List of Postal Routes




Aug. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

  1. Duvauchelle and Little Akaloa, via Okain’s Bay, thrice weekly.
  2. Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  3. Flemington and Longbeach Road, thrice weekly.
  4. Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge, weekly.
  5. Glentunnel and Windwhistle House, weekly.
  6. Governor’s Bay and Gebbie’s Flat, twice weekly.
  7. Halkett Town and Weedons, via West Melton, daily.
  8. Hinds and Lismore, twice weekly.
  9. Hinds and Lismore, thrice weekly.
  10. Hurunui and Medbury, thrice weekly.
  11. Irwell Post Office, Railway Station, and Brookside, daily.
  12. Irwell Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  13. Kaiapoi and Eyreton, via Coutts Island, thrice weekly.
  14. Kaiapoi and Coutts Island, thrice weekly.
  15. Kaiapoi and Eyreton, via Clarkville, thrice weekly.
  16. Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, daily.
    †46. Lincoln and Greenpark, thrice weekly.
  17. Little River and Akaroa, thrice weekly.
  18. Lyttelton and Chatham Islands, quarterly (from 1st April, 1891).
  19. Lyttelton and Governor’s Bay, daily.
  20. Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay, thrice weekly.
  21. Lyttelton and Port Levy, weekly.
  22. Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour, as required.
  23. Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge, twice weekly.
  24. Oxford and View Hill, thrice weekly.
  25. Pigeon Bay and Barry’s Bay Saddle, weekly.
  26. Pigeon Bay and Akaroa, thrice weekly.
  27. Prebbleton and Broadfield, thrice weekly.
  28. Rakaia and Barrhill, thrice weekly.
  29. Rakaia and Dorie, thrice weekly.
  30. Springfield and Hokitika, twice weekly.
  31. Taitapu and Lincoln, daily.
  32. Valetta and Ruapuna, via Mayfield, twice weekly.
  33. Waiau and Hawkeswood, weekly.
  34. Waiau and Kaikoura, weekly.
  35. Waipara and Cheviot, weekly.
  36. Winslow and Longbeach Road Board Office, thrice weekly.
  37. Winslow and Willowby, thrice weekly.
  38. Yaldhurst and Hornby, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

  1. Burke’s Pass and Grampians Station, weekly.
  2. Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo, weekly.
  3. Fairlie Creek and Lake Pukaki, via Burke’s Pass and Lake Tekapo, twice weekly during summer, and once weekly beyond Burke’s Pass during winter.
    *4. Fairlie Creek and Burke’s Pass, twice weekly.
  4. Geraldine and Gapes Valley, via Pleasant Valley, thrice weekly.
  5. Orari Railway Station and Woodbury, via Geraldine, daily to Woodbury, and twice daily to Geraldine.
  6. Peel Forest and Rangitata, thrice weekly.
  7. Pleasant Point and Raincliff, via Totara Valley, thrice weekly.
  8. Rangitata and Orari, via Rangitata Island, Orton, and Orari Swamp, twice weekly.
  9. St. Andrew and Blue Cliffs Station, twice weekly.
  10. Temuka and Hilton, thrice weekly.
  11. Temuka, Hilton, and Kakahu Bush School, thrice weekly.
  12. Temuka and Waitohi Flat, via Rangitira Valley, twice weekly.
  13. Timaru and Pareora, via Glen-iti, Claremont, Fairview, Otipua, and Kingsdown, thrice weekly.
  14. Waitaki and Redcliff, twice weekly.
  15. Waitohi Railway Station and Kerrytown, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

  1. Awamoko Post Office and Railway Station, thrice weekly.
  2. Duntrroon and Livingstone, via Marowhenua, twice weekly.
    †3. Enfield Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
    †4. Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station, thrice weekly.
  3. Kurow and Hakateramea, daily.
  4. Kurow and Omarama, twice weekly.
  5. Maheno and Inchholme, weekly.
  6. Maheno and Kakanui, daily.
  7. Omarama and Lake Pukaki, weekly.
    †10. Otake Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
    †11. Weston Post Office and Railway Station, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

  1. Abbotsford and Fairfield, daily; and Fairfield and Saddle Hill, twice weekly.

  2. Balclutha, Bishop’s, and Hillend, twice weekly.
    *3. Balclutha and Owake, twice weekly.

  3. Brighton and Taieri Beach, twice weekly.

  4. Cromwell and Bannockburn, thrice weekly; and Bannockburn and Nevis, weekly.

  5. Cromwell and Bendigo, twice weekly.

  6. Cromwell and Pembroke, via Hawea Flat, weekly.

  7. Cromwell and Pembroke, via Luggate, weekly.

  8. Cromwell and Queenstown, thrice weekly.
    *10. Dunedin and Nenthorn, thrice weekly.

  9. Dunedin and Portobello, daily.

  10. Dunedin and Sandymount, thrice weekly.
    †13. Dunedin, supplying horses, mail-carts, harness, drivers, &c., for use at the Chief Post Office, as required.

