INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1915-1916. [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, 1915 Session I, F-03

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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1915-1916. [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, 30th June, 1915. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement within the Dominion as on the Ist April, 1915. R. Heaton Rhodes, Pos tm aster-General.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

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XV HH XV o o xn .xh U d fc Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr, .CT. £ s. d. Auckland Chief Post - office, Railway - station, and wharves Delivery of letter-carriers' extra bags Also delivery of parcels in city and suburbs As required As required Twice daily in city, and once in suburbs Thrice daily 2,380 0 0 I J 2 3 4 Auckland (clearing receivers within a radius of four miles of Chief Post-office) Auckland landing service (landing and shipping mails to and from vessels in stream) Auckland, Bayswater, and Takapuna As required 1,390 0 0 250 0 0 Daily to Bayswater ; twice daily, Auckland to Takapuna ; thrice daily, Takapuna to Auckland Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Five times Weekly .. Thrice weekly £3 8s. per week, say Weekly Daily 90 0 0 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 Aukopae, Roto, and Tokirima Avondale, Titirangi, Parau, and Huia Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central Birkenhead, Glenfield, and AlbanyBirkenhead and Dairy Flat 45 0 0 49 0 0 40 16 0 75 0 0 y 176 I 6 0 J 10 11 12 io 11 Cabbage Bay and Port Charles Cambridge, Fencourt, Goodwood, and Victoria Roads (rural delivery) Cambridge and Frankton Junction Railway-station (to connect with south-bound Main Trunk Express) 24 0 0 65 0 0 12 Daily 115 0 0 Carried forward .. .. ,. t • £4,700 12 0

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VHH d 43 O O '3>d fc XV rr <v Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s . d. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 : 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Brought forward .. .. .. i .. 4,700 12 0 Cambridge and Maungatautari . . .. .. Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 Cambridge, Monovale, and Rotoorangi, Pukekura, '\ Redoubt, Patrol, and Flat Park Roads (rural delivery) \ Cambridge, Leamington delivery . . .. j Daily .. .. 352 0 0 Cambridge, Leamington, Pukerimu (rural delivery), and Kaipaki / Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station .. As required . . 30 0 0 Cambridge and Whitehall (correspondence delivered Twice weekly .. 33 16 0 into settlers' boxes) Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay .. Weekly . . . . 38 0; 0 Coromandel Post-office and Wharf . . As required . . 35 0 0 Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua .. Weekly .. .. 22 2 0 Coromandel and Whitianga .. .. .. Weekly . . .. 40 0 0 Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa, Red Vale, Silverdale, ' Weekly .. .. 161 0 0 Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay .. .. . . Twice daily . . 188 0 0 Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick .. Twice daily .. 125 0 0 Kaitaia, Victoria Valley, and Takahue .. . . Thrice weekly . . 78 0 0 Frankton Junction, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton As required .. 280 0 0 Railway-station, and Hamilton East Frankton Junction, Whatawhata (rural delivery), Daily .. .. 160 0 0 Karamu, and Te Pahu Glcnbrook and Waiuku-Pukekohe Road . . . . Daily . . . . 26 0 0 Glen Murray and Woodleigh .. . . . . Twice weekly . . 37 10 0 Hairini and Te Awamutu . . .. .. Twice daily .. 50 0 0 Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna (rural delivery) Daily .. .. 52 0 0 Hamilton, Frankton Junction Railway-station, Whata- Thrice weekly .. 196 0 0 whata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro (rural Daily .. .. 79 10 0 delivery), and Cambridge Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery) . . .. Daily .. . . 60 0 0 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves .. Twicedailyinsummer; 52 0 0 daily in winter Helensville, Parakai .. .. .. .. Daily . . . . ) r _ And Parakai and Parkhurst .. .. .. Twice weekly .. I Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki .. .. -Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora . . As required . . 25 0 0 Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, and Parenga . . .. Fortnightly . . 49 10 0 Howick and Whitford .. .. .. .. Four times weekly . . 65 0 0 Kaiaua, Miranda, Maramarua, and Maungatawhiri .. Weekly .. .. 76 0 0 Whatoro, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui (rural Twice weekly .. 97 10 0 delivery) Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth .. Four times weekly .. 195 0 0 Kaitaia, Pukepoto, and Ahipara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ) an n n And Ahipara and Herekino .. . . . . Weekly .. .. i Kaiticke and Retaruke . . . . .. .. Twice weekly . . 40 0 0 Kaitieke and Retaruke Valley Road (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 42 0 0 Bickerstaffe, Maungaturoto, Rowsell's, and Paparoa .. Twice weekly .. ~) Maungaturoto and Bickerstaffe (one way only) . . Weekly Maungaturoto and Waipu .. .. .. Weekly . . y 279 0 0 Pahi and Paparoa .. .. .. . . Thrice weekly Paparoa and Matakohe .. .. .. Weekly . . • ■ J Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine .. Twice weekly .. 70 10 0 Kawakawa, Pakaraka, and Ohaeawai .. . . Four times weekly .. "| Ohaeawai and Ngawha . . . . . . Weekly . . ! ... _ „ Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Marangai, Utakura, Maraeroa, Thrice weekly .. ( and Horeke J Kawakawa Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 45 0 0 Kihikihi, Korakonui, and Wharepuhunga (rural de- Twice weekly .. 75 10 0 livery) Kihikihi and Pukeatua (rural delivery) .. .. Thrice weekly . . 55 0 0 Kohukohu, Paponga, and Broadwood .. .. Twice weekly .. 90 0 0 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £8,679 18 0 £8,679 18 0

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tH XV HH XV O CJ lb d 'E Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—a mtinued. £ s. d. Brought forward 55 Mangapai, Moewhare, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie Mangapai, Oakleigh, and Mangapai Wharf 56 Mangatawhiri and Maramarua 57 Mangonui and Kaeo 58 Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburn's, Rangitihi, and Kaitaia 59 Mangonui 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 66 i Matiere and Otangiwai 67 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) 71 Morrinsville, Tauhei, and Whitikahu (rural delivery).. 72 Ngaruawahia, Glen Massey, Te Akatea, Huntly Fingerpost, Waingaro, and Raglan Landing Waingaro, Waimai, and Pepepe (rural delivery) .. 73 Ngaruawahia and Te Kowhai 74 Ngunguru and Kiripaka 75 Ohaeawai, Ngawha, Kaikohe, and Taheke (rural delivery) 76 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Kerikeri, and Waipapa; and extra mail Waimate North to Ohaeawai on Tuesdays 77 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Waipapa, and Kaeo 78 Ohaupo, Ngahinapouri, and Tuhikaramea 79 Ohaupo and Paterangi 80 Ohinewai, Waiterimu, and Matahuru 81 Ohura and Tatu 82 Okahukura, Mahirakau, Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura 83 Okaihau, Rangiahua (rural delivery), Umawera, Taikawhana, and Mangamuka 84 Okoroire Post-office and Railway-station 85 Omapere, Opononi, Waiotemarama, and Waimamaku And Waimamaku and Wekawcka 86 Onerahi and Mangapai Wharf 87 Oparau Ferry and Kawhia 88 Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Punaruku 89 Otorohanga and Honikiwi (rural delivery) . 90 Otorohanga, Rangiatea, and Maihiihi 91 Papakura, Clevedon South, and Clevedon (rural delivery) 92 Papakura, Whitiki, and Hunua .. • 93 Paparoa and Mareretu 94 Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, and East Tamaki 95 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 (rural delivery) 99 Port Albert, Kokako, and Wellsford 100 Puhoi and Ahuroa 101 Pukekohe, Pukekohe West, Patumahoe, Mauku, Pukeoware, and Waiuku 102 Pukekohe and Pukekohe East 55 56 57 58 8,679 18 0 wSr"' 5, ::) " 3 w ° Twice weekly .. 24 14 0 Weekly .. .. j 107 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 230 10 0 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 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 68 69 71 72 Four times weekly .. 26 0 0 Thrice weekly .. "] As required .. j y , 157 7 0 Thrice weekly .. | J Thrice weekly .. \ 60 0 0 Thrice weekly .. "] y 126 5 0 Twice weekly .. J Daily .. .. 60 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 70 0 0 Twice weekly .. 80 5 0 73 74 75 76 Weekly .. .. 50 0 0 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Weekly .. .. 175 0 0 Daily' .. .. 63 0 0 Daily .. .. 48 10 0 Twice weekly .. 41 0 0 Weekly .. .. 36 0 0 Daily .. .. 447 10 0 Weekly .. .. : 53 5 0 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 As required .. 40 0 0 Twice weekly .. ) qp. n n Weekly .. .. ) ™ U U Twice weekly .. 64 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 25 0 0 Weekly .. .. 45 0 0 Twice weekly .. 39 5 0 Twice weekly .. 26 0 0 Twice daily .. 108 15 0 Thrice weekly .. 43 0 0 Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Daily .. ... 35 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 24 0 0 Twice weekly .. 51 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 208 0 0 Daily .. .. 57 5 0 99 100 101 Daily .. .. 130 0 0 Twice weekly .. 49 16 8 Daily .. ... 300 0 0 102 Daily .. ... 50 0 0 Carried forward £12,671 11 8 £12,671 11 8

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xv hh xv 43 O O .2 .'G 5Pr° & ? At 8 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— t lot— cont'. continued. Hwu ued. £ s. d. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 Brought forward Pukekohe and Puni Putaruru and Mokai Putaruru and Waotu Raglan Landing and Raglan Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea Ramarama and Ararimu.. 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 Whirinaki Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakei, and. Taupo .. Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and Whakarewa- .. Df .. TI .. Ti .. TI .. Ti .. T\ Miti- Ti Daily Thrice weeky Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly ' .. Twice weekly•ail} brie wic hric wic wic wic y ce weeky 3e weekly ce weekly je weekly je weekly 3e weekly 12,671 II 8 45 0 0 26 0 0 52 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 25 9 6 89 0 0 110 111 112 113 114 .. Di .. Ti .. Ti >o .. W ■ewa- As Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required •ail) wic wic ."eel .s re y je weekly 3e weekly kly .. equired 26 0 0 55 0 0 49 8 0 124 0 0 60 0 0 115 rewa Rotorua and Waiotapu .. Di 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, •ail) thi y in sum rice weekl; iimei ly i r; 160 0 o in wii tri to inter, with ip from Wait Rotorua on exti otap a Sara [»u kt116 117 118 119 , Ruawai and Matakohe And Matakohe and Paparoa I Russell and Purerua Russell, Rawhiti. and Cape Brett Lighthouse j Silverdale, Red Vale, and Dairy Flat (during winter months) Albany and Rod Vale (during summer months) .. Ti .. W .. Ti .. W ur< wic /"eel 'wic /eel •day, if requ 3e weekly kly .. 3e weekly kly . . lired l 50 0 0 30 0 0 34 0 0 inter W s .. W say Weekly; 5s. 6d. per trip, say Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly in summer ; twice weekly in winter Daily /"eel say /eel kly ; 12s. pel kly; 5s. 6d >r tri] I. pe P> 1 I 22 15 0 er j Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga Tangitu and Mokauiti Tangowahine and Onetea i Taupiri, Komakorau, and Gordonton Taupo and Tokaanu tri" ip, say J 120 121 122 123 124 .. W .. TI .. Ti .. Di .. TI ."eel hric wic •ail) hric sui kly . . ce weekly 3e weekly y ce weekly mmer ; 7 . J twic 50 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 60 0 0 in 250 0 0 ce 125 126 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, arid Kihikihi piko, D( meet At meet TI As required Thrice weekly we •ail) .8 re hric sekly in wir y equired ce weekly nter 43 0 0 ■■ 1 [ I10 0 0 J 127 likihi T\ Twice daily to Kihikihi ; thrice daily from. Kihikihi Twice weekly Thrice weekly wioi kil: ;e daily to hi; thrice Kih dail li- " 45 0 0 ly 128 129 Te Hana, North Albertland, and Te Arai Te Kauwhata Railway-station, Post-office, and Wae- .. Ti iVae- TI fro wic hric 3m Kihikihi se weekly ce weekly 40 0 0 45 0 0 130 131 132 133 134 136 137 138 139 renga Te Kuiti, Taumatawaenga, Arapae, Piopio, and Aria Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui I 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 \ria TI .. Ti ffiae, W rf,v\A r ery) .. Ti .. Ai .. TI .. D; .. TI .. Ai .. Ti 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 hric wic /eelwic s re 'hric lail) hric .s re 'wic me ce weekly ie weekly kly .. 3e weekly equired ce weekly y ce weekly equired 3e weekly in cr; weekl; i sun iy i ■" {• 200 0 0 280 0 0 28 0 0 35 0 0 61 0 0 45 5 0 49 0 0 30 0 0 n- 40 0 0 in 140 141 Waimiha, Tangitu, and Mapiu Waingaro and Te Akau (rural delivery) .. TI .. Ti wi: 'hric 'wic inter ce weekly Be. weekly 50 0 0 46 0 0 Carried forward • |£15,225 9 2

