INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1914-1915. [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, 1914 Session I, F-03

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INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1914-1915. [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, 11th June, 1914. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement within the Dominion as on the Ist April, 1914. By order. R. Heaton Rhodes, Postmaster-General. .

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

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■a o t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1- { 2 Auckland Chief Post - office, Railway - station, and j As required wharves Delivery of letter-carriers' extra bags .. As required Also delivery of parcels in city and suburbs .. | Twice daily in city, and once in suburbs Auckland (clearing receivers within a radius of four I Thrice daily miles of Chief Post-office) Auckland landing service (landing and shipping mails j As required to and from vessels in stream) Auckland, Bayswater, and Takapuna .. .. Daily to Bayswater ; twice daily to Taka- !> 2,150 0 0 I 1,390 0 0 3 250 0 0 4 80 0 0 5 6 7 8 9 puna Aukopae, Roto, and Tokirima .. .. .. Twice weekly Avondale, Titirangi, Parau, and Huia ...... .. Weekly Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia .. .. Thrice weekly Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central .. Four times weekly .. Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany .. .. Five times weekly .. Birkenhead and Dairy Flat .. .. .. Thrice weekly; £3 8s. per week, say Cabbage Bay and Port Charles .. .. .. Weekly Cambridge, Fencourt, Goodwood, and Victoria Roads Daily (rural delivery) Cambridge and Frankton Junction Railway-station (io j Daily connect with south-bound Main Trunk Express) Cambridge and Maungatautari .. .. .. Thrice weekly 45 0 0 49 0 0 40 16 0 75 0 0 1 }■ 176 16 0 J 10 II 24 0 0 65 0 0 ia 115 0 0 18 30 0 0 Carried forward .. .. ,. j ,, £4,490 12 0

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m S 'sod u Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— c ontinued. £ s. d. Brought forward Cambridge, Monovale, and Rotoorangi, Pukekura, Redoubt, Patrol, and Flat Park Roads (rural delivery) Cambridge, Leamington delivery Cambridge, Leamington, Pukerimu (rural delivery), and Kaipaki Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station Cambridge and Whitehall (correspondence delivered into settlers' boxes) Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay Coromandel Post-office and Wharf Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua Coromandel and Whitianga Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa, Red Vale, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howiek Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue Frankton Junction, "Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East Frankton Junction, Whatawhata (rural delivery), Karamu, and Te Pahu Glenbrook and Waiuku-Pukekohe Road Glen Murray and Woodleigh .. .. ■ Hairini and Te Awamutu Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna (rural delivery) Hamilton, Frankton Junction Railway-station, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro (rural delivery), and Cambridge Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery) . . Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves 4,490 12 0 14 ) ' Daily 352 0 0 15 16 As required Twice weekly 30 0 0 33 16 0 17 18 19 20 22 Weekly As required Weekly Weekly Weekly 38 0 0 35 0 0 22 2 0 40 0 0 161 0 0 23 24 25 26 Twice daily Twice daily Twice weekly As required 188 0 0 125 0 0 78 0 0 280 0 0 27 Daily 160 0 0 28 29 30 31 32 Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly 26 0 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 51 0 0 196 0 0 33 Daily79 0 0 34 35 Daily Twice daily in summer; daily in winter Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Fortnightly Four times weekly .. Weekly Twice weekly Four times weekly .. Twice weekly . ... Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 60 0 0 52 0 0 36 Helensville, Parakai And Parakai and Parkhurst Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora . . Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, and Parenga . . ■. .. . Howiek and Whitford Kaiaua, Miranda, Maramarua, and Maungatawhiri . . Kaihu, Whatoro, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth Kaitaia, Pukepoto, and Ahipara And Ahipara and Herekino Kaitieke and Retaruke .. .. ■ .. Kaitieke and Retaruke Valley Road (rural delivery) . . Kaiwaka Railway-station, Post-office, Maungaturoto, Rowsell's, and Paparoa Paparoa and Matakohe Maungaturoto and Waipu Maungaturoto and Kaiwaka Railway-station (one way only) Pahi and Paparoa .. .. Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine Kawakawa, Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Marangai, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke Ohaeawai, Ngawha, and Kaikohe . . Kawakawa Post-office and Railway-station Kihikihi, Korakonui, and Wharepuhunga Kihikihi and Pukeatua (rural delivery) Kohukohu, Paponga, and Broadwood Mangapai, Moewhare, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie M'angapai, Oakleigh, and Mangapai Wharf 57 0 0 i 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 40 0 0 25 0 0 49 10 0 65 0 0 76 0 0 105 0 0 195 0 0 80 0 0 45 46 47 40 0 0 42 0 0 Weekly Weekly Weekly I y 375 o b I 48 [-9 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 70 0 0 Weekly As required Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly V 475 0 0 50 5] 52 53 55 45 0 0 75 0 0 55 0 0 90 0 0 I 63 10 0 Carried forward £8.608 0 0

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WOO •gjd'fc Service. 03 oo Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—cc mtinued. £ s. d. Brought forward 56 Mangatawhiri and Maramarua 57 Mangonui and Kaeo .. .. .. 58- Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburn's, Rangitilii, and Kaitaia 59 Mangonui, Taipa, and Lake Ohia 60 Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby 61 Marsden Point, Lower Ruakaka, and Waipu 62 Matakana and Leigh 63 ! Matamata and Okauia 64 J Matamata and Taihoa 65 ; Matangi, Eureka, and Tauwhare . . .. .. j 66 ; Matiere and Otangiwai .. .. .. 67 j Mercer, Churchill, Glen Murray Landing, and Glen Murray Post-office 68 Mititai and Arapohue 69 Morrinsville and Kiwitahi (rural delivery) Morrinsville Post-office and Railway-station Morrinsville and Tahuna (rural delivery). . . . j 71 Morrinsville. Tauhei, and Whitikahu (rural delivery). . 72 Ngaruawahia, Te Akatea, Huntly Fingerpost, Waingaro, and Raglan Landing (rural delivery) Waingaro, Waimai; and Pepepe 73 Ngaruawahia and Te Kowhai 74 Ngunguru and Kiripaka 75 Ohaeawai, Ngawha, Kaikohe, and Taheke 76 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Kerikeri, and Waipapa; and extra mail Waimate North to Ohaeawai on Tuesdays 77 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Waipapa, and Kaeo 78 I Ohaupo, Ngahinapouri, and Tuhikaramea 79 1 Ohaupo and Paterangi 80 Ohinewai, Waiterimu, and Matahuru 81 Ohura and Tatu 82 Okahukura, Mahirakau, Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 8.608 0 0 Twice weekly .. 24 14 0 Weekly .. .. 107 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 230 0 0 Twice weekly .. 54 0 0 Daily .. .. 70 0 0 Six times weekly .. 250 0 0 Weekly ... .. 28 12 0 Daily .. .. 35 0 0 Daily .. .. 31 4 0 Daily .. .. 98 0 0 Twice weekly .. 34 0 0 Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Four times weekly .. 26 0 0 Twice weekly .. ") As required .. j> 140 15 0 Thrice weekly . . j Thrice weekly .. I 60 0 0 Thrice weekly .. "] Y 105 5 0 Twice weekly .. J Daily ..' .. | 60 0 0 Thrice weekly -.. | 70 0 0 Twice weekly .. 80 0 0 Weekly ..' .. 50 0 0 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Weekly .. .. 175 0 0 Daily .. .. 63 0 0 Daily .. .. 48 10 0 Twice weekly .. 41 0 0 Weekly .. .. 36 0 0 Daily in summer; I 350 0 0 thrice weekly in winter Weekly .. .. 53 0 0 83 Okaihau, Rangiahua (rural delivery), Umawera, Taikawhana, and Mangamuka 84 j Okoroire Springs Post-office and Railway-station 85 Omapere, Opononi, Waiotemarama, and Waimamaku And Waimamaku and Wekaweka 86 Onerahi and Mangapai Wharf 87 Oparau Ferry and Kawhia .. .. 88 Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Punaruku 89 Otorohanga and Honikiwi .. .. 90 Otorohanga, Rangiatea, and Maihiihi 91 Papakura, Clevedon South, and Clevedon (rural delivery) 92 Papakura, Whitiki, and Humia 93 Paparoa and Mareretu .. .. .. 94 Papatoetoe Railway-station, Post-office,*' and East Tamaki 95 i Patumahoe and Waiau Pa .. . . 96 ■ Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku • . .. .. ! 97 ; Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau Ferry 98 Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Mangatawhiri Valley, and Mangatawhiri 99 Port Albert, Kokako, and Wellsford 100 Puhoi and Ahuroa 101 Pukekohe, Patumahoe, Mauku, Pukeoware, and Waiuku 102 Pukekohe and Pukekohe East 103 Pukekohe and Puni .. .. .. 83 84 85 As required .. 40 0 0 Twice weekly .. ) Weekly .. .. J 90 U U Weekly .. .. 32 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 25 0 0 Weekly .. .. 39 0 0 Twice weekly .. 38 0 0 Twice weekly .. 26 0 0 Twice daily' .. 101 5 0 Thrice weekly .. 43 0 0 Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Daily .. .. 35 0 0 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Thrice weekly .. 24-fl 0 Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 208 0 0 Daily . . . ■. 55 0 0 99 100 101 Four times weekly .. 92 5 0 Twice weekly .. 49 16 8 Daily .. .. 300 0 0 102 103 Daily .. .. 50 0 0 Daily .. .. 45 0 0 Carried forward pi ct eon r* o £12,332 6 8 £12,332 6 8

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\a\\ Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—< continued. £ s. d. 104 105 106 107 108 109 Brought forward Putaruru and Mokai Putaruru and Waotu Raglan Landing and Raglan Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea Ramarama and Ararimu I Rangi Point Landing, Rangi Point Post-office, Mitimiti, and Whangape Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office Raurimu and Kaitieke (wayside delivery) Rawene, Omanaia, Oue, and Wniiinaki Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakei, and Taupo .. Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and WhakarewaDaily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly j Twice weekly 12,332 6 8 52 0 0 52 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 25 9 6 89 0 0 110 111 112 113 114 Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required 26 0 0 55 0 0 49 8 0 124 0 0 60 0 0 115 rewa Rotorua and Waiotapu Ruawai and Matakohe And Matakohe and Paparoa Russell and Purerua Russell, Rawhiti, and Cape Brett Lighthouse Silverdale, Red Vale, and Dairy Flat (during winter months) Silverdale and Red Vale (during summer months) . . Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter, with extra trip from Waiotapu to Rotorua on Saturday, if required Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly; 12s. per trip, 160 0 0 50 0 0 116 117 118 119 30 0 0 34 0 0 / 120 121 122 123 124 Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga Tangitu and Mokauiti Tangowahine and Onetea Taupiri, Komakorau, and Gordonton Taupo and Tokaanu say Weekly; 5s. 6d. per trip, say Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly in summer ; twice weekly in winter Daily 22 15 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 60 0 0 250 0 0 125 Te Awamutu Post-office, Railway-station, Mangapiko, and Pirongia Te Awamutu Post-office and Railway-station (to meet Main Trunk Expresses) ; also Te Awamutu, Mangapiko, and Pirongia (to connect with Main Trunk Expresses) Te Awamutu Railway-station, Post-office, and Kihikihi 43 0 0 126 As required "1 Thrice weekly I 110 0 0 127 128 Te Hana, North Albertland, Te Arai, and Mangawai Te Kauwhata Railway-station, Post-office, and WaeTwice daily to Kihikihi; thrice daily from Kihikihi Twice weekly 45 0 0 70 0 0 129 Thrice weekly 45 0 0 130 131 132 133 134 136 137 138 139 renga Te Kuiti, Taumatawaenga, Arapae, Piopio, and Aria Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Ngapaenga, Mangaohae, Moeatoa, Kiritehere, and Marokopa (rural delivery) Te Mata and Raglan-Hamilton Road Tokatoka landing service and Rehia .. ... Totara North, Saies, and Whangaroa Tuakau, Onewhero, and Te Hirua.. Tuakau and Pukekawa Waiharara and Kaimaumau Waikumete and Karekare Thrice weekly Twice weekly ■ .. Weekly Twice weekly As required Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly As required Twice weekly in summer ; weekly in winter Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly J 200 0 0 280 0 0 28 0 0 35 0 0 61 0 0 45 0 0 49 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 140 141 142 Waimiha, Tangitu, and Mapiu .. .. Waingaro and Te Akau (rural delivery) Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti 50 0 0 46 0 0 60 0 0 Carried forward £14,911 19 2

