New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 11

Page 291

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 291

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
11 Cheviot and Port Robinson Weekly Trap J. E. Horneman 5s. 6d. per trip 31 Dec., 1899.
And to connect with steamers As required
12 Christchurch and Halswell Daily Trap J. S. Newton 25 0 0 "
13 Christchurch and Marshlands Daily Cart J. Templeton 12 10 0 "
14 Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station, providing mail-carts, horses, drivers, &c. As required Mail-cart G. Hampton 166 0 0 "
15 Clearing receivers in Christchurch, Sydenham, St. Albans, Phillipstown, Linwood, &c. Once daily, and once extra on Thursdays Mail-cart G. Hampton 166 0 0 "
16 Coalgate and Hororata Daily Cart W. Ramsey 39 10 0 "
17 Courtenay and Kirwee Daily Trap J. Wills 27 0 0 "
18 Culverden, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer Plain. Daily from 1st Nov. to 30th April; twice weekly from 1st May to 31st Oct. Coach T. Derrett 104 0 0 "
19 Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau Daily Coach T. Derrett 60 0 0 "
20 Darfield, Greendale, and Kimberley And Charing Cross Daily Four times weekly Cart C. McCausland 65 0 0 "
21 Dunsandel and Killinchy.. Thrice weekly Cart A. E. Body 23 18 6 "
22 Duvauchelle, Okain’s Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa Thrice weekly Horse S. T. Wilson 70 0 0 "
23 Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station Flaxton and Ohoka Daily 5 times weekly one way only Trap G. T. Hopkins 31 0 0 "
24 Flemington and Longbeach Road .. Daily Horse H. Henderson 15 0 0 "
25 Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House Weekly Coach A. H. Burkitt 20 0 0 "
26 Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge Weekly Coach A. H. Burkitt 35 0 0 "
27 Governor’s Bay and Teddington Twice weekly Horse W. H. Teape 20 0 0 "
28 Greenpark and Lincoln Thrice weekly Horse R. Macartney 12 0 0 "
29 Halkett Town, West Melton, and Weedon’s.. Daily Horse A. Calder 48 0 0 "
30 Hinds and Lismore Thrice weekly Trap W. C. Ford 39 10 0 "
31 Hinds and Lowcliffe Thrice weekly
32 Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway Station Thrice weekly Horse D. Coakley 16 0 0 "
33 Irwell Post Office, Irwell Railway Station, and Brookside Daily Horse M. Redmond 35 0 0 "
34 Kaiapoi, Coutts Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton Thrice weekly Horse J. W. Todd 28 0 0 "
35 Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek Daily Trap F. H. J. Clarke 40 0 0 "
36 Kowai Bush and Springfield Twice weekly Cart J. Hogland 12 0 0 "
37 Little River and Pigeon Bay Saddle Thrice weekly Horse R. Ferguson 40 0 0 "
38 Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Thrice weekly Coach B. Barker 175 0 0 "
39 Lyttelton and Governor’s Bay Daily Coach W. H. Teape 27 10 0 "
40 Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay Thrice weekly Steamer Lyttelton and Peninsula S.S. Co. 150 0 0 "
41 Lyttelton and Port Levy .. Weekly Launch Agar and Thomas 40 0 0 "
42 Mayfield and Ruapuna Valetta Railway Station and Ruapuna Twice weekly 4 times weekly Cart W. Dellow 40 0 0 "
43 Medbury and The Peaks .. Thrice weekly Cart W. Hewett 25 0 0 "
44 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge Twice weekly Horse T. Hix 36 0 0 "
45 Oxford and View Hill Thrice weekly Horse G. A. White 18 0 0 "
46 Papanui and Harewood Road Daily Horse W. Ford 16 0 0 "
47 Pigeon Bay and Barry’s Bay Saddle Weekly Horse R. D. Kelly 16 0 0 "
48 Pigeon Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa Thrice weekly Coach B. Barker 125 0 0 "
49 Prebbleton and Broadfield Thrice weekly Horse W. Hazelhurst 14 10 0 "
50 Rakaia and Barr Hill Thrice weekly Horse W. Barcock 27 10 0 "
51 Rakaia and Dorie Thrice weekly Horse W. Barcock 30 0 0 "
52 Spotswood and Cheviot Weekly Horse A. Gills 11 9 8 "
53 Springfield, Porter’s Pass, Castle Hill, Cass River, Bealey, Otira Gorge, Aicken’s, Jackson’s, Taipo, Kumara Twice weekly Coach H. Cassidy 850 0 0 31 Dec., 1898.
54 Tai Tapu and Lincoln Daily Horse R. Macartney 28 0 0 31 Dec., 1899.
55 Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston Daily Cart J. Patterson, jun. 33 0 0 "
56 Waiau and Kaikoura Weekly Coach W. R. Creed 188 0 0 "
57 Waiau, Hawkwood, and Claverley Weekly Buggy T. Derrett 25 0 0 "
58 Waipara, Motunau, Domett, and Cheviot Thrice weekly* Coach A. Francis 45 0 0 "
59 Winslow, Willowby and Eiffelton Daily Horse O. Drennan 36 0 0 "
