Postal Service Contracts




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Gillespie’s Beach and Paringa .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. Thomas Condon.. £ s. d. 49 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
2 Goldsborough and Fox’s .. Twice weekly.. Foot .. Louis Grant .. 30 0 0
3 Hokitika and Humphrey’s vid Hoho .. Thrice weekly.. 2-horse coach John Olson .. 40 0 0
4 Hokitika and Kumara (morning) .. Daily .. 2-horse coach Cameron & Bassett 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1887
5 Hokitika and Kumara (afternoon) .. Daily .. 2-horse coach John Cameron .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
6 Hokitika and Ross vid Kanieri, Wood- stock, and Rimu Daily .. 2-horse coach George Woodhouse 95 0 0 "
7 Hokitika and Springfield .. Twice weekly.. 4-horse coach Chesney, Binnie, Cassidy, & Clarke 1,300 0 0 31 Dec., 1887
8 Kumara and Dillmanstown .. Daily .. Foot .. Martin Eggleton 17 15 0 31 Dec., 1888
9 Kumara and Greenstone .. Twice weekly.. Spring-cart .. W. G. Whitton .. 25 0 0
10 Kumara Post Office and Tram Station .. As required .. Express .. James Rugg .. 24 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
11 Paringa and Jackson’s Bay .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. R. J. Stephenson 83 18 0 "
12 Ross and Gillespie’s Beach vid Okarito .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. Ferguson & Dunlop 104 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Akaroa and Le Bon’s Bay vid German Bay Thrice weekly.. Horse .. G. H. Lardner .. 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
2 Akaroa and Wainui .. Twice weekly.. Steam-launch Wight and Bruce 30 0 0 "
3 Annat and Russell’s Flat .. Twice weekly.. Horse .. Thomas Wallace 17 0 0 "
4 Ashburton and Ashburton Forks vid Green- street Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. Argyle .. 30 0 0 "
5 Ashburton and Kyle .. Thrice weekly.. Mail-cart .. P. Fawcett .. 52 0 0 "
6 Ashburton and Longbeach .. Daily .. Coach .. W. E. Bond .. 35 0 0 "
7 Ashburton and Newland .. Twice weekly.. Horse .. Isabella Wilkie .. 15 0 0 "
8 Ashley and North Loburn .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. D. Banks .. 24 0 0 "
9 Balcairn and Leithfield .. Daily .. Coach .. D. McLean .. 29 0 0 "
10 Christchurch and Halswell .. Daily .. Coach .. E. & W. B. Yardly 20 0 0 "
11 Christchurch and Sumner .. Twice daily .. Tram-car and coach W. Hayward .. 52 0 0 "
12 Christchurch and The Beach vid New Brighton Daily .. Coach .. D. H. & E. Hamilton 40 0 0 *
13 Christchurch Post Office, Railway Station, and Town Receivers, providing Mail-cart, Drivers, Horses, &c. As required .. Mail-cart .. C. E. Hoddinott.. 220 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
14 Christchurch Post Office and Sydenham Town Receivers Daily .. Mail-cart .. C. E. Hoddinott.. 35 0 0 "
15 Christchurch Post Office and Sydenham Post Office 4 times daily .. Tram-car .. Tramway Company 15 0 0 "
16 Coalgate and Hororata.. Daily .. Mail-cart .. E. A. Derritt .. 45 0 0 "
17 Courtenay and Kirwee .. Daily .. Horse .. G. F. White .. 32 0 0 "
18 Culverden and Hanmer Plain .. Weekly .. Coach .. T. Derritt .. 78 0 0 Terminable at one month’s notice
19 Culverden and Waiau .. Twice weekly.. Coach .. T. Derritt .. 78 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
20 Darfield and Kimberley and Greendale vid Charing Cross Thrice weekly.. Mail-cart .. W. Beaman .. 48 0 0 "
21 Doyleston and Taumutu vid Lakeside .. Daily .. Coach .. J. H. Doyle .. 40 0 0 "
22 Dunsandel and Killinchy .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. H. J. Unwin .. 41 0 0 "
23 Duvauchelle and Little Akaloa vid Okain’s Bay Thrice weekly.. Horse .. M. A. Hunter .. 75 0 0 "
24 East Oxford Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Foot .. C. A. Thompson.. 15 0 0 *†
