on the Railway Wharf, Point Britomart, and marked
"E," to be a Warehouse where goods may be de-
posited for examination on the landing thereof.
Given under my hand at Wellington, this
thirty-first day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven.
GEO. MCLEAN,
Commissioner of Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 100.]

Tenders for Inland Mail Services for 1878.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1877.

SEALED Tenders will be received at the several
Chief Post Offices in the colony, until Saturday,
the 6th of October proximo, for the conveyance of
Mails between the under-mentioned places, for a
period of ONE year, from the 1st January to the
31st December, 1878, both days inclusive.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

1. Hamilton and Waitoa, twice weekly.
2. Hamilton and Ngahinapouri, once weekly.
3. Alexandra and Paterangi, once weekly.
4. Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, twice weekly.
5. Tauranga and Opotiki, once weekly.
6. Tauranga and Katikati, once weekly.
7. Auckland and Waiheke, once weekly.
8. Auckland and Waiheke, twice weekly.
9. Onehunga and Whatipu, once weekly.
10. Wangarei and Ruatangata, once weekly.
11. Russell and Wangaruru, once weekly.
12. Awitu and Pollock Settlement, once weekly.
13. Waiuku and Pollock Settlement, once weekly.
14. Pukekohe and Pukekohe East, once weekly.
15. Wangarei and Tokatoka, once weekly.
16. Wangarei and Mititai, once weekly.
17. Waipu and Mititai, once weekly.
18. Matakohe and Whakahara, once weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

1. Puketapu and Erewhon, once weekly.
2. Waipawa and Makeritu, twice weekly.
3. Kopua Railway Station and Palmerston North, twice weekly.
4. Palmerston North and Wellington, twice weekly.
5. Kopua Railway Station and Wellington, twice weekly.
   6. Kopua Railway Station and Wanganui, twice weekly.
   7. Kopua Railway Station and Hawera, twice weekly.
   *8. Kopua Railway Station and New Plymouth, twice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

1. Wellington and Palmerston North, twice weekly.
   2. Palmerston North and Wanganui, twice weekly.
   3. Wellington and Wanganui, twice weekly.
2. Wanganui and Hawera, daily.
3. Wanganui and New Plymouth, twice weekly.
   6. Wellington and Hawera, twice weekly.
   7. Wellington and New Plymouth, twice weekly.
4. Wellington and Kopua Railway Station, twice weekly.
5. Palmerston North and Kopua Railway Station, twice
   weekly.
   10. Kopua Railway Station and Wanganui, twice weekly.
   11. Kopua Railway Station and Hawera, twice weekly.
   *12. Kopua Railway Station and New Plymouth, twice weekly.
6. Masterton and Woodville, twice weekly.
7. Chief Post Office and Adelaide Road, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

1. Westport and Karamea (beach route), once fortnightly.
2. Westport Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
3. Ngakawau Railway Station and Karamea, once weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

1. Outram and Lake Waipori, twice weekly.
2. Outram and Middlemarch, once weekly.
3. Mataura and Otaraia, once weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

1. Elbow and Mararoa, once weekly.

Contractors, whose tenders are accepted, must be
prepared to carry out the services for which they
tender, according to the time-tables arranged by the
department, and which may be seen at the Post
Offices from which the services start.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

The services marked thus *, which will be affected
by railway extension, may be terminated by the
Postmaster-General on giving one month's notice in
writing, or a reduction, at a fixed rate per mile,
based on the amount of subsidy be made, as the
railway extends.
Form of tender, with the terms and conditions of
contract, may be procured at any Post Office.
No tender will be considered unless made on the
printed form.
Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Mail Service,
No. ," and addressed to the Postmaster-General,
Wellington, and enclosed to the Chief Postmaster of
the district to which the tender may specially refer.
By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Designation of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1877.

IT is hereby notified for general information that
the designation of the Post Office in the Pro-
vincial District of Taranaki, hitherto known as
Manutahi South, has been changed to
MANUTAHI.

By order of the Postmaster-General.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Convey-
ance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels, &c.,
on all the New Zealand Railways, published in New
Zealand Gazette, Nos. 34, 48, 58, 62, and 67, of the
18th April, 1st June, 28th June, 19th July, and
2nd August, 1877, respectively.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New
Zealand Railways, fixed by Order in Council
dated the 17th day of April, 1877, the following
alterations and additions to the rates for the con-
veyance, delivery, storage of goods, parcels, &c., on
all the New Zealand Railways, published in the New
Zealand Gazette, Nos. 34, 48, 58, 62, and 67, of the
18th April, 1st June, 28th June, 19th July, and 2nd
August, 1877, respectively, are hereby declared to be
fixed, and shall come into force on and after the
10th September, 1877:---

Pearl barley, in bags, to be carried as Class B.
Tallow and fat, and tallow, in bags, casks, or other
packages, to be eliminated from Classes B and C
respectively, and to be carried as Class D.
Butter, in baskets, to be carried as Class C.
Beans and peas (colonial produce), whole or
crushed, to be carried as Class E.
Beans and peas, in casks or bags (imported), to be
carried as Class B.
The minimum charge for coal for distances of 3
miles and under to be 7s. 6d. per truck. The mini-
mum charge for distances of over 3 miles, and
under 15 miles, to be 12s. 6d. per truck.
Class G, in small lots, less than one truck-load,
may be carried as Class D, provided charge does not
exceed 1s. per mile.
Pigs, sheep, goats, and calves, in single-floor trucks,
to be carried at 10s. per truck per mile for all dis-
tances not exceeding 10 miles; and for each additional
mile, 5d. per truck per mile up to 50 miles; and for
each additional mile, 4d. per truck per mile up to 100
miles; and for each additional mile, 3d. per truck
per mile. Two-floor trucks will be charged at 1
above rates.
Sucking pigs, in hampers or baskets, may be sent
as parcels, according to weight.