✨ Postal Service Contracts




600 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

No. of Service Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
Β£ s. d.
1 Arrowtown and Macetown .. .. Twice weekly .. Trap Reid & McDowell .. 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1896.
2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown Thrice weekly Coach J. L. Jopp .. 60 0 0 "
3 Athol and Nokomai .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse J. Coulam .. 20 0 0 "
4 Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge Weekly .. Horse J. Baird .. 11 0 0 "
5 Colac Bay and Round Hill .. .. Twice weekly .. Trolly R. Newton .. 12 0 0 "
6 Eastern Bush and Clifden .. .. Weekly .. Horse G. Tennant .. 8 0 0 "
7 Edendale, Seaward Downs, and Oteramika Gorge Weekly .. Horse C. McKinnon .. 32 12 9 "
8 Edendale and Wyndham .. .. .. As required .. Coach S. Richardson .. 40 0 0 "
9 Fortrose and Otara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Trap J. Anderson .. 16 0 0 "
10 Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Waikawa Valley, Niagara, and Waikawa Township Twice weekly .. Horse J. L. McFarlane.. 39 0 0 "
11 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama .. Twice weekly .. Trap Brewer & Trembath 25 0 0 "
12 Gore, Waikaka Valley, Waikaka, and Wendon Valley Thrice weekly.. Coach E. Roberts .. 52 0 0 "
13 Invercargill Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Express J. McKenzie .. 1s. per load "
14 Invercargill, Waikiwi, and Wallacetown .. Daily .. Coach J. Wilson .. 43 0 0 "
15 Invercargill and West Plains .. .. Twice weekly .. Van A. Anderson .. 10 0 0 "
16 Invercargill and Oatara .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Trap A. Campbell .. 8 0 0 "
17 Kingston and Queenstown .. .. .. Daily .. Steamer Lake Wakatipu S.S. Co. 500 0 0 "
18 Lumsden, Mossburn, and Te Anau .. Twice weekly* Coach J. F. Garvey .. 76 0 0 "
19 Mararoa and The Key .. .. .. Twice weekly * Horse A. Murrell .. 24 10 0 "
20 Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, Mabel Bush, and Hedgehope Twice weekly .. Horse T. Hughes .. 34 19 0 "
21 Mokotua and Waituna .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse C. Clay.. 5 10 0 "
22 Muddy Creek and Wendonside .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse A. MacGregor .. 24 0 0 "
23 Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse E. Sheehan .. 22 10 0 "
24 Orepuki and Te Tua .. .. .. Weekly .. Dray E. J. Hogg .. 12 0 0 "
25 Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Black Mount Weekly .. Horse G. Tennant .. 65 0 0 "
26 Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden Weekly .. Horse J. Keleher .. 25 0 0 "
27 Otautau and Scott's Gap .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse J. Keleher .. 7 0 0 "
28 Oteramika and Mokotua .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse C. Clay.. 8 10 0 "
29 Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraia .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse P. O'Hagan .. 23 0 0 "
30 Queenstown, Glenorchy, and Kinloch .. .. Weekly .. Steamer Lake Wakatipu S.S. Company 50 0 0 "
31 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's Twice weekly .. Trap E. Monson .. 15 0 0 "
32 Queenstown and Moke Creek .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse A. Paterson .. 19 15 0 "
33 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, Skippers, and Bullendale Twice weekly .. Trap T. F. Richards .. 40 0 0 "
34 Riversdale and Waikaia .. .. .. Daily .. Coach Brewer and Trembath 65 0 0 "
35 Riversdale and Wendon .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse F. Lawson .. 20 0 0 "
36 Riverton, Groper's Bush, and Gummie's Bush Twice weekly .. Horse J. Pratt .. 18 10 0 "
37 Riverton Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Foot J. Pratt .. 14 0 0 "
38 South Hillend and Heddon Bush .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse F. Saunders .. 16 0 0 "
39 Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond .. .. Twice weekly .. Trap W. Sanders .. 28 0 0 "
40 Waikawa and Waikawa Township.. .. Twice weekly .. Boator Horse J. L. McFarlane 8 0 0 "
41 Waikawa Valley and Chasland's .. .. Weekly .. Horse R. Troup .. 23 8 0 "
42 Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush .. Twice weekly .. Trap W. James .. 43 17 6 "
43 Winton, Gap, Brown's, Spring Hills, and Hokonui Weekly .. Horse W. Gordon .. 23 5 0 "
44 Winton, Brown's, and Hokonui Railway Terminus Daily .. Train Hokonui Rly. and Coal Co. (Ltd.) 15 0 0 "
45 Woodlands and Dacre .. .. .. Weekly .. Trap E. Scammell .. 12 0 0 "
46 Wyndham, Pine Bush, and Fortrose .. .. Thrice weekly Coach S. Richardson .. 80 0 0 "
47 Wyndham and Mimihaa .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse T. A. Dawson .. 15 0 0 "
48 Wyndham and Mokoreta .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse R. K. MacDonald 45 0 0 "

