Postal Services Contracts




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.—continued. £ s. d.
5 Burwood and New Brighton Daily Horse J. Armstrong 10 0 0
6 Christchurch and New Brighton Twice daily Tram New Brighton Tramway Co. 30 0 0
7 Christchurch and Sumner Twice daily Tram Christchurch Tramway Co. (Limited) 42 10 0
8 Christchurch and Sydenham Five times daily Tram Ditto 15 0 0
9 Christchurch and Upper Riccarton Daily Coach J. Wood 5 0 0
10 Conveyance of all Letter-carriers in Uniform, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. As required Tram Christchurch Tramway Co. (Limited) 18 0 0
11 Cust Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot S. Early *
12 Fernside Post Office and Railway Station Daily, and thrice weekly Foot D. McIntyre *
13 Gebbie’s Flat and Rabbit Island Railway Station Thrice weekly.. Foot J. Miller *
14 Glentunnel Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. O. Anstiss *
15 Greenpark Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot H. Carr *
16 Hawarden Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. O’Carroll *
17 Lauriston Post Office and Railway Station.. Daily Foot W. Buchan *
18 Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves As required Foot and railway N.Z. Railway Department 100 0 0
19 Lyttelton Wharves and Roadstead As required Launch Agar and Thomas £1 per trip
20 Medbury Post Office and Railway Station .. Thrice weekly.. Foot J. Shelley *
21 Ohoka Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot G. Grant *
22 Port Levy Post Office and Vessels at Wharf As required Foot H. Field *
23 Prebbleton Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot J. Hastie *
24 Southbridge and Little Rakaia Thrice weekly.. Horse W. Scott 15 0 0
25 Southbrook Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot W. Dyson *
26 South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot N. Grindrod 5 0 0
27 Springston Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot H. L. Dartnall *
28 Waddington Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot G. H. Judd *
29 Woolston and Bromley Daily Foot J. J. Walker 12 0 0

*Payment included in salary.

SEA SERVICE.

| 1 | Lyttelton and Chatham Islands | Bi-monthly | Steamer | Kinsey, Barns, and Co. | 300 0 0 | 31 March, 1898. |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Burke’s Pass Post Office, and Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon, and Black Forest Stations | Weekly | Trap | J. Keeffe | 29 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1899. |
| 2 | Fairlie and Ashwick Flat | Weekly | Trap | J. Siegert | 12 12 0 | " |
| 3 | Fairlie and Lake Pukaki | Once and twice weekly† | 2-horse coach | Kerr and Frayne | 200 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Geraldine, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana, and Gapes Valley | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. G. Maslin | 32 10 0 | " |
| 5 | Hunter and Makikihi | Twice weekly.. | Trap | J. Dodd | 13 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Lake Pukaki and Hermitage | Weekly | 2-horse coach | Kerr and Frayne | 100 0 0† | 30 April, 1897§. |
| 7 | Orari and Geraldine | Twice daily | 2-horse coach | J. Mundell | 150 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1899. |
| | Orari, Orari Bridge, Geraldine, and Woodbury | Daily | | | | |
| 8 | Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata | Thrice weekly | Trap | F. Bull.. | 87 10 0 | " |
| 9 | Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station (delivering correspondence), through Totara Valley | Thrice weekly | Trap | P. Stratford | 49 10 0 | " |
| 10 | Rangitata and Orari, via Rangitata Island, Orton, Clandeboye, and Belfield | Twice weekly.. | Horse | J. Pearce | 85 0 0 | " |
| 11 | St. Andrew and Bluecliff (delivering correspondence) | Twice weekly.. | Trap | D. G. Watt | 82 10 0 | " |
| 12 | Temuka and Seadown | Thrice weekly | 2-horse coach | G. Judson | 12 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Temuka, Hilton, Kakahu Bush, and Kakahu School | Thrice weekly | Coach | C. Leary | 40 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Temuka, Rangitira Valley, Waitohi Flat, and Upper Waitohi Flat | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | P. Stratford | 26 5 0 | " |
| 15 | Timaru and Southburn (Blackburn School), via Gleniti, Claremont, Fairview, Priest’s Corner, Pareora, Otipua, and Kingsdown (delivering correspondence where practicable) | Thrice weekly | Trap | W. Millington | 47 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Waitaki and Redcliff (delivering correspondence) | Twice weekly.. | Trap | S. Smart | 30 0 0 | " |
| 17 | Waitohi Railway Station and Kerry Town.. | Thrice weekly | Foot | H. Brosnahan | 20 0 0 | " |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Otaio and Railway-station | Twice daily | Foot | G. Irwin | | |
| 2 | Otipua and Adair | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | W. Shepherd |
| |
| 3 | Waihao Forks and Railway Station | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | D. McPherson | * | |

