New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 67

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✨ Postal Contract Renewals



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 853

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Date of Termination of Contract.
17 Wellington and Ohariu Twice weekly Cart Thomas Bassett 31 Dec., 1880
18 Hutt and Taita Twice daily Coach J. Cudby ”
19 Fielding Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot T. G. Nicholas *
20 Palmerston North and Terrace End Daily Foot T. Goodison *
21 Chief Post Office, Wellington, and Wharf and Railway Station, &c. As required Express R. Taylor 31 Dec., 1880
22 Fielding and Makino Road... Thrice weekly... Horse Isaac Grice ”

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Picton, Grove, and Havelock Thrice weekly... Boat W. H. Smith 31 Dec., 1880
2 Havelock and Deep Creek Weekly Horse H. C. Moller ”
3 Blenheim and Kaikoura Weekly Horse W. Blick ”
4 Kaikoura and Hawkeswood Weekly Horse W. Blick ”
5 Blenheim and Renwicktown Weekly Horse G. W. Riley ”
6 Blenheim and Wairau Valley Weekly Horse W. Ockley ”
7 Havelock and Homewood Fortnightly Boat Mills Brothers ”
8 Kaituna Schoolhouse and Spring Creek Weekly Horse James Davies... ”
9 Picton Post Office, Wharf, Vessels in Harbour, and Railway Station As required Foot W. Grace ”
10 Kaikoura Post Office and Wharf As required Foot Charles Haggar ”
11 Blenheim Wharf, Vessels in Wairau or Opawa Rivers, and Post Office, also Blenheim Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach & horse G. W. Riley 31 Dec., 1879

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Richmond and Riwaka Thrice weekly... Coach H. A. Chalmers 31 Dec., 1880
2 Foxhill Railway Station and Sherry Weekly Horse J. Thompson ”
3 Spring Grove and Waimea West Thrice weekly... Horse W. Satherley... ”
4 Nelson and Wakapuaka Twice weekly ... Horse C. H. Martin ... ”
5 Lower Moutere and Nga Timote Thrice weekly... Horse C. Remnant ”
6 Upper Moutere and Thorpe Weekly Horse James Rose ”
7 Nelson Post Office and the Port As required Express W. Cooksey ”
8 Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse A. J. Palmer ”
9 Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot E. Dartnell ”
10 Hope Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot W. Jessop ”
11 Stoke Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. Naylor ”
12 Motueka Post Office and Wharf As required Coach J. Delaney ”
13 Waitapu Post Office and Wharf As required Horse W. Page ”
14 Motupipi Post Office and Wharves, Waitapu and Motupipi As required Horse James Tilby ”
15 East Takaka and Waitapu Weekly Horse W. Barnett ”
16 Collingwood, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Foot Henry Allan *
17 Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port Branch Office As required 'Bus M. Crewdson *
18 Foxhill and Hampden Fortnightly Express Henry Newman 31 Dec., 1880†

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Westport and Charleston vid Addison Flat Thrice weekly... Horse & coach W. Hill 31 Dec., 1880
2 Inangahua Junction and Lyell Twice weekly ... Coach Job Lines 31 Dec., 1879
3 Reefton and Boatman's Thrice weekly... Foot R. H. Baylis 31 Dec., 1880
4 Boatman's and Larry's Creek Weekly Foot R. H. Baylis ”
5 Lyell and Upper Matakitaki Weekly Horse S. Oxnam ”
6 Brighton and Charleston Weekly Horse M. F. O'Brien... ”
7 Westport Post Office, and Vessels in Buller River and Lagoon, and Railway Station As required Spring-cart... A. Neil ”
8 Westport and Giles Terrace Weekly Horse A. McGillvray 31 Dec., 1879
9 Westport and Reefton Twice weekly... Coach Job Lines ”

† To come into operation on 1st July, 1879.



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🚂 Publication of Inland Mail Services Contracts (Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 June 1879
Postal contracts, Mail routes, Contractors, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Termination dates
44 names identified
  • Thomas Bassett, Contractor for Wellington service 17
  • J. Cudby, Contractor for Wellington service 18
  • T. G. Nicholas, Contractor for Wellington service 19
  • T. Goodison, Contractor for Wellington service 20
  • R. Taylor, Contractor for Wellington service 21
  • Isaac Grice, Contractor for Wellington service 22
  • W. H. Smith, Contractor for Blenheim service 1
  • H. C. Moller, Contractor for Blenheim service 2
  • W. Blick, Contractor for Blenheim service 3
  • W. Blick, Contractor for Blenheim service 4
  • G. W. Riley, Contractor for Blenheim service 5
  • W. Ockley, Contractor for Blenheim service 6
  • Brothers Mills, Contractor for Blenheim service 7
  • James Davies, Contractor for Blenheim service 8
  • W. Grace, Contractor for Blenheim service 9
  • Charles Haggar, Contractor for Blenheim service 10
  • G. W. Riley, Contractor for Blenheim service 11
  • H. A. Chalmers, Contractor for Nelson service 1
  • J. Thompson, Contractor for Nelson service 2
  • W. Satherley, Contractor for Nelson service 3
  • C. H. Martin, Contractor for Nelson service 4
  • C. Remnant, Contractor for Nelson service 5
  • James Rose, Contractor for Nelson service 6
  • W. Cooksey, Contractor for Nelson service 7
  • A. J. Palmer, Contractor for Nelson service 8
  • E. Dartnell, Contractor for Nelson service 9
  • W. Jessop, Contractor for Nelson service 10
  • J. Naylor, Contractor for Nelson service 11
  • J. Delaney, Contractor for Nelson service 12
  • W. Page, Contractor for Nelson service 13
  • James Tilby, Contractor for Nelson service 14
  • W. Barnett, Contractor for Nelson service 15
  • Henry Allan, Contractor for Nelson service 16
  • M. Crewdson, Contractor for Nelson service 17
  • Henry Newman, Contractor for Nelson service 18
  • W. Hill, Contractor for Westport service 1
  • Job Lines, Contractor for Westport service 2
  • R. H. Baylis, Contractor for Westport service 3
  • R. H. Baylis, Contractor for Westport service 4
  • S. Oxnam, Contractor for Westport service 5
  • M. F. O'Brien, Contractor for Westport service 6
  • A. Neil, Contractor for Westport service 7
  • A. McGillvray, Contractor for Westport service 8
  • Job Lines, Contractor for Westport service 9