INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1910-1911. [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, 1910 Session I, F-03

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INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1910-1911. [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, 12th July, 1910. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement within the Dominion as on the Ist April, 1910. By order. J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

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l" 8 ! 'Sc 6 b Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contrai rr. ■ £ s. d. Auckland Chief Post - office, Railway - station, and Wharves Delivery of letter-carriers' extra bags Also delivery of parcels in city and suburbs As required As required Twice daily in city, and once in suburbs Thrice daily I - 1,649 0 1,099 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 (i 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 II Auckland (clearing receivers within a radius of four miles of Chief Post-office) Auckland landing service (landing and shipping mails from and to vessels in stream) Avondale, Titirangi, Brooklynn, and Huia Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central Birkenhead, Freeman's, Albany, and Dairy Flat Cambridge, Leamington, Pukerimu, and Kaipaki Cambridge and Maungatautari Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay Coromandel Post-office and Wharf Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa, Redvale, Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay As required Weekly Twice weekly Four times weekly .. Thrice weekly Daily .. .. I Thrice weekly .. As required Weekly .. As required Weekly Weekly 200 0 40 0 40 16 60 0 70 0 52 0 22 10 30 0 39 0 55 0 27 10 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 15 Daily 67 0 o Carried forward 3,607 16 0

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st £ on •_< •a 6 t Frequency. Annual Subsidy Service. Performed under Contract — a ntinued. £ s. d. 16 17 18 19 20 21 Brought forward Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue Frankton Junction, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton Last Hairini and Te Awamutu Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves Twice daily Twice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily 3,607 16 0 100 0 0 52 0 0 150 0 0 35 0 0 45 0 0 75 0 0 22 Thrice weekly 210 0 0 23 'Twice daily in summer when convenient; daily in winter Daily Twice weekly 'Twice weekly As required Fortnightly Thrice weekly Weekly 26 0 0 21 Helensville, Para kai And Parkhurst Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora Houhora, Waihopo, Tekao, and Parenga Howick and Whitford .. .. .. Kaiaua, Miranda, Maramarua, and Maungatawhiri .. Kaihu, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Taheke — During six summer months Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth Kaitaia, Pukepoto, Ahipara, and Herekino.. Herekino and Owhata Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine Kawakawa, Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke And Ohaeawai, Ngawha, and Kaikohe Kihikihi and Waimanu (rural delivery) Mangaohae, Moeatoa, Kiritehere, and Marokopa Mangapai, Moewhare, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie Mangonui and Kaeo Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburns, Rangitihi, and Kaitaia Mangonui and Taipa Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby Marsden Point, Lower Ruakaka, and Waipu Matangi, Eureka, and Tauwhare Maungatapere, Otuhi, and Waiotama Mercer, Churchill, Glen Murray Landing, and Glen Murray Post-office Morrinsville and Kiwitahi (wayside delivery) Morrinsville Post-office and Railway-station Morrinsville and Tahuna Ngaruawahia, Te Akatea. Huntly Fingerpost, Waingaro, and Raglan Landing And Waingaro, Waima, and Pepepe Ngaruawahia, Te Kowhai, Whatawhata, Karamu Creamery, Te Pahu, and Harapepe Creamery I I 57 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 10 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 26 0 0 70 0 0 Weekly Four times weekly . . Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 26 0 o 175 n i) 31 32 l i 135 0 0 33 31 50 0 -0 ) I 450 0 0 35 36 37 38 39 Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly 42 0 0 50 it 0 Ki 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 lu II 12 13 ■II 15 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly 30 0 0 45 0 0 165 0 0 69 0 0 20 16 0 40 0 0 46 Twice weekly As required Twice weekly Twice weekly I 100 0 0 47 I i 100 0 0 IS 49 Till 51 52 53 51 55 56 57 58 Ngunguru and Kiripaka Ohaeawai, Ngawha. Kaikohe. and 'Taheke .. Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Kerikeri, and Waipapa . . Ohaeawai. Waimate North. Waipapa, and Kaeo Ohaupo and Paterangi Ohaupo and Tuhikaramea Ohinewai, Waiterimu, and Matahuru Okaihau, Rangiahua, Umawera, and Mangamuka Okoroire Post-office and Railway-station Omapere, Waiotemarama, and Waimamaku Waimamaku and Wekaweka Weekly Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter Thrice weekly 'Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Daily' Thrice weekly 'Twice, weekly Weekly As required 'Twice weekly Weekly 80 0 0 18 n o 85 o 0 13 (I U 150 0 0 44 0 0 27 0 0 35 " 0 49 10 0 25 0 0 I I 89 in 0 Carried forward 7,135 2

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•• - I I'M '« 6 E a* I Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed hndkr Contract - continued. £ s. d. 59 60 til 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76; 77 ! 78 79 so 81 82 83 84 i 85 86 87 ■ 59 60 til 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 so 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Brought forward .. Onehunga, Mangere Bridge, and Mangere .. .. Daily Ongarue, Mahirakau, Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura .. 'Thrice weekly Oparau Ferry and Kawhia .. .. .. Thrice weekly Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru .. : Weekly Pahi and Paparoa .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Papakura, Ardmore, and Clevedon .. Daily ; twice on Saturday Papakura and Hunua .. .. .. Thrice weekly Papatoetoe and East Tamaki .. .. .. Daily Patumahoe and Waiau Pa (rural delivery) .. .. Thrice weekly Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau Ferry Thrice weekly Pirongia, Mangapiko, Te Awamutu Railway-station ! Thrice weekly and Te Awamutu Post-office Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Maungatawhiri, and Maunga- Daily in summer; tawhiri Valley thrice weekly in winter Poroti, Titoki, and I'aiakao .. .. .. Twice weekly Port Albert and Wellsford . . . . .. Four times weekly . . I'uhoi and Ahuroa .. .. .. .. 'Twice weekly Pukekohe, Patumahoe, Mauku. and Waiuku .. ' Daily Pukekohe and Pukekohe East .. .. 'Thrice weekly Pukekohe and Puni .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Putaruru and Lichfield .. .. .. .. j Twice weekly Putaruru and Mokai .. .. .. .. Daily Putaruru and Waotu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea .. .. .. Twice weekly Rangi Point, Mitimiti, and Whangape .. .. Weekly Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Daily Raurimu and Kaitieke .. .. • .. .. Weekly Rawene, Omanaia, One, and Whiiinaki .. .. Weekly Rotorua, Atiamuri. Oruanui. Wairakei, and Taupo .. Weekly Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and Whakarewa- As required 7,135 2 0 39 0 0 200 O I) 34 10 0 24 15 0 15 0 0 65 0 0 12 0 0 30 0 0 22 0 o 225 0 0 • 30 0 0 52 0 0 48 0 0 70 0 0 34 10 0 110 0 0 25 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 52 0 0 25 0 ii 50 0 0 49 10 0 22 0 0 40 0 0 26 0 0 125 o 0 50 0 n 88 rewa 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 loo 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Rotorua and Waiotapu .. .. .. .. Daily in summer ; thrice weekly in winter Russell and Purerua .. .. .. .. Weekly Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga .. .. Weekly Ta umarunui Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Taupiri and Gordonton .. .. .. .. Daily Taupo and Tokaanu .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly i n summer; twice weekly in winter Te Awamutu Post-office, Railway-station, Mangapiko, Daily and Pirongia Te Hana and Kaiwaka .. .. .. .. Weekly Te Hana, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Rowsell's, Papa- Weekly roa, and Matakohe, and Maungaturoto and Waipu Te Hana, North Albcrtland, and Te Arai .. .. Twice weekly Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Ngapaenga, and Mangao- Weekly hae Te Kuiti, Arapae, Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui, Twice weekly and Piopio and Aria Te Kuiti Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Te Mata and Raglan-Hamilton Road .. .. Twice weekly Tokatoka Landing Service and Rehia'! .. As required Totara North, Saies, and Whangaroa .. .. Thrice weekly Towai and Kawakawa .. .. .. .. Weekly Tuakau and Onewhero .. .. .. .. Daily Tuakau and Pukekawa .. .. .. ... Twice weekly Waiharara and Kaimaumau .. .. As required 100 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 39 0 0 40 0 0 250 0 0 45 0 0 34 0 0 150 0 <i 37 0 0 99 0 0 135 0 0 75 0 0 25 0 0 35 0 0 65 0 0 80 0 0 28 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 97 98 99 loo 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 Carried forward 10,090 17 0 10,090 17 0

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Hi O o ■3 rj > Service. Frequency. / K •'/: Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 108 i Waihou Railway-station and Post-office .. As required 109 Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti .. .. Weekly 111) Waiotapu, Wairakei, and Taupo .. .. .. Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter 111 Waitangi Railway-station, Te Kauwhata, and Wae- Thrice weekly renga Post-office 112 I Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement Thrice weekly 113 : Waiwera, between steamer and Post-office.. .. As required 114 Waiwera and Upper Waiwera .. .. .. Thrice weekly 115 Warkworth, Matakana. Big Omaha, Whangateau, Weekly and Leigh 116 Wellsford. Whangaripo, and Pakiri .. .. Weekly 117 Whakapara, Otonga, and Opuawhanga .. .. Twice weekly 118 Whakapirau, Marohemo, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto Twice weekly 119 Whangape, Owhata, and Herekino .. .. Weekly 120 Whangarei and Kiripaka .. .. .. Thrice weekly 121 Whangarei and Alangapai .. .. .. Weekly 122 Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Poroti .. .. Thrice weekly 123 Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station .. As required • .. 121 Whangarei. l'uwera. and Maungakaramea .. Thrice weekly 125 Whangaroa and Kaeo .. .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 126 Wharehine, Tauhoa, Hoteo, and Hoteo Railway-sta- Twice weekly tion 127 Matamata and Okauia .. .. .. .. I Daily 128 Towai and Hukerenui .. .. .. .. Weekly; one way only, at 12s. 6d. per week, 10,090 17 0 25 0 0 59 10 0 250 0 0 35 0 0 75 0 0 26 0 0 30 0 0 46 16 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 32 15 6 43 10 0 21 0 0 49 10 0 42 10 0 64 0 0 40 0 0 48 0 0 25 0 0 32 10 0 say Performed under Arrangement. 1 Ahuroa, Komokoriki. and Glorit .. .. .. Weekly 2 Aranga and Rotorima .. .. .. .. Weekly 3 Aria and Kaeaea .. .. .. .. Weekly 4 Auckland Suburban Post-offices and Chief Post-office Hourly between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 5 Aukopae and Roto .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 6 Awanui and Mangatete . . .. .. .. Weekly 7 Awanui Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required 8 Awanui and Waipapakauri .. .. As required 9 Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads .. .. Weekly 10 Awhitu Wharf and Oroua Bay .. .. .. Weekly .. .. ! 11 Big Omaha Post-office and Steamer .. As required 12 Bombay and Paparata .. .. .. .. Weekly 13 Cabbage Bay and Port Charles .. .. .. W T eekly 14 Cabbage Bay Post-office and Wharf .. As required 15 Cambridge and Karapiro .. . . .. Thrice weekly 16 Cambridge and Leamington .. .. .. Twice daily .. 17 Cambridge and Rotoorangi .. .. .. Twice weekly 18 Clevedon and Maraetai . . .. .. .. Weekly .. 19 Clevedon and Moumoukai .. .. .. Weekly .. 20 Clevedon and Ness Valley .. .. .. Weekly .. 21 Coromandel and Driving Creek .. .. .. Daily .. 22 Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay .. .. .. Fortnightly 23 Coromandel Landing Service .. .. As required 24 Dargaville, Aoroa, Aratapu, and Te Kopuru .. Thrice weekly .. I 25 Frankton Junction and Koromatua .. .. Twice weekly .. ; 26 Glen Murray and Woodleigh .. .. .. Weekly .. 27 Harapepe and Harapepe Creamery .. .. ,D a i 1 y in summer ; thrice weekly in winter 28 Henderson and Te Atatu .. .. .. Twice weekly 18 10 0 9 0 0 20 0 0 188 0 0 15 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 6 0 0 19 10 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 Carried forward 11,668 4 6 11,668 4