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-tt O o 03 -r-t 'Sbd & Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—continued. £ 3. d. 144 145 146 147 147a| 148 ! 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 ! 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 J 43 Brought forward Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Wairakei, and Taupo .. Daily in summer ; thrice weekly in winter Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement Thrice weekly .. j Waiwera. between steamer and Post-office . . As required Waiwera and Upper Waiwera .. .. .. Thrice weekly as required Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, Weekly and Leigh Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point .. Weekly .. Wellsford, Whangaripo, and Pakiri . . .. j Twice weekly Whakapara, Otonga, and Opuawhanga .. . . Twice weekly Whakapirau, Marohemo, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto Twice weekly Whangape and Herekino .. .. . . Twice weekly Whangarei and Kiripaka .. .. .. Thrice weekly Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Thrice weekly Pakotai, and Nukutawhiti (rural delivery) Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Tangiteroria .. ' Twice weekly Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station .. As required Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea .. .. Thrice weekly Whangaroa and Kaeo .. .. .. . . Four times weekly .. Wharehine, Tauhoa, Hoteo, and Hoteo Railway- Twice weekly, with station extra trip between Tauhoa and Hoteo Railway-station Tirau and Piarere .. .. .. .. Daily Owhango and Hikimutu Valley (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly Waiuku and Otaua . . . . .. . . Thrice weekly Waitomo Caves, Haylock's, via Caves and Mangapohue Weekly Roads, and Marokopa Heads (rural delivery) Cambridge, Karapiro, and Taotaoroa (rural delivery) . . | Daily Waihou and Eastport Road (rural delivery) .. Daily . . • . . Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Okoroire Springs and Patetere . . .. .. Daily Knaotunu and Whitianga .. .. .. Weekly Mairoa and Waitanguru .. .. . . Twice weekly Huntly, Rotongaro, and Ruawaro . . .. . . Twice weekly Putamru and Puketurua .. . . .. . . Twice weekly Pirongia and Te Rore .. .. .. .. Daily Kaukapakapa and Parakakau (rural delivery) .. j Twice weekly Otorohanga, Otewa, and Taliaia . . . . .. j Thrice weekly Taiipiri and Orini (rural delivery) . . ,. . . Daily Matamata and Te Poi . . .. .. . . j Daily Ohinewai and Te Hoe . . . . .. .. Thrice weekly in summer ; twice weekly in winter Morrinsville and Motuuiaoho (rural delivery) . . j Daily Tirau Post Office and Railway Station .. .. f As required Matamata, Burwood, Puketutu, Matai, and Peria Daily Roads (rural delivery) Wellsford and Hoteo North (rural delivery). . . . Twice weekly Kaihu and Oranoa .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Clevedon, Ness Valley Road, Otaua Settlement Road, Daily, thrice weekly, Maraetai Road, and West Road (rural delivery) or twice weekly 14,911 19 200 0 114 0 30 0 30 0 19 0 26 0 58 0 50 0 75 0 48 10 42 0 165 5 47 10 47 10 58 0 40 0 65 0 50 0 50 0 31 4 75 0 45 0 35 0 20 6 35 0 25 0 30 0 26 0 26 0 30 0 21 5 35 0 41 5 40 0 25 0 70 0 39 0 78 0 28 0 24 0 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 c> 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 Sea Services. Whangarei Harbour, between s.s. " Manaia " and i Thrice weekly; £2 5s. Marsden Point, Mangapai, Parua Bay, and Whanga- per week, say rei Heads 117 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit .. .. .. Weekly .. .. I Amodeo Bay Post-office and steamer . . As required A point near Marua and Woolley's Farm, Matapouri Twice weekly ; 5s. per annum, and 10s. per trip in winter, say 18 10 3 0 20 0 0 0 0 . Carried forward .. .. .. .. J£ £17 117,126 4 126 4 2

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S3 ■« oj ;°.s •sbo e Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement--continued. £ s. d. 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4 5 6 7 8 Brought forward Arapae Post-office and mail-coach.. Aria and Kaeaea Aria and Rira Auckland and Onehunga (one way only) .. - Auckland suburban post-offices and Chief Post-office — (Dominion Road, Epsom, Grey Lynn - Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, and Upper Symonds Street) Awanui and iWangatete Awanui Post-office and Wharf Awanui and Waipapakauri Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads Awhitu Wharf and Orua Bay Big Omaha Post-office and steamer Bombay and Paparata .. .. .. ... Cabbage Bay Post-office and Wharf Cambridge and Leamington Clevedon, Ness Valley, and Moumoukai (rural delivery) Coromandel and Driving Creek Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay Coromandel landing service Dargaville, Aratapu, and Te Kopuru Frankton Junction and Koromatua Harapepe and Te Pahu As required Weekly Weekly Daily; 3s. per week, say Hourly between 9 a.m.! and 5 p.m. Weekly As required As required Weekly Weekly .. As required .. ; Twice weekly As required Twice daily Weekly .. Daily Weekly As required .. Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly .. • Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly .. j Twice weekly . . Weekly Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weekly, and all hampers Weekly As required Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly to Kinohaku; twice weekly to other offices Weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Daily Twice weekly Twice daily 17,126 4 2 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 7 16 0 257 0 0 7 16 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 13 16 0 22 10 0 20 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0 26 0 0 6 0 0 19 10 0 11 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 10 0 18 0 0 7 16 0 4 0 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 15 12 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 7 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 18 4 0 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Henderson and Te Atatu Hikurangi and a point near Marua Hikurangi and Tanekaha Hinuera Post-office and Railway-station Houhora and Waihopo Hukerenui and Paiaka Hukerenui and Riponui Hukerenui and Tapuhi Huntly and Waikokowai Hunua and Paparimu Kaeo, Otoroa, and Matauri Bay Kaeo and Pupuke Kaihu and Aranga Kaimaumau landing service Kaiwaka and Hakaru Kakahi Post-office and Railway-station Kamo Post-office and Railway-station 45 48 49 50 51 Kamo and Ruatangata East Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office Kauroa and Hamilton-Raglan Road Kawhia and Hauturu Kawhia, Te Maika, Waiharakeke, and Kinohaku 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 Kinohaku and Awamarino (rural delivery) Kinohaku and Waerengahou Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office Kirikau and Kokakonui Landing Kohukohu and Ivy dale Kohukohu and Rawene Komiti and Paranui Lichfield Post-office and Timber Company's Railwayline . Makarau Railway-station and Post-office 62 Twice weekly 16 0 0 Carried forward £18,040 14 2 £18,040 14

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:£h to I Service. Frequency. ! Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 18,040 14 2 Pipiwai and Titoki .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Mangatawhiri and Manga fcangi .. . . .. Weekly . . . . 5 0 0 Mangawai Post-office and steamer . . As required .. 6 0 0 Mangonui, Konana, and Kohumaru .. .. Weekly .. . . 8 0 0 Mangonui and Taemaro .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 8 0 0 Maraetai Post-office and Wharf . . . . As required .. I 10 0 0 Mareretu and Taipuha .. .. . . . . Weekly . . . . 10 0 0 Matakana and Tawharanui .. . . .. Weekly . . .. 12 0 0 Matakohe and Ararua' .. .. .. .. Twice weekly in sum- : *16 15 0 mer; weekly in winter, say Matakohe landing service .. . . .. As required . . 17 17 7 Matakohe and Oparaku . . .. . . Twice weekly . . 10 0 0 Matakohe and Waihungarua .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 Matamata and Turangaomoana .. .. .. Daily .. . . 10 0 0 Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria. . .. .. Weekly .. .. 19 16 0 Maungatapere and Otuhi .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 13 0 0 Maungaturoto and Wairere .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Muripara and Kopuriki .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 19 19 9 Ngongotaha Post-office and Railway-station . . Twice daily . . 5 0 0 Northcote Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 5 4 0 Ohautira and Ngaruawahia-Raglan Road . . .. Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 Okahukura Post-office and Railway-station.. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Okonga landing service .. .. .. .. Weekly . . .. 6 0 0 Okupu landing service .. .. .. As required . . 6 10 0 Onerahi and Limestone .. .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 10 0 0 Onewhero and Port Waikato . . . . .. Twice weekly . . 25 0 0 Onewhero and Wairamarama (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 13 5 0 Oparau Post-office and Ferry .. . . As required .. 10 0 0 Oparau Ferry Post-office and River Bank .. As required ; 3d per 10 0 trip, say Opua and Waihaha .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 9 0 0 Orewa and Waiwera .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 Otahuhu Post-office and Railway-station .. As required . . 15 0 0 Otorohanga and Whawharua .. .. . . Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 Pahi and Matakohe .. .. . . As required .. 5 0 0 Pahi Post-office and steamer .. .. As required .. 5 0 0 Parua Bay Post-office and Landing .. . . Twice weekly . . 10 0 0 Peria and Te Koroa . . . . .. . . Weekly . . .. 10 0 0 Pokeno and Razorback . . . . .. . . Thrice weekly . . 18 0 0 Ponga and Opaheke .. . . .. . . Twice weekly . . 10 0 0 Port Fitzroy and Motairehe . . . . . . j Fortnightly . . 1 10 0 Port Fitzroy and Okiwi .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 5 0 0 Port Fitzroy Post-office and steamer . . . . Weekly . . ., 6 0 0 Pouto Post-office and steamer .. .. . . Four times weekly . . : 10 0 0 Pukemiro and Waingaro - NgaruawaMa Road . . i Twice weekly . . 20 0 0 Putaruru and Lichfield .. .. . . .. I Daily .. .. 7 10 0 Rangiriri and Awaroa River Junction . . . . Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 Rawene and Motukaraka .. .. . . : Twice weekly .. 15 10 0 Rawene Post-office and Wharf .. .. ' As required .. 3 0 0 Rawene and Whakarapa.. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 Riverhead Post-office and Wharf .. . . .. ; Thrice weekly . . 10 0 0 Ruakiwi and Waingaro Settlement .. .. Twice weekly . . 16 0 0 Russell and Kerikeri .. .. .. ... Weekly . . .. 10 0 0 Russell and Manawaora .. .. ... .. Weekly .. . . 800 St. Helier's Post-office and Wharf .. .. Twice daily .. 20 0 0 Silverdale Post-office and Wharf .. . . As required .. 10 0 0 Silverdale and Upper Orewa .. .. .. Weekly .. . . 5 0 0 93 94 95 97 98 99 100 102 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 124 125 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £18,619 11 6 £18,619 11 6 * £10 for period 1st September to 30th April; 7s. 6d. per trip 1st May to 31st August.

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Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. I I Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 139 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 139 140 I 141 142 j 143 144 145 146 147 148 150 151 152 153 Brought forward Streamlands Post-office and coach .. .. Pour times weekly .. Taheke and Waima .. . . .. ■ .. Twice weekly Taipa and Whatuwhiwhi. . . . .. .. j Weekly .. Tairua and Hikuai .. . . . . .. Four times weekly .. Tairua and Opoutere .. .. .. .. Weekly Tairua Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly Tangowahine Post-office and steamer .. ' .. As required Taringamotu Railway-station and Post-office . . Daily Tauhoa and Mangakura . . . . .. . . ! Twice weekly Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office .. Thrice weekly Taumarunui and Matapuna . . .. .. Daily Taumarunui and Otunui. . .. .. .. Weekly . . Taupo Post-office and Lake Landing .. As required ; Is. per trip, say Taupo and Waitahanui .. .. .. .. Weekly Taurikura and Whangarei Heads .. .. .. Thrice weekly Te Awamutu and Pokuru .. .. .. Weekly Te Hana Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Six times weekly Te Kapa landing service .. .. .. Thrice weekly Te Kopuru and Red Hill .. .. .. Weekly Te Mapara Post-office and junction of Main Road . . Twice weekly .. . Te Mata and Te Papatapu . . .. .. Weekly Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. .. .. Fortnightly Titoki and Houto .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Tokaanu Landing and Post-office .. .. .. As required Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required Tokatoka Wharf and Post-office .. .. .. Weekly; Is. per trip, 18.619 11 6 5 0 0 13 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 4 10 0 20 0 0 Nil. 9 9 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 15 8 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 17 10 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 0 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 150 151 152 153 154 155 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 165 166 167 170 171 172 173 175 3 76 177 J 78 179 181 182 154 155 j 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 165 166 167 170 j 171 172 173 175 3 76 177 178 179 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 I: 188 : 190 : 191 192 : 193 I sa 7 Towai and Koraha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Towai and Marlow (wayside delivery) .. .. Weekly .. Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) .. .. j As required Waerenga and Okaeria .. . . .. . Thrice weekly .. j Waerenga and Taniwha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. j Waharoa Post-office and Railway-station .. ■ .. Four times daily .. ' Waharoa and Wardville .. .. .. .. Daily . . Waikumete and Oratia .. .. . . . . Daily .. Wainoni Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Daily .. Waipapa and Kerikeri .. .. .. .. Weekly .. Waitoa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. Waitomo. Caves and Putake .. .. .. Weekly .. Walton Post-office and Railway-station .. . . i Twice daily Warkworth and Pohuehue .. .. . . Twice weekly Warkworth Post-office and Wharf .. .. Aβ required Wayby Post-office and Railway-station .. .. ! Twice weekly Whakapirau and Pahi . . .. .. .. ; Twice weekly Whakapirau Post-office and steamer . . As required Whakatiri and s.s. " Hirere " .. .. . . Twice weekly Whangapara and Awanga .. .. .. Weekly Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer .. As required Whangarei and Parua Bay .. .. . . j Weekly .. .. Whangarei Town Wharf and Railway Wharf .. As required ; 7s. 4d. per trip, say Whangarei and Whareora .. .. .. Weekly .. .. i Whangarei Heads Post-office and Landing .. Weekly Whangaruru and Punaruku .. .. .. Weekly Whitianga and Gumtown .. . . As required Kihikihi and Ranginui .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ; Putaruru and Te Whetu .. .. .. .. Daily Broadwood and Runaruna .. .. ,. | Weekly Ohura and Waitewhena ., .. .. .. j Weekly .. Maungatapere and Kara .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Wharepuhunga and Matapara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. , 12 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 10 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 18 4 0 _______ 183 184 185 186 187 188 190 191 192 193 Carried forward ' £19,270 8 6 ' £19,270 8 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