  11. Green Island and Brighton, daily for six months, twice weekly for remainder of year.

  12. Green Island and Taieri Beach, twice weekly.

  13. Hamilton’s and Serpentine, via Linburn, weekly.

  14. Heriot and Crookston, via Dunrobin, thrice weekly.
    *18. Hindon and Outram, twice weekly.

  15. Hindon Railway Station and Post Office, twice weekly.

  16. Ida Valley and Ophir, twice weekly.

  17. Kaitangata and Wangaioa, thrice weekly.

  18. Karitane and Puketeraki Railway Station, twice weekly.
    *23. Kyeburn, Hyde, and Hamilton’s, weekly.

  19. Lawrence and Cromwell, thrice weekly.

  20. Lawrence and Tuapeka Mouth, via Tuapeka West, twice weekly.

  21. Lawrence and Waipori, twice weekly.

  22. Lawrence Railway Station and Post Office, as required.

  23. Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur, daily.

  24. Merton and Evansdale Railway Station, thrice weekly.

  25. Mosgiel and East Taieri, daily.

  26. Naseby and Clyde, via St. Bathan’s and Cambrian, twice weekly.

  27. Naseby and Gimmerburn, via Eweburn, twice weekly.

  28. Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings, weekly.

  29. Ophir and Matakanaui, via Drybread, twice weekly.

  30. Outram and Berwick, twice weekly.
    *36. Outram and Middlemarch, via Lee Stream and Clark’s, twice weekly.

  31. Owake and Purekireki, via Tahatika, weekly.
    38. Palmerston and Naseby, via Macrae’s Flat and Hyde, weekly.
    39. Palmerston and Naseby, via Waihemo, twice weekly.

  32. Pembroke and Arrow River, via Cardrona, weekly.

  33. Pembroke and Makarora, weekly.

  34. Pomahaka Railway Siding and Schoolhouse, Waikoikoi, thrice weekly.

  35. Portobello and Otakou, thrice weekly.
    *44. Romahapa and Port Molyneux, twice weekly.

  36. Purakanui Post Office and Railway Station, twice weekly.

  37. Stirling and Inch-Clutha, thrice weekly.

  38. Tapanui Post Office and Railway Station, twice daily.

  39. Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully, daily.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

  1. Arrowtown and Macetown, twice weekly.
  2. Arrowtown and Queenstown, thrice weekly.
  3. Athol and Nokomai, weekly.
    †4. Bluff and Port Pegasus, fortnightly.
  4. Edendale and Oteramika Gorge, weekly.
    *†6. Edendale and Wyndham, as required.
  5. Fortrose and Waikawa, via Otara, weekly.
  6. Fortrose and Waikawa, via Tokonui Gorge and Waikawa Gorge, weekly.
  7. Fortrose and Tokonui Gorge, weekly.
  8. Gore and Waikaka, via Waikaka Valley, twice weekly.
  9. Gore and Otama, via Chatton, twice weekly.
  10. Invercargill and Wallacetown, daily.
  11. Invercargill and West Plains, twice weekly.
  12. Kingston and Queenstown, daily.
  13. Mossburn and Mararoa, weekly.
  14. Mill Road and Hedgehope, via Grove and Mabel, weekly.
  15. Muddy Creek and Wendonside, twice weekly.
  16. Nightcaps and Annandale, twice weekly.
  17. Otatau and Blackmount, via Eastern Bush, weekly.
  18. Otatau and Eastern Bush, weekly.
  19. Oteramika and Mokotua, twice weekly.
  20. Pukerau and Otaraia, twice weekly.
  21. Queenstown and Kinloch, via Glenorchy, weekly.
  22. Queenstown and Malaghan’s, twice weekly.
  23. Queenstown and Moke Creek, weekly.
  24. Queenstown and the Reefs, weekly.
  25. Riversdale and Waikaia, daily.
  26. Riverton and Groper’s Bush, twice weekly.
    †29. Riverton Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  27. Round Hill and Colac Bay, thrice weekly.
  28. South Hillend and Heddon Bush, twice weekly.
  29. South Hillend and Lime Hills, twice weekly.
  30. Thornbury and Heddon Bush, twice weekly.
  31. Winton and Hokonui, via Springhills, weekly.
  32. Woodlands and Dacre, weekly.
    †36. Wyndham Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  33. Wyndham and Fortrose, thrice weekly.


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