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Thames — Daily : Omahu Post-office and Railway-station ; Thames-Kopu-Puriri-Hikutaia-Paeroa (train service). Daily, one way only : Waihi-Waikino-Karangahake-Paeroa. Weekly: Ruatoki-Waimana. Timaru— Weekly (winter service) : Lake Pukaki-Hermitage (by horse). Wanganui— Daily : Marton-South Makirikiri; Rakautaua Post-office and Railway-station. Twice weekly : Eltham-Rawhiciroa ; Utiku-Pukeokahu. Weekly : Kaimanuka-Orangimea. Wellington — Daily : Island Bay-Berhampore; Kilbirnie and Maranui districts (delivery of correspondence. Twice weekly : Apiti-Table Plat; Nireaha-Atea. Weekly: Manuhara-Pongaroa. The following services were extended : — Auckland — Kaeo-Otoroa, to Matauri Bay. Greymouth— Reefton-Merrijigs, to Big River. Nelson — Motupiko-Sherry River, to Motupiko Railway-station. Wellington — Makuri-Pongaroa, to Mangatiti; Pohangina-Komako-Piripiri, to Delaware Block. The following services were curtailed : — Dunedin — Kokonga-Kyeburn-Naseby-Weddorburn, &c, to Clyde : railway extended from Kokonga to Ranfurly. Service starts from Ranfurly to Clyde. Eweburn and Naseby served by branch service from Ranfurly. Nelson— Belgrove-Inangahua Junction-Reefton, by extension of railway from Belgrove to Motupiko (23rd April, 1899). Wanganui — Manaia-Kapuni-Kaponga, by discontinuance of service between Kapuni and Kaponga. The frequency of the following services was increased : — Auckland— Twice to thrice weekly : Pukekohe-Pukekohe East. Blenheim — Twice to thrice weekly: Blenheim-Renwiektowh-Kaituna-Okaramio-Havelock Suburban-Havelock. Christchurch— Once to twice daily : Christchurch-Templeton ; Christchurch-Upper Riccarton (inward journey only increased). Thrice to four times weekly : Christchurch-Hornby-Prebbleton-Lincoln-Greenpark-Gebbie's Plat-Ataahua-Little River (Little River now has seven mails a week). Dunedin— Thrice weekly to daily: Roxburgh-Coal Creek Elat—Bald Hill Plat—Alexandra South. Twice weekly to daily : Purakanui Post-office and Railway-station. Gisborne — . - Once to thrice weekly : Gisborne-Whatatutu. Invercargill— Twice to thrice weekly: Invercargill-Makarewa. Once to twice weekly during summer: Manapouri-Hillside Creek. Napier— Once to twice daily : Napier-Spit-Western Spit-Eskdale. Once to twice weekly : Dannevirke-Waipatiki-Weber (part of Dannevirke-Herbert-ville service). Nelson — Once to twice weekly : Nelson-Elmslie's Bay. Oamaru — Twice to thrice weekly : Oamaru-Island Cliff-Tokarahi. Thames — Once and twice-weekly (by season) to twice and thrice weekly : Hikutaia-Maratoto. Timaru — Thrice to four times weekly : Temuka-Seadown. Wanganui— Thrice weekly to daily : Manaia-Kapuni. Twice to thrice weekly : Manutahi-Whakamara-Mokoia Block-Meremere. Once to twice weekly during winter : Pipiriki - Mangaituroa - Raetihi - Ohakune ; Wanganui-Koriniti-Jerusalem-Pipiriki (river service).