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So S ■a»-g Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 12 13 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 Brought forward Hikurangi and Tanekaha .. .. .. Weekly Houhora and Waihopo .. .. .. .. Weekly Hukerenui and Paiaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Hukerenui and Riponui .. .. .. Weekly Hukerenui and Tapuhi .. .. .. .. Weekly Huntly and Pukemiro .. .. .. .. Weekly Huntly and Ruawaro .. .. .. .. I Twice weekly Hunua and Paparimu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Kaeo, Otoroa, and Matauri Bay .. .. .. Weekly Kaihu and Aranga .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Kaihu, Mangatu, and Tutamoe .. .. .. Weekly Kaimaumau Landing Service .. .. .. Weekly Kaiwaka and Hakaru .. .. . . .. Twice weekly Kakepuku and Ormsby's Farm .. .. .. Weekly Kamo Post-office and Railway-station .. Thrice weekly; (is. per week, say Kamo and Ruatangata East .. .. Weekly Kaukapakapa and Parakakau .. .. Twice weekly Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office .. | As required Kawhia and Hauturu .. .. .. .. j Twice weekly Kawhia, Te Maika, Waiharakeke, and Kinohaku .. Twice weekly Kinohaku, Taumatatotara, and Awamarimo .. Weekly Kinohaku and Waerengahou .. .. .. Weekly Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Thrice weekly Kohukohu and Motukaraka .. .. .. Weekly Kohukohu, Paponga, and Broadwood .. .. Weekly Kohukohu and Rawene .. ' .. .. .. Daily Komiti and Paranui .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Kuaotunu and Whitianga .. .. Weekly Makarau Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Twice weekly Mangapai Post-office and Wharf .. . . As required Mangawai Post-office and Steamer .. As required Mangawai and Tara .. .. .. Weekly Mangonui and Kohumaru .. .. ' .. Weekly Mangonui and Taemaro .. .. .. . . Weekly Matakana and Tawharanui .. .. .. Weekly Matakohe and Ararua .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Matakohe Landing Service .. .. As required Matakohe and Oparakau . . .. . . Weekly Matakohe and Waihungarua .. . . Twice weekly Matiere and Otangiwai .. .. .. . . Twice weekly Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria .. .. Weekly Maungatawhiri and Maramarua .. . . .. Weekly Mititai and Arapohue .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Muripara and Te Houhi .. .. . . .. Weekly Northcote Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly, Is. per trip, 11,668 4 6 5 0 0 18 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 7 16 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 18 10 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 15 12 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 17 17 7 5 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 19 16 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 19 19 9 5 0 0 74a 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 j say Ohautira and Ngaruawahia-Raglan Road . . Weekly Ohinewai and Te Hoe .. .. .. .. Weekly Ohura and Tatu .. .. .. .. Weekly Okupu and Awanga .. .. .. . . Weekly Okupu Landing Service .. .. .. .. As required Onewhero and Port Waikato .. .. Weekly Onewhero and Te Hirua .. .. . . Thrice weekly Onewhero and Wairamarama .. .. .. Twice weekly Ongarue Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Oparau Post-office and Ferry .. .. As required Opua and Waihaha .. .. .. .. Weekly Pahi and Matakohe .. .. .. .. j As required Pahi Post-office and Steamer .. .. .. i As required Paparoa and Mareretu .. .. .. .. Weekly Carried forward 5 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 6 10 0 16 0 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 14 10 0 12,392 1 10

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Hi O V .9 .-p ■jlO h S3 i , 03 Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. (1. 89 !>o 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 j 100 101 102 103 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 Brought forward Parakao and Pakotai .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Parua Bay Post-office and Landing .. .. Twice weekly Parua Bay, Whangarei Heads Post-office, and Whanga- Weekly rei Heads Landing Peria and Te Koroa .. .. .. • • Weekly Pirongia and Te Rore .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Pokeno and Razorback .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Poroti and Mangakahia .. .. .. .. Weekly .. and Motairehe .. .. .. Fortnightly Port Fitzroy Post-office- and Steamer .. .. Weekly Pouto Post-office and Steamer .. .. .. Four times weekly .. Raglan Post-office and Landing .. .. .. Twice weekly Ramarama and Ararimu.. .. .. .. Twice weekly Raurimu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required Rawene, Col. Noake's p.b., and Whakarapa .. Weekly .. Riverhead Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Thrice weekly Ruakiwi and Waingaro Settlement .. .. Twice weekly Russell and Manawaora . . .. .. . . Weekly Russell and Rawhiti .. .. .. ■ • Weekly St. Helier's Post-office and Wharf .. .. Twice daily St. Helier's, Tamaki West, and St. John's College Daily private bag Streamlands Post-office and Coach .. .. Four times weekly .. Taheke and Waima .. .. .. • • Twice weekly Taipa and Whatuwhiwhi .. .. .. Weekly Tairua and Hikuai .. .. .. • • Four times weekly .. Tairua and Opoutere .. .. .. • • Weekly Tairua Post Office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly Tangawahine and Onetea .. •• •• Twice weekly Tangowahine Post-office and Steamer .. .. As required Tauhoa and Mangakura .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office.. .. Twice weekly 'Taumarunui and Matapuna .. .. ■. Daily Taumarunui and Otunui.. .. .. .. Weekly Taumarunui Post-office and River Landing-place .. Twice weekly Taupiri and Orini .. .. .. ■ • Thrice weekly Taupo and Waitahanui .. .. .. •■ Twice weekly Taurikura and Aubrey Point .. .. .. Twice weekly 'Te Awamutu Railway-station, Post-office, and Kihikihi Twice daily Te Hana Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Four times weekly .. Te Kapa Landing Service .. .. .. Thrice weekly Te Kopuru and Red Hill .. .. .. Weekly Te Puhi Railway-station and Pokuru .. .. Twice weekly Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. .. .. Fortnightly Tirau and Tapapa .. .. .. .. Weekly .. Titoki and Houto .. .-. •• •• Twice weekly Tokaanu Landing and Post-office .. .. .. As required Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required Towai and Koraha .. .. .. • • Twice weeklv Towai and Marlow .. .. .. •• Weekly .. Towai and Ruapekapeka .. .. • • Twice weekly Tryphena Landing and shipping mails .. As required Tutamoe and Waimatenui .. .. .. Weekly Wade and Nanahu .. .. .. • • Weekly Wade and Orewa . . .. .. .. Weekly Wade Post-office and Wharf . . .. .. As required Wade and Upper Orewa .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Waerenga and Okaeria .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Waerenga and Taniwha .. .. .. Twice weekly Waharoa and Wardville .. .. .. Daily Waikumete and Karekare .. .. .. Twice weekly in summer ; weekly in winter 12,392 1 IO 12 0 0 lo 0 0 19 10 0 io 0 0 15 0 ii 18 0 0 18 0 0 1 10 0 14 0 0 10 0 (i 16 0 0 20 0 0 10 8 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 8 0 0 7 10 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 li 0 o 20 0 0 15 0 0 I lo 0 17 0 0 5 0 0 9 9 0 10 0 (» 13 0 0 io o o 5 10 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 i» lo 0 0 io 0 0 5 0 ii 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward 13,110 8 10

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

Li St s .a .-c 03-3-43 Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ b. d. 119 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 Brought forward .. .. .. •• 1:5.110 8 10 Waikumete and Oratia .. . . .. • • Daily .. .. i 12 0 0 Waimauku and Waikoukou .. . . Twice weekly .. : 6 0 0 Waiotemarama and Kawerua .. .. • • Weekly .. .. 7 0 0 Waipapa and Kerikeri .. .. ■• Weekly .. .. 13 0 0 Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. .. •• Twice weekly .. 10 0 <> Waiuku and Otaua ,. .. .. •• Thrice weekly .. 19 lo o Waiuku and Ruakohua .. .. .. •• Twice weekly ; 5s. per J 13 0 0 week, say Walton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. 3 0 0 Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point .. Weekly .. •• 20 o o Wayby and Hoteo North .. .. Weekly .. .. 12 lo o Wayby Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice weekly ... | 12 0 0 Whakapirau Post-office and Steamer .. .. As required .. 5 0 0 Whangapara Landing Service .. .. •■ Weekly .. 4 0 0 Whaimaparaoa Post-office and Steamer .. .. As required .. 5 0 0 Whangarei and Kaitara .. .. •• •■ Weekly .. •■ 12 0 o Whangarei, Onerahi, and Limestone .. .. Twice weekly •• lo 0 0 Whangarei and Parua Bay .. •■ Weekly .. .. 7 0 0 Whangarei Town Wharf and Railway Wharf .. As required ; 7s. 4d. 5 0 0 per trip, say Whangarei, Waikaraka, and Parua Bay .. .. Weekly .. ..] 18 0 o Whangarei and Whareora .. .. •• Weekly .. .. 13 0 0 Whangarei Heads Post-office and Landing . . .. Weekly .. .. 8 0 0 Whitianga and Gumtown .. .. .. As required; £1 per 12 0 0 month, say Roto and Tokirima .. .. •• •• Twice weekly .. 8 0 0 Pakotai and Nukutawhiti .. •• •• Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 Awarata, Junction of Ohura and Toroto Roads .. | Twice weekly Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 Towai Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 8 0 Rawhiti and Cape Brett Lighthouse .. Weekly .. .. 14 0 0 Ponga and Hunua Siding .. .. •• Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 ! 13,101 L6 in Less other Departments and by settlers .. .. I 204 0 0 i . _ _ _ .. - -. - .. 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 174 a 175 176 Total •• 13.200 III 10

S"SS •§, = £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Waiotahi Bridge .. .. Thrice weekly 2 Opotiki, Torere, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Cape Fortnightly Runaway And supplementary mail between Opotiki and Omaio 3 Pae.ngaroa, Pongakawa. and Matata .. .. Twice weekly Matata to Onepu Junction .. • ■ • • Thrice weekly Rotorua, Rotoiti, Rotoma, Te Teko, < Man-re. Pom Thrice weekly poro, Whakatane, Ohiwa. and Opotiki Taneatua and Whakatane .. .. •• Thrice weekly Tauranga, Papamoa, Te Puke, Paengaroa. Te Ngae, Thrice weekly and Rotorua Tauranga, Gate Pa, Oropi, Ngawaro, Te Pu, and Twice weekly Rotorua 35 0 0 100 0 0 1,100 II o Carried forward .. .. ■ - i 1,235 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

