Postal Routes and Frequencies




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

  1. Greytown Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  2. Homewood and Glenburn, twice weekly for nine months, weekly for three winter months.
  3. Hutt Railway Station and Post Office, Taita, twice daily.
  4. Johnsonville and Ohariu, twice weekly.
  5. Karori and Makara, twice weekly.
  6. Makino and Cunningham’s, thrice weekly.
  7. Martinborough and East Coast, twice weekly.
  8. Martinborough and Upper Pahau, weekly.
  9. Masterton and Glendonald, twice weekly.
  10. Masterton and Brancepeth, weekly.
  11. Masterton and Kuripuni, daily.
  12. Masterton and Whakataki, twice weekly.
  13. Masterton Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  14. Otaki Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  15. Pahautanui and Horokiwi, twice weekly.
  16. Paremata and Pahautanui, daily.
  17. Wellington and Karori, daily.
  18. Wellington Post Office, Railway Stations, and Wharves, and clearing Branch Post Offices, receivers, &c., as required.
  19. Woodville Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  20. Woodville and Pahiatua, daily.
  21. Whakataki and Herbertville, weekly.
  22. Whakataki and Castlepoint, twice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

  1. Blenheim and Kaikoura, twice weekly; Kaikoura and Waiau, weekly; and Waiau and Culverden, daily.
  2. Blenheim and Kaikoura, twice weekly.
  3. Blenheim and Wairau Valley, twice weekly.
    *4. Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth, weekly.
  4. Blenheim Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Rivers, as required.
  5. Blenheim, Havelock, and Nelson, twice weekly.
  6. Blenheim, Kaituna, and Havelock, once weekly.
  7. Canvastown and Deep Creek, twice weekly.
  8. Cullensville and Havelock, twice weekly.
  9. Cullensville and Havelock, thrice weekly.
  10. Grove Post Office and Cullensville, twice weekly.
  11. Grove Post Office and Cullensville, thrice weekly.
  12. Havelock and Maori Bay, weekly.
  13. Kaikoura Post Office, Vessels at Wharf, &c., as required.
  14. Kaituna and Onamalutu, weekly.
  15. Kenepuru and Manaroa, weekly.
  16. Picton and Endeavour Inlet, once weekly.
  17. Picton and Grove (including Torea, weekly), twice weekly.
  18. Picton and Endeavour Inlet, twice weekly.
  19. Picton and Grove (including Torea, weekly), thrice weekly.
  20. Picton and Havelock, and back to Picton, calling at Maori Bay, Manaroa, and Kenepuru, weekly; and Picton, Grove, and Endeavour Inlet, twice weekly, by steamer.
  21. Picton and Port Underwood, fortnightly.
  22. Picton and Te Awaite, fortnightly.
  23. Torea and Kenepuru, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

  1. Baton and Sherry River, weekly.
    2. Belgrove, Lyell, and Inangahua Junction, twice weekly; Westport and Reefton, thrice weekly.
    3. Belgrove, Lyell, and Inangahua Junction, thrice weekly; Westport and Reefton, daily.
  2. Brightwater and Waimea West, daily.
  3. Collingwood and Ferntown, weekly.
  4. East Takaka and Takaka, six times monthly.
  5. Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  6. Hope Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  7. Lower Moutere and Ngatimote, thrice weekly.
  8. Motueka Wharf and Post Office, Motueka, as required.
  9. Nelson, Havelock, and Blenheim, twice weekly.
  10. Nelson and Wakapuaka, twice weekly.
  11. Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  12. Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port, as required.
  13. Nelson, Motueka, Totaranui, Waitapu, and Collingwood, weekly.
    †16. Owen River and Owen Reefs, weekly.
  14. Richmond, Motueka, and Riwaka, thrice weekly.
  15. Riwaka and Marahau, weekly.
  16. Riwaka and Takaka, weekly.
  17. Sherry River, Tadmor, and Motupiko, twice weekly.
  18. Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  19. Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield, twice weekly.
  20. Stoke Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  21. Takaka and Collingwood, weekly.
  22. Takaka and Motupipi, as required.
  23. Upper Moutere and Neudorf, twice weekly.
  24. Waitapu Wharf and Post Office, Takaka, as required.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

