Postal Service Tenders




  1. Kokiri and Arnold, twice weekly.
  2. Main Road and Blackwater, twice weekly.
  3. Mawheraiti and Antonio's Flat, weekly.
  4. Ngahere and Nelson Creek, thrice weekly.
  5. No Town and Red Jack's, weekly.
  6. Reefton and Big River, weekly.
    *10. Totara Flat and Reefton, daily.
  7. 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, daily, morning.
  4. Hokitika and Kumara, daily, afternoon.
  5. Hokitika Chief Post Office and Wharf, as required.
  6. Hokitika and Ross, daily.
  7. Hokitika and Springfield, twice weekly.
  8. Hokitika and Upper Kokatahi, weekly.
    †10. Hokitika and Kanieri Forks, weekly.
  9. Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast River, Okura, Jackson's Bay, Big Bay, and Martin's Bay, four times a year, by steamer.
  10. Kumara and Dillmanstown, daily.
  11. Kumara and Greenstone, twice weekly.
  12. Kumara Post Office and Tram Station, as required.
  13. 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 Newland, twice weekly.
  10. Ashley Bank and North Loburn, thrice weekly.
  11. Balcairn and Leithfield, daily.
  12. Brookside Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  13. Christchurch and Halswell, daily.
  14. Christchurch and Marshland, daily.
  15. Christchurch and Taitapu, daily.
  16. Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station, providing mail-carts, drivers, horses, &c., as required.
  17. Clearing Christchurch and Sydenham Receivers, daily.
  18. Coalgate and Hororata, daily.
  19. Courtenay and Kirwee, daily.
  20. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, twice weekly.
  21. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, thrice weekly.
  22. Culverden and Hanmer Plain, daily from the 1st November to the 30th April, twice weekly from the 1st May to the 31st October.
  23. Culverden and Waiau, daily.
  24. Culverden and Waiau, daily; Waiau and Kaikoura, weekly; and Kaikoura and Blenheim, twice weekly.
  25. Darfield and Kimberley and Greendale, via Charing Cross, four times weekly.
  26. Doyleston and Taumutu, via Lakeside, thrice weekly.
  27. Dunsandel and Killinchy, thrice weekly.
  28. Dunsandel and Killinchy, daily.
  29. Duvauchelle and Little Akaloa, via Okain's Bay, thrice weekly.
  30. Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  31. Flemington and Longbeach Road, thrice weekly.
  32. Glentunnel and Lake Coleridge, weekly.
  33. Glentunnel and Windwhistle House, weekly.
  34. Governor's Bay and Gebbie's Flat, twice weekly.
  35. Halkett Town and Weedons, via West Melton, daily.
  36. Hinds and Lismore, twice weekly.
  37. Hinds and Lismore, thrice weekly.
  38. Hurunui and Medbury, thrice weekly.
  39. Irwell Post Office, Railway Station, and Brookside, daily.
  40. Irwell Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  41. Kaiapoi and Eyreton, via Coutts Island, thrice weekly.
  42. Kaiapoi and Coutts Island, thrice weekly.
  43. Kaiapoi and Eyreton, via Clarkville, thrice weekly.
  44. Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, daily.
    †45. Lincoln and Greenpark, thrice weekly.
  45. Little River and Akaroa, thrice weekly.
  46. Lyttelton and Chatham Islands, quarterly (from 1st April, 1891).
  47. Lyttelton and Governor's Bay, daily.
  48. Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay, thrice weekly.
  49. Lyttelton and Port Levy, weekly.
  50. Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Harbour, as required.
  51. Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge, twice weekly.
  52. Oxford and View Hill, thrice weekly.
  53. Pigeon Bay and Barry's Bay Saddle, weekly.
  54. Pigeon Bay and Akaroa, thrice weekly.
  55. Prebbleton and Broadfield, thrice weekly.
  56. Rakaia and Barrhill, thrice weekly.
  57. Rakaia and Dorie, thrice weekly.
  58. Springfield and Hokitika, twice weekly.
  59. Taitapu and Lincoln, daily.
  60. Valetta and Ruapuna, via Mayfield, twice weekly.
  61. Waiau and Hawkeswood, weekly.
  62. Waiau and Kaikoura, weekly.
  63. Waipara and Cheviot, weekly.
  64. Winslow and Longbeach Road Board Office, thrice weekly.
  65. Winslow and Willowby, thrice weekly.
  66. 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. Duntroon and Livingstone, via Marowhenua, twice weekly.
    †3. Enfield Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
    †4. Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station, thrice weekly.
    †5. Kurow and Hakateramea, daily.
  3. Kurow and Omarama, twice weekly.
  4. Maheno and Incholme, weekly.
  5. Maheno and Kakanui, daily.
  6. Omarama and Lake Pukaki, weekly.
    †10. Otiake 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. Dunback 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 Wangaloa, 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.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1890, No 45





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🚂 Transport & Communications
13 August 1890
Tenders, Postal Services, Routes, Weekly, Daily