IM Scrvioai Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 4 Puriri, Nevesvillc, Puketui, Hikuai, Wharekawa, Ota- Twice weekly makitai, and Omahu 5 Paeroa and Komata .. .. .. .. Daily 6 Paeroa and Netherton .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 7 Paeroa Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharves .. Paeroa Post-office and steamers at the Junction, and As required steamers at the Puke 8 Taneatua, Opouriao, and Ruatoki .. .. Twice weekly '.i Tauranga, Papamoa, and Te Puke .. .. Twice weekly 10 Tauranga Post-office and Wharves .. .. As required 11 Te Aroha, Te Aroha West, Manawaru, Shaftesbury, and Daily Gordon 12 Te Puke and Maketu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 13 Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu .. .. Daily 14 Thames Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and As required steamers at Wharves 15 'Thames, Kerepehi. and Patetonga .. .. Weekly Hi Waihi, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Tauranga Thrice weekly 17 Waihi Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Eight times daily .. 18 Waikino and Waitekauii .. .. .. Daily 1 5 b 7 i 1,235 0 0 112 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 195 0 0 26 0 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 99 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 49 0 0 26 0 0 200 0 0 75 0 0 70 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 1 I likutaia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 2 Kopu Post-office and Railway-station .. . . Twice daily 3 Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily 4 Mangaiti Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 5 Matahanea and Opotiki .. .. .. .. Weekly 6 Ohiwa and Opotiki .. .. .. As required; 7s. 6d. per trip, say 7 Ohiwa and Whakatane .. .. .. As required ; 7s. 6d. per trip, say 8 Omahu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 9 Omarumutu and Motu Road .. .. .. Weekly 10 Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road Thrice weekly 11 Puriri Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required 12 Taneatua and Waingarara .. .. .. Weekly 13 Thames and Kauaeranga .. .. .. Twice weekly 14 j Thames and Waitakaruru .. .. .. Weekly 15 Tu rua Post-office and Steamer .. .. .. As required 16 Waimana and Kutarere .. .. .. .. Weekly 17 Wharepoa Railway-station and|Post-office .. .. Daily; 6s. per week, "say 18 Opotiki and Ohiwa and Opotiki Post-office and Wharf As'requirod io o o 20 0 0 2 12 0 5 0 0 35 0 0 20 0 0 II 10 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 12 0 12 10 0 Total 2,546 4 0

g»r a, -33 O C ■ao'H Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Arataha and Arakihi .. . . .. . . Weekly 2 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai .. Daily 3 (lisborne, Te Hapara, and Patutahi .. .. Daily 1 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Te Reinga, Mam Weekly main, Frasertown, and Wairoa .. 20J10 0 130 0 0 130 0 ' 0 325 o-'o Carried forward .. .. .,' 605 10 0

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sts '1>° t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Brought forward .. .. .. I ! Gisborne. Tamarau, Tatapouri, Whangara, Pakarae, : Twice weekly Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, and Waipiro Bay Gisborne, Wharerata. Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and ; Weekly Wairoa Gisborne Post-office and Wharves and Railway-station As required Gisborne, Waiohika. and Waimata Valley .. .. Thrice weeklv Gisborne Wharves and vessels in roadstead .. j As required I Manutuke and Waingake .. . . . . Twice weekly | Matawai and Johnstones (rural delivery) . . Twice weekly Motu, Toatoa, Omarumutu, and Opotiki .. Weekly Otoko, Rakauroa, and Matawai .. .. . . Twice weekly Patutahi, Whenuanui. and Wharekopae .. .. Weekly Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Weekly I Hicks Bay Puha and Whatatutu .. .. . . .. Daily I Te Karaka and Kanakanae .. .. .. Twice weekly, 1st Oct. to 31st May ; weekly, 1st June to 30th Sept. Tokomaru Bay and Huia ma .. .. .. Weekly Tolago Bay, Hauiti, and Arataha .. .. .. Twice weekly And Ponana .. .. .. . . Weekly Tuparoa, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa .. . . Weekly Waerengaahika Post-office and Railway-station . . Twice daily Waikohu, Poututu, Whakarau, and Motu .. .. Twice weekly Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui Twice weekly Whatatutu and Wheturan .. .. .. I Weekly Whatatutu and Iwiroa .. .. .. .. Weekly 605 10 0 650 0 0 300 0 0 95 0 0 104 0 0 150 0 0 37 0 0 23 0 0 100 0 0 80 0 0 80 0 0 75 0 0 16 17 104 0 0 35 0 0 18 19 77 0 0 I 99 10 0 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 0 0 30 0 0 140 0 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 25 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 7 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui .. .. When steamer calls.. Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa .. .. .. When steamer calls. . Beach and Post-office, Waipiro Bay .. .. When steamer calls ; Is. per trip, say Beach and Post-office, Tokomaru Bay .. .. ! When steamer calls.. Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay.. .. .. When steamer calls ; 2s. per trip, say Beach and Post-office, Te Araroa .. .. When steamer calls. . Gisborne and Mangapapa .. . . .. i Daily Junction Gisborne Road and Hangaroa .. . . Weekly Junction of Wharekopae Road and Stock Track and Weekly Tahunga Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice da ily Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa .. .. .. j Weekly Ma karaka Post-office, and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily Makauri Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily Ormond Post-office and Railway-station .. .. j Twice daily Patutahi and Whenuanui .. .. Weekly Poiuwa Post-office and .I unction Gisborne - Tolaga Twice weekly Bay Road Tolaga Bay Post-office and vessels in roadstead .. When steamer calls.. Waikohu and Otoko .. ..' .. .. Twice weekly Waitakaro and Tuparoa . . . . . . Weekly Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly; 2s. 6d. per trip, say 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 17 18 19 20 18 0 0 8 0 0 13 o 0 Less contributions by settlers 3,240 10 30 0 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. 3.210 10 0 i •

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St 8 'i>d £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. JOT. £ s. d. I 2 3 Aohanga, Akitio, and Ti-tree Point Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertvillc Dannevirke and Umutaoroa Dannevirke, Waitahora. and Mangatoro Valley Dannevirke, Awariki, Mangahei, and Ngapaeruru Farndon and Clive Hastings and Havelock North Hastings and Railway-station Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho Hastings and Waimarama (to cover carriage private mail-bags) Hastings and Whana Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station Maharahara West, Maharahara And Maharahara and Maharahara Railway-station Mangatuna and Dannevirke - Weber .1 unction Maraekakaho and Kereru .. . . ... Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee Napier, Kuripapango, and Mangaohane Napier, Rissington, Patoka. and Puketitiri Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale Taradale and Puketapu Taradale and Fernhill Napier, Pohui, Te Haroto, Tarawera, and Taupo Napier Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Breakwater, and Port Ahuriri, and distributing bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Also clearing receiving-boxes and delivering correspondence at Napier Chief Post-office Napier : Delivery of parcels throughout the town .. Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane. Eskdale, Putorino, Mohaka, and Wairoa Ongaonga and Blackburn Ongaonga and Wakarara Ormondville, Whetukura, and Te Uri Opuatama and Nuhaka Ormondville. South Norsewood, and Norsewood Petane and Te Kuta (to cover carriage of private mail-bags) Ruakituri and coach on Main Road Takapau, Ashley-Clinton, and Makaretu .. ... Takapau and South Makaretu (letter-delivery) Waipawa, Tamumu, Pourere, and Blackhead Waipawa and Ongaonga Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station Waipawa and Tikokino Waipatiki, Horoeka, and Waimiro Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station Wairoa and Frasertown Wairoa, Frasertown, and Government Accommoda-tion-house. Waikaremoana 'Thrice weekly As required Thrice weekly 98 0 0 55 0 0 500 0 0 4 5 (i 7 8 9 lo 11 Daily 'Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice daily' Thrice daily As required Daily Weekly .. .. ' 30 0 0 78 0 0 78 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 36 0 0 95 0 0 65 0 0 12 13 M 15 Mi 17 18 19 20 21 Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly 'Thrice weekly Twice daily Twice dailv j Weekly .. Thrice weekly Twice daily Twice daily Once daily Weekly As required I i I J I 80 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 95 0 0 100 0 0 85 0 0 300 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 22 23 490 0 0 Twice daily I 21 25 Once daily Twice weekly 120 0 0 860 (I 0 26 27 28 29 30 31 Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily Weekly 30 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 55 0 0 70 0 0 52 0 0 32 33 31 35 36 37 .",8 311 10 II 12 13 Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required Twice daily Twice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; once weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Weekly As required .. Thrice weekly Thrice weeklv 42 0 0 78 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 40 (I 0 24 5 0 49 0 0 50 0 0 130 0 0 33 18 0 50 0 0 275 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 49 15 0 48 0 0 II 45 Hi 17 Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river Weber and Waione Woodvi lie and Kumeroa Carried forward 5,386 18

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

u . 03 Mr 03 'Si d Z Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrange [but. £ s. d. 1 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brought forward Auaioa and Pukehou Dannevirke and Ruaroa.. Dannevirke and Raumati Dannevirke and Te Rehunga Hastings and Mahora Bastings and Pukahu Kaikora North, Patangata, Elsthorpe, Mangakuri, and Te Apiti Mohaka and coach on Main Road Napier and Pakowhai Napier and Wairoa Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily 5,386 18 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 8 9 lo Twice weekly Daily By special rose h when running; 10s. per trip, say Once weekly Daily Four times weekly .. Twice daily Weekly Fortnightly on arrival of steamer Daily As required; 15s. per trip, say Daily As required 10 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 ; 11 12 18 14 15 16 Nuhaka and Mangaone Valley Norsewood and Ngamoko Ormondville and Whetukura I'akipaki and Railway-station Putere and Wahanui Waikokopu, Opoutama, Nuhaka, and Morere 20 0 0 io o o 20 0 0 6 0 0 24 0 0 17 18 17 IK Waipawa. coach on road, and Argyll East.. Wairoa Beach (landing and shipping mails) 20 0 0 10 0 0 19 20 19 20 Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere Napier Breakwater : Landing and shipping mails (i 0 0 26 0 0 Less contributions by other Department and by settlers 5,663 18 0 177 10 0 Total 5,486 8 0

fa +i O o ■&d'g J* J Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Douglas, Tututawa, and Puniwhakau .. .. Thrice weekly 2 Inglewood, Kaimata. Taraia. Taramaukn, and Purangi Daily 3 New Plymouth Chief Post-office and area covered by Daily; 2£d. per parcel, letter-carriers' deliveries for delivery of Post parcels say 4 New Plymouth Chief Post-office and Railway-station As required .. 5 New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Daily .. Puniho, Warea, I'ungaieliu. Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake 6 Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, and Kaponga .. Daily .. 8 Tariki and Ratapiko .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 9 Urenui and Pukearuhe .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 Waitara, Onaero, Urenui, Uruti, Tongaporutu, Mokau, Daily to Urenui and and Awakino. (Contractor to pay Mokau Ferry toll twice on Saturday-. each way) twice weekly from Urenui to Awakino 11 Waitara Post-office, Railway-station, Wharves, and As required .. : Beach 12 Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, Hurimoana,andTahora Thrice weekly 13 Whangamomona and Tahunaroa (rural delivery) .. Weekly 14 Te Wera. Huiakama, and Stiathmon- .. .. Daily 15 Te Wera, Reporua, Pohokura. and Whangamomona.. Thrice weekly Carried forward .. .. 50 0 0 200 0 0 30 0 0 95 0 0 275 0 0 111 0 0 22 fO 0 40 0 0 275 0 0 32 0 0 75 0 0 35 0 0 50 0 0 96 0 0 1,386 10 0 1,386 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

J "8 8 .a . -c Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrange. [ENT. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 5 (i 7 Brought forward Douglas Post-office and Railway-station Huiroa Post-office and Railway-station Huirangi Post-office and Railway-station, and Gentry Hill Inglewood and Egmont Village Inglewood and Kaimiro Lowgarth and junction Hastings and Opunake Roads New Plymouth and Fitzroy As required Twice weekly Weekly 'Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice inward and once outward, daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required 1,386 10 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 19 10 0 16 0 0 8 9 10 11 New Plymouth and Hillsborough New Plymouth and Mangorei New Plymouth, Kent Road, and Korito New Plymouth, lauding and checking mails, &c, at Breakwater ; also reporting weather and shipping Okau and Kotare Purangi and Matau Tongaporutu and Rereka p. i Waitara and Pariwaro Waitara and Tikorangi Waitui and Kaimata Kotare, Waitaatrga, and Upper Okau Road 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 12 13 14 15 L6 17 18 Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly As opportunity offers Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly 5 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 * 15 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 Less contribution by settlers 1,679 10 0 0 0 0 Total 1,669 0 0 * Paid by gratuity.

