New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 24

Page 595

✨ Postal Service Contracts



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

April 3. 595

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT

  1. Baton and Thorpe
    • Service: Belgrove, Motupiko, Upper Motupiko, Owen Junction, Longford, Fern Flat, White's Point, Lyell, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, Reefton
    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: C. Price
    • Annual Subsidy: £16 0s 0d
    • Date of Termination: 31 Dec., 1896.

1A. Baton and Thorpe

  • Service: Westport, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, Reefton
  • Frequency: Twice weekly
  • How performed: 4-horse coach
  • Name of Contractor: Newman and Canning
  • Annual Subsidy: £1,500 0s 0d

  1. Brightwater and Waimea West

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: F. W. Tomlinson

  2. Collingwood and Ferntown

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Boat
    • Name of Contractor: W. Scrimgeour

  3. Collingwood, Puramahoi, and Takaka

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: W. S. O. Caldwell

  4. Collingwood Post Office and Wharf

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Foot and Wheelbarrow
    • Name of Contractor: F. Taylor

  5. East Takaka and Takaka

    • Frequency: Six times m'thly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: J. Reilly

  6. Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: A. J. Palmer

  7. Hope Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: C. Balck

  8. Ngatimote and Lower Moutere

    • Frequency: Thrice weekly
    • How performed: Horse & sulky
    • Name of Contractor: H. Hudson, jun.

  9. Motueka Wharf and Post Office, Motueka

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: 2-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: C. Holyoake

  10. Motupiko, Tadmor, and Sherry River

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse and trap
    • Name of Contractor: H. Evans

  11. Nelson, Wakapuaka, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim

    • Frequency: Thrice weekly
    • How performed: 4-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: H. Newman

  12. Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Express
    • Name of Contractor: R. Gaynor

  13. Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port (Wharves)

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Express
    • Name of Contractor: R. Gaynor

  14. Richmond, Appleby, Upper Moutere, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka

    • Frequency: Thrice weekly
    • How performed: 3-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: C. Holyoake

  15. Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, and Takaka

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: H. Byrne

  16. Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: J. W. Palmer

  17. Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Trap and horse
    • Name of Contractor: W. J. Burrows

  18. Stoke Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: J. Naylor

  19. Takaka and Motupipi

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: J. Reilly

  20. Upper Moutere and Neudorf

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: J. D. Beuke

  21. Waitapu Wharf and Takaka Post Office

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: 2-horse express
    • Name of Contractor: J. Reilly

SEA SERVICE

  • Nelson and Collingwood, via Motueka, Totara-nui, and Takaka
    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Steamer
    • Name of Contractor: Cross and Askew
    • Annual Subsidy: £125 0s 0d
    • Date of Termination: 31 Dec., 1896.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT

  1. Brighton, St. Kilda, and Charleston

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: S. Price
    • Date of Termination: 31 Dec., 1896.

  2. Longford and Murchison

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse and trap
    • Name of Contractor: R. McNee

  3. Murchison and Upper Matakita

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: 3-horse trap
    • Name of Contractor: R. McNee

  4. Westport, Addison's, and Charleston

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: 2-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: W. Hanna

  5. Westport and Giles Terrace

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Horse and trap
    • Name of Contractor: A. McGillivray

  6. Westport and Vessels in Harbour

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: 1-horse express
    • Name of Contractor: D. Mutton

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

  1. Denniston and Burnett's Face

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: Alex. Hamilton

  2. Capeleston and Cronadon

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: Daniel Ferris

  3. Upper Matakita and Moonlight's Point

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Trap
    • Name of Contractor: R. McNee

SEA SERVICES

  1. Westport and Karamea

    • Frequency: Fortnightly
    • How performed: Steamer
    • Name of Contractor: Karamea Shipping Co.
    • Annual Subsidy: £170 0s 0d
    • Date of Termination: 31 Dec., 1896.

  2. Westport and Little Wanganui

    • Frequency: Monthly
    • How performed: Steamer

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT

  1. Ahaura and Orwell Creek

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: 2-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: G. Haines
    • Date of Termination: 31 Dec., 1896.

  2. Greymouth and Barrytown

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Packhorse
    • Name of Contractor: D. Ryall

  3. Greymouth, Paroa, Ruther Glen, Marsden, and Dunganville

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: 2-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: A. Blair

  4. Ikamatua and Little Grey Junction

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: E. J. McInroe

  5. Kokiri and Arnold

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: J. Walsh

  6. Main Road and Blackwater

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: J. McLennan

  7. Mawheraiti and Antonio's Flat

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: T. Low

  8. Ngahere and Nelson Creek

    • Frequency: Daily
    • How performed: Spring-cart
    • Name of Contractor: J. H. Williams

