New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 16

Page 457

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 457

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
1 Blenheim and Seddon Weekly 2-horse buggy A. Cummings 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1902.
2 Blenheim, Seddon, Blind River, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, and Kaikoura Weekly 4-horse coach A. Cummings 130 0 0 "
3 Blenheim Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and vessels in river As required Express J. Fraser 40 0 0 "
4 Tuamarina and Port Underwood Weekly Horse J. Harris 30 0 0 "
5 Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, and Wairau Valley Twice weekly 3-horse coach E. C. Heyward 44 0 0 "
6 Canvastown and Deep Creek Twice weekly 2-horse coach W. Pickering 14 0 0 "
7 Havelock, Cullensville, Grove, and Grove Wharf Twice weekly 2-horse coach J. P. Campbell 25 0 0 "
8 Kaituna and Onamalutu Twice weekly Horse J. Davies 18 0 0 "
9 Kenepuru and Manaroa Twice weekly Horse & boat J. McAlpine 50 0 0 "
10 Blenheim, Renwicktown, Kaituna, Okaramio, Havelock Suburban, and Havelock Thrice weekly 4-horse coach W. Pickering 30 0 0 "
11 Blenheim, Awatere, and Molesworth Weekly 2-horse coach A. D. West 90 0 0 "
12 Havelock Post Office and Wharf As required Express W. Pickering 5 0 0 "
13 Picton, Onapua, Te Weka, Te Awaite, Resolution Bay, and Endeavour Inlet Weekly Steam-launch H. E. Norgrove 85 10 0 "
14 Picton, Grove, and Kenepuru Twice weekly Steam-launch H. E. Norgrove 95 0 0 "
15 Tuamarina and Waikakaho Weekly Horse & trap J. Harris 13 0 0 "
16 Seddon and Awatere Twice weekly Horse A. Cummings 12 0 0 "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Blenheim and Springlands | Daily | Bicycle | N. W. Cooke | 8 0 0 | |
| 2 | Blind River and Kaikoura Road | Twice weekly | Foot | W. F. Wood | 10 0 0 | |
| 3 | Wairau Valley and Top Valley | Weekly | Horse | G. H. Broadbridge | 12 0 0 | |
| 4 | Kenepuru and St. Omer | Twice weekly | Boat | A. P. Houghton | 13 0 0 | |
| 5 | Picton Post Office and Wharf | As required | Barrow | L. Pugh | 1s.6d. per trip | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Baton and Thorpe | Weekly | Horse | T. McCarthy, jun. | 14 10 0 | 31 Dec., 1902. |
| 2 | Brightwater and Waimea West | Daily | Horse | R. S. Millard | 20 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Collingwood Post Office and Wharf | As required | Foot | F. Taylor | 4 10 0 | " |
| 4 | Foxhill Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot or bicycle | A. J. Palmer | 15 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Hope Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | C. Balck | 10 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Motueka Post Office and Wharf | As required | Horse & cab | J. D. Duncan | 25 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Motupiko Railway, Motupiko, Upper Motupiko, Owen Junction, Longford, Fern Flat, White’s Point, Lyell, and Inangahua Junction | Twice weekly | 4-horse coach | Newman Brothers (Henry Newman & Thomas Newman) | 1,400 0 0 | " |
| | Westport, Berlin’s, Inangahua Junction, Cronadon, and Reefton | Daily | | | | |
| 8 | Motupiko, Motupiko Railway Station, Tadmor, and Sherry River | Twice weekly | Horse & sulky | Hubert Mead | 30 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Nelson Chief Post Office and Railway Station | As required | Spring-cart | James Fielder | 40 0 0 | " |
| 10 | Nelson Chief Post Office and The Port (wharves) | As required | Spring-cart | James Fielder | 110 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Nelson, Wakapuaka, Whangamoa, Flat Creek, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim | Thrice weekly | 4-horse coach | Newman Brothers (Henry Newman & Thomas Newman) | 400 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Ngatimote and Lower Moutere | Thrice weekly | Horse & sulky | Henry Hudson, jun. | 20 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Richmond, Appleby, Redwood’s Valley, Upper Moutere, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka | Daily | 3-horse coach | Lenard S. Fowler | 240 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, Puramahoi, and Collingwood | Weekly | Express to Takaka, horse to Collingw’d | Richard Fry | 100 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Spring Grove Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | J. W. Palmer | 10 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield | Twice weekly | Sulky | James Thomas | 51 0 0 | " |
| 17 | Stoke Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | John Naylor | 12 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Takaka and East Takaka | As required | Horse | James Reilly | 15 0 0 | " |
| 19 | Takaka and Motupipi | As required | Horse | John Winter | 12 0 0 | " |
| 20 | Upper Moutere and Neudorf | Twice weekly | Horse | J. D. Burke | 6 0 0 | " |
| 21 | Waitapu Wharf and Takaka Post Office | As required | 2-horse coach | James Reilly | 15 0 0 | " |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Belgrove and Tophouse | Irregular | Express | S. P. Franklyn | 3s. per trip | |
| 2 | Collingwood and Bainham | Twice weekly | Horse | H. B. Riley | 8 0 0 | |
| 3 | Collingwood and Ferntown | Weekly | Boat or horse | W. Westrupp | 5 0 0 | |
| 4 | Collingwood and Pakawau | Weekly | Horse | R. A. G. Fillend | 5 0 0 | |
| 5 | Collingwood and Parkeston | Weekly | Horse | G. W. Riley | 10 0 0 | |
| 6 | Collingwood and Rockville | Twice weekly | Horse | J. K. Christensen | 7 10 0 | |
| 7 | Nelson and Cable Bay | Twice weekly | Trap | W. Rayner | 30 0 0 | |
| 8 | Nelson and Cable Bay | Weekly | Trap | T. Pitcher | 12 0 0 | |
| 9 | Nelson and The Port† | As required | Tram-car | J. Harle | 15 0 0 | |
| 10 | Ngatimote and Pokororo | Thrice weekly | Horse | T. Heath | 10 0 0 | |
| 11 | Wai-iti Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | Ellen Hoult | 6 0 0 | |
| 12 | Wangapeka and Sherry River | Weekly | Horse | J. Chandler | | |
| 13 | Whangamoa Road and Croixelles | Weekly | Horse | H. Tui | 20 0 0 | |

