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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES, 1913-1914. [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, 31st May, 1913. The following is a list of inland mail-services being performed under contract or arrangement within the Dominion as on the Ist April, 1913. By order. R. Heaton Rhodes, Postmaster-General.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

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'So o c Service. Frequency. I Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr. iCT. £ g . d. I 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 .. j y 2,150 0 0 Twice daily in city, and once in suburbs Thrice daily .. ' 1,390 0 0 12 3 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 .. 250 0 0 4 Daily to Bayswater; 80 0 0 twice daily to Taka5 6 7 8 9 Aukopae, Roto, and Tokirima Avondale, Titirangi, Nihotapu, and Huia Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central Birkenhead, Glenfield, Albany, and Dairy Flat puna Twice weekly .. 45 0 0 Weekly .. .. 49 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 40 16 0 Four times weekly .. 75 0 0 Thrice weekly; His. 124 16 0 per trip, say Weekly .. .. 24 0 0 Daily .. .. 50 0 0 1(» II 12 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)] Cambridge and Maungatautari Cambridge, Monovale, and Rotoorangi (rural delivery) Cambridge, Leamington delivery Cambridge, Leamington, Pukerimu, and Kaipaki .. Daily .. .. 115 0 0 13 11 Thrice weeklv .. I 30 0 0 Daily .. .. 312 0 0 Carried forward .. .. £4,735 12 0

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fail t<Oh paljl j) .j > Service. Frequenoy. , Annual Subsidy I Performed under Contract— continued. . £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. ..I .. 4.735 12 0 15 Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station . . As required .. : 30 0 0 16 Cambridge and Whitehall (correspondence delivered Twice weekly . . 33 16 0 into settlers' boxes) 17 Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay . . Weekly . . .. 38 0 0 18 Coromandel Post-office and Wharf .. As required .. 35 0 0 19 Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua Weekly .. .. 22 2 0 20 Coromandel and Whitianga .. . . . . Weekly . . .. I 40 0 0 21 Dargaville Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf .. As required .. 48 0 0 22 Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa. Red Vale, Silverdale. Weekly .. .. 161 0 0 Orewa, Waiwera. and Puhoi 23 Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay .. .. .. Daily .. .. j 112 0 0 24 Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and H ow i c k • • Twice daily .. 125 0 0 25 Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue .. . . Twice weekly .. 78 0 0 26 Frankton Junction, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton As required .. 280 0 0 Railway-station, and Hamilton East 27 Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Te Palm Daily .. 160 0 0 28 Glenbrook and Waiuku-Pukekohe Road •.. .. Daily .. .. 26 0 0 29 Glen Murray and Woodleigh .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 37 10 0 30 Hairini and Te Awamutu .. .. Daily .. .. 310 0 31 Hamilton, Claudelands, and Rototuna .. .. Daily . . .. 50 0 0 32 Hamilton, Frankton Junction Railway-station, Whata- Thrice weekly .. HKi 0 0 whata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan 33 Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro. and Daily .. .. 75 0 0 Cambridge 34 Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery) .. .. Daily .. .. 60 0 0 35 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves .. Twicedailyinsummcr: 52 0 0 daily in winter 36 Helensville, Parakai .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. j __ . n And Parakai and Parkhurst .. .. .. Twice weekly .. j 37 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki . . .. Twice weekly 40 0 0 38 Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora .. As required .. 25 0 0 ,'i'- 1 Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao. and Parenga .. Fortnightly .. 49 10 0 40 Howick and Whitford .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 65 0 0 41 Kaiaua, Miranda, Maramarua. and Maungatawhiri .. ! Weekly .. .. 76 0 0 42 Kaihu, Whatoro, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui Twice weekly .. 105 0 0 43 Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth Four times weekly .. 195 0 0 11 Kaitaia, Pukepoto, and Ahipara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. [j an n n And Ahipara and Herekino .. .. .. Weekly 15 Kaitieke and Retaruke .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 40 0 0 Hi Kaitieke and Retaruke Valley Road (rural delivery) . . Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 17 Kaiwaka Railway-station, Post-office, Maungaturoto, Twice weekly .. "] Rowsell's, and Paparoa Paparoa and Matakohe . . . . .. Weekly Maungaturoto and Waipu .. .. Weekly . . ■ ■ Y 375 0 II Maungaturoto and Kaiwaka Railway-station (one : Weeklv way only) Pahi and Paparoa .. .. .. . . Thrice weekly .. J 48 Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine .. Twice weekly .. "(I 0 (I 49 Kawakawa, Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okai- Thrice'weekly •• "1 hau, Marangai, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke y 475 0 0 Ohaeawai, Ngawha, and Kaikohe .. .. Weekly .. • • J 50 Kawakawa Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 15 0 5 51 Kihikihi, Korakonui, and Wharepuhunga .. ..I Twice weekly .. 70 0 0 52 Kihikihi and Pukeatua (rural delivery) .. Thrice weekly . . 55 0 0 53 Kohukohu, Paponga, and Broadwood .. Twice weekly . . 90 0 0 54 Mangapai, Oakleigh, and Mangapai Wharf .. Thrice weekly 22 10 0 55 Mangapai, Moewhare, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie .. Thrice weekly .. 56 0 0 56 Mangatawhiri and Maramarua .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 24 14 0 57 Mangonui and Kaeo .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 96 0 0 58 Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti. Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburn's. Thrice weeklv .. 230 0 0 and Kaitaia ■59 Mangonui, Taipa, and Lake Ohia .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 54 (J 0 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 S3 31 35 36 37 38 39 in •II 12 43 14 15 16 47 Carried forward .. .. .. .. ; £8,865 14 0 £8.865 14 0

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3 ° .8 ' ■§>(}£ I Service. Prequenoy. Annual Subsidy. ■2 25 9 a 'f- : Performed under Contract continued. £ s . d. Brought forward .. .. .. I .. 8,865 14 0 60 Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby .. .. Daily .. .. 70 0 0 61 Marsden Point. Lower Ruakaka, and Warpu .. Six times weekly .. 250 0 0 62 Matakana and Leigh .. .. Weekly .. .. 28 12 0 63 Matamata and Okauia .. .. .. .. Daily .. 35 0 0 64 Matamata and Taihoa . . . . .. .. Daily . . . . 31 4 0 65 Matangi, Eureka, and Tauwharc .. .. .. Daily .. .. 98 0 0 66 Matiere and Otangiwai .. .. .. . . Twice weekly .. 34 0 0 67 Mercer, Churchill, Glen Murray Landing, v.wl Glen Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Murray Post-office 68 Mititai and Arapohue .. .. .. .. Four times weekly.. 2(1 0 0 69 Morrinsville and Kiwitahi (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly Morrinsville Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. y 140 0 0 Morrinsville and Tahuna . . . . . . Thrice weekly .. J 70 Morrinsville and Motumaoho (rural delivery) .. Daily .. .. 38 10 0 71 Morrinsville, Tauhei, and Whitikahu (rural delivery)., Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 72 Ngaruawahia, Te Akatea. Huntly Fingerpost, Wai- Thrice weekly .. ~) ngaro, and Raglan Landing y 75 0 0 Waingaro. Waima, and Pepepe .. .. Weekly .. •• J 73 Ngaruawahia and Te Kowhai .. .. .. Daily .. .. 50 0 0 74 Ngunguru and Kiripaka .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 70 0 0 75 Ohaeawai, Ngawha, Kaikohe, and Talreke .. .. Twice weeklv .. 80 0 0 76 Ohaeawai. Waimate North, Keiikeri. and Wai pa pa ;• Weekly .. .. 50 0 0 and extra mail Waimate North to Ohaeawai on Tuesdays 77 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Waipapa, and Kaeo .. Weekly .. .. 175 0 0 78 Ohaupo, Ngahinapouri. and Tuhikaramea .. Thrice weekly .. •">•') 0 0 79 Ohaupo and Paterangi .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 18 10 0 80 Ohinewai, Waiterimu, and Matahuru .. .. Twice weekly .. : 11 0 0 81 Ohura and Tatu .. .. Weeklv .. .. j 36 0 0 82 Okahukura, Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura. . .. Daily in summer; 350 0 0 thrice weekly in winter 83 Okaihau, Rangiahua, Umawera, Taikawhana, and Weekly .. ... 53 0 0 Mangamuka 84 Okoroire Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required 40 0 0 85 Omapere. Waiotemarama, and Waimamaku . . Twice weekly .. I „. .. n And Waimamaku and Wekaweka .. Weekly .. .. I 86 Onerahi and Mangapai Wharf .. .. Weekly .. .. 32 0 0 87 Opar-.ni Ferry and Kawhia .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 25 0 0 88 Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Punaruku .. .. Weeklv .. .. 39 0 0 89 Otorohanga and Honikiwi .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 38 0 0 90 Otorohanga, Rangiatea, and Maihiihi .. .. Weekly .. .. 26 0 0 91 Papakura, Clevedon South, and Clevedon .. .. Twice daily .. 100 0 0 02 Papakura. Whitiki, and Hunua .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 13 0 0 93 Paparoa and Mareretu .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 94 Papatoetoe Railway-station, Post-office, and- East Daily .. .. 0 0 Tamaki 95 Patumahoe and Waiau Pa .. .. . . Thrice weekly .. 21 0 0 96 Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku .. .. .. Weekly .. 25 0 0 97 Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau Ferry Thrice weekly .. 208 0 0 98 Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Mangatawhiri Valley, and Daily in summer; 10 0 0 Mangatawhiri thrice weekly in winter 99 Port Albert and Wellsford .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 92 5 0 100 Puhoi and Ahuroa .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 49 16 8 101 Pukekohe, Patumahoe. Mauku, Pukeoware, and Daily .. .. 300 0 0 Waiuku 102 Pukekohe and Pukekohe East .. . . .. Dailv .. .. 50 0 0 103 Pukekohe and Puni .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 45 0 0 104 Putaruru and Mokai .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 52 0 0 105 Putaruru and Waotu .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 52 0 0 106 Raglan Landing and Raglan .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 __ 60 61 62 68 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 S8 89 mo 91 92 93 :il 95 '.it; 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 I Carried forward .. .. .. .. £12,249 11 8

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5*3 ? .2 .'2 hp o C Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— ;ontinued. £ 8 . <|. 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 Brought forward 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 Whakarewa12,249 11 8 Twice weekly .. ! 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. 25 9 ii Twice weekly .. 89 0 0 Daily .. .. 26 0 0 Twice weekly .. 55 0 0 Weekly .. .. 25 15 0 Weekly .. 124 0 0 As required .. 60 0 0 115 rewa Rotorua and Waiotapu Daily in summer; 160 0 0 thrice weekly in winter, with extra trip from Waiotapu to Rotorua on Saturday, if required Twice weeklv _. „ Weekly .. .. j o0 ° ° Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 Weekly .. .. j 34 0 0 Weekly ; 12s. per trip, 15 12 0 116 117 118 119 Ruawai and Matakohe And Matakohe and Paparoa Russell and Purerua Russell, Rawhiti, and Cape Brett Lighthouse Silverdale, Red Vale, and Dairy Flat (during winter months) Silverdale and Red Vale (during summer months) .. 120 121 122 123 124 Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga Tangitu and Mokauiti Tangowahine and Onetea Taupiri, Komakorau, and Gordonton Taupo and Tokaanu say Weekly; 5s. (id. per 7 3 0 trip, say Weekly '.. .. 50 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 50 0 o Twice weekly .. 23 0 0 Daily .. .. 60 0 0 Thrice weekly in 250 0 0 summer; twice weekly- in winter Daily .. .. 43 0 0 125 126 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, and Kihikihi As required .. ~) Thrice weekly .. \ 110 ° ° J 127 Te Hana, North Albertland, Te Arai, and Mangawai.. Te Kauwhata Railway-station, Post-office, and WaeTwice daily to Kihi- ' 45 0 0 kihi; thrice daily from Kihikihi Twice weekly .. 70 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 45 0 0 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 renga Te Kuiti, Arapae, Piopio, and Aria Piopio, Paemako, and Mahoenui Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Ngapaenga, Mangaohae, Moeatoa, Kiritehere, and Marokopa Te Mata and Raglan-Hamilton Road Tokatoka landing service and Rehia Totara North, Saies, and Whangaroa Towai Post-office and Railway-station Tuakau, Onewhero, and Te Hima.. Tuakau and Pukekawa Waiharara and Kaimaumau Waikumete and Karekare Thrice weekly .. [ Twice weekly .. j 16(J ° ° Weekly .. 250 0 0 Twice weekly .. 28 0 0 As required .. 35 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 61 0 0 As required .. 26 0 0 Daily .. .. j 45 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 49 (i o As required .. 30 0 0 Twice weekly in sum- 40 o o mer; weekly in winter Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 Twice weekly .. 46 0 0 Weekly .. .. 60 0 11 Daily in summer; j 200 0 0 thrice weekly in winter 140 141 142 143 Waimiha, Tangitu, and Mapiu Waingaro and Te Akau (rural delivery) Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti Waiotapu, Wharepapa, Wairakei, and Taupo Carried forward £14,827 11 2 £14,827 11 2