25 Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station Daily .. Horse .. W. Marcroft .. 21 0 0 *†
26 Flaxton and Ohoka .. 5 times weekly Foot .. W. Marcroft .. 6 10 0 *†
27 Flemington and Longbeach Road .. Thrice weekly.. Foot .. J. Cowen .. 11 17 6 31 Dec., 1888
28 Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge .. Weekly .. Coach .. E. A. Derritt .. 58 0 0 "
29 Glentunnel and Windwhistle House .. Weekly .. Horse .. E. A. Derritt .. 29 0 0 "
30 Governor’s Bay and Gebbie’s Flat .. Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. H. Teape .. 20 0 0 "
31 Halkett Town and Aylesbury .. Daily .. Horse .. A. Calder .. 25 0 0 "
32 Hilltop and Barry’s Bay .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. J. Mundy .. 10 0 0 *†
33 Hinds and Lismore .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. T. Paterson .. 34 0 0 30 June, 1887
34 Irwell Railway Station, Post Office, and Brookside Daily .. Horse .. J. W. Paulgie .. 55 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
35 Kaiapoi and Coutts Island .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. J. Merrin .. 12 0 0 "
36 Kaiapoi and Eyreton .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. Philip Marsh .. 24 0 0 "
37 Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek .. Daily .. Mail-cart .. P. J. Fowler .. 48 0 0 "
38 Little River and Akaroa .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. S. Lee .. 165 0 0 "
39 Lyttelton and Governor’s Bay .. Daily .. Coach .. W. H. Teape .. 40 0 0 "
40 Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay .. Thrice weekly.. Steamer .. William Cameron 250 0 0 "
41 Lyttelton and Port Levy .. Weekly .. Steam-launch Agar and Roberts 20 0 0 "
42 Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour As required .. Foot .. H. McLellan .. 108 0 0 "
43 Methven and Alford Forest .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. Neil Duff .. 60 0 0 "
44 Mount Somers and Alford Forest .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. T. Hix .. 25 0 0 "
45 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. Twice weekly.. Horse .. T. Hix .. 35 0 0 "
46 Oxford and View Hill .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. G. A. White .. 18 0 0 "
47 Pigeon Bay and Akaroa .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. S. Lee .. 125 0 0 "
48 Pigeon Bay Post Office and Steamers .. As required .. Foot .. J. Robinson .. 7 0 0
49 Prebbleton and Broadfield .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. S. Fleming .. 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
50 Rakaia and Barr Hill .. Daily .. Horse .. T. H. Mills .. 50 0 0 "
51 Rakaia and Dorie .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. D. McMillan .. 18 0 0 "
52 South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station Daily .. Foot .. N. Grindrod .. 5 0 0 *†


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🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Hokitika District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Hokitika, Subsidy, Contractors
16 names identified
  • Thomas Condon, Contractor for Gillespie’s Beach and Paringa
  • Louis Grant, Contractor for Goldsborough and Fox’s
  • John Olson, Contractor for Hokitika and Humphrey’s vid Hoho
  • John Cameron, Contractor for Hokitika and Kumara (afternoon)
  • Bassett, Contractor for Hokitika and Kumara (morning)
  • George Woodhouse, Contractor for Hokitika and Ross vid Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu
  • Chesney, Contractor for Hokitika and Springfield
  • Binnie, Contractor for Hokitika and Springfield
  • Cassidy, Contractor for Hokitika and Springfield
  • Clarke, Contractor for Hokitika and Springfield
  • Martin Eggleton, Contractor for Kumara and Dillmanstown
  • W. G. Whitton, Contractor for Kumara and Greenstone
  • James Rugg, Contractor for Kumara Post Office and Tram Station
