New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 33

Page 687

✨ Postal Service Contracts



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 687

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
28 Hill Top and Barry’s Bay .. .. As required .. Horse .. John Mundy .. £ s. d. 10 0 0 *
29 Hinds and Lismore .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. Samuel Burr .. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
30 Hurunui and Hanmer Plains .. .. Weekly .. Coach .. Thomas Derrett.. 90 0 0 Terminable at one month’s notice
31 Hurunui and Waiau .. .. Twice weekly .. Coach .. Thomas Derrett.. 110 0 0 Ditto
32 Irwell Railway Station and Brookside .. .. Daily .. Horse .. M. B. Grainger .. 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
33 Kaiapoi and Coutts Island .. .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. John Merrin .. 12 0 0 "
34 Kaiapoi and Eyreton .. .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. Robert Creamer.. 30 0 0 "
35 Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek .. .. Daily .. Horse and trap Joseph Taylor .. 49 10 0 "
36 Leeston and Lakeside .. .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. A. Woodward .. 23 0 0 "
37 Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay .. .. Thrice weekly.. Steam-launch William Cameron 250 0 0 Terminable at one month’s notice
38 Lyttelton and Port Levy .. .. Weekly .. Horse and boat John Kelly .. 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
39 Lyttelton, Governor’s Bay, Teddington, and Gebbie’s Flat Twice weekly .. Horse .. Peter Fox .. 55 0 0 "
40 Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour As required .. Steam-launch and cart Agar and Roberts 150 0 0 "
41 Methven and Alford Forest .. .. Thrice weekly.. 4-wheel conveyance Neil Duff .. 60 0 0 "
42 Mount Somers and Alford Forest via Springburn Thrice weekly.. Horse .. Thomas Hix .. 30 0 0 "
43 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. Thomas Hix .. 15 0 0 "
44 Oxford and View Hill .. .. Twice weekly .. Buggy .. G. A. White .. 15 0 0 "
45 Pigeon Bay and Akaroa .. .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. Samuel Lee .. 100 0 0 Terminable at one month’s notice
46 Prebbleton and Broadfield .. .. Thrice weekly.. Cart .. Samuel Fleming 14 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
47 Rakaia and Barrhill .. .. Daily .. Horse .. T. H. Mills .. 50 0 0 "
48 South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Foot .. N. Grindrod .. 5 0 0 *
49 Tai Tapu and Lincoln .. .. Daily .. Horse .. Samuel Nutt .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
50 Upper Riccarton Post Office and Middleton Railway Station As required .. Horse .. J. E. Hanson .. 10 0 0 *
51 Valetta and Ruapuna via Mayfield .. .. Twice weekly .. Coach .. H. J. Reaney .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
52 Waiau and Hawkeswood .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Alfred Morton .. 40 0 0 "
53 Waikari and Hurunui .. .. Daily .. Coach .. E. J. Powis .. 160 0 0 Terminable at one month’s notice
54 Waipara and Cheviot .. .. Weekly .. .. .. J. Boyce .. 110 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
55 Winslow and Willowby .. .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. E. M. Foster .. 15 0 0 "
56 West Melton and Rolleston .. .. Daily .. Horse .. Martin Bourke .. 29 0 0 "
57 Yaldhurst and Hornby .. .. Daily .. Horse .. John Thomson .. 30 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

| 1 Burke’s Pass and Grampian Station .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | John Burgess .. | 40 0 0 | † |
| 2 Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo .. .. | Weekly .. | 2-horse coach | Henry Struthers | 30 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1886. |
| 3 Fairlie Creek and Burke’s Pass .. .. | Thrice weekly | 2-horse coach | Henry Struthers | 70 0 0 | " |
| 4 Geraldine and Gapes Valley via Pleasant Valley | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | David Denoon .. | 28 0 0 | " |
| 5 Kurow and Hakateramea .. .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | E. C. Smith .. | 5 0 0 | † |
| 6 Makikihi and Hunter .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Trap .. | Ambrose Jackson | 13 0 0 | |
| 7 Orari and Woodbury via Geraldine .. .. | Daily .. | Coach .. | John Mundell .. | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1886. |
| 8 Peel Forest and Rangitata .. .. | Thrice weekly | Coach .. | Joseph H. Dean | 45 0 0 | " |
| 9 Pleasant Point, Raincliff Station, and Totara Valley | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | Robert Hunt .. | 41 0 0 | " |
| 10 Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Island and Canavan’s | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | Christina Aitken | 40 0 0 | " |
| 11 St. Andrew and Bluecliff .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | James Jackson .. | 55 0 0 | " |
| 12 Temuka and Hilton .. .. | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | Orton G. Bradley | 45 0 0 | " |
| 13 Temuka and Waitohi Flat .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | Michael Moore .. | 17 0 0 | " |
| 14 Timaru and Pareora via Gleniti, Claremont, and Kingsdown | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | Shepherd Hughes | 57 0 0 | " |
| 15 Timaru and Sandietown .. .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | James Howey .. | .. | † |
| 16 Waihao Forks Post Office and Railway Station | Twice weekly .. | Foot .. | D. McPherson .. | .. | † |
| 17 Waitaki and Redcliff .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Foot .. | John Walls .. | 45 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1886. |
| 18 Waitohi Railway Station, and Post Office, Kerrytown | Thrice weekly | Foot .. | Timothy Lyons .. | 25 0 0 | " |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