  1. Belgrove and Inangahua Junction, twice weekly.
  2. Belgrove and Inangahua Junction, thrice weekly.
  3. Brighton and Charleston, weekly.
  4. Denniston and Burnett’s Face, daily.
  5. Longford and Murchison, twice weekly.
  6. Murchison and Upper Matakitaki, weekly.
    *7. Ngakawau and Coal Creek, via Mokihinui, weekly.
  7. Reefton and Boatman’s, daily.
  8. Westport and Inangahua Junction, daily; and Reefton, thrice weekly.
  9. Westport and Reefton, daily.
  10. Westport and Charleston, via Addison’s Flat, twice weekly.
  11. Westport and Charleston, via Addison’s Flat, thrice weekly.
  12. Westport and Giles Terrace, weekly.
  13. Westport and Karamea, monthly.
  14. Westport Chief Post Office and Vessels in Buller River and Lagoon, and Railway Station, as required.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

  1. Ahaura and Orwell Creek, twice weekly.
  2. Chief Office, Greymouth, and Dunganville, delivering mails at all road-side offices, daily.
  3. Greymouth and Kumara, delivering road-side mails, twice daily.
  4. Kokiri and Arnold, twice weekly.
  5. Main Road and Blackwater, twice weekly.
  6. Mawheraiti and Antonio’s Flat, weekly.
  7. Ngahere and Nelson Creek, thrice weekly.
  8. No Town and Red Jack’s, weekly.
  9. Reefton and Big River, weekly.
    *10. Totara Flat and Reefton, daily.
  10. Twelve-Mile Landing to No Town, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

  1. Gillespie’s Beach and Jackson’s Bay, fortnightly.
    †2. Hokitika and Fox’s, weekly.
  2. Hokitika and Humphrey’s, via Hoho, weekly.
  3. Hokitika and Kumara, twice daily.
  4. Hokitika Chief Post Office and Wharf, as required.
  5. Hokitika and Ross, daily.
  6. Hokitika and Springfield, twice weekly.
  7. Hokitika and Upper Kokatahi, weekly.
    †9. Hokitika and Kanieri Forks, weekly.
  8. Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast River, Okura, Jackson’s Bay, Big Bay, and Martin’s Bay, four times a year, by steamer.
  9. Kumara and Dillmanstown, daily.
  10. Kumara and Greenstone, twice weekly.
  11. Kumara Post Office and Tram Station, as required.
  12. Ross and Gillespie’s Beach, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

  1. Akaroa and Le Bon’s Bay, via German Bay and Long Bay Road, thrice weekly.
  2. Akaroa and Wainui, twice weekly.
  3. Alford Forest and Springburn Railway Station, daily.
  4. Annat and Russell’s Flat, twice weekly.
  5. Ashburton and Greenstreet, twice weekly.
  6. Ashburton and Ashburton Forks, twice weekly.
  7. Ashburton and Kyle, thrice weekly.
  8. Ashburton and Longbeach, daily.
  9. Ashburton and Longbeach, thrice weekly, via Wheatston, Ashton, and Waterton, and thrice weekly via Longbeach Road Board Office and Willowby.
  10. Ashburton and Newland, twice weekly.
  11. Ashley Bank and North Loburn, thrice weekly.
  12. Balcairn and Leithfield, daily.
  13. Brookside Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  14. Christchurch and Halswell, daily.
  15. Christchurch and Marshland, daily.
  16. Christchurch and Taitapu, daily.
  17. Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station, providing mail-carts, drivers, horses, &c., as required.
  18. Clearing Christchurch and Sydenham Receivers, daily.
  19. Coalgate and Hororata, daily.
  20. Courtenay and Kirwee, daily.
  21. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, twice weekly.
  22. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, thrice weekly.
  23. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, daily from the 1st November to the 30th April, twice weekly from the 1st May to the 31st October.
  24. Culverden and Waiau, daily.
  25. Culverden and Waiau, daily; Waiau and Kaikoura, weekly; and Kaikoura and Blenheim, twice weekly.
  26. Darfield and Kimberley and Greendale, via Charing Cross, four times weekly.
  27. Doyleston and Taumutu, via Lakeside, thrice weekly.
  28. Dunsandel and Killinchy, thrice weekly.
  29. Dunsandel and Killinchy, daily.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1890, No 44





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