  • R. J. Stephenson, Contractor for Paringa and Jackson’s Bay
  • Ferguson, Contractor for Ross and Gillespie’s Beach vid Okarito
  • Dunlop, Contractor for Ross and Gillespie’s Beach vid Okarito

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Christchurch District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Christchurch, Subsidy, Contractors
53 names identified
  • G. H. Lardner, Contractor for Akaroa and Le Bon’s Bay vid German Bay
  • Wight, Contractor for Akaroa and Wainui
  • Bruce, Contractor for Akaroa and Wainui
  • Thomas Wallace, Contractor for Annat and Russell’s Flat
  • W. Argyle, Contractor for Ashburton and Ashburton Forks vid Greenstreet
  • P. Fawcett, Contractor for Ashburton and Kyle
  • W. E. Bond, Contractor for Ashburton and Longbeach
  • Isabella Wilkie, Contractor for Ashburton and Newland
  • D. Banks, Contractor for Ashley and North Loburn
  • D. McLean, Contractor for Balcairn and Leithfield
  • E. & W. B. Yardly, Contractor for Christchurch and Halswell
  • W. Hayward, Contractor for Christchurch and Sumner
  • D. H. & E. Hamilton, Contractor for Christchurch and The Beach vid New Brighton
  • C. E. Hoddinott, Contractor for Christchurch Post Office, Railway Station, and Town Receivers
  • C. E. Hoddinott, Contractor for Christchurch Post Office and Sydenham Town Receivers
  • E. A. Derritt, Contractor for Coalgate and Hororata
  • G. F. White, Contractor for Courtenay and Kirwee
  • T. Derritt, Contractor for Culverden and Hanmer Plain
  • T. Derritt, Contractor for Culverden and Waiau
  • W. Beaman, Contractor for Darfield and Kimberley and Greendale vid Charing Cross
  • J. H. Doyle, Contractor for Doyleston and Taumutu vid Lakeside
  • H. J. Unwin, Contractor for Dunsandel and Killinchy
  • M. A. Hunter, Contractor for Duvauchelle and Little Akaloa vid Okain’s Bay
  • C. A. Thompson, Contractor for East Oxford Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Marcroft, Contractor for Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Marcroft, Contractor for Flaxton and Ohoka
  • J. Cowen, Contractor for Flemington and Longbeach Road
  • E. A. Derritt, Contractor for Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge
  • E. A. Derritt, Contractor for Glentunnel and Windwhistle House
  • W. H. Teape, Contractor for Governor’s Bay and Gebbie’s Flat
  • A. Calder, Contractor for Halkett Town and Aylesbury
  • J. Mundy, Contractor for Hilltop and Barry’s Bay
  • T. Paterson, Contractor for Hinds and Lismore
  • J. W. Paulgie, Contractor for Irwell Railway Station, Post Office, and Brookside
  • J. Merrin, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Coutts Island
  • Philip Marsh, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Eyreton
  • P. J. Fowler, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek
  • S. Lee, Contractor for Little River and Akaroa
  • W. H. Teape, Contractor for Lyttelton and Governor’s Bay
  • William Cameron, Contractor for Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay
  • Agar, Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy
  • Roberts, Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy
  • H. McLellan, Contractor for Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour
  • Neil Duff, Contractor for Methven and Alford Forest
  • T. Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Alford Forest
  • T. Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge
  • G. A. White, Contractor for Oxford and View Hill
  • S. Lee, Contractor for Pigeon Bay and Akaroa
  • J. Robinson, Contractor for Pigeon Bay Post Office and Steamers
  • S. Fleming, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield
  • T. H. Mills, Contractor for Rakaia and Barr Hill
  • D. McMillan, Contractor for Rakaia and Dorie
  • N. Grindrod, Contractor for South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station