performed under Arranged Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball's Road Railway-station Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station Kauangaroa and Mangatipoua (rural delivery) Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station Marton and Crofton .. .. Maxwelltown and Okehu Railway-station Pipiriki Post-office and steamers .. Rapanu' Post-office and Westmere Railway-station .. Raukura and Taihape (rural delivery) Silverhope Post-office and Railway-station Te Roti Post-office and Railway-station Te Roti and Matapu Utiku and Ohutu Utiku Post-office and Railway-station Wangaehu Post-office and Railway-station Westmere Post-office and Railway-station Whenuakura and Maben's Road— While creamery open For rest of year .. .. .. Waiouru Rail-head and Waiouru Post-office Wanganui and Castleclifi men: [ENT. T. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 De De Da w> Da Dβ Dβ As Fo ! TV Da Tv, Da Da Sb Da Da Daily Daily Daily Weekly Daily Daily Daily As req lired Four times weekly . . Twice weekly Daily Twice daily Daily Daily Six times daily Daily Daily aily aily aily r eekly aily aily aily s req lired our times weekly wice weekly aily wice daily aily aily x times daily aily aily 35 0 0 55 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 ,12 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 .. ! 15 0 0 .. I 30 0 0 .J 15 0 0 15 0 0 23 24 Da Wf ; Da Da Daily Weekly Daily Daily aily 'eekly aily aily 10 0 0 31 4 0 16 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments 6,678 960 9 0 0 0 Total £5,718 9 ft

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

!' s f So c £ ::; M j Service. Frequency, I Annual Subsidy. Perfoemed under Contr ACT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alfredttm, Saunders, 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), Wliakaruru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Orenga, and Manukau.. Twice weekly Weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Six times daily Daily Daily Twice weekly 30 0 0 135 0 0 65 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 75 0 0 22 10 0 70 0 0 10 11 12 Daily As required 11 trips per annum, £1 10s. per trip 11 trips per annum, £2 per trip 11 trips per annum, 15s. per trip 11 trips per annum, £1 per trip Daily 62 0 0 47 0 0 13 57 15 0 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Te Ngaio, Awarakau, Ohinemama, Kaiara, Waikaripi, and Tuku Colyton, Wangamii Harbour Board Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road Eketahuna and Nireaha And Nireaha and 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 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 and Ihuraua Mangatainoka, Kohinui, and Makairo Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Daily Daily As required Daily As required *. Weekly Twice weekly 83 0 0 80 0 0 I 64 0 0 88 15 0 70 0 0 125 0 0 130 0 0 80 0 0 15 0 0 89 0 0 110 0 0 22 0 0 98 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 32 0 0 52 0 0 100 0 0 34 Thrice daily Twice daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Daily J 65 0 0 35 36 37 38 20 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 125 0 0 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Daily As required Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 30 0 0 11 0 0 60 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 16 0 0 25 0 0 52 0 0 Carried forward 2.727 0 0

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Service. Frequency. I Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract--continued. £ s. d. 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 47 48 19 50 51 52 53 Brought forward Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, and White Rock (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara) 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, 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, and Horoeka 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 Wharearna Tuhitarata, Otaraia, and O'Keefe's Wainuiomata and Hutt Wellington and Karori Whakataki and Castlepoint ■ Woodville Post-office and Railway-station Foxton, Moutoa, and Shannon Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti. Gladstone, and Longbush Weekly .. 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 2,727 0 0 100 0 0 65 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 24 0 0 225 0 0 130 0 0 45 0 0 26 0 0 32 0 0 99 17 6 32 0 0 140 0 0 78 0 0 60 0 0 85 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 65 66 67 As required Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Twice weekly Weekly .. Twice weekly Thrice weekly 118 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 68 69 70 71 72 ' 73 20 0 0 66 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 0 0 I 114 0 0 f *6 1.0 0 86 0 0 74 ■ 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily Weekly .. Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily 35 0 0 45 0 0 32 0 0 26 0 0 35 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 85 0 0 26 0 0 90 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 Performed under Arrangem: INT. 1 2 3 4 Admiral, Clifton Grove, and Gladstone Apiti, Roper's Woolshed, and Marton Block Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui Clareville and Railway-station Weekly .. Weekly .. Thrice weekly Thrice daily 10 0 0 7 10 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward 5,166 17 6 * Special allowances during repairing of Poh langina Bridge.