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3) *fcj © +» O O boo £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement- — continued. £ s. d 194 195 196 197 198 199 201 203 204 205 206 207 208 210 211 212 213 214 215 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 Brought forward Poroti and Kokopu Mapiu and Kaitangiweka Waikumete and Piha Kohukohu and Tutekehua Owhango Post-office and Railway-station Buckland Post-office and Railway-station Paihia Post-office and Beach Parenga and Te Hapua Opaheke Post-office and Railway Station Putaru.ru and Tokoroa Te Hana and Tomarata Pakotai and Chedder Hills (rural delivery) Kaikohe and Tautoro Maungatautari and Horahora Creamery Warkworth and Waiwhiri Taringamotu Post-office and Railway-station Taheke and Punakitere Okaihau and Waihongi Te Kuiti and Tapairu Rototuna and Horsham Downs Puhoi and Pukapuka Kopaki Post-office and Railway-station Mercer and Kopuku Opatu Post-office and landing Orere Point Post-office and steamer Omapere and Waimamaku Pakaraka and Puketona Whangamata and Wharekawa Matapara and Ngaroma . . .. Whangaroa and Matangirau Mangapai, Oakleigh, and Mangapai Wharf . . Silverdale and White Hills (rural delivery) Twice weekly Thrice weekly, say .. Twice weekly Weekly As required Twice daily Thrice weekly Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily .. Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly 19,270 8 6 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 12 10 0 15 12 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 3 00 5 0 0 7 10 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 15 12 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 2 10 0 7 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and b y settlers 19,668 211 2 0 6 0 Total £19,457 2 6

Service. Frequency. i Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : Kutarere, AVaiotahi, and Waiotahi Bridge .. .. i Thrice weekly Matahanea and Opotiki . . . . .. .. Weekly Matata, Lake Rotokokio, and Manawalie (rural delivery) Twice weekly Omahu, Otamakitai, and Wharekawa .. .. Weekly Omahu, Puriri, Nevesville, Puketui, and Hikuai .. ! Twice weekly Oponae and Matahanea .. .. .. . . • Weekly Opotiki, Torere, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Gape j Runaway j I Fortnightly And supplementary mail between Opotiki and Omaio ] J Paengaroa. Pongakawa, Otamarakau, Matata, and ! Daily Onepu Junction Rotorua, Rotoiti, Te Teko, Otarere, Poroporo, | Daily Whakatane, Ohiwa, and Opotiki Rotorua, Okere Falls, Te Ngae, Paengaroa, Te Puke, Daily Papamoa, and Tauranga Rotorua, Te Pu, Ngawaro, Oropi, and Tauranga .. : Thrice weekly Paeroa and Komata .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Paeroa and Netherton .. .. .. .. Dai y Paeroa Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves .. As required Paeroa Post-oSice and steamers at the Junction, and As required steamers at Te Puke 50 0 18 0 35 0 35 0 72 0 26 0 125 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l>1.576 0 0 9 10 II 12 Nil. 46 0 94 0 52 0 0 0 0 Carried forward £2,128 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

I" 8 ! PI Service. Frequency. ! Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— con ntinued. £ s. d. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Brought forward Puriri Post-office and Railway-station Taneatua and Waimana Taneatua, Opouriao, and Ruatoki North Tauranga and Omanawa Falls Tauranga, Lower Kaimai, and Kaimai Tauranga and Mount Maunganui Tauranga Post-office and wharves Te Aroha, Wa'orongomai, Te Aroha West, Manawaru, Shaftesbury, and Gordon Thames Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Thames and Waitakaruru .. .. Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu .. .. Thames, Pipiroa, Kopuarahi, Rawerawe, Ngatea, and Kerepehi And Kerepehi to Patetonga .. .. Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Tauranga .. .. .. .. Waihi Post-office and Railway-station .. Whakatane, Otangihaku, and Taneatua .. .. J Te Puke, Te Matai, Bush and Rangiuru Roads (rural ' delivery) Paengaroa and Maketu As required Twice weekly ! Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily As required Twice weekly Daily [ Thrice weekly 1 Weekly Thrice weekly Eight times daily .. I Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly 2,128 0 0 35 0 0 52 0 0 36 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 26 0 0 70 0 0 120 0 0 22 23 24 25 49 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 "1 J 68 0 0 26 250 0 0 27 28 29 85 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 40 0 0 Performed under Arrangi EMENT. 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 12 0 7 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 14 10 0 5 0 0 15 12 0 20 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H 12 13 14 Hikutaia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. I Kopu Post-office and Railway-station Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station Mangaiti Post-office and Railway-station .. Omahu Post-office and Railway-station .. Omarumutu and Motu Road Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road Opotiki Post-office and Wharf .. .. Taneatua and Waingarara .. .. Thames and Kauaeranga Turua Post-office and steamer Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office Thames and Coromandel i Twice daily Twice daily Daily Twice daily. Twice daily Weekly Thrice weekly ! As required Weekly Twice weekly As required Daily; 6s. per week, say Weekly ; Is. 6d. per bag, say Total £3,358 4 0

*a O O i So o £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Conti 1ACT. £ S. d. 1 2 3 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai Gisborne and Patutahi Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Te Reinga, Opouiti, Marumaru, Frasertown, and Wairoa Gisborne, Tamarau, Tatapouri, Whangara, Pakarae, Tolaga Bay, Koparanui, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, and Waipiro Bay Gisborne, Manutuke, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa Daily i Daily Weekly 130 130 425 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 j Twice weekly 900 0 0 Twice weekly, Nov. to April; weekly, May to Oct. As required 475 no 0 0 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gisborne Post-office, wharves, and Railway-station. Clearing receivers at railway-station; also delivering letter-carriers' extra bags Gisborne, Waiwhero, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley Giabome wharves and vessels in roadstead Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway Manutuke and Waingake Matawai and Johnstone's Motu, Toatoa, Omarumutu, and Opotiki Motu, Whakarau, and Waikohu Thrice weekly I As required ' Fortnightly I Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 104 150 45 75 65 96 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward ,. £2,855 0

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j-ss 'So o £ Service Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Peefoemed undee Contract—c< mtinued. £ s. d. 14 15 16 17 Brought forward Matawai and Motu Rakauroa and Tahora via Valley Road (rural delivery) Patutahi and Whenuanui ... And Rere and Wharekopae Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, and Te Araroa .. And Hicks Bay Puha and Whatatutu Te Karaka and Kanakanaia Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Twice weekly, Oct. to May; weekly, June to Sept. Weekly As required As required Twice weekly Weekly As required Weekly Twice daily Weekly Twice weekly, Nov. to April; weekly, May to Oct. Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly ) 1 I I 2,855 0 103 0 25 0 155 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 125 0 39 0 0 0 20 21 22 23 Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua Tokomaru Bay, Beach, and Post-office Tokomaru Bay, Beach, and vessels in roadstead Tolaga Bay and Arataha And Arakihi and Puketawa Tolaga Bay Post-office and roadstead Tuparoa, Ruatorea, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa Waerengaahika Post-office and Railway-station Waerengaokuri and Pehiri Waingake and Paparatu Homestead 90 0 70 0 100 0 0 0 0 ) f 130 0 0 24 25 26 27 28 24 0 60 0 48 0 25 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30 31 32 Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui Whatatutu and Iwiroa Whatatutu and Wheturau Junction of Wharekopae Road and Stock Track, and Tahunga Gisborne Chief Post-office and boundaries of Lettercarriers' delivery Matawai Post-office and Railway-station 225 0 25 0 30 0 36 8 0 0 0 0 33 Daily 105 0 0 34 Thrice weekly ; J 5a. per week, say Four times daily Twice weekly 40 0 0 35 36 Puha Post-office and Railway-station Mail Coach Junction Gisborne Road and Lower Hangaroa 31 4 75 0 0 0 Peefoemed undee Aeeangi 1MENT. 7 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa Beach and Post-office, Waipiro Bay Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay Beach and Post-office, Te Araroa Gisborne and Mangapapa Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station Makauri Post-office and Railway-station Ormond Post-office and Railway-station Otoko Post-office and Railway-station Tiniroto and Kairoa Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station , When steamer calls When steamer calls When steamer calls; Is. per trip, say When steamer calls; 2s. per trip, say When steamer calls.. Daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily As required Weekly Twice weekly; 2s. 6d. per trip, say Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter 5 0 5 0 20 0 11 0 20 0 14 0 20 0 12 0 6 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 20 21 22 Waitakaro and Tuparoa Whatatutu and Tahunaroa Waimata Valley and Arakihi Road Horoera and Te Araroa Wharerata Post-office and Mail Coach 8 0 15 0 8 0 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 4,920 72 2 0 0 0 Total.. £4,848 2 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

4*1 Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subiidy. Performed under Contr, LCT. £ s. d. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville Dannevirke and Unmtaoroa Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley Dannevirke, Awariki, Mangahei, and Ngapaeruru Farndon and Clive Frasertown and Clydebank And Byrnes (rural delivery) Hastings and Havelock North .. Hastings Post-office and Railway-station Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho Hastings and Waimarama (to cover carriage of private mail-bags) Hastings and Whana (private-bag owners) Hastings and Willowford Accommodation-house And Hastings, Kuripapango, and Mangaohane Hatuma and Flemington, and to schoolhouse (rural delivery) Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke Roads (rural delivery) Havelock North and Maraetotara Settlement (to cover carriage of private mail-bags) Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station Maharahara, Maharahara Railway-station, and Maharahara West Mangatuna and Dannevirke - Weber Junction Maraekakaho, Mangatahi, and Kereru Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale.. Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puketitiri Napier, Greenmeadows, Taradale, and Puketapu And Taradale and Fernhill Napier, Te Pohue, Te Haroto, Tarawera, Rangitaiki, and Taupo Napier and Te Pohue 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, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, Turiroa, and Wairoa Norsewood, South Norsewood, and Ormondville Nuhaka and Tangitere Ongaonga, Blackburn, and Hinerua Ongaonga and Wakarara , Opoutama and Nuhaka .. .. .. Ormondville to Whetukura Thence rural delivery to Dassler's and Pjedersen's gate Ormondville and Whetukura Petane and Waikare (private bag), (to cover cost of carriage of private mail-bags) Putere and Wahanui Ruakituri and Te Reinga Takapau, Ashley-Clinton, and Makaretu, via Wilson's Road Takapau and Makaretu via Ashcott (rural delivery between Takapau and Makaretu) Takapau and South Makaretu (letter-delivery) ; contractor to cross river at Thomson's and return through the Rakautatahi district As required Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekty Twice weekly Four times daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice daily As required Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily Twice daily Thrice weekly Twice daily Once daily Weekly I ! I I I 55 0 0 700 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 65 0 0 40 0 0 ' 36 0 0 90 0 0 110 0 0 90 0 0 360 0 0 58 0 0 50 0 0 34 0 0 30 0 0 78 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 26 450 0 0 27 28 Weekly As required 40 0 0 Twice daily 1 I J ■ 552 0 0 29 30 Daily Twice weekly 95 0 0 1.200 0 0 3] 32 33 34 35 36 Twice daily Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 68 0 0 44 0 0 32 0 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 37 38 r Twice weekly Four times weekly .. Weekly 70 0 0 28 0 0 70 0 0 39 10 41 Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly 30 0- 0 82 0 0 95 0 0 42 Thrice weekly 55 0 0 43 Twice weekly 50 0 0 Carried forward £6.022 0 0

