Postal Service Routes




2238
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

  1. Amberley and Leithfield: Amberley, via Main North Road to Kowai River (Page’s), and retrace to Leithfield, thence by Main North, May’s, Terrace, Wallace, and Main North Roads to Ashworth’s, by unnamed road, Stores, Rangiora, Wallace, Terrace, Mount Grey, Brackenfield, and Sawcock’s Roads to Amberley (part rural delivery), daily.

  2. Amberley and Mount Brown: Amberley, via Douglas Road to Douglas’s, retrace to Reserve Road, Tobin’s Road to Rutherford’s, retrace to Reserve Road, to Broomfield Road, retrace to Tobin’s Road, then north Wattie’s, Swamp, and Douglas Roads to Amberley (rural delivery), daily.

  3. Annat and Russell’s Flat: Annat, along Dalethorpe, Williams, Swamp, Rigsaddle, Russell’s Flat, Hills, Halliday’s, and Main Roads to Annat (rural delivery), daily.

  4. Ashburton, Westerfield, Mount Somers, Springburn, and Alford Forest: Ashburton, along Alford Forest, Spreadeagle, and Accommodation Roads to Hill’s Corner, retrace to Alford Forest Road, thence to Alford Forest, 40 chains towards R. A. Grigg’s to Alford Forest Telephone Office, thence round Alford Forest block, thence from old hotel to C. Green’s, up Carney’s Road 30 chains, along Muirhead and Newton’s Roads, Wairere Block and Alford Forest Road to Timpson’s, back to Staveley Telephone Office, and Springburn Post-office, McGregor’s, and part Schoolhouse Road, along Gorse Fence Road to Tramway Road, thence along Tramway Road to Mount Somers Railway-station, along Tramway Road West and via Hood’s Roads to The Brothers and back, Peter’s Ford, round Anama Block to Valetta Railway-station and Richard’s Corner to Westerfield Railway-station, to Stone’s Corner, Shepherd’s Bush, Jackson’s and Lagmhor Roads, to Timaru Track, to Crosson’s and back, along Lagmhor Road, and Tinwald to Ashburton (part rural delivery), daily.

  5. Ashburton and Eiffelton: Ashburton, along Ford’s, Boundary, Longbeach, and Toitoi Roads to C. White’s box, retrace to Longbeach Road, thence Longbeach, Whalebone, Windermere, New Park, River, Surveyors, Windermere, and Main South Roads to a point 2½ miles south of Hinds Post-office, thence along Frisby’s Road to Coldstream, Crowes, Dowding’s, Terrace, and Rangitata Mouth Roads to Barns’s and Brown’s, retrace to Terrace Road, Lower Beach, and Brodgen’s Roads to Lowcliffe, retrace to Lower Beach Road, along Twenty-one, Drain, and Dobson’s Roads to Keenan’s, and retrace thence along Johnston’s and Poplar Roads to Harper’s and retrace to Isleworth Settlement Road, along Surveyor’s Isleworth, Boundary Roads to Lynnford, Longbeach, and Main South Roads to Ashburton. (When Lynnford Ford impassable boxholders to be served by available roads), (rural delivery), daily.

  6. Ashburton and Longbeach: Ashburton, via Graham’s, Griffiths, and Ford’s Roads to Flemington, thence to Wheatstone, along Graham’s, Waterton, and Longbeach Roads to Longbeach (rural delivery), daily.

  7. Ashburton and Mayfield: Ashburton to Winslow along Hinds-Winslow and Hinds Swamp Roads to Maronan, thence Carter’s Road to Lismore and Mayfield, South Hinds, Morrow’s, Shepherd’s Bush, and Moorhouse Roads to Mayfield, Rangitata, and Ballantyne’s Roads to Ruapuna, Cross, Perrin’s, Cracroft, River, Studholme, and Chisnall’s Roads to Hinds and Ashburton (part rural delivery), (alternative to No. 29), daily.

  8. Ashburton and Methven: Ashburton, via Winchmore and West Coast Roads to Methven, West Coast Road, and Back Road to McKay’s and Babbington’s Corners, thence to Mitcham Road past Curd’s, to Withell’s Corner, past W. Boag’s, along Main South Road to Ashburton (part rural delivery), daily.

  9. Ashburton and Newland: Ashburton, along Beach Road to Wakanui, thence round block along Christie’s, Butterick’s, Township and Beach Roads to Wakanui, to River Road (Giles), and retrace to School Road, Fitzgerald’s Road to Riverside, to Bonnington’s Corner, up Wilson’s Road 60 chains, to Page’s Corner, and back along Butterick’s, Township, Denshire’s, Le Breton’s, and Buckley’s Roads to Bruce’s Corner, Seafield Road to J. Mitchell’s, retrace to Hampton Road, Hampton’s, Winter’s, Buckley’s, and Chertsey Boundary Roads to Pendarves School, McCrory’s, and Kyle Roads to Bank’s Corner, past Taylor’s, Boundary Road to Doig’s Corner, to Cameron’s on Charing Cross - Chertsey Road, Winter’s Road to Charing Cross, Newland and Hoattens, round Elgin Block to Wakanui Road to Ashburton (rural delivery), daily.

