New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 11

Page 293

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 293

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
1 Awamoko Post Office and Railway Station .. Daily .. Horse .. J. King .. 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1899.
2 Duntrroon, Marowhenua, and Livingstone .. Thrice weekly .. Horse .. J. Cook .. 37 0 0 "
{ Hakataramea and Station Creek.. Weekly ..
3 { Hakataramea, Station Creek, and Rocky Weekly .. Spring-cart .. J. Barclay .. 28 0 0 "
Point, delivering correspondence where
practicable
4 Kokoamu and Borton’s Siding, delivering Daily .. Horse .. G. Fridd .. 20 0 0 "
correspondence where practicable
5 Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama, delivering Twice weekly .. 4-horse coach T. A. Munro .. 100 0 0 "
correspondence where practicable
6 Omarama and Lake Pukaki, delivering corre- Weekly .. 4-horse coach T. A. Munro .. 85 0 0 "
spondence where practicable
7 Maheno and Incholme .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Spring-cart .. J. Rankin .. 12 0 0 "
8 Maheno and Kakanui .. .. .. Daily .. Spring-cart .. G. & R. Southgate 30 0 0 "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Alma Post Office and Railway Station .. | Thrice weekly .. | Foot .. | Sarah Rawcliffe.. | | |
| 2 | Enfield Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | T. Common .. | 15 0 0 | |
| 3 | Georgetown Post Office and Railway Station | Daily .. | Spring-cart .. | R. Forrest .. | 13 0 0 | |
| 4 | Hilderthorpe Post Office and Railway Station | Daily .. | Foot .. | G. Dennison .. | | |
| 5 | Hillgrove Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | J. Kelly .. | | |
| 6 | Kurow and Hakataramea .. .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | W. Barclay .. | 10 0 0 | |
| 7 | Otiake Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | C. Milmine .. | 5 0 0 | |
| 8 | Papakaio Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily .. | Foot .. | P. Dunn .. | | |
| 9 | Shag Point Post Office and Railway Station | Daily .. | Foot .. | H. Randle .. | | |
| 10 | Waianakarua Post Office and Railway Station | Daily .. | Foot .. | R. Hyslop .. | | |
| 11 | Waitaki South Post Office and Railway | Daily .. | Foot .. | J. Kennedy .. | * | |
| | Station | | | | | |
| 12 | Weston Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | W. Forrester .. | 15 0 0 | |
| 13 | Windsor Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | R. Taylor .. | 5 0 0 | |

  • Payment included in salary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | { Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. | Daily .. | Horse .. | J. Loudon .. | 30 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1899. |
| | { Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. .. | Thrice weekly } | | | | |
| 2 | Abbotsford and Taieri Beach, via Brighton, | Twice weekly .. | Horse and | T. Palmer .. | 34 10 0 | " |
| | Kuri Bush, and Taieri Mouth | | vehicle | | | |
| 3 | Balclutha and Hillend, via Stony Creek and | Twice weekly .. | Horse and | J. Thomson .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| | Bishop’s | | spring-cart | | | |
| 4 | { Cromwell and Bannockburn .. .. | Thrice weekly } | Horse and ve- | J. Lawrence .. | 85 0 0 | " |
| | { Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. | Weekly .. | hicle | | | |
| 5 | Dunedin and Portobello, via North East | Daily .. | Coach .. | D. D. Seaton .. | 100 0 0 | " |
| | Harbour and Broad Bay | | | | | |
| 6 | Dunedin and Sandymount, via Highcliffe .. | Thrice weekly.. | Coach .. | J. Challis .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Dunedin, supplying Horses, Mail-carts, Har- | As required .. | .. .. | A. Dawes .. | 310 0 0 | " |
| | ness, Drivers, &c., for use at Chief Post | | | | | |
| | Office, as required | | | | | |
| 8 | Henley and Berwick .. .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | A. Mitchell, jun. | 17 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Heriot and Park Hill, via Crookston and | Thrice weekly.. | Horse and gig | W. Mackay .. | 64 0 0 | " |
| | Dunrobin | | | | | |
| 10 | Hindon Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | Ann Hagerty .. | 25 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Kaitangata and Stirling .. .. .. | Daily .. | Coach .. | A. Reid .. | 80 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Kaitangata and Wangaloa .. .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | J. Smith .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Karitane Post Office and Puketeraki Rail- | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | J. T. Pratt .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| | way Station | | | | | |
| 14 | Kelso and Merino Downs .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | M. McLay .. | 13 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Lawrence and Greenfield, via Tuapeka West | Thrice weekly.. | Coach .. | H. Craig .. | 64 0 0 | " |
| | and Tuapeka Mouth | | | | | |
| 16 | Lawrence and Waipori .. .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Coach .. | M. Tohill .. | 45 0 0 | " |
| 17 | Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station | As required .. | Express .. | T. Roughan .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur .. | Daily .. | Horse .. | G. Jeffrey .. | 25 0 0 | " |
| 19 | Merton and Evansdale Railway Station, via | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | A. Storey .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| | Beaconsfield | | | | | |
| 20 | Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | Jane Leslie .. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 21 | Mosgiel and East Taieri .. .. .. | Daily .. | Horse .. | J. Williams .. | 25 0 0 | " |
| 22 | Naseby and Gimmerburn, via Eweburn .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | B. Gordon .. | 29 16 0 | " |
| 23 | Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse and ve- | J. Cain .. | 19 10 0 | " |
| | | | hicle | | | |
| 24 | Ophir and Drybread, via Matakauui .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse and ve- | R. Sheppard .. | 50 0 0 | " |
| | | | hicle | | | |
| 25 | Ophir and Ida Valley .. .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | R. Love .. | 51 0 0 | " |
| 26 | { Outram and Clark’s, via Lee Stream .. | Twice weekly } | Horse .. | A. Andrews .. | 68 0 2 | " |
| | { Outram and Maungatua, via Woodside .. | Thrice weekly } | | | | |
| 27 | Owaka and Purekireki, via Tahatika .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | T. Gillespie .. | 28 0 0 | " |
| 28 | Owaka and Ratanui .. .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Coach .. | J. H. Callahan .. | 28 0 0 | " |
| 29 | Owaka Post Office and Railway Station .. | As required .. | Horse .. | J. S. Vial .. | 10 0 0 | " |
| 30 | Palmerston and Morrison’s, via Shag Valley, | Weekly .. | Coach .. | B. J. Jeffs .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| | Dunback, and Green Valley | | | | | |



