F.—l.

Table No. 10— continued. Inland Mail-services established, accelerated, etc. — continued.

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District. Name of Service. B-requeney. Remarks. Dunedin— ctd. Gisborne Pembroke-Cardrona Palmerston Post - office - Railwaystation Temporarily discontinued, 31st October, 1902 (extra weekly winter service, maintaining twice-weekly communication throughout the year). Abolished as a subsidised service, owing to addition of a letter-carrier to the staff. Established. (First subsidised service.) Te Araroa Post-office —Beach Tokomaru Bay—Huiarua .. Gisborne-Tolaga Bay Road JunctionPouawa Te Araroa-East Cape Lighthouse (no post-office) Gisborne-Waimata Valley-Arakihi .. As required Weekly Twice weekly Monthly Frequency increased : once to twice weekly between Gisborne and W'aimata Valley. Altered : offices now served by railway. Gisborne-Ormond Gisborne-Whatatutu Gisborne - Waerengaokuri - Tiniroto-Ruakituri-Marumaru-Frasertown Abolished as an intermediate setvice. A through service from Napier established 1st January, 1903. Extended to Upper Moonlight (new office). Established. (First subsidised service.) Greymouth .. Invercargill .. Atarau-Ahaura Dalmore Post-office-Railway-siding.. Titiroa Post-office-Railway-siding .. Tussock Creek-Wilson's Crossing Waimatua Post-office-Railway-siding Garston-Upper Nevis Invercargill-Tisbury Daily Twice weekly Napier Weekly Frequency increased: twice weekly to daily. Established. (First subsidised service.) Hastings Post-office-Railway-station Mangatuna-Junction on DannevirkeWeber Road Napier-Dannevirke As required Weekly Ormondville-Whetukura Frasertown-Waikaremoana Ongaonga-Wakarara Te Aute-Anaroa Delivery of parcels and letter-carriers' bags within the City of Nelson Motueka-Pangatotara Ngatimote-Ori noco Toko-Tutuawa New Plymouth-Hillsborough Extended to Wood vi lie (each way) once daily. Extended to Mangapuaka (new office). Altered : accelerated. Abolished. Nelson Twice daily Established. Thrice weekly New Plymouth Twice weekly Twice and once weekly „ (First subsidised service.) Oamaru Stratford-Toko Oamaru-Maheno-Herbert-Hampden-Palmerston-Dunedin (train service) Oamaru-Totaratahi (train service) .. Ohiwa-Opotiki Hikutaia -Anuanu .. Taneatua-Waimana (Jp')tiki-Omaio Abolished as a coach service ; railway extended to Toko. Frequency increased: twice to thrice daily. Frequency increased : once to twice daily. Established. Thames As required Twice weekly Weekly Paeroa-Waitekauri Tauranga-Rotorua Frequency increased : fortnightly to weekly. Section of Opotiki-Rauko-kore service. Frequency decreased: twice to once daily. Altered : from a two-horse to a threehorse service. Abolished as a separate service; now part of post-office messenger's duty. Abolished. Thames Chief Post-office : Landing and shipping mails Hikutaia-Anuanu Ruatoki Waimana Woodbury-Orari Gorge (no post-office) Lake Pukaki-Hermitage Thrice weekly Weekly Established. Timaru (1st May to 31st Oct., 1902 ; renewal of winter service). Frequency increased: thrice weekly to daily. Established. (First subsidised service.) Wanganui Sutherland's Post - office - Railway - station Pipiriki Post-office-Steamers Mangaweka Post-office-Railway- station Eastown Post-office-Railway-station Wanganui-Sedgebrook Hawera-Ararata Mangaonoho - Ohingaiti - Manga woka-Utiku-Taihape-Te Moehau-Moa-whango Taihape-Mataroa-Ruanui As required Four times daily Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly .. „ (Open-mail delivery.) (Renewal.) Twice and once weekly (summer and winter) Weekly (In place of Koeke-Rua- ■ nui, abolished.) (Renewal.) Te Moehau-Turangarere-Waiouru .. Casey's Junction-Ohinewairua „ (Open-mail delivery as well as to new office, Ohinewairua.)