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Greymouth— Daily throughout week to daily and twice daily: Ngahere-Nelson Creek. Invereargill— Four times weekly to daily : Winton-Brown's-Hedgehope. Twice weekly to daily: Invereargill-West Plains. Twice to thrice weekly : Fortrose-Tokonui Gorge-Quarry Hills-Niagara-Waikawa; Nightcaps-Opio-Annandale ; Queenstown-Malaghan's ; Thornbury-Isla BankDrummond. Once to twice weekly : Manapouri-Hillside Creek, Ist November to 30th April (once weekly Ist May to 31st October) ; Orepuki-Te Tua; Woodlands-Dacre. Napier— Twice to thrice daily : Farndon-Clive. Once to twice weekly : Dannevirke-Ngapaeruru-Waipafciki-Weber-Ti-tree Point-Wimbledon-Herbertville (see " Abolished"); Weber-Waione. Nelson — Thrice weekly to daily : Bichmond-Motueka-Biwaka. Twice to four times weekly : Motupiko-Motupiko Railway (by two separate twiceweekly services). New Plymouth— Thrice weekly to daily : Inglewood-Tarata ; Waitara-Onaero-CJremii. Twice and thrice weekly to thrice weekly throughout: Inglewood-Kaimata-Tarata-Purangi. Twice to thrice weekly : Stratford-Mahoe-Bowan. Once to twice weekly : Huiakama-Pohukura-Wangamomona ; Toko-Strathmore ; Urenui-Uruti Boad. Thames— Once to twice daily : Paeroa-Waihi; Paeroa-Waitekauri. Four times weekly to daily : Waitekauri-Golden Gross. Twice and thrice weekly to thrice weekly throughout year: Hikutaia-Maratoto. Twice weekly to thrice weekly : Tauranga-Te Puke; Waihi-Tauranga. Wanganui— Thrice to four times daily : Bull's-Greatford. Thrice weekly to daily : Mangaweka-Utiku-Taihape. Twice to thrice weekly: Manutahi-Whakamara (no post-office)-Mokoia Block (no post-office)-Meremere (open delivery). Once to twice weekly : Holden's-Pukeroa-Pohonui, including Mangarnahoe JunctionKaretu Boad-Turakina Valley Boad-Koeke-Buanui (see "Extended"). Wellington— Twice to thrice daily : Clareville Post-office-Bailway-station. Daily to twice daily : Masterton-Kuripuni. Five times weekly to daily : Halcombe-Stanway; Waituna West-Bewa. Thrice weekly to daily : Ashhurst-Pohangina. Twice to thrice weekly : Mangahao-Makomako-Nikau; Nireaha-Atea ; PohanginaAwahou; Pohangina-Upper Pohangina. Once to twice weekly : Makuri-Coonoor; Pongaroa-Manuhara. The frequency of the following services was diminished :— Wanganui — Daily to twice weekly : Marton-South Makirikiri (delivering correspondence). Twice to once weekly : Utiku-Pukeokahu. The following services were abolished: — Auckland— Hohoura-Waihopo. Invereargill— Mararoa-The Key. Napier— Dannevirke-Ngapaeruru-Waipatiki-Weber (separate service). Wairoa-Morere-Nuhaka-Mahia (31/12/99, on establishment of through-service, Gisborne-Wairoa). Nelson — Belgrove-Tophouse. Timaru — Morven Post-office-Eailway-station. Wanganui— Bakautaua Post-office-Bailway-station. The following services have been otherwise altered : —■ Auckland —■ Botorua-Wairakei, two routes, to leave Botorua, vid Waiotapu, on Thursdays and Saturdays ; and vid Atiamuri on Tuesdays. Pirongia-Kawhia, coach substituted for horse-service; Ban giriri-Churchill-Glen Murray, Mercer substituted for Bangiriri, and launch for horse-service. Blenheim — Blenheim-Seddon, from coach to horse-service. Picton-Onapua-Te Weka-Te Awaite, to call at Onapua both ways. iii—F. 1.

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