New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 42

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 42

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
18 Puketeraki Railway Station and Karitane Twice weekly Horse Thomas Pratt £12 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
19 Evansdale Railway Station and Merton Thrice weekly Express A. S. Wilson 30 7 6 "
20 Palmerston and Naseby Twice weekly Coach or horse
21 Naseby and Clyde vid St. Bathans and Cambrian Twice weekly Coach or horse See No. 35
22 Palmerston and Naseby vid Macrae’s and Hyde Weekly Thomas Peddie 28 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
23 Waitemo and Macrae’s Weekly Horse James Ramsay 49 15 0 "
24 Kyeburn, Hyde, and Hamilton’s Weekly Horse S. Harman 55 0 0 "
25 Linburn and Serpentine Weekly Horse S. Harman 25 0 0 "
26 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings vid Middle Kyeburn Weekly Horse James Cain 20 0 0 "
27 Ophir and Tinker’s Weekly Horse James Smith 33 0 0 "
28 Lawrence and Cromwell Thrice weekly See No. 35 26 0 0 "
29 Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily F. Brooks 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
30 Cromwell and Queenstown Thrice weekly See No. 35 20 0 0 "
31 Tapanui Post Office and Railway Station Daily Coach J. Spittle 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
32 Cromwell and Quartzville Fortnightly Coach† G. Manson 100 0 0 "
33 Quartzville and Nevis Twice weekly Coach† H. Craig and Co. 3,400 0 0 31 Dec., 1881
34 Cromwell, Bendigo, and Pembroke Weekly Horse H. Craig and Co. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
35 Pembroke and Cardrona Twice weekly Pack-horse William Jenkins 300 0 0 "
36 Arrow and Maetown Spring-cart E. Wilson 20 0 0 "
37 Green Island Railway Station and Fairfield Daily James Goodall 8 0 0 "
38 Milton and Adams Flat Twiceweekly Spring-cart G. McDougall 18 10 0 "
39 Balclutha and Bishop’s Twiceweekly Horse Peter Leitch 7 15 6 "
40 Kuri Bush and Otakaia Hugh Gourley 26 0 0 0 "
41 Dunedin Post Office and Railway Station and Town Receivers, providing mail-cart, driver, horses, &c., also two horses for rural carriers As required Hugh Gourley 64 10 0 "
42 Tapanui, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Swift Creek Twice weekly Conveyance or saddle-horse W. Simmonds
43 Mosgiel and East Taieri Daily Horse J. Williams 25 0 0 "
44 Green Island and Brighton Twiceweekly Foot J. McBryde 10 0 0 "
45 Stirling and Inch Clutha Daily Foot G. Bell 12 0 0 "
46 Otakaia Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. O’Leary 8 0 0 "
47 Abbotsford Railway Station and Green Island Daily Foot J. Campbell 8 0 0 "
48 Glenore Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse G. McKenzie 26 0 0 "
49 Waitahuna and Waitabuna Gully Daily Horse N. McLean 25 0 0 "
50 North Taieri Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot W. W. Moore 10 0 0 "
51 Clarksville Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse J. Crawford 12 0 0 "
52 Toiro Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse R. Sutherland 10 0 0 "
53 Goodwood and Flag Swamp Daily Horse E. Sutherland 10 0 0 "
54 Palmerston Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot W. Ross 13 0 0 "
55 Dunedin and Mount Cargill Twiceweekly Horse D. Winton 13 0 0 "
56 Balclutha and Te Houka Weekly Horse T. McKenzie 10 0 0 "
57 Albany Street and Pine Hill Twiceweekly Foot J. Richards 10 0 0 "