| 1 Aitchison’s Siding and Awamoko .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Foot .. | Thomas King .. | 20 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1886 |
| 2 Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station | Thrice weekly.. | Foot .. | William Blythe.. | 10 0 0 | † |
| 3 Kakanui and Maheno .. .. | Daily .. | Horse .. | Samuel Burns .. | 34 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1886 |
| 4 Kurow and Omarama .. .. | Twice weekly.. | 4-horse coach | William Goddard | 90 0 0 | " |
| 5 Livingstone and Duntrroon .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | James Kennedy.. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 6 Maerewhenua Schoolhouse and Main Road | Twice weekly.. | .. .. | A. W. White .. | 5 0 0 | † |
| 7 Omarama and Ben Ohau .. .. | Weekly .. | 2-horse coach | William Goddard | 40 0 0 | " |
| 8 Weston Post Office and Railway Station | Daily .. | Foot .. | Michael Piper .. | 10 0 0 | † |



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🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Christchurch District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors, Christchurch
29 names identified
  • John Mundy, Contractor for Hill Top and Barry’s Bay
  • Samuel Burr, Contractor for Hinds and Lismore
  • Thomas Derrett, Contractor for Hurunui and Hanmer Plains, Hurunui and Waiau
  • M. B. Grainger, Contractor for Irwell Railway Station and Brookside
  • John Merrin, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Coutts Island
  • Robert Creamer, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Eyreton
  • Joseph Taylor, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek
  • A. (Arthur) Woodward, Contractor for Leeston and Lakeside
  • William Cameron, Contractor for Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay
  • John Kelly, Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy
  • Peter Fox, Contractor for Lyttelton, Governor’s Bay, Teddington, and Gebbie’s Flat
  • Agar, Contractor for Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour
  • Roberts, Contractor for Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour
  • Neil Duff, Contractor for Methven and Alford Forest
  • Thomas Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Alford Forest via Springburn, Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge
  • G. A. White, Contractor for Oxford and View Hill
  • Samuel Lee, Contractor for Pigeon Bay and Akaroa
  • Samuel Fleming, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield
  • T. H. Mills, Contractor for Rakaia and Barrhill
  • N. (Nathaniel) Grindrod, Contractor for South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station
  • Samuel Nutt, Contractor for Tai Tapu and Lincoln
  • J. E. Hanson, Contractor for Upper Riccarton Post Office and Middleton Railway Station
  • H. J. Reaney, Contractor for Valetta and Ruapuna via Mayfield
  • Alfred Morton, Contractor for Waiau and Hawkeswood
  • E. J. Powis, Contractor for Waikari and Hurunui
  • J. Boyce, Contractor for Waipara and Cheviot
  • E. M. Foster, Contractor for Winslow and Willowby
  • Martin Bourke, Contractor for West Melton and Rolleston
  • John Thomson, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Timaru District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors, Timaru
17 names identified
  • John Burgess, Contractor for Burke’s Pass and Grampian Station
  • Henry Struthers, Contractor for Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo, Fairlie Creek and Burke’s Pass
  • David Denoon, Contractor for Geraldine and Gapes Valley via Pleasant Valley
  • E. C. Smith, Contractor for Kurow and Hakateramea
  • Ambrose Jackson, Contractor for Makikihi and Hunter
  • John Mundell, Contractor for Orari and Woodbury via Geraldine
  • Joseph H. Dean, Contractor for Peel Forest and Rangitata
  • Robert Hunt, Contractor for Pleasant Point, Raincliff Station, and Totara Valley
  • Christina Aitken, Contractor for Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Island and Canavan’s
  • James Jackson, Contractor for St. Andrew and Bluecliff
  • Orton G. Bradley, Contractor for Temuka and Hilton
  • Michael Moore, Contractor for Temuka and Waitohi Flat
  • Shepherd Hughes, Contractor for Timaru and Pareora via Gleniti, Claremont, and Kingsdown
  • James Howey, Contractor for Timaru and Sandietown
  • D. McPherson, Contractor for Waihao Forks Post Office and Railway Station
  • John Walls, Contractor for Waitaki and Redcliff
  • Timothy Lyons, Contractor for Waitohi Railway Station, and Post Office, Kerrytown

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Oamaru District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors, Oamaru
7 names identified
  • Thomas King, Contractor for Aitchison’s Siding and Awamoko
  • William Blythe, Contractor for Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station
  • Samuel Burns, Contractor for Kakanui and Maheno
  • William Goddard, Contractor for Kurow and Omarama, Omarama and Ben Ohau
  • James Kennedy, Contractor for Livingstone and Duntrroon
  • A. W. White, Contractor for Maerewhenua Schoolhouse and Main Road
  • Michael Piper, Contractor for Weston Post Office and Railway Station