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*2 o o ■55,5'S Servioe. Frequency. i Annual Subsidy. I Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 14,827 11 2 144 Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement Thrice weekly .. 11 I 0 0 145 Waiwera, between steamer and Post-office .. As required .. 30 0 0 146 Waiwera and Upper Waiwera .. .. .. Thrice weekly as re- 30 0 0 quired 147 Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, , Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 and Leigh 147a Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point .. Weekly .. .. 26 0 0 148 Wellsford, Whangaripo, and Pakiri .. .. , Twice weekly .. 58 0 0 149 Whakapara, Otonga, and Opuawhanga .. .. I Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 150 Whakapirau, Marohemo, Rowsell's, and Maungaturoto j Twice weekly .. 75 0 0 151 Whangape and Herekino .. .. Twice weekly .. 18 10 0 152 Whangarei and Kiripaka .. .. Thrice weekly .. 42 0 0 153 Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Thrice weekly .. 165 0 0 Pakotai, and Nukutawhiti 154 Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Tangiteroria . . Twice weekly .. 47 10 0 155 Whangarei Post-office, Wharf, and Railway-station As required .. j 47 10 0 156 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea .. . . Thrice weekly .. 58 0 0 157 Whangaroa and Kaeo . . .. .. .. Four times weekly .. 40 0 0 158 Wharehine, Tauhoa, Hoteo, and Hoteo Railway- - Twice weekly, with 65 0 0 station extra trip between Tauhoa and Hoteo Rail way-station 159 Thau and Piarere .. .. .. .. Daily .. 52 0 0 160 Owhango and Hikimutu Valley (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 161 Waiuku and Otaua .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 31 4 0 162 Waitomo Caves and Haylock's via Caves and Manga- Weekly .. .. 52 0 0 pohue Roads (rural delivery) 163 Cambridge, Karapiro, and Taotaoroa (rural delivery) .. j Daily .. .. 45 0 0 164 Waihou and Eastport Road (rural delivery) .. Daily .. .. 35 0 0 165 Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 6 0 167 Kuaotunu and Whitianga .. .. .. Weekly .. .. | 25 0 0 144 145 146 147 147a 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 Sea Services. — Whangarei Harbour, between s.s. "Manaia" and Thrice weekly; £2 5s. 117 0 0 Mart.den Point, Mangapai, Parua Bay, and Whanga- per week, say rei Heads Performed under Arrangement. 1 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit .. .. Weekly .. .. 18 10 0 2 Amodeo Bay Post-office and steamer .. As required .. 3 0 0 3 A point near Mania and Woolley's Farm, Matapouri Twice weekly ; 5s. per 20 0 0 annum, and 10 s. per trip in winter, say 4 Arapae Post-office and mail-coach ... . . As required .. 500 5 Aria and Kaeaea .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 (i Aria and Rira .. .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 0 7 Auckland and Oneliunga (one way only) .. .. Daily; 3s. per week, say 7 16 0 8 Auckland suburban post-offices and Chief Post-office— Hourly between 9 a.m. 257 0 0 (Dominion Road, Epsom, Grey Lynn - Arch Hill, and 5 p.m. Kingsland, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, and Upper Symonds Street) 9 Awanui and Mangatete .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 7 16 0 10 Awanui Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required .. 10 0 0 11 Awanui and Waipapakauri .. .. As required .. 10 0 0 12 | Awarata and junction of Ohura-Toroto Roads .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 13 Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads .. .. Weekly .. .. 12 0 0 14 Awhitu Wharf and Orua Bay .. .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 15 Big Omaha Post-office and steamer .. As required .. 10 0 0 16 Bombay and Paparata .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 6 0 0 17 I Cabbage Bay Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required .. 16 0 0 19 Cambridge and Leamington .. .. .. Twice daily .. 20 0 0 20 Clevedon, Ness Valley, and Moumoukai (rural delivery) Weekly .. .. 17 0 0 21 Coromandel and Driving Creek .. .. .. Daily .. .. 20 0 0 22 \ Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay .. .. .. Fortnightly .. 13 0 0 23 Coromandel landing service .. .. As required .. 6 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £16,714 13 2 £

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-3 o c. '5> 6 F 3** , o P Service. Frequency. : Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ 8 . d. Brought forward .. .. .. | .. I 16,714 13 2 24 I Dargaville, Aoroa, Aratapu, and Te Kopuru .. | Thrice weekly .. 19 10 0 25 Frankton Junction and Koromatua .. .. Thrice weekly .. 110 0 26 Harapepe and Te Pahu .. . . .. .. > Daily in summer ; 10 0 0 thrice weekly in winter 27 Henderson and Te Atatu .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 7 10 0 28 Hikurangi and a point near Mama .. .. Twice weekly .. 5 0 0 29 Hikurangi and Tanekaha .. .. . . Weekly .. .. j 5 0 0 30 Hinuera Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. 6 10 0 31 Houhora and Waihopo .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 18 0 0 32 Hukerenui and Paiaka .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 7 16 0 33 Hukerenui and Riponui .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 4 0 0 34 : Hukerenui and Tapuhi . . .. .. .. Twice weekly .. j 13 0 0 35 Huntly, Rotongaro, and Ruawaro . . .. Twice weeklv .. 20 0 0 36 Huntly and Waikokowai .. .. .. Weekly ..' .. 12 0 0 37 Hunua and Paparimu .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 7 0 0 38 Kaeo, Otoroa, and Matauri Bay .. .. Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 39 Kaeo and Pupuke .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 7 0 0 40 Kaihu and Aranga .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 11 Kaimaumau landing service .. .. Weekly .. .. 11 0 0 42 Kaiwaka and Hakaru .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 43 Kakahi Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 10 0 0 44 Kamo Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly, and all 15 12 0 hampers 15 Kamo and Rnatangata Kast .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 6 0 0 47 Kaukapakapa and Parakakau .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 48 Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office .. As required .. 20 0 0 49 Kauroa and Hamilton-Raglan Road .. .. Thrice weekly .. 12 0 0 50 Kawhia and Hauturu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 51 Kawhia, Te Maika, Waiharakeke, and Kinohaku . . Thrice weekly to 20 0 0 Kinohaku; twice weekly to other offices 52 Kinohaku, Taumatatotara, and Awamarino . . Weekly . . .. 20 0 0 53 Kinohaku and Waerengahou .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 54 Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 0 55 Kirikau and Kokakonui Landing .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 56 , Kohukohu and Ivydale .. .. . . .. j Four times weekly .. 7 10 0 57 Kohukohu and Rawene .. .. .. .. | Daily . . .. 10 0 0 58 Komiti and Paranui . . .. .. Twice weekly .. j 5 0 0 60 '. Lichfield Post-office and Timber Company's Railway- Twice daily .. 18 4 0 line 61 ! Mairoa and Waitanguru .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 30 0 0 62 Makarau Railway-station and Post-office .. ..I Twice weekly .. 16 0 0 63 Mangakahia and Titoki .. .. .. I Twice weeklv .. 12 0 0 64 Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi .. . . ' Weekly . . . . 5 0 0 65 Mangawai Post-office and steamer .. As required .. ! 6 0 0 66 Mangonui and Kohumaru .. .'. Weekly .. .. 7 0 0 67 Mangonui and Taemaro .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 8 0 0 68 Maraetai Post-office and Wharf .. . . .. As required .. 10 0 0 69 Mareretu and Taiptiha .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 0 70 Matakana and Tawharanui .. .. Weekly .. .. 12 0 0 71 Matakohe and Araroa .. .. .. .. Twice weekly in sum- ! *16 15 0 mer; weekly in winter, say 72 Matakohe landing service .. .. As required .. 17 17 7 73 Matakohe and Oparaku .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 74 Matakohe and Waihungarua .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 75 Matamata and Turangaomoana .. .. .. Daily . . .. 10 0 0 i 72 73 .74 75 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £17.353 17 9 £17.353 17 9 * £10 for period 1st September to 30th April; 7s. (xl. per trip 1st May to 31st August. trip 1st May to 31st August.

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-p O p .a .-p K 03 I Servioe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performei) i'n 11kk Arkangkm ent — continued. £ s. d. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 ! 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 Brought forward .. ... .. I Maungakaramea and Tangiteroria.. .. .. ! Weekly .. Maungatapere and Otuhi .. .. .. Weekly Maungaturoto and Wairere .. Twice weekly Muripara and Te llouhi . . .. .. Weekly Ngongotaha Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily Northcote Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly Ohautira and Ngaruawahia Raglan Road .. Twice weekly Ohinewai and Te Hoe .. .. .. Weekly Okahukura Post-office and Railway-station . . Daily Okonga landing service .. .. . . Weekly Okupu landing service .. .. .. As required Onerahi and Limestone . . . . . . . . ! Four times weekly . . Onerahi, Waikaraka, and Parua Ray .. .. Weekly Onewhero and Port Waikato .. .. .. Weekly Onewhero and Wairaniarama .. .. .. Twice weekly Oparau Post-office and Ferry .. .. .. j As required Oparau Ferry Post-office and River Bank .. .. | As required ; 3d. per trip, say Opua and Waihaha .. .. .. WeeklyOre w a and Waiwera .. .. Twice weekly Otahuhu Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Otorohanga, Otewa, and Tahaia .. .. .. Twice weekly Otorohanga and Whawharua .. .. .. Twice weekly .. j Pahi and Matakohe .. .. .. .. I As required Pahi Post-office and steamer .. As required Parua Bay Post-office and Landing .. .. Twice weekly Peria and Te Koroa .. .. .. .. Weekly Pirongia and Te Rore .. .. .. .. I Daily Pokeno and Razorback .. ... .. .. Thrice weekly Ponga and Opaheke .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Port Fitzroy and Motairehe .. .. .. Fortnightly Port Fitzroy and Okiwi .. .. .. .. Weekly Port Fitzroy Post-office and steamer .. Weekly Pouto Post-office and steamer .. .. .. Four times weekly . . Pukemiro and Waingaro - Ngaruawahia Road .. Twice weekly Putaruru and Lichfield . . .. .. .. Daily Rangiriri and Awaroa River Junction .. .. Weekly Raurimu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. As required Rawene and Motukaraka .. .. .. Twice weekly Rawene Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. As required Rawene and Whakarapa.. .. .. .. Weekly Riverhead Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Thrice weekly Ruakiwi and Waingaro Settlement .. .. Twice weekly Russell and Kerikeri .. .. .. . . Weekly Russell and Manawaora .. .. .. Weekly St. Helier's Post-office and Wharf .. ' Twice daily St. Helier's, Tamaki West, and St. John's College .. I Daily Silverdale and Nanahu .. .. .. Weekly .. Silverdale Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. As requited Silver-dale aird Upper Orewa .. .. .. Weekly Streamlands Post-office and coach .. . . Four times weekly . . Taheke and Waima .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Taipa and Whatuwhiwhi .. .. .. Weeklv .. Tairua and Hikuai .. .. .. .. Four times weekly .. Tairua and Opoutere . . .. .. .. Weekly . . Tairua Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. Weekly .. Tangowahine Post-office and Steamer .. .. As required .. Taringamotu Railway-station and Post-office .. Daily Tauhoa and Mangakura .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Taumarere Railway-station and Post-office .. Thrice weekly Taumarunui and Matapnna .. .. .. Daily 17.353 17 9 19 16 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 19 19 9 5 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 6 10 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 16 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 1 II o 9 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 7 10 0 10 0 0 Hi 8 0 15 10 0 3 (i 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 4 10 0 10 0 0 Nil. 9 9 0 10 o o 13 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 1 £18.004 4 6 II 4 6

