New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1311

✨ Postal Service Contracts



APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1311

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Akaroa, Long Bay Road, and Le Bon’s Bay 9½ Four times weekly Horse and gig Joseph Phillips .. 105 0 0 31 Dec., 1915.
2 Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Springburn Railway-station 7½ Daily .. Horse and gig Charles Edgar Lusk 69 10 0 "
3 Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside 9 Daily .. Horse and gig Charles Smithel .. 130 0 0 "
Seaview, Seafield, and Newland .. 7½ Thrice weekly Horse and gig Charles Smithel .. 50 0 0 "
4 Ashburton, Greenstreet, Ouihi, and Spreadeagle 14 Thrice weekly
5 Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach 18 Daily .. Coach .. John Charles Nattle Grigg 150 0 0 "
6 Balcairn and Leithfield .. .. 3¼ Daily .. Horse and trap Frank Ashby .. 50 0 0 "
7 Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui 6 Daily .. Horse and gig Alfred H a r r y Hawker 50 0 0 "
8 Cass, Bealey, Bealey Flat, Otira, and Otira Railway 28 Thrice weekly Coach and four horses Archibald Hall .. 499 0 0 "
9 Chertsey and Pendarves (including carriage of private bags) 9 Daily .. Horse and gig Joseph Price .. 75 0 0 "
10 Christchurch Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and High Street Post-office ¾ As required .. Horses and carts Herbert Gibbs .. 625 0 0 "
And clearing receivers in Christchurch and suburbs at midnight .. Daily ..
11 Christchurch : Delivery of parcels within a radius of three miles from Chief Post-office .. Daily .. Horses and carts The Empire Express Company 96 0 0 "
12 Courtenay and Kirwee .. .. 3¼ Daily .. Horse and trap, or bicycle Frederick William Roper 43 0 0 "
13 Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau .. 16 Daily, and once extra on Wednesdays Coach .. Thomas Derrett.. 72 0 0 "
14 Darfield and Kimberley .. .. 5 Daily .. Horse or bicycle Groves Reveley.. 30 0 0 "
15 Duvauchelle, Okain’s Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa 15¾ Thrice weekly Horse and gig William Francis Priest 170 0 0 "
16 Ealing, Carew (depositing correspondence in boxes at Carew, and clearing posting-box at Carew), and Ruapuna, and clearing mail-box at Cross Roads 15 Thrice weekly Horse and buggy Arthur Painter .. 80 0 0 "
17 East Oxford and Glentui Station (rural mail delivery) 9 Daily .. Horse and trap Jonas William Stevenson 75 0 0 "
18 Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton and Ohoka 4 Daily .. Horse and trap George Thomas Hopkins 38 0 0 "
19 Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Whakamatau 30 Twice weekly.. Coach and horses William Webster Leeming 80 0 0 "
20 Greendale, Charing Cross, and Aylesbury 11 Daily .. Horse and trap Mark Kilburn .. 80 0 0 "
21 Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon’s Post-office, and Weedon’s Railway-station 10 Daily .. Horse and trap William Henry Oakley 75 0 0 "
22 Hinds, Lismore, Maronan, Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynnford 26 Thrice weekly Buggy .. Ernest William Leathem 110 0 0 "
23 Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station 5¼ Thrice weekly Horseback .. James Hayes .. 45 0 0 "
24 Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, Brookside, Killinchy, and Leeston 15 Daily .. Horse and trap Frank Thian .. 100 0 0 "
25 Kaiapoi, Coutt’s Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton 15 Thrice weekly Horse and trap Charles Horniblow 50 0 0 "
26 Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Salt-water Creek 10 Daily .. Buggy .. Christina Catherine Knight 55 0 0 "
27 Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf .. 1¾ As required .. Horse and trap James William Horner 30 0 0 "
Motor-coach Gower Pilking ton 450 0 0 "
28 Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, German Bay, and Akaroa 18 Daily ..
29 Little River and Puaha .. .. 3 Daily .. Horse and vehicle Willoughby Reynolds 35 0 0 "
30 Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor’s Bay, Allandale, and Teddington 13 Daily .. Coach .. Alfred Small .. 115 0 0 "
31 Lyttelton and Port Levy .. .. 8¼ Weekly .. Steamer .. Agar and Thomas 30 0 0 "
32 Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station 5 Twice daily .. Coach and two horses Herbert W. Papps 39 0 0 "
33 Medbury and The Peaks .. .. 8 Thrice weekly Horse and trap William Manning 52 0 0 "
34 Methven and Highbank .. .. 6 Thrice weekly Horse and gig George W. Dore.. 32 0 0 "
35 Mina and Cheviot .. .. .. 2¼ Twice daily .. Coach and two horses Louis Emil Laugesen 47 10 0 "
36 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge.. 22 Twice weekly.. Horse and trap Thomas W. Hix.. 80 0 0 "
37 Oxford, Cooper’s Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford 14 Daily .. Horse and trap Charles Richard Stevenson 120 0 0 "
38 Oxford and Whakahua (including carriage of private bags) 10 Twice weekly.. Horse or horse and trap Leonard Frederick Tritt 40 0 0 "
39 Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, and Kaikoura 37¼ Daily in summer, and thrice weekly in winter Coach and four horses Thomas Derrett.. 475 0 0 "