SEA SERVICE.

| 1 | Nelson, Motueka, Totaranui, Takaka (Waitapu), and Collingwood | Weekly | Steamer | J. C. Burford | 125 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1902. |

  • Terminable at three months’ notice. † Terminable at one month’s notice. ‡ Paid as Postmaster.


Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1900, No 16




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Contracted Mail Services in the Blenheim Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal District, Blenheim, Mail Services, Contracts, Contractors, Subsidies, Coaches, Horses, Express, Trap, Sea Service
15 names identified
  • A. Cummings, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Fraser, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Harris, Contractor for mail services
  • E. C. Heyward, Contractor for mail services
  • W. Pickering, Contractor for mail services
  • J. P. Campbell, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Davies, Contractor for mail services
  • J. McAlpine, Contractor for mail services
  • A. D. West, Contractor for mail services
  • H. E. Norgrove, Contractor for mail services
  • N. W. Cooke, Contractor for mail services
  • W. F. Wood, Contractor for mail services
  • G. H. Broadbridge, Contractor for mail services
  • A. P. Houghton, Contractor for mail services
  • L. Pugh, Contractor for mail services

🚂 Contracted Mail Services in the Nelson Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal District, Nelson, Mail Services, Contracts, Contractors, Subsidies, Coaches, Horses, Express, Trap, Sea Service
32 names identified
  • T. McCarthy (junior), Contractor for mail services
  • R. S. Millard, Contractor for mail services
  • F. Taylor, Contractor for mail services
  • A. J. Palmer, Contractor for mail services
  • C. Balck, Contractor for mail services
  • J. D. Duncan, Contractor for mail services
  • Henry Newman, Contractor for mail services
  • Thomas Newman, Contractor for mail services
  • Hubert Mead, Contractor for mail services
  • James Fielder, Contractor for mail services
  • Henry Hudson (junior), Contractor for mail services
  • Lenard S. Fowler, Contractor for mail services
  • Richard Fry, Contractor for mail services
  • James Thomas, Contractor for mail services
  • John Naylor, Contractor for mail services
  • James Reilly, Contractor for mail services
  • John Winter, Contractor for mail services
  • J. D. Burke, Contractor for mail services
  • S. P. Franklyn, Contractor for mail services
  • H. B. Riley, Contractor for mail services
  • W. Westrupp, Contractor for mail services
  • R. A. G. Fillend, Contractor for mail services
  • G. W. Riley, Contractor for mail services
  • J. K. Christensen, Contractor for mail services
  • W. Rayner, Contractor for mail services
  • T. Pitcher, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Harle, Contractor for mail services
  • T. Heath, Contractor for mail services
  • Ellen Hoult, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Chandler, Contractor for mail services
  • H. Tui, Contractor for mail services
  • J. C. Burford, Contractor for mail services