60 Yaldhurst and Hornby Daily Horse J. Hall.. 24 0 0 "
  • Contractor carries an additional mail weekly free.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy.
1 Ashley Bank Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot W. Wilson *
2 Ataahu and Kaituna Railway Station Thrice weekly.. Foot D. McInnes *
3 Barry’s Bay and Hill Top Thrice weekly.. Foot T. Le Comte 10 0 0
4 Bennett’s Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot Ann Farr *
  • Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Christchurch District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Christchurch, Contractors, Subsidies
52 names identified
  • J. E. Horneman, Contractor for Cheviot and Port Robinson
  • J. S. Newton, Contractor for Christchurch and Halswell
  • J. Templeton, Contractor for Christchurch and Marshlands
  • G. Hampton, Contractor for Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Ramsey, Contractor for Coalgate and Hororata
  • J. Wills, Contractor for Courtenay and Kirwee
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for Culverden, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer Plain
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau
  • C. McCausland, Contractor for Darfield, Greendale, and Kimberley And Charing Cross
  • A. E. Body, Contractor for Dunsandel and Killinchy
  • S. T. Wilson, Contractor for Duvauchelle, Okain’s Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa
  • G. T. Hopkins, Contractor for Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station Flaxton and Ohoka
  • H. Henderson, Contractor for Flemington and Longbeach Road
  • A. H. Burkitt, Contractor for Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House
  • A. H. Burkitt, Contractor for Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge
  • W. H. Teape, Contractor for Governor’s Bay and Teddington
  • R. Macartney, Contractor for Greenpark and Lincoln
  • A. Calder, Contractor for Halkett Town, West Melton, and Weedon’s
  • W. C. Ford, Contractor for Hinds and Lismore
  • D. Coakley, Contractor for Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway Station
  • M. Redmond, Contractor for Irwell Post Office, Irwell Railway Station, and Brookside
  • J. W. Todd, Contractor for Kaiapoi, Coutts Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton
  • F. H. J. Clarke, Contractor for Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Saltwater Creek
  • J. Hogland, Contractor for Kowai Bush and Springfield
  • R. Ferguson, Contractor for Little River and Pigeon Bay Saddle
  • B. Barker, Contractor for Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa
  • W. H. Teape, Contractor for Lyttelton and Governor’s Bay
  • Lyttelton and Peninsula S.S. Co., Contractor for Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay
  • Agar and Thomas, Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy
  • W. Dellow, Contractor for Mayfield and Ruapuna Valetta Railway Station and Ruapuna
  • W. Hewett, Contractor for Medbury and The Peaks
  • T. Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge
  • G. A. White, Contractor for Oxford and View Hill
  • W. Ford, Contractor for Papanui and Harewood Road
  • R. D. Kelly, Contractor for Pigeon Bay and Barry’s Bay Saddle
  • B. Barker, Contractor for Pigeon Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa
  • W. Hazelhurst, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield
  • W. Barcock, Contractor for Rakaia and Barr Hill
  • W. Barcock, Contractor for Rakaia and Dorie
  • A. Gills, Contractor for Spotswood and Cheviot
  • H. Cassidy, Contractor for Springfield, Porter’s Pass, Castle Hill, Cass River, Bealey, Otira Gorge, Aicken’s, Jackson’s, Taipo, Kumara
  • R. Macartney, Contractor for Tai Tapu and Lincoln
  • J. Patterson (junior), Contractor for Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston
  • W. R. Creed, Contractor for Waiau and Kaikoura
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for Waiau, Hawkwood, and Claverley
  • A. Francis, Contractor for Waipara, Motunau, Domett, and Cheviot
  • O. Drennan, Contractor for Winslow, Willowby and Eiffelton
  • J. Hall, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby
  • W. Wilson, Contractor for Ashley Bank Post Office and Railway Station
  • D. McInnes, Contractor for Ataahu and Kaituna Railway Station
  • T. Le Comte, Contractor for Barry’s Bay and Hill Top
  • Ann Farr, Contractor for Bennett’s Post Office and Railway Station