l°-g too ► Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. .CT. £ s. d. 1 2 Bull's and Greatford Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (part rural delivery) Bull's and Sanson Bull's to Junction Pukepapa Road, via Turakina Road (rural delivery) Eltham Post-office and Railway-station Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kaponga Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari Eltham, Rawhitiroa, and Mangainingi Matemateaonga and Omoana Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu Hawera Post-office and Railway-station Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (rural delivery) Hawera and Manaia, via South Road Hawera, Tokaora, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station Hunterville, Ongo Road, Turakina River Junction, Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) Hunterville, West Road (Burn's,) and Watershed Road (Earle's), (rural delivery) Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Mangamako Road (Stent's), (part rural delivery) Four times daily Daily 60 60 0 0 0 0 3 4 Daily Daily 60 30 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * 13 As required Daily Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily I 70 100 34 112 100 140 130 65 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 14 15 As required 'Twice weekly 60 70 0 0 0 0 16 17 Twice weekly Twice weekly 105 75 0 0 0 0 18 Twice weekly 60 0 0 Carried forward 1,481 0 0

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St 8 ■ 2 .V ao o C Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— c mtinued. £ s. d. 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Brought forward Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball's Road Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi, via Raugitatau Road to Hunter Bros, (rural delivery) Karioi Post-office and Railway-station Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert's), (rural delivery) Manaia and Kapuni Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via Wangaehu Valley Road (rural delivery) Mangamahu and Waipapa, via Creek Road (rural delivery) Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station Mangaweka, Hawainga, and Kawhatau Junctions, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, Mangakoeke Road and Upper Kawhatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) Mangaweka and Kaweka Road (Cruiekshank's), via 'Te Kapua Road (rural delivery) Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia Marton Post-office and Railway-station Marton, Onepuhi Bridge, Gower's Gate (Leedstown), and Cliff Road (rural delivery) Marton and South Makirikiri (rural delivery) Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkins's Corner, Newman's Gate, Fern Flat, and Bonny Glen (rural delivery) Mataroa and Koeke, via Panemango and Rongoiti Roads (rural delivery) Mataroa and Ruanui (part rural delivery) Mataroa, Tiriraukawa, and Wairepo (Routley's), (part rural delivery) Moawhango and Taihape Mokoia Railway-station, Mokoia, Ohangai, Whakamara, and Meremere Ngutuwera and Orangimea, via Puao Road (part rural delivery) Norman by and Okaiawa.. Ohakune Post-office and Railway-station Ohakune and Raetihi Okoia, Long Acre Valley, and No. 3 Line (rural delivery) Opunake, Te Kiri, Riverlea, Awatuna, Awatuna East, Kaponga, Mangatoki, and Eltham Otakeho and Auroa Parapara Road, from junction of Parihauhau Road along Taukira Road to Vile Bros.' Homestead (rural delivery) Pa tea Post-office and Railway-station Pukeroa, Pohonui, Mangamahoe Junction, Karetu Road, Turakina Valley Road, and Okaka Road to Koeke (part rural delivery) Raetihi, Hohenga, and Motete Roads, Pukekaha and Middle Roads (rural delivery) Raetihi and Ore Ore (part rural delivery) Raetihi. Mangaituroa, Mangoihe, and Pipiriki 1,481 0 0 Daily .. .. 65 0 (I Twice weekly .. 52 0 0 Daily .. .. 40 0 0 Twice weekly . . 25 0 0 Daily .. .. 44 10 0 Twice weekly .. 60 0 0 Weekly . . . . 60 0 0 As required .. 26 0 0 Thrice weekly . . 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Daily .. .. 79 0 0 As required .. 80 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 80 0 0 Daily .. .. 54 0 0 Daily .. .. 130 0 0 Twice weeklv .. 48 10 0 Thrice weekly .. 69 10 0 Twice weekly .. 7115 0 37 38 Thrice weekly .. 150 0 0 Daily .. .. 80 0 0 39 Twice weekly .. j 30 0 0 10 11 42 13 44 Daily .. .. 70 0 0 As required .. 150 0 0 Twice daily .. 150 0 0 Twice weekly .. 35 0 0 Daily .. .. 270 0 0 15 Ki Daily .. .. 45 0 0 Twice weekly . . 45 0 0 17 48 As required .. 70 0 0 Twice weekly .. 100 0 0 19 Twice weekly .. 90 0 0 50 51 Twice weekly .. 52 0 0 Twice weekly, 1st May 175 0 0 to 31st Oct.; thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 52 53 51 Ruanui and Bell's Junction, via Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) Taihape Post-office and Railway-station Te Tuhi Landing and Burnet's Homestead (rural delivery) As required .. 105 0 0 Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 Carried forward 4,248 5 (

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St£ Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 4,248 5 0 Tokaanu and Waiouru .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. . 375 0 0 to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek, via Thrice weekly .. 40 0 0 Fitzherbert's (rural delivery) Utiku, Taoroa, and Pukeokahu (part rural delivery) .. Thrice weekly .. 90 0 0 Utiku Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 50 0 0 Waitotara Post-office and Railway-station. . As required .. 50 0 0 Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Kaimanuka. Ngamatapouri, Twice weekly .. 120 0 0 and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) Wanganui Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharves As required .. 150 0 0 Wanganui Post-office, Mosstown, Tayforth, and Upper Daily .. .. 48 0 0 St. John's (rural delivery) Wanganui Post-office, and Nos. 1 and 2 Lines, via War- Daily .. .. 85 0 0 rengate Road (rural delivery) Wanganui and Makirikiri .. .. .. Daily .. I . - . And Kakatihi (part rural delivery) .. . . Twice weekly .. I Wanganui: Delivery of parcel-post parcels in the Twice daily; 3d. per 55 0 0 borough and suburbs within area of two miles front parcel, say Post-office Also dealing of town and suburban receivers at ' Once daily .. 52 0 0 5 am., and conveying contents to Chief Post-office Wanganui, Koriniti, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki Five times weekly, \ 15th Dec. to 30th April " 1,100 0 0 And Pipiriki, Patunga, Aukopae, and Taumarunui Thrice weekly .. |) Waverley Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required .. j 48 0 0 Waverley Post-office, Kohi, Karahaki and Putahi Roads Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 (rural delivery) i Waverley and Mataimoana (part rural delivery) .. Weekly .. .. 55 0 0 [ Waverley and Motoroa (Dessler's), via Okutuku Road Weekly .. .. 37 0 0 (rural delivery) 65 W, 67 69 7o Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo II 13 II 15 Hi 17 Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station \ Daily .. .. j 35 0 0 Castlecliff : Delivery of correspondence by subsidised ! Daily .. .. 25 0 0 letter-carrier within one mile of Post-office Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station 1 . .. , Daily .. .. 25 0 O Kuangaroa and Mangatipoua (rural delivery) .. j Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 Makirikiri and Papaiti .. .. .. .. I Daily .. .. 16 0 0 Mangaweka and Manui .. .. .. Thrice weekly ..I 20 0 0 Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station .. .-., Daily .. ... 20 0 0 Marton Junction and Crofton .. .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Maxwelltown and Okehu Railway-station .. .. j Daily .. ... 25 0 0 Moeawatea and Junction Mataimoana Road (part rural Weekly .. .. : 15 0 O delivery) Ngutuwera and Moumahaki Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 20 0 o Omoana and Moeroa (part rural delivery) .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 Opaea Junction and Ngawaka Post-office .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 Patea Post-office and Whenuakura .. .. i Daily .. .. 35 0 0 Pipiriki Post-office and Steamers .. .. As required .. 15 0 0 Rapanui Post-office and Westmere Railway-station .. Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th 12 0 0 April ; four times weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Raukura and Taihape (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Silverhope Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 14 0 0 Te Roti and Matapu .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 20 0 0 I Te Roti Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 10 0 0 Tiriraukawa and Pukemaupo Road (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 18 19 20 21 22 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 7,132 5 0 I 7,132 5 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

. _ a 1 ? s •§ j '5 Servioe. Frequenoy. j Or, fe OS** OB Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. nual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. I 23 Utiku and Ohutu .. .. .. .. Daily 24 Waitotara and Rangitata u (part rural delivery) .. Weekly; Ills, per week, say 25 Wangaehu Post-office and Railway-station.. As required 26 Wanganui and Castlecliff .. .. .. Twice daily 27 : Wanganui Post-office and Up-river Wharves .. As required 28 : Westmere Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 29 Wheiiuakuia and Maben's Road .. .. .. Weekly 7.132 5 0 15 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 7,247 5 0 990 0 0 Total I I l 6.257 5 0

rH • 1 -_» O cj \ •I>°'r. Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Cont: act. £ B. (1. 1 2 Alfredton, Saunders, and Pori Alfredton, Tiraumea, Haunui, Waterfalls, and Waihoki Valley Apiti and Kimbolton Apiti and Table Flat (rural delivery) Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone Carterton, South Carterton, and Railway-station Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Board Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road Eketahuna and Nireaha Nireaha and Atea Eketahuna, Pleckville, Tawataia, and Alfredton Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station Eketahuna, Rongokokako, Kaiparoro, and Hastwell's Featherston, Kahautara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanunui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Wangaimoana Featherston, Kaiwaiwai. and Martinborough Featherston and Wairongomai (rural delivery) Featherston Post-office and Railway-station Also Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston South (rural delivery) Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton Feilding and Colyton Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham's, and Waituna West Feilding Post-office and Railway-station Foxton, Moutoa, and Shannon Glen Oroua and Taikorea (see 69) Greytown Post-office and Railway-station Halcombe and Stanway And open delivery to Tokorangi .function Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenbum, and Hinakura, Spring Grove (no post-office), and Martinborough Twice weeklv Weekly . . 30 0 0 115 0 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Daily Daily Twice weekly Daily As required Daily 80 0 0 30 0 0 48 0 0 30 0 0 85 0 0 85 0 0 69 0 0 75 0 0 49 10 0 100 0 0 13 Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly I i 60 0 0 14 15 16 17 75 0 0 95 0 0 100 0 0 130 0 0 18 19 20 Thrice daily Twice weekly As required Daily loo 0 0 52 0 0 115 0 0 21 22 23 Daily Daily Daily loo 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 21 25 26 27 28 As required Twice dailyDaily As required Daily Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 75 0 0 35 0 0 35 0 0 32 0 0 j 45 0 0 29 i \ 152 0 0 Carried forward .. 2,107 10 0