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° .2 ' ■§od'E 3*1 I, o t Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsid Frequency. Annual Subsidy. dy. g"aS i _ Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s . d. Brought forward .. .. ... .. 18,004 4 137 Taumarunui and Otunui.. .. .. .. j Weekly .. .. 10 0 138 Taupiri and Orini .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. ' 15 0 139 Taupo Post-office and Lake Landing .. As required ; Is. per 15 8 trip, say 140 I Taupo and Waitahanui .. .. .. .. j Weekly .. .. 8 0 141 Taurikura and Whangarei Heads .. .. .. I Thrice weekly .. 10 0 142 Te Awamutu and Pokuru .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 8 0 143 ; Te Hana Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Six times weekly .. , 17 10 144 Te Kapa landing service .. .. Thrice weeklv .. 20 0 145 Te Kopuru and Red Hill .. .. .. Weekly ..' .. 15 0 146 Te Mapara Post-office and junction of Main Road . . Twice weekly .. 8 0 147 Te Mata and Te Papatapu .. .. .. Weekly ..' .. 10 0 148 Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. .. .. Fortnightly .. ! 10 0 149 Tirau and Tapupa .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 12 0 150 Titoki and Houto .. .. .. ".. Twice weekly .. 10 0 151 Tokaanu Landing and Post-office .. As required .. 20 0 152 Tokatoka Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. j As required .. 5 0 153 Tokatoka Wharf and Post-office .. .. Weekly; Is. per trip, 2 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 say 154 Towai and Koraha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 155 Towai and Marlow (way-side delivery) .. . . Weekly .. .. 10 0 156 Towai and Ruapekapeka .. .. . . Twice weekly .. 20 0 157 Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) .. .. As required .. 6 0 158 Waerenga and Okaeria .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 15 0 159 Waerenga and Taniwha .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 15 0 160 Waharoa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. 10 0 161 Waharoa and Wardville .. .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 162 Waikumete and Oratia .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 12 0 163 Wainoni Post-office and Wharf .. .. Daily .. .. 10 0 164 Waiotemarama and Kawerua .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 7 0 165 Waipapa and Kerikeri .. .. Weekly .. .. 13 0 166 Waitoa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 5 0 167 Waitomo Caves and Putake .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 168 Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 10 0 169 Waiuku and Otaua .. .. Thrice weekly .. 19 10 170 Walton Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily .. 3 0 171 Warkworth and Pohuehue .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 13 0 172 Warkworth Post-office and Wharf .. As required .. ! 20 0 173 Wayby Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly .. : 15 0 174 Wayby Railway-station and Hoteo North .. Weekly .. 12 10 175 Whakapirau and Pahi .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 5 4 176 Whakapirau Post-office and steamer .. As required . . 5 0 177 Whakatiri and s.s. ' llirere" .. Twice weekly .. 5 0 178 Whangapara and Awanga .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 I7y Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer .. .. As required .. , 5 0 181 Whangarei and Parua Bay .. .. - .. Weekly .. .. 7 0 182 Whangarei Town Wharf and Railway Wharf . . As required ; 7s. 4d. 5 0 per trip, say 183 Whangarei and Whareora .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 13 0 184 Whangarei Heads Post-office and Landing .. Weekly .. .. 8 0 185 Whangaruru and Punaruku .. .. .. Weekly 5 0 186 Whitianga and Gumtown .. .. .. As required .. 12 II 187 Kihikihi and Ranginui .. .. Twice weekly 20 0 188 Putaruru and Te Whetu .. .. .. .. Daily . .. Nil. 189 Aranga and Oranoa .. .. .. Weekly .. . . 18 0 190 Broadwood and Runaruna .. .. Weekly .. .. 10 0 191 Ohura and Waitewhena . . .. Weekly .. 16 0 192 Maungatapere and Kara .. .. Twice weekly .. 14 0 193 Wharepuhunga and Matapara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 18 4 194 Poroti and Kokopu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 5 0 195 Mapiu and Kaitangiweka .. .. .. Thrice weekly, say .. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 18,650 2 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers .. .. 201 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. £18,449 2 6 0 6

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"Sdo t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contr. lCT. £ s. d. 1 Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Waiotahi Bridge 2 Matahanea and Opotiki .. •'! Matata, Lake Rotokokio, and Manawahe(rural delivery) I 2 3 i Thrice weekly I Weekly Thrice weekly when creamery open, and weekly when creamery closed, 50 0 0 18 0 0 *31 4 0 I Omahu, Otamakitai, and Wharekawa 5 Omahu, Puriri, Nevesville, Puketui, and Hikuai 6 Oponae and Matahanea 7 Opotiki, Torere, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Cape Runaway And supplementary mail between Opotiki and Omaio 8 Paengaroa, Pongakawa, 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, Gate Pa, and Tausay Weekly Twice weeklv Weekly .. - Fortnightly Daily Daily 35 0 0 72 0 0 26 0 0 125 0 0 Daily 1 I I .575 0 0 I J Thrice weekly ranga 9 Paeroa and Komata 10 Paeroa and Netherton 11 Paeroa Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves 12 Paeroa Post-office and steamers at. the Junction, and steamers at Te Puke 13 Puriri Post-office and Railway-station 14 Taneatua and Waimana 15 Taneatua, Opouriao, and Ruatoki 16 Tauranga, and Omanawa Falls 17 Tauranga, Lower Kaimai, and Kaimai 18 Tauranga and Mount Maunganui 19 Tauranga Post-office and wharves.. 20 Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, Te Aroha West, Manawaru, Shaftesbury, and Gordon 21 | Te Puke and Maketu 22 j Thames Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves 23 I Thames and Waitakaruru 24 ! Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu 25 Thames, Pipiroa, Kopuarahi, Rawerawe, Ngatea, and Kerepehi And Kerepehi to Patetonga 26 Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Te Puna, and Tauranga 27 I Waihi Post-office and Railway-station 28 ! Whakatane and Taneatua DaUy Dai'y As required As required As required Twice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Weekly Thrice weekly As required Daily 40 0 0 46 0 0 94 0 0 52 0 0 35 0 0 52 0 0 36 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 26 0 0 70 0 0 120 0 0 Tw-ice weekly As required Weekly Daily Twice weekly35 0 0 49 0 0 19 10 0 20 0 0 1 y 51 o o J Weekly Thrice weekly 250 0 0 Eight times daily .. Daily 85 0 0 100 0 0 Performed under Arrangi :ment. 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 12 0 5 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 14 10 0 5 0 0 15 12 0 1 Hikutaia Post-office and Railway-station 2 Kopu Post-office and Railway-station 3 Mackaytown Post-office and Railway-station 4 Mangaiti Post-office and Railway-station 5 Omahu Post-office and Railway-station 6 Omarumutu and Motu Road 7 Omokoroa Post-office and junction of Tauranga Road 8 Opotiki Post-office and Wharf 9 Taneatua and Waingarara 10 Taneatua and Opouriao West 11 Thames and Kauaeranga 12 Turua Post-office and steamer 13 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily Twice daily Daily Twice daily Twice daily Weekly Thrice weekly As required Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly As required Daily ; 6s. per week, say Total .. £3,334 18 (i * 6s. per trip when creamery open, and 7s. par trip when creamery closed.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

•g, 0 - > Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. &*& Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai .. Daily .. .. I 130 0 0 2 Gisborne and Patutahi .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 130 0 0 3 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Te Reinga, Weekly .. .. 425 0 0 Opouiti, Marumaru, Frasertown, and Wairoa 4 Gisborne, Tamarau, Tatapouri, Whangara, Pakarae, Twice weekly .. 900 0 0 Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, and Waipiro Bay 5 Gisborne, Manutuke, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nu- Twice weekly, Nov. to 475 0 0 haka, and Wairoa April; weekly, May to Oct. 6 Gisborne Post-office, wharves, and Railway-station. As required .. 110 0 0 Clearing receivers at railway-station ; also delivering letter-carriers' extra bags 7 Gisborne, Waiwhero, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley Thrice weekly .. 104 0 0 8 Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead .. required .. 150 0 0 9 Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway .. .. .. Fortrnghtly .. I 45 0 0 10 ; Manutuke and Waingake .. .. Twice weekly .. 75 0 0 11 , Matawai and Johnstone's .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ! 65 0 0 12 Motu, Toatoa, Omarumutu, and Opotiki .. . . Weekly .. .. 96 0 0 13 Motu, Whakarau, and Waikohu .. .. .. Twice weekly .. ; 150 0 0 I 1 Rakauroa, Matawai, and Motu .. .. ■ . . Thrice weekly .. 160 0 0 15 Rakauroa and Tahora via Valley Road .. .. Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 16 Patutahi and Whenuanui .. .. Twice weekly j ... And Rere and Wharekopae .. .. Weekly .. i 17 Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, and Te Araroa .. Twice weekly .. | „„ . And Hicks Bay .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 1 18 Puha and Whatatutu .. .. .. .. Dailv' .. .. 125 0 0 19 i Te Karaka and Kanakanaia . . .. .. Twice weekly, Oct. to 39 0 0 May; weekly, June , to Sept. 20 Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 90 0 0 21 Tokomaru Bay, Beach, and Post-office . . As required .. 70 0 0 22 Tokomaru Bay, Beach, and vessels in roadstead .. As required .. 100 0 0 23 Tolaga Bay and Arataha .. .. .. Twice weekly i no 0 0 And Arakihi and Puketawa .. .. .. Weekly .. 11 24 Tolaga Bay Post-office and roadstead .. As required 24 0 0 25 Tuparoa, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa .. .. Weekly .. .. 60 0 0 26 Waerengaahika Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily ... 48 0 0 27 Waerengaokuri and Pehiri .. .. .. Weekly .. 25 0 0 28 Waingake and Paparatu Homestead .. .. Twice weekly, Nov. to 60 0 0 April; weekly, May to Oct. 29 Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa. and Port Awanui Twice weekly .. 225 0 0 30 Whatatutu and Iwiroa . . .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 25 0 0 31 Whatatutu and Wheturau .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 30 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 II 15 16 5 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 1 Beach and Post-office, Port Awanui .. .. When steamer calls l 7 10 0 2 Beach and Post-office, Tuparoa .. .. .. When steamer calls 5 0 0 3 Beach and Post-office, Waipiro Bay .. .. When steamer calls ; 5 0 0 Is. per trip, say 4 Beach and Post-office, Hicks Bay .. .. . . When steamer calls ; 5 0 0 2s. per trip, say 5 Beach and Post-office, Te Araroa .. .. When steamer calls.. 5 0 0 6 Gisborne and Mangapapa .. .. .. Daily .. .. 5 0 0 7 Gisborne and Tamarau .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 5 0 0 8 Junction Gisborne Road and Hangaroa .. .. Weekly .. .. 14 0 0 9 Junction of Wharekopae Road and Stock Track, and Weekly .. .. 36 8 0 Tahunga 10 Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily .. 11 0 0 11 Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa .. .. .. Weekly . . .. 20 0 0 12 Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Twice daily .. 20 0 0 13 Makauri Post-office and Railway-station .. .. j Twice daily .. 14 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Carried forward .. .. .. .. j £4,648 18 0 £4,648 18 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

H o ° ■2 . -S to o u i E Service. Frequenoy. ' Annual Subsidv Frequency. Annual Subsidy. T- + OS J Performed under Arrangement-— continued. £ s . d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 4.648 18 II Ormond Post-offico and Railway-station .. Twice daily .. 20 0 15 i Otoko Post-office and Railway station .. As required .. 12 0 16 Tiniroto and Kairoa .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 6 0 17 Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice weekly; 2s. 6d. 13 0 per trip, say 18 Waitakaro and Tuparoa .. .. .. .. Weekly .. .. I 8 0 19 Whatatutu and Tahunaroa .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 15 0 20 Waimata Valley and Arakihi Road .. .. Weekly .. .. 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,730 18 Less contributions by settlers .. .. .. 57 0 0 0 ..... • i . . Total.. .. .. .. .. : £4,673 18 0

2y-i O IB ° •- •Qa _• '> Service. Frequency. 8*1 Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Anaroa and Pukehou .. .. .. .. Daily 2 Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station . . As required 3 Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber. Thrice weekly Ti-tree Point. Wimbledon, and Herbertville 4 Dannevirke and Umutaoroa .. . . Daily ."> Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley .. Twice weekly 6 Dannevirke, Awariki. Mangaliei. and Ngapaeruru .. Twice weekly 7 Farndon and Olive .. .. .. .. Four times daily 8 Frasertown and Clydebank .. .. .. Thrice weekly And Byrnes (rural delivery) . . .. .. Weekly 9 Hastings and Havelock North . . .. .. Thrice daily 10 Hastings Post-office and Railway-station . . As required 11 Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho .. .. Daily 12 Hastings and Waimarama (to cover carriage of private J Vice weekly mail-bags) 13 : Hastings and Whana (private-bag owners) . . .. Twice weekly 14 j Hastings and Willow-ford Accommodation-house . . Twice weekly And Hastings, Kuripapango, and Mangaohane .. Weekly 15 ! Hatuma and Flemington, and to schoolhouse (rural Thrice weekly delivery) 16 Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke Roads "(rural Thrice weekly delivery) 17 Havelock North and Maraetotara Settlement (to cover Weekly carriage of private mail-bags) 18 j Kiritaki, and Oringi Railway-station .. .. Daily 19 i Maharahara, Maharahara Railway-station, and Mahara- Daily hara West 20 I Mangatuna and Dannevirke Weber Junction . . Twice weekly 21 ! Maraekakaho, Mangatahi, and Kereru .. Thrice weekly 22 j Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale.. Twice daily 23 | Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee .. .. .. Twice daily 24 Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puketitiri .. Thrice weekly 25 ' Napier, Greenmeadows, Taradale, and Puketapu . . Twice daily And Taradale and Fernhill .. . . .. Once daily 26 ! Napier, Te Pohue, Te Haroto, Tarawera, Rangitaiki, Weekly and Taupo 27 Napier and Te Pohue .. .. .. .. Weekly .. 20 0 0 55 0 0 700 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 40 0 0 36 0 0 90 0 0 110 0 0 90 0 0 360 0 0 58 o 0 50 0 0 34 0 0 30 0 0 78 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 450 0 0 40 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. j .. £3,446 0 0 £3,446 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER— continued.