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XVHH XV \ ■Sbd'E Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—c< ■o mlinued. £ s . dj Brought forward 142 Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti 143 Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Wairakei, and Taupo 144 Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement 145 Waiwera, between steamer and Post-office 146 Waiwera and Upper Waiwera 147 Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, and Leigh 147a Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point 148 Wellsford, Whangaripo, and Pakiri 149 Whakapara, Otonga, and Opuawhanga 150 Whakapirau, Marohemo, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto 151 Whangape and Herekino 152 Whangarei and Kiripaka 153 Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Pakotai, and Nukutawhiti (rural delivery) 154 Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Tangiteroria 155 Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station . . 156 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea 157 Whangaroa and Kaeo 158 Wharchine, Tauhoa, Hoteo, and Hoteo Railwaystation 159 Tirau and Piarere 160 Owhango and Hikimutu Valley (rural delivery) 161 Waiuku and Otaua 162 Waitomo Caves, Haylock's, via Caves and Mangapohue Roads, and Marokopa Heads (rural delivery) 163 Cambridge, Karapiro, and Taotaoroa (rural delivery) .. 164 Waihou and Eastport Road (rural delivery) 165 Waiuku and Akaaka .. . . 166 Okoroire and Patetere 167 Kuaotunu and Whitianga 168 Mairoa, Rimunui, and Waitaiiguru 169 Huntly, Rotongaro, and Ruawaro 170 Putaruru and Puketurua 171 Pirongia and Te Rore . . 172 Kaukapakapa and Parakakau (rural delivery) 173 Otorohanga,, Otewa, and Tahaia 174 Taupiri and Orini (rural delivery) 175 Matamata and Te Poi 176 Ohinowai and Te Hoe 177 Morrinsville and Motumaoho (rural delivery) 178 Tirau Post-office and Railway-station 179 Matamata, Burwood, Puketutu, Matai, and Peria Roads (rural delivery) 180 Wellsford and Hoteo North (rural delivery) 181 Whatoro and Oranoa 182 Clevedon, Ness Valley Road, Otaua Settlement Road, Maraetai Road, and West Road (rural delivery) 183 Kaikohe Post-office and Railway-station 184 Kawhia, Te Maika, Waiharakeke, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku 185 Waitoa Nos. I, 2, 4, 7, 9, Whakahora Roads, and Lower Waitoa (rural delivery) 15,225 9 2 Weekly .. .. 60 0 0 Daily in summer; 200 0 0 thrice weekly in winter Thrice weekly .. 114 0 0 As required .. 30 0 0 Thrice weekly as re- 30 0 0 quired Weekly .. .. 49 0 0 Weekly .. .. 26 0 0 Twice, weekly .. 58 0 0 Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. 75 0 0 Twice weekly .. 48 10 0 Thrice weekly .. 42 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 165 5 0 Twice weekly .. 47 10 0 As required .. 47 10 0 Thrice weekly .. 58 0 0 Four times weekly .. 40 0 0 Twice weekly, with 65 0 0 extra trip between Tauhoa and Hoteo Railway-station Daily .. .. 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 31 4 0 Weekly ..' .. 75 0 0 Daily . . .. 46 10 0 Daily . . .. 35 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 30 6 0 Daily . . .. 35 0 0 Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 Twice weekly .. 26 0 0 Twice weekly .. 26 0 0 Daily . .' .. 30 0 0 Twice weekly .. 21 5 0 Thrice weekly . . 35 0 0 Daily .. .. 41 15 0 Daily .. 40 0 0 Thrice weekly in sum- 25 0 0 mer; twice weekly in winter Daily .. . . 85 0 0 As required .. 39 0 0 Daily .. .. 78 0 0 Twice weekly .. 28 0 0 Twice weekly .. 24 0 0 Daily, thrice weekly, 30 0 0 or twice weekly As required .. 40 0 0 Thrice weekly to Te 25 0 0 Waitere and Kinohaku ; twice weekly to other offices Tlirice weekly .. 59 0 0 Carried forward £17,492 4 2 £17,492 4 2

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S) HH XV 1 43 O O xn t- 1 So 6 g Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— a mtmued. £ s. d. 187 Brought forward Te Poi, Matamata, Tauranga, Hinuera, and Te Aroha Roads, and Omahine (rural delivery) Matamata and Turangamoana (rural delivery along Lower and Main Te Aroha Roads) Wharepuhunga, Matapara, and Ngaroma Manga wai and Kaiwaka Pakotai and Cheddar Hills (rural delivery) Okoroire and along main Rotorua Road (rural delivery) Rawene and Motukaraka Whangarei and Maunu (rural delivery) Taumarunui and Otunui (rural delivery) Frankton Junction, Rosedale, and Te Rapa (rural delivery) Whangarei Harbour, between s.s. "Manaia" and Marsden Point, Mangapai, Parua Bay, and Whangarei Heads Daily 17,492 4 2 30 0 0 188 Daily 85 0 0 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily 49 10 0 30 0 0 26 0 0 50 0 0 23 10 0 35 0 0 90 0 0 80 0 0 Thrice weekly; £2 5s. per week, say 117 0 0 I 2 3 Performed under Arrangei Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit Amodeo Bay Post-office and steamer A point near Marua and Woolley's Farm, Matapouri 1ENT. Weekly As required Twice weekly; 5s. per annum, and 10s. per trip in winter, say As required Weekly Weekly Daily; 3s. per week, say Hourly between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 18 10 0 3 0 0 20 0 0 I 5 6 7 8 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 Kaingaroa Awanui Post-office and Wharf Awanui and Waipapakauri Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads 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 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. . Hun.ua and Paparimu Kaeo, Otoroa, and Matauri Bay Kaeo and Pupuke Kaihu and Aranga Kaimaumau landing service 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 7 16 0 257 0 0 9 10 II 13 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 Weekly As required As required Weekly Twice weekly As required Twice daily Twice weekly Daily Fortnightly , .. As required Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly 7 16 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 13 16 0 22 10 0 20 0 0 31 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 6 0 0 19 10 0 11 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 18 0 0 7 16 0 40 0 15 12 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 11 0 0 Carried forward '£18,817 0 2

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$ HH XV 43 O O ,S. j '> Service. fefi O fr <V<Z xv c$ <n ] Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement--continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 42 Kaiwaka and Hakaru 43 Kakahi Post-office and Railway-Station 44 Kamo Post-office and Railway-station Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weekly, and all hampers Weekly As required Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Daily Twice weekly Twice daily 18,817 0 20 0 18 0 15 12 2 0 0 0 45 Kamo and Ruatangata East 48 Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office 49 Kauroa and Hamilton-Raglan Road 50 Kawhia and Hauturu 52 Kinohaku and Awamarino (rural delivery) 53 Kinohaku and Waerengahou 54 Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office 55 Kirikau and Kokakonui Landing 56 Kohukohu and Ivydale 57 Kohukohu and Rawene 58 Komiti and Paranui 60 Lichfield Post-office and Timber Company's Railwayline 62 Makarau Railway-station and Post-office 63 Pipiwai and Titoki 64 Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi 65 Mangawai Post-office and steamer 66 Mangonui, Kenana, Kohumaru, and Paraonui 67 Mangonui and Taemaro 68 Maraetai Post-office and Wharf 69 Mareretu and Taipuha 70 Matakana and Tawharanui (rural delivery).. 71 Matakohe and Ararua 6 0 20 0 12 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 15 0 15 0 7 10 10 0 5 0 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 Matakohe landing service 73 Matakohe and Oparaku 74 Matakohe and Waihungarua 76 Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria.. 77 Maungatapere and Otuhi 78 Maungaturoto and Wairere 79 Muripara and Kopuriki 80 Ngongotaha Post-office and Railway-station 81 Northcote Post-office and Wharf 82 Ohautira and Ngaruawahia-Raglan Road 84- Okahukura Post-office and Railway-station. 85 Okonga landing service 86 Okupu landing service 87 Onerahi and Limestone 89 Onewhero and Port Waikato (rural delivery) 90 Onewhero and Wairamarama (rural delivery) 91 Oparau Post-office and Ferry 92 Oparau Ferry Post-office and River Bank Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required Weekly Weekly As required Weekly Weekly Twice weekly in summer ; weekly in. winter, say As required Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice daily Weekly Twice weekly Daily Weekly As required Four times weekly . . Twice weekly Twice weekly As required As required ; 3d. per trip, say Weekly Twice weekly As required. As required As required Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Fortnightly Weekly Weekly Four times weekly .. Twice weekly 16 0 12 0 5 0 6 0 10 0 8 0 10 0 10 0 12 15 *16 15 17 17 10 0 10 0 19 16 13 0 12 0 19 19 5 0 5 4 5 0 15 0 6 0 6 10 10 0 36 8 13 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Opua and Waihaha 94 Orewa and Waiwera 95 Otahuhu Post-office and Railway-station 98 Pahi and Matakohe 99 Pahi Post-office and Steamer 100 Parua Bay Post-office and Landing 102 Peria and Te Koroa 104 Pokeno and Razorback 105 Ponga and Opaheke 106 Port Fitzroy and Motairehe 107 Port Fitzroy and Okiwi 1.08 Port Fitzroy Post-office and steamer ... 109 Pouto Post-office and Steamer 110 Pukemiro and Waingaro - Ngaruawahia Road 9 0 1.0 0 25 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 18 0 10 0 1 10 5 0 6 0 10 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward |£19,496 6 6 * £10 for period 1st September to 30th April; 7s. 6d. per trip 1st May to 31st Augus; xf