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8"; «i -e o o .3 .'C sea Z Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ a. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 44 Ti-tree Point, Ora, Akitio, and Aohanga .. . . Thrice weekly 4:5 ; Waipawa coach on road and Argyll Ea'st . . .. Daily 46 Waipawa, Tamumu, Omakere, and Clareinch Thrice weekly stead And Waipawa, Pourere, and Blackhead . . . . Twice Weekly 47 Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga . . . Twice daily 48 Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station . . As required .. i 49 Waipawa and Tikokino .. .. . . .. j Daily 50 Waipatiki, Waimiro, and Horoeka . . . . Thrice weekly And rural delivery to Ellingham's . . .. Twice weekly 51 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau Daily 52 , Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 53 j Wairoa and Frasertown .. . . . . .. Twice daily 54 ' Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government : Twice weekly, 1st Nov. Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana to30thApril; weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct.! 55 i Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui ., . . .. Weekly 56 ' Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere .. .. .. Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. of each year ; £3 per week, say 57 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river .. As required 58 Woodville and Kumeroa.. .. .. .. Daily !„ 59 ! Hastings, Raukawa Block, and Waiterenui Homestead Daily 60 Hastings : Delivery of post parcels . . . . Daily 61 Puketapu and Waihau Settlement . . . . | Weekly . . . . I 1 I i I 6.022 0 0 130 0 0 30 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 80 0 0 150 0 0 36 10 0 25 0 0 250 0 0 40 0 0 78 0 0 52 0 0 138 • 0 0 150 0 0 49 0 0 50 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Dannevirke and Ruaroa . . .. .. . . I Daily .. 2 Dannevirke and Raumati .. .. . . Daily 3 Dannevirke and Te Rehunga .. .. .. Daily 4 Hastings and Mahora .. .. .. .. Twice daily 5 Hastings and Pukahu .. .. .. .. Daily 6 Hastings and Pakowhai .. .. .. . . Daily 7 Matamau Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 8 Mohaka Post-office and coach on main road .. Twice weekly 10 Napier Breakwater (landing and shipping mails) .. i As required 11 Norsewood and Ngamoko .. .. .. Daily 12 Otane, Patangata, and Elsthorpe .. .. . . Thrice weekly .. j And Mangakuri and Te Apiti .. .. .. i Once weekly .. j 13 Pakipaki Post-office and Railway-station .. .. I Twice daily .. ■ 14 Wairoa Post-office and Beach .. .. As required; £1 10s. j per trip, say 15 ; Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere .. I Daily .. 16 Elsthorpe and the Valley Road (rural-mail delivery) .. j Twice weekly 17 Maraekakaho and Mangatahi .. .. . . Thrice weekly 18 j Tahamoana and Olive .. .. .. .. Daily • .. 19 ! Matatera and Piripiri Settlement (rural delivery) .. . Daily 20 j Poukawa and Poukawa Railway-station . . .. Daily .. 21 : Napier and Wairoa .. .. . .. ! As required, 10s. per trip, say 22 ' Napier, Tangoio, Putorino., Mohaka, and Wairoa . . As required; 5s. per bag to Wairoa ; 4s. per bag to Mohaka ; 2s. 6d. per bag to Putorino ; Is. 6d. per bag to Tangoio, say 23 Rangitaiki and Takarua .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 24 Napier and Port Ahuriri .. .. .. Daily; Is. 6d. per week, say jl j 15 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 7 10 0 20 0 0 6 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 30 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 4 0 0 23 24 8,040 0 0 8,040 0 299 10 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlors 299 10 0 Total £7,740 10 £7,740 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

on • '5>d E Service. Frequency. J Annual Subsidy. J Performed under Contr, -CT. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 5 6 Kaponga, Rowan, Mahoe, Cardiff, and Stratford Kohuratahi, Hurimoana, and Tahora Mokau and Pariwaro (open delivery to settlers on both banks of Mokau River) New Plymouth Chief Post-office and Railway-station New Plymouth : Delivery of parcels over area covered by letter-carriers New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake Puniwhakau, Tututawa, Douglas Purangi, Taramauku, Tarata, Kaimata, and Inglewood Strathmore, Huiakama, and Te Wera Urenui and Pukearuhe Waitara, Onaero, Urenui, Uruti, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awakino Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily ; 2d. per parcel, say Daily 99 0 0 65 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 Thrice weekly Daily Daily .. .. Twice weekly Daily, and twice on Saturday between Waitara, and Urenui Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 75 0 0 203 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 500 0 0 50 0 0 24 0 0 13 14 Kotare, Okau, and junction of Okau and Mokau Roads Inglewood, Egmont Village, Kent Road, Lower Mangorei and New Plymouth. Performed under Arrange dENT. • I 2 4 5 6 Bell Block Post-office and Railway-station Douglas Post-office and Railway-station Hillsborough and Bell Block Huatoki and New Plymouth Huinga and Toko Daily As required Daily, 1st Sept. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. Twice weekly Daily, 1st Aug. to 31 st May ; thrice weekly, 1st June to 31st July Daily Twice weeklv Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly 14 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 3 0 0 20 0 0 19 10 0 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Huiroa Post-office and Railway-station Inglewood, Kaimiro, and RaMri Kiore Post-office and Railway-station Kotare and Waitaanga (rural delivery) Lowgarth and junction Hastings, and Opunake Roads Matau and Purangi New Plymouth and Mangorei Pohokura Post-office and Railway-station Rerekapa and Okau Road Strathmore and Pahautuhia Taurakawa and Puniwhakau Uruti and Ngatamiro Uruti and Pehu Waitara and Huirangi Waitara and Tikorangi .. ... Waitui and Inglewood Whangamomona and Mangare (rural delivery) .. i Whangamomona and Tahunaroa (rural delivery) Wharehuia, Tepopo, and Kupe (rural delivery) Whangamomona and Railway terminus Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly . Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required; £1 per week Daily . . ... Daily 23 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0 22 10 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 35 0 0 31 4 0 52 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 30 31 Korito and Lower Mangorei Ratapiko and Kaimata Total £2 £2,131 4 0

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8<M O © jr S3 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contrai 3T. £ s. d. 1 2 Bull's and Greatford .. :. Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (part rural delivery) Bull's, past junction Pukepapa Road, via Turakina Road, to Williamson's Road (rural delivery) Bull's Post-office and Bell's gate on Raumai Road (rural delivery) Eltham Post-office and Railway-station Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kaponga Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari Eltham, Rawhitiroa, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, Omoana And Moeroa Fqrdell, Kauangaroa, and Manga mahu Hawera Post-office and Railway-station Hawera and : Ararata, via Praser Road (rural delivery) Hawera and Manaia, via South Road Hawera, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) Hunterville, West Road (Burn's), and Watershed Road (Earl's), (rural delivery) Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Mangamako Road | (Stent's), (part rural delivery) Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station .. Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi, via Rangitatau S Road to Hunter Bros, (rural delivery) Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lam- ' bert's), (rural delivery) 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 Manui Mangaweka to Manui, along Mataroa Road to Samuel Bunting's, back to Makohine Valley Road Junction, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua to Mangaweka (rural delivery) Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) Marton Post-office and Railway-station Marton and South Makirikiri (rural delivery) Mataroa to Koeke, via Rongoiti and Panemango Roads, thence along Huia and Whaka Roads, thence to Tiriraukawa, and back to Mataroa (rural delivery) Mataroa and Ruanui (part rural delivery) Moawhango and Taihape (part rural delivery) Mokoia Railway-station, Mokoia, Ohangai, Whakamara, and Meremere Ngutuwera and Orangimea, via Puao Road (part rural delivery) Ngutuwera Post-office and Moumahaki Railway-station Normanby 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 East, Kaponga, : Mangatoki, and Eltham Four times daily Daily 80 0 95 0 0 0 3 Daily 42 0 0 4 Twice weekly 24 0 0 5 6 7 8 As required Daily Daily Thrice weekly 60 0 100 0 34 0 0 0 0 } 125 0 0 9 10 11 12 13 Once weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily 115 0 130 0 135 0 65 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 As required Twice weekly 50 0 75 0 0 0 16 17 Twice weekly Twice weekly 98 0 75 0 0 0 18 Twice weekly 75 0 0 20 21 Daily Twice weekly 65 0 52 0 0 0 23 Twice weekly 20 0 0 24. Twice weekly 60 0 0 25 Weekly .. 60 0 0 26 27 As required Thrice weekly 50 0 73 0 0 0 28 Weekly Twice weekly ! 110 0 0 20 30 31 32 Daily As required Daily Twice weekly 140 0 80 0 58 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 33 34 35 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 78 0 150 0 100 0 0 0 0 30 Twice weekly 28 0 0 « Daily Daily As required Twice daily Twice weekly. Daily 22 0 58 0 150 0 135 0 46 16 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 38 39 40 41 42 Carried forward .. ..

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI— continued.

Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—i continued. £ s. d. 13 11 15 Brought forward .. .'. Otakeho and Auroa Patea Post-office and Railway-station Pukeroa, Pohonui, Mangahoe Junction, Turakina Valley Road, and Okaka Road to Koeke (part rural delivery) Raetihi, Hohenga, and Motete Roads, Pukekaha and Middle Roads (rural delivery) Raetihi, Mangaituroa, Mangoihe, and Pipiriki Daily As required Twice weekly 3,433 16 50 0 60 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 16 I Twice weekly 60 0 0 47 Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Twice weekly Twice weekly 165 0 0 18 49 Raetihi and Ore Ore (part rural delivery) Raetihi, Ruatiti, junction of the Manganui-o-te-au and Ohura Roads (rural delivery) Ruatiti and junction of the Manganui-o-te-au and Ohura Roads (rural delivery) Ruanui and Bell's Junction, via Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) Taihape Post-office and Railway-station Taoroa and Mokai (rural delivery) Tiriraukawa, via Wairepo, to Routley's (rural delivery) Tokaanu and Waiouru .. .. 55 0 30 0 0 0 50 Twice weekly 30 0 0 5.1 Twice weekly 85 0 0 52 53 54 55 As required Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Thrice weekly 105 0 20 0 30 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek, via Fitzherbert's (rural delivery) Utiku, Taoroa (thrice weekly), and Pukeokahu to schoolhouse (twice weekly), (rural delivery) Utiku Post-office, along Gorge Road, Omatana Bridge, Makopua Road to O'Brist's farm (rural delivery) Utiku Post-office and Railway-station" Waitotara Post-office and Railway-station Wanganui Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Wanganui: Delivery of parcel-post parcels in the borough and suburbs within an area of two miles from Post-office Wanganui and Makirikiri And Kakatihi, along Parapara Road to Mr. Glenn's (part rural delivery) Wanganui, Raorikia, Koriniti, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki And Pipiriki, Mangaohutu, Aukopae, Patunga, and Taumarunui Thrice and twice weekly Once weekly As required As required As required Twice daily ; 2|d. per parcel, say 30 0 90 0 50 0 40 0 60 0 166 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 Daily Thrice weekly 126 0 i 1 0 • 65 Thrice weekly Waverley Post-office and Railway-station Waverley and Mataimoana (part rural delivery) Waverley and Motoroa (Dessler's), via Okotuku Road (rural delivery) Taihape and Kaweka (rural delivery) Bull's and Sanson Taihape, Winiata, and Papaki Road (rural delivery). . Hurleyville and Maben Road Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkins Corner, Newman's Gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield's, Bo wen's, Bonny Glen, Bruce Road (rural delivery) And Marton, Onepuhi Bridge, Gower's Gate (Leedstown), and Cliff Road (rural delivery) Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Kaimanuka, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) Thrice weekly, 15th Nov. to 15th May ; : twice weekly, 16th May to 14th Nov. As required .. ■ Weekly .. Weekly .. ! I )> 1.250 0 J .. 0 66 (57 68 60 0 52 0 37 0 0 0 0 69 70 71 72 73 Twice weekly Daily .. Daily .. Twice weekly Daily 49 10 60 0 75 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 I 305 0 0 Twice weekly 71 200 0 0 Carried forward £7.350 6 0

