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1496
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

1. Blenheim and Seddon, weekly.
2. Blenheim, Seddon, Blind River, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, and Kaikoura, weekly.
2A. Blenheim, Seddon, Blind River, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, and Kaikoura, twice weekly.
3. Blenheim Post Office, Railway Station, and Vessels in Rivers, as required.
4. Blenheim and Port Underwood, via White's Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Ocean Bay, weekly.
5. Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, and Wairau Valley, twice weekly.
6. Canvastown and Deep Creek, twice weekly.
7. Havelock, Cullensville, Grove, and Grove Wharf, twice weekly.
8. Kaituna and Onamalutu, twice weekly.
9. Kenepuru (Torea) and Manaroa, twice weekly.
10. Blenheim, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock, thrice weekly.
*11. Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth, weekly.
12. Picton Post Office, Railway Station, and Steamers at Wharf, as required.
13. Havelock Post Office and Wharf, as required.
14. Havelock, Mahau, Maori Bay, Tira Ora, Homewood, Brightlands, Ketu Bay, and Te Puru, fortnightly.
15. Picton, Onapua, Te Weka, Te Awaite, Resolution Bay, and Endeavour Inlet, weekly.
16. Picton, Grove, and Kenepuru (Torea), twice weekly.
17. Tua Marina and Waikakaho, weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

  1. Baton and Thorpe, weekly.
  2. Brightwater and Waimea West, daily.
  3. Collingwood and Ferntown, weekly.
  4. Collingwood Post Office and Wharf, as required.
  5. Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  6. Hope Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  7. Motueka Post Office and Wharf, as required.
    *8. Motupiko Railway Station, Motupiko, Upper Motupiko, Longford, Fern Flat, White's Point, Lyell, and Inangahua Junction, twice weekly; Westport, Berlin's, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, and Reefton, daily.
  8. Motupiko Railway Station, Tadmor, and Sherry River, twice weekly.
  9. Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station, as required.
  10. Nelson Chief Post Office and the Port (Wharves), as required.
  11. Nelson, Wakapuaka, Whangamoa, Flat Creek, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim, thrice weekly.
  12. Ngatimote and Lower Moutere, thrice weekly.
  13. Richmond, Appleby, Redwood's Valley, Upper Moutere, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka, thrice weekly.
  14. Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, Takaka, Puramahoi, and Collingwood, weekly.
  15. Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  16. Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield, twice weekly.
  17. Stoke Post Office and Railway Station, daily.
  18. Takaka and East Takaka, as required.
  19. Takaka and Motupipi, as required.
  20. Upper Moutere and Neudorf, twice weekly.
  21. Waitapu Wharf and Takaka Post Office, as required.

Sea Service.

  1. Nelson, Motueka, Totaranui, Takaka (Waitapu), and Collingwood, weekly by steamer.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

  1. Brighton, St. Kilda, and Charleston, weekly.
  2. Inangahua and Lyell, weekly.
  3. Longford and Murchison, twice weekly.
  4. Murchison and Upper Matakitaki, weekly.
  5. Westport, Addison's, and Charleston, twice weekly.
  6. Westport and Charleston, via Beach Road, twice weekly.
  7. Westport and Giles Terrace, weekly.
  8. Westport and Vessels in Harbour, and Railway Station, as required.

Sea Service.

  1. Westport and Karamea, fortnightly; Westport and Little Wanganui, monthly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

  1. Ahaura and Orwell Creek, twice weekly.

  2. Blackball and Ngahere, daily.

  3. Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves, and attending steamers arriving and leaving at night, as required.