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<VHH XV 43 o a •§, d fc Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 111 Putaruru and Lichfield .. .. .. .. Daily 112 Rangiriri and Awaroa River Junction .. .. Weekly 115 Rawene Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required 116 Rawene and Whakarapa. . .. .. .. Weekly lit Riverhead Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Thrice weekly 118 Ruakiwi and Waingaro Settlement .. .. ■ Twice weekly 119 Russell and Kerikeri .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 120 Russell and Manawaora . . .. .. . . Weekly 121 St. Helier's Post-office and Wharf .. .. Twice daily 124 Silverdale Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required 125 | Silverdale and Upper Orewa .. .. .. Weekly 126 Streamlands Post-office and coach .. .. Four times weekly . . 127 Taheke and Waima .. .. . . . . Twice weekly 128 Lake Ohia and Whatuwhiwhi .. .. .. Weekly 129 Tairua and Hikuai .. .. .. . . Four times weekly . . 130 Wharekawa and Opoutere .. . . . . Weekly 131 Tairua Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly 132 Tangowahine Post-office and steamer .. .. As required 133 Taringamotu Railway-station, Post-office, and Nuku- Daily taurua 134 Tauhoa and Mangakura .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 135 Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office .. Thrice weekly 136 Taumarunui and Matapuna .. .. .. Daily 139 Taupo Post-office and Lake Landing .. As required ; Is. per trip, say 140 Taupo and Waitahanui . . .. .. .. Weekly 141 Taurikura and Whangarei Heads .. .. .. Thrice weekly 142 Te Awamutu and Pokuru .. .. .. Weekly 143 Te Hana Post-office and Railway-station .. . . Six times weekly 144 Mahurangi landing service .. .. .. Thrice weekly 145 Te Kopuru and Red Hill . . . . .. Weekly 146 Te Mapara Post-office and junction of Main Road .. Twice weekly 147 Te Mata and Te Papatapu .. .. .. Weekly 148 Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. .. .. Fortnightly 150 Titoki and Houto .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 151 Tokaanu Landing and Post-office .. .. As required 152 Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required 153 Tokatoka Wharf and Post-office .. .. .. Weekly; Is. per trip, say 154 Towai and Koraha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 155 Towai and Marlow .. .. .. .. Weekly 157 Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) .. As required 158 Waerenga and Okaeria . . . . .. . Thrice weekly 159 Waerenga and Taniwha .. . . .. . . Twice weekly 160 Waharoa Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Four times daily 161 Waharoa and Wardville .. .. .. . . Daily 162 Waikumete and Oratia .. .. . . .. Daily 163 Wainoni Post-office and Wharf .. . . ... Daily 165 Waipapa and Kerikeri .. . . . . . . Weekly 166 Waitoa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 167 Waitomo Caves and Putake . . .. .. Weekly 170 Walton Post-office and Railway-station . . . . Twice daily 171 Warkworth and Pohuehue .. .. .. Weekly 172 Warkworth Post-office and Wharf . . As required 173 Wayby Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly 175 Whakapirau and Pahi .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 176 Whakapirau Post-office and steamer .. .. As required 178 Whangapara and Awanga .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 179 Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer .. As required 181 Whangarei and Parua Bay .. . . .. Weekly 182 Whangarei Town Wharf and Railway Wharf . . As required ; 7s. 4d. per trip, say 183 Whangarei, Whareora, and Tali ere .. .. Weekly 19,496 6 6 7 10 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 Q 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 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 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 12 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward £20,156 9 6

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43 Q XV .2 •§ bo o fr Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangeme NT-■-continued. £ s. d. 184 1.85 186 187 188 190 1 91 192 195 196 197 198 199 201 203 204 205 206 208 210 211 212 213 214 215 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 Brought forward Whangarei Heads Post-office and Landing Whangaruru and Punaruku Whitianga and Gumtown Kihikihi and Rangi nui Putaruru and Te Whetu Broadwood and Runaruna Ohura and Waitewhena Maungatapere, Kara, and. Kokopu Mapiu and Kaitangiweka Waikumete and Piha Kohukohu and Tutekehua .. Owhango Post-office and Railway-station Buckland Post-office and Railway-station Pa'ihia Post-office and Beach Parenga and Te Hapua Opaheke Post-office and Railway-station Putarum and Toko roa Te Hana and Tomarata 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 (rural delivery) Puhoiand Pukapuka Kopaki Post-office and Railway-station .. Mercer and Kopuku Opafu Post-office and landing Orere Point Post-office and steamer Omapere and Waimamaku Pakaraka and Puketona Whangamata and Wharokawa Whangaroa and. Matangirau Mangapai, Oakleigh, and Mangapai Wharf Silverdale and White Hills (rural delivery).. Onehunga and Orua Bay Orua Bay Post-office and Wharf Rawene and Waahirakau S.s. " Kanieri," Marsden Point, and Parua Bay Mangatapu Post-office and Selwyn Timber Company's Siding Whatoro Post-office and Railway-station Awanui and Kaitaia Parua Bay and Taraunui Aratoro and Kopaki Railway-station Cleveden and Whakatiri .. Waimiha Post-office and Railway-station Matangi Post-office and Railway-station Dargaville and Mititai Ohaupo Post-office and Railway-station Weekly Weekly As required Twice weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly As required Twice daily Thrice weekly Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Twice 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 Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Daily 20,156 9 6 8 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 10 0 0 16 0 0 19 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 12 10 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 10 0 20 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 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 2 10 0 7 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 15 10 0 15 0 0 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 As required Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Daily As required Weekly As required; Is. per trip, say Weekly Daily 7 16 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 2 12 0 244: 245 Marsden Point and Takahiwai Tatua Railway-station and settlers' boxes (rural delivery) Kaiwaka Post-office and Railway-station "Whangarei and Maungatapere Kaikohe, along Mangakahia and Otaienga Roads (rural delivery) Tangowahine and Tangowahine Valley Road (rural delivery) 5 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 246 247 248 Four times weekly . . Weekly Weekly 18 0 0 1 10 0 20 0 0 249 Twice weekly 20 0 0 Carried forward ,*. ,". ','. '£20,838 19 6 t »

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-S-S8 in .-. •ad fc Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement--continued. £ s. d. 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 Brought forward Te Kopuru and Ripia Leigh, Whangateau, and Big Omaha Oparau and Oparau Valley (rural delivery) Rua wai Post-office and Wharf Aratapu and Mititai Otorohanga and Whawharua (rural delivery) Kiwitahi Railway-station and settlers' boxes (rural delivery) Aria and Oniao Waikopua Post-office and Wharf Thrice weekly Weekly . . Twice weekly As required Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 20,8.38 19 6 7 0 0 II 14 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 18 0 0 Nil. 257 258 Twice weekly Thrice weekly 12 0 0 5 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by Settlers 20,932 13 224 0 6 0 Total £20,708 13 6 POSTAL DISTRICT OF TH .MES. fr XV Hr XV -u o y '&> d t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contr. iCT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Waiotahi Bridge Matahanea and Opotiki .. Matata, Lake Rotokokio, and Manawahe (rural delivery) Omahu, Otamakitai, and Wharekawa Omahu, Puriri, Nevesville, Puketui, and Hikuai Oponae and Matahanea Opotiki, Torere, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Cape Runaway And supplementary mail between Opotiki and Omaio Paengaroa, Pongakawa, Otamarakau, Matata, and Onepu Junction Rotorua, Rotoiti, Te Teko, Otarere, Poroporo, Whakatane, Ohiwa, and Opotiki Rotorua, Okere Falls, Te Ngae, Paengaroa, Te Puke, Papamoa, and Tauranga Rotorua, Te Pu, Ngawaro, Oropi, and Tauranga Paeroa and Komata Paeroa and Netherton Paeroa Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Paeroa Post-office and steamers at the Junction, and steamers at Te Puke Puriri Post-office and Railway-station Taneatua and Waimana Taneatua and Ruatoki North Tauranga and Omanawa Falls Tauranga, Lower Kaimai, and Kaimai Tauranga and Mount Maunganui Tauranga Post-office and wharves Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, 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 Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly .. 50 0 0 18 0 0 35 0 0 *35 0 0 72 0 0 26 0 0 -Fortnightly Daily 125 0 0 Daily 1 1 1,575 10 0 Daily 9 10 11 12 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily As required As required t 46 0 0 94 0 0 52 0 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily 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 As required Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly 49 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 y 87 10 0 J Twice weekly Carried forward £2,715 0 0 * Opo utore bag carriod over this section; when bag exceeds 6 lb. in wei. ■j- Performed by departmental oil *ht 2s. 6d. additional subsidy is to be paid, ioer.

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S'SS 'io d E Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d £ s. d. Brought forward 26 Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Thrice weekly Tauranga 27 Waihi Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Eight times daily .. 28 Whakatane, Otangihaku, and Taneatua .. .. Daily 29 Te Puke, Te Matai, Bush and Rangiuru Roads (rural Twice weekly delivery) 30 Paengaroa and Maketu .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 31 Cape Runaway and Whangaparoa River .. .. Fortnightly 2,715 0 ( 250 0 ( 85 0 ( 100 0 ( 10 0 ( 40 0 ( 24 0 ( 2,715 0 0 250 0 0 85 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 24 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 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 26 0 0 13 0 0 1 Hikutaia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 2 Kopu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 3 Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily 4 Mangaiti Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 5 Omahu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 6 Omarumutu and Motu Road .. .. .. Weekly 7 Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road Thrice weekly 8 Opotiki Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required 9 Taneatua and Waingarara .. .. .. Weekly 11 Thames and Kauaeranga .. .. .. Twice weekly 12 Turua Post-office and steamer .. .. As required 13 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office . . .. Daily; 6s. per week, say 15 Thornton and Whakatane . . .. .. Thrice weekly 16 Te Puke Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Four times weekly .. 17 Manawahc and Pikowai Road .. .. .. Weekly 20 0 ( 15 0 ( 16 0 ( 10 0 ( 20 0 ( 2 12 C 7 0 ( 12 10 C 20 0 C 14 10 C 5 0 C 15 12 C 20 0 0 26 0 C 13 0 C Total.. .. .. .... £3,441 4 C £3,441 4 0 POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE. •§j 5 "F Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Conti 1ACT. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai Gisborne, Te Hapara, 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 Daily Weekly Twice weekly 130 130 425 900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Twice weekly, Nov. to April; weekly, May to Oct. As required 475 0 0 6 Gisborne Post-office, wharves, and Railway-station. Clearing receivers at railway-station ; also delivering letter-carriers' extra bags Gisborne, Waiwhero, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley Gisborne 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 Matawai and Motu Rakauroa and Tahora via Valley Road (rural delivery) Patutahi and Ngatapa And Rere and Wharekopae 110 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16" Thrice weekly As required Fortnightly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly 104 150 45 75 65 96 150 103 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 1 155 0 0 Carried forward £3,138 0 0