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"5b d t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement■continued. £ s. d. 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 1C, 17 18 19 Brought forward 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 Grey town and Morrison's Bush Halcombe and Stanway And open delivery to Tokorangi Junction Hukanui and Maungaraupi Hukanui Post-office and Railway-station Kaitawa and Hinemoa -. . Kaiwarawara delivery Karori (delivery of correspondence by subsidised carrier) Kilbirnie (clearing three receivers and depositing contents in Wellington South Post-office) Clearing receiver at Maranui and conveying contents to Post-office, Wellington South Delivering correspondence from Coutt Street over whole of Maranui Kopuaranga and Railway-station Koputarua Post-office and Railway-station Linton and Moturimu Maku and Pukehinau Mauriceville and Mauriceville West Nireaha and Putara Ohau Post-office and Railway-station Opaki and Rangitumau Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West Palmerston North and Kelvin Grove Palmerston North and Terrace End Parkvale and Waihakeke Peep-o'-Day Post-office and coach on Mam Road Pemberton and Hinau Rakaunui and Waikereru Rangiwahia and Whitebridge (rural delivery) Rongotea and Kaimatarau Sanson and Makowhai Seatoun (delivery through Seatoun, Worser Bay, and Karaka Bay) Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station Tararua and Aokautere ■Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (delivering correspondence) Upper Hutt and Wallaceville Waikanae and Reikorangi Waiowaka and Waikereru Wellington —(a) Anchorage to Wharf, (6) Wharf to Anchorage Wellington — (a) Anchorage to Somes Island, (6) Somes Island to Wharf Wellington (delivery of parcels throughout city) and suburbs of Kelbourne, Karori, Island Bay, Kilbirnie, Roseneath, and Wadestown Wellington and Day's Bay Wellington and Seatoun Woodville and Mangarawa Wellington Chief Post-office, wharves, railway-stations, and suburban and urban offices (by departmental employees and conveyances) Weekly Daily Daily Daily Twice weekly As required Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required Weekly Twice daily Daily Twice daily Daily Daily Daily As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Thrice daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Thrice daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Weekly Thrice weekly Daily 5,166 17 6 10 0 0 70 0 0 10 0 0 8 10 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 45 0 0 10 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 70 0 0 ) I 39 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 0 32 0 0 13 0 0 15 0 0 31 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 - 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 34 0 0 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly As required, £2 10s. a trip, say As required, £1 10s. a trip, say Twice daily, 2d. per parcel (town), and 3d. (suburbs), say Daily Daily Daily As required, say 15 0 0 15 0 0 38 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 20 0 0 90 0 0 50 130 0 0 51 53 54 25 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 2,041 0 0 Carried forward 8,260 7 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

.2 . "fi <D j- & Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy, Performed under Arrangement—continued. £ s. d. 56 57 58 59 Brought forward Wellington-Longburn (carriage of mails by Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Limited) Komako (rural delivery along left bank of Pohangina River as far as Mr. Didsbury's house Kaiwaiwai Post-office and road-junction) Hourly clearances between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.|Molesworth Street Post-office to Chief Post Office, Wellington Conveyance by tramway within ward and suburbs of Brooklyn, Island Bay, Kilbirnie, &c, of all letter-carriers and telegraph-message boys in uniform, and all mails in charge of officials of the | Post and Telegraph Department (amount of £375 apportioned thus : conveyance telegraph messengers (Miscellaneous Vote), £150 ; and mails and lettercarriers, £225) Conveyance by tramway over the Miramar section of \ the tramway system of all letter-carriers and tele-graph-message boys in uniform, and all mails in charge of officials of the Post and Telegraph Department Thrice weekly Daily Daily, Is. per diem, say As required 8,260 7 6 2,620 16 0 25 0 0 8 0 0 15 13 0 225 0 0 60 As required I 7 10 0 : 61 Conveyance by tramway over the Karori section of [ the tramway system of all letter-carriers and tele- I graph-message boys in uniform, and all mails in charge of officials of the Post and Telegraph Depart- j ment Dyerville and Martinborough Whiterock and Homeburn Ihuraua and Wairere (rural delivery) As required 9 0 0 62 63 <!4 Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 Total £11,206 6 (i

