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Inland Mail-services established, extended, etc. — continued.

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District. pirn Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. Blenheim Christchuroh Dunedin Gisbome Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Rapaura - Spring Creek .. .. Daily .. .. Established. Timatangi - Flat Creek .. .. „ .. „ Picton, &c. - Havelock .. .. .. Altered: by inclusion of Otanerau after Picton. Scddon, &c. - Kaikoura .. .. .. Altered : by inclusion of .Mangamaunu after Hapuku. Doyleston Post-office-Kailwav-statioii Twice daily .. Established. ! Christchurch-Burwood (carriage of Daily .. .. „ letter-oarriers' bags) ('hi istchurcli-Harewood .. . . „ .. „ Met liven—Highbank .. .. Four times weekly i „ Kaiapoi-Ohapuku .. .. Thrice weekly .. ,, Waiau - Mcndip Hills (renewal) .. Weekly .. „ Spreydon-Halswell .. .. .. I'.xti-ndcd : to Tai Tapu. Broken River- Otira- Kumara .. .. Altered: by change of terminal office from Kumara to Otira. Rakaia-Meade .. .. .. .. .Vltured : by change of name of Mead© to Te Pirita, and opening of new intermediate office at Meade. Rangiora, &e - Orahaki .. .. .. Altered : by change of terminal office from Orahaki to Birch Hill. Hawarden Post-office - Railway-sta- | .. Abolished. tion .. i Houipapa Post-office - Railway-siding Thrice weekly .. Established. Wharetoa-Clydevale .. .. „ .. „ Papatowai-Wharuarimu .. .. Weekly .. „ Pembroke-Cardrona .. .. „ .. „ (Summer service resumed.) Bannockburn-Nevis .. .. .. Frequency increased: weekly to twice weekly (for summer service). Houipapa-Tawanui .. .. .. Frequency increased: weekly to twice weekly. Clinton-Popotunoa .. .. .. Altered: now rural^delivery. Ratanui-Tahakopa .. .. .. Altered: by change of terminal office from Tahakopa to Papatowai. Ratanui—Houipapa .. .. .. Abolished. Tahakopa-Wharuarimu .. .. .. „ .. I Waikohu Post-office - Railway-station Daily .. Established. Mataura Post - office - Johnstone's Twice weekly .. I „ (rural delivery) Waikohu-Otoko .. .. .. „ .. „ Tuparoa-Pakihiroa .. .. Weekly .. „ Gisborne-Puha .. .. .. .. Extended : to Waikohu. Te Karaka - Kanakanae .. .. .. Frequency increased: weekly to twice weekly (for summer service). Te Karaka - Kanakanae .. .. .. | Frequency decreased : twice to once weekly (for winter service). Gisbome, &c. - Tolaga Bay .. .. Altered : by inclusion of Taraarau after Gisborne. Ahaura - Upper Moonlight .. .. Altered : by change of starting-point from Ahaura to Blackball. Blackball - Upper Moonlight .. .. Abolished. Totara Flat — Granville and Noble's .. „ Ross Post-office - Railway-station .. As required .. Established. Hokitika-Ruatapu-Ross (Railway Kight timesjweeklyj „ (Sec Abolished.) service) Rimu, p &c. - Hokitika .. .. Daily .. .. „ Kumara-Wainihinihi .. .. Weekly .. „ Ross, &c. - Hokitika .. .. .. Abolished. (See Established.) Waikaia Post-office - Railway-station Twice daily .. Established. Waikaka Post-office - Railway-station Daily .. .. „ Waikaka Valley Post-office-Railway- „ .. .. „ station Otautau-Gladheld (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. „ Te Anau - Glade House .. .. „ .. „ (Summer service resumed.) Garston-Nevis .. .. .. j Weekly .. „ „ Glade House - Milford Sound .. j Fortnightly .. „ „ Nightcaps-Annandale .. .. .. Extended : to Beaumont. Arrowtown-Queenstown .. .. .. Frequency increased: four times weekly to daily. Glenorchy Post-office - wharf .. .. Frequency increased : twice to thrice weekly (for summer service). Glenorchy-Paradise .. .. .. Ditto. Kinloch Post-office — wharf .. .. „ Queenstown, &c. — Creighton .. .. „ Lumsden, &c. - Te Anau .. .. .. Frequency increased : once to twice weekly (for summer service). Manapouri — Hillside Creek .. .. Ditto. Mossburn-Matuku .. .. .. „ Glenorchy Post-offico - wharf .. .. Frequency decreased : thrice to twice weekly (for winter service). Glenorchy-Paradise .. .. .. Ditto. Kinloch Post-office - wharf .. .. „ Queenstown, &c. - Creighton .. .. „ Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill