New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 14

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✨ Postal Contracts List



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
Balclutha, Bishop's, and Hillend .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. W. Wilkinson .. £ s. d. 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1890.
Balclutha and Owake Twice weekly .. Coach John McCorley .. 60 0 0 "
Balclutha Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Foot John Allan 24 10 0 "
Cromwell and Bannockburn Thrice weekly .. Horse James Lawrence 73 0 0 "
Bannockburn and Nevis .. Weekly Horse H. Craig and Co. 50 0 0 "
Cromwell and Bendigo .. Coach 180 0 0 "
Cromwell and Pembroke via Bendigo and Hawea Flat Weekly Coach 150 0 0 "
Cromwell and Pembroke via Luggate Thrice weekly .. Coach J. F. Smith .. 199 0 0 "
Cromwell and Queenstown .. Horse K. Claffy 23 10 0 "
Dunback and Macrae's Flat Twice weekly .. Horse H. Richmond .. 100 0 0 "
Dunedin and Portobello .. Daily Coach W. J. Metcalf .. 340 0 0 "
Dunedin and Sandymount Thrice weekly .. Coach "
Dunedin, Supplying Horses, Mail-carts, Harness, Drivers, &c., for use at Chief Post Office As required .. .. "
Fairfield and Abbotsford Railway Station .. Daily Horse J. Louden .. 20 0 0 "
Green Island and Taieri Beach Twice weekly .. Horse C. Morgan 35 0 0 "
Hamilton's and Serpentine via Linburn Weekly Horse S. Harman 50 0 0 "
Heriot and Crookston via Park Hill and Dunrobin Thrice weekly .. Horse S. Hagan 40 0 0 "
Kaitangata and Wangaloa Thrice weekly .. Horse J. Smith .. 14 0 0 "
Karitane and Puketeraki Railway Station .. Twice weekly .. Horse J. T. Pratt .. 20 0 0 "
Kyeburn, Hyde, and Hamilton's Weekly Horse R. Boyd 47 10 0 "
Lawrence and Cromwell Thrice weekly .. Coach H. Craig and Co. 800 0 0 "
Lawrence and Tuapeka Mouth via Tuapeka West Twice weekly .. Horse J. Anderson 37 10 0 "
Lawrence and Waipori Twice weekly .. Horse E. Tohill 37 0 0 "
Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Express F. Brooks 40 0 0 "
Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur Daily Horse G. Jeffrey 17 18 0 "
Marton and Evansdale Railway Station Thrice weekly .. Horse W. Storey 20 0 0 "
Mosgiel and East Taieri Daily Horse J. Williams 25 0 0 "
Naseby and Clyde via St. Bathans and Cambrian Twice weekly .. Coach H. Craig and Co. 900 0 0 "
Naseby and Gimmerburn Twice weekly .. Horse J. Hore 24 10 0 "
Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings Weekly Horse J. Cain 16 15 0 "
Ophir and Matakanui via Drybread Twice weekly .. Horse J. James 34 10 0 "
Outram and Berwick Twice weekly .. Coach J. Christie 40 0 0 "
Outram and Hindon Twice weekly .. Horse A. Hagerty 30 0 0 "
Outram and Middlemarch via Lee Stream and Clark's Weekly Coach J. Christie 77 10 0 "
Owake and Purekireki via Tahatika Weekly Horse A. McCalman 18 0 0 "
Palmerston and Naseby via Macrae's Flat and Hyde Weekly Coach H. Craig and Co. 350 0 0 "
Palmerston and Naseby via Waihemo Twice weekly .. Coach & horse 620 0 0 "
Pembroke and Arrowtown via Cardrona Weekly Steamer E. C. Hedditch .. 100 0 0 "
Pembroke and Makarora Weekly Horse A. Reid 20 0 0 "
Pomahaka Railway Siding and Schoolhouse, Waikoikoi Thrice weekly .. Horse S. Forsyth 19 0 0 "
Portobello and Otakou Thrice weekly .. Horse A. A. Paterson .. 7 10 0 "
Romahapa and Port Molyneux Twice weekly .. Spring-cart .. J. Foote 8 0 0 "
Purakanui Post Office and Railway Station .. Twice weekly .. Foot C. Pacey 18 0 0 "
Tapanui Post Office and Railway Station .. Twice daily .. Coach A. McKenzie 26 0 0 "
Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully .. Daily Express "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
Arrowtown and Macetown Twice weekly .. Horse .. W. T. Smith .. £ s. d. 28 0 0 31 Dec., 1890.
Arrowtown and Queenstown Thrice weekly .. Coach John L. Jopp .. 40 0 0 "
Athol and Nokomai Weekly Horse Job Coulam 18 0 0 "
Bluff, Halfmoon Bay, and Paterson's Inlet .. Weekly Harbour-tug Bluff Harbour Board 200 0 0 30 June, 1889.
Edendale and Wyndham As required .. Coach S. Richardson .. 17 0 0 31 Dec., 1890.
Fortrose and Waikawa via Otara Weekly Horse J. L. McFarlane .. 18 0 0 "
Fortrose and Tokonui Gorge Weekly Horse J. L. McFarlane .. 9 0 0 "
Gore and Waikaka via Waikaka Valley Twice weekly .. Horse Frederick Sparke 29 0 0 "
Gore and Otama via Chatton Twice weekly .. Horse Hugh Stewart 25 0 0 "
Invercargill and Wallacetown Daily Horse David Scott 52 0 0 "
Invercargill and West Plains Twice weekly .. Spring-cart .. Andrew Anderson 10 0 0 "
Kingston and Queenstown Daily Steamer Wakatipu Steamship Company 500 0 0 "
Lumsden and Mararoa Weekly Horse William Boyle .. 60 0 0 "
Mill Road and Hedgehope via Grove and Mabel Weekly Horse Anthony Fahy .. 23 0 0 "
Muddy Creek and Wendonside Twice weekly .. Horse Alex. D. McGregor 16 10 0 "
Nightcaps and Annandale Twice weekly .. Horse D. J. Kaveney .. 19 0 0 "


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🚂 Continuation of Inland Mail Services Contracts List (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 March 1889
Postal contracts, Mail routes, Contractors, Dunedin, Invercargill
40 names identified
  • W. Wilkinson, Contractor for Balclutha, Bishop's, and Hillend service
  • John McCorley, Contractor for Balclutha and Owake service
  • John Allan, Contractor for Balclutha Post Office and Railway Station service
  • James Lawrence, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn service
  • H. Craig, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis service
  • K. Claffy, Contractor for Cromwell and Queenstown service
  • H. Richmond, Contractor for Dunback and Macrae's Flat service
  • W. J. Metcalf, Contractor for Dunedin and Portobello service
  • J. Louden, Contractor for Fairfield and Abbotsford Railway Station service
  • C. Morgan, Contractor for Green Island and Taieri Beach service
  • S. Harman, Contractor for Hamilton's and Serpentine via Linburn service
  • S. Hagan, Contractor for Heriot and Crookston via Park Hill and Dunrobin service
  • J. Smith, Contractor for Kaitangata and Wangaloa service
  • J. T. Pratt, Contractor for Karitane and Puketeraki Railway Station service
  • R. Boyd, Contractor for Kyeburn, Hyde, and Hamilton's service
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Lawrence and Tuapeka Mouth via Tuapeka West service
  • E. Tohill, Contractor for Lawrence and Waipori service
  • F. Brooks, Contractor for Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station service
  • G. Jeffrey, Contractor for Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur service
  • W. Storey, Contractor for Marton and Evansdale Railway Station service
  • J. Williams, Contractor for Mosgiel and East Taieri service
  • J. Cain, Contractor for Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings service
  • J. James, Contractor for Ophir and Matakanui via Drybread service
  • J. Christie, Contractor for Outram and Berwick service
  • A. Hagerty, Contractor for Outram and Hindon service
  • A. McCalman, Contractor for Owake and Purekireki via Tahatika service
  • S. Forsyth, Contractor for Pomahaka Railway Siding and Schoolhouse, Waikoikoi service
  • A. A. Paterson, Contractor for Portobello and Otakou service
  • J. Foote, Contractor for Romahapa and Port Molyneux service
  • C. Pacey, Contractor for Purakanui Post Office and Railway Station service
  • A. McKenzie, Contractor for Tapanui Post Office and Railway Station service
  • W. T. Smith, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown service
  • John L. Jopp, Contractor for Arrowtown and Queenstown service
  • Job Coulam, Contractor for Athol and Nokomai service
  • David Scott, Contractor for Invercargill and Wallacetown service
  • Andrew Anderson, Contractor for Invercargill and West Plains service
  • William Boyle, Contractor for Lumsden and Mararoa service
  • Anthony Fahy, Contractor for Mill Road and Hedgehope via Grove and Mabel service
  • Alex. D. McGregor, Contractor for Muddy Creek and Wendonside service
  • D. J. Kaveney, Contractor for Nightcaps and Annandale service