*J O c too J ?z 5 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract — continued. £ s. d. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 28 Brought forward .. .. .. i Napier Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Break- As required water, and Port Ahuriri, and distributing bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Also clearing receiving-boxes and delivering cor- Twice daily respondence at Napier Chief Post-office Napier : Delivery of parcels throughout the town .. Daily Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, Tangoio, Putorino, Mo- Twice weekly haka, Turiroa, and Wairoa Norsewood, South Norsewood, and Ormondville .. Twice daily Nuhaka and Tangitere .. .. .. . . Weekly Ongaonga and Blackburn .. .. .. Twice weekly Ongaonga and Wakarara .. .. Twice weekly Opoutama and Nuhaka .. .. .. . . Twice weekly Ormondville to Whetukura .. .. .. ) rp • ,, Thence rural delivery to Dassler's and Pedersen's gate I "" Ormondville and Whetukura .. .. .. Four times weekly .. Petane and Waikare (private bag), (to cover cost of Weekly carriage of private mail-bags) Putere and Wahanui .. .. .. .. Weekly Ruakituri and Te Reinga .. .. .. Weekly Takapau, Ashley-Clinton, and Makaretu, via Wilson's Thrice weekly Road Takapau and Makaretu via Ashcott (rural delivery Thrice weekly between Takapau and Makaretu) Takapau and South Makaretu (letter-delivery) ; con- Twice weekly tractor to cross river at Thomson's and return through the Rakautatahi district Ti-tree Point, Ora, Akitio, and Aohanga .. .. Thrice weekly Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East .. .. Daily Waipawa, Tamumu, Omakere, Pourere, and Blackhead Twice weekly Waipawa, Ruatnniwha, and Ongaonga .. .. Twice daily Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. j As required Waipawa and Tikokino .. .. .. .. [ Daily Waipatiki, Waimiro, and Horoeka .. .. Thrice weekly And rural delivery to Effingham's .. .. Twice weekly Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau j Daily Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station . . As required Wairoa and Frasertown .. .. .. .. Twice daily Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government \ Twice weekly, 1st Nov. Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana to30thApril; weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. .. .. Weekly Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere .. .. .. Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. of each year ; £3 per week, say Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river .. As required Woodville and Kumeroa.. .. .. .. I Daily .. 3.446 0 0 y 552 0 0 95 0 0 1.200 0 0 68 0 0 44 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 65 0 0 70 0 0 28 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 82 0 0 95 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 II 45 16 17 18 19 50 130 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 80 0 0 51 52 53 54 150 0 0 36 10 0 25 0 0 250 0 0 55 56 40 0 0 78 0 0 57 58 52 0 0 138 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Performed under Arrangement. Dannevirke and Ruaroa . . .. .. .. Daily .. .. I Dannevirke and Raumati .. .. .. Daily Dannevirke and Te Rehunga .. .. .. Daily Hastings and Mahora .. .. .. Twice daily Hastings and Pukahu .. .. .. .. Daily Hastings and Pakowhai .. .. .. .. Daily Matamau Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Twice daily Mohaka Post-office and coach on main road .. Twice weekly Napier and Wairoa .. .. .. .. When running ; 10s. per trip, say Napier Breakwater (landing and shipping mails) . . As required 15 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 10 26 0 0 Carried forward £7,570 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

00 -r* •s>° 5 Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement— continued. £ s . d. 11 12 13 14 Brought forward .. .. .. i .. , 7,570 10 0 Norsewood and Ngamoko .. .. .. Daily .. .. 10 0 0 Otane, Patangata, and Elsthorpe .. .. . . Thrice weekly .. 1 90 o o And Mangakuri and Te Apiti .. .. .. Once weekly . . 1 Pakipaki Post-office and Railway-station .. .. 1 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 .. .. .. j Thrice weekly .. 5 0 0 15 16 17 1 7,669 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers . . .. 272 0 0 Total .. .. ... .. £7,397 0 0

'5d t Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 2 3 I 5 6 Kaponga, Rowan, Mahoe, Cardiff, and Stratford .. j Daily .. .. 99 0 Kohuratahi, Hurimoana, and Tahora .. . . Thrice weekly .. 65 0 Mokau and Pariwaro (open delivery to settlers on both Thrice weekly .. 40 0 banks of Mokau River) New Plymouth Chief Post-office and Railway-station I As required .. 100 0 New Plymouth : Delivery of parcels over area covered Daily ; 2d. per parcel, 64 16 by letter-carriers say New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Daily .. .. 300 0 Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake Puniwhakau, Tututawa, Douglas . . .. . . Thrice weekly .. 75 0 Purangi, Taramauku, Tarata, Kaimata, and Inglewood Daily .. .. 200 0 Strathmore, Huiakama, and Te Wera .. .. '• Daily .. .. 50 0 Urenui and Pukearuhe .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 40 0 Waitara, Onaero, Urenui, Uruti, Tongaporutu, Mokau, Daily, and twice on 500 0 and Awakino Saturday between i Waitara and Urenui Waitara Post-office, Beach, Railway-station, and As required .. 47 0 wharves 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 9 10 II 12 Performed under Arrangement. 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 2 3 I Bell Block Post-office and Railway-station . . ... Daily . . .. 14 0 Douglas Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 10 0 Egmont Village and Inglewood .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 12 0 Hillsborough and Bell Block .. .. .. Daily, 1st Sept. to 10 0 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. Huatoki and New Plymouth .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 Huinga and Toko .. .. .. .. Daily .. .. 15 0 Huiroa Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 20 0 Inglewood and Kaimiro .. .. .. . . Twice weekly .. 10 0 Kiore Post-office and Railway-station .. Thrice weekly .. 3 0 Korito, Kent Road, Lower Mangorei, and New Ply- Twice weekly .. 29 0 mouth Kotare and Waitaanga (rural delivery) .. .. Weekly . . .. 10 0 Lowgarth and junction Hastings and Opunake Thrice weekly .. 19 10 Roads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 Carried forward .. .. . • .. £1,745 6 8

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

2"S g '&= E Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangement—continued. £ s. d. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Brought forward Matau and Purangi New Plymouth and Mangorei Okau and Kotare Pohokura Post-office and Railway-station Rerekapa and Tongaporutu .. Strathmore and Pahautuhia Taurakawa and Puniwhakau Uruti and Ngatamiro Uruti and Pehu Waitara and Hui rangi Waitara and Tikorangi Waitui and Inglewood Whangamomona and Mangare (rural delivery) Whangamomona and Tahunaroa (rural delivery) .. | Wharehuia, Tepopo, and Kupe (rural delivery) Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weeklyDaily Weeklv .. Weekly .. Weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Thrice weekly • • i 1.745 6^8 23 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 (I 13 0 0 14 0 0 22 10 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 31 4 0 Total £1.997 0 8

i» = 'E Service. Frequency. Aunual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. (I. 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bull's and Greatford .. .. .. .. Four times daily Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (part rural Dailydelivery) Bull's, past junction Pukepapa Road, via Turakina Daily Road, to Williamson's Road (rural delivery) Bull's Post-office and Bell's gate on Raumai Road (rural Twice weekly delivery) Eltham Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kaponga .. .. Daily Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari . . .. .. Daily Eltham, Rawhitiroa, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, • Thrice weekly Omoana And Moeroa . . .. .. .. Once weekly Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu .. .. Thrice weekly Hawera Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (rural delivery) Daily Hawera and Manaia, via South Road .. .. : Daily Hawera, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, ' Daily Pihama, and Opunake Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station .. : As required Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction Twice weekly Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly Hunterville, West Road (Burn's), and Watershed Twice weekly Road (Earl's), (rural delivery) Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Mangamako Road Twice weekly (Stent's), (part rural delivery) Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station .. Daily Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi, via Rangitatau Twice weekly Road to Hunter Bros, (rural delivery) Makirikiri and Mangahoe Road (Todd's), (rural delivery) Twice weekly Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lam- , Twice weekly bert's), (rural delivery) Carried forward .. .. .. •• 'I y ■ ■ £U 80 95 42 24 60 100 34 125 115 130 135 65 150 50 75 98 75 75 65 52 45 20 ,710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 £1.710 0 0

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S'-'t* o o « .2 C goo C Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ s. d. 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 31 35 36 37 38 39 to 11 12 Brought forward Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via Wangaehu Valley Twice weekly Road (rural delivery) Mangamahu and Waipapa, via Creek Road (rural Weekly .. delivery) Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Mangaweka, Hawainga, and Kawhatau Junctions, Thrice weekly Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, Mangakoeke Road, and Upper Kawhatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) Mangaweka and Manui .. . . .. .. Weekly . . .. h Mangaweka to Manui. along Mataroa Road to Twice weekly Samuel Bunting's, back to Makohine Valley Road y Junction, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua to Mangaweka (rural delivery) Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) Daily Marton Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Marton and South Makirikiri (rural delivery) .. Daily Mataroa to Koeke, via Rongoiti and Panemango Roads, Twice weekly thence along Huia and Whaka Roads, thence to Tiriraukawa, and back to Mataroa (rural delivery) Mataroa and Ruanui (part rural delivery) .. Twice weekly Moawhango and Taihape .. .. .. Thrice weekly Mokoia Railway-station, Mokoia, Ohangai, Whaka- Daily mara, and Meremere Ngutuwera and Orangimea, via Puao Road (part Twice weekly rural delivery) Ngutuwera Post-office and Moumahaki Railway-station Daily Normanby and Okaiawa. . .. .. . . Daily . . Ohakune Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Ohakune and Raetihi . . .. . . .. Twice daily Okoia, Long Acre Valley, and No. 3 Line (rural delivery) Twice weekly Opunake. Te Kiri, Riverlea, Awatuna. Awatuna East, Daily Kaponga, Mangatoki, and Eltham Otakeho and Auroa .. .. .. Daily .. Patea Post-office and Railway-station . . As required Pukeroa, Pohonui, Mangahoe Junction, Karetu Twice weekly Road, Turakina Valley Road, and Okaka Road to Koeke (part rural delivery) Raetihi. Hohenga, and Motete Roads, Pukekaha and Twice weekly Middle Roads (rural delivery) Raetihi. Mangaituroa. Mangoihe. and Pipiriki .. Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Raetihi and Ore Ore (part rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly Raetihi, Ruatiti, junction of the Manganui-o-te-au and Twice weekly Ohura Roads (rural delivery) Ruatiti and junction of the Manganui-o-te-au and Twice weekly Ohura Roads (rural delivery) Ruanui and Bell's Junction, via Turakina Valley Road Twice weekly (rural delivery) Taihape Post-office and Railway-station .. As required Taoroa and Mokai (rural delivery) . . .. Thrice weekly Tiriraukawa, via Wairepo, to Routley's (rural delivery) Twice weekly Tokaanu and Waiouru . . .. .. .. Thrice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April ; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek, via Thrice weekly Fitzherbert's (rural delivery) Utiku, Taoroa (thrice weekly), and Pukeokahu to Thrice and twic e schoolhouse (twice weekly), (rural delivery) weekly Utiku Post-office, along Gorge Road, Omatana Once weekly Bridge, Makopua Road to O'Brist's farm (rural delivery) — 1,710 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 73 0 0 110 0 0 140 0 0 80 0 0 58 0 0 100 0 0 78 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 28 0 0 22 0 0 58 0 0 150 0 0 135 0 0 46 16 0 270 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 165 0 0 55 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 85 0 0 105 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 300 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 13 11 15 46 17 18 19 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 Carried forward .. ., .. .. £ 24.738 16 0

