Postal Mail Contracts List




JUNE 2.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 717

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

# Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
13 Featherston and Tauherinikau Thrice weekly Horse and trap A. Wilkinson £ 15 s. 0 d. 31 Dec., 1881
14 Waihenga and East Coast Weekly Horse James Saunders 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
15 Whareama and Glenburn Weekly Horse Arthur Harford 75 0 0 "
16 Bull's and Sanson vid Scott's Ferry Thrice weekly Horse John Lumsden 95 0 0 "
17 Bull's and Sanson Thrice weekly Horse Thomas Dixon 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
18 Feilding Post Office and Railway Station As required Telegraph Messenger 31 Dec., 1882
19 Feilding and Cheltenham Twice weekly Horse C. Price 33 0 0 "
20 Feilding and Awahuri Twice weekly Horse H. Bennett 19 10 0 "
21 Karori and Makara Twice weekly Horse and trap E.W. Woodhouse 10 0 0 "
22 Hutt and Taita Twice daily Coach W. and C. Cudby 50 0 0 "
23 Trentham and Upper Hutt Daily Telegraph Messenger
24 Masterton Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot Thos. McCarthy 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
25 Kuripuni Post Office and Masterton Daily Horse Thos. McCarthy 10 0 0 "
26 Carterton Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot W. Gardener 10 0 0 "
27 Greytown Post Office and Railway Station As required Cab John Quin 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1881
28 Clareville Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot H. F. Smith 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
29 Ashhurst Post Office and McKenzie Store Thrice weekly G. Marsh 10 0 0 "
30 Awahuri and Campbelltown Weekly Charles Dahl 10 0 0 "
31 Palmerston North and Terrace End Daily Foot Henry Patmore 7 10 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

# Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
1 Blenheim, Kaituna, and Havelock Twice weekly Coach W. Pickering £ 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 Havelock and Deep Creek Weekly Horse H. C. Moller 19 16 0 "
3 Blenheim and Kaikoura Weekly Horse G. Gibson 174 10 0 "
4 Kaikoura and Hawkeswood Weekly Horse G. Gibson 70 0 0 "
5 Blenheim, Renwicktown, and Wairau Valley Weekly Coach W. Ockley 80 0 0 "
6 Havelock and Homewood Fortnightly Boat C. A. Mills 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1881
7 Picton Post Office, Wharf, Vessels in Harbour, and Railway Station As required Boat and foot W. Grace 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
8 Kaikoura Post Office and Wharf As required Coach R. J. Whittle 7 0 0 "
9 Blenheim Wharf, Vessels in Opawa and Wairau Rivers, and Post Office; also Blenheim Post Office and Railway Station As required Horse and coach G. W. Riley 28 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

# Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
1 Richmond and Riwaka Thrice weekly Coach Henry Newman £ 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 Foxhill Station and Sherry River Weekly Horse John Thompson 35 0 0 "
3 Spring Grove and Waimea West Thrice weekly Horse W. Satherley 21 0 0 "
4 Nelson and Wakapuaka Twice weekly Horse C. H. Martin 25 10 0 "
5 Lower Moutere and Ngatimote Twice weekly Horse C. Remnant 20 0 0 "
6 Upper Moutere and Thorpe Weekly Horse James Rose 12 0 0 "
7 Post Office (Nelson) and the Port As required Trap S. Grant 75 0 0 "
8 Spring Grove Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot M. Walkden 8 0 0 "
9 Hope Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot Charles Balck 10 0 0 "
10 Stoke Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot John Naylor 10 0 0 "
11 Post Office (Motupipi) and Wharves (Waitapu and Motupipi) As required Horse James Tilby 15 0 0 "
12 East Takaka and Waitapu Weekly Horse W. Barnet 16 0 0 "
13 Foxhill Station and Hampden Fortnightly Trap Henry Newman 190 0 0 "
14 Motupiko and Junction of Motueka and Motupiko Rivers at Bromell's Store Weekly Horse W. Quinney 6 0 0 "
15 Motueka Post Office and Wharf As required Horse John Delaney 10 0 0 "
16 Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse A. J. Palmer 25 0 0 Terminable at month's notice.
17 Waitapu Post Office and Wharf As required Horse W. Page 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
18 Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port Branch Office As required Bus M. Crewdson 10 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

# Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
1 Westport and Reefton Twice weekly Coach Job Lines £ 250 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 Westport and Charleston vid Addison's Flat Twice weekly Horse William Hill 80 0 0 "
3 Inangahua Junction and Lyell Twice weekly Horse or mail-cart F. Courtney 85 0 0 "
4 Reefton and Boatman's Thrice weekly Coach P. McParland 29 0 0 "
5 Lyell and Upper Matakitaki Fortnightly Horse James Ribet 65 0 0 "
6 Westport and Giles Terrace Weekly Horse A. McGillivray 13 0 0 "
7 Brighton and Charleston Weekly Horse Joseph Wareham 20 0 0 "
8 Westport Post Office, and Vessels in Buller River and Lagoon, and the Railway Station As required Express Alexander Neill 17 10 0 "


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1881, No 42





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🚂 Continuation of Inland Mail Services Contracts for Wellington District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 June 1881
Mail contracts, Postal services, Wellington, Contractors
18 names identified
  • A. Wilkinson, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • James Saunders, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Arthur Harford, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • John Lumsden, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Thomas Dixon, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • C. Price, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • H. Bennett, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • E.W. Woodhouse, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Cudby, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • C. Cudby, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Thos. McCarthy, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Thos. McCarthy, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Gardener, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • John Quin, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • H. F. Smith, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • G. Marsh, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Charles Dahl, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Henry Patmore, Mail Contractor listed for route

🚂 Postal Mail Service Contracts for Blenheim District

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 June 1881
Mail contracts, Postal services, Blenheim, Contractors
9 names identified
  • W. Pickering, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • H. C. Moller, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • G. Gibson, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • G. Gibson, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Ockley, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • C. A. Mills, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Grace, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • R. J. Whittle, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • G. W. Riley, Mail Contractor listed for route

🚂 Postal Mail Service Contracts for Nelson District

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 June 1881
Mail contracts, Postal services, Nelson, Contractors
18 names identified
  • Henry Newman, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • John Thompson, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Satherley, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • C. H. Martin, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • C. Remnant, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • James Rose, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • S. Grant, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • M. Walkden, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Charles Balck, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • John Naylor, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • James Tilby, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Barnet, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Henry Newman, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Quinney, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • John Delaney, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • A. J. Palmer, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • W. Page, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • M. Crewdson, Mail Contractor listed for route

🚂 Postal Mail Service Contracts for Westport District

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 June 1881
Mail contracts, Postal services, Westport, Contractors
8 names identified
  • Job Lines, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • William Hill, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • F. Courtney, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • P. McParland, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • James Ribet, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • A. McGillivray, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Joseph Wareham, Mail Contractor listed for route
  • Alexander Neill, Mail Contractor listed for route