New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 16

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
42 Medbury and The Peaks .. .. Thrice weekly Horse and cart Wm. Hewett .. 25 0 0
43 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. Twice weekly .. Horse Thos. Hix .. 43 0 0
44 Oxford and View Hill .. .. Thrice weekly Trap G. A. White .. 18 0 0
45 Papanui and Harewood Road .. Daily Horse J. C. Ford .. 16 0 0
46 Pigeon Bay and Barry’s Bay Saddle .. Weekly Horse R. D. Kelly .. 16 0 0
47 Pigeon Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa .. Thrice weekly Coach B. Barker .. 125 0 0
48 Prebbleton and Broadfield .. Thrice weekly Horse or trap W. Hazelhurst .. 14 10 0
49 Rakaia, Barr Hill, and Highbank .. .. Daily Trap George Hood .. 100 0 0
50 Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle .. Daily* Trap George Hood .. 100 0 0
51 Spotswood and Cheviot .. .. Twice weekly† Horse A. Gills .. 20 0 0
52 Tai Tapu and Lincoln .. .. Daily Horse or trap R. Macartney .. 40 0 0
52A Springfield, Porter’s Pass, Castle Hill, Bealey, Otira Gorge, Aicken’s, Jackson’s, Taipo, and Kumara .. Twice weekly .. 4-horse coach Hugh Cassidy .. 1,300 0 0
53 Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston .. .. Daily Cart J. Paterson .. 35 0 0
54 Waiau and Kaikoura .. .. Thrice weekly‡ Coach W. R. Creed .. 218 0 0
55 Waiau, Hawkeswood, and Claverley .. Weekly Trap W. R. Creed .. 35 0 0
56 Waipara, Motunau, Domett, and Cheviot .. .. Daily§ Coach A. Francis .. 86 0 0
57 Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton .. .. Daily Trap O. Drennan .. 36 0 0
58 Yaldhurst and Hornby .. .. Daily Horse J. Hall.. 28 0 0

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Annat Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice daily .. | Foot | Donald Murray .. | 5 0 0 |
| 2 | Ashley Bank Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | F. Potter .. | ||
| 3 | Ataahua and Kaituna Railway Station .. | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | D. McInnes .. | ||
| 4 | Barry’s Bay and Hill Top .. | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | T. Le Comte .. | 10 0 0 |
| 5 | Bennett’s Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily | Foot | Ann Farr .. | ||
| 6 | Blandville Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | R. Naish .. | 8 0 0 |
| 7 | Christchurch and New Brighton .. | Twice daily .. | Tram | New Brighton Tramway Co. | 30 0 0 |
| 8 | Christchurch, Woolston, Redcliffs, and Sumner | Twice and thrice daily | Tram | Christchurch Tramway Co. | 55 0 0 |
| 9 | Christchurch and Sydenham .. | Five times daily | Tram | Ditto .. | 15 0 0 |
| 10 | Christchurch and Upper Riccarton .. | Daily | Coach | Ditto .. | 7 10 0 |
| 11 | Christchurch: Conveyance of all letter-carriers in uniform, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. | As required .. | Tram | Ditto .. | 18 0 0 |
| 12 | Christchurch: Delivery of letter-carriers’ bags in city and suburbs | As required .. | Cart | N.Z. Express Co. | ¶ |
| 13 | Christchurch: Delivery of city and suburban parcels-post parcels | As required .. | Cart | N.Z. Express Co. | ** |
| 14 | Cust Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily | Foot | S. Early .. | ||
| 15 | Fernside Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily, and thrice weekly | Foot | W. Cowens .. | ||
| 16 | Gebbie’s Flat and Rabbit Island Railway Station | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | J. Miller .. | ||
| 17 | Glentunnel Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | J. O. Anstiss .. | ||
| 18 | Greenpark Post Office and Railway Station | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | H. Carr .. | 4 0 0 |
| 19 | Hawarden Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | J. O’Carroll .. | 17 0 0 |
| 20 | Kaiapoi Railway Station and Post Office .. | As required .. | Cart | J. Ashley .. | 1s. per trip |
| 21 | Lauriston Post Office and Railway Station.. | Daily | Foot | W. Buchan .. | ||
| 22 | Little Akaloa Post Office and Wharf .. | As required .. | Foot | S. T. Wilson .. | 5 0 0 |
| 23 | Loburn and Okuku .. | .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | G. Alloway .. | 10 0 0 |
| 24 | Lyttelton Post Office, Railway Station, and wharves | As required .. | Foot and railway | Hurunui – Bluff Section | 100 0 0 |
| 25 | Lyttelton wharves and roadstead .. | As required .. | Launch | Agar and Thomas | £1 per trip |
| 26 | Medbury Post Office and Railway Station .. | Thrice weekly.. | Foot | J. Shelley .. | ||
| 27 | Ohoka Post Office and Railway Station .. | Daily | Foot | T. O. Newnham .. | 12 0 0 |
| 28 | Oxford and East Oxford .. | .. | Twice weekly .. | Bicycle | F. A. Pachnatz .. | 2 0 0 |
| 29 | Port Levy Post Office and vessels at wharf | As required .. | Foot | H. Field .. | ||
| 30 | Prebbleton Post Office and Railway Station | Twice daily .. | Foot | J. Hastie .. | ||
| 31 | Rangiora Railway Station and Post Office .. | As required .. | Cart | J. Patterson .. | 4d. per trip |
| 32 | Southbridge and Little Rakaia .. | .. | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | W. Scott .. | 15 0 0 |
| 33 | Southbrook Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | W. Dyson .. | ||
| 34 | Springston Post Office and Railway Station | Twice daily .. | Foot | H. L. Dartnall .. | 21 0 0 |
| 35 | Waddington Post Office and Railway Station | Daily | Foot | P. Lodsham .. | 10 0 0 |