  10. Ashburton Railway-station and Post-office, as required up to six trips daily.

  11. Barry’s Bay and Wainui, daily.

  12. Cheviot and Spotswood: Via Ward’s, Stewart, Elizabeth, Railway, and Munro Roads to Tulley’s, Monro, Sinclair Downs, and Leamington Roads to Sloss’s, Leamington, Waiau, Spotswood, McMillan’s, Parnassus and Gerard’s Roads to Mowatt’s, retrace to Parnassus Road, and thence to Cheviot (rural delivery), daily.

  13. Christchurch, Yaldhurst, and Greendale: Christchurch to Yaldhurst, thence via Bealey, Curragh’s, and Maddison’s Roads to Church Corner, Weedons Road to Weedons, Railway Road to Donnithorne’s, thence Railway, Hoskin’s, Sandy Knolls, Newton’s and Weedons Roads to West Melton; Bealey, Painter’s, and Station Roads to Aylesbury; Bealey Road to Mulligan’s gate, retrace to Aylesbury, Burnham, and Ward’s Road to Bell’s, and retrace to Highfield Road; Bealey Road to Charing Cross, thence via Ridgen’s Road to Greendale; Adams, Hawkins, and Highfield Roads to Aylesbury; Station, Hoskins, Highfield, Homebush, Dysart’s, Coal Roads, to Halkett Church; Coal, McKay’s, Halkett, and Bealey Roads to Yaldhurst, to Christchurch (part rural delivery), daily.

  14. Christchurch and Hanmer Springs: (Alternative to Nos. 15 and 22), daily.

  15. Christchurch, Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, Culverden, and Hanmer Springs: (Alternative to Nos. 14, 22, and 31), daily.

  16. Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge: thrice weekly.

  17. Christchurch, Tuahiwi, Rangiora, Fernside, Cust, Bennetts, and Oxford, daily.

  18. Christchurch, Doyleston, Leeston, and Southbridge: Christchurch, along Lincoln-Leeston Road, Doyleston to Leeston, return to Lake Road South, the Lake Road to junction Selwyn-Lake Roads, including circuit of Section No. 5215, Block XI, back to Tramway, Rushbrook’s, Drain, The Lake, and Tramway Crescent Roads to Leeston, Leeston and Lake Road to Hart’s Road, Lake Road to Campbell McLachlan’s Corner, Murray’s, Sedgemere, Gulliver’s, and Pohau Roads to Fisherman’s Point, to D’Oridant’s, and retrace to Washbourne’s Road, thence McEvedy’s, Inwood’s, Bridge’s Ridge, McPherson’s, Hart’s, Clark’s, Bluett’s, Leeston-Southbridge, O’Boyle’s, and Junction Roads to Southbridge, Jollie’s, Smith’s, Bullock’s, North Rakaia, Cryer’s Roads to South Rakaia-Taumutu Road, thence Wayb’s, and North Rakaia Roads to Oakleigh Corner, retrace to Fereday’s Road, thence to Leeston (part rural delivery), daily.

  19. Christchurch, Springston Railway, and Springston: Christchurch to White’s Corner, Shand’s Road, thence to J. Simpson and Marshall’s, thence Weedons, Springs, Selwyn, Cross, Waterholes, and Halswell-Ladbrooks Roads to Early’s, retrace to Neill’s Road, thence South Road to W. Phillip’s, along Selwyn, Tramway, and Springs Roads to Weedons-Ellesmere Road, to Tramway and Springs Road, thence to Heinisch’s, Ellesmere Road, along Tramway-Springs Road to Springston and Springston Railway, thence along Collins Road to Mutton’s, back to Keast’s, past Springston South Telephone Office, round Section 11603, thence to Selwyn Huts, back Tramway, Currie’s, Pannatt’s Roads to Benny’s, thence Ellesmere Railway-station, thence Section 3228 to Corbett’s Road, thence past Section 2347 to Marshall’s Road, Leigh’s Road, round Section. 4050 to Chamberlain’s Road, thence past County Offices to Shand’s Track, thence along Boundary and Springs Road to Anderson’s, Ladbrooks, to Christchurch (part rural delivery), daily.

  20. Christchurch, Governor’s Bay, Allandale, and Teddington, daily.

  21. Coalgate and Hororata: Coalgate to Hororata, thence Haldon, Mill, Derrett’s, Haldon, and Bealey Roads to Grigg’s Drive gate, retrace Bealey and Haldon Roads to Hororata, thence Cordy’s, Morgan’s, Rockwood, Leach’s Track, Steel’s, Terrace, Leach’s Track, Nelson’s, Rockwood, Sleeman’s, and Downs Roads to Hororata and Coalgate (part rural delivery), daily.

  22. Culverden and Hanmer Springs: (Alternative to Nos. 14 and 15), daily.

  23. Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau, thrice weekly.

  24. Darfield and Waddington: Darfield, along Darfield-Kimberley, Homebush, Beattie’s, Lower Waimakariri, Auchenflower Roads to Kimberley, Darfield-Kimberley, and Lower Waimakariri Roads to Judd’s Elbow, Pinegrove, Racecourse, and Kowai Roads to Racecourse Hill, retrace to Pinegrove Road, thence Kowai, Waddington–Homebush, Coal Track, Broughtons’ Roads to Broughton’s, retrace to McCall’s Road, thence Coalgate Road to Hawkins, thence Hawkins, Homebush Roads, along Kowai Road to Morrison’s, thence to Darfield (rural delivery), daily.



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