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-•8 8 '5b d i, Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract--continued. £ s. d. 30 31 32 33 Brought forward Hutt Post-office and Railway-station Hutt Post-office and Taita Karori and Makara Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding Kimbolton, Peep-o'-day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Rangiwahia Komata and left bank Pohangina River (rural delivery, serving settlers as from Didsbury's house) Levin and Foxton Levin Post-office and Railway-station Makuri and Coonoor Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima Mangamahoe and Ihuraua Mangatainoka, Kohinui, and Makairo Martinborough, Dyerville, and O'Keeffe's (no postoffice) Martinborough. Hautotara, Whakapuni. Waipawa. Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, White Rock, and Homeburn (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara) Masterton. Bideford, and Glendonald Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Gladstone, and Longbush Masterton, Te Wharau, and Land's End (part rural delivery) Masterton Post-office and Railway-station Masterton, Taueru, Carswells, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohawai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima. Waiorongo, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, and Homewood Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, and Whakataki Mauriceville and Ditton Mauriceville and Mauriceville West Mount Bruce and Masterton by way of Upper OpakiPirau Road (delivery of correspondence en route into private boxes) Opaki and Rangitumau Otaki Post-office and Railway-station Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance Pahiatua, Ngaturi, Makuri, Mangatiti, Puketoi, and Pongaroa As required Twice daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily I I 2,107 10 0 156 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 125 0 0 34 'Thrice weekly 24 0 0 35 36 37 38 39 10 11 Twice daily As required Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 50 0 0 25 0 0 39 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 51 0 0 65 0 0 12 Weekly .. 110 0 0 13 14 15 'Twice weekly Weekly Daily 70 0 0 80 0 0 40 0 0 Ki Twice weekly 60 0 0 17 18 As required Twice weekly 90 0 0 150 0 0 49 50 51 52 Thrice weekly 'Twice weekly Daily Dailv 225 0 0 32 0 0 32 0 0 100 0 0 53 54 55 Thrice weekly . As required Daily 24 0 0 32 0 0 175 0 0 56 57 58 59 60 Daily Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. As required Daily Daily I 93 12 0 375 0 0 110 0 0 36 0 0 90 0 0 61 62 63 65 66 67 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. Whakaronga, and Kelvin Grove .. Petone Post-office and Railway-station Rakaunui and Makuri Road Junction Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara Raumai, Awahou, Ngaputahi Road Junction, Komako, and Piripiri Rewa and Waituna West And open delivery to Pakihikuia Rongotea and Glen Oroua Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale Tinui, Tinui Valley, Pakowai, and Te Mai As required Daily As required Thrice weekly 'Twice weekly Thrice weekly 100 0 0 40 0 0 85 0 0 50 0 0 30 10 O 114 0 0 68 69 70 71 Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weekly Weekly | i 86 0 0 35 O 0 26 0 0 60 0 0 Carried forward 5,408 12

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3—F. 3.

a** Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 72 Tinui Junction and Whareama . . . . Thrice weekly 73 Upper Mutt and Akatarawa (delivery of correspondence) 'Thrice weekly 71 Wainuiomata and Hutt .. .. .. Twice weekly 75 Wellington (delivery of parcels, &c. throughout cit \) Twice daily .. ! 76 Wellington and Karori . . .. . . .. Twice daily 77 Whakataki and Castlepoint .. .. Thrice weekly 78 Woodville Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required 79 Pukehinau and Pongaroa .. .. ..I Thrice weekly 5,408 12 0 35 0 0 61 0 0 30 0 0 350 0 0 85 0 0 26 0 0 90 0 0 42 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Admiral, Clifton Grove, and Gladstone .. Weekly 2 Apiti, Roper's Woolshed, and Marton Block . . Weeklv 3 Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui . . .. Thrice weekly 4 Carterton and Belvedere. . .. .. .. Daily 5 Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Morerou, Whangaroa, ! Eleven trips per annum \ Maunganui, and Waitangi West .. .. at £1 10s. per trip 6 Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Whakuru. Wharekauri. Eleven trips per annum Matarakau, and Kaingaroa at £2 per trip 7 Chatham Islands (Waitangi). Ouenga. and Manakau Eleven trips per annum ;' at 15s. per trip 3 Chatham Islands (Waitangi), Te Ngaio, Awarakau, Eleven trips per annum Ohinemana, Kaiara, Waikeripi, Te Whariki, and Tukui at £1 2s. 6d. per trip / tl Clareville Post-office and Railway-station .. .. 'Thrice daily 10 Colyton and Te Awa (delivering correspondence to Weekly settlers) 11 Cunningham's to coach .. .. .. .. I Daily 12 Eastbourne and Day's Bay .. .. .. j Daily 13 Eastbourne (daily delivery of correspondence in Daily borough and clearance of receiver) 14 Eketahuna and Mangaoronga .. .. .. Twice weekly 15 Feilding, Awahuri, and Rongotea.. .. .. Daily 16 Foxton, Himatangi, Makowhai, and Sanson . . Five times weekly .. 17 Foxton Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 18 Government Buildings and Post-office .. .. As required 19 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) . . Thrice weekly 20 Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) .. Thrice weekly 21 Hukanui and Maungaraupi .. .. Thrice weekly 22 I Hukanui Post-office and Railway-station . . As required 23 ' Ihuraua and Wairere (rural delivery) . . .. Twice weekly 24 Kaitawa and Hinemoa .. .. .. .. Weekly 25 I Kaiwaiwai Post-office and Road Junction .. . . Daily 26 Kaiwarawara delivery .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. | 27 Karori (delivery correspondence by subsidised carrier) Daily 28 Karori (conveyance letter-carriers in uniform, telegraph As required messengers, and mails in charge of Post-office officials over Karori section of tramway) 29 Kopuaranga and Railway-station .. .. Daily 30 Koputaroa Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 31 Linton and Moturimu . . . . . . 'Twice weekly 33 Miramar (conveyance of letter-carriers, telegraph As required messengers in uniform, and all mails in charge of officials of Post and Telegraph Department over Miramar section of tramways) And carriage of mails to and from Seatoun Twice daily .. ' 34 Nireaha and Putara .. .. .. . j Twice weekly 35 Ohau Post Office and Railway-station .. . Thrice daily 36 Ohau and Muhuuoa .. .. .. .. ! Daily 37 Oroua Downs and Himatangi .. .. .. Daily 38 Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West . . .. Daily 39 Palmerston North and Terrace End .. .. Thrice daily m ■ i_ 10 0 0 7 lo 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 ■ >'.) 2 6 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 8 10 0 30 0 0 8 0 0 15 (I 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 156 0 0 111 0 O 6 0 0 10 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 10 o 0 8 0 0 26 0 0 To o o 30 0 0 5 0 0 Hi 0 0 15 0 0 16 10 0 13 o 0 15 0 0 io o o 20 o o 10 0 0 15 0 0 Carried forward 6.825 I 6 6.825 I 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON- continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

*- o o Uofe a** Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. IO 11 12 43 44 45 -16 47 48 19 50 51 52 53 Brought forward . . . . • • 6 > 825 4 6 Paremata and Pahautanui .. .. Daily .. .. \ 20 0 0 And Pahautanui and Judgeford .. .. Thrice weekly . . I Parkvale and Ahiaruhe .. .. .. •■ Thrice weekly .. 20 0 o Parkvale and Waihakeke .. . . • • Thrice weekly .. 12 0 0 Peep-o'-day Post-office and coach on Main Road Daily Pemberton and Hinau .. .. • • • • Thrice weekly .. 12 0 0 Pongaroa and Korora .. .. .. • • Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 Rangiwahia and Karewarewa . .. .. •• Twice weekly .. 16 0 0 Rangiwahia and White Bridge (rural delivery) .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Rongotea and Kaimatarau .. •. • • Weekly .. 10 0 0 Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Tararua and Aokautere .. .. • • • • Once weekly .. 6 0 0 Tokomaru Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily; at 10s. per 26 0 0 week, say i Upper Hutt and Wallaceville .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 10 0 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. .. Daily .. .. 20 0 0 Wellington Chief Post-office, wharves, railway-stations, As required, say 2,511 0 0 and suburban and urban offices (by departmental employees and motor vehicles and other conveyances) Wellington—(o) Anchorage to Wharf ; (6) Wharf to As required; £2 LOs. 175 0 0 Anchorage P er trip ; but £3 10s. between 10 p.m. and j 5.30 a.m. Wellington—(a) Anchorage to Somes Island, (b) Somes As required ; £1 10s. 30 0 0 Island to Wharf ! per trip, say Wellington and Day's Bay .. .. .. Daily .. .. 25 0 0 Wellington (conveyance of mails by tramway within As required .. 385 0 0 Wellington Ward, and to suburbs of Brooklyn, Island Bay, Kilbirnie, and of all letter- ca rriers and telegraph messengers in uniform, and all mails in charge of Post Office officials) Woodville and Mangarawa .. .. •. Daily .. .. 10 0 0 Tewharau, Kaiwhata (rural delivery), and Kummer- Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 stein 51 55 56 57 58 59 10,185 14 6 Less contribution by settlers . . . . . • 20 0 0 Total ■ - 10.165 14 6

3 oo .9 . *P Service. be O u V _r. 3 p5 g «i __ Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contr .CT. £ 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, Jordan, and Molesworth 4 Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, Wairau Vallev, Top Valley Wairau Valley and Birch Hill 5 Canvastown and Deep Creek 6 Havelock, Cullensville, Mahakipawa, Grove, and Grove Wharf As required 100 0 0 'Thrice weekly 75 0 0 Weekly .. Twice weekly Weekly .. 'Twice weekly Twice weekly 95 0 0 I 100 0 0 I 30 0 0 75 0 0 475 0 0 ('arried forward

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

fcwoo OT ■£ 'to 6 u Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract — continued. Brought forward 7 Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Te Weka, Te Awaiti .. Weekly Picton. Punaiuawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, and Re- Weekly solution Bay Picton and Grove Wharf . . .. Twice weekly 8 Picton and Portage . . . . . . . . Daily il Renwicktown, Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Ben- Twice weekly hopai 10 Seddon, Blind River Junction. Grassmere, Kia.v. bourne, Thrice weekly Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Mangamaunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura 11 Tuamarina, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, and Port ■ Weekly Underwood — Portage, Waitaria, St. Omer, Mahau, Whatanihi, Pino- Weekly hia, Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Tira Ora, Homewood, Manama, Hopai, and Crail Bay .. i £ s. d. 475 0 0 155 0 0 60 0 0 65 0 0 250 0 0 56 0 0 130 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Blind River Post-office and main coach road .. j Thrice weekly 2 Fabian's Valley and Wairau Valley .._ Weekly 3 Havelock Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. As required 4 Kaituna and Onamalutu .. .. Twice weekly 5 Kenepuru Head and Portage .. .. Weekly 6 Marama and Seddon .. .. . . Twice weekly 7 Picton Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharves . . As required 8 Rapaura and Spring Creek .. .. .. Daily 9 Renwicktown and Omaka .. .. .. 'Twice weekly 10 St. Omer and Portage .. .. .. Weekly 11 Tuamarino and Waikakaho . . . . .. Weekly 12 Wairau Valley main coach road and Te Rou .. Twice weekly * * i 15 0 0 12 0 o 12 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 o 0 110 0 o 7 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 Total i, 1,443 ,443 0 0 0 0

a, Mr aj -Ht o o .2 . -C so - C g -'■ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contr UIT. « £ g. d. 1 Baton and Thorpe 2 Belgrove, Golden Downs, and Tophouse 3 Cable Bay, Wakapuaka Suburban, Atawhai, and Nelson 4 Collingwood Post-office and W^harf 5 Collingwood and Mangarakau 6 Collingwood, Pakawau, and Pupongs 7 Collingwood and Rockville Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham 8 French Pass Post-office, and vessels going through the Pass 9 Motueka Post-office and Wharf 10 Nelson Chief Post-office and Railway-station .. i Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port Post-office . . Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port Wharves .. Delivery of parcels and carriers' bags within Nelson carriers' delivery 11 Kohatu, Motupiko. Korere. Owen Junction, Murchison, Fern Flat, Newton Flat, Lyell, Threechannel Flat, Inangahua Junction \\ r estport, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadun, and Reefton Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 Weekly . . .. 55 0 0 'Thrice weekly .. 60 0 0 As required .. 26 15 0 Weekly .. .. 35 0 0 Twice weekly .. I 35 0 0 Four times weekly . . _„ Twice weekly . . I Twice weekly .. j 50 0 0 As required .. 75 0 0 I -As required .. 300 0 0 ) Twice weekly . . \ - 1,600 0 0 Daily .. .. j Carried forward 2,308 15 0 2,308 15 II

