New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 9

Page 239

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 239

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
53 Tai Tapu and Lincoln .. Daily Horse E. Shakspear £ s. d. 24 0 0 31 Dec., 1888 *†
54 Upper Riccarton Post Office and Middleton Railway Station Daily Horse J. E. Hansen 10 0 0 "
55 Valetta and Ruapuna via Mayfield Twice weekly Mail-cart H. J. Reaney 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
56 Waiau and Hawkeswood Weekly Horse J. O’Mally 34 10 0 "
57 Waipara and Cheviot Weekly Coach J. Boyce 110 0 0 "
58 West Melton and Rolleston Daily Horse H. Trickett 27 10 0 "
59 Winslow and Willowby Thrice weekly Horse F. M. Foster 15 0 0 "
60 Yaldhurst and Hornby.. Daily Horse J. Thompson 30 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

| 1 Burke’s Pass and Grampian Station | Weekly | Horse | G. W. Creamer | 30 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo | Weekly | Horse and trap | A. O. Gilmour | 27 10 0 | " |
| 3 Fairlie Creek and Burke’s Pass | Thrice weekly | Coach | M. McLeod | 50 0 0 | " |
| 4 Geraldine and Gapes Valley via Pleasant Valley | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. G. Sherratt | 29 0 0 | " |
| 5 Kurow and Hakateramea | Daily | Foot | Joseph Austin | 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., 1888 |
| 8 Peel Forest and Rangitata via Arundel | Thrice weekly | Coach | G. F. Newman | 39 0 0 | " |
| 9 Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station via Totara Valley | Twice weekly | Horse and buggy | John Leitch | 29 0 0 | " |
| 10 Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Island and Canavan’s | Twice weekly | Horse | Christina Aitken | 45 0 0 | " |
| 11 St. Andrew and Bluecliff Station | Twice weekly | Horse | Harry Dine | 45 0 0 | " |
| 12 Temuka and Hilton | Thrice weekly | Horse and coach | Orton G. Bradley | 39 19 6 | " |
| 13 Temuka and Waitohi Flat via Rangitira Valley | Twice weekly | Horse | John Fraser | 18 9 0 | " |
| 14 Timaru and Pareora via Gleniti, Claremont, Fair View, Otipua, and Kingsdown | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | William Stone | 52 0 0 | " |
| 15 Timaru and Sandietown | Daily | Foot | James Howey | .. | † |
| 16 Waihao Forks and Railway Station | Twice weekly | Foot | D. Macpherson | .. | † |
| 17 Waitaki and Redcliff | Twice weekly | Horse | John Smart | 33 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 18 Waitohi Railway Station and Kerrytown Post Office | Thrice weekly | Foot | Timothy Lyons | 25 0 0 | † |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

| 1 Awamoko Post Office and Railway Station | Thrice weekly | Foot | John King | 15 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station | Thrice weekly | Foot | William Blyth | 10 0 0 | † |
| 3 Livingstone and Duntroon via Maerewhenua | Twice weekly | Horse | James McQuade | 22 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 4 Kurow and Oamarana | Twice weekly | 4-horse coach | William Goddard | 100 0 0 | " |
| 5 Oamarana and Ben Ohau (the Wire Rope) | Weekly | 2-horse coach | | | |
| 6 Weston Post Office and Railway Station.. | Daily | Foot | Michael Piper | 10 0 0 | † |
| 7 Enfield Post Office and Railway Station.. | Daily | Foot | Thomas Common | 10 0 0 | *† |
| 8 Kakanui and Maheno | Daily | Horse | Samuel Burns | 34 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

| 1 Balclutha and Bishop’s | Twice weekly | Horse | A. E. Farquhar | 15 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 2 Balclutha and Owake | Twice weekly | Coach | J. S. Vial | 89 0 0 | " |
| 3 Balclutha and Te Houka | Weekly | Spring-cart | T. McKenzie | 10 0 0 | |
| 4 Balclutha Post Office and Railway Station | As required | Express | J. Finn | 39 15 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 5 Clarksville Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | J. Anderton | 10 0 0 | † |
| 6 {Cromwell and Bannockburn | Thrice weekly | Horse | J. Lawrence | 85 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 6 {Bannockburn and Nevis | Weekly | | | | |
| 7 Dunback and Macrae’s Flat | Twice weekly | Horse | K. Claffy | 23 15 0 | " |
| 8 Dunedin and Mount Cargill | Twice weekly | Horse | D. Winter | 13 0 0 | |
| 9 Dunedin and Portobello | Daily | Coach | T. Geary | 40 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 10 Dunedin and Sandymount | Thrice weekly | Spring-cart | T. Geary | 40 0 0 | " |
| 11 Dunedin and South Dunedin | Twice daily | Tram | Dunedin Tramway Company | 15 0 0 | |
| 12 Dunedin, Supplying Mail-carts, with Horses, Harness, Drivers, &c., for use at Post Office as required, and for Clearing Posting-boxes in City and Suburbs; also Supplying Horses for two Suburban Letter-carriers | As required | | C. W. Henshall | 348 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1883 |
| 13 Fairfield and Abbotsford Railway Station | Daily | Horse | J. Loudon | 20 0 0 | " |
| 14 Glenore Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | W. Wain | 10 0 0 | † |
| 15 Goodwood and Flag Swamp | Daily | Horse | R. Sutherland | 10 0 0 | |
| 16 Green Island and Taieri Beach | Twice weekly | Horse | E. Palmer | 49 10 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 17 Green Island and Abbotsford Railway Station | Daily | Foot | J. Campbell | 8 0 0 | *† |
| 18 {Hamilton’s and Linburn | Weekly | Horse | S. Harman | 50 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1888 |
| 18 {Linburn and Serpentine | | | | | |