fen* oi Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Conir. lCT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blenheim Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and vessels in river Blenheim, Springlands, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock Blenheim, Jordan, and Molesworth Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, and Wairau Valley Wairau Valley and Birch Hill Wairau Valley and Top Valley Canvastown and. Deep Creek Havelock, Cullensville, Mahakipawa, Grove, and Grove Wharf Kaituna and Onamalutu Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Te Weka, and Te Awaite .. Picton, Punaruawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay Picton, Grove Wharf, and Torea Picton and Portage Manaroa, Portage, and Torea As required Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly } 85 0 0 75 0 0 95 0 0 100 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 7 8 9 Twice weekly Weekly Weekly 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 II 12 Twice weekly Four times weekly .. Twice weekly 80 0 0 50 0 0 65 0 0 Carried forward 790 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed undek Contract— ■continued. £ s. d. 13 14 15 16 Brought forward Renwicktown/. The Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Benhopai Seddon, Grassmere, Flaxbourne, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Hapuku, and Kaikoura Tuamarina, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, and Port Underwood, via White's Bay Tuamarina and Waikakaho Twice weekly J Thrice weekly 790 70 350 0 0 11 0 0 Weekly 40 0 0 Weekly .. 13 0 0 Performed under Arrange: WENT. 15 12 110 13 10 20 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Blind River Post-office and coach on Main Road .. Havelock Post-office and Wharf Picton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Portage and St. Omer Renwicktown and Omaka Seddon and Richmond Brook Wairau Valley and Fabian's Valley Portage and Kenepuru Head Thrice weekly As required As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Total £1,467 0 0

*.« 6 •§)6 g Service. Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. LOT. £ 8. d. 1 j 2i 5 ! 6 7 Motueka Post-office and Motueka Wharf Kohatu, Motupiko, Korere, Owen Junction, Murchison, Fern Flat, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three-channel Flat, and Inangahua Junction Westport, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, and Reefton Nelson, Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Redwood's Valley, Upper Moutere, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka Nelson, Wakapuaka Suburban, Whangamoa, Flat Creek, Rai Falls, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, Springlands, and Blenheim Nelson Chief Post-office and Railway station Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port (wharves) Nelson (delivery of parcels and letter-carriers' bags) .. Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, Takaka, Waitapu, Puramahoi, and Collingwood Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakeneld Takaka and East Takaka As required Twice weekly 40 0 0 Daily 2,500 0 0 Daily Thrice weekly I As required Weekly 298 0 0 3 5 100 0 0 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 Takaka and Motupipi Takaka, Waitapu, and Waitapu Wharf Collingwood Post-office and Wharf Pokororo, Ngatimote, Orinoco, Neudorf, and Upper [ Moutere Thrice weekly Twice weekly ab required Six times weekly As required As required Thrice weekly 100 25 40 20 14 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 3,202 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

ft •« 6 2 o u Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. I Performed under Arran< }EMENT. £ s. d. Brought forward 3,202 0 0 17 0 0 3 10 0 24 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 Baton and Thorpe Belgrove and Tophouse Brightwater and Waimea West Collingwood, Aorere, and Bainham Collingwood and Ferntown .. .. Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga Collingwood, Mangarakau, and rural delivery Collingwood and Rockville Foxhill Post-office and Railway-station Hope Post-office and Railway-station Motupiko and Kohatu Nelson, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Cable Bay Nelson and The Port Pangatotara and Motueka Riwaka and Sandy Bay Roadstead and Wharf (The Port) Weekly Weekly, 2s. 6d. a trip Daily Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Four times weekly .. Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required, 3s. per trip, say Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Daily 20 22 23 24 26 28 29 30 3] Spring Grove Post-office and Railway-station Tadmor Railway-station and Sherry River Tadmor Railway-station and Kiwi Totaranui and Awaiti Wai-iti Post-office and Railway-station Takaka and Uruwhenua Anatimo and Motupipi Wakapuaka Suburban and Nelson Tatahi and Nelson 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 22 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 0 24 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Total £3,641 10 0