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I Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— continued. £ a. d. Brought forward .. .. .. I 59 Utiku Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 60 Waitotara Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 61 Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Kaimanuka, Ngamatapouri, Twice weekly and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) 62 , Wanganui Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves ' As required 63 Wanganui : Delivery of parcel-post parcels in the Twice daily; 2id. per borough and suburbs within an area of two miles parcel, say from Post-office 64 Wanganui and Makirikiri .. .. .. Daily And Kakatihi (part rural delivery) .. .. Thrice weekly 65 Wanganui, Raorikia, Koriniti, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Thrice weekly Pipiriki And Pipiriki, Mangaohutu, Aukopae, Patunga, and [ Thrice weekly, 15th Taumarunui Nov. to 15th May; twice weekly, 16th May to 14th Nov. 66 Waverley Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 67 Waverley and Mataimoana (part rural delivery) .. Weekly .. .. 68 Waverley and Motoroa (Dessler's), via Okotuku Road Weekly (rural delivery) 69 Taihape and Kaweka (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly 70 Bull's and Sanson .. .. .. .. I Daily .. ... 4,738 16 0 40 0 0 60 0 0 208 0 0 166 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 i J-1.250 0 0 ! i I J 60 0 0 52 0 0 37 0 0 49 10 0 60 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 4 (i 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 II 15 16 17 18 1 I Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station Daily .. .. I 2 j Castlecliff : Delivery of correspondence by subsidized Twice daily .. | letter-carrier within one mile of Post-office 3 | Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily 4 j Koriniti Post-office and Landing-stage .. .. Daily (i Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. 7 Maxwelltown Post-office and Okehu Railway-station Daily .. 8 Moeawatea and junction of Mataimoana Road (part Weekly .. rural delivery) 9 I Pipiriki Post-office and Steamers ... .. As required 10 I Raetihi and Wharuakura .. .. .. Thrice weekly 11 ! Ruakura and Taihape (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly 12 j Silverhope Post-office and Railway-station .. j Daily 13 Taihape and Ngawaka (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly 14 Te Roti and Matapu .. .. .. .. I Daily 15 Te Roti Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily 16 Tiiiraukawa and Pukemaupo Road (rural delivery) .. Twice weekly 17 Utiku and Ohutu .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. ; 18 Waitotara and Rangitatau (part rural delivery) . . ; Weekly ; 10s. per week, say 19 Wangaehu Post-office and Railway-station " .. j As required 20 Wanganui and Castlecliff .. .. Twice daily 21 Wanganui Post-office and up-river wharves . . As required 22 Whenuakura and Maben Road .. .. .. Thrice weekly 23 Te Tuhi and Burnet's Homestead .. .. Weekly 45 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 32 10 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 22 0 0 19 20 21 22 23 Less contributions by other Departments and by sjettlers 7,377 16 0 1.035 0 0 7.377 16 1.035 0 0 0 Total £6.342 16 0 £6.342 16 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

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S"S.8 'aiOh Frequenoy. ! Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contr iCT. £ s. d. 1 Alfredton, Saunders, and Pori (part rural delivery) . . 2 Alfredton, Tiraumea, Haunui, Waterfalls, and Waihoki Valley (part rural delivery) 3 Apiti and Kimbolton 4 Apiti and Table Flat (rural delivery) 5 Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, andUtuwai (rural delivery) .. 6 Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station 7 Ashhurst and Raumai 8 Awahuri, Sanson, Ohakea, and Feilding, Awahuri and Rongotea, via Waitohi Road (rural delivery) 9 Carterton and Clareville rural delivery along Belvedere Road to Cobden Road, Hinau Gully, Hururua Road, Mangatariri Road, and Haringa Road to Clareville 10 Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau 11 Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone 12 Carterton Post-office and Railway-station.. 13 ! Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road (rural delivery), and Feilding and Colyton 14 Dyerville, along Dry River to Dixon's (rural delivery).. 15 Eketahuna, Nireaha, and Atea, via Newman (part rural delivery) 16 Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station 17 Eketahuna, Rongokokako, Kaiparoro, and Hastwell's 18 Eketahuna, Tawataia, and Alfredton 19 Featherston, Kahautara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanunui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Whangaimoana (Kennedy's), (rural delivery) 20 Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough 21 Featherston Post-office and Railway-station Also Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston South (rural delivery) 22 Featherston and Wharepapa (rural delivery) 23 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton 24 Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham's, and Waituna West 25 Feilding Post-office and Railway-station 26 Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa. and Shannon 27 Glen Oroua and Taikorea 28 Greytown Post-office and Railway-station 29 Hamua and Eketahuna 30 Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn And Hinakura, Spring Grove (no post-office), and Martinborough (rural delivery) 31 Karori and Makara 32 Kimbolton, Peep-o'-Day, Mangarimu. Pemberton, and Rangiwahia (part rural delivery) 33 Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding 34 Land's End - Craigie Lea Road (rural delivery) 35 Levin and Foxton (part rural deliveiy) 36 Levin and Ihakara 37 Levin, Weraroa Post-office and Railway-station 38 Lower Hutt Post-office and Railway-station 39 Makuri and Coonoor (rural delivery) 40 Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau. and Marima 41 Martinborough and Dyerville And Morrison's (part rural delivery) 42 Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, White Rock, and Homeburn (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara), (part rural delivery) 43 Masterton, Bideford, and Glendonald 1 2 Twice weekly Weekly 40 110 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly As required Dailv Daily 120 52 75 35 60 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Thrice weekly 52 0 0 Twice weekly Daily As required Daily 79 85 63 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thrice weekly Daily 45 90 0 0 0 0 As required Dailv Daily . Thrice weekly 105 95 75 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thrice daily As required Daily 150 0 0 1 > J 175 0 0 22 23 21 Twice weekly Daily Daily 70 120 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 As required Twice daily Daily Daily Daily Weekly Twice weekly 65 30 35 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 h J 156 0 0 31 32 Thrice weekly Daily 30 180 0 0 0 0 33 31 35 36 37 38 39 10 II Daily Twice weekly [ Twice daily Thrice weekly As required As required Twice weekly Daily Daily Thrice weekly Weekly 125 35 75 20 25 100 49 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 o 12 i 120 0 0 90 0 0 13 Twice weekly Carried forward £3.729 0 0

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+j o o '5>o E Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy, Performed under Contract—i >ntinued. £ s. d. Brought forward 44 Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar 45 Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Gladstone. Longbush, and Spring Grove (rural delivery) 46 Masterton Post-office and Railway-station 47 Masterton, Taueru, Carswell's, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohowai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima, Waioronga, Beaumont. Waikaraka. Fernglen. and Homewood 48 Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, Whakataki, and Castlepoint 49 : Masterton, Te Wharau, and Land's End (part rural delivery), {via Waraiti and Westmere Roads) 50 Mauriceville and Ditton (rural delivery) And Mauriceville and Ihuraua 51 Mauriceville and Mauriceville West 52 Mount Bruce and Masterton. via Upper Opaki and Pirau Road (rural delivery) 53 Opaki and Rangitumau 54 Otaki Post-office and Railway-station 55 Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance 56 Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo 57 Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua 58 Pahiatua, Ngaturi, Makuri. Mangatiti. Puketoi, and Pongaroa Twice weekly Daily As required Twice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly .. i Thrice weekly .. i Daily Daily 3.729 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 LOO 0 0 Thrice weekly As required Daily Daily Daily 24 0 0 75 0 0 117 0 0 100 0 0 205 0 0 And Rakaunui 59 Pahiatua Post-office and Railway-station 60 Palmerston North and Kairanga 61 Palmerston North, Newbury, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon 62 Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station .. 63 Palmerston North, Whakaronga, and Kelvin Grove (part rural delivery) 64 Petone Post-office and Railway-station 65 Pohangina and Raumai 66 Pongaroa, Maku, and Pukehinau (part rural delivery) 67 Pongaroa, Korora, Waione, and Weber 68 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara .. 69 Rangiwahia, Kimbolton Road, Parapara Road (Stewart's), Main South Road (Newton's), and Conspicuous Road (Stokes). Delivery to terminate at Whitebridge (rural delivery) 70 Raumai, Awahou, Komako, and Piripiri 71 Rewa and Wai tuna West And rural delivery to Pakihikura (round trip) .. 72 Rongotea and Glen Oroua .. ... 73 Shannon to Kara, Kingston, Kaihinau, and Victoria Roads, via Makerua (rural delivery) 74 Tinui Junction and Whareama (part rural delivery) 75 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) 76 Tinui, Tinui Valley, Pakowhai, and Te Mai (rural delivery) 77 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (part rural delivery) 78 Upper Hutt, Side Road, Upper Valley, past School, Whiteman's Valley, via Silverstream (round trip) 79 Utuwai and Pohangina (rural delivery) 80 Wainuiomata and Lower Hutt (service to commence Wainuiomata) 81 Wellington (delivery of parcel-post parcels in city and suburbs) 82 Woodville Post-office and Railway-station 83 Apiti and Ridge Road (rural delivery) Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th "| April; thrice weekly, I 1st May to 31st Oct. Thrice weekly .. J As required Daily Daily ■ 550 0 0 120 0 0 52 0 0 300 0 0 As required Daily 345 10 0 70 0 0 As required Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly 105 0 0 44 10 0 85 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 70 71 72 73 Twice weekly Daily Twice weekly .. | Twice dailv Daily no o o 74 0 0 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 Twice weekly 105 0 0 40 0 0 81 Once daily in suburbs ; twice daily in city As required Daily *706 1 4 85 0 0 20 0 0 82 83 Carried forward ! £8,675 1 4 * 2d. per parcel for delivery ; £117 per- annum for colleeti in of parcels from sub-office?.

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u •J ■— Cj *a O O 33 •£- 'jdS Service. Frequency. Annual SubsidyPerformed under Arrange: tENT. £ s. d. Brought forward Admiral, and Gladstone Ashhurst, Ashhurst and Bunnythorpe, Ashhurst Roads, and Hiwinui via Feilding Ashhurst and Raumai Road, Spur, Ulysses and Watershed Roads, Main Road to Raukawa Road, and on road to Hiwinui Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) Carterton and Belvedere (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Moera, Morerou, TeRoto, Maunganui, and Waitangi West Weekly Daily 8,675 1 10 0 4 0 I •j 3 Daily I 5 6 Daily Daily Eleven trips per annum ; £1 10s. per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; £2 per trip, 20 0 16 10 0 0 7 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa 22 0 0 8 (Chatham Islands) Kaingaroa and Waitangi say As required; £1 per trip, say Eleven trips per annum ; 15s. per trip, 20 0 0 9 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Ouenga Station, Ouenga Wishing Company, and Manakau 8 5 0 10 (Chatham Islands) Waitangi, Kaiara, Ohinemana, Awarakau, Te Ngaio, Kauaeroa, Te Tuku, and Te Whariki Clareville Post-office and Railway-station Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers) Cunningham's to coach Eastbourne and Day's Bay Eastbourne, Rona Bay, and Day's Bay (daily delivery of correspondence in borough, and clearance of receiver) Eketahuna and Mangaoronga Feilding, Rongotea, and Awahuri Foxton, Himatangi, Makowhai, and Sanson Foxton Post-office and Railway-station Government Buildings and Post-office Halcombe Post-office to Stanway, 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 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) Hukanui and Maungaraupi Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) Kaitawa and Hinemoa Kaiwaiwai Post-office and Road Junction Konini Post-office and Railway-station Kopuaranga and Railway-station .. .. ■" Koputaroa Post-office and Railway-station Nireaha and Putara Ohau Post-office and Railway-station . . - Ohau and Muhunoa Oroua Downs and Himatangi 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) Peep-o'-Day Post-office and coach on Main Road Pemberton Post-office and Hinau Porirua, Tawa Flat, and Johnsonville 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 say Eleven trips per annum ; £1 2s. 6d. per trip, say Thrice daily Weekly 12 7 6 II 12 20 0 10 0 0 0 13 II 15 Dailv Daily Daily 10 0 30 0 70 0 0 0 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 Twice weekly Daily Five times weeklv . . As required As required Daily 8 0 15 0 10 0 5 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Daily ' .. Dailv Daily As required Thrice weekly Thrice daily Daily Dailv Daily 15 0 18 0 15 0 10 0 8 0 19 0 5 0 10 0 26 0 15 0 10 0 20 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 36 Thrice daily Daily Thrice weekly Thrice weekly Thrice weeklv Daily Thrice weekly Daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily As required ) I 15 0 20 0 0 0 37 38 39 10 II 42 43 11 45 46 47 18 25 0 15 0 5 0 12 0 20 0 25 0 15 0 15 0 12 10 20 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 9,520 13 10