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fr 41 MH XV I o.| 'Sod £ Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract —a mtinued. £ s. d. 17 18 19 Brought forward Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, and Te Araroa .. And Hicks Bay Puha and Whatatutu Te Karaka and Kanakanaia 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 3,138 0 250 0 0 0 125 0 39 0 0 0 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 j 130 0 0 0 0 0 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 Wliarekopae Road and Stock Track, and Tahunga Gisborne Chief Post-office and boundaries of Lettercarriers' delivery Matawai Post-office and Railway-station Puha Post-office and Railway-station Mail Coach Junction Gisborne Road and Lower Hangaroa 225 0 25 0 30 0 36 8 0 0 0 0 33 Daily .105 0 0 34 35 36 As required Four times daily Twice weekly 39 0 3.1 4 75 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arrange WENT. 7 10 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa .. . ; Beach and Post-office, Waipiro Bay When steamer calls When steamer calls When steamer calls ; Is. per trip, say .. When steamer calls ; 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 Weekly As required 4 5 0 0 Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay 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 5 6 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 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 18 19 20 21 22 Waitakaro and Tuparoa Whatatutu and Tahunaroa Waimata Valley and Arakihi Road Horoora and Te Araroa Wharerata Post-office and Mail Coach 8 0 15 0 8 0 .12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Gisborne and Makaraka Rakauroa Post-office and Railway-station 4- 0 13 0 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 4,936 72 2 0 0 0 Total.. £4,864 2 0

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S HH OJ O o fO -rl 'Sid t XV xxr SJ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy 2 3 Performed under Contr. Job ntract. CT. £ s. d. Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville Dannevirke and Umutaoroa 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 sehoolhouse (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 Tangifcere .. ... Ongaonga, Blackburn, and Hincrua Ongaonga and Wakarara Qpoutama and Nuhaka Ormondville to Whetukura Thence rural delivery to Dassler's and Pedersen'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 Ti-tree Point, Ora, Akitio, and Aohanga ... Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East Teh As i 3or, Thr As required Thrice weekly re> rio iquired je weekly 55 0 0 700 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 .. Dai: .. Twi .. Twi .. Fou Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Four times daily Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice daily As required Daily ... Twice weekly ice ice ir T e weekly e weekly times dail 30 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 .. Thr: .. Wee "id ek ;e weekly dy ..' ' ] 65 0 0 . ) 9 10 II 12 rivf Thr: As i .. Dail ate Twi rici rei ily ice ;e daily squired r e weekly 40 0 0 36 0 0 90 0 0 110 0 0 13 14 .. Twi .. Twi .. Wee Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly ice ice ek e weekly e weekly dy .. 90 0 0 ■ ) 360 0 0 . ) 15 (ru iral Thr rici ;e weekly 58 0 0 16 (m iral Thr Thrice weekly rici ;e weekly 50 0 0 17 co\ ver Wee Weekly dy .. 34 0 0 18 19 ha] . . Dail ,ra- Dail Daily Daily -ly iiy T r 30 0 0 78 0 0 20 21 22 23 24 25 .. Twi .. Thr: Twi .. Twi .. Thr! Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice daily Twice daily Thrice weekly Twice daily Once daily Weekly ice rici ice ice rici e weekly je weekly e daily e daily je weekly 30 0 0 90 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 .. Twi One ice se e daily daily 250 0 0 26 t.M iki, Wee dy 450 0 0 inj i Tr vi - 27 28 ;res igs c< .. Wee ak- As i j.of ;or- Twi Weekly As required rei ice dy .. squired e daily 40 0 0 y 552 0 0 Twice daily 29 30 Q .. Dail do- Twii Daily Twice weekly sly ice i- , t e weekly 95 0 0 1.200 0 0 31 S2 33 34 35 36 Twii .. Wee Twii Twii .. Twii Twice daily Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly ice ek ice ice ice e daily dy e weekly e weekly e weekly 68 0 0 44 0 0 32 0 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 37 38 ist •; | Twi rate jaie ) . . Fou: of Wee t Twice weekly Four times weekly .. Weekly ice ir ■ ek e weekly times wee: dy .. dy 70 0 0 28 0 0 70 0 0 39 40 4 1 lsoi .. Wee .. Wee m's Thri Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly ek: ek! :ic< dy .. dy .. ;e weekly 30 0 0 82 0 0 95 0 0 42 ive ery Thri Thrice weekly ■ice ie weekly 55 0 0 43 cc p.tn on- Twii im Twice weekly ice 3 weekly 50 0 0 44 4.5 .. Thri .. Dail Thrice weekly Daily ice ly e weekly 130 0 0 30 0 0 Carried forward £6,182 0 0

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I S3 $ ■2 .V 60 O fr xv ,y xv Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 6,182 0 ( Waipawa, Tamumu, Omakere, and Clareinch Homestead Thrice weekly .. ) , . And Waipawa, Pourere, and Blackhead . . .. Twice Weekly .. ) Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga .. .. Twice daily .. 100 0 ( Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 50 0 1 Waipawa and Tikokino . . . . .. .. Daily .. . . 150 0 ( Waipatiki, Waimiro, and Horoeka .. . . Thrice weekly .. | „„ ,. , And rural delivery to Ellingham's .. .. Twice weekly .. I Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau Daily .. .. 150 0 C Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 36 10 C Wairoa and Frascrtown .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. 25 0 t Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government Twice weekly, 1st Nov. 250 0 C Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana to30thApril; weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 40 0 0 Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere .. .. .. Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. of each year ; £3 per week, say .. .. 78 0 0 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river .. As required .. 52 0 0 Woodville and Kumeroa.. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 138 0 0 Hastings, Raukawa Block, and Waiterenui Homestead Daily .. .. 150 0 0 Hastings : Delivery of post parcels .. .. Daily .. .. 49 0 0 Puketapu and Waihau Settlement . . .. Weekly . . . . 50 0 0 Wairoa, Marumaru, and Opouiti . . .. .. Weekly .. .. 40 0 0 Otane, Argyll East, Anaroa, and Pukehou . . .. Thrice weekly . . 99 0 0 Hastings, Raukawa Homestead, and Waiterenui Home- Daily .. .. 175 0 0 stead I 6,182 0 0 46 J 140 0 0 47 48 49 50 100 0 50 0 150 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 51 52 53 54 150 0 36 10 25 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 55 56 40 0 0 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 78 0 52 0 138 0 150 0 49 0 50 0 40 0 99 0 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 Performed under Arrangement. 15 0 15 0 30 0 * 0 0 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dannevirke and Ruaroa .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Dannevirke and Raumati .. .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 Dannevirke and Te Rehunga .. .. .. Daily .. .. 30 0 0 Hastings and Mahora .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. * Hastings and Pukahu .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. * Hastings and Pakowhai .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. * Matamau Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. 15 0 0 Mohaka Post-office and coach on main road .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 Napier Breakwater (la.nding and shipping mails) .. As required .. 26 0 0 Norsewood and Ngamoko .. .. .. Daily .. .. 10 0 0 Otane, Patangata, and Elsthorpe . . .. .. Thrice weekly • • I ' oa a And Mangakuri and Te Apiti .. .. .. Once weekly .. J Pakipaki Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. 7 10 0 Wairoa Post-office and Beach .. .. As required; £1 10s. 20 0 0 per trip, say Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere .. Daily .. . . 6 0 0 Elsthorpe and the Valley Road (rural-mail delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 Maraekakaho and Mangatahi .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 5 0 0 Tahamoana and Give . . .. .. .. Daily . . .. 4 0 0 Matatera and Piripiri Settlement (rural delivery) .. Four times weekly .. 30 0 0 Poukawa and Poukawa Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 12 0 0 Napier and Wairoa .. .. .. .. As required, 10s. per 10 0 0 trip, say Napier, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, and Wairoa .. As required; 5s. per ' bag to Wairoa ; 4s. per bag to Mohaka ; _„ .. 2s. 6d. per bag to ( Putorino ; 1 s. 6d. per bag to Tangoio, say / Rangitaiki and Taharua .. .. .. Twice weekly Napier and Port Ahuriri .. .. .. Daily; Is. Od. per week, say .. 4 0 0 * * 15 0 10 0 26 0 10 0 20 0 7 10 20 0 6 0 30 0 5 0 4 0 30 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 - 50 0 0 23 24 4 0 0 8,354 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers .. .. 354 10 0 8,354 0 354 10 0 0 settlers Total .. .. .. .. £7,999 10 0 £7,999 10 0 * Performed by departmental o: icer.

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DUH 11 'a d fc xv r?. 33 Servi oe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contra CT. £ a. 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, Motunui, Onaero, Urenui, Waitoitoi, Uruti, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awakino Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily ; 2d. per parcel, say Daily 99 0 65 0 40 0 100 0 100 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 Thrice weekly Daily ... Daily Twice weekly Daily, and twice on Saturday between Waitara and Urenui Tli rice weekly Thrice weekly 75 0 203 5 50 0 40 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 Kotare, Okau, and junction of Okau and Mokau Roads Inglewood, Egmont Village, Kent Road, Lower Mangorei, and New Plymouth 50 0 34: 0 0 0 Performed under Arrange KENT. 14 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 I 2 4 Bell Block Post-office and Railway-station Douglas Post-office and Railway-station Hillsborough and Bell Block Daily As required Daily, 1st Sept. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. Daily, 1st Aug. to 31st May; thrice weekly, 1 st June to 31st July Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly (i Huinga and Toko 15 0 0 7 8 9 II 12 Huiroa Post-office and Railway-station Inglewood, Kaimiro, and Rahiri Kiore Post-office and Railway-station Kotare and Waitaanga (rural delivery) Lowgarth and junction Hastings and Opunake Roads 20 0 20 0 3 0 20 0 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 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) Whangamomona, Okara Road, and Tahunaroa (rural delivery) Whangamomona and Railway terminus Korito and Lower Mangorei Ratapiko and Kaimata Albert Road and Lower Mangorei Kupe and Te Popo Whareorino and Awakino Okato and Carrington Road (rural delivery) Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly 23 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 15 0 10 0 13 0 13 0 14 0 22 10 10 0 26 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 30 • il 32 33 34 35 As required Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Weekly Daily ' .. 40 0 20 0 12 0 5 0 2 12 25 0 58 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total £2,189 7 0

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fr XV q, S °.2 '5b d £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. CT. Four times daily Daily £ s. d. 80 0 0 95 0 0 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 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 Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu Hawera Post-office and Railway-station Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (rural delivery) Hawera and Manaia, via South Road Hawera, 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 Road to Hunter Bros, (rural delivery) Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert'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 Eongoiti 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, Awatuna, Riverlea, Kaponga, Mangatoki, and Eltham Daily Twice weekly As required Daily Daily Thrice weekly Once weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly 1 y j 42 0 0 24 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 34 0 0 125 0 0 115 0 0 130 0 0 135 0 0 65 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 98 0 0 75 0 0 75 0 0 65 0 0 52 0 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 25 Weekly 60 0 0 26 27 As required Thrice weekly 50 0 0 73 0 0 28 Weekly Twice weekly -• 110 0 0 29 30 31 32 Daily As required Daily Twice weekly 140 0 0 80 0 0 58 0 0 100 0 0 33 34 35 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Daily 78 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 36 Twice weekly 28 0 0 37 38 39 40 41 42 Daily Daily As required Twice daily Twice weekly Daily 22 0 0 58 0 0 150 0 0 135 0 0 46 16 0 270 0 0 Carried forward £3,433 16