5S<« « '5) d u no Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. .CT. £ s. d. 1 Breakhead, Millerton, and Post-office, Millerton 2 Breakhead, Denniston, and Post-office, Denniston 3 Murchison and Upper Matakitaki .. 4 Westport, Addison's, and Charleston 5 Westport and Giles Terrace 6 Westport, and vessels in harbour, and Railway station Daily Twice daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required 12 o a 35 0 0 35, 0 0 94 0 0 15 0 0 98 0 0 Performed under Arrange] [ENT. 1 Brighton, St. Kilda, and Charleston 3 Capleston, Cronadon, and Reefton 4 Denniston and Burnett's Face 5 Denniston and Conn's Creek 6 Denniston and Burnett's Face 7 Granity and Breakhead, Millerton 8 Granity and Millerton 9 Karamea and little Wanganui 10 Karamea Post-office and steamers 11 Longford and Murchison 12 Millerton and Mine Creek 13 Waimangaroa and Denniston Weekly 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 .. 9 0 0 35 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 14 Waimangaroa (letter-delivery) 15 Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia .. Total £438 0 0 £438

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

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

Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed undeb Contbact. ' £ " s - d , 35 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 40 0 0 1 2 8 4 5 6 "7 8 9 10 11 Cook's Settlement, Pekanga, and Gillespie's Beach .. Weekly Hokitika, Arahura, and Fox's .. .. .. Weekly Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's Gully .. .. Twice weekly Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf As required Hokitika and Kanieri Forks .. .. Twice weekly Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, Upper Kokatahi, and Twice weekly Koiterangi Karangarua, Bruce Bay, Mahitahi, Paringa, Haast, : Weekly to Paringa, Pakorari, and Okura fortnightly to Okura Kumara and Dillmanstown .. .. .. Daily Kumara, Westbrook, and Greenstone .. .. Twice weekly Kumara Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required Kumara, Goldsborough, Stafford, Three-mile, and | Daily Hokitika Okarito and The Forks .. .. .. .. Weekly Ross, Ferguson's, Waitaha, Hende's Ferry, Mount ; Weekly Hercules, Wataroa, The Forks, and Waiho Gorge Ross, Rimu, Woodstock, Kanieri, and Hokitika .. Daily Weheka, Pekanga, and Karangarua .. Weekly 130 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 125 0 0 200 0 0 12 13 50 0 0 180 0 0 14 200 0 0 95 0 0 1 •2 Performed under Arrangement. 6 10 0 10 0 0 Goldsborough and Callaghan's .. .. .. Weekly Kumara and Hohonu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Total • .. £1,271 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Iβ 17 Akaroa, Long Bay Road, and lie Bon's Bay .. ' Thrice weekly Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Daily Springburn Railway-station Amberley and Broomfield .. .. .. Thrice weekly Annat and Russell's Flat .. .. .. j Daily Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside .. Daily And Seaview, Seafield, and Newland .. .. Thrice weekly Ashburton, Greenstreet, and Ashburton Forks .. j Thrice weekly Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long- ; Daily beach Ashley Bank, Loburn, and North Loburn .. .. Daily Balcairn and Leithfield .. .. .. .. Daily Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui .. .. Daily I Thrice weekly, Broken Broken River, Cass, Bealey, Otira, Aieken's, Jackson's, ] River and Otira Taipo, Wainihinihi, and , Kumara .. Twice weekly, Otira \ and Kumara Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private Daily bags) Cheviot and Port Robinson, connect with Weekly, 4s. 6d. per steamers as required trip Cheviot, Spotswood, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hun- Daily Cheviot and dalee, and Kaikoura Spotswood ; thrice weekly to Kaikoura Christchurch and Halewell .. .. .. Daily Christchurch Post-office and Railway-station (pro- As required viding mail-carts, horses, drivers, &c.) Clearing receivers in Christchurch, Sydenham, St. Twice daily in ChristAlboT ia . Phillipstown, Linwood, &c. church and portion of Sydenham; da'Iy, and once extra on Saturdays, inremaining portion of Sydenham, St. Albans, Phillipstown, Ianwood, &c. Coalgate and Hororata .. .. .. .. Daily Courtenay and Kirwee .. .. .. .. Daily Culverden, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer Springs Daily Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau .. .. Daily, and once extra on Wednesdays Darfield, Greendale, Kimberley, and Charing Cross .. Daily Dunsandel and Killinchy .. .. .. Daily Duvauchslle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton and Little Akaloa Thrice weekly Ealing, Carew, and Ruapuna .. .. .. Thrice weekly Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton Daily and Ohoka Flemington and Longbeach Road .. .. I Daily Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House .. Twice weekly Windwhistle House and Lake Coleridge .. .. Weekly Halketfc Town, West Melton, Weedon's Post-office, and [ Daily .. . .* Weedon's Railway-station Hinds and Lismore, and Hinds and Lowclifie .. ! Thrice weekly Hurunui Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station .. Thrice weekly Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, and Brookside .. Daily Kaiapoi, Coutts Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton .. Thrice weekly Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek .. Daily Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. I As required Little River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Daily Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, Allandale, and , Daily Teddington Lyttelton and Port Levy .. .. .. Weekly Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station .. .. ; Twice daily Medbury and The Peaks .. .. .. Thrice weekly Mount Somers and .. .. Twice weekly 66 0 0 85 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 } 100 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 56 0 0 39 0 0 50 0 0 1,100 0 0 72 0 0 11 4 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 335 0 0 285 0 0 41 0 0 40 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 18 19 20 21 22 23 ■ 24 25 26 97 0 0 45 0 0 110 0 0 60 0 0 38 0 0 27 28 10 18 0 90 0 0 i>9 _?0 0 » 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 76 0 0 38 0 0 48 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 250 0 0 38 100 0 0 39 40 41 42 40 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 60 0 0 Carried forward K . 4,318 12 0 4—F. 3.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.— continued