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Christchurch, Subsidy, Contractors
8 names identified
  • E. Shakspear, Contractor for Tai Tapu and Lincoln
  • J. E. Hansen, Contractor for Upper Riccarton Post Office and Middleton Railway Station
  • H. J. Reaney, Contractor for Valetta and Ruapuna via Mayfield
  • J. O’Mally, Contractor for Waiau and Hawkeswood
  • J. Boyce, Contractor for Waipara and Cheviot
  • H. Trickett, Contractor for West Melton and Rolleston
  • F. M. Foster, Contractor for Winslow and Willowby
  • J. Thompson, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Timaru District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Timaru, Subsidy, Contractors
18 names identified
  • G. W. Creamer, Contractor for Burke’s Pass and Grampian Station
  • A. O. Gilmour, Contractor for Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo
  • M. McLeod, Contractor for Fairlie Creek and Burke’s Pass
  • W. G. Sherratt, Contractor for Geraldine and Gapes Valley via Pleasant Valley
  • Joseph Austin, Contractor for Kurow and Hakateramea
  • Ambrose Jackson, Contractor for Makikihi and Hunter
  • John Mundell, Contractor for Orari and Woodbury via Geraldine
  • G. F. Newman, Contractor for Peel Forest and Rangitata via Arundel
  • John Leitch, Contractor for Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station via Totara Valley
  • Christina Aitken, Contractor for Rangitata and Bulmer via Rangitata Island and Canavan’s
  • Harry Dine, Contractor for St. Andrew and Bluecliff Station
  • Orton G. Bradley, Contractor for Temuka and Hilton
  • John Fraser, Contractor for Temuka and Waitohi Flat via Rangitira Valley
  • William Stone, Contractor for Timaru and Pareora via Gleniti, Claremont, Fair View, Otipua, and Kingsdown
  • James Howey, Contractor for Timaru and Sandietown
  • D. Macpherson, Contractor for Waihao Forks and Railway Station
  • John Smart, Contractor for Waitaki and Redcliff
  • Timothy Lyons, Contractor for Waitohi Railway Station and Kerrytown Post Office

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Oamaru District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Oamaru, Subsidy, Contractors
7 names identified
  • John King, Contractor for Awamoko Post Office and Railway Station
  • William Blyth, Contractor for Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station
  • James McQuade, Contractor for Livingstone and Duntroon via Maerewhenua
  • William Goddard, Contractor for Kurow and Oamarana
  • Michael Piper, Contractor for Weston Post Office and Railway Station
  • Thomas Common, Contractor for Enfield Post Office and Railway Station
  • Samuel Burns, Contractor for Kakanui and Maheno

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Dunedin District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Dunedin, Subsidy, Contractors
17 names identified
  • A. E. Farquhar, Contractor for Balclutha and Bishop’s
  • J. S. Vial, Contractor for Balclutha and Owake
  • T. McKenzie, Contractor for Balclutha and Te Houka
  • J. Finn, Contractor for Balclutha Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Anderton, Contractor for Clarksville Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Lawrence, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn
  • K. Claffy, Contractor for Dunback and Macrae’s Flat
  • D. Winter, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill
  • T. Geary, Contractor for Dunedin and Portobello
  • T. Geary, Contractor for Dunedin and Sandymount
  • C. W. Henshall, Contractor for Dunedin, Supplying Mail-carts, with Horses, Harness, Drivers, &c., for use at Post Office as required, and for Clearing Posting-boxes in City and Suburbs; also Supplying Horses for two Suburban Letter-carriers
  • J. Loudon, Contractor for Fairfield and Abbotsford Railway Station
  • W. Wain, Contractor for Glenore Post Office and Railway Station
  • R. Sutherland, Contractor for Goodwood and Flag Swamp
  • E. Palmer, Contractor for Green Island and Taieri Beach
  • J. Campbell, Contractor for Green Island and Abbotsford Railway Station
  • S. Harman, Contractor for Hamilton’s and Linburn