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U lUM-i D fc-f a 3 a Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract —i continued. £ s. d. 43 II 45 46 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 Twice weekly 3,433 16 50 0 60 0 100 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Twice Weekly Twice weekly 165 0 0 48 49 50 51 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 Turaldna 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 Twice weekly Twice weekly 55 0 30 0 30 0 85 0 0 0 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 Pipirild, Mangaohutu, Aukopae, Patunga, and Taumarunui Thrice and twice weekly Once weekly As required As required As required Twice daily; per parcel, say 30 0 90 0 50 0 50 0 60 0 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 64 Daily Thrice weekly 126 0 !>1,250 0 i 0 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).. Hurley vi lie and Maben Road Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkins Corner, Newman's Gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield's, Bowen's, Bonny Glen, Bruce Road (rural delivery) And Marton, Onopuhi 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 J 66 67 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 l 305 0 0 Twice weekly 74 200 0 0 Carried forward .. ,, £7,410 6 0

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xv *g (V 'Io d I Service. OJ y 53 Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—< continued. £ s. d. » 7,410 6 0 137 10 0 t Brought forward 75 Wanganui, Rapanui, Westmere, Mosstown, Tayforth, Upper St. John's, Blueskin Grange, and Brunswick Road, and Nos. I and II Lines, via Warrengate Road 76 Karioi Post-office via Rangiwaea Road and Kennedy's Homestead (rural delivery) 77 Manaia, Kapuni, Mangawhero Factory, Matapu Powerhouse, Okaiawa, Scott Road, and Manaia 78 Ngaere and Pukengahu via Chcal Road (rural delivery) 79 Hawera and Manaia 75 76 Daily Twice weekly 60 0 0 77 Daily 200 0 0 | 78 79 Daily Daily 42 0 0 39 0 0 Performed under Arrang: 1 2 EMENT. 45 0 0 * 1 Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station 2 Castlecliff: Delivery of correspondence by lettercarrier 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 3 4 6 7 8 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 Turangaarero Post-office and Railway-station 31 Matukuroa and Whenuakura 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 27 30 31 As required Thrice weekly Daily Thrice 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, 1 st 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 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) 36 Junction Moawhanga Road and Ruakura (rural delivery) 37 Aramoho Post-office and Mr. Earle's residence (rural delivery) 38 Erua and Riariaka (rural delivery) 39 Kaimanuka, along Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads to Murphy's (rural delivery) 40 Taoroa, along Pukeokahu Road and Moawhango Valley Road to Hiwera Road (rural delivery) 41 Mangatiti Landing, along Mangatiti and Waipa Roads to Low's (rural delivery) 42 Patea and Whenuakura 32 33 34 36 37 Thrice weekly Daily 5 0 0 45 0 0 * 12 0 0 24 0 0 38 39 Weekly Twice weekly 39 0 0 26 0 0 40 Thrice weekly 35 0 0 41 Weekly 26 0 0 42 Daily 30 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers 8,515 16 1,074 0 0 0 Total £7,441 16 0 * Performed by departmental officer.

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'bo d Z &X& Servjue. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract ACT. .CT. £ s. d. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 ] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 j Alfredton, Saunders, and Pori (part rural delivery) .. T Apiti and Kimbolton .. .. .. .. E Apiti and Table Flat (rural delivery) . . T Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai (rural delivery) .. T Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station .. .. A Ashhurst and Raumai .. .. .. D Awahuri, Sanson, Ohakea, and Feilding, Awahuri and B Rongotea, via Waitohi Road (rural delivery) Carterton and Clareville rural delivery along Brooklyn D and Manning Roads, Belvedere Road to Belvedere - Cobden Road, Hinau Gully, Hururua Road, Mangatariri Road, and Haringa Road to Clareville Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau .. ..IT Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone .. .. D Carterton Post-office and Railway-station .. A Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Block, Spur Road, and D Midland Road (rural delivery), and Feilding and Colyton Dyerville, along Dry River to Dixon's (rural delivery).. TJ Eketahuna, Nireaha, and Atea, via Newman (part rural D delivery) Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station .. A; Eketahuna, Rongokokako, Kaiparoro, and Hastwell's D (part rural delivery) Featherston, Kahautara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanu- TI nui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Wangaimoana (Kennedy's), (rural delivery) Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough .. TI Featherston Post-office and Railway-station .. Ai Also Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston D; South (rural delivery) Featherston and Wharepapa (rural delivery) .. T 1 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton .. Di Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham's, and Di Waituna West Feilding Post-office and Railway-station .. As Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa, and Shannon (part rural T\ delivery) Greytown Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Di Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn .. W And Hinakura, Spring Grove (no post-office), and TI Martinborough (rural delivery) Karori and Makara .. .. .. TI Kimbolton, Peep-o'-Day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Di Rangiwahia (part rural delivery) Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding .. Di Land's End - Craigie Lea Road (rural delivery) .. T\ Levin and Foxton (part rural delivery) .. T* Levin and Ihakara .. .. .. .. Di Levin, Weraroa Post-office, and Railway-station .. As Lower Hutt Post-office and Railway-station .. As Makuri and Coonoor (rural delivery) .. .. Tv Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima (rural Dt delivery) Martinborough and Dyerville .. .. De And Morrison's (part rural delivery) .. .. Th Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Tv 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 .. Tv Tv Ds TI TI As De Da Ds I Tv Da As Da Th Da As Da Th Th As Da Tw Da Da Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily Twice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily Thrice weekly Thrice daily As required Daily Twice weekly Daily Daily wice weekly aily hrice weekly hrice weekly s required aily aily aily wice weekly aily 3 required aily irice weekly dly i required lily irice weekly irice daily i required lily vice weekly lily lily 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 v 25 26 As Tw As required Twice daily i required dee daily 65 0 0 30 0 0 28 30 Da Daily Weekly Thrice weekly lily 50 0 0 We Th] eekly trice weekly •• "I .. y i8i oo J 31 32 Thi Dai Thrice weekly Daily trice weekly lily 30 0 0 190 0 0 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Dai Tw: Tw Dai As As Tw: Dai Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily As required As required Twice weekly Daily dly dee weekly dee daily ,ily .. required required dee weekly -iiy • • 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 Dai Thi Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly ily .. rice weekly 100 0 0 42 Twi ice weekly 170 0 0 Twi Twice weekly ice weekly 90 0 0 43 Carried forward .. r . £3,537 0 0 * Performed by departmental officer.

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(D **h CD ■P O o Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract—c continued. £ s. d. 41 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 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 Wharau, and Land's End (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 (rural delivery) . . 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 (rural delivery) .. Rewa and Waituna West And rural delivery to Pakihikura (round trip) .. Rongotea and Glen Oroua (rural delivery) 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 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 required Daily Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly ) f 3,537 0 0 90 0 0 190 0 0 90 0 0 135 0 0 231 0 0 125 0 0 70 0 0 32 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 117 0 0 100 0 0 255 0 0 120 0 0 52 0 0 300 0 0 345 10 0 70 0 0 105 0 0 44 10 0 125 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice daily Daily 123 0 0 70 71 I 74 0 0 72 73 45 0 0 100 0 0 74 75 76 Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly 35 0 0 40 0 0 60 0 0 77 78 Twice weekly Twice weekly 50 0 0 35 0 0 79 80' Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 105 0 0 60 0 0 81 82 83 84 85 Once daily in suburbs ; twice daily in city As required Thrice weekly Weekly Daily *1,317 0 0 92 10 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 75 0 0 Carried forward £8,630 10 0 * 2d. p< >r parcel for delivery; £117 per annum for collection of pareols fr< parcels over 11 lb. in weight. im sub-offices; £20 per anni im for delivery of

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XV HH <D 43 o xv xn .fr 'So d t, xv x-r xv B5<lCC Service. Frequency. f I Annual Subsidy. | Performed under Contract —i mtinued. £ s. d. Brought forward 86 \ Palmerston North (delivery of post-parcels) Daily over whole Borough of Palmerston North; twice daily over business area Daily 8,630 10 0 175 0 0 87 Pahiatua, Ngaturi, Makuri, Mangatiti, Puketoi, and Pongaroa 88 ; Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, Tiraumea, Waterfalls, Rakaunui, and Pongaroa (rural delivery) 89 Waihoki Valley and Main Road 90 Pongaroa, Maku, and Pukehinau .. 91 Haunui and Main Road 92 Glen Oroua via Milner's Line, Kellow Line and Taikorea Road, and Taikorea (rural delivery) 400 0 0 Daily 300 0 0 Twice .weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily 45 0 0 80 0 0 12 0 0 50 0 0 Performed under Arrangi WENT. * 2 Ashhurst, Ashhurst and Bunnythorpe, Ashhurst Roads, and Hiwinui via Feilding 3 Ashhurst and Raumai Road, Spur, Ulysses and Watershed Roads, Main Road to Raukawa Road, and on road to Hiwinui 4 Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) 6 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Moera, Morerou, Te Roto, Maunganui, and Waitangi West Daily Daily * 4 Daily Eleven trips per annum ; £1 10s. per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; £2 per trip, * 6 16 10 0 7 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa 22 0 0 8 (Chatham Islands) Kaingaroa and Waitangi 9 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Owenga Station, Owenga Fishing Company, and Manakau 8 say _ .. As required; £1 per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; 15s. per trip, 20 0 0 9 say Eleven trips per annum ; £1 2s. 6d. per trip, say Thrice daily Weekly 8 5 0 10 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Kaiara, Ohinemana, Awarakau, Te Ngaio, Kauaeroa, Te Tuku, and Te Whariki 11 Clareville Post-office and Railway-station 12 Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers) 13 Cunningham's to coach 14 Eastbourne and Day's Bay 15 Eastbourne, Rona Bay, and Day's Bay (daily delivery of correspondence in borough, and clearance of receiver) 1,7 Feilding, Rongotea, and Awahuri 19 Foxton Post-office and Railway-station 21 Halcombe Post-office to Stan way, 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 22 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) 23 Hukanui and Maungaraupi 24 Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) 25 Kaitawa and Hinemoa 27 Konini Post-office and Railway-station 28 Kopuaranga and Railway-station 29 Koputaroa Post-office and Railway-station 30 Nireaha and Putara 31 Ohau Post-office and Railway-station 33 Oroua Downs and Himatangi 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 Daily Daily Daily Daily As required Daily 12 7 6 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 70 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 * 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily Daily As required Thrice weekly Thrice daily Daily 15 0 0 18 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 19 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward £10,084 12 6 * Performed bde iiirtmental officer.

