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Weekly: Awanui Landing-Kaitaia (giving Kaitaia twice-weekly mail); MangatuTutamoe ; Matakohe-Ararua ; Peria-Te Koroa ; Poroti-Parakao ; Port FitzroyOkiwi; Taupo-Tokaanu, twice weekly, November-April, weekly, May-October, (actually established 1899) ; Eowsell's-Maungaturoto ; Waingaro-Buakiwi; Waiotu Eailway-station-Hukerenui-Towai (giving two last-named twice-weekly mail); Whangarei-Pama Bay. Bleheim — Weekly : Tuamarina-Waikakaho. Fortnightly: Havelock-Mahau-Maori Bay-Tira Ora-Homewood-Brightlands-Ketu Bay-Te Peru. Christchurch — Daily: Ladbrook's Post-office-Kail way-station ; Woodend-Tuahiwi. Twice weekly : Okain's Bay Post-office-Wharf. Six times yearly : Lyttelton-Chatham Islands (renewal). Dunedin — As required : Mosgiel Post-office-Kailway-station. Twice daily : Dunedin-North-east Valley ; Dunedin-Eoslyn. Twice weekly : Deep Stream-Clark's. Fortnightly : Glenavy-Whitecombe. Gisborne — As required : Gisborne Chief Post-office-Wharves. Weekly : Port Awanui Coach Eoad-Hangaroa ; Whakarau-Eakauroa ; WhatatutuWheturau. Greymouth — Thrice weekly : Beef ton-Globe Mine. Weekly : Nelson Creek-Bell Hill. Invercargill— Four times weekly : Winton-Hedgehope. Thrice weekly : Waianiwa-Otahuti. Twice weekly : Brown's-Hokonui-Spring Hills ; Mataura-Ferndale. Weekly : Otautau-Scott's Gap (giving Scott's Gap a twice-weekly mail). Monthly : Invercargill-Te Oneroa-Cromarty (renewal). Napier — Daily : Hastings-Mahora ; Hastings-Pukahu. New Plymouth — Twice weekly: Wangamomona-Kohuratahi. Thames — Daily : Omahu Post-office-Eailway-station. Weekly: Opotiki-Motu; Puriri-Nevesville. Timaru — As required : Timaru Chief Post-office-Eailway-station (subsidised service). Daily: Levels Post-office-Eailway-station; Waimate-Arno-Waihao Forks-Waihao Downs. Thrice-weekly : Temuka-Ohape-Clandeboye. Twice weekly : Glenavy-Pike's Point Boad-Waikakahi (returning via Dog Kennel Eoad, delivering correspondence.) Weekly : Waihao Downs-Pentland Hills (no post-office). Oamaru — As required : Oamaru Chief Post-office-Eailway-station (first subsidised service). Wanganui— As required : Kai Iwi Post-office-Eailway-station. Daily : Brunswick Bailway-station-Westmere. Twice weekly : Mangaweka-Baahine. Weekly : Aberfeldie-Parapara ; Kauangaroa-Mangatipoua. Wellington — As required : Chief Post Office-Wellington South. Daily : Carterton-Belvedere; Eongotea-Glen Oroua. Twice weekly : Mangamaire-Marima; Masterton-Waingawa ; Mauriceville-Ditton (no post-office) ; Nireaha-Atea ; Nireaha-Putara. Weekly: Te Nui-Te Mai (no post-office). Westport — Daily : Burnett's Face (letter-delivery). Monthly : Karamea-Little Wanganui. The following services were extended : — Auckland— Auckland City, clearing receivers (area extended to embrace three miles and a half from Chief Post-office); Birkenhead-Dairy Flat to Pukeatua; Fairburn's-Victoria Valley-Takamie to Herekino ; Ohaeawai-Kerikeri to Waipapa ; PapakuraHunua to Otau. Christchurch —■ Eakaia-Overdale-Dorie to Kyle.