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

st £ <8"* Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. I 12 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, Whangamoa, Thrice weekly Flat Creek. Rai Kails, Canvastown. Havelock, Have- '■ lock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, Springlands, and Blenheim 13 Nelson, Wakatu,_Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Red- Daily wood's Valley.'Upper Moutere, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka 14 Pokororo, Orinoco, Ngatimote, Neudorf, and Upper Thrice weekly Moutere 15 Motueka, Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, and Twice weekly Takaka 16 Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield .. Thrice weeklv 17 Tadmore and Sherry River .. .. .. Thrice weekly 18 Takaka and Motupipi .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly, double trips 19 Takaka and Uruwhenua.. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. I 20 Takaka. Waitapu. and Waitapu Wharf .. .. As required 2.308 15 0 600 0 0 500 0 0 96 0 0 200 0 0 90 0 0 32 0 0 29 10 0 26 0 0 30 I > 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 j Anatimo and Motupipi .. .. .. . . Once weekly 2 I Brightwater and Waimea West . . .. . . Daily 3 Collingwood and Ferntown .. .. .. Weekly 4 Foxhill Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 5 Hope Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 6 Motupiko and Kohatu .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 7 Pangatotara and Motueka .. . . .. Thrice weekly 8 Riwaka and Sandy Bay .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. ; 9 Spring Grove Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily 10 Tatahi and Nelson .. .. .. .. Daily 11 Totaranui and Awaiti .. .. .. .. Weekly 12 Tui and Kiwi .. .. .. .. .. Twice^weekly 13 Wai-iti Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily II Wakapuaka Suburban and Nelson .. .. Thrice weekly, one way only 12 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 Total 4,083 5 0 4,083 ! 5 o |

qj «*r Or £ O o •§,,; 'P Service. Frequency. rf Z l . Service. Frequency. Annu Annual Subsidy na al Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Breakhead, Millerton, and Millerton Post-office .. Daily .. .. I 2 Breakhead, Denniston, and Denniston Post-office .. ! Twice daily 3 Fern Flat and Paenga (Mid.-Maruia) .. Weekly 4 Granity and Millerton (by road) .. .. .. Twice daily as required ; 5s. per trip, say 5 Karamea. Kongahu, and Little Wanganui (alternative Weekly to services by arrangement) 6 Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki. Warwick Weekly Junction, and Maruia 15 0 0 lo o n 30 0 0 40 0 0 21 0 0 98 0 0 Carried forward 247 247 0 0 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

IH . 43 UH <r ♦> O o 'Sc 6 Z Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract—i yntinued. £ s. d. 7 8 9 Brought forward Murchison and Longford Westport, vessels in harbour, and Railway-stations .. W estport, Addison's, Rahui. and Charleston Twice weekly As required .. : As required 247 0 0 22 0 0 97 0 0 93 0 0 Performed under Arrange ient. I 2 3 ('apleston and Cronadun.. Denniston and Burnett's Face Denniston and Burnett's Face (by road) Thrice weekly .. I Daily As required; 5s. per trip, say 'Twice daily Twice weekly Daily Weekly As required Twice weekly, summer ; weekly, winter Weekly As required; 5s. per trip, say Daily .. .. ! Twice weekly Daily Once daily 20 0 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 Denniston and Conn's Creek Fern Flat and Sullivan's Bridge Cianity, Breakhead, Millerton, and Mine Creek Karamea and Arapito Karamea Post-office and Wharf .. Murchison and Tutaki lo 11 Tiromoana, St. Kilda, and Charleston 1 Waimangaroa and Denniston (by road) 12 13 II 15 | Waimangaroa letter-delivery Westport and Giles Terrace Granity and Mangatina .. i Granity Post-office and Coal-bins Total rqr n n 595 0 0

0> **-t 4;' +J o o \ 3 *E a f c | Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Service. Performed under Contract. £ g. j. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Blackball and Ngahere .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. 40 0 0 Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharves .. As required . . 148 0 0 Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barrytown Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 Greymouth, Rutherglen, Marsden, and Diuiganville . . Thrice weekly . . 65 0 0 Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwatcr, and Waiuta .. Daily, .. .. 45 0 0 Ngahere and Nelson Creek .. .. Eight times weekly 50 0 0 Reefton, Progress Junction, and Globe Mine . . Thrice weekly . . 59 0 0 Reefton Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. | 80 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Performed under Arrangement. Ahaura and Orwell Creek .. .. .. I Twice weekly .. I 9 0 0 Ahaura Post-office and Railway-station As required . . 15 0 0 Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, and Big River.. Twice weekly ,. 10 0 0 Kamaka and No Town .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 Kokiri and Arnold .. .. . . .. Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 Pania Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. 5 0 0 Rotomana Post-office and Railway-station Four times weekly .. 5 0 0 Reefton, Black's Point, and Crushington .. .. Daily .. 10 0 0 Blackball and Roa .. .. .. .. J Daily .. .. 6 10 0 Blackball to Atarau .. .. .. Twice weekly .. h And Upper Moonlight . . .. Once weekly .. j ° Totara Flat and Granville .. .. Twice weekly 8 0 0 Totara Flat and Noble's .. .. . . Weekly .. .. 19 10 0 lo II 12 Total .. .. .. ..I .. 660 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

V — 03 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 1 Kumara, Goldsborough, Stafford, Threemile, and ! Daily Hokitika 2 Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's Gully .. .. Twice weekly 3 Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and As required Wharf 4 Hokitika and Lower Kokatahi .. .. Twice weekly And Hokitika, Upper Kokatahi. and Koiterangi . . Once weekly 5 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu . . .. Daily (i Kumara. Westbrook, Greenstone, and llolionii . . Thrice weekly 7 Kumara Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 8 Kumara and Wainihinihi .. .. .. Once weekly 9 Okarito and The Forks .. .. . . Twice weekly 10 Pekanga, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, Maintain, and Pa- Weekly ringa And Haast, Pakorari, and Okura .. Fortnightly 11 Pekanga and Gillespie's Beach . . Weekly 12 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Heinle's Ferry, Hari Weekly Hari, Wataroa, The Forks, Tatare, and Waiho Gorge And Weheka and Pekanga .. .. Weekly I •'! Ross Post-office and Railway-station . . As required .. i 150 0 0 3d 0 0 120 0 0 " i 40 0 0 . . i 30 0 0 32 o o 125 0 0 20 lo 0 50 0 0 130 0 0 26 0 0 220 0 0 30 0 0 II 12 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Goldsborough and Callaghan's .. .. ..I Twice weekly 2 Hokitika, Arahura, and Fox's .. .. ! Weekly 3 Hokitika and Arahura .. .. .. Twice weekly 4 Hokitika and Kanieri Forks . . .. . . Twice weekly 5 Kumara and Dillmanstown .. .. Daily 6 10 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 15 0 0 15 o o Total 1,068 0 0

fc. . r- O O ■§, g "P Service. Frequency. 23 Hr « Frequency. ' Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Akaroa. Long Bay Road, and Le Boil's Bay . .- Four times weekly . . 2 Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office and Daily Railway-station ■ 1 Ashburton, Greenstreet, and Ashburton Forks . . Thrice weekly 4 Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long- Daily beach 5 Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside . . Daily And Seafield, Seaview, and Newland .. 'Thrice weekly 6 Balcairn and Leithfield .. .. .. Daily 7 Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui .. .. Daily 8 Broken River, Cass, Bealey, Bealey Flat, and Otira Thrice weekly Railway 9 Chertsey and Pendarvis .. .. .. Daily 10 Cheviot, Spotswood, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat. Thrice weekly Hundalee, and Kaikoura 11 Christchurch and Halswell .. .. .. Daily 12 Christchurch Post-office and Railway-station, and Daily High Street, as required. Clearing receivers in Christchurch, portion of Sydenham, twice daily ; also in remaining portion of Sydenham, St. Albans, Phillipstown, Linwood, &c, daily, and once extra on Saturdays times weekly 3 weekly i weekly 3 weekly 68 0 0 67 10 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 92 10 0 .. I 39 0 0 50 0 0 998 10 0 i weekly 68 o 0 250 o 0 30 0 0 587 0 0 Carried forward 2,390 10 0

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CD *£- <fc 3"* Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract — c mtinued. £ s. d. 13 14 15 Brought forward . . (loalgate and I [ororata Courtenay and Kirwee Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau .. .. j Twice dailv Daily Once daily : twice on Wednesdays Dailv .. Daily Daily 'Thrice weekly 2.390 10 0 55 0 0 38 0 0 52 0 0 16 17 18 19 Darfield, Greendale, Kimberley, and Charing Cross Domett and Cheviot . . . . Dunsandel and Killinchy .. .. Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Ijittle Akaloa Baling, Carew, and Cross Roads Receiving-box, Ruapuna Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station. Flaxton. and Ohoka Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge.. Ilalkett 'Town. West Melton, Wcedon's Post-office. and Weedon's Railway-station Ha warden and Woodgrove And Woodgrove and McDonald Downs llighbank and Methven .. .. Hinds and Lismore Minds and Lowcliffe Hurimui, Medbury Railway-station, and Medbury Dwell Railway-station. Post-office, and Brook-side .. Kaiapoi. Court's Island. Claikville, and Eyreton Kaiapoi. Woodend. Waiknku. and Sail water Creek .. Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf Lit lie River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Pay. German Bay, and Akaroa Little River and Puaha Lyttelton. Rapaki. Governor's Ray. Allandale, and Teddington Lyttelton and Port Levy Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station Mayfield and Porateko Medbury and The Peaks Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford 102 10 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 130 0 0 20 Thrice weekly 61 0 0 21 Daily 38 0 0 22 Twice weekly Weekly Daily' I J 80 0 0 23 70 0 0 24 Daily 'Thrice weekly Four times weekly . . Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 'Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily i 20 0 0 lo o 0 35 0 0 25 26 1 ) 75 0 0 27 28 29 30 31 32 40 o o 65 o o 35 o o 45 0 0 16 o o 150 0 0 33 34 Daily Daily 30 0 0 100 0 O 35 36 37 38 39 40 Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 40 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 60 0 0 65 0 0 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Parnassus Ferry and Mendip Hills Pigeon Bay and Hill-top Hotel .. Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle Rakaia, Te Pirita, and Meade Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, and Birch Hill Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and Tokama Scargill, Motunau, and Stonyhurst Date Spreydon, Hals well, and Taitapu .. Taitapu and Lincoln .. .. .. Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston Waiau. Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton Valdhurst and Hornby .. 'Thrice weekly Daily Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Thrice weeklv Daily Twice daily 52 0 0 130 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 126 0 0 100 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 82 14 1 240 0 0 45 0 0 26 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Performed under Arrange [ENT. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 Amberley and Broomfield Annat and Russell's Flat Ashburton and Porowhita Cheviot and Port Robinson Christchurch and Harewood Christchurch and Burwood Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Once weekly Daily Daily ('allied forward

