✨ Postal Services Contracts
Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 809
POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL—continued.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | |||||||
| 19 | Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraiа, and Paterson’s Block (rural delivery) | 26 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | L. H. Marshall .. | 50 0 0 | 31/12/28 |
| 20 | Queenstown, Lower Shotover, and Arrowtown | 25 | Daily | Mount Cook Motor Co. | 250 0 0 | " | |
| Queenstown and Arthur’s Point | 8 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car | ||||
| 21 | Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Skippers, and Upper Shotover | 47 | Weekly | Coach and pack-horses | H. J. H. Lewis .. | 80 0 0 | " |
| 22 | Riverton Railway-station and Post-office | 26 chs. | As required .. | Gig | A. F. Webb .. | 45 0 0 | " |
| 23 | South Hillend and Dunearn (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily | Gig | E. G. Reynolds .. | 100 0 0 | " |
| 24 | Tokanui, Haldane, and Slope Point .. | 17 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | A. Wybrow .. | 45 0 0 | " |
| 25 | Tokanui Railway-station, Quarry Hills, junction of Main and Waikawa Valley Roads, Niagara, and Waikawa | 34 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-bus | T. W. Hagen .. | 90 0 0 | " |
| 26 | Waikaiа Railway-station and Post-office | 1⅓ | Daily as required | Motor-car | H. Northcoat .. | 45 0 0 | " |
| 27 | Waimahaka and Fortrose .. | 10 | Daily | Motor-car | E. Humphries .. | 80 0 0 | " |
| 28 | Winton, Barkly, Limehills, Matai, Otapiri Gorge, Lora Gorge, Hokonui, Hokonui Loop, Brown’s, North Forest Hill, Gap Road, and Winton (rural delivery) | 46 | Daily | Motor-car | Southland News Co. Ltd. | 84 0 0 | " |
| 29 | Winton, Heddon Bush, and South Hillend (part rural delivery) | 58½ | Daily | Motor-car | J. D. Campbell .. | 170 0 0 | " |
| 30 | Wyndham, Menzies Ferry, Seaward Downs, and Mataura Island | 31 | Daily | Motor-car | G. W. Stewart .. | 85 0 0 | " |
| 31 | Wyndham and Mimihaи (rural delivery) | 19 | Twice weekly.. | Trap | M. Perkins .. | 56 0 0 | " |
| 32 | Wyndham and Mokoreta (part rural delivery) | 30 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | H. C. Grace .. | 90 0 0 | " |
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.
| 1 | Charlton Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. M. Carmichael | 4 0 0 | |
| 2 | Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) .. | 16 | Weekly | Gig | A. H. Rowley .. | 20 0 0 | |
| 3 | Colac Bay and Round Hill .. | 6 | Thrice weekly | Horse | H. W. Spear .. | 35 0 0 | |
| 4 | Edendale and Wyndham .. | 8 | Daily | Coach | Ferguson Bros. .. | 15 0 0 | |
| 5 | Freshford Railway-station and Post-office | ⅓ | 4 times weekly | Foot or hand-cart | L. C. Sutherland | 20 0 0 | |
| 6 | Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside | 6 | Daily | Bicycle | J. A. Hurley .. | 30 0 0 | |
| 7 | Garston Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Foot | Miss M. K. Cunningham | 10 0 0 | |
| 8 | Glenorchy and Paradise .. | 24 | Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Coach or motor-car | Mrs. I. J. Heffernan | 26 0 0 | |
| 9 | Glenorchy Wharf and Post-office .. | 1 | Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Handcart | O. A. J. Thornton | 20 0 0 | |
| 10 | Gore and Croydon Bush .. | 8 | Thrice weekly | Bicycle | W. J. MacKay .. | 15 0 0 | |
| 11 | Hedgehope Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily | Foot | J. S. Young .. | 4 0 0 | |
| 12 | Hekeia and Poukino .. | 24 | Daily | Sawmill Locomotive Cart | T. More .. | 7 0 0 | |
| 13 | Invercargill, New River Ferry, and Ota-tara | 20 | Twice weekly | | A. D. Derbie .. | 30 0 0 | |
| 14 | Invercargill and Toa .. | 15 | Daily | Motor-car | Southland News Co. Ltd. | 11 10 0 | |
| 15 | Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown.. | 14 | Daily | Motor-car | S. McDowell .. | 40 0 0 | |
| 16 | Junction Main and Waikawa Valley Roads and Putangahau | 70 chs. | Thrice weekly | Foot | J. H. Buckingham | 5 0 0 | |
| 17 | Kapuka and Waituna .. | 8 | Thrice weekly | Horse | P. M. Kelly .. | 30 0 0 | |
| 18 | Kingston and Queenstown .. | 50 | Daily | Steamer | Railway Dept. .. | 500 0 0 | |
| 19 | Kinloch Wharf and Post-office .. | 4 chs. | Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Foot | Miss I. L. G. Bryant | 5 0 0 | |