SEA SERVICE.

| 1 | Lyttelton and Chatham Islands .. | .. | Six times a year | Steamer .. | Kinsey, Barns, and Co. | 300 0 0 | 31 March, 1900. |

  • Increased from thrice weekly, and Kyle included in service.
    † Increased from weekly.
    ‡ Increased from twice weekly.
    § Increased from four times weekly.
    ¶ Payment included in salary.
    ** At rate of 3d. city parcels, 6d. suburban parcels.
    At rate of 6s. delivery by two carts, 8s. by three carts.


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Postal Services in Christchurch District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal District, Christchurch, Mail Services, Contracts, Contractors, Subsidies, Coaches, Traps, Carts, Horse, Steamer, Launch
44 names identified
  • Wm. Hewett, Contractor for Medbury and The Peaks service
  • Thos. Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge service
  • G. A. White, Contractor for Oxford and View Hill service
  • J. C. Ford, Contractor for Papanui and Harewood Road service
  • R. D. Kelly, Contractor for Pigeon Bay and Barry’s Bay Saddle service
  • B. Barker, Contractor for Pigeon Bay to Akaroa service
  • W. Hazelhurst, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield service
  • George Hood, Contractor for Rakaia, Barr Hill, and Highbank service
  • George Hood, Contractor for Rakaia, Overdale, Dorie, and Kyle service
  • A. Gills, Contractor for Spotswood and Cheviot service
  • R. Macartney, Contractor for Tai Tapu and Lincoln service
  • Hugh Cassidy, Contractor for Springfield to Kumara service
  • J. Paterson, Contractor for Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston service
  • W. R. Creed, Contractor for Waiau and Kaikoura service
  • W. R. Creed, Contractor for Waiau, Hawkeswood, and Claverley service
  • A. Francis, Contractor for Waipara, Motunau, Domett, and Cheviot service
  • O. Drennan, Contractor for Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton service
  • J. Hall, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby service
  • Donald Murray, Contractor for Annat Post Office and Railway Station service
  • F. Potter, Contractor for Ashley Bank Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. McInnes, Contractor for Ataahua and Kaituna Railway Station service
  • T. Le Comte, Contractor for Barry’s Bay and Hill Top service
  • Ann Farr, Contractor for Bennett’s Post Office and Railway Station service
  • R. Naish, Contractor for Blandville Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. O. Anstiss, Contractor for Glentunnel Post Office and Railway Station service
  • H. Carr, Contractor for Greenpark Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. O’Carroll, Contractor for Hawarden Post Office and Railway Station service
  • S. Early, Contractor for Cust Post Office and Railway Station service
  • W. Cowens, Contractor for Fernside Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. Miller, Contractor for Gebbie’s Flat and Rabbit Island Railway Station service
  • W. Buchan, Contractor for Lauriston Post Office and Railway Station service
  • S. T. Wilson, Contractor for Little Akaloa Post Office and Wharf service
  • G. Alloway, Contractor for Loburn and Okuku service
  • J. Shelley, Contractor for Medbury Post Office and Railway Station service
  • T. O. Newnham, Contractor for Ohoka Post Office and Railway Station service
  • F. A. Pachnatz, Contractor for Oxford and East Oxford service
  • H. Field, Contractor for Port Levy Post Office and vessels at wharf service
  • J. Hastie, Contractor for Prebbleton Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. Patterson, Contractor for Rangiora Railway Station and Post Office service
  • W. Scott, Contractor for Southbridge and Little Rakaia service
  • W. Dyson, Contractor for Southbrook Post Office and Railway Station service
  • H. L. Dartnall, Contractor for Springston Post Office and Railway Station service
  • P. Lodsham, Contractor for Waddington Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Barns, and Co. Kinsey, Contractor for Lyttelton and Chatham Islands sea service