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

st £ "So £ 03 t, a, Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 It) 20 21 22 23 21 Brought forward Christchurch and New Brighton .. .. Twice daily Christchurch and St. Albans .. .. Four times daily Christchurch, Woolston, Redcliffs, and Sumner .. j Twice and three times daily Christchurch and Spreydon . . . . . . Daily Christchurch and Sydenham . . . . . . j Five times daily Christchurch, Upper Riccarton. and Sockburn . . Twice daily and daily Christchurch City and Suburbs (delivery of letter- As required; 3s. (id. carriers' bags) each cart, say Conway Flat and Finger Post .. Thrice weekly Flemington and Longbeach Road . . .. j Daily Gebbie's Flat and Motukarara .. • .. Four times weekly .. Kaiapoi and Ohapuku . . . . Thrice weekly Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station .. As required ; 9d. per trip, say Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station .. j Daily Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf . . As required Little River and Teoka .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Loburn and Okuku .. .. . . .. Dailv .. Lyttelton Post-offioe, Railway-station, and Wharves.. As required .. j Lyttelton Wharves and Roadstead .. ..As required: £1 per trip, Bay Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily Okain's Bay Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required Papanui, St. Albans, and Christchurch .. .. Daily .. . . Prebbleton and Broadfield .. .. Thrice weekly Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station .. As required ; 9d. per -trip, say Springston Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Daily .. Springston Railway-station and Wakaipa . . .. Daily Upper Waiau, Waiau Station, and Weekly Glynn Wye Waddington Post-office and Railway-station . . 'Twice daily Woodend and Tuahiwi .. .. .. .. Daily Christchurch and .Marshland .. .. .. Daily Christchurch and Suburbs (delivering parcels) .. Daily; within Town Belts, 2d. ; outside. 4d. per parcel, say 5,313 14 1 30 0 0 15 0 0 55 0 0 2 10 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 10 18 0 4 0 0 11 10 0 17 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 io 0 ii PK) 0 l» 25 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 11 0 0 l.'i 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 n 12 0 0 16 0' 0 50 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 31 35 36 Less contributions by settlers 5.933 2 I 120 0 0 Total 5,813 5,813 2 1 2 1

$t£ gjjj C Servire. Frequency. «*£ Frequency. Ai Annual Subsidy .nnual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road. Coalpits, Opawa, Thrice weekly and Mount Nessing (delivering correspondence) 2 Burke's Pass Post-office, and Grampians, Cray's Hills. Weekly llaldon, and Black Forest Stations (deliveringcorrespondence) 3 Cave to Cannington and Motukaika .. .. Twice weekly Also Ormsbv's (delivering correspondence) . . Once weekly I Fairlie. Waikania. and Ashwick Flat .. .. Weekly 5 Fairlie and Raincliff. rural delivery through Raincliff Twice weekly District, going via Middle Valley, and returning via Cattle Valley 3 ! ■• I I 75 0 0 15 10 0 HI 0 0 65 0 0 4 5 Carried forward 225 lo 0 ,ri

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St £ 3$ « _ ~r S V i Service. 5 .1 Freqnenoy. Annual Subsidy ;_» . .__ i Performed under Contract—) nnl in tied. £ s . ( £ s. d. Brought forward 5a Fairlie. Kimbell. Burke's Pass, Lake 'Tekapo. Balmoral, Lake, I'ukaki. and Hermitage From 1st November to 30th April .. Also Fairlie, Kimbell. Burke's Pass, Lake 'Tekapo. Balmoral, and Lake I'ukaki From 1st May to 31st October And Fairlie. Kimbell. and Burke's Pass From 1st May to 31st October 6 Geraldine and Orari 7 Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury 8 Geraldine, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana. Gapes Valley, Wahimomona, Kakahu Bush. Kakahu School, and Hilton 9 Glenavy. Ikawai. and Elephant Hill, returning by Middle Road (delivering correspondence) 10 Glenavy and Waikakahi. via Bike's Point Road, and returning by Dog-kennel Road (delivering correspondence) 11 Makikihi and Hunter 12 Orari, Belfield, Rangitata. Rangitata Island, and Orton 13 Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower Kohika Road, and returning via Upper Kohika Road (delivering and collecting correspondence) 14 Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata (delivering corre- j spondeuce) 15 j Pleasant Point. Hazelburn. and Raincliff Station (delivering correspondence through Totara Valley ) Iti St. Andrew's and BlueclifTs, returning via Lyalldale (delivering correspondence) 17 ; Temuka and Hilton 18 \ Temuka, Ohape, and Clandeboye 19 Temuka, Rangatira Valley, Waitohi Flat, and Upper Waitohi Flat 20 'Timaru Post-office and Railway-station. Timaru Postoffice and vessels at Wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers 21 'Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora. Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering correspondence) 22 Timaru and Glen-iti 23 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerrvtown 24 Waihao Downs. Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills (delivering correspondence) 25 Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (delivering correspondence) 26 Waimate. Post-office and Railway-station 27 Waimate. Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs . . 28 Waimate and Waiariari 29 Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (delivering correspondence) 225 10 Thrice weekly ArU I 11 soo o Once weekly Once weekly . . i / Four times daily .. I 7i) o Dail\ .. 77 0 Thrice weeklv . . | 85 0 Twice weekly .. \ . Rii ( 1 ■y.> o Twice weeklv . . | Dailv .. .. I.") 0 Thrice weekly . . IS 0 Twice weekly .. 26 0 Thrice weekly .. 50 0 I ) t ! 225 10 0 850 o 0 79 0 0 77 0 0 85 0 0 55 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 o 26 0 0 50 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 95 0 95 0 o Thrice weekly .. 65 0 65 o o Thrice weeklv . . 45 0 'Thrice weeklv . . 40 0 Thrice weekly . . 47 < I 45 0 0 10 0 0 47 o o As required . . 12(1 0 120 0 o Daily .. .. loo o 100 o o Twice daily .. 30 0 Daily .. 32 o Thrice weekly . . 65 0 3(1 0 0 32 o o 65 0 0 'Thrice weeklv . . 40 0 40 O O As required . . 23 10 Dailv .. .. 75 0 'Thrice weekly . . 25 0 'Thrice weekly . . 3(1 0 23 10 0 75 0 0 25 0 O 3d o o Performed under Arrangej fENT. 5 O 0 Levels Post-office, Lower Rosewill. and Papaka Settlements (delivering correspondence) 3 Morven Post-office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) 4 Otipua and Adair 5 Sutherland's Post-office and Tycho Flat (delivering correspondence) 6 Temuka and Seadown . . . . . . . . ; 7 Wahimomona Post-office and Beautiful Valley (delivering correspondence) Twice weekly .. 5 O Twice weeklv . . 1(1 0 'Thrice weeklv . . 7 10 Twice weekly . . 10 0 Id 0 0 7 10 0 10 0 0 Four times weeklv . . 20 0 'Thrice weekly .. 20 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Less contribution by other Departments and by 2.445 10 settlers .. .-. 447 15 2.445 10 447 15 0 0 Total 1.997 15 1.997 15 0

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o © ' Service. Frequency. j Annual Subsidy j Performed under Contract. * s. d. 1 Kokoamo and Burton's Siding (delivering correspond- Once daily ence where practicable) 2 Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama (delivering corre- Twice weekly pondence where practicable) 3 Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi ... .. I Four times weekly .. 4 | Maheno and Incholme .. .. .. . . Three times weekly.. 5 Maheno and Kakanui .. .. .. .. Daily .. 6 Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater As required 7 Omarama, Benmore Station, and Lake Pukaki (from Weekly 1st November to 30th April) 30 0 0 130 0 0 65 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 120 0 0 50 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) .. Twice daily 2 Awamoko and Railway-station (Aitcheson's) .. Twice daily 3 Enfield and Railway-station .. .. .. Twice daily I Georgetown and Railway-station (Uxbridge) .. Twice daily 5 Hakataramea,,Station Creek, and Rocky Point; also Weekly Haka, Station Creek, Haka Station, and returning via Top Road (delivering correspondence where practicable) 6 Kurow and Hakataramea .. .. 'Twice daily 7 Oamaru and Ardgowan .. .. .. .. Daily .. 8 Oamaru and Whitstone .. .. .. .. Daily 9 Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) .. .. Twice daily 10 Waianakarua and Railway-station .. Twice daily 11 Weston and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 12 Windsor and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 19 0 o 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 Total 607 0 0

sti •fLrj'P Service. Frequency. i Annual Subsidy. 1 Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 ! Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. .. Daily Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. .. .. Thrice weekly 2 Abbotsford, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Thrice weekly Taieri Beach 3 Alexandra South Post-office and Railway-station .. As required I Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's. Hillend. Awamangu, Thrice weekly Pukeawa, and Pukepito 5 Balclutha and Te Houka .. .. .. Twice weekly 6 Bannockburn and Nevis — From 1st October to 31st May .. .. Twice weekly From 1st June to 301 h September .. .. Weekly Nevis and Upper Nevis — From 1st October to 31st May .. .. Twice weekly 7 Beck's and Lauder .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 8 Cromwell and Bannockburn .. .. .. Daily !l Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and As required Wharves; also supplying horse and vehicle for letter-carrier, North-east Valley, as required; Dunedin, supplying three horses and vehicles with drivers for conveyance of officers of the Department, (dealing city and suburban letter-boxes and receivers, delivery of letter-carriers' bags, and delivery of parcels in the city and suburbs within a radius of four miles of the Chief Post-office as required 30 0 0 .. 70 o o 26 0 0 .. : 59 0 0 23 8 0 90 0 0 .. I 69 0 0 70 0 0 748 0 0 Carried forward 1,185 8 0

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*s o o Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 111 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Brought forward .. .. 10 Dunedin, North-east Harbour. Broad Bay. and Porto- Daily bello And Portobello and Otakou .. .. .. Thrice weekly 11 Dunedin. Ilighcliffe. Pukehiki. The Camp private bag, Thrice weekly and Sandymount 12 Hawea Flat and Maungawera .. .. .. Thrice weekly 13 Henley and Berwick .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 14 Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery) .. Thrice weekly 15 Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill .. Thiice weekly 16 Hindon Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly 17 Kaitangata and Inch-Clutha .. .. .. Thrice weekly 18 Kaitangata and Stirling . . .. .. Twice daily 19 Katea Post-office and Hunt's Road Railway-siding .. Thrice weekly 20 Kyeburn. Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily 21 Lawrence, Tuapeka West. Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth Thrice weekly 22 Lawrence and Waipori .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 23 Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur .. .. Daily 21 Merton, Beaconsfield, and Evansdale .. . . Daily 25 Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi .. .. Twice weekly 26 Mosgiel and East Taieri .. .. .. .. Daily 27 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings .. .. .. Weekly 28 Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly .. .. ... Daily 29 Omakau and Matakanui .. .. .. Daily And Drybread .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 30 Ophir Post-office and Omakau Railway-station .. ' Twice daily 31 Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek .. . . .. Thrice weekly 32 Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's. and Cambrian Daily 33 Outram. Lee Stream, and Clark's . . . . Twice weekly 34 Out rani. Woodside, and Maungatua .. .. Daily 35 Owaka Post-office and Railway-stai ion .. .. As required 36 Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, and Purekireki .. Thrice weekly 37 Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Green Valley, and Thrice weekly Morrison's 38 Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback. Macrae's Flat, and 'Thrice weekly Moonlight 39 Patearoa and Waipiata .. .. .. .. 'Thrice weekly 40 Patearoa and Paerau .. .. .. .. Weekly 41 Pembroke, Makarora Wharf, and Makaroi a .. Weekly 42 Port Chalmers Post-office, Railway-station, and ; As required Wharves 43 Puerua. Port Molyneux. and Rornahapa . . . . 'Thrice weekly II Ratanui Post-office and Catlin's River Railway-station Daily Papatowai, Tarara, and Ratanui .. .. Weekly Ratanui, Tarara, Papatowai, and Wharuarimu .. Weekly . .• 45 Tautuku and Papatowai .. .. .. Twice weekly 46 Waikoikoi Post-office and Pomahaka Railway-siding. . Thrice weekly 47 Waipiata and Gimmerburn .. .. .. Thrice weekly 48 Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully.. .. .. Thrice weekly 49 Waitahuna. Waitahuna West. Pukete, and Greenfield 'Thrice weekly 50 Waitepeka Post-office and Railway-station.. .. DailySi Waiwera South, Ashley Downs, Taumata. and Clyde- Thrice weekly vale 52 Clyde, Waenga, and Cromwell .. .. .. Daily Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston. Thrice weekly Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, and Tanas .. Twice weekly Cromwell. Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Thrice weekly Hawea Flat, Albert 'Town, and Pembroke Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station . . As required Lawrence. Evans Flat. Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Daily Island Block, Horseshoe Bend. Miller's Flat. Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh Pembroke, Cardrona, and Arrowtown .. WeeklyRoxburgh, Coal Creek'Flat, Bald Hill Flat, and Thrice weekly Alexandra South lo ■• I • • I • • I I :: f " * ! • • - 1,185 r, O 150 0 0 73 o o 10 0 0 40 0 0 45 0 0 85 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 32 0 0 52 0 0 80 0 () 60 () 0 lo () 0 !)() o o 211 15 0 25 o o 31 0 o 29 10 0 75 0 0 60 0 0 55 0 0 170 o o 60 o o 80 0 0 26 0 0 75 o o 12o () o 130 0 0 50 0 0 26 0 0 95 0 0 24 0 0 25 0 0 156 II 0 30 o o 35 o o 33 0 0 28 o 0 85 o o 3o o o 75 o o 2.191 15 0 39 40 41 42 13 44 Carried forward 5.942 19 0 5,942 19 o