'En d £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy, Performed under Contract— c ontinued. £ s . d. Brought forward 43 I Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford 44 \ Pigeon*Bay and Barry's Bay Saddle 45 J Prebbleton and Broadfield 46 ! Rakaia, Barr Hill, and Highbank 47 \ Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle 48 Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, Birch Hill, and Orahaki 49 Scargill, Motunau, and Stonyhurst Gate 50 Tai Tapu and Lincoln 51 Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston .. 52 I Domett and Cheviot 53 Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura 54 Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffel ton 55 : Yaldhurst and Hornby .. .. ... 56 j Waiau and Mendip Hills57 Woodgrove and McDonald Downs 4,318 12 0 Thrice weekly .. 52 0 0 Daily 150 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 19 0 0 Daily .. .. 95 0 0 Daily .. .. 95 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 Daily .. .. 85 0 0 1 Daily .. .. 40 0 0 Daily .. .. 85 0 0 Daily .. .. 12 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 200 0 0 Daily .. .. 45 0 0 Daily .. .. 24 10 0 Weekly .. .. 44 10 0 , Thrice' weekly .. ! 40 0 0 Performed undeb Arrange MENT. 1 Annat Post-office and Railway-station 3 Christchurch and Marshland 4 Christchurch and New Brighton 5 Christchurch, Woolston, RedclifEs, and Sumner 6 Christchurch and Spreydon 7 Christchurch and Sydenham .. .. 8 I Christchurch, and Upper Riccarton And Sockburn 9 I Christchurch (delivery' of letter-carriers' bags in city and suburbs) 10 Gebbie's Flat and Motukarara 11 Greenpark Post-office and Railway-station .. 12 j Hawarden Post-office and Railway-station 13 Hawarden and Woodgrove 14 Kaiapoi Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily .. 5 0 0 Daily .. .. 16 0 0 Twice daily .. 30 0 0 Twice and thrice daily 55 0 0 Daily .. .. 2 10 0 Five times daily .. 15 0 0 T-β daily .. J 20 0 o As required, 3s. 6d. for each cart, say .. 20 0 0 Four times weekly .. 4 0 0 Daily .. .. 4 0 0 Twee daily .. j 17 0 0 Daily —.- .. 10 0 0 As required, Is. per j 6 0 0 trip, say As required .. 10 0 0 As required, 10s. per ' 26 0 0 week Daily .. .. 10 0 0 As required .. 100 0 0 As required, £1 per 25 0 0 trip, say Daily .. .. 104 0 0 15 Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf 16 Lichfield Street Post-office and Christchurch Post-office 17 i Loburn and Okuku 18 I Lyttelton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves. . 19 i Lyttelton wharves and roadstead 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 .. • • • Daily .. .. 12 0 0 As required .. 5 0 0 As required, 4d. per 4 0 0 trip, say Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Daily .. .. 11 0 0 Twice daily .. j 10 0 0 Daily .. .. 12 0 0 Daily .. .. 13 0 0 Daily .. .. 30 0 0 Daily .. .. 13 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 23 8 0 Thrice weekly .. j 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. I 20 0 0 Four times daily .. 15 0 0 Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 24 Spreydon and Halswell 25 Springst#n Post-office and Railway-station 26 Waddington Post-office and Railway-station 27 Woodend and Tuahiwi .. .. .. 28 Springston Railway-station and Wakaipa 29 Tattle River and Puaha 30 Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station 31 Conway Plat and Finger-post, Hundalee 32 Mayfield and Porateko .. 33 Rakaia and Meade 34 Little River and Te Oka 35 Christchurch and St. Albans 36 Upper Waiau and Glynn Wye .. .. .. | Less contributions by other Departments and by 6,103 10 0 settlers .. .. 200 0 0 i Total .. £5,903 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