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

-' ° .2 Service. Frequenoy. I Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement--continued. f s. d. 11» 50 51 Brought forward Wellington and Day's Bay Woodville and Mangarawa Wellington— (a.) Anchorage to Wharf Daily Daily As required; £2 Ids. per trip As required ; 17s. 6d. per trip for oillaunch, say Hourly ; 10s. per week. Daily As required 9,520 13 10 50 0 0 14 0 0 (b.) Wharf to anchorage 175 0 0 I 52 53 51 55 Wellington Chief Post-office and Parcels Branch Johnsonville, Paparangi, and Pukehuia (rural delivery) Wellington (conveyance of mails by tramway within Wellington Ward, and to suburbs of Brooklyn, Island Bay, and Kilbirnie Alfredton, Tiraumea, Haunui, Waterfalls, and Waihoki Valley i Wellington - Seatoun I Wellington - Miramar Karori - Wellington Weekly say 26 0 0 35 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 56 57 As required Twice daily As required 16 10 0 i 30 0_0 9.987 3~f0 100 0 0 Less contributions by settlers Total £9,887 3 10

S"3.8 'So d u. Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract. £ 8. d. J 2 3 I 5 6 7 Blenheim Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels and Once daily letter-carriers' bags Blenheim Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and | As required vessels in river Blenheim, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Have- Thrice weekly lock Suburban, and Havelock Blenheim, Jordan, and Molesworth .. .. Weekly Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, Wairau Valley, Twice weekly Te Rou, and Top Valley Wairau Valley and Birch Hill . . .. . . Weekly Renwicktown, Delta, Leefield, Avondale, and Benhopai Twice weekly Ward, Mirza, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Manga- ■ Thrice weekly maunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura Picton and Grove Wharf . . . . .. Thrice weekly Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Te Weka, and Te Awaiti. . Weekly Picton, Pukekoikoi, Punaruawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, ! Weekly and Resolution Bay Picton and Portage . . .. . . .. Daily Portage, St. Omer, Waitaria, and Kenepuru Head . . ; Twice weekly Portage, Te Mehia, St. Omer, Mahau, Whatanihi, j Weekly Pinohia, Maori Bay, Tamure, Nydia Bay, "Yncyca Bay, Tira-ora, Te Rawa, Homewood, Manaroa, i Hopai, and Crail Bay Ngalcuta, Whangakoko. Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, Weekly Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim 1 J *65 7 4 120 0 0 65 0 0 115 0 0 100 0 0 65 0 0 150 0 0 185 0 0 60 0 0 70 0 0 137 0 0 77 10 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Blind River and Railway-station .. .. . . Daily Canvastown and Deep Creek .. .. . . Twice weekly Fabian's Valley and Wairau Valley .. Weekly Grassmere Post-office and Railway-station . . .. Daily Havelock Post-office and Wharf .. .. As required Kaituna and Onamalutu.. .. .. Twice weekly Mahakipawa and Cullensville .. .. Twice weekly Mahakipawa, Grove, and Grove Wharf .. .. Thrice weekly Marama and Seddon .. .. .. .. Twice weekly Rapaura and Spring Creek .. .. .. Daily Renwicktown and Omaka .. .. .. Twice weekly Tuamarina and Waikakaho .. .. .. Weekly 15 0 0 30 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 1,435 17 4 26 0 0 ,435 17 4 Less contributions by settlers 26 0 0 Total [a. £1,409 17 ,409 17 4 4 * 2Jd. for each parcel; Is. for each letter-carrier's bag.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

-3 o o '5b o £ 3*1 P Service. Frequency. A Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy inn iual Subsidy '05 Performed under Contract. £ s. a, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 1 Baton and Thorpe .. .. .. .. Weekly 2 Belgrove, Golden Downs, and Tophouse .. .. Weekly 3 Cable Bay, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Thrice weekly Nelson 4 Collingwood Post-office and Collingwood Wharf .. As required 5 Collingwood and Mangarakau .. .. .. Weekly 6 Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga .. .. Twice weekly 7 Collingwood and Rockville .. .. .. Four times weekly .. Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham .. Twice weekly 8 French Pass Post-office, and vessels going through Twice weekly the Pass 9 Glenhope, Owen Junction, Murchison, Fern Flat, New- Twice weekly ton Flat, Lyell, Three-channel Flat, and Inangahua Junction 10 Kohatu, Motupiko, and Korere . . .. .. Thrice weekly 11 Motueka Post-office and Motueka Wharf .. As required 12 Nelson Chief Post-office and Railway-station Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port Post-office .. Nelson Chief Post-office and The Port wharves .. >As required Delivery of parcels and carriers' bags within Nelson carriers' delivery 13 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, Whangamoa, Thrice weekly Flat Creek, Rai Falls, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, Springlands, and Blenheim 14 Nelson, Wakatu, Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Red- Daily wood's Valley, Upper Moutere, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Hau, Motueka, and Riwaka 15 Motueka, Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, and Twice weekly Takaka 16 Pokororo, Orinoco, Ngatimote, Neudorf, and Upper | Thrice weekly Moutere 17 Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Awa, Dovedale, and Wakefield, Thrice weekly via Woodstock 18 Tadmor, Sherry River, Mataraki, .. .. Thrice weekly 19 ! Takaka and Motupipi .. .. .. .. Daily (single trip) .. 20 j Takaka, Hamama, and Uruwhenua .. .. Twice weekly 21 Takaka, Waitapu, and Waitapu Wharf .. As required 22 Westport, Te Kuha, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Daily Cronadun, and Reefton 23 Murchison and Tutaki .. .. .. .. Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter — The Port (Nelson) and Waikawa Bay .. .. Weekly .. I 25 0 55 0 65 0 35 0 45 0 45 0 65 0 50 0 700 0 52 0 75 0 350 0 700 0 600 0 150 0 160 0 138 0 38 0 42 0 35 0 95 0 800 0 30 0 50 0 o 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Admiralty Bay and French Pass .. .. .. I Weekly 2 Anatimo and Motupipi .. .. .. .. j Weekly 3 Aporo and Harley's Road .. .. Thrice weekly 4 Appleby and Mapua .. .. .. .. Weekly 5 Brightwater and Waimea West .. .. .. Daily 6 Collingwood and Ferntown .. .. .. Weekly 7 Foxhill Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 8 Hope Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Twice daily 9 Kotinga and Takaka .. .. .. Thrice weekly 10 Mariri and Lower Moutere .. .. .. Daily 11 Motupiko and Kohatu .. .. .. .. Twice weekly 12 Pangatotara and Motueka .. .. .. Thrice weekly 13 Riwaka and Sandy Bay .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly 14 Spring Grove Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily 15 Tahunanui and Nelson .. .. .. .. Daily 12 10 12 0 30 0 5 0 24 0 5 0 15 0 12 0 5 0 15 0 10 0 15 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 (I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (I 0 0 0 Carried forward £4 £4,595 10 4,595 10 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON— continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

u to •*« © *a O o '5) o {J Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrangemen' -continued. £ s. d. Brought forward 16 ! Takaka and Puramahoi Weekly; 4s. per trip, 4,595 10 0 10 8 0 17 Tarakohe Post-office and Wharf 18 Totaranui and Awa-iti 19 Wai-iti Post-office and Railway-station 20 Wakefield and Koreke 21 Wakapuaka Suburban and Nelson ... say As required Weekly Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly 13 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 Less contributions by settlers W Total 4,679 18 25 0 0 o , £4,654 18 0

U Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contj rRACT. £ 8. (I. 1 2 3 4 5 Breakhead, Denniston, and Denniston Post-office Denniston and Waimangaroa Junction (by road) Fern Flat and Paenga Granity and Millerton (by road) Karamea, Kongahu, and Little Wanganui Twice daily As required; 5s. per trip, sav . Weekly .. .. : As required, say Weekly ; 12s. 6d. per trip, say i Weekly 45 0 0 25 10 0 50 0 0 *26 0 0 32 10 0 98 0 0 6 8 9 10 Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia Ngakawau Post-office and Railway-station, and Westport Stockton Coal Company's Darlington Incline and Ngakawau Railway-station Westport, Addison's, Rahui, and Charleston Westport, vessels in harbour, and Railway-station .. Twice daily 26 0 0 9 10 Twice weekly As required 48 0 0 199 0 0 1 Performed under Arrang: sement. 1 i 2 ] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 j 16 i 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 II 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Arapito to junction of Karamea - Little Wanganui Road Breakhead, Millerton, and Post-office, Millerton Capleston and Cronadun Denniston and Burnett's Face Denniston and Burnett's Face (by road) Denniston and Conn's Creek Fern Flat and Sullivan's Bridge Granity, Breakhead, Millerton, and Mine Creek Granity and Mangatina Granity Railway-station and Coal-bins Karamea and Arapito Karamea Post-office and Wharf Miko Post-office and Railway-station St. Helens - Corby vale Te Namu - Corbyvale Te Namu - Little Wanganui Tiromoana, Powellville and Charleston Waimangaroa letter-delivery Westport early clearance of receiving-boxes Westport and Giles Terrace Karamea and Oparara Waimarie and Lower Mokihinui Railway-station i As required; 2s. 6d. per trip, say . Daily Thrice weekly . Daily As required ; 5s. per trip, say Twice daily Four times weekly .. Daily . Daily . Daily .. .. Weekly .. As required Four times weekly .. Weekly Weekly .. Weekly .. Weekly .. .. . Dailv Daily Twice weekly .. i Twice weekly Thrice weekly 20 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 Nil. 10 10 0 Nil. 20 0 0 Nil. Nil. 10 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 Nil. 6 10 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 17 12 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 Total £791 12 0 * 5s. for every mail carried on road, whether from or to Millerton.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

+J C o ■Sod £ Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contrj CT. £ s. d. 1 Blackball 'Post-office and Railway-station 2 Greymouth Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves 3 Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barrytown Four times daily As required Twice weekly 60 0 0 145 0 0 50 0 0 4 Greymouth, Marsden, and Dunganville 5 Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waiuta 6 Ngahere Railway-station, Ngahere, and Nelson Creek 7 Reefton, Progress Junction, and Globe Mine 8 Reefton Post-office and Railway-station Thrice weeklv Daily Eight times weekly 65 0 0 95 0 0 75 0 0 Daily .. .. '' As required 100 0 0 120 0 0 Performed under Arrange 1ENT. 1 Ahaura and Orwell Creek 2 Ahaura Post-office and Railway-station 3 Blackball and Roa 4 Blackball to Atarua And Upper Moonlight 5 Kamaka and No Town 6 Kokiri and Arnold 7 Paroa Post-office and Railway-station 8 Reefton, Black's Point, and Crushington 9 Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, and Big River 10 Roa, Soldier's Creek, and Middle Camp (rural delivery) 11 Rotomana Post-office and Railway-station 12 Totara Flat and Granville 13 Totara Flat and Noble's Twice weekly As required Daily Twice weekly Once weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Daily Daily Twice weekly Thrice weekly Four times weekly .. Twice weekly Weekly ) 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 Total £859 10 0 £859 10 (I

-§ ° .2 'w d t, Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ a. d. 1 Goldsborough and Stafford .. .. .. Twice daily 2 Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railwav-station, and As required Wharf 3 Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's .. .. Twice weekly 4 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu .. .. Daily 5 Hokitika, Koiterangi, and Lower Kokatahi .. Twice weekly And Hokitika and Upper Kokatahi .. .. Once weekly 6 ! Kumara Post-office and Railway-station As required 7 Kumara and Wainihinihi .. .. .. Once weekly 8 Kumara, Westbrook, Greenstone, and Hohonu .. Once weekly 9 ; Okarito and The Forks .. .. .. .. Twice weeklv 10 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, Harihari, i Once weekly Tetaho, Wataroa, Matainui, The Forks, Tatare, Waiho Gorge, and Weheka 11 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Hende's Ferry, and Hari- Once weekly hari 12 ' Ross Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 13 Weheka, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, and Mahitahi . . Weekly And Haast and Okura.. .. .. .. Fortnightly •• I .. i 50 0 0 52 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 98 0 0 20 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 170 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 115 0 0 Performed under Arrangement. 1 Hokitika and Arahura .. .. .. .. I Twice weekly 2 Hokitika, Arahura, and Fox's .. .. .. ! Once weekly 3 Kumara and Callaghan's .. .. .. Twice weekly Total 13 0 0 15 0 0 7 16 0 £811 6 0 £811 6 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