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'5b o r Service. ! Frequency. I Annual Subsidy rt Performed under Contract— c continued. £ s. d Brought forward 75 Wanganui, Papartui, Westmere, Mosstown, Tayforth, Upper St. John's, Blueskin Grange, and Brunswick Road, and Nos. I and II Lines, via Warrengate Road Daily .. .. 7,350 6 0 137 10 0 Performed under Arrang] EMENT. 1 Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station 2 Castlecliff : Delivery of correspondence by subsidized letter-carrier within one mile of Post-office 3 Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station 4 Koriniti Post-office and Landing-stage 6 Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station 7 Maxwelltown Post-office and Okehu Railway-station 8 Moeawatea and junction of Mataimoana Road (part rural delivery) 9 Pipiriki Post-office and steamers 10 Raetihi and Wharuakura 12 Silverhope Post-office and Railway-station. . 13 Taihape and Ngawaka (rural delivery) 15 Te Roti Post-office and Railway-station 16 Tiriraukawa and Pukemaupo Road (rural delivery) .. 17 Utiku and Ohutu 18 Waitotara and Rangitatau (part rural delivery) Daily Twice daily 45 0 0 Daily Daily Daily Daily Weekly 25 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 32 10 0 15 0 0 19 Wangaehu Post-office and Railway-station.. 20 Wanganui and Castlecliff 21 Wanganui Post-office and up-river wharves 23 Te Tuhi and Burnet's Homestead 27 Marton Junction and Crofton 30 Turangaarere Post-office and Railway-station 31 Matukuroa and Whenuakura As required Thrice weekly Daily T trice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Weekly; 10s. per week, say As required Twice daily As required Weekly Daily Daily Daily, 1st Sept. to 31st May; twice weekly, 1st June to 31st Aug. Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily 15 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 37 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 18 0 0 22 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 45 0 0 32 Mangaohutu and River Landing 33 Top of Parihauhau Hill and Mangahoe (Todd's) 34 Hawera, via Whareroa, Manawapou, and South Roads to Manaia, along Ahaiapaipa, Scott, Glover, Ketemarae, and Mawhitiwhiti Roads, returning to Hawera via Waihi Road (rural delivery) 35 Manaia,. Kapuni, Rowan Road Factory, jMatapu, and Okaiawa (rural delivery) « 35 Daily 7,922 18 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by s ettlers l'o35 0 0 7,922 16 1,035 0 0 0 Total j £6,887 16 0 £6,887 16 0

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1 °.2 ■6 6 £ Service. Frequency. ! Annual Subsidy Performed under Contr. CT. £ s. d. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 Alfredton, Saunders, and Pori (part rural delivery) . . Apiti and Kimbolton Apiti and Table Flat (rural delivery) Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai (rural delivery) .. Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station Ashhurst and Raumai Awahuri, Sanson, Ohakea, and Feilding, Awahuri and Rongotea, via Waitohi Road (rural delivery) Carterton and Clareville rural delivery along Belvedere Road to Cobden Road, Hinau Gully, Hururua Road, Mangatariri Road, and Haringa Road to Clareville Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone Carterton Post-office and Railway-station Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road (rural delivery), and Feilding and Colyton Dyerville, along Dry River to Dixon's (rural delivery).. Eketahuna, Nireaha, and Atea, via Newman (part rural delivery) Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station Eketahuna, Rongokokako, Kaiparoro, and Hastwell's (part rural delivery) Featherston, Kahautara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanunui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Wangaimoana (Kennedy's), (rural delivery) Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough Featherston Post-office and Railway-station Also Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston South (rural delivery) Featherston and Wharepapa (rural delivery) Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham's, and Waituna West Feilding Post-office and Railway-station Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa. and Shannon (part rural delivery) Glen Oroua and Taikorea Greytown Post-office and Railwav-station Hamua and Eketahu«a (rural delivery) Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn And Hinakura, Spring Grove (no post-office), and Martinborough (rural delivery) Karori and Makara Kimbolton, Peep-o'-Day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Rangiwahia (part rural delivery) Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding Land's End - Craigie Lea Road (rural delivery) Levin and Foxton (part rural delivery) ■<■-.. Levin and Ihakara Levin, Weraroa Post-office, and Railway-station Lower Hutt Post-office and Railway-station Makuri and Coonoor (rural delivery) Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima (rural delivery) Martinborough and Dyerville And Morrison's (part rural delivery) Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, White Rock, and Homeburn (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara), (part rural delivery) Masterton, Bideford, and Glendonald Twice weekly Daily weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily .. . Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Thrice daily As required Daily Twice weekly Daily Daily I 40 0 0 120 0 0 52 0 0 75 0 0 35 0 0 60 0 0 205 0 0 79 0 0 85 0 0 63 0 0 160 0 0 45 0 0 90 0 0 105 0 0 95 0 0 190 0 0 150 0 0 y 175 0 0 J 70 0 0 120 0 0 78 0 0 25 26 As required Twice daily 65 0 0 30 0 0 27 28 29 30 Daily Daily Daily Weekly .. Thrice weekly 35 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 1 y i8i o o J 31 32 Thrice weekly Daily • • 30 0 0 190 0 0 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily As required As required Twice weekly Daily .. 125 0 0 .35 0 0 75 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 69 0 0 90 0 0 41 Daily I Thrice weekly j Twice weekly } 100 0 0 42 170 0 0 I 9.0 0 0 43 Twice weekly Carried forward £3,597 0 0

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So o r Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. _ I Performed under Contract— 'ontinued. £ s. d. 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 w 15 Hi 47 Brought forward Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Gladstone, Longbush, and Spring Grove (rural delivery) Masterton Post-office and Railway-station Masterton, Taueru, Carswell's, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohowai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima, Waioronga, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen. and Homewood Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, Whakataki, and Castlepoint Masterton, Te Wliarau, and Land's End (part rural delivery), (via Waraiti and Westmere Roads) Mauriceville and Ditton (rural delivery) And Mauriceville and Ihuraua Mauriceville and Mauriceville West Mount Bruce and Masterton, via Upper Opaki and Pirau Road (rural delivery) Otaki Post-office and Railway-station Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo (rural delivery) Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua (part rural delivery) Pahiatua Post-office and Railway-station Palmerston North and Kairanga Palmerston North, Newbury, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station .. Palmerston North, Whakaronga, and Kelvin Grove (part rural delivery) Petone Post-office and Railway-station Pohangina and Raumai Pongaroa, Korora, Waione, and Weber Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara Rangiwahia. Kimbolton Road, Parapara Road (Stewart's), Main South Road (Newton's), and Conspicuous Road (Stokes). Delivery to terminate at Whitebridge (rural delivery) Raumai, Awahou, and Foote's Mill (ruivil delivery) .. Rewa and Waituna West And rural delivery to Pakihikura (round trip) . . Rongotea and Glen Oroua Shannon to Kara, Kingston, Makurerua, Kaihinau, and Victoria Roads, via Makerua (rural delivery) Tinui Junction and Whareama (part rural delivery) Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) Tinui, Tinui Valley, Pakowhai, and Te Mai (rural delivery) Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (part rural delivery) Upper Hutt, Side Road, Upper Valley, past School, Whiteman's Valley, via Silverstream (round trip) Utuwai and Pohangina (rural delivery) Wainuiomata and Lower Hutt (service to commence Wainuiomata) Wellington (delivery of parcel-post parcels in city and suburbs) Woodville Post-office and Railway-station Apiti and Ridge Road (rural delivery) Linton, Kahatarawa, and Moturimu (rural delivery) Masterton (delivery of post-parcels within a radius of two miles from Post-office) Twice weekly Daily I As required Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Daily As required Daily Daily Daily As required Daily Daily As required Daily As reauired Daily"" Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly I 3,597 0 90 0 190 0 90 0 135 0 231 0 125 0 70 0 ■ 32 0 100 0 75 0 117 0 100 0 205 0 120 0 52 0 300 0 345 10 70 0 105 0 44 10 125 0 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily 123 0 0 70 71 1 ) 74 0 0 72 73 45 0 100 0 0 0 74 75 76 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly 35 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 0 77 78 Twice weekly Twice weekly 50 0 35 0 0 0 79 80 Thrice weekly Weekly 105 0 60 0 0 0 81 Once daily in suburbs ; twice daily in city As required Daily Weekly Daily ' . . *1117 0 0 82 83 84 85 85 0 20 0 25 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward £8,405 i 0 0 * 2d. per parcel for delivery; £117 per annum for collect^ in of parcels from sub-officei

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'Si a t a; 25 ce j Service. Frequency. I Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract—< '.ontinued. £ s. d. 86 Brought forward Palmerston North (delivery of post-parcels) Daily over whole Borough, of Palmerston North; twice daily over business area Daily 8,405 0 175 0 0 0 Pahia tua, Ngaturi, Makuri, Mangatiti, Puketoi, and Pongaroa Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, Tiraumea, Waterfalls, Rakaunui, and Pongaroa Waihoki Valley and Main Road Pongaroa, Maku, and Pukehinau .. Haunui and Main Road 400 0 0 87 88 Daily 300 0 0 89 ( .)0 91 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly 30 0 80 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 Performed under Arrang: SMENT. Admiral and Gladstone Ashhurst, Ashhurst and Bunnythorpe, Ashhurst Roads, and Hiwinui via Feilding Ashhurst and Raumai Road, Spur, Ulysses and Watershed Roads, Main Road to Raukawa Road, and on road to Hiwinui Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) Carterton and Belvedere (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Moera, Morerou, Te Roto, Maunganui, and Waitangi West Weekly Daily 10 0 0 3 Daily 4 5 6 Daily Daily Eleven trips per annum; £1 10s. per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; £2 per trip, 20 0 16 10 0 0 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa 22 0 0 8 (Chatham Islands) Kaingaroa and Waitangi say As required; £1 per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; 15s. per trip, 20 0 0 9 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Ouenga Station, Ouenga Fishing Company, and Manakau 8 5 0 10 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Kaiara, Ohinemana, Awarakau, Te Ngaio, Kauaeroa, Te Tuku, and Te Whariki Clareville Post-office and Railway-station Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers) Cunningham's to coach Eastbourne and Day's Bay Eastbourne, Rona Bay, and Day's Bay (daily delivery of correspondence in borough, and clearance of receiver) Eketahuna and Mangaoronga Feilding, Rongotea, and Awahuri . . Foxton, Himatangi, Makowhai, and Sanson Foxton Post-office and Railway-station Halcombe Post-office to Stanway, Makino, and Tokorangi Roads ; from Halcombe Post-office along MacDonald's Road, Halcombe; Sandon Road and Rakehou Road to Feilding ; and from Feilding back to Halcombe by Halcombe Road Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) Hukanui and Maungaraupi Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) Kaitawa and Hinemoa .. .. Kaiwaiwai Post-office and Road Junction Konini Post-office and Railway-station Kopuaranga and Railway-station .. Kopiitaroa Post-office and Railway-station. . say Eleven trips per annum ; £1 2s. 6d. per trip, say Thrice daily Weekly 12 7 6 11 12 20 0 10 0 0 0 13 14 15 Daily Daily Daily 10 0 30 0 70 0 0 0 0 16 17 18 19 21 Twice weekly Daily Five times weekly .. As required Daily 8 0 15 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . 29 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily Daily Daily As required 15 0 18 0 15 0 10 0 8 0 19 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In *>t»i r\s-\ Iaihith'/n i Q rrion Tnrwa rrl

