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Designations op Offices.

The designations of offices were changed as follows : Auckland —Hautapu to Pukeroro ; Owana to Awanga. Dunedin—Victoria Bridge to Waitiri. Invercargill—Maitland Village to Maitland. Napier—Maharahara East to Kiritaki; Patoka to Pakiaka. New Plymouth—Tariki Boad to Tariki. Wanganui —Torere to Ohutu. Wellington—Trentham Eifle Eange to Trentham, and again to Trentham Eifle Eange. Designations were corrected as follows : Auckland — Tawhere to Tauwhare. Dunedin— Otakaia to Otokia. Napier—Petane to Petane, H.B. POST-OFFICES ESTABLISHED, ETC. Eighty post-offices were established (of these seven were reopened offices) and fourteen closed :— Opened. Ahuroa, Auckland Lichfield Street, Christchurch Pukekawa, Auckland Akaaka, Auckland Long Bay Road (reopened), Christ- Puketoi (reopened), Wellington Anama, Christchurch church Puketui, Auckland Anuanu, Thames Lome, Invercargill Richmond Brook, Blenheim Awatuna East, Wanganui Mackaytown, Thames Rock Ford, Christchurch Barewopd, Dunedin Mangapuaka, Napier Saies, Auckland Claverley (reopened), Christchurch Mangatoro, Napier j Sedgebrook, Wanganui Cooper's Creek, Christchurch Mangatuna, Napier. Stokes Valley, Wellington Oreighton, Invercargill Matangi, Auckland Tangawahia, Auckland Eastown, Wanganui Mataroa, Wanganui Tapuhi, Auckland Fabian's Valley, Blenheim Maungatautari, Auckland Taumanmui, Auckland Panning Island, Auckland Mine Creek, Westport Te Awa, Wellington Gordonton, Auckland Muripara, Auckland Te Kowhai, Auckland Grahamsfern, Auckland Newbury, Wellington Titahi Bay, Wellington Hampden Square (R. 0.), (1899) Newton Flat (reopened), Westport j Titiroa, Invercargill Hapuku, Blenheim Nihotupu, Auckland Torere, Thames Haunui, Wellington Ohinewairua, Wanganui Tussock Creek, Invercargill Hautapu, Auckland Omaka, Blenheim Tututawa, New Plymouth Hil sborough, New Plymouth Onetea, Auckland Upper Moonlight, Greymouth Huiakama (reopened), New Plymouth Orua Bay, Auckland Upper Nevis, Invercargill Huiarua, Gisborne Owana, Auckland Waenga, Dunedin Ida Valley, Dunedin Pangatotara, Nelson Waimatua, Invercargill Inehbonnie, Greymouth Patoka, Napier Waitahora, Napier Kaitara, Auckland i Penrhyn Island (Sept., '01), Auck- Waima (reopened), Auckland Karewarewa (reopened), Wellington land Whareama, Wellington Kinohaku, Auckland Poolburn, Dunedin Whareponga, Gisborne Kononi, Dunedin Pouawa, Gisborne Wingatui, Dunedin. Koutu, Auckland Closed. Anuanu, Thames i Claverley, Christchurch Rissington, Napier Ashburton Gorge, Christchurch Cromarty, Invercargill Tahekeroa, Auckland Birkdale, Auckland Khandallah, Wellington Te Ahuahu, Auckland Blackbridge, Wellington Motiti, Thames . Tuiwahi, Wellington. Bullendale, Invercargill Otira Gorge, Greymouth The number of post-offices open at the end of the year was 1,807.

Parcel-post.

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The following table 1900, 1901, and 1902 :- s. :OWS e num ier ani weig iarce. s pos Lun ig t :e years 1890, Postal Districts. 1890. 1900. 1901. 1902. Number. Weight. I Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. j Weight. _ Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne.. Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Nelson .. Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru .. Oamaru .. Dunedin Invercargill .. 21,882 .. 1,491 .. 1,007 938 .. 6,265 .. 4,035 .. 25,893 .. 4,723 .. 1,077 2,509 1,413 .. 1,846 .. 19,383 .. 2,013 .. j 859 .. I 22,500 .. 3,458 lb. oz. 57,912 10 3,661 8 2,674 3 2,570 6 17,075 14 9,563 8 74,544 2 13,370 7 2,332 4 6,243 13 3,924 5 4,357 11 58,708 4 4,774 8 2,123 3 65,329 13 7,477 5 40,287 2,989 3,038 2,022 8,848 8,846 44,322 5,261 1,868 I 2,583 2,527 I 1,961 30,897 1,743 1,149 34,411 6,661 lb. oz. 122,449 9 9,094 4 9,615 9 5,771 15 28,142 15 28,206 10 160,737 4 16,916 4 4,645 15 7,711 4 9,173 5 5,976 4 118,206 3 5,294 1 4,162 7 125,419 10 20,617 0 45,131 3,763 4,203 2,243 10,543 11,143 54,398 5,931 2,307 3,076 2,993 i 2,417 35,308 2,072 1,715 39,400 6,848 : lb. oz. 145,899 4 10,848 12 . 10,589 1 7,100 3 32,021 7 34,715 1 194,258 6 18,940 6 5,811 14 9,416 10 10,786 3 7,282 13 :122,838 2 6,025 1 5,822 13 145,149 15 18,590 0 lb, oz, 48,878 |167,123 3 3,426 10,376 9 4,501 13,202 0 2,570 : 7,650 11 10,363 31,606 2 11,487 ! 35,232 10 60,954 219,805 11 5,846 ! 18,761 4 2,384 ! 6,119 6 2,737 i 9,011 15 2,961 j 10,197 13 2,090 ! 6,469 8 35,292 1127,831 6 2,507 ; 6,856 10 1,805 : 6,002 7 39,600 i166,967 1 6,692 i 17,855 3 Totals .. 121,292 336,643 12 199,413 682,140 7 |233,491 ! 786,095 15 244,093 861,069 7