s-sg ■a,d"g Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. (I. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Akaroa, Long Bay Road, and Le Bon's Bay .. Four times weekly .. Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Daily Springburn Railway-station Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside .. Daily Seaview, Seafield, and Newland .. Thrice weekly Ashburton, Greenstreet, Ouihi, and Spreadeagle .. Thrice weekly Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long- Daily beach Balcairn and Leithfield .. .. .. . . Daily Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui .. .. Daily Cass, Bealey, Bealey Flat, Otira, and Otira Rail- Thrice weekly I 105 0 0 69 10 0 130 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 499 0 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 way Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private Daily bags) _ Christchurch Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and As required High Street Post-office And clearing receivers in Christchurch and suburbs Daily at midnight Christchurch : Delivery of parcels within a radius of Daily three miles from Chief Post-office Courtenay and Kirwee .. .. .. .. Daily Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau .. .. Daily, and once extra on Wednesdays Darfield and Kimberley .. .. .. .. Daily Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Little Thrice weekly Akaloa Ealing, Carew (depositing correspondence in boxes at Thrice weekly Carew, and clearing posting-box at Carew), and Ruapuna, and clearing mail-box at Cross Roads East Oxford and Glentui Station (rural-mail delivery) Daily Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton Daily and Ohoka Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Whaka- Twice weekly matau Greendale, Charing Cross, and Aylesbury .. .. Daily Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon's Post-office, j Daily and Weedon's Railway-station Hinds, Lismore, Maronan, Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynn- Thrice weekly ford ) I 75 0 0 625 0 0 96 0 0 43 0 0 72 0 0 30 0 0 170 0 0 80 0 0 17 18 75 0 0 38 0 0 19 80 0 0 20 21 80 0 0 75 0 0 22 110 0 0 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station . . Thrice weekly Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, Brookside, Killinchy, Daily and Leeston Kaiapoi, Court's Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton .. Thrice weekly Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek .. Daily Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf .. .. .. As required Little River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Daily Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Little River and Puaha . . .. .. .. Daily Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, Allandale. and Daily Teddington Lyttelton and Port Levy .. .. .. Weekly Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station .. .. Twice daily Medbury and The Peaks.. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Methven and Highbank .. .. .. .. Thrice weekly Mina and Cheviot .. .. .. .. Twice daily Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. .. Twice weekly Oxford, Cooper's Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rock- Daily ford Oxford and Whakahua. (including carriage of private Twice weekly bags) Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, and Daily in summer, Kaikoura and thrice weekly in winter 45 0 0 100 0 0 25 26 27 28 50 0 0 55 0 0 30 0 0 450 0 0 29 30 35 0 0 115 0 0 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 30 0 0 39 0 0 52 0 0 32 0 0 47 10 0 80 0 0 120 0 0 38 40 0 0 39 475 0 0 Carried forward £4.548 0 0

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SW-I 4) O o SCO u Servi oe. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract— co: itinued. £ 8 . d. Brought forward 40 I Pigeon Bay and Hill Top Hotel 41 Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank 42 ; Rakaia and Te Pirita .. .. ... 43 I Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle 44 Rangiora, Hayland, Rakahuri, and Birch Hill (including carriage of private bags) 45 Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and White Rock Station (rural delivery from North Loburn onwards) 46 Scargill, Motunau, and Stonyhurst Gate 47 | Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu 48 ! Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston 49 Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura 50 . Winslow, Willoughby, and Eiffelton 51 ! Yaldhurst and Hornby . 52 Hororata and Coalgate 4,548 0 0 Daily .. 160 0 0 Daily .. .. 100 0 0 Thrice weekly 50 0 0 Daily .. .. | 110 0 0 Thrice weekly ... 50 0 0 Daily .. .. 110 0 0 Daily .. I 100 0 0 Twice daily .. ! 85 0 0 Daily .. 95 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 250 0 0 Daily .. .. 50 0 0 Twice daily .. 31 4 0 Daily 50 0 0 Performed under Arrangj :ment. 1 Amberley and Broomfield 2 Annat and Russell's Flat 3 Ashburton and Porowhita 4 Cheviot and Port Robinson 5 Christchurch and suburbs : Delivery of letter-carrier?' bags 6 Christchurch : Carriage of mails each way between Chief Post-office, Christchurch, and all sub-offices on Thrice weekly 20 0 0 Thrice weekly .. | 20 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 Once weekly .. 15 0 0 As required; 3s. 6d. ; 91 14 0 each cart, say As required .. ' 200 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 tram routes 7 Christchurch and Marshland 8 Conway Flat and finger-post 9 Flemington and Longbeach Road 10 Gebbie's Flat and Motukarara 11 Kaiapoi and Ohapuku 12 Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station Daily .. ' • • 16 0 0 Thrice weekly .. ' 15 0 0 Daily .. .. 10 18 0 Four times weekly . . 4 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 11 10 0 As required; 9d. per 18 0 0 trip, say 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station 14 Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf 15 Little River and Te Oka 16 Loburn and Okuku 17 Lyttelton Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves 18 Lyttelton wharves and roadstead Daily . . .. 13 0 0 As required .. I 10 0 0 Twice weekly .. 25 0 0 Daily .. .. 10 0 0 As required .. i 100 0 0 As required; £1 per 25 0 0 trip, say Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 Daily .. .. 12 0 0 As required .. j 5 0 0 Thrice weekly .. j 19 0 0 As required ; 9d. per j 39 0 0 trip, say Daily .. .. 11 0 0 Daily .. .. 13 0 0 Weekly .. I 20 0 0 Four times dailv 10 0 0 Daily .. .. | 12 0 0 Thrice weekly .. 10 0 0 a koo a a 19 20 21 22 23 19 Mayfield and Porateko 20 Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station 21 Okain's Bay Post-office and Wharf 22 Prebbleton and Broadfield 23 Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 I Springston Post-office and Railway-station 25 Springston Railway-station and Wakaipa 26 Upper Waiau, and Glynn Wye 27 ! Waddington Post-office and Railway-station 28 Woodend and Tuahiwi .. .. 29 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban Less contributions by settlers 6.590 6 0 50 0 0 6.590 50 6 0 0 0 Total £6,540 6 0 IU.U1U O V

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

2"S 8 Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contf CT. £ a. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Albury, Tengawai, Limestone Road, Coalpits, Opawa, and Mount Nessing (delivering correspondence) Burke's Pass Post-office, Grampians, Gray's Hills, Haldon, and Black Forest Stations (delivering correspondence) Cave to Cannington and Motukaika Also Fenn's (delivering correspondence) Fair-lie, 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 PassFrom 1st May to 31st October Also Lake Pukaki, Omarama, Lindis Pass, ami Pembroke— From 1st November to 30th April Also Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown — 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 to Te Moana, via Lysaght's Road and Speechly's Crossing to Geraldine (delivering correspondence) Geraldine, via Speechly's Crossing to Gapes Valley, Wahimomona, 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, 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, Kakahu School, 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 Corner and Arowhenua Railway-station (delivering correspondence) Daily Weekly Twice weekly Weekly Twice weekly Twice weekly Thrice weekly Once weeklv (>nce weekly , , Once weekly Twice weekly Four times daily Twice daily to Woodbury ; daily to all other places Daily .* I I 125 75 75 54 41 1,300 190 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 Twice weekly 10 II Twice weekly 60 0 (1 Weekly . . § 12 60 0 0 13 II Daily Twice weekly 50 30 0 0 0 0 15 Daily 100 0 0 L6 Daily 140 0 0 17 Thrice weekly 70 0 0 18 19 As required Daily 36 o 0 20 Daily Dailv I I 236 0 o 21 Carried forward £2,718 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

f "S J a d i, a *• oo l Service. Frequenoy. j Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ a. d. 22 23 21 25 26 27 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 2,718 0 0 Timaru Post-office : Delivery of parcels within bound- Daily ; 3d. per parcel, , 59 14 0 ary of letter-carriers' delivery say Timaru Post-office and Railway-station, Timaru Post- j As required office and vessels at Wharf, also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers Timaru Post-office : Clearing receiving-boxes .. Twice daily .. j Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora Daily .. West, Otipua, and Salisbury (delivering correspondence) i - 469 0 0 Timaru and Glen-iti .. ... .. Twice daily .. I 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) Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga. and Pentland Hills j Thrice weeklv . . 70 0 0 (delivering correspondence) Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (delivering corre- Thrice weekly .. 50 0 0 spondence) Waimate Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 27 10 0 Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs.. j Daily .. .. 75 0 0 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry Town .. Daily .. .. 32 0 0 Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (delivering corre- Daily . . .. 50 0 0 spondence) 28 29 30 31 32 S3 Performed under Arrangement. 1 2 Levels Post-office, Lower Rosewill, and Papaka Settle- Tw-ice weekly .. 5 0 0 ments (delivering correspondence) Morven Post-office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural Twice weekly .. 10 0 0 delivery) Otipua and Adair .. .. . . I Thrice weekly .. 7 10 0 Rangitata and Rangitata Island .. .. .. Twice weekly . . 10 0 0 Waiariari and Hook Railway-station .. Thrice weekly .. 10 0 0 3 4 5 3,593 14 0 Less contributions by other Departments and by settlers .. .. 860 0 0 Total .. .. .. £2,733 14 0

'& = £ Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Conti 1ACT. £ a. d. 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) Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi Maheno, Incholme, and Kauru Hill Maheno and Kakanui Oamaru Post-office, Railway-station, and Breakwater 1 Weekly .. .. j Twice weekly .. I Thrice weekly .. | Twice weeklv 115 25 0 0 0 0 2 3 Dafly 30 0 0 4 Twice weekly .. ; 140 0 0 5 6 7 8 Four times weekly .. Thrice weekly Daily As required 75 48 65 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward £642 0 0

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

&d'g Service. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Performed under Arrange IENT. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Brought forward Alma and Railway-station (Deborah) Awamoko and Railway-station (Aitcheson's) Enfield and Railway-station Georgetown and Railway-station (Uxbridge) Kurow and Hakataramea Maruakoa and Windsor Oamaru and Ardgowan Oamaru and Whitstone Otiake and Railway-station (Strachan's) Waianakarua and Railway-station Weston and Railway-station Windsor and Railway-station Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Thrice weekly Daily Daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily Twice daily 642 0 0 20 0 0 .. i 15 0 o 15 0 o 13 0 0 20 0 (i 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 o 5 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 775 0 0 10 0 0 Total 765 0 0

So8 'Sbd fc Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy Servioe. Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 8 9 10 II 1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. .. Daily .. • • i I Fairfield and Saddle Hill Thrice weekly ..I 40 ° ° Alexandra South and Earnscleugh .. Daily, 1st Nov. to ■ 50 0 0 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Alexandra South Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 40 0 0 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's, Hillend, Awamangu, Thrice weekly .. 90 0 0 Puke-ma, and Pukepito Balclutha, Pukema, Greenfield, and Clydevale .. Thrice weekly .. 140 0 0 Balclutha and Te Houka .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 34 0 0 Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. Twice weekly from 1st 45 0 0 Oct. to 31st May; weekly from 1st June to 30th Sept. Beck's and Lauder .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 69 0 0 Cromwell and Bannockburn .. .. .. Daily .. .. 55 0 0 Dunback and Stoneburn.. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 24 0 0 Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; As required .. ! 980 0 0 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 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp (private bag), Thrice weekly .. 56 0 0 and Sandymount Dunedin, North-east Harbour. Broad Bay, and Porto- Daily bello y 150 0 0 And Portobello, Poatiri, and Otakou .. .. Thrice weekly .. J Bvansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton (rural delivery of Daily .. .. • 90 o o correspondence) Green Island Railway-station, Brighton. Kuri Bush. Thrice weekly ; daily 50 0 0 Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach between Green Island Railway - station and Brighton from 1st Dec. until one week after Easter l 12 13 II 15 ' Carried forward .. .. .. .. -— 1 £1,913 0 0