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Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement--continued. £ s. d. 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5.1 Brought forward Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West, and rural delivery for one mile and a half beyond Fitzherbert West Palmerston North and Terrace End Paremata and Pahautanui And Pahautanui and Judgeford Parkvale and Ahiaruhe (rural delivery) Parkvale and Waihakeke (rural delivery) Pemberton Post-office and Hinau Porirua, Tawa Flat, and Johnsonville And Takapu Rangiwahia and Karewarewa Rongotea and Kaimatarau Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station Te Wharau, Kummerstein, and Kaiwhata Upper Hutt and Wallaceville Waikanae and Reikorangi Waikanae Post-office and Railway-station Wellington and Day's Bay Woodville and Mangarawa Wellington — (a.) Anchorage to Wharf 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 Daily As required 10,084 12 6 18 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 ) 20 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 * 50 0 0 14 0 0 (6.) Wharf to anchorage L 200 0 0 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 02 63 Johnsonville, Paparangi, and Pukehuia (rural delivery) Wellington (conveyance of mails by tramway within Wellington Ward, and to suburbs of Brooklyn, Island Bay, and Kilbirnie (Wellington - Seatoun I Wellington - Miramar Karori - Wellington Wellington Chief Post-office, Courtcnay Place, and Te Aro Masterton, Whangaehu, Te Ore Ore, Homebush, and Rangitumau Taita and Lower Hutt ) Masterton-West bush (Masterton-Homebush Foxton -Manawatu Heads Wellington Chief Post-office, wharves, railwaystations, and suburban and urban offices (by departmental employees and motor vehicles and other conveyances) Tawa Flat Post-office and Railway-station Rangiotu and Mangawhata Mangatainoka and Ruawhata (rural delivery) Bainesse Post-office, Railway-station, and Line Manakau and Kuku Creamery (rural delivery) Feilding, along Aorangi Road, Reid's Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson's Line, and Cameron's Line to Feilding Ohau and Kuku Road Ohau and Muhunoa Hukanui and Hamua Paraparaumu Post-office and Railway-station Makowhai and Rongotea Tram-line Junction Woodvillc-Ngaawapurua As required Twice daily As required As required Daily Daily Twice daily Daily Daily As required, say * 100 0 0 ] 16 10 0 30 0 0 25 0 0 * 12 0 0 * 14 10 0 3,000 0 0 64: 65 66 67 68 69 Daily Daily Thrice weekly As required Four times weekly .. Daily 10 0 0 26 0 0 26 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 * 70 71 72 73 74 75 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily As required Daily Daily 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 13,922 2 6 100 0 0 Total £13,822 2 6 * Performed bde lartmental officer.

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1*3 J •§id E Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contra .OT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Blenheim Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels and letter-carriers' bags Blenheim Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and vessels in river Blenheim, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock Blenheim, Jordan, and Molesworth Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, Wairau Valley, Te Rou, and Top Valley (rural delivery) Wairau Valley and HiUersden Wairau Valley and Birch Hill Renwicktown, Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Benhopai Ward, Mirza, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Mangamaunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura Picton and Grove Wharf Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Redhaugh, 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 Bay, Tira-ora, Te Rawa, Homewood, Manaroa, Hopai, and Crail Bay Ngakuta, Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim Picton and Endeavour Inlet Once daily As required Thrice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Thrice, weekly Thrice weekly Weekly *140 0 0 150 0 0 65 0 0 115 0 0 - 125 0 0 65 0 0 150 0 0 1 I V 192 10 0 Weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly 60 0 0 70 0 0 147 0 0 Weekly 77 10 0 Twice weekly Nil. Performed under Arrange: «ENT. 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 99 0 0 20 0 0 24 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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 Rapaura and Spring Creek Renwicktown and Omaka Tuamarina and Waikakaho Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, and Ocean Bay Tuamarina Post-office and Railway-station Picton Post-office, Wharves, and Railway-station Havelock and Mahakipawa Hapuku and Puhipuhi River Bank (rural delivery) .. Daily Thrice weekly Weekly Daily As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly Weekly Weekly As required As required Thrice weekly Weekly 1,798 0 0 43 0 0 Less contributions by settlers Total £1,755 0 0 * 3d. for each parcel; Is. for each letter-i sarrier's bag. POSTAL DISTRICT OF NE: LSON. SjHH lli 43 O O "ad t, XV xv Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. .CT. £ s. d. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 Baton and Thorpe Belgrove, Golden Downs, and Tophouse Cable Bay, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Nelson Collingwood Post-office and Collingwood Wharf Collingwood and Mangarakau Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga Collingwood and Rockville Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly Five times weekly .. Thrice weekly 25 55 65 35 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 } 91 0 0 n ; _ :i t .i

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33 "*- c3 +-i o o 'Bbd > X ' "i Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract —i wntk ontinued. inued. £ s. d. 10 II 12 13 8 9 Brought forward French Pass Post-office, and vessels going through the Pass Glenhope, Owen Junction, Murchison, Fern Flat, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three-channel 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, East 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 Tv Tv Th As Th Da Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly As required >As required Thrice weekly , Daily wice weekly wice weekly hrice weekly s required \s required urice weekly aily 361 0 0 50 0 0 700 0 0 52 0 0 75 0 0 415 0 0 700 0 0 600 0 0 14 15 i T^ Twice weekly ivice weekly 150 0 0 16 I Th Thrice weekly irice weekly 161 0 0 17 Th Thrice weekly irice weekly 142 0 0 18 L9 20 21 22 Th Da Tw As Da Thrice weekly Daily (single trip) .. Twice weekly As required Daily irice weekly lily (single trip) vice weekly i required uly 38 0 0 42 0 0 35 0 0 95 0 0 800 0 0 23 Tw Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter Fortnightly Fortnightly Weekly Weekly to Tonga Bay ; twice weekly to Totaranui, Waitapu Wharf, and Collingwood vice weekly in sui m- 30 0 0 mer; weekly: in The Port (Nelson) and Waikawa Bay Waikawa Bay and French Pass Waitai and French Pass Nelson, Tonga Bay, Totaranui, Waitapu Wharf, and Collingwood v Foi Foi We We ] winter irtnightly •rtnightly eekly eekly to Ton; Bay; twice week 25 0 0 Nil. 25 0 0 iga 200 0 0 dy to Totaranui, Ws tapu Wharf, ai Collingwood aind Performed under Arrang: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Admiralty Bay and French Pass Anatimo and Motupipi Aporo and Harley's Road Nelson 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 Takaka and Tarakohe SMEJi We Tw Th: We Da: We Tw Tw Thi Dai Tw Thi Thi Tw: Dai Tw: As We Tw Dai Thi Thi IMENT. Weekly Twice 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 Thrice weekly NT. eekly vice weekly irice weekly eekly lily eekly nee daily vice daily trice weekly tily dee weekly trice weekly trice weekly dee daily dly dee weekly required eekly ,ice daily n'ly rice weekly rice weekly 12 10 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 12 10 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 27 15 0 10 0 0 30 10 0 Total £5,040 5 0

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u XV HH XV 43 O XV ■& d 'fc Service. £ * £ Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. CT. £ s. d. 1 Breakhead, Denniston, and Denniston Post-office 2 Denniston and Waimangaroa Junction (by road) Twice daily As required ; 5 s. per trip, say Weekly As required, say Weekly ; 12s. 6d. per trip, say Weekly 45 0 0 25 10 0 3 Fern Flat and Paenga 4 Granity and Millerton (by road) 5 Karamea, Kongahu, and Little Wanganui 50 0 0 *26 0 0 6 Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia 8 Ngakawau Post-office and Railway-station, and Westport Stockton Coal Company's Darlington Incline and Ngakawau Railway-station 9 Westport, Addison's, Rahui, and Charleston 10 Westport, vessels in harbour, and Railway-station .. 11 Waitaiawa, Te Namu, Little Wanganui, Kongahu, Arapito, and Karamea 12 Seddonville and Waitaiawa 32 10 0 98 0 0 Twice daily 26 0 0 9 10 11 Twice weekly As required Weekly; £1 1.0s. per trip, say Weekly ; £3 per trip, 48 0 0 199 0 0 12 78 0 0 Performed under Arrangi say 156 0 0 iment. 20 0 0 1 [ Arapito to junction of Karamea - Little Wanganui Road 2 Breakhead, Millerton, and Post-office, Millerton ,. 3 Capleston and Cronadun 4 Denniston and Burnett's Face 5 Denniston and Burnett's Face (by road) 1 2 3 4 5 As required; 2s. 6d. per trip, say Daily Thrice weekly Daily As required ; 5s. per trip, say Twice daily Four times weekly .. Twice daily Daily As required Weekly As required Four times weekly .. Weekly Weekly Weekly Daily As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 15 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 10 10 0 6 Denniston and Conn's Creek 7 Fern Flat and Sullivan's Bridge 8 Granity, Breakhead, Millerton, and Mine Creek 9 Granity and Mangatina 10 Granity Post-office, Coal-bins, and Railway-station .. 11 ! Karamea and Arapito 12 Karamea Post-office and Wharf 13 Miko Post-office and Railway-station 14 St. Helens - Corbyvale 16 Te Namu - Little Wanganui 17 Tiromoana, Powellville, and Charleston 18 Waimangaroa letter-delivery 19 Westport early clearance of receiving-boxes 20 Westport and Giles Terrace 21 Karamea and Oparara 22 Waimarie and Lower Mokihinui Railway-station 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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 £1,033 2 0 * 5s. for every mail carried on road, whether f'n >m or to Millerton. POSTAL DISTRICT OF GRE1 MOUTH. fr D-D 43 O XJ n .xt 'I d £ <D jr, CD Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. CT. £ s. d. I 2 Blackball Post-office and Railway-station Greymouth Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barrytown Four times daily As required 60 145 0 0 0 0 3 Twice weekly 50 0 0 4 5 6 Greymouth, Marsden, and Dunganville Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waiuta Ngahere Railway-station, Ngahere, and Nelson Creek Thrice weekly Daily Eight times weekly 65 95 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward £490 0 0

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§3 HH XV 43 O O xn 'H 'Sod £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 7 Reefton, Progress Junction, and Globe Mine .. Daily 8 Reefton Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 9 Chief Post-office, Greymouth, and boundaries of Daily letter-carrier's delivery, delivery of post-parcels 490 0 0 100 0 0 120 0 0 69 19 6 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Ahaura and Orwell Creek .. .. .. Twice weekly 2 Ahaura Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 3 ! Blackball and Roa .. .. .. .. Daily 4 Blackball to Atarua .. . . .. .. Twice weekly And Upper Moonlight .. .. .. Once weekly 5 Kamaka and No Town .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 6 Kokiri and Arnold .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 7 Paroa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 8 Reefton, Black's Point, and Crushington .. .. Daily 9 Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, and Big River Twice weekly 10 ! Roa, Soldier's Creek, and Middle Camp (rural delivery) Thrice weekly 11 Rotomana Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Four times weekly .. 12 Totara Flat and Granville .. .. .. Twice weekly 13 Totara Flat and Noble's .. .. .. Weekly 14 Ikamatua and Hukawai .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 1 I 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 5 0 0 Total £934 9 6 POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA. fr ., XV HH XV 'bo d t. xv h, oj Service. Frequency. I Annua! Subsidy I Performed under Contrj .CT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Goldsborough and Stafford Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu Hokitika, Koiterangi, and Lower Kokatahi Kumara Post-office and Railway-station Kumara and Wainihinihi Kumara, Westbrook, Greenstone, and Hohonu Okarito and The Forks Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, Harihari, Tetaho, Wataroa, Matainui, The Forks, Tatare, Waiho Gorge, and Weheka Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, and Harihari Ross Post-office and Railway-station Weheka, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, and Mahitahi And Haast and Okura Twice daily As required 50 0 0 52 0 0 Twice weekly Daily Thrice weekly As required Once weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Once weekly 30 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 98 0 0 20 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 170 0 0 Once weekly 50 0 0 As required Weekly .. Fortnightly I I 30 0 0 115 0 0 Performed under Arrangei tENT. 20 10 0 7 16 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 1 3 5 6 7 I 3 5 6 7 Hokitika and Arahura Kumara and Callaghan's Wataroa and Matainui Harihari and Herepo Waitaha and Junction of Main Road Thrice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Total £843 16 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

