New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 18

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718 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. No. 18

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

No. of
Service.		 Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual
Subsidy.		 Date of
Termination of
Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Arrowtown and Macetown Twice weekly Spring-cart William Reid 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and
Queenstown		 Four times
weekly		 Coach John L. Jopp 75 0 0
3 Athol and Nokomai Weekly Horse George Garrett 25 0 0
4 Bluff and Ruapuke Island Weekly Cutter George Newton 36 0 0 11 Sept., 1904.
5 Brown's, Hokonui, and Springhills Twice weekly Horse Robert Davidson 23 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
6 Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge Weekly Horse Lawrence Cody 10 8 0
7 Colac Bay and Round Hill Thrice weekly Trolly W. Jones and W.T.
McEwan		 22 0 0
8 Edendale and Seaward Downs Twice weekly Horse John Dempster 25 0 0
9 Edendale and Wyndham As required Coach Sarah Richardson 50 17 6
10 Fortrose, Otara, and Haldane Twice weekly Trap John Anderson 39 15 0
11 Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills,
Niagara, and Waikawa		 Thrice weekly Trap A. W. McIntosh 90 0 0
12 Fortrose and Waimahaka Railway Station Daily Trap John Templeton 35 0 0
13 Garston and Upper Nevis Weekly Horse Robert Seater 1 5 0* 18 May, 1904.
14 Glencoe and Hedgehope Railway Station Twice weekly Horse Thomas Helm 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
15 Gore and Croydon Bush Thrice weekly Horse Daniel Sullivan 16 0 0
16 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama Thrice weekly Trap Edward Brennan 60 0 0
17 Gore, Waikaka Valley, and Waikaka Daily Coach John Lamb 27 0 0
18 Invercargill Post Office and Railway Station As required Express Frederick W. Pope 8d. per load
19 Invercargill and Otatara Twice weekly Baker's van Andrew Anderson 12 0 0
20 Invercargill, Waikiwi, Lorne, and Wallace-
town		 Daily Coach J. and R. Jopp 12 0 0
21 Kapuka and Waituna Twice weekly Horse James B. Walsh 10 0 0
22 Lumsden, Mossburn, The Key, and Te Anau—
From 1st November to 30th April
From 1st May to 31st October		 Twice weekly
Weekly		 Coach Joseph M. Crosbie 350 0 0
23 Manapouri and Hillside Creek—
From 1st November to 30th April
From 1st May to 31st October		 Twice weekly
Weekly		 Coach John B. C. Dore 48 0 0
24 Mataura and Ferndale Twice weekly Horse William Carter 20 0 0
25 Merino Downs and Dickie's Bridge Twice weekly Horse Mary Cumming 18 4 0
26 Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove
Bush, and Mabel Bush		 Twice weekly Horse Thomas Hughes 40 0 0
27 Mossburn and Matuku Weekly Horse Thomas Kearney 15 9 0
28 Muddy Creek and Wendonside Twice weekly Horse John Maher 25 0 0
29 Niagara and Chasland's Twice weekly Horse Joseph Gourley 51 10 0
30 Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale Thrice weekly Horse Thomas Robertson 34 0 0
31 Ord's Crossing and South Hillend Thrice weekly Horse Alexander Diack 19 0 0
32 Orepuki, Waihoaka, To Tua, and Tuatapere Twice weekly Trap W. H. Alexander 45 0 0
33 Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, Clifden,
Belmont, and Blackmount		 Weekly Trap Daniel Lynch 82 0 0
34 Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden Weekly Trap N. Kelly 35 0 0
35 Otautau and Scott's Gap Twice weekly Horse Daniel Lynch 18 0 0
36 Papatotara and Tuatapere Weekly Horse W. J. Erskine 12 0 0
37 Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay, and
delivering and collecting correspondence at
settlements in Paterson's Inlet and South-
west Bay (Glory Harbour)		 Weekly Steam-launch J. Joss 85 0 0
38 Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraia Twice weekly Horse J. McKenzie 28 0 0
39 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's Thrice weekly Cart Edward Monson 26 0 0
40 Queenstown and Moke Creek Weekly Pack-horse Vasilio Seffer 20 0 0
41 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point,
and Skipper's (coach in summer and horse
in winter)		 Twice weekly Coach and
pack-horse		 Julien Bourdeau 70 0 0
42 Riversdale and Waikaka Daily Coach J. and R. Jopp 70 0 0
43 Riversdale and Wendon Twice weekly Horse Michael Shea 24 10 0
44 Riverton, Gummie's Bush, and Groper's Bush Thrice weekly Horse James Pratt 40 0 0
45 Riverton Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot James Pratt 16 0 0
46 Skipper's and Upper Shotover Weekly Horse Cotter Bros 12 0 0
47 To Anau and Glade House (from 1st Janu-
ary to 30th April)		 Twice weekly Steamer D. Ross and Co. £2 per trip 30 April, 1904.
48 Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond Daily Trap William Sandars 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
49 Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing Twice weekly Horse James Cox 9 0 0
50 Walaniwa and Otahuti Thrice weekly Horse James McCrostie 20 0 0
51 Waianiwa and Spar Bush Thrice weekly Horse W. Cartright, jun. 16 0 0
52 Waikaka and Greenvale Twice weekly Horse John Lamb 20 0 0
53 Waikaka and Wooden Valley Thrice weekly Horse John Lamb 20 0 0
54 Wairio and Aparima Twice weekly Horse John Blomfield 26 0 0
55 West Plains Post Office and Waikiwi Daily Horse John Macpherson 18 0 0
