Postal Service Contracts




Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 237

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Blenheim and Kaikoura .. .. Weekly .. Coach & horse James W. Allen.. £ s. d. 139 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
2 Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth .. Weekly .. Horse Frank O'Brian .. 90 0 0 "
3 Blenheim, Kaituna, and Havelock .. Twice weekly.. Coach Clark & Pickering 100 0 0 "
4 Blenheim Post Office, Wharves, Vessels in Opawa and Wairau Rivers, and Railway As required .. Horse & trap G. W. Riley .. 40 0 0 "
5 Havelock and Deep Creek .. .. Twice weekly.. Express .. Thomas Brown .. 24 0 0 "
6 Kaikoura and Waiau .. .. Weekly .. Horse & trap James W. Allen.. 120 0 0 "
7 Kaikoura Post Office and Vessels at Wharf and in Harbour As required .. Omnibus .. A. H. Hardecke.. 9 17 6 "
8 Kenepuru and Manaroa .. .. Weekly .. Foot and boat James McAlpine 20 0 0 *
9 Picton Post Office, Vessels at Wharf and in Harbour, also Letter-carrier As required .. Foot .. James France .. 60 0 0 *
10 Picton, Torea, and Grove .. .. Weekly .. Steam-launch Horace Norgrove 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
11 Picton, Watamonga, and Port Underwood Fortnightly .. Foot .. John Jacob Davis 20 0 0 "
12 Renwicktown and Wairau Valley .. Twice weekly.. Trap .. A. B. Litchfield.. 90 0 0
13 Torea and Kenepuru .. .. Weekly .. Foot .. James Gullery .. 15 0 0 *†

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

| 1 Baton and Sherry .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | Patrick Gilroy .. | 9 14 6 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Brightwater and Waimea West.. .. | Daily .. | Horse .. | William L. Palmer | 17 10 0 | " |
| 3 Collingwood and Ferntown .. .. | Weekly .. | Boat .. | W. Scrimgeour .. | 15 0 0 | " |
| 4 Collingwood and Takaka .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | W. S. O. Caldwell | 25 0 0 | † |
| 5 Collingwood Post Office and Wharf | As required .. | Foot .. | William Williams | 6 0 0 | |
| 6 East Takaka and Takaka .. .. | Six times m'thly | Horse .. | John Cann, jun... | 10 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 7 Foxhill Station and Foxhill .. .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | A. J. Palmer .. | 12 10 0 | † |
| 8 Hope Station and Post Office .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | Charles Balek .. | 10 0 0 | † |
| 9 Lower Moutere and Ngatimote .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | Herbert Haycock | 19 7 6 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 10 Motueka Wharf and Post Office .. | As required .. | Coach .. | John Delany .. | 15 0 0 | " |
| 11 Motupipi Post Office and Wharves, and Motupipi and Waitapu | As required .. | Horse .. | George Cann .. | 15 0 0 | " |
| 12 Nelson, Lyell, Reefton, Greymouth, and Westport | Thrice weekly.. | Coach .. | A. Hall .. | 1,695 0 0 | " |
| 13 Nelson, Motueka, and Golden Bay .. | Six times m'thly | Steamer .. | J. S. Cross .. | 240 0 0 |
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| 14 Nelson and Wakapuaka .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | George Frost .. | 21 0 0 | † |
| 15 Nelson Chief Post Office and Port .. | As required .. | Express .. | James R. Sharp.. | 60 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 16 Nelson Chief Post Office and Port .. | As required .. | Omnibus .. | Jonathan Harle.. | 10 0 0 | * |
| 17 Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station | As required .. | Express .. | James R. Sharp.. | 25 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 18 Owen River and Owen Reefs .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Pack-horse.. | Henry O'Loughlen | 25 0 0 | 31 Aug., 1887 |
| 19 Richmond and Riwaka via Upper Moutere and Motueka | Thrice weekly.. | Coach .. | James Hunt .. | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 20 Riwaka and Takaka .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | John Delany .. | 50 0 0 | † |
| 21 Sherry River and Motupiko via Tadmor.. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Benjamin Harford | 24 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 22 Spring Grove Station and Post Office .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | John Doidge .. | 10 0 0 | † |
| 23 Stanley Brook and Wakefield via Thorpe and Dovedale (Upper) | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Joses Griffith .. | 45 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 24 Stoke Station and Post Office .. .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | A. M. Kavanagh.. | 10 0 0 | † |
| 25 Upper Moutere and Neudorf .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Henry G. Hill .. | 4 0 0 | † |
| 26 Waitapu Wharf and Post Office, Takaka.. | As required .. | Horse .. | John Cann, jun. | 10 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |

† Terminable at three months’ notice.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

| 1 Brighton and Charleston .. .. | Weekly .. | Pack-horse .. | M. F. O'Brien .. | 16 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Gibbs’s Accommodation-house and Murchison via Longford | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | J. Rait .. | 18 0 0 | " |
| 3 Murchison and Upper Matakitaki .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | J. Rait .. | 19 5 0 | " |
| 4 Ngakawau and Seatonville via Mokihinui (Sweet’s) | Weekly .. | Pack-horse .. | W. McNarn .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 5 Westport and Charleston via Addison’s Flat | Twice weekly.. | Spring-cart.. | M. Quane .. | 32 0 0 | " |
| 6 Westport and Giles Terrace .. .. | Weekly .. | Pack-horse .. | A. McGillivray .. | 15 0 0 | " |
| 7 Westport Chief Post Office, Vessels in Buller River and Lagoon, and Railway Station | As required .. | Express wagon | J. Dolan .. | 45 0 0 | " |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

| 1 Ahaura and Orwell Creek .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | T. B. Cressey .. | 18 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Brunnerton and Arnold .. .. | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | B. McGuire .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| 3 Camptown and Nelson Creek .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | M. Roche .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 4 Cobden and Barrytown .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | D. Ryall .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 5 Greymouth and Dobson .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | 4-horse coach | Mitchell & Campbell | 5 0 0 | " |
| 6 {Greymouth and Kumara .. .. | Twice daily | Tramcar .. | M. Kennedy and Joseph Kilgour | 300 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1887 |
| Delivering Mails at Paroa .. .. | Thrice weekly | | | | |
| Also Mails from Christchurch and other Places at Greymouth | Wednesdays & Saturdays | | | | |
| 7 Greymouth and Marsden .. .. | Daily .. | 4-horse coach | Adam Blair .. | 40 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 8 Greymouth Chief Post Office, and Cobden Wharf, Tram and Railway Stations | As required .. | Hand-cart and foot | G. H. Clarkson .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| 9 Little Grey Junction and Antonio’s Flat.. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | Samuel Furness | 13 0 0 | " |
| 10 Marsden and Dunganville .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | 4-horse coach | John Macfie .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 11 No Town and Red Jack’s .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse & foot | S. Frankpitt .. | 10 0 0 | " |
| 12 Reefton and Boatman’s .. .. | Daily .. | 2-horse coach | Peter McParland | 30 0 0 | " |
| 13 Schoolhouse Junction and Blackwater .. | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | G. Bannan .. | 5 0 0 | " |
| 14 Twelve-mile and No Town .. .. | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | P. Gillan .. | 20 0 0 | " |



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1887, No 9





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