New Zealand Gazette – 1883 – No. 37

Page 577

✨ Postal Contracts



MAY 3.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

577

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract.
15 Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek ... Daily Coach P. J. Fowler 74 10 0 31 Dec., 1884
16 Kaiapoi and Eyreton Thrice weekly Horse R. Creamer 3 0 0 "
17 Kaiapoi and Coutts Island Thrice weekly Horse John Merrin 12 0 0 "
18 East Oxford Post Office and Railway As required. Foot C. A. Thompson 15 0 0 "
Station
19 Oxford and View Hill Twice weekly Coach W. Paget 20 16 0 31 Dec., 1884
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20 Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse Joseph King 21 0 0 "
21 Ashley and North Loburn Thrice weekly Horse Thomas Croft 29 0 0 "
22 Balcairn and Leithfield Daily Horse and trap D. Shaw 30 0 0 "
23 Waikari and Hurunui Daily Coach E. J. Powis 170 0 0 "
24 Hurunui and Waiau Twice weekly Coach T. Derrett 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1884
25 Hurunui and Hanmer Plains.. Weekly Cart T. Derrett 90 0 0 "
26 Waiau and Hawkeswood Weekly Horse W. R. Creed 45 0 0 "
27 Waipara and Cheviot Weekly Coach John Boyce 110 0 0 "
28 Prebbleton and Broadfield Thrice weekly Cart Samuel Fleming 14 0 0 "
29 Irwell Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot John Lawrence 20 0 0 "
30 Irwell and Brookside Thrice weekly Horse John Baldwin 36 0 0 31 Dec., 1884+
31 Leeston and Lakeside Thrice weekly Horse Geo. Cooper 25 0 0 "
32 Annat and Russell's Flat Twice weekly Horse Thomas Henry 21 0 0 "
33 Springfield and Kowai Bush Weekly Horse T. C. Walles 8 10 0 "
34 South Malvern Post Office and Railway As required Foot N. Grindrod 5 0 0 "
Station
35 Darfield and Kimberley Twice weekly Horse W. Beaman 18 0 0 31 Dec., 1884
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36 Darfield and Greendale Twice weekly Horse W. Beaman 28 0 0 "
37 Coalgate and Hororata Daily Coach Thomas Napier 60 0 0 "
38 Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge Weekly 2-horse coach E. A. Derrett 65 0 0 "
39 Dunsandel and Killinchy Thrice weekly Cart H. J. Unwin 40 0 0 "
40 Ealing and Cracroft Twice weekly Cart Alexander Finlay 35 0 0 "
41 Rakaia and Barrhill Daily Horse Edward Taylor... 40 0 0 "
42 Methven and Alford Forest Thrice weekly Coach Henry Knight 45 0 0 "
43 Alford Forest and Springburn Thrice weekly Horse John Bowick 20 0 0 "
44 Ashburton and Kyle Thrice weekly Cart John Fowler 70 0 0 "
45 Ashburton and Newland Twice weekly Horse W. Saunders 15 0 0 "
46 Ashburton and Longbeach Daily Coach W. E. Bond 30 0 0 "
47 Flemington and Longbeach Road Thrice weekly Foot Henry Anderson 11 0 0 "
48 Upper Riccarton and Middleton As required Horse J. E. Hanson 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1884
49 Christchurch Post Office and Railway As required Mail-cart T. G. P. Leach... 260 0 0 "
Station, and Town Receivers
50 Mount Somers and Anama Twice each Tues- Coach John Hood 30 0 0 "
day & Saturday
51 Mayfield and Valetta Twice weekly Cart H. J. Reaney 20 0 0 "
--- --- --- --- --- ---
52 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge Twice weekly Horse Thomas Hix 15 0 0 "
53 Hinds and Lismore... Twice weekly Horse S. Burr 20 0 0 "
54 Winslow and Willowby Thrice weekly Horse F. M. Foster 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1883
55 Hill Top and Barry's Bay As required Horse L. Perham 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1884
Melton
56 Halkett Town and Rolleston via West Daily Horse Alexander Calder 52 0 0 "
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57 Yaldhurst and Hornby Daily Horse John Thomson 30 0 0 "
58 Courtenay and Kirwee Daily Horse G. F. White 25 0 0 "
59 Christchurch and Sydenham As required Tramcar Tramway Co. 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1883
60 Ashburton and Ashburton Forks via Twice weekly Horse L. T. Washer 12 0 0 31 Dec., 1884*
Greenstreet