o3 mh o> * oo '5b 6 £ Service. Frequency. i Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road, Coal-pits, Opawa, Thrice weekly and Mount Nessing (deliyering correspondence) 2 Burke's Pass Post-office and Grampians, Gray's Hills, Weekly Haldon, and Black Forest Stations 3 Fairlie and Ashwick Flat .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 4 Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake Tekapo, Balmoral, v Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage— From 1st November to 30th April .. .. Thrice weekly Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, and Lake Tekapo— > From 1st May to 31st October .. .. I Twice weekly Also Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki — From 1st May to 31st October .. .. Weekly .. .. / 5 Fairlie and EainclifE, rural delivery through Raincliff Twice weekly District, going via Middle Valley and returning via Cattle Valley 6 Geraldine, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana, Gapes Valley, Thrice weekly Wahimomona, Kakahu -Bush, Kakahu School, and Hilton 7 Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill, returning by Twice weekly .. \ Middle Road (delivering correspondence) I 8 Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike's Point Road, Twice weekly .. ) returning by Dog-kennel Road (delivering correspondence) 9 Makikihi and Hunter .. .. .. .. i Daily 10 Orari, Belfield, Rangitata, Rangitata Island, and Orton | Thrice weekly 11 Orari and Geraldine .. .. .. .. Four times daily .. { 12 Orari, Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury .. Daily .. .. j 13 Peel Forest, Arundel, Rangitata .. .. .. j Thrice weekly 14 Pleasant Point, Hazelburn, and Raincliff Station ' Daily (delivering correspondence through Totara Valley) 15 St. Andrew's and Blueclifis, returning via Lyalldale Thrice weekly (delivering correspondence) 16 Temuka and Seadown .. .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 17 Temuka and Hilton .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 18 Temuka, Ohape, and Clandeboye . . .. .. Thrice weekly 19 Temuka, Rangatira Valley, Waitohi Flat, and Upper ; Thrice weekly Waitohi Flat 20 Timaru Post-office and Railway-station, Timaru Post- As required office and vessels at wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers 21 Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora, Daily Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering correspondence) 22 Waitohi Road Railway-station and Kerry Town .. Daily 23 Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs .. i Daily .. .. ) 24 i Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills .. : Thrice weekly .. [ 25 Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills .. .. .. Twice weekly 26 Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station .. .. I Thrice weekly 5 8 7 8 70 0 0 50 0 0 24 0 0 585 0 0 40 0 0 64 15 0 55 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 156 0 0 60 0 0 125 0 0 65 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 47 0 0 104 0 0 95 0 0 32 0 0 160 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Cave to Cannington and Motukaika .. .. | Twice weekly ... i. 2 Esk Valley (Upper Junction) and Kohika Settlement i Thrice weekly .. ; 3 Levels Post-office, Rosewill, and Papaka Settlements Twice weekly 4 Otipua and Adair .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 5 Sutherland's and Tycho Flat .. .. .. J Twice weekly 6 ' Timaru and Glen-iti .. .. .. ,. i Twice daily 7 Wahimomona Post-office and Beautiful Valley .. Thrice weekly 8 ■ Waimate Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. t - I '1 Less contributions by other Departments 40 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 2,145 15 0 292 10 0 2,145 15 0 292 10 0 I Total i .. £1 £1,853 5 0 1,853 5 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