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S Mr §? I S ° - Service Frequency. Annual Subsidy. '=i 6 C ii '/■ 13 Performed under Arrangement. i. .«. d. Brought forward I •• I 5.942 111 0 1 Ailanton and Momona .. .. •• •■ Daily .. 17 o 0 Balclutha Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. As required .. 20 0 0 3 Clarksville Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily .. ... lo o o I Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery of correspond- Weekly .. .. ! 10 0 0 encel 5 Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry .. .. •• Weekly .. .. 7 16 0 6 Dunback and Stonebum.. •• •• •• 'Twice weekly .. 20 o o 7 Dunedin and Anderson's Bay Cavershain Dunedin North .. .. .. ■■ As required .. 110 10 0 North-east Valley South Dunedin . . . . • • • • j And conveyance of letter-carriers .. .. / 8 Dunedin and Momington .. ■■ •• Twice dailv .. 15 0 0 9 Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. ■• •• Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 io Dunedin and Roslvn .. •• ■• .. | Twice daily .. 15 0 o 11 Dunedin and Whare Flat .. .. •• 'Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 12 Forsyth Post-offiee and Railway-siding .. .. Thriee weekly .. 5 0 o 13 Glenore Post-office and Railway-siding .. . .j Daily .. .. 10 0 0 14 Goodwood and Flag Swamp .. .. .. Daily .. .. 20 0 0 15 Green Island Post-office and Abbotsford Railway- Twice daily .. 8 0 0 station 16 Henley Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice dailv .. 15 o o 17 Houipapa Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Thrice weekly .. 20 0 0 18 Houipapa and Tawanui .. .. ■■ •• Twice weekly .. 20 16 0 19 Kaka Point and Port Molyneux . . . . 'Thrice weeklv . . 14 0 0 20 Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily .. .. 5 0 0 21 Kaitangata and Wangatoe .. .. •• Thriee weekly .. 20 0 0 22 I Kononi and Rongahere .. .. .. •• Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 23 Miller's Flat Post-office and Coach .-. .. Daily .. 16 0 0 24 Milton and Moncvmore .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 15 10 0 25 Milton and Table Hill .. .. •• Twice weeklv 20 0 0 26 Milton and Waronui (delivery of correspondence each Daily 15 0 0 way) 27 Mosgiel Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required; (id. per 10 0 0 trip, say 28 North-east Harbour Post-office and Coach . . .. Dailv .. .. B0 0 29 North Taieri Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily .. .. 15 o o 30 Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily 31 Owaka and Pounawea .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 20 0 0 32 Papatowai and Kahuika .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 33 Pembroke and Cardrona .. .. •■ Weekly; £1 per trip, 26 0 0 • winter service, say 31 Port Chalmers and Otago Heads .. .. .. ; Thrice weekly .. 5 0 0 35 Purakanui Post-office and Railway-station.. .. Daily .. .. 18 0 0 36 Tapanui Post-office and Railway station .. .. As required .. 20 0 0 37 Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily .. .. 18 0 0 38 Waipiata and Hamilton South .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 17 O 0 39 Warrington Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 5 0.0 to Wedderburn Post-office and Railway-siding .. Dailv .. .. 10 0 0 41 Wharetoa and Clydevale .. .. Thrice weekly .. L5 0 0 6.626 11 0 Less contribution by settlers .. .. •■ 22 10 0 Total •• 6 ' 6 « 4 1 °

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£tS .3 .-C ao o C 2»* 3 O :'C Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy '* ______ _ Service. Performed under Contract. £ B . d. 1 ! Arrowtown and Maoetown .. .. .. 'Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queens- Daily .. .. 120 0 0 town 3 Athol and Nokomai .. .. .. j Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 4 Brown's, Hokonui. and Spring Hills .. . . j Twice weekly .. i 35 0 0 5 Centre Bush Railway-siding and Otapiri Gorge .. Twice weekly .. 20 10 0 6 Oolac Bay and Round Hill .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 28 10 0 7 Fortrose. Ota ra. II aldune. and Slope. Point Twice weekly .. 15 0 0 8 Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Niagara, and 'Thrice weekly .. ; 75 0 0 Waikawa 9 Fortrose and Waiinahaka Railway-station .. j Daily, and two extra 36 0 0 trips weekly 10 Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside .. Daily .. 33 o 0 11 Core. East Chatton. Chatton. and Olama . . .. Thriee weekly .. ! 85 0 0 12 Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station .. As required; (id. per 100 0 0 load, say 13 Lumsden and Mossl.imi .. .. .. Twice weekly 'The Key and Te Anau .,- () () (| From 1st November to 3oth April .. .. Twice weekly From 1st May to 31st October .. Weekly Mossburn — From Ist May to 31st October .. .. Kxtra trip weekly at 21 (I 0 15s. per week, say I I Manapouri and Hillside Creek— From 1st November to 30th April .. .. Twice weeklv .. | „_ From Ist Mav to 31st October .. Weekly j 15 Mataura and Tuturau .. .. .. •■ Thrice weeklv .. 39 0 0 16 Mataura and Waimimiu .. .. Thrice weekly .. ; 26 O 0 17 Merino Downs and Dickie's Bridge .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 o 18 Mill Road Railway-station, Myross Bush. Roslyn Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 Bush. Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush 19 Mossburn and Matuku From 1st May to 31st October .. Weekly i 24 0 0 From 1st November to 30th April .. Twice weeklv 20 Niagara and I hasland's. . .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ; 46 0 0 21 Nightcaps to Opio and Beaumont Schools 'Thrice weekly .. 31 4 0 22 Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery) .. Weekly .. .. 30 0 0 23 Ord's Crossing and South Hillend .. .. Thrice weekly .. 27 0 0 24 Otautau and Aparima .. .. .. . . Thrice weeklv .. 25 0 0 25 Otautau. Orawia. Eastern Bush. Clifden. Mangapiri. Weekly .. .. 190 0 0 and Black-mount (with extension to Manapouri from 1st November to 30th April) 26 Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 27 Paterson Inlet and Half-moon Bay; also collecting Weekly .. .. 85 0 0 correspondence from The Neck, and delivering to The Neck and North Arm settlements 28 Pukerau. Kaiwera. and Otaraia .. Twice Weekly .. Q Q Pukerau and Benio .. .. .. ■■ Twice weekly 29 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's (Whare- Thrice weekly .. 24 0 o huanui) 30 | Queenstown, Arthur's Point. Maori Point, and Skip- Twice weekly .. 57 10 0 per's 31 Riversdale and Wendon .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ! 24 10 0 32 Riverton. Gummie's Bush, and Croper's Bush Thriee weekly .. , 15 0 0 33 Riverton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required .. j 25 o o 34 Skipper's and Upper Shotover '.. .. Weekly .. 25 0 0 35 Thornburv. Isla Bank, and Drummond .. .. Dailv .. .. 95 0 0 36 Waikaka and Creenvale .. .. Twice weekly .. ', 20 0 0 37 Waikaka Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily .. j 20 0 0 38 Waikaka and Wendon Valley ".. .. 'Thrice weekly .. 25 0 0 39 Wairio and W rev's Bush .. .. .. Daily .. .. ! 35 0 0 to Winton. Oreti. and Heddon Bush .. Thrice weekly 60 o o 41 Woodlands and Daere .. . . .. .. Twice weekly . . 25 0 0 Cariied forward ! .. 2.203 4 0

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& rj E Service. Frequency. ! Annual Subsidy X*m _ I Performed under Contract— continued. f 8 . d. Brought forward .. .. .. 2,203 I 0 42! Wyndham. Menzies Ferry. Seaward Downs, and Daily .. .. 100 0 0 Mataura Island 13 Wyndham and Mimihau .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 39 0 0 44 Wyndham and Mokoreta .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 39 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Bailout and lliwiroa .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ■ 20 0 0 2 Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 3 Glade House and Milford Sound From 1st November to 30th April .. .. Fortnightly .. 25 0 o 4 I Hedgehope Railway-station and Glencoe .. .. Twice weekly .. 16 0 0 5 Glenorchy and Paradise — From 1st May to 31st October .. .. Twice weekly ■• I io in From 1st November to 30th April .. Thrice weekly . . j (i Gore and Croydon Bush.. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 7 j Invercargill and Otatara .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 8 Invercargill, Waikiwi. Borne, and Wallacetown .. Dailv .. .. 10 0 0 li Kapuku and Waituna .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 10 Kingston and Queenstown .. .. ..Daily .. .. j 500 0 0 11 Kinloch Post-office and Wharf — From 1st May to 31st October .. .. Twice weeklv .. i run From 1st November to 30th April .. Thrice weekly 12 ; Makarewa Post-office and Railway-station .. Thrice, weekly .. 5 0 0 13 Mataura and Ferndale .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 20 0 0 I I Middlevale Post-office and Railway-station . . Daily .. .. 4 0 0 15 Otautau and Gladfield (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 16 Otautau and Scott's Gap ..' .. .. Thrice weekly .. 25 o o 17 Otautau Post-office and Railway-station .. . As required .. Ki 0 0 18 Pahia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 8 0 0 19 Papatotara and Tuatapere .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 12 0 o 20 Queenstown, Glenorchy, Kinloch, and Creighton— From 1st May to 31st October . . . . Twice weekly .. ) r ~ ,. From 1st November to 30th April .. .. Thrice weekly . . | 21 Queenstown and Moke Creek .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 22 Riversdale and Kaweku .. .. .. 'Twice weekly .. j 19 0 0 23 ; Te Anau and Glade House — From 1st November to 30th April .. .. Twice weekly: £2 per 110 0 0 trip, say 24 Titiroa and Pine Bush .. .. .. Daily .. 20 0 0 25 Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing .. 'Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 26 Waianiwa and Otahuti .. .. .. .. Thrice weeklv .. 20 0 0 27 Waianiwa and Spar Bush . . .. 'Thrice Weeklj 20 0 0 28 i Waianiwa and Taramoa .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 29 Waikaia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. ■ 20 0 0 30 Waikaka Valley Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 31 '' Waikawa Valley and Main Road .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 7 0 0 32 W aipounamu Post-office and Railway-station . . Daily .. .. 20 0 0 33 ; West Plains Post-office and Railway-station Daily .. .. 18 0 o 31 Wild Bush and Main Road .. .. Thrice weekly 10 0 0 35 Wright's Bush Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. .. 7 10 0 3,509 4 0 Less contribution by other Department .. .. 124 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. 3,385 4 0 Grand total ..