56 Wild Bush and Main Road Twice weekly Horse Jane Anderson 6 0 0
57 Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush Thrice weekly Trap Alexander Agnew 55 0 0
58 Woodlands and Dacre Twice weekly Trap Margaret Butler 18 0 0
59 Wyndham, Glenham, and Pine Bush Thrice weekly Coach Sarah Richardson 58 10 0
60 Wyndham and Mimihau Twice weekly Trap T. A. Dawson 20 0 0
61 Wyndham and Mokoreta Twice weekly Trap Peter Ferguson 44 0 0
  • Per trip. Maximum annual subsidy, £40.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
postal contracts, Invercargill, mail routes, contractors, horse, trap, coach, cutter, steam-launch, subsidy
62 names identified
  • William Reid, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown route
  • John L. Jopp, Contractor for Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown route
  • George Garrett, Contractor for Athol and Nokomai route
  • George Newton, Contractor for Bluff and Ruapuke Island route
  • Robert Davidson, Contractor for Brown's, Hokonui, and Springhills route
  • Lawrence Cody, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway Siding and Otapiri Gorge route
  • W. Jones, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill route
  • W.T. McEwan, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill route
  • John Dempster, Contractor for Edendale and Seaward Downs route
  • Sarah Richardson, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham route
  • John Anderson, Contractor for Fortrose, Otara, and Haldane route
  • A. W. McIntosh, Contractor for Fortrose, Tokonui Gorge, Quarry Hills, Niagara, and Waikawa route
  • John Templeton, Contractor for Fortrose and Waimahaka Railway Station route
  • Robert Seator, Contractor for Garston and Upper Nevis route
  • Thomas Helm, Contractor for Glencoe and Hedgehope Railway Station route
  • Daniel Sullivan, Contractor for Gore and Croydon Bush route
  • Edward Brennan, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, and Otama route
  • John Lamb, Contractor for Gore, Waikaka Valley, and Waikaka route
  • Frederick W. Pope, Contractor for Invercargill Post Office and Railway Station route
  • Andrew Anderson, Contractor for Invercargill and Otatara route
  • J. and R. Jopp, Contractor for Invercargill, Waikiwi, Lorne, and Wallace-town route
  • James B. Walsh, Contractor for Kapuka and Waituna route
  • Joseph M. Crosbie, Contractor for Lumsden, Mossburn, The Key, and Te Anau route
  • John B. C. Dore, Contractor for Manapouri and Hillside Creek route
  • William Carter, Contractor for Mataura and Ferndale route
  • Mary Cumming, Contractor for Merino Downs and Dickie's Bridge route
  • Thomas Hughes, Contractor for Mill Road, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel Bush route
  • Thomas Kearney, Contractor for Mossburn and Matuku route
  • John Maher, Contractor for Muddy Creek and Wendonside route
  • Joseph Gourley, Contractor for Niagara and Chasland's route
  • Thomas Robertson, Contractor for Nightcaps, Opio, and Annandale route
  • Alexander Diack, Contractor for Ord's Crossing and South Hillend route
  • W. H. Alexander, Contractor for Orepuki, Waihoaka, Te Tua, and Tuatapere route
  • Daniel Lynch, Contractor for Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, Clifden, Belmont, and Blackmount route
  • N. Kelly, Contractor for Otautau, Orawia, Eastern Bush, and Clifden route
  • Daniel Lynch, Contractor for Otautau and Scott's Gap route
  • W. J. Erskine, Contractor for Papatotara and Tuatapere route
  • J. Joss, Contractor for Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay route
  • J. McKenzie, Contractor for Pukerau, Kaiwera, and Otaraia route
  • Edward Monson, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and Malaghan's route
  • Vasilio Seffer, Contractor for Queenstown and Moke Creek route
  • Julien Bourdeau, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Maori Point, and Skipper's route
  • J. and R. Jopp, Contractor for Riversdale and Waikaia route
  • Michael Shea, Contractor for Riversdale and Wendon route
  • James Pratt, Contractor for Riverton, Gummie's Bush, and Groper's Bush route
  • James Pratt, Contractor for Riverton Post Office and Railway Station route
  • Cotter Bros., Contractor for Skipper's and Upper Shotover route
  • D. Ross, Contractor for Te Anau and Glade House route
  • William Sandars, Contractor for Thornbury, Isla Bank, and Drummond route
  • James Cox, Contractor for Tussock Creek and Wilson's Crossing route
  • James McCrostie, Contractor for Waianiwa and Otahuti route
  • W. Cartright, Contractor for Waianiwa and Spar Bush route
  • John Lamb, Contractor for Waikaka and Greenvale route
  • John Lamb, Contractor for Waikaka and Wendon Valley route
  • John Blomfield, Contractor for Wairo and Aparima route
  • John Macpherson, Contractor for West Plains Post Office and Waikiwi route
  • Jane Anderson, Contractor for Wild Bush and Main Road route
  • Alexander Agnew, Contractor for Winton, Oreti Plains, and Heddon Bush route
  • Margaret Butler, Contractor for Woodlands and Dacre route
  • Sarah Richardson, Contractor for Wyndham, Glenham, and Pine Bush route
  • T. A. Dawson, Contractor for Wyndham and Mimihau route
  • Peter Ferguson, Contractor for Wyndham and Mokoreta route