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Ill Servioe. Frequenoy. ! Annual Subsidy. Performed under Contract— continued. £ s . d. 42 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 j 40 | 41 Brought forward .. .. ] .. 1.913 0 0 Hawea Flat and Maungawera .. Thrice weekly .. 10 0 d» Henley Railway-station and Berwick Post-office . . Daily .. 60 0 II Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill. . . . Thrice weekly 104 0 0 Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery of corre- Thrice weekly .. 45 0 0 spondence Hindon Post-office and Railway-station .. . . Twice weekly . . 30 0 0 Houipapa Post-office and Railway-siding .. Thrice weekly . . 25 0 0 Kahuika Post-office and Houipapa Railway-siding . . Twice weekly .. 50 0 0 Kaitangata and Inch-Clutha .. .. Thrice weekly 30 0 0 Kaitangata and Stirling . . .. .. Twice daily .. 60 0 0 Kaitangata and Wangaloa .. .. .. I Thrice weekly 26 0 0 Katea Post-office and Owaka .. .. j Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 Kyeburn, Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station .. j Daily .. 55 0 0 Lawrence, Whenuakoa. Tuapeka West. Kononi. and Thrice weekly 90 0 0 Tuapeka Mouth Lawrence and Waipori .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 75 0 0 Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur .. .. Daily .. .. 44 0 0 Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi .. Twice weekly 28 0 0 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings .. .. I Twice weekly .. 40 0 0 Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly .. ' • • Daily .. 29 0 0 Omakau and Matakanui .. .. .. Daily .. .. i an n n And Drybread .. .. .. Thrice weeklv Ophir Post-office and Omakau Railway-station . . Twice daily 50 0 0 Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek .. .. Thrice weekly 55 0 0 Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's. and Cambrian Daily .. 170 0 0 Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark's .. .. . . Twice weekly . . 60 0 0 Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua .. .. Daily .. .. 80 0 0 Owaka Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. 30 0 0 Owaka and Pounawea . . . . .. Thrice weekly: and HO 0 (I daily for six weeks during summer season Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, and Purekireki . . Thrice weekly .. 70 0 0 Palmerston, Glenpark. Dunback. Green Valley, and Thrice weekly .. 120 0 0 Morrison's Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback. Macrae's Flat, and Thrice weekly .. ' 130 0 0 Moonlight Patearoa and Paerau .. .. .. Weekly .. .. 30 0 0 Patearoa and Waipiata .. .. Thrice weeklv .. 50 0 0 Pembroke, Makarora Wharf, and Makarora . . Weekly .. 130 0 0 Port Chalmers Post - office, Railway - station, and As required .. 25 0 0 wharves Puerua, Port Molyneux, and Romahapa .. .. Thrice weekly .. 30 0 0 Ratanui Post-office and Catlin's River Railway-station i Daily . . .. 30 0 0 Ratanui, Tarara, and Papatowai . . .. Twice weekly . . 105 0 0 Tautuku and Papatowai .. .. .. j Twice weekly ,. I 30 0 0 Toiro Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily 25 0 0 Waikoikoi Post-office and Pomahaka Railway-sidinu Thrice weekly .. 35 0 0 Waipiata and Gimmerburn .. Thrice weeklv .. 36 0 0 Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully.. .. " .. Daily .. 26 0 0 Waitahuna, Waitahuna West, and Puketi. via River Thrice weekly .. 68 18 0 Road, one way Waitepeka Post-office and Railway-siding .. .. Daily .. .. 30 0 0 Waiwera South, Ashley Downs, and Taumata .. Thrice weekly .. 45 0 0 Wharetoa and Clydevale.. .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 25 0 0 Clyde Railway - station. Post-office, Waenga. and Daily •• i) Cromwell Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, Twice weekly .. I and Tarras Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate,. Thrice weekly "Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Waitiri, Gibbston, Arrow- Thrice weekly .. L ... town, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown ; f Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station.. As required Lawrence, Evans Flat, Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Daily Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Miller's Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh Roxburgh, Coal Creek Flat, Tawhiti. Bald Hill i Thrice weekly Flat, and Alexandra South ft 15 16 17 18 10 50 51 52 53 51 55 56 57 58 59 (id til Carried forward .. .. 6.566 2 0

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•l>o'E Servioe. Frequenoy. Annual Subsidy. Performed under Arrangement. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ! 15 16 17 18 19 20 ' 2. i 22 23 24 ; 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 1 2 3 I 5 b' 7 Brought forward .. .. I Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station . . I As required Clark's and Deep Stream (rural delivery of correspond- Twice weekly ence) Clarksville Post-office and Railway-station . . . . Daily .. .. Clinton and Kuriwao . . .. . . Daily from 1st Sept. to 31st May ; twice weekly from 1st i June to 31st Aug. Clinton aud Popotunoa (rural delivery of correspond- i Twice weekly .. ' ence) Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry . . .. .. | Weekly Dunedin to Anderson's Bay, Caversham, Dunedin j As required North, Moray Place. North-east Valley, South Dunedin, St. Kilda. and conveyance of lettercarriers Dunedin and Mornington .. .. As required Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. .. .. Twice weeklv 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-siding .. Daily I 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 1 Miller's Flat Post-office and coach, and delivery of Daily telegrams j Milton and Money-more . . .. . . . . Thrice weekly 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 Pembroke and Cardrona . . .. ! Weekly from 1st May to 31st Oct.: £1 per trip, say Port Chalmers and Taiaroa .. . . Thrice weekly .. i Puketiro Post-office and Railway-siding .. Twice weekly .. I Purakanui Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily .. .. j Ratanui and Hinahina .. .. .. " .. Twice weekly Tapanui Post-office and Railway-station .. As required .. . Tawanui Post-office and Papatupu Railway-siding .. Twice weekly The Reefs Post-office and Railway-platform .. i Daily .." .. I Tuapeka Mouth and Rongahere .. .. .. Thrice weekly Ururua and Puke-ma . . .. .. .. Thrice weekly Waipiata and Pukepouri .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Waipiata Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. Warrington Post-office and Railway-siding . . .. Daily .. .. ; Wedderburn Post-office and Railway-siding .. Daily .. Wharuarimu and Papatowai .. .. Weekly £ s. d. 6.566 2 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 o 7 16 0 192 10 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 o 5 0 0 32 10 0 21 0 0 13 15 0 20 0 0 15 o o 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 26 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 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 Less contributions by settlers 7.331 10 7.331 3 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.321 3 0

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-> O c Service. Frequency. Annual Subsidy Performed under Contract. £ s. d. 1 Arrowtown and Maeetown .. .. . . ] Twice weekly 2 Arrowtown. Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queens- Daily30 0 0 130 0 0 town •"> Centre Bush I (ail way-siding. Matai, and Otapiri Gorge Twice weekly 4 Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) .. .. Twice weekly 5 Colac Bay and Round Hill .. .. 'Thrice weekly 6 Fortrose, Otara, Baldane, and Slope Point.. .. Twice weekly .. ' 7 Fortrose and Waimahaka .. .. .. Daily .. .. | 8 Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside .. ; Daily 9 Gore, East Chatton. North Chatton. Chatton. (llama. Thrioe weekly .. . and Knapdale 10 Hokonui and Hokonui Railway-siding ,, ,. 'Tin-ice weeklv ,. : JI Invereargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station .. As required; '*d. per load, say |2 i Invereargill i Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs Daily l."> Invereargill, Lome, and Wallacetown .. ,, Daily ,, ,. 11 Invereargill. Waikiwi. and West Plains (niiai de Daily livery) 15 Lumsden and Mossburn ,, ,, ,, ,, Twice weekly ,. Mossburn. 'Tiie Key, Hillside Creek, Manapuuri. and Te Auau— From 1st November to 30th April ,, ., Twice weekly Prom 1st May to 31st October .. .. Weekly .. .. „ 16 Mataura and Ferndale .. Twice weekly 17 Mataura and Tuturau .. .. .. Thrice weekly 18 ' Mataura and Waimumu .. .. ., .. I Thrice weeklv . . I And TeTipua .. .. .. .. Weekly ..' .. j 19 .Mill Road Railway-station. .Myross Bush. Roslyn Thrice weekly Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush 20 Mossburn and Matuku .. .. . . Twice weekly 21 i Niagara and Chasland's .. .. Twice weekly 22 Nightcaps. ()pio. and Beaumont Schools (rural Twice weekly delivery) 23 | Nightcaps and Birchwood .. .. .. 'Twice weekly 24 J Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery) Weekly 25 Otautau, Huarahi, Orawia. Pastern Bush, and Clifden Thrice weekly And Mangapiri and Blackmount Weekly 26 Otautau. Scott's Gap, and Aparima .. Thrice weekly 27 Paterson's Inlet (also collecting correspondence from Weeklv .. The Neck and North Arm Settlements) and Halfmoon Bay 28 Pukerau, Kawera, Karere, and Otaraia ..I Thrice weekly And Pukerau and Benio .. .. Thrice weekly .. i 29 Queenstown. Arthur's Point, Maori Point, and Skip- Twice weekly per's -io Riversdale and Wendon .-. .. .. .. Twice weekly 31 Riverton. Wild Bush. Gummie's Bush, and draper's Thrice weeklyBush * 32 ; Riverton Post-office and Railway-station .. As required 33 | Waikaia Post-office and Railway-station .. Twice daily 34 | Waikaka and Wendon Valley .. .. .. Thrice weekly 35 | Waikawa, Niagara, Quarry Hills, and Tokonui Rail- Four times weekly .. way-station 36 | Wairio and Wrey's Bush .. .. .. Daily .. 37 ' Winton, Oreti, and Heddon Bush.. .. Daily And South Hillend .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. j j 38 j Woodlands and Dacre .. .. .. .. Twice daily .. ! 39 ] Wright's Bush, Otahuti, Isla Bank, and Drummond ! Daily 40 j Wyndham, Menzie's Ferry. Seaward Downs, and ' Daily .. • • Mataura Island J Wyndham and Mimihau .. .. .. Twice weekly .. f Wyndham and Mokoreta .. .. Twice weekly . J 26 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 40 o 0 103 o 0 26 0 0 163 I o *36 Hi o 35 0 0 |40 0 0 290 o o 22 10 0 50 0 0 52 10 0 65 0 0 39 0 0 38 0 0 39 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 182 0 0 51 0 0 65 0 0 50 0 0 47 0 0 25 0 0 54 0 0 35 0 0 34 0 0 25 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 105 0 0 22 0 0 75 0 0 200 0 0 i Carried forward .. .. .. I .. £2 £2,664 J,664 0 0 0 0 * 3d. each town parcel; 4d. each suburban parcel.

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Approximate Coit of Paper. —Preparation, not givon ; printing (1,000 copies), £27 10s

Price 9d.

Authority : John Mackay. Government Printer, Wellington. 19X3.

2"S 8 ■§, j ' s i 8ervioe. Frequenoy. i Annual Subsidy jyy ____ Performed under Arrangement. £ ». d. Brought forward 2,664 0 0 1 Balfour and Hiwiroa .. .. .. I Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 2 Charlton Post-office and Railway-station . . Daily .. 4 0 0 3 Glade House and Milford Sound Fortnightly . . 25 0 0 4 Glenorchy and Paradise .. .. .. Thrice weekly in sum- 12 10 0 mer; twice weekly in winter 5 Gore and Croydon Bush . . . . .. .. Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 •i Half-moon Bay and Murray River .. Weekly .. .. 12 0 0 7 Hedgehope Railway-station and Glencoe .. Twice weekly . . 20 0 0 8 i Invereargill and Otatara .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 9 Kapuka and Waituna .. .. Weekly .. 10 0 0 Id Kingston and Queenstown .. .. Daily .. .. 500 0 0 11 Kinloch Post-office and Wharf .. .. Thrice weekly in sum- 5 0 0 mer; twice weekly in winter 12 i Maitland Railway-siding and Post-office .. .. Daily .. .. 5 0 0 13 Merino Downs and Maitland Railway-station Twice weekly 20 0 0 14 Otahuti Post-office and Main Road .. .. Daily .. .. j 5 0 0 15 Otautau Post-office and Railway-Station . . As required 20 0 0 Hi Otautau and Gladfield (linal delivery) .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 17 Pallia Post-office and Railway-station .. .. Daily .. .. 8 0 0 18 Papatotara and Tuatapere .. .. .. Weekly .. 12 0 0 19 Parawa and Nokomai .. .. I Weekly .. 20 0 0 20 Queenstown, Glenorchy, Kinloch, and Creighton .. Thrice weekly in sum- 55 0 0 mer; twice weekly in winter 21 Queenstown and Moke (reek .. .. Weekly .. .. 20 0 0 22 Queenstown Wharf and Post -office .. .. J Daily .. .. 18 0 0 23 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Wharehuanui .. ! Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 24 Riversdale and Kaweku .. . . .. .. I Twice weekly .. I 19 0 0 25 Skipper's and Upper Shotover .. .. j Weekly .. 15 0 0 26 Springhills Railway-siding and Post-office .. Thrice weekly .. : 10 0 0 27 j Te Anau and Glade House .. .. Twice weekly, 1st 104 0 0 Nov. to 30th April; £2 per trip, say , 28 Titiroa and Pine Bush .. .. .. Thrice weekly .. 15 0 0 29 Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing . . Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 30 Waianiwa and Spar Bush .. .. Thrice weekly .. 14 0 0 31 Waianiwa and Taramoa . . .. .. Twice weekly .. 12 0 0 32 Waikaka and Greenvalc .. .. .. .. Twice weekly .. 20 0 0 33 Waikaka Valley Post-office and Railway-station . . Twice daily .. 20 0 0 34 ■; ■ Waikawa Valley and Main Road . . . . .. Thrice weekly .. . 7 0 0 35 ' Waipounamu Post-office and Railway-station .. Daily .. . . 20 0 0 36 Wright's Bush Post-office and Railway-station . . Dailv .. .. 7 10 0 ; ___. 3.790 0 0 Less contributions by other Departments . . . . 50 0 0 T)tal .. .. .. .. j £3.740 0 0 Grand Total .. .. .. ! .. £81.709 5 4