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Table No. 11— continued. Inland Mail-services established, extended, etc. — continued.

District. Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. llcnheim— ctd... % Blind River Post-office - coach on main road Seddon-Kaikoura Blenheim-Molesworth .. .. j Picton, &c. - Havelock Frequency increased : twice to thrice weekly. Ditto. Altered : by inclusion of Jordan. „ by inclusion of Hikoekoea after Picton, Pinohia after Maori Bay, Pohuenui after Bulwer in lieu of Ketu Bay (office closed), Ravenscliff (no postoffice) after Picton, and Waihohonu after Bulwer. „ by inclusion of Hitaua after Picton. Picton, &e. - Te Awaite Christchurch Punaruawhiti-Parahau Hawarden-Woodgrove .. . . Daily Kowhai Bush Post-office - Railway- „ station Little River - Puaha .. .. „ .. Marshlands : delivery of correspond- „ enoe by subsidised carrier Springston Railway-station-Wakaipa „ Cheviot - Spotswood - Hawkeswood - Thrice weekly . . Conway Flat (at junction of road)H u ndalee-Kaik oura Conway Flat-Finger Post, Hundalee „ Maylield-Porateko .. .. „ Woodgrove - McDonald Downs .. „ Waiau - Mendip Hills .. .. Weekly Christchurch - Upper Riccarton Abolished. Established. „ (See Abolished.) „ (Renewal.) ,, Cheviot-Spotswood, portion of Cheviot -Kaikoura service Tormore-Domett-Cheviot Barry's Bay-Wainui Broken River, &c. - Kumara Halkett Town-West Melton-Weedon's Extended: to Sockburn (frequency once daily to Sockburn). (See Abolished. ) Frequency increased : thrice weekly to daily. Curtailed : to Domett-Cheviot (owing to railway-extension). Altered: by inclusion of French Farm. ,, by inclusion of Cass after Broken River. „ by inclusion of Weedon's Post-office (service now Halkett Town-West Melton - Weedon's Post - office-Weedon's Railwaystation). Abolished. (Owing to railway-exten-sion.) (See Established.) ,, (Sockburn mail now carried by tram.) (See Extended.) Kowhai Bush-Springfield Sockburn Post-office-Railway-station lunedin Karitane - Puketeraki Railway-station Thrice weekly .. Balclutha-Awamangu .. .. Twice weekly Tautuku-Papatowai .. .. ,, Pembroke-Cardrona . . .. Weekly Dunedin, &c. - Omakau (railway service) Owaka - Owaka Valley - Tahatika - Purekireki Alexandra South - Clyde - Waenga - Cromwell Pembroke—Makarora Established. ,, (Winter service renewed.) Extended: to Chatto Creek and Alexandra South. Frequency increased : twice to thrice weekly. Curtailed: to Clyde—Waenga-Crom-well (owing to railway-extension). Altered: by inclusion of Makarora Wharf. Altered : to Roxburgh, &e. - Alexandra South and Clyde, &o. - Queenstown (service divided owing to railway-extension ; train service between Alexandra South and Clyde). Temporarily discontinued : (for summer). Established. Roxburgh, &c. - Queenstown Pembroke-Cardrona . . lisborne Gisborne-Mangapapa .. .. Daily Pouawa Post-office-junction of Gis- i Twice weekly borne - Tolaga Bay Roads Gisborne, &c. - Wairoa via Morere .. , Weekly ,, ,, (During tourist season : see Frequency increased. ) Hangaroa - Lower Hangaroa .. | „ Motu-Opotiki .. .. .. i „ Waitakaro-Tuparoa .. . . „ Gisborne, &c. - Te Karaka (railway I servioe) Whakarau-Rakauroa .. „ (See Altered.) Extended : to Puha. „ to Matawai.