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🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Oamaru and Dunedin Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Oamaru, Dunedin, Contractors, Subsidies
50 names identified
  • J. King, Contractor for Awamoko service
  • J. Cook, Contractor for Duntrroon service
  • J. Barclay, Contractor for Hakataramea service
  • G. Fridd, Contractor for Kokoamu service
  • T. A. Munro, Contractor for Kurow and Omarama services
  • J. Rankin, Contractor for Maheno and Incholme service
  • G. & R. Southgate, Contractor for Maheno and Kakanui service
  • Sarah Rawcliffe, Contractor for Alma service
  • T. Common, Contractor for Enfield service
  • R. Forrest, Contractor for Georgetown service
  • G. Dennison, Contractor for Hilderthorpe service
  • J. Kelly, Contractor for Hillgrove service
  • W. Barclay, Contractor for Kurow and Hakataramea service
  • C. Milmine, Contractor for Otiake service
  • P. Dunn, Contractor for Papakaio service
  • H. Randle, Contractor for Shag Point service
  • R. Hyslop, Contractor for Waianakarua service
  • J. Kennedy, Contractor for Waitaki South service
  • W. Forrester, Contractor for Weston service
  • R. Taylor, Contractor for Windsor service
  • J. Loudon, Contractor for Abbotsford and Fairfield service
  • T. Palmer, Contractor for Abbotsford and Taieri Beach service
  • J. Thomson, Contractor for Balclutha and Hillend service
  • J. Lawrence, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn service
  • D. D. Seaton, Contractor for Dunedin and Portobello service
  • J. Challis, Contractor for Dunedin and Sandymount service
  • A. Dawes, Contractor for Dunedin Chief Post Office supplies
  • A. Mitchell (junior), Contractor for Henley and Berwick service
  • W. Mackay, Contractor for Heriot and Park Hill service
  • Ann Hagerty, Contractor for Hindon service
  • A. Reid, Contractor for Kaitangata and Stirling service
  • J. Smith, Contractor for Kaitangata and Wangaloa service
  • J. T. Pratt, Contractor for Karitane and Puketeraki service
  • M. McLay, Contractor for Kelso and Merino Downs service
  • H. Craig, Contractor for Lawrence and Greenfield service
  • M. Tohill, Contractor for Lawrence and Waipori service
  • T. Roughan, Contractor for Lawrence Post Office and Railway Station service
  • G. Jeffrey, Contractor for Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur service
  • A. Storey, Contractor for Merton and Evansdale service
  • Jane Leslie, Contractor for Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi service
  • J. Williams, Contractor for Mosgiel and East Taieri service
  • B. Gordon, Contractor for Naseby and Gimmerburn service
  • J. Cain, Contractor for Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings service
  • R. Sheppard, Contractor for Ophir and Drybread service
  • R. Love, Contractor for Ophir and Ida Valley service
  • A. Andrews, Contractor for Outram and Clark’s, and Outram and Maungatua services
  • T. Gillespie, Contractor for Owaka and Purekireki service
  • J. H. Callahan, Contractor for Owaka and Ratanui service
  • J. S. Vial, Contractor for Owaka Post Office and Railway Station service
  • B. J. Jeffs, Contractor for Palmerston and Morrison’s service