1 ° I a . 'So d h Service. M oa Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contra .CT. £ s. d. 1 Akaroa, Posting-box, Summit Road, and Le Bon's Bay 2 Alford Forest, Staveley, Springbum Post-office, and Springbum Railway-station 3 Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside Scaview, Seafield, and Newland 4 Ashburton, Greenstreet, Ouihi, and Spreadeagle 5 Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach 6 Balcairn and Leithfield 7 Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui 8 Arthur's Pass, Otira, and Otiia Railway 9 Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private bags) 10 Christchurch Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and High Street Post-office And clearing receivers in Christchurch and suburbs at midnight 11 Christchurch : Delivery of parcels within a radius of three miles from Chief Post-office 12 Courtenay and Kirwee 13 Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau Four times weekly .. Daily 105 0 0 69 10 0 Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily I 130 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 Daily Daily Thrice weekly Daily 50 0 0 50 0 0 499 0 0 75 0 0 As required 1 j 759 0 0 Daily II Daily 136 0 0 14 Darfield and Kimberley 15 Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa 16 Ealing, Carew (depositing correspondence in boxes at Carew, and clearing posting-box at Carew), and Ruapuna, and clearing mail-box at Cross Roads 17 East Oxford and Glentui Station (rural-mail delivery) 18 Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton and Ohoka 19 Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Kisselton 12 13 14 15 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 81 0 0 17 18 Thrice weekly Daily 80 0 0 38 0 0 19 Twice weekly 80 0 0 20 Greendale, Charing Cross, and Aylesbury 21 Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon's Post-office, and Weedon's Railway-station 22 Hinds, Lismore, Maronan, Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynnford 23 Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station .. 24 Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, Brookside, Killinchy, and Leeston 25 Kaiapoi, Coutt's Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton 26 Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek .. 27 Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf 28 Little River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa 29 Little River and Puaha 30 Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, Allandale, and Teddington 31 Lyttelton and Port Levy 32 Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station 33 Medbury and The Peaks.. 34 Methven and Highbank 35 Mina and Cheviot 36 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge 37 Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford 38 Oxford and Whakahua (including carriage of private bags) 39 Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, Oaro, and Kaikoura 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 S3 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 Daily in summer, and thrice weekly in winter 475 0 0 * Carried forward £4,733 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH— continued.

'5b d \t CD K-r 4) Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 40 41 42 43 44 Brought forward Pigeon Bay and Hill Top Hotel .. .. . . Daily Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank .. . . .. Daily Rakaia and Te Pirita .. .. .. .. I Thrice weekly Rakaia, Ovcrdale, Dorie, and Kyle .. .. Daily Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, and Birch Hill (including I Thrice weekly carriage of private bags) Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and White Rock Daily Station (rural delivery from North Loburn onwards) Scargill, Motunau, and Stony hurst Gate .. .. Daily Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu .. .. j Twice daily Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston .. .. . . Daily Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura .. Thrice weekly Winslow, Willoughby, and Eiffelton .. .. Daily Yaldhurst and Hornby .. .. .. .. Daily Hororata and Coalgate .. .. .. .. Daily Ha warden Railway-station and Wood grove .. Daily 4.733 0 0 160 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 110 0 0 30 0 0 45 110 0 0 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 100 0 0 95 0 0 95 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 23 8 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Performed under Arrangement. 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 Amberley and Broomfield .. .. .. Thrice weekly Annat and Russell's Flat .. .. .. Thrice weekly Ashburton and Porowhita .. .. .. Thrice weekly Cheviot and Port Robinson .. .. . . Once weekly Christchurch and suburbs : Delivery of letter-carriers' As required; 3s. 6d. bags each cart, say Christchurch : Carriage of mails each way between As required Chief Post-office, Christchurch, and all sub-offices on tram routes Christchurch and Marshland .. .. .. Daily Conway Flat and finger-post .. .. .. Thrice weekly Flemington and Longbeach Road.. .. .. Daily Kaiapoi and Ohapuku .. .. .. . . Thrice weekly Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station .. As required ; 9d. per trip, say Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf .. As required Loburn and Okuku .. .. .. .. Daily Lyttelton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves As required Lyttelton wharves and roadstead .. .. As required ; £1 per trip, say Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily Okain's Bay Post-office and Wharf .. As required Prebbleton and Broadfield .. .. .. Thrice weekly Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station .. As required ; 9d. per trip, say Springston Post-office and Railway-station.. .. Daily Springston Railway-station and Springston South .. Daily Upper Waiau, and Glynn Wye .. .. .. Weekly Waddington Post-office and Railway-station .. Four times daily Woodend and Tuahiwi .. .. .. .. Daily Doyleston Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily Fernside Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily Little River, Tumble Down, and The Gap . . .. Twice weekly Medbury Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Thrice weekly 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 120 0 0 200 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 10 18 0 11 10 0 30 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 440 0 0 25 0 0 20 21 22 23 12 0 0 5 0 0 19 0 0 60 0 0 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 35 11 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 33 0 0 10 0 0 i Less contributions by settlers 7,212 16 50 0 0 0 Total % £7,162 16 0

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XV x*H XV 43 O O 2 . -C |iE XV'/. S Oh t» Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy, Performed under Contr. COT. £ s. (1. 1 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road, Coalpits, Opawa, and Mount Nessing (delivering correspondence) Burke's Pass Post-office, Grampians, Gray's Hills, lialdon, and Black Forest Stations (delivering correspondence) Cave to Cannington. and Motukaika Also Fenn's (delivering correspondence) Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery through Raincliff 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 QueensDaily 125 0 0 2 Weekly 75 0 0 3 Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly ) f 75 0 0 $ 4 54 0 0 5 Twice weekly 41 0 0 6 Thrice weekly Once weekly > ■ 1,300 0 0 Once weekly Once weekly J 7 8 town — 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 correspondence) Temuka and Seadown, returning by Hedley's Comer and Arowhenua Railway-station (delivering correspondence) Twice weekly Four times daily Twice daily to Woodbury ; daily to all other places 77 0 0 - 240 0 0 9 Thrice weekly to Beautiful Valley; daily to all other places Twice weekly 10 11 r - 60 0 0 Twice weekly 12 Weekly J 60 0 0 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 19 As required Daily 36 0 0 20 Daily I - 260 0 0 21 Daily Carried forward £2,793 0 0

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'th q > Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. © ly fl) Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 2,793 0 0 22 Timaru Post-office : Delivery of parcels within bound- Daily; 3|d. per parary of letter-carriers' deliveries eel, say .. 117 0 0 23 Timaru Post-office and Railway-station, Timaru Post- As required office and vessels at wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers 24 Timaru Post-office : Clearing receiving-boxes .. Twice daily 25 Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Maungati, Thrice weekly to MauPareora West, Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering ngati; daily to all correspondence) other places - 558 0 0 26 Timaru and Glen-iti .. . . . . . . Twice daily 27 Timaru Post-office, via Grant's and Page's Roads, by Daily Hadlow to Tycho Flat 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) 28 Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills Thrice weekly .. 70 0 0 (delivering correspondence) 29 Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (delivering corre- Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 spondence) 30 Waimate Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required .. 27 10 0 31 Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs. . Daily .. .. 75 0 0 32 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry Town .. Daily .. .. 32 0 0 33 Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (delivering corre- Daily .. .. 50 0 0 spondence) 32 23 24 25 26 27 558 0 0 28 70 0 0 29 50 0 0 30 31 32 33 27 10 75 0 32 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Levels Post-office, Lower Rosewill, and Papaka Settle- Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 ments (delivering correspondence) 2 Morven Post-office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 delivery) 3 Otipua and Adair .. .. . . . . Thrice weekly .. 7 10 0 4 Rangitata and Rangitata Island . . .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 5 Waiariari and Hook Railway-station . . . . Thrice weekly . . 10 0 0 6 Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke's Pass .. . . Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct., 10s. per trip, say .. 13 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 0 0 3 4. 5 6 7 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 3,828 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers .. .. 850 0 0 3,828 850 0 0 0 .0 Total .. .. .. .. £2,978 0 0 £2,978 0 0 POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU. :aru. JJIH (J H5 O o so -H 'Bod g °i 'A » p, xn Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Cont: .ACT. £ s. d. 1 Hakataramea - Dip Creek (Kaukau) Hakataramea - Rocky Point (Kowhatu) Hakataramea - Station Creek (delivering correspondence 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) Weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 1 [ 115 0 J 2 Twice weekly 25 0 0 3 Daily 30 0 0 4 Twice weekly 140 0 0 Carried forward £310 0 0

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3*3 8 •§, q V Service. Frequency. XV x-r xv Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract — continued. )NTRA< ct — cor* iitii 'nued. £ s. d. Brought forward 5 Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi . . . . Four times weekly .. 6 Maheno, Incholme, and Kauru Hill .. .. Thrice weekly 7 Maheno and Kakanui . . .. .. .. Daily 8 Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater As required 5 6 7 8 sakwat .. Fc .. TI .. Di ter As 'out h ri, (ail; .8 r r times week: ice weekly ly . ••' required dy y ■ 310 0 0 75 0 0 48 0 0 65 0 0 144 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo II 12 13 Arrai .ngemei .. Ti .. Ti .. Ti .. Ti .. Ti .. Di .. Di .. Di .. Ti .. Ti .. Ti .. Ti .. W INT. 'wic 'wic 'wic 'wic 'wic )ail )ail )ail 'wi< ' \ v i < 'wic \vi< 31 ce daily ce daily ce daily ce daily ce daily ly- •- iy ■• ly .-■ ce daily ce daily ce daily ce daily 3kly (1st Ma 1st Oct. onlvl r i tc 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 ;o 16 5 0 1 Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) .. . . Twice daily 2 Awamoko and Railway-station (Aitcheson's) .. Twice daily 3 Enfield and Railway-station .. . . .. Twice daily 4 Georgetown and Railway-station (Oxbridge) .. Twice daily 5 Kurow and Hakataramea .. .. .. Twice daily 6 Oamaru and Maruakoa . . .. . . .. Daily . 7 Oamaru and Ardgowan .. .. .. .. Daily 8 Oamaru and Whitstone .. .. .. .. Daily 9 Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) .. .. Twice daily 10 Waianakarua and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 11 Weston and Railway-station .. .. .. Twice daily 1.2 Windsor and Railway-station .. .. .. Twice daily 13 Omarama and Longslip .. .. .. .. Weekly (1st May to 31st Oct. only) i su v/ei'. (iiuyj Less contributions by settlers 794 5 0 10 0 0 Total £784 5 0 POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN. XV HH XV 43 O £ •a. rj 'E Service. Frequency. £ * & Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. .CT. £ s. d. 1 Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. .. Daily Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. .. .. Thrice weekly 2 Alexandra South and Earnscleugh .. .. Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April; thrice wmlflv 1st, Ma.v to Daily Thrice weekly Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. As required Thrice weekly 1 40 0 0 50 0 0 weeKiy, isi; may to 31st Oct. 3 Alexandra South Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 4 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's, Hillend, Awamangu, Thrice weekly Pukema, and Pukepito 5 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, and Clydevale .. Thrice weekly 6 Balclutha and Te Houka .. . 4 .. Thrice weekly 7 Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. .. Twice weekly from 1st Oct. to 31st May; tit a a Ir 1 \r trrxrxr, 1 a4-. 3 4 40 0 90 0 0 0 weeiily trom 1st June to 30th Sept. 8 Beck's and Lauder .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 9 Cromwell and Bannockburn .. .. .. Daily 10 Dunback and Stoneburn.. .. .. .. Twice weekly 11 Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; As required 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 8 9 10 II 5 6 7 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 140 0 34 0 45 0 69 0 55 0 24 0 I ,281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward £1,868 0 0