*Twice weekly from 1st October to 31st March, and weekly from 1st April to 30th September.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

No. Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy
1 Half-moon Bay and Pegasus .. .. Ten times yearly Cutter G. Thomson .. 5 0 0
2 Harrington's and Railway Siding .. Twice weekly .. Horse J. H. Gray .. 16 0 0
3 Lime Hills and Ord's Crossing .. .. Daily .. Foot Mary Rodgers .. 10 0 0
4 Mataura Island and Main Road .. .. Thrice weekly.. Horse C. Cameron .. 15 0 0
5 Paterson's Inlet and The Neck .. .. Weekly .. Boat G. Fife .. 5 0 0

SEA SERVICES.

No. Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date
1 Bluff and Half-moon Bay.. .. .. Weekly .. Steamer Bluff Harbour Bd. 250 0 0 31 Dec., 1896.
2 Invercargill, Puysegur Point, and Cromarty Monthly .. Steamer A. B. Campbell .. 300 0 0 31 Mar., 1895.
3 Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay Weekly .. Boat C. Goomes .. 29 0 0 31 Dec., 1896.

By Authority: SAMUEL COSTALL, Government Printer, Wellington.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1895, No 24





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πŸš‚ Postal Service Contracts - Invercargill District

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
Postal contracts, Invercargill, Mail delivery, Coach, Horse, Trap, Steamer, Van
51 names identified
  • Reid, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown
  • McDowell, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown
  • J. L. Jopp, Contractor for Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown
  • J. Coulam, Contractor for Athol and Nokomai
  • J. Baird, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge
  • R. Newton, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill
  • G. Tennant, Contractor for Eastern Bush and Clifden
  • C. McKinnon, Contractor for Edendale, Seaward Downs, and Oteramika Gorge
  • S. Richardson, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Fortrose and Otara
  • J. L. McFarlane, Contractor for Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Waikawa Valley, Niagara, and Waikawa Township
  • Brewer, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama
  • Trembath, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama
  • E. Roberts, Contractor for Gore, Waikaka Valley, Waikaka, and Wendon Valley
  • J. McKenzie, Contractor for Invercargill Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Wilson, Contractor for Invercargill, Waikiwi, and Wallacetown
  • A. Anderson, Contractor for Invercargill and West Plains
  • A. Campbell, Contractor for Invercargill and Oatara
  • Lake Wakatipu S.S. Co., Contractor for Kingston and Queenstown
  • J. F. Garvey, Contractor for Lumsden, Mossburn, and Te Anau
  • A. Murrell, Contractor for Mararoa and The Key
  • T. Hughes, Contractor for Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, Mabel Bush, and Hedgehope
  • C. Clay, Contractor for Mokotua and Waituna
  • A. MacGregor, Contractor for Muddy Creek and Wendonside
  • E. Sheehan, Contractor for Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale
  • E. J. Hogg, Contractor for Orepuki and Te Tua
  • G. Tennant, Contractor for Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Black Mount
  • J. Keleher, Contractor for Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden
  • J. Keleher, Contractor for Otautau and Scott's Gap
  • C. Clay, Contractor for Oteramika and Mokotua
  • P. O'Hagan, Contractor for Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraia
  • Lake Wakatipu S.S. Company, Contractor for Queenstown, Glenorchy, and Kinloch
  • E. Monson, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's
  • A. Paterson, Contractor for Queenstown and Moke Creek
  • T. F. Richards, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, Skippers, and Bullendale
  • Brewer, Contractor for Riversdale and Waikaia
  • Trembath, Contractor for Riversdale and Waikaia
  • F. Lawson, Contractor for Riversdale and Wendon
  • J. Pratt, Contractor for Riverton, Groper's Bush, and Gummie's Bush
  • J. Pratt, Contractor for Riverton Post Office and Railway Station
  • F. Saunders, Contractor for South Hillend and Heddon Bush
  • W. Sanders, Contractor for Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond
  • J. L. McFarlane, Contractor for Waikawa and Waikawa Township
  • R. Troup, Contractor for Waikawa Valley and Chasland's
  • W. James, Contractor for Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush
  • W. Gordon, Contractor for Winton, Gap, Brown's, Spring Hills, and Hokonui
  • Hokonui Rly. and Coal Co. (Ltd.), Contractor for Winton, Brown's, and Hokonui Railway Terminus
  • E. Scammell, Contractor for Woodlands and Dacre
  • S. Richardson, Contractor for Wyndham, Pine Bush, and Fortrose
  • T. A. Dawson, Contractor for Wyndham and Mimihaa
  • R. K. MacDonald, Contractor for Wyndham and Mokoreta

  • Samuel Costall, Government Printer