✨ Postal Mail Services
APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1095
POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakhead, Millerton, and Millerton Post Office | ½ | Daily .. | Spring-cart | Hunter Bros. .. | 15 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1912. |
| 2 | Breakhead, Denniston, and Denniston Post Office | ½ | Twice daily .. | Cart .. | D. . Mettrick .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Fern Flat and Paenga (Mid.-Maruia) .. | 15 | Weekly .. .. | Horse .. | Monahan Bros. .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Granity and Millerton (by road) .. | 2 | Twice daily as required | Horse .. | Hunter Bros. .. | 5s. per trip | " |
| 5 | Karamea, Kongahu, and Little Wanganui (alternative to services by arrangement) | 12 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | Joseph Elford .. | 24 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Murchison, Matakiki, Upper Matakiki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia | 36 | Weekly .. | Spring-cart | R. McNee .. | 98 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Murchison and Longford | 3 | Twice weekly.. | Spring-cart | R. McNee .. | 22 0 0 | " |
| 8 | Westport, vessels in harbour, and Railway Stations | ½ | As required .. | Express .. | Craddock Bros. .. | 97 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Westport, Addison's, Rahui, and Charleston | 18 | As required .. | Covered vehicle | Craddock Bros. | 93 0 0 | " |
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capleston and Cronadun | 5 | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | F. A. G. Archer | 20 0 0 |
| 2 | Denniston and Burnett's Face | 3 | Daily .. | Tram .. | Westport Coal Company | .. |
| 3 | Denniston and Burnett's Face (by road) | 3 | As required .. | Horse .. | D. J. Mettrick .. | 5s. per trip |
| 4 | Denniston and Conn's Creek | 1½ | Twice daily .. | Tram .. | Westport Coal Company | .. |
| 5 | Fern Flat and Sullivan's Bridge | 2 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | W. R. Hunter .. | 9 0 0 |
| 6 | Granity, Breakhead, Millerton, and Mine Creek | 4 | Daily .. | Tram .. | Westport Coal Company .. | .. |
| 7 | Karamea and Arapito | 2 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | Joseph Elford .. | 12 0 0 |
| 8 | Karamea Post Office and Wharf | ½ | As required .. | Cart .. | Joseph Elford .. | 10 0 0 |
| 9 | Murchison and Tutaki | 12 | Weekly .. | Spring-cart .. | P. O'Connor .. | 20 0 0 |
| 10 | Tiromoana, St. Kilda, and Charleston .. | 12 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | W. Price .. | 10 0 0 |
| 11 | Waimangaroa and Denniston (by road) | 3 | As required .. | Horse .. | D. J. Mettrick .. | 5s. per trip |
| 12 | Waimangaroa letter-delivery | 1 | Daily .. | Foot .. | H. A. Richards .. | 20 0 0 |
| 13 | Westport and Giles Terrace .. | 4 | Twice weekly.. | Trap .. | A. McGillivray .. | 15 0 0 |
PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngakawau Post Office and Railway Station | 1 | Daily .. | Foot .. | Susannah Morris |
| 2 | Te Namu and Little Wanganui | 3 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | H. Neilsen |
POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackball and Ngahere | 3 | Twice daily .. | 3-horse coach | Alfred Smith .. | 40 0 0 | Until railway line opened to Blackball. |
| 2 | Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves | ¼ | As required .. | 1-horse express | Wm. Hanrahan .. | 148 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1912. |
| 3 | Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, and Barrytown | 20 | Twice weekly.. | 4-horse wagon | John Ryall .. | 50 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Greymouth, Rutherglen, Marsden, and Dunganville | 16 | Thrice weekly.. | 2-horse coach | R. E. Larcombe and W. Larcombe | 65 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waita | 11 | Daily .. | 2-horse coach | George B. McInroe | 45 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Ngahere and Nelson Creek | 4 | 8 times weekly | 2-horse coach | John H. Williams | 50 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Reefton, Progress Junction, and Globe Mine | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse and trap | Henry T. Grumpton | 59 0 0 | " |
| 8 | Reefton Post Office and Railway Station | 1 | As required .. | Coach .. | Robert G. Morrison | 80 0 0 | " |
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahaura and Orwell Creek | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Horse or bicycle | Kate Cressey .. | 9 0 0 |
| 2 | Ahaura Post Office and Railway Station | ¼ | As required .. | 1 - horse conveyance | James F. White | 15 0 0 |
| 3 | Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, and Big River | 18 | Twice weekly.. | 1 - horse conveyance | John Dick .. | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Kamaka and No Town | 4 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Timothy Mullins | 15 0 0 |
| 5 | Kokiri and Arnold | 2 | Twice weekly.. | Foot .. | John Hinnigan .. | 5 0 0 |
| 6 | Paroa Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Martha Gilbert .. | 5 0 0 |
| 7 | Rotomana Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | 4 times weekly | Trap or horse | Ada Woods .. | 5 0 0 |
| 8 | Reefton, Black’s Point, and Crushington | 3 | Daily .. | Spring-cart | John Dick .. | 10 0 0 |
| 9 | Blackball and Roa | 4 | Daily .. | Trap or horse | F. J. Thomson .. | 6 10 0 |
| 10 | Blackball to Atarau And Upper Moonlight | 14 | Twice weekly Once weekly | Horse .. | John Turner .. | 15 0 0 |
| 11 | Totara Flat and Granville | 3 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Daniel Bayball .. | 8 0 0 |
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🚂 Postal Mail Services in Westport District
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Mail routes, Contracts, Subsidies, Westport, Denniston, Millerton, Greymouth, Reefton
36 names identified
- Bros. Hunter, Contractor for mail service
- D. Mettrick, Contractor for mail service
- Bros. Monahan, Contractor for mail service
- Joseph Elford, Contractor for mail service
- R. McNee, Contractor for mail service
- Bros. Craddock, Contractor for mail service
- F. A. G. Archer, Contractor for mail service
- D. J. Mettrick, Contractor for mail service
- W. R. Hunter, Contractor for mail service
- Joseph Elford, Contractor for mail service
- P. O'Connor, Contractor for mail service
- W. Price, Contractor for mail service
- D. J. Mettrick, Contractor for mail service
- H. A. Richards, Contractor for mail service
- Susannah Morris, Postmaster performing mail service
- H. Neilsen, Contractor for mail service
- Alfred Smith, Contractor for mail service
- Wm. Hanrahan, Contractor for mail service
- John Ryall, Contractor for mail service
- R. E. Larcombe, Contractor for mail service
- W. Larcombe, Contractor for mail service
- George B. McInroe, Contractor for mail service
- John H. Williams, Contractor for mail service
- Henry T. Grumpton, Contractor for mail service
- Robert G. Morrison, Contractor for mail service
- Kate Cressey, Contractor for mail service
- James F. White, Contractor for mail service
- John Dick, Contractor for mail service
- Timothy Mullins, Contractor for mail service
- John Hinnigan, Contractor for mail service
- Martha Gilbert, Contractor for mail service
- Ada Woods, Contractor for mail service
- John Dick, Contractor for mail service
- F. J. Thomson, Contractor for mail service
- John Turner, Contractor for mail service
- Daniel Bayball, Contractor for mail service
NZ Gazette 1910, No 31