  9. Notown and Red Jack's

    • Frequency: Weekly
    • How performed: Foot
    • Name of Contractor: W. Weir

  10. Reefton and Merrijigs

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: M. McAuley

  11. Reefton Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: 2-horse coach
    • Name of Contractor: W. Cochrane

  12. Totara Flat, Granville, and Noble's

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse and spring-cart
    • Name of Contractor: R. S. Perrett

  13. Twelve-mile Landing and Notown

    • Frequency: Thrice weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: T. Mullins

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

  1. Atarau and Ahaura

    • Frequency: Once weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: R. Devereux

  2. Blackball Mine, Blackball, and Ngahere

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: Horse
    • Name of Contractor: T. Jolliffe

  3. Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves, as required, and attending steamers arriving at night

    • Frequency: As required
    • How performed: Express
    • Name of Contractor: G. Simpson

  4. Teremakau Post Office and Railway Station

    • Frequency: Twice weekly
    • How performed: On foot
    • Name of Contractor: N. Paulsen
    • Date of Termination: 30 June, 1895.

Included in salary payment.



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🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Nelson District

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1895
Postal contracts, Nelson, Mail delivery, Coaches, Horses, Boats, Steamers
20 names identified
  • C. Price, Contractor for Belgrove to Reefton
  • Newman and Canning Newman, Contractor for Westport to Reefton
  • F. W. Tomlinson, Contractor for Brightwater and Waimea West
  • W. Scrimgeour, Contractor for Collingwood and Ferntown
  • W. S. O. Caldwell, Contractor for Collingwood, Puramahoi, and Takaka
  • F. Taylor, Contractor for Collingwood Post Office and Wharf
  • J. Reilly, Contractor for East Takaka and Takaka, Takaka and Motupipi, Waitapu Wharf and Takaka Post Office
  • A. J. Palmer, Contractor for Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station
  • C. Balck, Contractor for Hope Post Office and Railway Station
  • H. jun. Hudson, Contractor for Ngatimote and Lower Moutere
  • C. Holyoake, Contractor for Motueka Wharf and Post Office, Motueka, Richmond, Appleby, Upper Moutere, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka
  • H. Newman, Contractor for Nelson, Wakapuaka, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim
  • R. Gaynor, Contractor for Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station, Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port (Wharves)
  • H. Evans, Contractor for Motupiko, Tadmor, and Sherry River
  • H. Byrne, Contractor for Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, and Takaka
  • J. W. Palmer, Contractor for Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. J. Burrows, Contractor for Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield
  • J. Naylor, Contractor for Stoke Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. D. Beuke, Contractor for Upper Moutere and Neudorf
  • Cross and Askew, Contractor for Nelson and Collingwood, via Motueka, Totara-nui, and Takaka

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Westport District

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1895
Postal contracts, Westport, Mail delivery, Coaches, Horses, Boats, Steamers
8 names identified
  • S. Price, Contractor for Brighton, St. Kilda, and Charleston
  • R. McNee, Contractor for Longford and Murchison, Murchison and Upper Matakita, Upper Matakita and Moonlight's Point
  • W. Hanna, Contractor for Westport, Addison's, and Charleston
  • A. McGillivray, Contractor for Westport and Giles Terrace
  • D. Mutton, Contractor for Westport and Vessels in Harbour
  • Alex. Hamilton, Contractor for Denniston and Burnett's Face
  • Daniel Ferris, Contractor for Capeleston and Cronadon
  • Karamea Shipping Co., Contractor for Westport and Karamea

🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Greymouth District

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1895
Postal contracts, Greymouth, Mail delivery, Coaches, Horses, Boats, Steamers
17 names identified
  • G. Haines, Contractor for Ahaura and Orwell Creek
  • D. Ryall, Contractor for Greymouth and Barrytown
  • A. Blair, Contractor for Greymouth, Paroa, Ruther Glen, Marsden, and Dunganville
  • E. J. McInroe, Contractor for Ikamatua and Little Grey Junction
  • J. Walsh, Contractor for Kokiri and Arnold
  • J. McLennan, Contractor for Main Road and Blackwater
  • T. Low, Contractor for Mawheraiti and Antonio's Flat
  • J. H. Williams, Contractor for Ngahere and Nelson Creek
  • W. Weir, Contractor for Notown and Red Jack's
  • M. McAuley, Contractor for Reefton and Merrijigs
  • W. Cochrane, Contractor for Reefton Post Office and Railway Station
  • R. S. Perrett, Contractor for Totara Flat, Granville, and Noble's
  • T. Mullins, Contractor for Twelve-mile Landing and Notown
  • R. Devereux, Contractor for Atarau and Ahaura
  • T. Jolliffe, Contractor for Blackball Mine, Blackball, and Ngahere
  • G. Simpson, Contractor for Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves, as required, and attending steamers arriving at night
  • N. Paulsen, Contractor for Teremakau Post Office and Railway Station