Postal Contracts List




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

MAR. 7.]

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
Karori and Makara Twice weekly Horse W. H. Moxham £8 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Makara and Cunningham's Twice weekly Horse W. & R. M. Reid 20 0 0 -
Mangahao and Woodville Daily Coach J. Macara 145 0 0 -
Martinborough and East Coast Twice weekly Horse J. Saunders 30 0 0 -
Martinborough and Upper Pahau Weekly Horse J. Saunders 20 0 0 -
Masterton and Glendonald Twice weekly Express H. Wilton 45 0 0 -
Masterton and Brancepeth Weekly Horse T. P. Lett 19 10 0 -
Masterton and Whakataki Twice weekly Coach T. P. Lett 60 10 0 -
Masterton and Kuripuni Daily Coach W. Neill 15 0 0 -
Masterton Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach W. Neill 25 0 0 -
Mauriceville Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot G. Gunderson 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Otaki Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach John Knox 9 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Pahautanui and Horokiwi Twice weekly Horse L. Boulton 15 12 0 -
Palmerston North and Woodville Daily Coach A. Peters 74 0 0 -
Palmerston North and Terrace End Daily Horse J. Laurenson 7 10 0 -
Paremata and Pahautanui Daily Horse J. London 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Wellington Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves, also Clearing Branch Post Offices and Receivers, &c. As required Expresses and horses W. H. Moxham 295 0 0 -
Woodville Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach A. Peters 24 10 0 -
Whakataki and Castlepoint Twice weekly Coach T. P. Lett 13 0 0 -
Whakataki and Herbertville Weekly Horse D. F. Moriarty 58 0 0 -
Landing and Shipping Mails between wharf, Wellington, and Vessels in Harbour As required Steamer J. H. Williams £2 10s. per trip -

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
Blenheim and Kaikoura Weekly Horse coach Allen and McRae £125 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Blenheim and Wairau Valley Twice weekly Coach A. D. Bird 90 0 0 -
Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth Weekly Mail-cart T. B. Bax 80 0 0 -
Blenheim Chief Post Office, Railway Station, Wharves, &c. As required Coach or horse G. W. Riley 55 0 0 -
Blenheim, Havelock, and Nelson Twice weekly 4-horse coach H. Newman 95 0 0 -
Blenheim, Kaituna, and Havelock Twice weekly Horse H. Newman 90 0 0 -
Havelock and Deep Creek Twice weekly Boat C. L. Diamanti 27 0 0 -
Havelock and Mahakipawa Twice weekly Coach or horse G. H. Smith 26 0 0 At 14 days' notice
Kaikoura Post Office, Wharf, &c. As required Foot R. J. Whittle 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1889
Kaituna and Onamalutu ... ... James Davies 13 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Kenepuru and Manaroa Weekly Boat and foot James McAlpine 20 0 0 -
Mahakipawa and Cullensville Thrice weekly Foot W. E. Fortescue 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1889
Picton and Port Underwood Fortnightly Foot J. J. Davis 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Picton, Grove, and Mahakipawa, including Torea Twice weekly Steam-launch H. Norgrove 90 0 0 At 14 days' notice
Picton Post Office, Wharf, &c. As required Foot James France 6 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Torea and Kenepuru Weekly Foot J. Gullery 15 0 0 -

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
Baton and Sherry River Weekly Horse C. Smith £10 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Brightwater and Waimea West Daily Horse J. W. Satherley 17 10 0 -
Collingwood and Ferntown Weekly Boat W. Scrimgeour 15 0 0 -
Collingwood Post Office and Wharf As required Foot W. Williams 6 0 0 -
East Takaka and Takaka Six times monthly Horse F. F. Fabian 8 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot A. J. Palmer 15 0 0 -
Hope Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot C. Balcic 10 0 0 -
Lower Moutere and Ngatimote Thrice weekly Horse H. Hudson, jun. 15 10 0 -
Motueka Wharf and Post Office As required Coach J. Delany 15 0 0 -
Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station As required Express S. Grant 22 10 0 -
Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port As required Omnibus S. Grant, J. Harle 54 10 0, 10 0 0 -
Nelson and Reefton Thrice weekly Coach A. Hall 1,500 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Beefton and Greymouth, and Westport and Inangahua Daily Steamer J. S. Cross 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1889
Nelson, Motueka, and Golden Bay Weekly Steamer G. Frost 21 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Nelson and Wakapuaka Twice weekly Horse R. Edgar 12 10 0 31 Mar., 1889
Owen River and Owen Reefs Twice weekly Horse J. Delany 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1890
Richmond and Riwaka via Upper Moutere and Motueka Thrice weekly Coach ... ... -
Riwaka and Marahau Weekly Horse J. W. Donald 12 0 0 -
Riwaka and Takaka Weekly Horse R. Fry 47 15 0 -
Sherry River, Tadmor, and Motupiko Twice weekly Horse G. M. Wright 18 12 0 -
Spring Grove and Railway Station Daily Foot J. W. Palmer 10 0 0 -
Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield Twice weekly Horse J. Crichton 30 0 0 -
Stoke Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. Naylor 10 0 0 -
Takaka and Collingwood Weekly Horse W. S. O. Caldwell 24 0 0 -
Takaka and Motupipi As required Horse F. F. Fabian 10 0 0 -
Upper Moutere and Neudorf Twice weekly Horse J. D. Bauke 4 0 0 -
Waitapu Wharf and Post Office, Takaka As required Express W. T. Andrews 8 0 0 -