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& ew CD I -WOW Service. Service. Frequency. ! I Annual Subsidy I PeBFOEMED 0NDEE ARRANGEMENT— CI —continued. ontinued. £ s. £ s. a. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 1:0 4:1 Brought forward Nireaha and Putara .. .. .. . . | Tl Ohau Post-office and Railway-station .. Tl Ohau and Muhunoa (rural delivery) .. Di Oroua Downs and Himatangi .. .. .. Ds Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West, and rural de- D< livery for one mile and a half beyond Fitzherbert West Palmerston North and Terrace End .. .. Tl Paremata and Pahautanui .. .. Di And Pahautanui and Judgeford .. Tl Parkvale and Ahiaruhe (rural delivery) .. .. Tl Parkvale and Waihakeke (rural delivery) .. Tl Pemberton Post-office and Hinau .. . . Tl Porirua, Tawa Flat: and Johnsonville .. .. Di And Takapu .. .. .. .. .. Pi Rangiwahia and Karewarewa .. . . Tl Rongotea and Kaimatarau .. .. Di Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station .. Di Te Wharau, Kummerstein, and Kaiwhata . . . . T\ Upper Hutt and Wallaceville .. .. ... T\ Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. .. Di Waikanae Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As Wellington and Day's Bay .. .. Di Woodville and Mangaiawa .. .. Di Wellington — (a.) Anchorage to Wharf . . As Thrice weekly Thrice daily Daily Daily Daily Thrice daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Five days weekly .. Thrice weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required Daily Daily As required; £2 10s. per trip As required ; 17s. 6d. per trip for oillaunch, say Hourly ; 10s. per week, Daily" As required hrice weekly hrice daily 'aily 'aily 'aily hrice daily aily hrice weekly hrice weekly hrice weekly hrice weekly 'aily ive days weekly hrice weekly 'aily 'aily wice weekly wice weekly 'aily s required 'aily 'aily s required; £2 1 I 9.789 2 26 0 15 0 10 0 20 0 18 0 20 0 20 0 25 0 15 0 12 0 I 20 0 25 0 15 0 15 0 12 10 20 0 10 0 50 0 .. I 14 0 10s. 9.789 2 26 0 15 0 10 0 20 0 18 0 20 0 20 0 25 0 15 0 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) 42 13 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 i 20 0 25 0 15 0 15 0 12 10 20 0 10 0 50 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (6.) Wharf to anchorage .. As per trip s required ; 17s. i per trip for ( 6d. / 200 0 oil- ■ 200 0 0 52 53 51 r>6 57 58 59 Wellington Chief Post-office and Parcels Branch .. He Johnsonville, Paparangi, and Pukehuia (rural delivery) Ds Wellington (conveyance of mails by tramway within I As Wellington Ward, and to suburbs ot Brooklyn, Island ] Bay, and Kilbirnie I Wellington - Seatoun .. .. ... ... As ( Wellington - Miramar .. . . .. .. T\ Karori - Wellington .. . . . . As Wellington Chief Post-office, Courtenay Place, and Te As Aro Masterton, Whangaehu, Te Ore Ore, Homebush, and i Di Rangitumau Taita and Lower Hutt . . :. .. Di J Masterton-Westbush . . . . . . Tv i Masterton-Home bush . . .. . . Di Foxton-Manawatu Heads .. .. .. Di Wellington Chief Post-office, wharves, railway- As stations, and suburban and urban offices (by departmental employees and motor vehicles and other conveyances) Tawa Flat Post-office and Railway-station . . Da Rangiotu and Mangawhata . . fc ,. . . . De As required Twice daily As required As required Daily launch, say ourly ; 10s. per w< 'aily s required s required wice daily s required s required 'aily 'aily wice daily 'aily 'aily s required, say aily aily eek, say 26 0 100 0 :: ! 161 ° .. ! 30 0 25 0 12 0 .. i 14 10 3,000 0 10 0 26 0 say 26 0 100 0 ! 16 lo 30 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 Daily Twice daily Daily Daily . . As required, say 12 0 0 62 I 63 14 10 3,000 0 0 0 64 65 Daily Daily 10 0 26 0 0 0 13 fill 12 Less contributions by settlers 100 0 13,611 12 6 100 0 0 Total .. .. .. I £13,511 12 £13,511 12 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

'Sod E Qj» f&* QQ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contba( .CT. £ s. d. ] Blenheim Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels and i letter-carriers' bags Blenheim Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and [ vessels in river Blenheim, Eenwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock Blenheim, Jordan, and Molesworth Blenheim, Eenwicktown, Waihopai, Wairau Valley, Te Eou, and Top Valley Wairau Valley and Birch Hill .. .. .. Eenwicktown, Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Benhopai J Ward, Mirza, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Mangamaunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura Picton and Grove Wharf Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Te Weka, and Te Awaiti. . Picton, Pukekoikoi, Punaruawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay Picton and Portage Portage, St. Omer, Waitaria, and Kenepuru Head .. Portage, Te Mehia, St. Omer, Mahau, Whatanihi, Pinohia, Maori Bay, Tamure, Nydia Bay, Yncyca j Bay, Tira-ora, Te Rawa, Homewood, Manaroa, Hopai, and Crail Bay Ngakuta, Whangakoko, Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, | Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim Once daily *65 7 4 2 ■ As required 120 0 0 3 Thrice weekly 65 0 0 4 5 Weekly Twice weekly 115 0 0 — y loo o o J 6 7 ; Weekly .. Twice weekly Thrice weekly 65 0 0 150 0 0 8 Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly "1 [ 185 0 0 9 10 11 Daily Twice weekly Weekly 60 0 0 70 0 0 137 0 0 I I Weekly . . 77 10 0 I 12 Performed under Arranges MENT. 15 0 0 45 0 0 12 0 0 21 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 45 0 0 26 0 0 7 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 0 45 0 0 12 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Blind River and Railway-station . . Canvastown and Deep Creek Fabian's Valley and Wairau Valley Grassmere Post-office and Railway-station Havelock Post-office and Wharf Kaituna and Onamalutu. . . . , . • Mahakipawa and Cullensville Mahakipawa, Grove, 'and Grove Wharf Seddon and Marama .. .. • ■ Eapaura and Spring Creek Renwicktown and Omaka Tuamarina and Waikakaho .. .. Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, and Ocean Bay Tuamarina Post-office and Eailway-station Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Daily ' As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly Weekly . . As required Less contributions by settlers 1,507 17 4 41 0 0 Total £1.466 17 4 * 2id. for each parcel; Is. for each letter-r-carrier's bag.

•Sbd'E Service. Frequency. "1 1 Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Baton and Thorpe I Weekly Belgrove, Golden Downs, and Tophouse .. .. Weekly .. Cable Bay, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Thrice weekly .. j Nelson Collingwood Post-office and Collingwood Wharf .. As required .. Collingwood and Mangarakau .. . • • • Weekly Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga .. .. Twice weekly Collingwood and Rockville .. • ■ • • Five times weekly .. Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham .. ; Thrice weekly French Pass Post-office, and vessels going through i Twice weekly the Pass Carried forward .. •. • • I 25 0 0 55 0 0 65 0 0 35 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 1 91 0 0 I 50 0 0 £411 0 0 8

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53 "+* q5 33 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— a ontinued. £ s. d. 9 10 11 12 L3 14 Brought forward .. Glenhope, Owen Junction, Murchison, Fern Flat, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three-channe Flat, and Inangahua Junction Kohatu, Motupiko, and Korere Motueka Post-office and Motueka Wharf Nelson Chief Post-office and Railway-station 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 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, Whangamoa, Flat Creek, Rai Falls, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, Springlands, and Blenheim Nelson, Wakatu, Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Redwood's Valley, Upper Moutere, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Hau, Motueka, and Riwaka Motueka, Riwaka, Upper Takaka, Bast Takaka, and Takaka Pokororo, Orinoco, Ngatimote, Neudorf, and Upper Moutere Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Awa, Dovedale, and Wakefield, via Woodstock (rural delivery) Tadmor, Sherry River, Mataraki Takaka and Motupipi Takaka, Hamama, and Uruwhenua Takaka, Waitapu, and Waitapu Wharf Westport, Te Kuha, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadun, and Reefton Murchison and Tutaki Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required As required Thrice weekly Daily 411 0 0 700 0 0 52 0 0 75 0 0 350 0 0 700 0 0 600 0 0 L6 Twice weekly 150 0 0 16 Thrice weekly 160 5 0 17 Thrice weekly 141 15 0 18 19 20 2] 22 Thrice weekly Daily (single trip) .. Twice weekly As required Daily 38 0 0 42 0 0 35 0 0 95 0 0 800 0 0 23 Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter Fortnightly Fortnightly 30 0 0 24 25 The Port (Nelson) and Waikawa Bay Waikawa Bay and French Pass . . .: 25 0 0 Performed under Arrange 5MENT. 12 10 0 12 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I] 12 13 II 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Admiralty Bay and French Pass .. .. .. ! Anatimo and Motupipi .. .. .. .. j Aporo and Harley's Road .. Appleby and Mapua Brightwater and Waimea West Collingwood and Ferntown Foxhill Post-office and Railway-station Hope Post-office and Railway-station .. Kotinga and Takaka * . . .. Mariri and Lower Moutere Motupiko and Kohatu Pangatotara and Motueka Riwaka and Sandy Bay Spring Grove Post-office and Railway-station Tahunanui and Nelson Takaka and Puramahoi Tarakohe Post-office and Wharf Totaranui and Awa-iti Wai-iti Post-office and Railway-station Wakefield and Koreke Wakapuaka Suburban and Nelson .. Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily ' .. Weekly Twice daily Twice daily Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily Daily Twice weekly As required Weekly Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly £4,692 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

■S o j> •g) o " > Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Breakhead, Denniston, and Denniston Post-office . . Twice daily 2 Denniston and Waimangaroa Junction (by road) .. As required; 5s. per trip, say 3 Fern Flat and Paenga .. .. .. .. Weekly .. . . j 4 Granity and Millerton (by road) .. .. .. As required, say 5 Karamea, Kongahu, and Little Wanganui . . .. Weekly ; 12s. 6d. per trip, say 6 Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki, Warwick ; Weekly Junction, and Maruia 8 Ngakawau Post-office and Railway-station, and West- Twice daily port Stockton Coal Company's Darlington Incline ; and Ngakawau Railway-station 9 Westport, Addison's, Rahui, and Charleston . . i Twice weekly 10 Westport, vessels in harbour, and Railway-station .. As required I 45 0 0 25 10 0 50 0 0 *26 0 0 32 10 0 98 0 0 26 0 0 48 0 0 199 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 j Arapito to junction of Karamea - Little Wanganui I As required; 2s. 6d. Road per trip, say 2 Breakhead, Millerton, and Post-office, Millerton . . Daily . . 3 Capleston and Cronadun .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. ! 4 Denniston and Burnett's Face .. .. .. Daily 5 Denniston and Burnett's Face (by road) .. As required ; 5s. per trip, say 6 Denniston and Conn's Creek . . .. .. Twice daily 7 Fern Flat and Sullivan's Bridge .. .. . . Four times weekly .. 8 Granity, Breakhead, Millerton, and Mine Creek .. Twice daily 9 Granity and Mangatina . . .. .. .. Daily .. 10 [ Granity Post-office, Coal-bins, and Railway-station .. | As required .. 11 Karamea and Arapito .. . . .. . . Weekly .. 12 Karamea Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. j As required .. j 13 Miko Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Four times weekly .. 14 St. Helens - Corbyvale .. . . .. .. Weekly .. 16 Te Namu - Little Wanganui .. .. .. Weekly 17 Tiromoana, Powellville, and Charleston .. .. Weekly 18 Waimangaroa letter-delivery .. .. . . Daily 19 Westport early clearance of receiving-boxes .. As required 20 Westport and Giles Terrace . . . . .. Twice weekly 21 Karamea and Oparara . . .. .. . . Twice weekly 22 Waimarie and Lower Mokihinui Railway-station . . Thrice weekly 20 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 10 10 0 Nil. 20 0 0 Nil. Nil. 17 10 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 6 10 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 17 12 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 Total £799 2 0 £799 2 0 * 5s. for every mail carried on road, whether from or to Millerton.