  4. Greymouth and Barrytown, twice weekly.

  5. Greymouth, Paroa, Ruther Glen, Marsden, and Dungaville, daily.

  6. Ikamatua and Little Grey Junction, daily.

  7. Main Road and Blackwater, twice weekly.

  8. Ngahere and Nelson Creek, daily.

  9. No Town and Red Jack's, weekly.

  10. Reefton Post Office and Railway Station, as required.

  11. Reefton, Progress Junction, and Merrijigs, twice weekly.

  12. Totara Flat, Granville, and Noble's, twice weekly.

  13. Twelve-mile Landing and No Town, thrice weekly.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

  1. Gillespie's Beach, Bruce Bay, Mahitahi, Paringa, Haast, Okura, Waitoto River, and Jackson's Bay, fortnightly. The contractor to await the arrival of the Ross-Gillespie's Beach contractor when necessary.
  2. Hokitika and Fox's, weekly.
  3. Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey's, twice weekly.
  4. Hokitika Chief Post Office, Wharf, and Railway Station, as required.
  5. Hokitika and Kanieri Forks, twice weekly.
  6. Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, and Upper Kokatahi, weekly.
  7. Kumara and Dillmanstown, daily.
  8. Kumara, Goldsborough, Stafford, Three Mile, and Hokitika, daily.
  9. Kumara, Westbrook, and Greenstone, twice weekly.
  10. Kumara Post Office and Railway Station, Kumara Junction, as required.
  11. Ross, Ferguson's, Waitaha Ferry, Hende's Ferry, Wataroa, The Forks, Okarito, Waikukupa, and Gillespie's Beach, weekly.
  12. Ross, Rimu, Woodstock, Kanieri, and Hokitika, daily.
  13. The Forks and Waiho Gorge, weekly.

Sea Service.

  1. Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast, Okura, and Jackson's Bay, once every two months, by sea.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

  1. Akaroa, Long Bay Road, Le Bon's Bay, and German Bay, thrice weekly.
  2. Akaroa and Wainui, twice weekly.
  3. Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post Office, and Springburn Railway Station, daily.
  4. Amberley and Broomfield, thrice weekly.
  5. Annat and Russell's Flat, daily.
  6. Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside, daily; Seaview, Kyle, Seafield, and Newland, thrice weekly.
  7. Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, daily; Seaview, Riverside, Kyle, Seafield, and Newland, thrice weekly.
  8. Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside, daily; Seaview, Seafield, and Newland, thrice weekly.
  9. Ashburton, Greenstreet, and Ashburton Forks, thrice weekly.
  10. Ashburton, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, daily.
  11. Ashley Bank, Loburn, and North Loburn, thrice weekly.
  12. Balcairn and Leithfield, daily.
  13. Cheviot and Port Robinson, weekly, and to connect with steamers as required.
  14. Christchurch and Halswell, daily.
  15. Christchurch and Marshland, daily.
  16. Christchurch Post Office and Railway Station, providing mail-carts, horses, drivers, &c., as required.
  17. Clearing receivers in Christchurch, Sydenham, St. Albans, Phillipstown, Fendalton, Linwood, &c., once daily, and extra on Thursdays.
  18. Coalgate and Hororata, daily.
  19. Courtenay and Kirwee, daily.
  20. Culverden, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer Springs, daily from the 1st October to the 30th April; thrice weekly from the 1st May to the 30th September.
  21. Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau, daily.
  22. Darfield, Greendale, and Kimberley, daily; and Charing Cross, four times weekly.
  23. Delivery of Christchurch City and Suburban Parcel-post Parcels, as required.
  24. Delivery of Christchurch Letter-carriers' bags, as required.
  25. Dunsandel and Killinchy, thrice weekly.
  26. Duvauchelle, Okain's Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa, thrice weekly.
  27. Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station, daily; Flaxton and Ohoka, five times weekly, one way only.
  28. Flemington and Longbeach Road, daily.
  29. Glentunnel, Glenroy, and Windwhistle House, weekly.
  30. Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge, weekly.
  31. Governor's Bay, Allandale, and Teddington, twice weekly.
  32. Governor's Bay, Allandale, and Teddington, daily.
  33. Greenpark and Lincoln, thrice weekly.
  34. Halkett Town, West Melton, and Weedon's, daily.
  35. Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon's, and Courtenay, daily.
  36. Highbank, Barrhill, and Rakaia, daily.
  37. Hinds and Lismore, thrice weekly.
  38. Hinds and Lowcliff, thrice weekly.
    *39. Hundalee, and Conway end of Hundalee Road, weekly.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1899, No 68





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πŸš‚ Listing of Postal Service Routes and Frequencies for Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Christchurch Districts

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
Postal Routes, Mail Services, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Daily, Weekly, Twice Weekly, Thrice Weekly, Fortnightly, Sea Service, Railway Stations