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1889, No 14





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🚂 Continuation of Inland Mail Services Contracts List (Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 March 1889
Postal contracts, Mail routes, Contractors, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Transport
53 names identified
  • W. H. Moxham, Contractor for Karori and Makara service
  • W. & R. M. Reid, Contractors for Makara and Cunningham's service
  • J. Macara, Contractor for Mangahao and Woodville service
  • J. Saunders, Contractor for Martinborough and East Coast, and Martinborough and Upper Pahau services
  • H. Wilton, Contractor for Masterton and Glendonald service
  • T. P. Lett, Contractor for Masterton and Brancepeth, Masterton and Whakataki services
  • W. Neill, Contractor for Masterton and Kuripuni, Masterton Post Office and Railway Station services
  • G. Gunderson, Contractor for Mauriceville Post Office and Railway Station service
  • John Knox, Contractor for Otaki Post Office and Railway Station service
  • L. Boulton, Contractor for Pahautanui and Horokiwi service
  • A. Peters, Contractor for Palmerston North and Woodville, Woodville Post Office and Railway Station services
  • J. Laurenson, Contractor for Palmerston North and Terrace End service
  • J. London, Contractor for Paremata and Pahautanui service
  • J. H. Williams, Contractor for Landing and Shipping Mails between wharf, Wellington, and Vessels in Harbour service
  • Allen, Contractor for Blenheim and Kaikoura service
  • McRae, Contractor for Blenheim and Kaikoura service
  • A. D. Bird, Contractor for Blenheim and Wairau Valley service
  • T. B. Bax, Contractor for Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth service
  • G. W. Riley, Contractor for Blenheim Chief Post Office, Railway Station, Wharves, &c. service
  • H. Newman, Contractor for Blenheim, Havelock, and Nelson, Blenheim, Kaituna, and Havelock services
  • C. L. Diamanti, Contractor for Havelock and Deep Creek service
  • G. H. Smith, Contractor for Havelock and Mahakipawa service
  • R. J. Whittle, Contractor for Kaikoura Post Office, Wharf, &c. service
  • James Davies, Contractor for Kaituna and Onamalutu service
  • James McAlpine, Contractor for Kenepuru and Manaroa service
  • W. E. Fortescue, Contractor for Mahakipawa and Cullensville service
  • J. J. Davis, Contractor for Picton and Port Underwood service
  • H. Norgrove, Contractor for Picton, Grove, and Mahakipawa, including Torea service
  • James France, Contractor for Picton Post Office, Wharf, &c. service
  • J. Gullery, Contractor for Torea and Kenepuru service
  • C. Smith, Contractor for Baton and Sherry River service
  • J. W. Satherley, Contractor for Brightwater and Waimea West service
  • W. Scrimgeour, Contractor for Collingwood and Ferntown service
  • W. Williams, Contractor for Collingwood Post Office and Wharf service
  • F. F. Fabian, Contractor for East Takaka and Takaka, Takaka and Motupipi services
  • A. J. Palmer, Contractor for Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station, Spring Grove and Railway Station services
  • C. Balcic, Contractor for Hope Post Office and Railway Station service
  • H. Hudson (junior), Contractor for Lower Moutere and Ngatimote service
  • J. Delany, Contractor for Motueka Wharf and Post Office, Owen River and Owen Reefs services
  • S. Grant, Contractor for Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station, Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port services
  • J. Harle, Contractor for Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port service
  • A. Hall, Contractor for Nelson and Reefton service
  • J. S. Cross, Contractor for Reefton and Greymouth, and Westport and Inangahua service
  • G. Frost, Contractor for Nelson, Motueka, and Golden Bay service
  • R. Edgar, Contractor for Nelson and Wakapuaka service
  • G. M. Wright, Contractor for Sherry River, Tadmor, and Motupiko service
  • J. W. Donald, Contractor for Riwaka and Marahau service
  • R. Fry, Contractor for Riwaka and Takaka service
  • J. Crichton, Contractor for Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield service
  • J. Naylor, Contractor for Stoke Post Office and Railway Station service
  • W. S. O. Caldwell, Contractor for Takaka and Collingwood service
  • J. D. Bauke, Contractor for Upper Moutere and Neudorf service
  • W. T. Andrews, Contractor for Waitapu Wharf and Post Office, Takaka service