† With Nos. 20, 21, 22, 29, and 31.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Invercargill and Wallacetown Daily Cab William Green £25 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 One-Tree Point Railway and Oteramika Weekly Horse Thomas Crack 26 0 0 "
3 Mill Road and Mabel Bush Weekly Horse W. H. Loftus 19 5 4 "
4 Invercargill and Appleby Thrice weekly Foot John Young 5 0 0 "
5 Invercargill and Sylvan Bank Daily Foot W. G. Mackay 10 10 0 "
6 Edendale and Wyndham Daily Coach R. A. Elliot 37 10 0 "
7 Wyndham and Fortrose Twice weekly Coach R. A. Elliot 75 0 0 "
8 Waimatuku Railway Platform and Flint’s Bush Thrice weekly Foot W. Templeton 15 0 0 "
9 Waihiniwa Post Office and Railway Station Twice weekly Foot J. Robertson 10 0 0 "
10 Fairfax Railway Platform and Isla Bank Twice weekly Horse D. McPhee 16 0 0 "
11 Parrowa and Nokomai Weekly Horse J. Conlam 20 0 0 "
12 Otautau and Dunrobin Weekly Horse John Smith 70 0 0 "
13 Otautau and Wairaki Weekly Horse John Smith 35 0 0 "
14 Otautau and Blackmount vid Wairaki Weekly Horse John Smith 65 0 0 "
15 Otautau and Gladfield Twice weekly Horse A. McIntosh 30 0 0 "
16 Winton and Hokonui Weekly Horse James Nisbet 19 10 0 "
17 Riverton and Orepuki vid Round Hill Weekly Horse M. Lyon 53 0 0 "


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🚂 Continuation of Postal Mail Service Contracts for Several Districts (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 June 1881
Postal contracts, Mail services, Contractors, Subsidies, Dunedin, Invercargill
47 names identified
  • Thomas Pratt, Contractor for Puketeraki Railway Station and Karitane service
  • A. S. Wilson, Contractor for Evansdale Railway Station and Merton service
  • Thomas Peddie, Contractor for Palmerston and Naseby service
  • James Ramsay, Contractor for Waitemo and Macrae’s service
  • S. Harman, Contractor for Kyeburn, Hyde, and Hamilton’s service
  • James Cain, Contractor for Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings service
  • James Smith, Contractor for Ophir and Tinker’s service
  • F. Brooks, Contractor for Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. Spittle, Contractor for Tapanui Post Office and Railway Station service
  • G. Manson, Contractor for Cromwell and Quartzville service
  • H. Craig, Contractor for Quartzville and Nevis service
  • William Jenkins, Contractor for Pembroke and Cardrona service
  • E. Wilson, Contractor for Arrow and Maetown service
  • James Goodall, Contractor for Green Island Railway Station and Fairfield service
  • G. McDougall, Contractor for Milton and Adams Flat service
  • Peter Leitch, Contractor for Balclutha and Bishop’s service
  • Hugh Gourley, Contractor for Kuri Bush and Otakaia service
  • W. Simmonds, Contractor for Tapanui, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Swift Creek service
  • J. Williams, Contractor for Mosgiel and East Taieri service
  • J. McBryde, Contractor for Green Island and Brighton service
  • G. Bell, Contractor for Stirling and Inch Clutha service
  • J. O’Leary, Contractor for Otakaia Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. Campbell, Contractor for Abbotsford Railway Station and Green Island service
  • G. McKenzie, Contractor for Glenore Post Office and Railway Station service
  • N. McLean, Contractor for Waitahuna and Waitabuna Gully service
  • W. W. Moore, Contractor for North Taieri Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. Crawford, Contractor for Clarksville Post Office and Railway Station service
  • R. Sutherland, Contractor for Toiro Post Office and Railway Station service
  • E. Sutherland, Contractor for Goodwood and Flag Swamp service
  • W. Ross, Contractor for Palmerston Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. Winton, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill service
  • T. McKenzie, Contractor for Balclutha and Te Houka service
  • J. Richards, Contractor for Albany Street and Pine Hill service
  • William Green, Contractor for Invercargill and Wallacetown service
  • Thomas Crack, Contractor for One-Tree Point Railway and Oteramika service
  • W. H. Loftus, Contractor for Mill Road and Mabel Bush service
  • John Young, Contractor for Invercargill and Appleby service
  • W. G. Mackay, Contractor for Invercargill and Sylvan Bank service
  • R. A. Elliot, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham service
  • W. Templeton, Contractor for Waimatuku Railway Platform and Flint’s Bush service
  • J. Robertson, Contractor for Waihiniwa Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. McPhee, Contractor for Fairfax Railway Platform and Isla Bank service
  • J. Conlam, Contractor for Parrowa and Nokomai service
  • John Smith, Contractor for Otautau and Dunrobin service
  • A. McIntosh, Contractor for Otautau and Gladfield service
  • James Nisbet, Contractor for Winton and Hokonui service
  • M. Lyon, Contractor for Riverton and Orepuki service