New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 11

Page 295

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 295

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
1 Arrowtown and Macetown Twice weekly .. Trap Reid & McDowell 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1899.
2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown Thrice weekly Coach J. L. Jopp 70 0 0 "
3 Athol and Nokomai Weekly Horse J. Coulam 20 0 0 "
4 Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge Weekly Horse A. Diack 12 0 0 "
5 Colac Bay and Round Hill Twice weekly .. Trolly R. Newton 12 0 0 "
6 Edendale and Seaward Downs Weekly Horse A. Ballantine 11 10 0 "
7 Edendale and Wyndham .. As required .. Coach W. J. Currie and C. Francis 20 0 0 "
8 Fortrose, Otara, and Haldane Twice weekly .. Trap J. Anderson 26 0 0 "
9 Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Waikawa Valley, Niagara, and Waikawa Township Twice weekly .. Horse J. L. McFarlane.. 51 10 0 "
10 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama Twice weekly .. Trap E. Macgibbon 30 0 0 "
11 Gore, Waikaka Valley, Waikaka, and Wendon Valley Thrice weekly Coach E. Roberts 80 0 0 "
12 Gorge Road Post Office and Railway Siding Thrice weekly Foot W. Stewart 11 10 0 "
13 Invercargill and Otatara .. Twice weekly .. Trap A. Campbell 10 0 0 "
14 Invercargill and West Plains Twice weekly .. Van A. Anderson 10 0 0 "
15 Invercargill Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Express N.Z. Express Co. 9d. per load "
16 Invercargill, Waikiwi, and Wallacetown Daily Coach D. Scott 40 0 0 "
17 Kingston and Queenstown Daily Steamer Lake Wakatipu S.S. Co. 500 0 0 "
18 Lumsden, Mossburn, and Te Anau Twice and once weekly* Coach J. Crosbie 130 0 0 "
19 Manapouri and Hillside Creek Weekly Coach J. B. C. Dore 28 0 0 "
20 Mararoa and The Key Twice and once weekly* Horse A. Murrell 25 0 0 "
21 Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, Mabel Bush, and Hedgehope Twice weekly Horse T. Hughes 34 15 0 "
22 Mokotua Post Office and Railway Station Twice weekly .. Horse A. Kerr 8 10 0 "
23 Mokotua Post Office and Waituna Weekly Horse A. Kerr 5 10 0 "
24 Muddy Creek and Wendonside Twice weekly .. Horse J. Maher 15 0 0 "
25 Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale Twice weekly .. Horse J. B. Purdue 16 10 0 "
26 Orepuki and Te Tua Weekly Dray E. J. Hogg 12 0 0 "
27 Otautau and Scott’s Gap .. Weekly Horse D. Lynch 6 15 0 "
28 Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Black Mount Weekly Horse & buggy D. Lynch 60 0 0 "
29 Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden Weekly Buggy D. Lynch 19 10 0 "
30 Paterson’s Inlet and Half-moon Bay Weekly Boat G. Fife 28 0 0 "
31 Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraiia Twice weekly .. Horse J. McKenzie 17 15 0 "
32 Queenstown and Moke Creek Weekly Horse A. Paterson 20 0 0 "
33 Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, and Malaghan’s Twice weekly .. Trap E. Monson 15 0 0 "
34 Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Maori Point, Skippers, and Bullendale Twice weekly .. Coach J. Bourdeau 90 0 0 "
35 Queenstown, Glenorchy, and Kinloch Weekly Steamer Lake Wakatipu S.S. Company 50 0 0 "
36 Riversdale and Waikaia .. Daily Coach D. Matheson, jun. 40 0 0 "
37 Riversdale and Wendon Twice weekly .. Horse F. Lawson 25 0 0 "
38 Riverton, Gummie’s Bush, and Groper’s Bush Twice weekly .. Horse J. Pratt 15 0 0 "
39 Riverton Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Foot J. Pratt 18 0 0 "
40 South Hillend and Heddon Bush .. Twice weekly .. Horse F. Saunders 16 0 0 "
41 Te Anau and Glade House Weekly† Steamer W. Snodgrass £2 per trip. "
42 Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond Twice weekly .. Trap W. Sandars 26 0 0 "
43 Waikaka and Greenvale .. Twice weekly .. Horse J. Bradbury 13 0 0 "
44 Waikawa Valley and Chasland’s Twice weekly .. Horse J. L. McFarlane 29 15 0 "
45 Winton, Brown’s, Spring Hills, and Hokonui Weekly Horse W. Gordon 25 15 8 "
46 Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush Twice weekly .. Trap W. James 43 17 6 "
47 Woodlands and Dacre Weekly Trap E. Scammell 12 0 0 "
48 Wyndham and Mimihau .. Twice weekly .. Horse T. A. Dawson 14 0 0 "
49 Wyndham and Mokoreta .. Twice weekly .. Horse J. Templeton 32 10 0 "
50 Wyndham, Pine Bush, and Fortrose Thrice weekly Coach W. J. Currie and C. Francis 50 0 0 "