8« 6 •5b a tCD -y <b I • Service. Frequency. « Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. f s. d. 1 2 Blackball Post-office and Railway-station .. . . Four times daily Greymouth Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and As required wharves Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barry- ; Twice weekly town 60 0 0 145 0 0 3 50 0 0 4 5 6 Greymouth, Marsden, and Dunganville .. .. Thrice weekly Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waiuta .. ' Daily Ngahere Railway-station, Ngahere, and Nelson Eight times weekly Creek Reefton, Progress Junction, and Globe Mine .. Daily Reefton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. ! As required Chief Post-office, Greymouth, and boundaries of Daily letter-carrier's delivery, delivery of post-parcels 65 0 0 95 0 0 75 0 0 7 8 9 100 0 0 120 0 0 69 19 6 Carried forward .. .. .. | £779 19 6

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

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Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrange :ent. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Brought forward Ahaura and Orwell Creek Ahaura Post-office and Railway-station Blackball and Roa Blackball to Atarua And Upper Moonlight Kamaka and No Town Kokiri and Arnold Paroa Post-office and Railway-station Reefton, Black's Point, and Crushington Reefton, Progress Junction, Blerrijigs, and Big River Roa, Soldier's Creek, and Middle Camp (rural delivery) Rotomana Post-office and Railway-station Totara Flat and Granville Totara Flat and Noble's Twice weekly As required Daily Twice weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Twice weekly Weekly 779 19 6 9 0 0 15 0 0 6 10 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 Total £929 9 6

Sue -woo 'So 6 C • » II Service. ! Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contrj .CT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Goldsborough and Stafford 2 Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf 3 Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's 4 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu 5 Hokitika, Koiterangi, and Lower Kokatahi 6 Kumara Post-office and Railway-station 7 Kumara and Wainiliinihi 8 Kumara, Westbrook, Greenstone, and Hohonu 9 Okarito and The Forks 0 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, Harihari, Tetaho, Wataroa, Matainui, The Forks, Tatare, Waiho Gorge, and Weheka 1 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, and Harihari 2 Ross Post-office and Railway-station 3 Weheka, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, and Mahitahi And Haast and Okura Twice daily As required Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly As required Once weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Once weekly 50 0 0 52 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 98 0 0 20 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 170 0 0 11 Once weekly 50 0 0 12 13 As required Weekly Fortnightly !■ 30 0 0 115 0 0 Performed under Arrange: 1ENT. 1 Hokitika and Arahura 3 Kumara and Callaghan's Total Thrice weekly Twice weekly 20 10 0 7 16 0 £803 16 0

Vα Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. CT. £ s. d 1 2 Akaroa, Long Bay Koad, and Le Bon's Bay Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Springburn Railway-station Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside Seaview, Seafield, and Newland Ashburton, Greenstreet, Ouihi, and Spreadeagle Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach Balcairn and Leithfield Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui Four times weekly .. Daily 105 0 0 69 10 0 3 Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 130 0 0 4 5 50 0 0 150 0 0 6 7 Daily Daily 50 0 0 50 0 0 Carried forward £604 10 0

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*> o u ¥1 Service. J Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— a mlinued. £ s. d. 8 9 10 Brought forward .. .. .. j Halpin Creek, Bealey, Bealey Flat, Otira, and Otira Railway Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private bags) Christchurch Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and High Street Post-office And clearing receivers in Christchurch and suburbs at midnight Christchurch : Delivery of parcels within a radius of three miles from Chief Post-office Courtenay and Kirwee Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau Thrice weekly .. : Daily j As required Daily \ j 604 10 0 499 0 0 75 0 0 750 0 0 ii Daily .. .. ! ;21 0 0 12 13 14 15 Darfield and Kimberley Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa Ealing, Carew (depositing correspondence in boxes at Carew, and clearing posting-box at Carew), and Ruapuna, and clearing mail-box at Cross Roads East Oxford and Glentui Station (rural-mail delivery) Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton and Ohoka Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Whakamatau Greendale, Charing Cross, and Aylesbury Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon's Post-office, and Weedon's Railway-station Hinds, Lismore, Maronan, Hinds, LowcliSe, and Lynnford Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station .. Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, Brookside, Killinchy, and Leeston Kaiapoi, Coutt's Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek .. Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf Little River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Little River and Puaha Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, Allandale, and Teddington Lyttelton and Port Levy Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station Medbury and The Peaks.. Methven and Highbank Mina and Cheviot Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford Oxford and Whakahua (including carriage of private bags) Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, Oaro, and Kaikoura Daily .. Daily, and once extra on Wednesdays Daily Thrice weekly 43 0 0 72 0 0 30 0 0 170 0 0 16 Thrice weekly 8! 0 0 17 18 Thrice weekly Daily 80 0 0 38 0 0 19 Twice weekly 80 0 0 20 21 Daily Daily 80 0 0 75 0 0 22 Thrice weekly 110 0 0 23 24 Thrice weekly Daily 45 0 0 100 0 0 25 26 27 28 Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily 50 0 0 55 0 0. 30 0 0 450 0 0 29 30 Daily Daily 35 0 0 115 0 0 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Twice daily Twice weekly Daily 30 0 0 39 0 0 52 0 0 37 0 0 47 10 0 80 0 0 120 0 0 38 Twice weekly 40 0 0 39 40 41 42 43 44 Pigeon Bay and Hill Top Hotel Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank Rakaia and Te Pirita Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, and Birch Hill (including carriage of private bags) Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and White Rock Station (rural delivery from North Loburn onwards) Scargill, Motunau, and Stonyhurst Gate Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura Winslow, Willoughby, and Eiflelton Yaldhurst and Hornby Hororata and Coalgate Hawarden Railway-station and Woodgrnve Daily in summer, and thrice weekly in winter Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly 475 0 0 160 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 110 0 0 30 0 0 45 Daily 110 0 0 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Daily Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily Twice daily Daily Daily 100 0 0 95 0 0 95 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 31 4 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Carried forward £5,989 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

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Sb 6 Z 2*1 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrang: :ment. £ s. d. 5,989 10 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 120 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brought forward Amberley and Broomfield Annat and Russell's Flat' Ashburton and Porowhita Cheviot and Port Robinson Christchurch and suburbs : Delivery of letter-carrier?' bags Christchurch : Carriage of mails each way between Chief Post-office, Christchurch, and all sub-offices on tram routes Christchurch and Marshland .. .. ... Conway Flat and finger-post Flemingto'n and Longbeach Road Kaiapoi and Ohapuku .. .. ... Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station ., Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Once weekly As required; 3s. 6d. each, cart, say As required 200 0 0 7 8 9 11 12 Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly As required ; 9d. per trip, say Daily As required Twice weekly \ Daily As required As required ; £1 per I trip, say ; Thrice weekly J Daily As required Thrice weekly As required ; 9d. per trip, say Daily Daily Weekly Four times daily Daily Twice weekly 16 0 0 15 0 0 10 18 0 11 10 0 30 0 0 13 14 16 16 17 18 Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf .. ,. Little River and Te Oka Loburn and Okuku Lyttelton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Lyttelton wharves and roadstead .. 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 19 20 21 22 2:; Mayfield and Porateko Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station Okain's Bay Post-office and Wharf Prebbleton and Broadfield Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station 30 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 21 25 2G 27 2S 31 Springston Post-office and Railway-station Springston Railway-station and Springston South .. Upper Waiau, and Glynn Wye Waddington Post-office and Railway-station Woodend and Tuahiwi Grlentunnel and Kisselton 11 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 6,827 18 50 0 0 0 Total £6,777 18 0

I-sg Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed unjjer Contr, 1 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road, Coalpits, Opawa, and Mount Nessing (delivering correspondence) 2 ! Burke's Pass Post-office, Grampians,. Gray's Hills, Haldon, and Black Forest Stations (delivering correspondence) 3 i Cave to Cannington and Motukaika Also Fenn's (delivering correspondence) .. 4 Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) .CT. Daily Weekly £ 125 75 s. d_ 0 0 0 0 Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly 1 75 0 0 54 0 0 Carried forward £329 0 0

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tfjg Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract — co; itinued. £ s. d. 10 5 7 8 Brought forward Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery through KaincliS district, going via Middle Valley and returning via Cattle Valley) Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage— From 1st November to 30th April Also Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki — From 1st May to 31st October And Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke's Pass — From 1st May to 31st October Also Lake Pukaki, Omarama, Lindis Pass, and Pembroke — From 1st November to 30th April .« Also Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown — From 1st November to 30th April Geraldine and Orari Geraldine, Orari, Belfield, via Peel Forest Road to Orari Bridge, via Hewson's Road to Woodbury, via Waihi River Road to Four Peaks, via Morrison's Road and Wooding's Road to Pleasant Valley, via Fairfield Road beyond Te Moana Post-office, via Lysaght's Road and Speechly's Crossing to Geraldine (delivering correspondence) Geraldine, via Speechly's Crossing to Gapes Valley, Beautiful Valley, Kakahu Bush, and Hilton, returning via Cochrane's Road to Geraldine (delivering correspondence) Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill, returning by Middle Road (delivering correspondence) Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike's Point Road, and returning by Dog-kennel Road (delivering correspondence) Lake Tekapo Post-office, Braemar, and Tasman Islands (delivering correspondence) Makikihi and Hunter Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower Kohika Road, and returning via Upper Kohika Road (delivering and collecting correspondence) Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata (delivering correspondence) Pleasant Point, Hazelburn, Kakahu School, and Raincliff Station (delivering correspondence through Totara Valley) St. Andrew's and Bluecliffs, returning via Lyalldale (delivering correspondence) Temuka Post-office and Railway-station Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohape, Clandeboye, and Orton, returning by Factory Road (delivering correspondence) Temuka, Rangatira Valley, Waitohi Flat, Upper Waitohi Flat, returning by Upper Waitohi Flat to ]§ Opihi Terrace, Young's Road, and Waiapi, thence to Hilton, and. back to Temuka (delivering correWspondence) Temuka and Seadown, returning by Hedley's Corner and Arowhenua Railway-station (delivering correspondence) Timaru Post-office : Delivery of parcels within boundary of letter-carriers' deliveries Twice weekly Thrice weekly Once weekly Once weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Four times daily Twice daily to Woodbury ; daily to all other places Thrice weekly to Beautiful Valley; daily to all other places Twice weekly . j> 329 41 i>300 77 240 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 © 0 0 II Twice weekly Weekly 60 0 0 12 13 14 Daily Twice weekly 50 30 0 0 0 0 15 Daily 100 0 0 16 Daily 140 0 0 17 Thrice weekly 70 0 0 18 I!) As required Daily 36 0 0 20 Daily 1 I l 260 0 0 Daily 21 22 Daily; 3d. per parcel, say j 100 0 0 Carried forward £2,893 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

f"S 8 til Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— -continued. £ s. <\ Brought forward Timaru Post-office and Railway-station, Timaru Postoffice and vessels at Wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Timaru Post-office : Clearing receiving-boxes Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Maungati, Pareora West, Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering correspondence) Timaru and Glen-iti Timaru Post-office, via Grant's and Page's Roads, by Hadlow to Tycho Plat School, then back by Rolling Ridges and Rosewill School past Harper's, Davie's, Kelland's, and Lindsay's corner to Timaru Postoffice (delivering correspondence) Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills (delivering correspondence) Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (delivering correspondence) Waimate Post-office and Railway-station Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs.. Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry Town Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (delivering correspondence) As required 2,893 0 0 23 124 25 Twice daily Thrice weekly to Maungati; daily to all other places Twice daily Daily 26 27 555 0 0 Thrice weekly 28 70 0 0 29 Thrice weekly 50 0 0 30 31 32 33 As required Daily :. Daily Daily 27 10 75 0 32 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arrange CENT. 5 0 0 1 Levels Post-office, Lower Rosewill, and Papaka Settlements (delivering correspondence) Morven Post-office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) Otipua and. Adair Rangitata and Rangitata Island Waiariari and Hook Railway-station Twice weekly 2 Twice weekly 10 0 0 .3 4 5 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 7 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 3,795 850 0 0 0 0 Total .: £2,945 0 ()

-u> O o 'So J 4)7 $ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Conti ;ACT. £ s. d. Hakataramea - Dip Creek (Kaukau) Hakataramea - Rocky Point (Kowhatu) Hakataramea - Station Creek (delivering fiorrespondence where practicable) Hakataramea, Mount Parker, Station Creek, and Clarksfield Kokoamo and Borton's Siding (delivering correspondence where practicable) Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama (delivering correspondence where practicable) Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi Maheno, Incholme, and Kauru Hill Maheno and Kakanui Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater Weekly .. • • ii Twice weekly .. I Thrice weekly .. ; f \J Twice weekly 115 0 25 0 0 2 3 Daily .. .. j 30 0 0 4 Twice weekly 140 0 0 0 5 6 7 8 Four times weekly .. j Thrice weekly Daily As required .. j 75 0 0 48 0 0 65 0 0 144 0 0 £642 0 0 Carried forward

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU—continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

In -8 Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IJ 12 13 Brought forward .. .. .. I Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) .. .. Twice daily Awamoko and Railway-station (Aitcheson's) . . Twice daily Enfield and Railway-station .. .. .. j Twice daily Georgetown and Railway-station (Uxbridge) .. j Twice daily Kurow and Hakataramea .. .. .. Twice daily Maruakoa and Windsor .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Oamaru and Ardgowan .. .. .. .. Daily Oamaru and Whitstone .. .. ... .. j Daily Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) .. .. Twice daily Waianakarua and Railway-station .. .. ! Twice daily Weston and Railway-station .. .. .. Twice daily Windsor and Railway-station .. .. .. Twice daily Omarama and Longslip .. .. .. .. Weekly (1st May to 31st Oct. only) 642 0 20 0 15 0 15 0 13 0 20 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 8 0 15 0 5 0 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 794 5 10 0 0 0 Less contributions by settlers Total £784 5 0

