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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Castlepoint. — Castlepoint
Castlepoint.
Castlepoint, a settlement in the Wairarapa North County, is 108 miles from Wellington, and thirty miles from Masterton. It lies on the sea coast, between Wellington and Napier, and steamers make occasional trips there, especially in the wool season. There is no telegraph service, but a telephone connects with the nearest telegraph office. On Tuesdays and Fridays a coach leaves Masterton at 7.30 a.m. for Castlepoint, and carries mails and passengers. Wool-raising is the chief industry of the settlement. Mails, which are carried overland via Masterton, close at Wellington at 2.50 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, arriving at Castlepoint at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The return mail closes at Castle-point at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving at Wellington on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7.50 p.m.