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

District. Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. 'hristchuroh— continued. Ethelton-Domett-Cheviot to Tormore -Domett-Cheviot Springfield, &c.-Kumara to Broken , ... River-Kumara Waiau-Kaikoura .. .. i. j- .; Curtailed : owing to railway extension. Curtailed : owing to railway extension. (See Established and Abolished.) Altered: by inclusion of Kaikoura Suburban. Abolished. Barry's Bay - Hill Top .. .. ... Cust Post-office-Railway-station ..' Greenpark-Linooln .. .. Spots wood-Cheviot .. ..' .. Owing to extension of railway facilities. Now embraced in CheviotKaikoura service. (See Established.) Now embraced in CheviotKaikoura service. Springfield, &c. - Kumara Waiau - Hawkeswood - Conway Flat lunedin , Milton-Waronui (Fortification), (no j Daily .. post-office) Heriot - Moa Flat Estate (no post- ; Thrice weekly office, rural delivery) Katea-Hunt's Road Railway-siding i Bendigo-Tarras .. .. .. Twice weekly Konoui-Rongahere .. .. ; Pembroke-Cardrona .. .. Weekly Waitahuua-Waitahuna West Dunedin, &c.-Clinton (railway service) Established. Hunt's Road Post-office - Railwaysiding Ophir-Matakanui-Drybread (See Abolished.) „ (Winter service renewed.) Extended to Puketi (new office). Altered: by inclusion of Clarendon after Waihola. Altered: Katea changed to Hunt's Road, and new office, called "Katea," opened at Katea School. Altered : by substitution of Omakau for Ophir as terminal office, on account of railway extension. Temporarily discontinued, 30th Oct., 1906, in terms of agreement. Abolished : owing to railway extension. Abolished. (See Established.) Established. Pembroke-Cardrona Gisborne Chatto Creek - Alexandra South Taupeka Mouth - Rongahere Patutahi - Tahunga .. .. Weekly Waitakaro - Waipiro Bay .. Hauiti-Arakaha Ngatapa (no post office)-Wharekopae Gisborne, &c. - Wairoa via Morere Gisborne, &c. - Wairoa via Morere Extended : to commence from Tolaga Bay (Tolaga Bay-Hauiti-Arakaba). Extended : owing to removal of site of Wharekopae Post-office. Frequency increased : weekly to twioe weekly, during tourist season, 11th January, 1906, to 30th April, 1906. Frequency increased: weekly to twice weekly during tourist season, 1st December, 1906, to 30th April, 1907. Altered : by inclusion of Opouiti (new office) after Tiniroto. Abolished : owing to transfer of postoffice to railway-station. Extended. Gisborne, &o. - Wairoa .. .. Te Karaka Post-office-Railway-station Greymouth Greymouth - State Collieries (late Runanga) -Runanga (new office) Greymouth-Runanga .. .. ... Frequency inoreased : daily to twice daily. Frequenoy increased: twice to thrioe weekly. Altered : by inclusion of Rapahoe after Ten-mile Creek. Abolished. Altered : by inclusion of Arahura after Hokitika. Altered: by inclusion of Mount Hercules (new office) after Hende's Ferry, Abolished. Established. Main Road, Ikamatua-Blackwater-Upper Blackwater Greymouth, Ac.-Barrytown Nelson Creek-Bell Hill .. .. ... Hokitika-Fox's Hokitika Ross, &o.-Okanto . Invercargill Okarito-Waikukupa-Gillespie's Beach Otautau Post-office - Railway-station As required Mataura-Waimumu .. .. Thrice weekly Pukerau-Benio .. .. .. Twice weekly Te Anau - Glade House .. .. .; As required Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly (Renewal, 1st Nov., 1906, to 30th April, 1907.) Waihoaka Railway-station-Post-office Garston - Upper Nevis - Nevis .. Weekly (Oct.-lV Bluff-Ruapuke Island .. .. Fortnightly Glade House-Sandfly (Milford Sound) Weekly (Oct.-May) Fortnightly ay Invereargill-Cromarty .. ... Monthly Invercargill or Bluff-Cromarty Monthly (Renewal.) (Renewal, 1st Nov., 1906, to 30th April, 1907.) (Renewal.) (Renewal, 1st Nov. 1906, to 31st Oct., 1907.) Frequency increased : twice to thrioe weekly. Frequency increased : weekly to twice weekly. Ditto, Waikawa Valley-Main Road .. ... Lumsden - Mossburn - The Key - Te ... Anau Manapouri - Hillside Creek.. Mossburn-Matuku 1 „ (1st Nov. 1906.)