✨ Mail Service Tenders
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
- Albert Town and Colquhoun's Station, weekly.
- Fortrose and Waikawa, fortnightly.
As tenders for Services Nos. 51 and 52 will most probably be
decided upon the question of speed, tenderers should be par-
ticular to state the maximum speed their steamers are capable
of maintaining.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.
1. Edendale and Wyndham, daily.
2. Wyndham and Fortrose, twice weekly.
3. Invercargill and Riverton, twice daily.
4. Invercargill and Flint's Bush, twice weekly.
5. Flint's Bush and Isla Bank, weekly.
6. Invercargill and Oteramika, weekly.
7. Athol and Hokonui, twice weekly.
8. Riverton and Otautau, twice weekly.
9. Otautau and Blackmount, weekly.
10. Otautau and Annandale, weekly.
11. Otautau and Dunrobin, weekly.
12. Winton and Hokonui, weekly.
13. Riverton and Orepuki, weekly.
*14. Riverton and Orepuki, twice weekly.
15. Long Bush and Dacre, thrice weekly.
16. Winton and Forest Hill, weekly.
17. Invercargill and Mabel Bush, vid Myross, Roslyn, and
Grove Bush, weekly.
The services marked thus, * which may be affected
by railway extension, shall be terminable by the
Postmaster-General on his giving one month's notice
in writing, or a reduction made, at a fixed rate per
mile, based on the amount of subsidy, as the railway
extends.
The attention of intending tenderers is directed
to the following clause of the terms and conditions
of contract printed at the back of the tender forms :
*"The days and hours of arrival and departure to be
fixed from time to time as the Postmaster-General
may direct. For services performed by coach, no
stage shall exceed twelve miles, except by special
permission from the Postmaster-General, who shall
determine whether or not longer stages are unavoid-
able."
Contractors, whose tenders may be accepted, must
be prepared to carry out the services for which they
tender according to the time-tables framed by the
department, and which may be seen at the Post
Offices from which the services start.
Forms 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.
By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
NZ Gazette 1878, No 88
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Continuation of Inland Mail Service Routes for Various Districts
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🚂 Transport & Communications6 September 1878
Mail routes, Postal schedules, Tenders, Invercargill, Coach services, Time-tables
- W. Gray, Secretary