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Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 561, 20 March 1858, Page 6

PUBLIC NOTICE. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. 1. CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTON -MAIL; rpENDERS will be received at this office -L until noon on TUESDAY, the 23rd I day of March, instant, for the conveyance of a mail between Lyttelton and Christchurch, and the delivery of letters daily, for 12 months from the Ist April, 1858. The mail to start from Christchurch daily . (except on Sundays) at 9 o'clock, a.m., conveying letters and Post Office parcels, and newspapers for delivery at the Post Office, Lyttelton, and an open bag containing letters and newspapers for delivery to persons living on the road side along the line of route. Another mail to start from Lyttelton daily | (except on Sundays) at 3 o'clock, ip.m., conveying letters and, newspapers for delivery at the Post Office, Christchurch, and an open bag containing letters and newspapers for delivery to persons living on the road side along the line of route. Twelve mails are expected yearly from England via Australia. The contractor to undertake to convey any such mail or any colonial mail brought by steamers to Port Lyttelton out to Christchurch, to start whenever required, at any time between the hours of 6 o'clock, a.m. and 8 o'clock p.m., from Lyttelton. Tenders must state whether it is proposed to carry the mail by the Smnner Road or by the Bridle Path. All letters and papers to be delivered on the day they are received, either at the respective Post Offices, or at the residences either in Lyttelton or Christchurch, of the persons to whom they are addressed. This delivery to include all letters and newspapers from other Post Offices, handed by the postmaster to the contractor. 2. CHRISTCHURCH AND KAIAPOI MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Tuesday, the 23rd day of March, inst., for the conveyance of a mail between Christchurch and Kaiapoitwice a -week for 12 months from the first day of April, 1858. The mail to start from Christchurch on Mondays and Thnrsdays, and from Kaiapoi on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12 o'clock. 3. KAIAPOI AND RANGIORA MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office -until noon on Thursday, the loth day of April 1858, for the conveyance of mails between Kaiapoi and Rangiora twice a week ■ for 11 , months from the Ist day of May, 1858. Mails to start from Kaiapoi on Mondays and; Thursdays, half an hour after the arrival of :the ] mail from Christchurch, and from Rangiora-on i Tuesdays and Fridays, so as to reach Kaiapoi * by 11.30 a.re. * \ ~4. LYTTELTON AND AKAROA MAIL. \ Tenders will be received at this office until; noon on Tuesday, the- 23fd day of -March, for the conveyance of'a mail weekly between Lyt-! telton and Akaroa .for 12. months from the Ist! day of April, 1858, by one of the following! routes: Ist. By the present route, viz., by boat to Pigeon Bay, thence by land to Duvauchelle Bay, thence by boat'to Akaroa, or varying this latter part of the route, by land from Duvauchelle Bay to Akaroa. - ; 2nd. From Lyttelton to Purao (or Rhodes Bay), from Purao by the direct road to Duvauchelie Bay, tnence to Akaroa by land or water. 3rd. To Purao and'thence by land : ' (i), by the -usual foot track via Pott Levy * to Pigeon Bay atid Akaroa. ; {b), to Purau ■ and thence across to Port Levy valley, proceeding -up the valley into the Akaroa and iParau direct road. If the route i proposed be either fronv Purao direct or from Purao to Port Levy and up the valley to the direct road:— Tenders must provide for receipt and delivery of. the Pigeon Bay mail on the.journey either way between; Akaroa and Lyttelton. It is believed that from-the Akaroa direct road the contractor could, without much loss of time, branch off to Pigeon Bay, or might arrange for a messenger to meet him at the junction of the roads. An open bag to be taken up and delivered at Duvauchelle Bay, if required. No mail to exceed 40 pounds in weight. In any contract for conveying the mails by boat via Pigeon Bay, it will be required that the contractors undertake from and after the Ist day of November, 1858, to convey :tne mail from Purau by the Akaroa direct • road upon one month's previous notice given by the Postmaster requiring him so to do. If the contractor decline to carry the mail by this route his contract to expire on the 31st day of December, 1858. | Three hours to be allowed after the delivery of a mail to the Postmaster for the return mail *to be made up. The mail to start from Lyttelton every Wednesday and from Akaroa every Tuesday. Tenders" for this service must include the cost of conveyance of branch mails to and from Pigeon Bay, and must state the route proposed to be adopted and the spot at which the-branch mails' will join the main line. 5. AKAROA & OKAIN'S BAY MAIL. Tenders will be received at this Office until noon on Thurs.Vtv tli.» 15th day of April next, for the cuiivovam-.i' ..•' t mail -weekly between Akaroa ami OkiiinV Buy for 11 months from the Ist day of May, 1858.