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.
1 Waitohi Flat Railway Station and Post Thrice weekly Horse James Riordan ... 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1884
Office, Kerrytown
2 Peel Forest and Rangitata Thrice weekly Coach John Heney 70 0 0 "
--- --- --- --- --- ---
3 Orari and Woodbury via Geraldine Daily Coach John Mundell 85 0 0 "
4 Geraldine and Hilton viâ Pleasant Valley Twice weekly Horse David Denoon 30 0 0 "
and Gapes Valley
5 Temuka and Waitohi Flat Twice weekly Horse Adam O. Gilmore 20 0 0 "
--- --- --- --- --- ---
6 Albury and Burke's Pass Thrice weekly 2-horse coach John T. Burgess 100 0 0 "
7 Burke's Pass and Lake Tekapo Weekly 2-horse coach John Hinkley 25 0 0 "
8 Burke's Pass and Grampian Hills Station Weekly Horse John T. Burgess 34 0 0 "
9 Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station Twice weekly Horse James Agnew 49 0 0 "
10 Timaru and Pareora via Wai-iti and Clare- Thrice weekly Mail-cart John Meikle 65 0 0 "
mont
11 St. Andrew and Blue Cliff Twice weekly Horse Walter F. Brown 60 0 0 "
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12 Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Twice weekly Horse Christina Aitken 32 0 0 "
Island and Canavan's
13 Waimate and Kourow via Redcliffe and Twice weekly 2-horse coach James Vining 75 0 0 "
Waihao Forks
14 Timaru and Sandie Town Daily Foot David Owers "


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🚂 List of Postal Contracts for Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Christchurch Districts (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal service, Contracts, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Coach, Horse, Steamer, Tram, Boat, Express-cart
60 names identified
  • P. J. Fowler, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek
  • R. Creamer, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Eyreton
  • John Merrin, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Coutts Island
  • C. A. Thompson, Contractor for East Oxford Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Paget, Contractor for Oxford and View Hill
  • Joseph King, Contractor for Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station
  • Thomas Croft, Contractor for Ashley and North Loburn
  • D. Shaw, Contractor for Balcairn and Leithfield
  • E. J. Powis, Contractor for Waikari and Hurunui
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for Hurunui and Waiau
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for Hurunui and Hanmer Plains
  • W. R. Creed, Contractor for Waiau and Hawkeswood
  • John Boyce, Contractor for Waipara and Cheviot
  • Samuel Fleming, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield
  • John Lawrence, Contractor for Irwell Post Office and Railway Station
  • John Baldwin, Contractor for Irwell and Brookside
  • Geo. Cooper, Contractor for Leeston and Lakeside
  • Thomas Henry, Contractor for Annat and Russell's Flat
  • T. C. Walles, Contractor for Springfield and Kowai Bush
  • N. Grindrod, Contractor for South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Beaman, Contractor for Darfield and Kimberley
  • W. Beaman, Contractor for Darfield and Greendale
  • Thomas Napier, Contractor for Coalgate and Hororata
  • E. A. Derrett, Contractor for Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge
  • H. J. Unwin, Contractor for Dunsandel and Killinchy
  • Alexander Finlay, Contractor for Ealing and Cracroft
  • Edward Taylor, Contractor for Rakaia and Barrhill
  • Henry Knight, Contractor for Methven and Alford Forest
  • John Bowick, Contractor for Alford Forest and Springburn
  • John Fowler, Contractor for Ashburton and Kyle
  • W. Saunders, Contractor for Ashburton and Newland
  • W. E. Bond, Contractor for Ashburton and Longbeach
  • Henry Anderson, Contractor for Flemington and Longbeach Road
  • J. E. Hanson, Contractor for Upper Riccarton and Middleton
  • T. G. P. Leach, Contractor for Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station, and Town Receivers
  • John Hood, Contractor for Mount Somers and Anama
  • H. J. Reaney, Contractor for Mayfield and Valetta
  • Thomas Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge
  • S. Burr, Contractor for Hinds and Lismore
  • F. M. Foster, Contractor for Winslow and Willowby
  • L. Perham, Contractor for Hill Top and Barry's Bay
  • Alexander Calder, Contractor for Halkett Town and Rolleston via West
  • John Thomson, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby
  • G. F. White, Contractor for Courtenay and Kirwee
  • Tramway Co., Contractor for Christchurch and Sydenham
  • L. T. Washer, Contractor for Ashburton and Ashburton Forks via Greenstreet
  • James Riordan, Contractor for Waitohi Flat Railway Station and Post Office, Kerrytown
  • John Heney, Contractor for Peel Forest and Rangitata
  • John Mundell, Contractor for Orari and Woodbury via Geraldine
  • David Denoon, Contractor for Geraldine and Hilton via Pleasant Valley and Gapes Valley
  • Adam O. Gilmore, Contractor for Temuka and Waitohi Flat
  • John T. Burgess, Contractor for Albury and Burke's Pass
  • John Hinkley, Contractor for Burke's Pass and Lake Tekapo
  • John T. Burgess, Contractor for Burke's Pass and Grampian Hills Station
  • James Agnew, Contractor for Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station
  • John Meikle, Contractor for Timaru and Pareora via Wai-iti and Claremont
  • Walter F. Brown, Contractor for St. Andrew and Blue Cliff
  • Christina Aitken, Contractor for Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Island and Canavan's
  • James Vining, Contractor for Waimate and Kourow via Redcliffe and Waihao Forks
  • David Owers, Contractor for Timaru and Sandie Town