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I "81 I •Sbo t i Servioe. Frequenoy. I Annual Subsidy . i Performed under Contra .CT. £ s. d 1 Awamoko Post-office and "Railway-station 2 Hakataramea, Station Creek, and Rocky Point, also Hakataramea, Station Creek, Hakataramea Station, and returning via Top Road (de'ivering correspondence where practicable) 3 Kokoamo and Borton's Siding (delivering correspondence where practicable) 4 Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama (delivering correspondence where practicable) 5 i Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi 6 Maheno and Incholme 7 i Maheno and Kakanui 8 Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater 9 Omarama, Benmore Station, and Lake Pukaki, from 1st November to 30th April Daily Weekly 14 30 0 0 0 0 Twice daily 35 0 0 Twice weekly 130 0 0 Four times weekly .. Three times weekly Daily As required Weekly .. 50 26 46 136 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arrange HENT. 20 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 1 I Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) 2 Enfield and Railway-station 3 Georgetown and Railway-station (Uxbridge) 4 i Kurow and Hakataramea 5 Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) 6 Waianakarua and Railway-station 7 Weeton and Railway-station 8 Windsor and Railway-station 9 Oamaru and Ardgowan 10 Whitstone and Oamaru Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Daily Daily Total £615 0 0

Service. Frequenoy. Annual SubsidyPerformed under Contr. !lCT. £ s. d. I 2 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, Awamangu, Pukeawa, 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, Pukehilri, The Camp, and Sandymount Hawea Flat and Maungawera Henley and Berwick Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly J 25 0 0 75 0 0 3 4 As required Thrice weekly 52 0 0 90 0 0 5 6 Aβ required Daily Twice weekly Weekly As required 20 0 0 135 0 0 580 0 0 Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 63 0 0 I 150 0 0 9 63 0 0 l<) II Twice weekly Thrice weekly 40 0 0 30 0 0 40 30 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 1,260 0 0 1,260 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

I*! Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract —< continued. £ a. d. 12 13 14 15 If. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 SO Bought forward Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill Hinton 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 Outrani, 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 .. .. .. .. j Pembroke, Makarora Wharf, 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 Clyde, Waenga, and Cromwell Beck's and Lauder .. .. .. Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, and Tarras .. Cromwell, Lowbum 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, and Alexandra South Clyde, Waenga, Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston, Arrowtown, Frankton, Lower Shotover, and Queenstown Tautuku and Papatowai Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily Weekly .. Thrice weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily ' Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly ..' Weekly .. As required 1,260 0 0 96 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 o 52 0 0 36 0 0 25 0 0 24 10 0 47 10 0 50 0 0 59 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 26 0 0 13 0 0 55 10 0 ., i " 104 0 0 '.'. 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 31 82 S3 34 35 86 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly 25 0 (I 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 47 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly ■" }-2,604 15 0 Thrice weekly Weekly .. Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly 30 0 0 48 Carried forward 5,368 16 0

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-p O o 'Sod g Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrange: ME5TT. £ s. d. Brought forward ! weekly iy '•'• iiWeekly 5,368 15 0 17 0 0 23 8 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 25 0 0 16 0 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Allanton and Momona 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 Caversham Dunedin North North-east Valley South Dunedin And conveyance of letter-carriers 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 Railway - 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 Daily Twice weekly Daily Weekly .. Twicelweekly Twice|weekly I . y. H I* As required Twice daily Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Daily Twice daily quired ! daily i weekly : daily ! weekly 3 weekly daily 110 10 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Twice daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily daily 3 weekly 3 weekly 3 weekly weekly weekly 3 weekly weekly 15 0 0 45 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 35 0 0 16 0 0 9 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 29 As required, 6d. per trip, say Daily Daily Weekly .. Weekly, £1 per trip (winter service) Thrice weekly Daily Daily Weekly quired, 6d. p say per 6 10 0 30 31 32 33 North Taieri Post-office and Railway-siding Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding Papatowai and Kahuika Pembroke and Cardrona i, say [y .. ly, £f per ti 15 0 0 8 0 0 .. ! 14 0 0 rip 26 0 0 34 35 36 .37 Port Chalmers and Otago Heads Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding Warrington Post-office and Railway-station Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry iter service) i weekly ly '.'■ 5 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 7 16 0 Less contributions by settlers 6,006 19 0 22 10 0 Total £5,984 9 0