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S3 HH XV 43 O XJ '5od'£ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract—i mtinued. £ a. d. 12 13 14 Brought forward Dunedin, Higholiffe, Pukehiki, The Camp (private bag), and Sandymount Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobcllo And Portobello, Poatiri, and Otakou Evansdale, Beaconsfiold, and Morton (rural delivery of correspondence) Green Island Railway-station, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily y j 1,868 0 56 0 150 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 15 Hawea Flat and Maungawera Henley Railway-station and Berwick Post-office Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill.. Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery of correspondence Hindon Post-office and Railway-station Houipapa Post-office and Railway-siding Kaitangata and Inch-Clutba Kaitangata and Stirling Kaitangata and Wangaloa Katea Post-office and Owaka Kyeburn, Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station .. Lawrence, Whenuakoa, Tuapeka West, Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth Lawrence and Waipori Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi Naseby and Kyeburn. Diggings Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly Omakau and Matakanui And Drybreacl Ophir Post-office and Omakau Railway-station Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's, and Cambrian Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark's Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua Owaka Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Owaka and Pounawea Thrice weekly ; daily between Green Island Railway - station and Brighton from 1st Dec. until one week after Easter Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 60 0 40 0 60 0 104- 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Tv/iee daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly 30 0 25 0 30 0 60 0 26 0 30 0 55 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily As required Thrice weekly; and daily for six weeks during summer season Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 43 Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, and Purekireki Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Green Valley, and Morrison's Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Macrae's Flat, and Moonlight Patearoa and Paerau Patearoa and Waipiata Pembroke, Makarora Wharf, and Makarora Port Chalmers Post - office, Railway - station, and wharves Puerua, Port Molyneux, and Romahapa Ratanui Post-office and Catlin's River Railway-station Tautuku and Papatowai Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding Waikoikoi Post-office and Pomahaka Railway-siding Waipiata and Gimmerburn Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully 70 0 120 0 0 0 44 Thrice weekly 130 0 0 45 46 47 48 Weekly Thrice weekly Weekly As required 30 0 50 0 130 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 Thrice weekly Daily Twice weekly Daily Five times weekly .. Thrice weekly Daily 30' 0 30 0 30 0 25 0 58 0 36 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward .. ,, £4,370 0 0

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So e '5b d y \ Service. Frequenoy. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Am inual Subsid ly. Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. 57 58 59 60 61 Brought forward 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 .. Thrice weekly Wharetoa and Clydevale.. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Clyde Railway - station, Post - office, Waenga, and ' Daily Cromwell Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, J Twice weekly and Tarras Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Thrice weekly Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston, Arrow- Thrice weekly town, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station. . .. |. As required Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Island Block, Horse- Daily shoe Bend, Miller's Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh Roxburgh, Coal Creek Flat, Tawhiti, Bald Hill Thrice weekly Flat, and Alexandra South 4 r 4,370 0 0 68 18 0 30 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 4,370 0 68 18 30 0 45 0 25 0 2,018 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 >2,018 7 0 Performed under Arrangement. 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Clark's and Deep Stream (rural delivery of correspond- Twice weekly ence) Clarksville Post-office and B,ailway-Station .. . . Daily Clinton and Kuriwao .. .. .. .. Thrice Weekly from 1st Sept. to 31st May; twice weekly from 1st June to 31st Aug. Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery of correspond- Twice weekly ence) Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry .. .. .. Weekly Dunedin to Anderson's Bay, Caversham, Dunedin As required North, Moray Place, North-east Valley, South Dunedin, St. Kilda, and conveyance of lettercarriers Dunedin and Morningtou . . . . As required Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. .. .. Twice weekly Dunedin, Roslyn, and Maori Hill .. .. .. Twice daily Dunedin and Whare Flat .. .. .. Twice weekly Forsyth Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Thrice weekly Glenore Post-office and Railway-Biding .. .. Daily Goodwood and Flag Swamp .. .. .. Daily Henley Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Twice daily Kaitangata Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Kaka Point and Port Molyneux .. .. . . Thrice weekly Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway-siding . . Daily Lindis Pass and Tarras .. .. .. .. Weekly Miller's Flat Post-office and coach, and delivery of Daily telegrams Milton and Table Hill .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Milton and Waronui (conveying correspondence each Daily way) Mosgiel Post-office and Railway-station .. As required ; 6d. per trip, say .. [ Ngapuna Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily North-east Harbour Post-office and coach .. .. Daily Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily .. 20 0 12 0 10 0 16 0 20 0 7 16 192 10 15 0 20 0 30 0 15 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 15 0 20 0 14 0 5 0 32 10 21 0 20 0 15 0 20 0 5 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 22 23 24 25 26 27 Carried forward [ £7,131 £7 ,131 1 1 0' 0'

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%t 8 Servfua. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ 8 . < £ s. d. 28 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 7,131 1 Pembroke and Cardrona .. .. .. Twice weekly from 1st May to 31st Oct.; £1 per trip, 7,131 1 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 II 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 say .. .. 52 0 Port Chalmers and Taiaroa .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 5 0 Puketiro Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Thrice weekly .. 5 0 Purakanui Post-office and Railway-siding .. . . Daily .. .. 20 0 Ratanui and Hinahina .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 Tapanui Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 12 10 Tawanui Post-office and Papatupu Railway-siding . . Twice weekly .. 10 0 The Reefs Post-office and Railway-platform .. Daily .. .. 6 0 Tuapeka Mouth and Rongahere . . . . . . Thrice weekly .. 14 0 Ururua and Pukema . . .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 6 0 Waipiata and Pukepouri .. .. . . .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 Waipiata Post-office and Rail way-station .. .. Daily .. .. 12 0 Wedderburn Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily .. .. 10 0 Otekura, Ahuriri Flat, and Glenomaru Railway-siding Thrice weekly .. 23 0 Rae's Junction Post-office and Coach on Main Road.. Daily .. .. 5 0 Awatea and Purikiriki .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 12 0 Allanton and Momona . . . . . . .. Daily .. .. 26 0 Waitahuna and Mount Stuart .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 1.2 0 Papatowai Post-office and Maclennan Railway-station Thrice weekly .. 23 8 Ratanui and Tarara (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 Kahuika Post-office and Caborfeidh Railway-siding .. Thrice weekly .. 25 0 52 0 0 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 10 0 0 23 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 26 0 0 12 0 0 23 8 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 7,459 19 Less contributions by settlers .. .. .. 40 0 7,459 19 40 0 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. £7,419 19 £7,419 19 0 POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL. 15 o u a, .-. " '5b ° t «-.** Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. HOT. £ s. d. 1 | Arrowtown and Macetown 2 : Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown 3 ' Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge 4 Clifden and Wairoto (rural deli very) 5 Colac Bay and Round Hill 6 Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point 7 Fortrose and Waimahaka 8 Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside 9 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale 10 Hokonui and Hokonui Railway-siding 11 Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station . . Twice weekly Nine times weekly .. Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Daily Thrice weekly i As required ; 9d. per load, say Daily Daily Daily 30 155 26 30 35 28 50 40 175 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Invercargill : Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs 13 Invercargill, Lome, and Wallacetown 14 Invercargill, Waikiwi, and West Plains (rural delivery) 15 Lumsden and Mossburu Mossburn, The Key, Hillside Creek, Manapouri, and Te Anau — From 1st November to 30th April From 1st May to 31st October 300 *100 35 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly - 290 0 0 Carried forward £1,460 0 0 * 3d. eaob town parcel; 4d. each subui ■ban parcel.

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8 HH OJ | '5b s '5 Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. J ' Performed under Contract —< continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 16 Mataura and Ferndale 17 Mataura and Tuturau 18 Mataura, Waimumu, and Te Tipua 19 Mill Road Railway-station, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush 20 Mossbum and Matuku 21 Niagara and Chasland's 22 Nightcaps, Opio, and Beaumont Schools (rural delivery) 24 Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery) 25 Otautau, Morrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden And Mangapiri and Blackmount 26 Otautau, Scott's Gap, and Aparima 27 Paterson's Inlet (also collecting correspondence from The Neck and North Arm Settlements) and Halfmoon Bay 28 Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraia, and Patterson's Block .. And Pukerau and Benio 29 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, and Skipper's 30 Riversdale' and Wendon 31 Riverton, Wild Bush, Gummie's Bush, and Groper's Bush 32 Riverton Post-office and Railway-station .. 33 Waikaia Post-office and Railway-station 34 Waikaka and Wendon Valley 35 Waikawa, Niagara, Quarry Hills, and Tokonui Rail-way-station 36 Wairio and Wrey's Bush 38 Woodlands and Dacre 39 Wright's Bush, Otahuti, Isla Bank, and Drummond 40 Wyndham, Menzies' Ferry, Seaward Downs, and Mataura Island Wyndham and Mimihau Wyndham and Mokoreta 41 Winton, Oreti and Heddon Bush 42 Limehills and South Hillond 43 Waikaka and North Chatton 44 Birchwood, Junction of Wairaki Road and the Nightcaps, Birchwood Roads and Nightcaps 45 Invercargill—Clearance of receivers in city and suburbs 16 17 18 19 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly 1,460 0 0 22 10 0 50 0 0 52 10 0 65 0 0 20 21 22 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 I 182 0 0 26 27 51 0 0 65 0 0 28 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 y 200 o o i J 41 42 43 14 97 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 85 0 0 45 Twice daily .130 0 0 Performed under Arrange! 1 2 4 flENT. 20 0 0 4 0 0 12 10 0 1 I Balfour and Hiwiroa 2 I Charlton Post-office and Railway-station 4 I Glenorchy and Paradise 5 i Gore and Croydon Bush 7 Hedgehope Railway-station and Glencoe 8 Invercargill and Otatara 9 Kapuka and Waituna 10 Kingston and Queenstown 11 Kinloch Post-office and Wharf 5 7 8 9 10 II 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 15 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 500 0 0 5 0 0 12 Maitland Railway-siding and Post-office 13 Merino Downs and Maitland Railway-station 14 Otahuti Post-office and Main Road 15 Otautau Post-office and Railway-station 12 13 II 15 5 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward £3,857 10 0

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|*g 8 ti ig Or* S I P5 ! Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement -continued. £ s. d. 16 17 .18 19 20 Brought forward 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 Twice weekly Daily Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly in summer ; twice weekly in winter Weekly Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; £1 per trip, say .. Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice daily Twice weeklyDaily Thrice daily Twice weekly Daily Daily Daily Weekly Twice weekly -j Quarterly . .j-?] Twice weekly 3,857 10 0' 12 0 0 8 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 55 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 0 18 0 0 20 0 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 29 30 31 32 83 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 II 42 43 44 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 Longbush and Toa Waikaka Valley Post-office and Railway-station Waimahaka and Fortification Makarewa and Makarewa North (rural delivery) Tuatapere and Puysegur Point Mataura and Knowsley Park 52 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 11 10 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments 4,341 50 0 0 0 0 Total £4,291 0 0 Grand Total £92,709 7 6-