*Twice weekly from 1st October to 31st March; weekly from 1st April to 30th September. † Mail-service performed only from 1st November to 30th April.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.
1 Harrington’s Post Office and Railway Siding Twice weekly .. Foot D. D. Steadman.. *
2 Kapuka Post Office and Railway Siding Thrice weekly.. Foot C. Robinson *
3 Lime Hills and Ord’s Crossing Daily Foot T. G. Shand *
4 Mataura Island and Main Road Thrice weekly Horse C. Cameron *
5 Mossburn Post Office and Railway Station Thrice weekly Foot F. J. Dyer *
6 Papatotara and Te Tua Weekly Horse H. Erskine *
7 Pegasus and Half-moon Bay Ten times yearly Cutter G. Thomson *

SEA SERVICES.
1 Bluff and Half-moon Bay.. Weekly Tug Bluff Harbour Bd. 300 0 0 31 Dec., 1899.
2 Invercargill, Puysegur Point, and Cromarty Monthly Steamer A. B. Campbell .. 360 0 0 31 Mar., 1897.
  • Payment included in salary.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal Services, Contracts, Invercargill, Contractors, Subsidies, Frequency
58 names identified
  • Reid, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown service
  • McDowell, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown service
  • J. L. Jopp, Contractor for Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown service
  • J. Coulam, Contractor for Athol and Nokomai service
  • A. Diack, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge service
  • R. Newton, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill service
  • A. Ballantine, Contractor for Edendale and Seaward Downs service
  • W. J. Currie, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham service
  • C. Francis, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham service
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Fortrose, Otara, and Haldane service
  • J. L. McFarlane, Contractor for Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Waikawa Valley, Niagara, and Waikawa Township service
  • E. Macgibbon, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama service
  • E. Roberts, Contractor for Gore, Waikaka Valley, Waikaka, and Wendon Valley service
  • W. Stewart, Contractor for Gorge Road Post Office and Railway Siding service
  • A. Campbell, Contractor for Invercargill and Otatara service
  • A. Anderson, Contractor for Invercargill and West Plains service
  • D. Scott, Contractor for Invercargill, Waikiwi, and Wallacetown service
  • J. Crosbie, Contractor for Lumsden, Mossburn, and Te Anau service
  • J. B. C. Dore, Contractor for Manapouri and Hillside Creek service
  • A. Murrell, Contractor for Mararoa and The Key service
  • T. Hughes, Contractor for Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, Mabel Bush, and Hedgehope service
  • A. Kerr, Contractor for Mokotua Post Office and Railway Station service
  • A. Kerr, Contractor for Mokotua Post Office and Waituna service
  • J. Maher, Contractor for Muddy Creek and Wendonside service
  • J. B. Purdue, Contractor for Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale service
  • E. J. Hogg, Contractor for Orepuki and Te Tua service
  • D. Lynch, Contractor for Otautau and Scott’s Gap service
  • D. Lynch, Contractor for Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Black Mount service
  • D. Lynch, Contractor for Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden service
  • G. Fife, Contractor for Paterson’s Inlet and Half-moon Bay service
  • J. McKenzie, Contractor for Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraiia service
  • A. Paterson, Contractor for Queenstown and Moke Creek service
  • E. Monson, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, and Malaghan’s service
  • J. Bourdeau, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Maori Point, Skippers, and Bullendale service
  • D. Matheson (jun.), Contractor for Riversdale and Waikaia service
  • F. Lawson, Contractor for Riversdale and Wendon service
  • J. Pratt, Contractor for Riverton, Gummie’s Bush, and Groper’s Bush service
  • J. Pratt, Contractor for Riverton Post Office and Railway Station service
  • F. Saunders, Contractor for South Hillend and Heddon Bush service
  • W. Snodgrass, Contractor for Te Anau and Glade House service
  • W. Sandars, Contractor for Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond service
  • J. Bradbury, Contractor for Waikaka and Greenvale service
  • J. L. McFarlane, Contractor for Waikawa Valley and Chasland’s service
  • W. Gordon, Contractor for Winton, Brown’s, Spring Hills, and Hokonui service
  • W. James, Contractor for Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush service
  • E. Scammell, Contractor for Woodlands and Dacre service
  • T. A. Dawson, Contractor for Wyndham and Mimihau service
  • J. Templeton, Contractor for Wyndham and Mokoreta service
  • W. J. Currie, Contractor for Wyndham, Pine Bush, and Fortrose service
  • C. Francis, Contractor for Wyndham, Pine Bush, and Fortrose service
  • D. D. Steadman, Contractor for Harrington’s Post Office and Railway Siding service
  • C. Robinson, Contractor for Kapuka Post Office and Railway Siding service
  • T. G. Shand, Contractor for Lime Hills and Ord’s Crossing service
  • C. Cameron, Contractor for Mataura Island and Main Road service
  • F. J. Dyer, Contractor for Mossburn Post Office and Railway Station service
  • H. Erskine, Contractor for Papatotara and Te Tua service
  • G. Thomson, Contractor for Pegasus and Half-moon Bay service
  • A. B. Campbell, Contractor for Invercargill, Puysegur Point, and Cromarty service