| 20 | Maitland Railway-station and Post-office | 1⅓ | 4 times weekly | Foot | W. R. Donald .. | 7 10 0 | |
| 21 | Mataura and Ferndale .. | 10 | Twice weekly | Trap | Mrs. E. Clement.. | 30 0 0 | |
| 22 | Orawia and Feldwick (rural delivery) | 7 | Thrice weekly.. | Gig | A. Ballantyne .. | 40 0 0 | |
| 23 | Pahia Railway-station and Post-office.. | 18 chs. | Daily | Foot | W. F. Finn .. | 8 0 0 | |
| 24 | Parawa and Nokomai .. | 22 | Weekly | Trap | J. H. Campbell .. | 20 0 0 | |
| 25 | Pukerau and Benio (rural delivery) .. | 12 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | L. H. Marshall .. | 20 0 0 | |
| 26 | Queenstown, Kinloch, and Glenorchy | 55 | Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Steamer | Railway Dept. .. | 55 0 0 | |
| 27 | Queenstown Wharf and Post-office .. | 74 chs. | As required .. | Motor-lorry | R. Murdoch .. | 26 0 0 | |
| 28 | Riversdale and Kaweku .. | 7 | Twice weekly | Trap | M. Shea .. | 19 0 0 | |
| 29 | Riverton and Ngapohatu .. | 4 | Daily, 1 Dec. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 30 Nov. | Motor-car | William Saunders | 1s. per day | |
| 30 | Te Anau and Glade House .. | 92 | Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April | Steamer | E. C. Govan .. | £1 per trip | |
| 31 | Titiroa Railway-station and Pine Bush | 4 | Daily | Motor-car | G. B. Somerville | 35 0 0 | |
| 32 | Tokanui and Otara .. | 18 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | J. Wybrow .. | 30 0 0 | |
| 33 | Tuatapere and Papatotara .. | 12 | Weekly | Horse | W. J. Erskine .. | 15 0 0 | |
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Postal Services in the District of Invercargill
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Invercargill, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
39 names identified
- L. H. Marshall, Contractor for Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraiа, and Paterson’s Block
- H. J. H. Lewis, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Skippers, and Upper Shotover
- A. F. Webb, Contractor for Riverton Railway-station and Post-office
- E. G. Reynolds, Contractor for South Hillend and Dunearn
- A. Wybrow, Contractor for Tokanui, Haldane, and Slope Point
- T. W. Hagen, Contractor for Tokanui Railway-station, Quarry Hills, junction of Main and Waikawa Valley Roads, Niagara, and Waikawa
- H. Northcoat, Contractor for Waikaiа Railway-station and Post-office
- E. Humphries, Contractor for Waimahaka and Fortrose
- J. D. Campbell, Contractor for Winton, Heddon Bush, and South Hillend
- G. W. Stewart, Contractor for Wyndham, Menzies Ferry, Seaward Downs, and Mataura Island
- M. Perkins, Contractor for Wyndham and Mimihaи
- H. C. Grace, Contractor for Wyndham and Mokoreta
- M. Carmichael (Mrs), Contractor for Charlton Railway-station and Post-office
- A. H. Rowley, Contractor for Clifden and Wairoto
- H. W. Spear, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill
- Ferguson, Contractor for Edendale and Wyndham
- L. C. Sutherland, Contractor for Freshford Railway-station and Post-office
- J. A. Hurley, Contractor for Freshford Railway-station and Wendonside
- M. K. Cunningham (Miss), Contractor for Garston Railway-station and Post-office
- I. J. Heffernan (Mrs), Contractor for Glenorchy and Paradise
- O. A. J. Thornton, Contractor for Glenorchy Wharf and Post-office
- W. J. MacKay, Contractor for Gore and Croydon Bush
- J. S. Young, Contractor for Hedgehope Railway-station and Post-office
- T. More, Contractor for Hekeia and Poukino
- A. D. Derbie, Contractor for Invercargill, New River Ferry, and Ota-tara
- S. McDowell, Contractor for Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown
- J. H. Buckingham, Contractor for Junction Main and Waikawa Valley Roads and Putangahau
- P. M. Kelly, Contractor for Kapuka and Waituna
- I. L. G. Bryant (Miss), Contractor for Kinloch Wharf and Post-office
- W. R. Donald, Contractor for Maitland Railway-station and Post-office
- E. Clement (Mrs), Contractor for Mataura and Ferndale
- A. Ballantyne, Contractor for Orawia and Feldwick
- W. F. Finn, Contractor for Pahia Railway-station and Post-office
- J. H. Campbell, Contractor for Parawa and Nokomai
- M. Shea, Contractor for Riversdale and Kaweku
- William Saunders, Contractor for Riverton and Ngapohatu
- E. C. Govan, Contractor for Te Anau and Glade House
- G. B. Somerville, Contractor for Titiroa Railway-station and Pine Bush
- W. J. Erskine, Contractor for Tuatapere and Papatotara