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🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Christchurch District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Christchurch, Mail routes, Contractors, Subsidies
38 names identified
  • Joseph Phillips, Contractor for Akaroa, Long Bay Road, and Le Bon’s Bay
  • Charles Edgar Lusk, Contractor for Alford Forest, Staveley, Springburn Post-office, and Springburn Railway-station
  • Charles Smithel, Contractor for Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside
  • John Charles Nattle Grigg, Contractor for Ashburton, Greenstreet, Ouihi, and Spreadeagle
  • Frank Ashby, Contractor for Balcairn and Leithfield
  • Alfred Harry Hawker, Contractor for Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui
  • Archibald Hall, Contractor for Cass, Bealey, Bealey Flat, Otira, and Otira Railway
  • Joseph Price, Contractor for Chertsey and Pendarves
  • Herbert Gibbs, Contractor for Christchurch Chief Post-office and Railway-station, and High Street Post-office
  • The Empire Express Company , Contractor for delivery of parcels within a radius of three miles from Chief Post-office
  • Frederick William Roper, Contractor for Courtenay and Kirwee
  • Thomas Derrett, Contractor for Culverden, Rotheram, and Waiau
  • Groves Reveley, Contractor for Darfield and Kimberley
  • William Francis Priest, Contractor for Duvauchelle, Okain’s Bay, Chorlton, and Little Akaloa
  • Arthur Painter, Contractor for Ealing, Carew, and Ruapuna
  • Jonas William Stevenson, Contractor for East Oxford and Glentui Station
  • George Thomas Hopkins, Contractor for Flaxton Post-office and Railway-station, and Flaxton and Ohoka
  • William Webster Leeming, Contractor for Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Whakamatau
  • Mark Kilburn, Contractor for Greendale, Charing Cross, and Aylesbury
  • William Henry Oakley, Contractor for Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon’s Post-office, and Weedon’s Railway-station
  • Ernest William Leathem, Contractor for Hinds, Lismore, Maronan, Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynnford
  • James Hayes, Contractor for Hurunui, Medbury, and Medbury Railway-station
  • Frank Thian, Contractor for Irwell Post-office, Railway-station, Brookside, Killinchy, and Leeston
  • Charles Horniblow, Contractor for Kaiapoi, Coutt’s Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton
  • Christina Catherine Knight, Contractor for Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Salt-water Creek
  • James William Horner, Contractor for Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf
  • Gower Pilking ton, Contractor for Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf
  • Willoughby Reynolds, Contractor for Little River and Puaha
  • Alfred Small, Contractor for Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor’s Bay, Allandale, and Teddington
  • Agar and Thomas , Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy
  • Herbert W. Papps, Contractor for Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station
  • William Manning, Contractor for Medbury and The Peaks
  • George W. Dore, Contractor for Methven and Highbank
  • Louis Emil Laugesen, Contractor for Mina and Cheviot
  • Thomas W. Hix, Contractor for Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge
  • Charles Richard Stevenson, Contractor for Oxford, Cooper’s Creek, Bexley, View Hill, and Rockford
  • Leonard Frederick Tritt, Contractor for Oxford and Whakahua
  • Thomas Derrett, Contractor for Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, and Kaikoura