  • Payment included in salary.
    † Weekly from 1st May to 31st October; twice weekly from 1st November to 30th April.
    § Postmaster-General may renew for two following seasons, 1st November to 30th April.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Christchurch, Contractors, Subsidies
19 names identified
  • J. Armstrong, Contractor for Burwood and New Brighton
  • J. Wood, Contractor for Christchurch and Upper Riccarton
  • S. Early, Contractor for Cust Post Office and Railway Station
  • D. McIntyre, Contractor for Fernside Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Miller, Contractor for Gebbie’s Flat and Rabbit Island Railway Station
  • J. O. Anstiss, Contractor for Glentunnel Post Office and Railway Station
  • H. Carr, Contractor for Greenpark Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. O’Carroll, Contractor for Hawarden Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Buchan, Contractor for Lauriston Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Shelley, Contractor for Medbury Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. Grant, Contractor for Ohoka Post Office and Railway Station
  • H. Field, Contractor for Port Levy Post Office and Vessels at Wharf
  • J. Hastie, Contractor for Prebbleton Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Scott, Contractor for Southbridge and Little Rakaia
  • W. Dyson, Contractor for Southbrook Post Office and Railway Station
  • N. Grindrod, Contractor for South Malvern Post Office and Railway Station
  • H. L. Dartnall, Contractor for Springston Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. H. Judd, Contractor for Waddington Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. J. Walker, Contractor for Woolston and Bromley

🚂 Sea Service Contracts

🚂 Transport & Communications
Sea Service, Contracts, Lyttelton, Chatham Islands, Steamer
  • Kinsey, Contractor for Lyttelton and Chatham Islands
  • Barns, Contractor for Lyttelton and Chatham Islands
  • Thomas, Contractor for Lyttelton and Chatham Islands

🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Timaru District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Timaru, Contractors, Subsidies
19 names identified
  • J. Keeffe, Contractor for Burke’s Pass Post Office and Grampians
  • J. Siegert, Contractor for Fairlie and Ashwick Flat
  • Kerr, Contractor for Fairlie and Lake Pukaki
  • Frayne, Contractor for Fairlie and Lake Pukaki
  • W. G. Maslin, Contractor for Geraldine, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana, and Gapes Valley
  • J. Dodd, Contractor for Hunter and Makikihi
  • J. Mundell, Contractor for Orari and Geraldine
  • F. Bull, Contractor for Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata
  • P. Stratford, Contractor for Pleasant Point and Raincliff Station
  • J. Pearce, Contractor for Rangitata and Orari
  • D. G. Watt, Contractor for St. Andrew and Bluecliff
  • G. Judson, Contractor for Temuka and Seadown
  • C. Leary, Contractor for Temuka, Hilton, Kakahu Bush, and Kakahu School
  • W. Millington, Contractor for Timaru and Southburn
  • S. Smart, Contractor for Waitaki and Redcliff
  • H. Brosnahan, Contractor for Waitohi Railway Station and Kerry Town
  • G. Irwin, Contractor for Otaio and Railway-station
  • W. Shepherd, Contractor for Otipua and Adair
  • D. McPherson, Contractor for Waihao Forks and Railway Station