■IS o o Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed undee Contra .CT. £ s. d. 1 2 Abbotsford and Fairfield Fairfield and Saddle Hill Alexandra South and Earnscleugh Daily Thrice weekly Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. As required Thrice weekly i 40 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 <; 7 Alexandra South Post-office and Railway-station Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's, Hillend, Awamangu, Pukema, and Pukepito Balclutha, Pukema, Greenfield, and Clydevale Balclutha and Te Houka Bannockburn and Nevis Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly from 1st Oct. to 31st May; weekly from 1st June to 30th Sept. Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly As required 40 90 140 34 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 10 11 Beck's and Lauder Cromwell and Bannockburn Duuback and Stonebum Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; supplying motor-cars, with chauffeurs, for conveyance of officers of the Department; clearing 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, Dunedin Dunedin, Highclifle, Pukehiki, The Camp (private bag), and Sandymount Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobello And Portobello, Poatiri, and Otakou Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton (rural delivery of correspondence) Green Island Railway-station, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach Thrice weekly 69 55 24 1,280 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L3 Daily } 150 0 0 14 Thrice weekly Daily 90 0 0 15 Thrice weekly; daily between Green Island Railway - station and Brighton from 1st Dec. until one week after Easter 50 0 0 Carried forward £2,213 0 0

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Qh Oα Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 42 43 16 17 18 19 '20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Brought forward .. .. .. j Hawea Flat and Maungawera .. .. .. Thrice weekly Henley Railway-station and Berwick Post-office .. j Daily Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill. . .. | Thrice weekly Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery of corre- Thrice weekly spondence Hindon Post-office and Railway-station .. .. I Twice weekly Houipapa Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Thrice weekly Kahuika Post-office and Houipapa Railway-siding .. Twice weekly Kaitangata and Inch-Clutha .. .. .. Thrice weekly Kaitangata and Stirling .. .. .. .. j Twice daily Kaitangata and Wangaloa .. .. .. Thrice weekly Katea Post-office and Owaka .. .. .. Thrice weekly Kyeburn, Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily Lawrence, Whenuakoa, Tuapeka West, Kononi, and Thrice weekly Tuapeka Mouth Lawrence and Waipori . . .. .. .. I Thrice weekly Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur . . .. Daily Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi .. .. .. Twice weekly Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings . . .. .. Twice weekly Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly . . .. .. Daily Omakau and Matakanui .. .. .. Daily And Drybread .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Ophir Post-office and Omakau Railway-station .. Twice daily Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek .. .. . . Thrice weekly Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's, and Cambrian Daily Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark's .. .. .. Twice weekly Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua .. . . Daily Owaka Post-office and Railway-station .. .. j As required Owaka and Pounawea .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly; and daily for six weeks during summer season Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, and Purekireki . . Thrice weekly Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Green Valley, and ; Thrice weekly Morrison's Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Macrae's Flat, and Thrice weekly Moonlight Patearoa and Paerau .. .. .. .. Weekly Patearoa and Waipiata .. .. .. . . Thrice weekly Pembroke, Makarora Wharf, and Makarora .. Weekly Port Chalmers Post - office, Railway - station, and ! As required wharves Puerua, Port Molyneux, and Romahapa .. .. I Thrice weekly Ratanui Post-office and Catlin's River Railway-station .J Daily Ratanui, Tarara, and Papatowai .. .. .. Twice weekly Tautuku and Papatowai .. .. .. I Twice weekly Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily Waikoikoi Post-office and Pomahaka Railway-siding Thrice weekly Waipiata and Gimmerburn .. . . .. j Thrice weekly Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully. . . . .. Daily Waitahuna, Waitahuna West, and Puketi, via River Thrice weekly Road, one way Waitepeka Post-office and Railway-siding .. . Daily Waiwera South, Ashley Downs, and Taumata . . i Thrice weekly Wharetoa and Clydevale. . .. .. .. : Thrice weekly Clyde Railway - station, Post - office, Waenga, and ' Daily Cromwell Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, Twice weekly and Tarras Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Thrice weekly Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston, Arrow-j Thrice weekly town, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown [ Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station.. .. j As required Lawrence, Evans Flat, Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Daily Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Miller's Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh Roxburgh, Coal Creek Flat, Tawhiti, Bald Hill Thrice weekly Flat, and Alexandra South 2,213 0 40 0 60 0 104 0 45 0 30 0 25 0 50 0 30 0 60 0 26 0 30 0 55 0 90 0 75 0 44 0 28 0 40 0 29 0 80 0 50 0 55 0 170 0 60 0 80 0 20 0 30 0 70 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 130 0 0 45 46 47 48 30 0 50 0 130 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 30 0 30 0 105 0 30 0 25 0 35 0 36 0 26 0 68 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 59 60 61 30 0 45 0 25 0 0 0 0 l>2.196 4 0 Owned forward £6,856 2 0

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Hi Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrange [ENT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 Brought forward Balolutha Post-office and Kailway-station Clark's and Deep Stream (rural delivery of correspondence) Clarksville Post-office and Railway-station Clinton and Kuriwao As required Twice weekly Daily Thrice Weekly from 1st Sept. to 31st May; twice weekly from 1st June to 31st Aug. Twice weekly 6,856 2 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery of correspondence) Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry Dunedin to Anderson's Bay, Caversham, Dunedin North, Moray Place, North-east Valley, South Dunedin, St. Kilda, and conveyance of lettercarriers Dunedin and Mornington Dunedin and Mount Cargill Dunedin, Roslyn, and Maori Hill Dunedin and Whare Flat Forsyth Post-office and Railway-siding Glenore Post-office and Railway-siding Goodwood and Flag Swamp Henley Post-office and Railway-station Kaitangata Post-office and Railway-station Kaka Point and Port Molyneux Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway-siding Lindis Pass and Tarras Miller's Flat Post-office and coach, and delivery of telegrams Milton and Moneymore Milton and Table Hill Milton and Waronui (conveying correspondence each way) Mosgiel Post-office and Railway-station 20 0 0 5 6 7 Weekly As required 7 16 0 192 10 0 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 As required Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Daily Twice daily As required Thrice weekly Daily Weekly Daily 15 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 5 0 0 32 10 0 21 0 0 21 22 23 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily 13 15 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 24 As required ; 6d. per trip, say Daily Daily .. .. Daily Twice weekly from 1st May to 31st Oct.; £1 per trip, 20 0 0 25 26 27 28 Ngapuna Post-office and Railway-siding North-east Harbour Post-office and coach Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding Pembroke and Cardrona 5 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 52 0 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Port Chalmers and Taiaroa Puketiro Post-office and Railway-siding Purakanui Post-office and Railway-siding Ratanui and Hinahina Tapanui Post-office and Railway-station Tawanui Post-office and Papatupu Railway-siding .. The Reefs Post-office and Railway-platform Tuapeka Mouth and Rongahere Ururua and Pukema Waipiata and Pukepouri Waipiata Post-office and Railway-station Warrington Post-office and Railway-siding Wedderburn Post-office and Railway-siding Wharuarimu and Papatowai Otekura, Ahuriri Flat, and Glenomaru Railway-Siding Rae's Junction Post-office and Coach on Main Road. . Awatea and Purikiriki say Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly As required Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Daily Weekly Thrice weekly Daily • . . Thrice weekly 5 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 14 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 23 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 7,691 10 3 0 0 Total £7,681 3 0

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■2 © c? Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contrac CT. £ s. (I. 1 2 Arrowtown and Macetown .. .. .. I Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) Colac Bay and Round Hill Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point Fortrose and Waimahaka Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale Hokonui and Hokonui Railway-siding Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station Twice weekly Daily 30 0 0 130 0 0 3 4 5 Twice weekly ' . . Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Daily Thrice weekly As required ; 9d. per load, say Daily Daily Daily 26 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 175 0 0 26 0 0 200 0 0 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 Invercargill: Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs Invercargill, Lome, and Wallacetown Invercargill, Waikiwi, and West Plains (rural delivery) Lumsden and Mossburn Mossburn, The Key, Hillside Creek, Manapouri, and Te Anau— From 1st November to 30th April From 1st May to 31st October Mataura and Ferndale Mataura and Tuturau Mataura, Waimumu, and Te Tipua Mill Road Railway-station, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush Mossburn and Matuku .. .. .. Niagara and Chasland's .. .. . . Nightcaps, Opio, and Beaumont Schools (rural delivery) Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery) Otautau, Huarahi, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden And Mangapiri and Blackmount Otautau, Scott's Gap, and Aparima Paterson's Inlet (also collecting correspondence from The Neck and North Arm Settlements) and Halfmoon Bay Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraia, and Patterson's Block . . And Pukerau and Benio Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, and Skipper's Riversdale and Wendon Riverton, Wild Bush, Gummie's Bush, and Groper's Bush Riverton Post-office and Railway-station Waikaia Post-office and Railway-station Waikaka and Wendon Valley Waikawa, Niagara, Quarry Hills, and Tokonui Rail-way-station Wairio and Wrey's Bush Woodlands and Dacre Wright's Bush, Otahuti, Isla Bank, and Drummond Wyndham, Menzie's Ferry, Seaward Downs, and . Mataura Island Wyndham and Mimihau Wyndham and Mokoreta Winton, Oreti and Heddon Bush Limehills and South Hillend Waikaka and North Chatton Birchwood, Junction of Wairaki Road and the Nightcaps, Birchwood Roads and Nightcaps *50 0 0 35 0 0 140 0 0 15 Twice weekly ] Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly M> 290 0 0 J .. 16 17 18 19 22 10 0 50 0 0 52 10 0 65 0 0 20 21 22 J Twice weekly ] Twice weekly Twice weekly 39 0 0 38 0 0 39 0 0 24 25 Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly 25 0 0 1 182 0 0 26 27 51 0 0 65 0 0 28 j Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly 64 0 0 29 47 0 0 30 31 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 35 0 0 54 0 0 32 33 34 35 As required Twice daily Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. 35 0 0 16 0 0 25 0 0 90 0 0 36 38 39 40 Daily Twice daily Daily Daily 50 0 0 22 0 0 75 0 0 Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 1 y 2oo o o 41 42 43 44 97 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 I 85 0 0 Carried forward £2,894 0 0 * 3d. each town parcel; 4d. each subur irban parcel.

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Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given : printing (1,000 copies), £29.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.--1914,

Price Is.]

Z<4u2 I Service. Frequency. I Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrange: 1ENT. £ s. <!. 1 2 I Brought forward Balfour and Hiwiroa Charlton Post-office and Railway-station Glenorchy' and Paradise Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly in summer ; twice weekly in winter Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly in summer; twice weekly in winter Daily Twice weekly Daily .. As required Twice weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly in summer; twice weekly in winter Weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly . j Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; £1 per trip, say Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice daily Twice weekly Daily Daily Daily 2,894 0 20 0 4 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 5 7 8 9 10 I I Gore and Croydon Bush Hedgehope Railway-station and Glencoe Invercargill and Otatara Kapuka and Waituna Kingston and Queenstown Kinloch Post-office and Wharf 15 0 20 0 12 0 20 0 500 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L3 14 15 US 17 L8 L9 ■20 Maitland Railway-siding and Post-office Merino Downs and Maitland Railway-station Otahuti Post-office and Main Road Otautau Post-office and Railway-station Otautau and Gladfield (rural delivery) Pahia Post-office and Railway-station Papatotara, Waimotu, and Tuatapere ' Parawa and Nokomai Queenstown, Walter Peak, Glenorchy, Kinloch, and Creighton 5 0 20 0 5 0 20 0 12 0 8 0 15 0 20 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Queenstown and Moke Creek Queenstown Wharf and Post-office Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Wharehuanui Riversdale and Kaweku Skipper's and Upper Shotover Springhills Railway-siding and Post-office Te Anau and Glade House 20 0 18 0 20 0 19 0 15 0 10 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing Waianiwa and Spar Bush Waianiwa and Taramoa .. .. .. Waikaka and Greenvale .. .. .. Waikaka Valley Post-office and Railway-station Waikawa Valley and Main Road .. .. Waipounamu Post-office and Railway-station Wright's Bush Post-office and Railway-station .. Invercargill and Naeroa .. .. .. Titiroa Railway-station and Pine Bush . . .. j Longbush and Toa Waikaka Valley Post-office and Railway-station .. 12 0 14 0 12 0 20 0 20 0 7 0 20 0 15 0 10 0 20 0 11 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments 3,993 50 0 0 0 0 Total £3,943 0 0 Grand Total .. £88,757 11 10 •_ .