+a O C Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ a. d. 1 Arrowtown and Macetown .. .. .. Twice weekly 2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queens- Four times weekly .. 30 70 0 0 0 0 town 3 Athol and Nokomai .. .. .. .. j Weekly Carried forward .. 25 0 0 12,

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-ti O o ■Ebo £ 3*1 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— ontinued. £ a. d. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brought forward Bluff and Ruapuke Island Brown's, Hokonui, and Spring Hills Centre Bush Railway-siding and Otapiri Gorge Colac Bay and Round Hill Edendale and Seaward Downs Fortrose, Otara, and Haldane Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Niagara, and Waikawa Fortrose and Waimahaka Railway-station Fortnightly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 125 0 0 45 0 0 35 0 0 23 8 0 30 0 0 22 0 0 41 12 0 75 0 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Garston and Nevis, via Upper Nevis Glencoe and Hedgehope Railway-station Glenorchy and Paradise .. Gore and Croydon Bush Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama Gore, Waikaka Valley, and Waikaka Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily, and extra trip one way weekly Weekly (Oct.-May).. Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily As required, 6d. per load, say Twice weekly Daily Weekly 36 0 0 35 0 0 15 0 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 52 0 0 140 0 0 50 0 0 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3] :V2 33 34 35 Inveroargill 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 31sfc 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, Mangarua, 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 Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly I 1 I 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 350 0 0 38 0 0 20 0 0 39 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 59 16 0 24 0 0 29 17 6 52 0 0 34 15 0 28 0 0 37 0 0 82 0 0 36 37 38 39 -10 Weekly Twice weekly As required Weekly Weekly 45 0 0 18 0 0 16 0 0 12 0 0 85 0 0 41 12 43 44 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 46 47 48 49 r>0 As required Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required 32 10 0 70 0 0 24 10 0 45 0 0 26 0 0 Carried forward 2,162 18 0

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SS>s 6 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Pebformed under Contract— c mtinued. £ e . d. 5] 52 53 r>4 r>5 56 r>7 r>8 59 60 r>! 62 63 f>4 68 66 67 08 Brought forward 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 Waianiwa and Taramoa Riversdale and Kaweku 2,162 18 6 Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 Daily .. .. 96 0 0 Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 20 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 20 0 0 Twice weekly .. 24 14 0 Thrice weekly .. 37 1 0 Twice weekly .. 25 0 0 Daily .. .. 18 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 10 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 60 0 0 Twice weekly .. 25 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 44 0 0 Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 Twice weekly .. 48 0 0 Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 Twice weekly .. 19 0 0 1 2 3 i 5 6 7 8 9 10 Performed under Arrange [EOT. Dalmore Post-office and Railway-siding Glade House and Milford Sound Glenorehy Post-office and Wharf Haldane Post-office and Slope Point Kingston and Queenstown Kinloch Post-office and Wharf Makarewa Post-office and Railway-station?.. Middlevale Post-office and Railway-station.. Queenstown, Glenorehy, Kinloch, and Creighton Te Anau and Glade House (November to April, inclusive) Waikawa Valley and Main Road .. Wright's Bush Post-office and Railway-station Daily .. .. 8 0 0 Fortnightly .. 25 0 0 Twice weekly .. 7 10 0 Twice weekly .. 6 0 0 Daily .. .. 500 0 0 Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 5 0 0 Daily ..' .. 4 0 0 Twice weekly .. 55 0 0 Twice weekly, £2 per 104 0 0 trip, say Thrice weekly .. j 7 0 0 Daily .. .. 7 10 0 q a on iQ « II 12 Less contributions by other Departments 3,420 13 6 70 0 0 3,420 13 70 0 6 0 Total £3,350 13 6 £3,350 13 6