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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 665, 23 March 1859, Page 6

CONVIiYiSNGE OF'-MAILS. j 1. LYTTELTON AND 'CHRISTCHUKCH MAIL. rpENDERS will be received at" this •office'until 1 'upon 0.1 Wednesday; the 23rd i daj _6f' March', instant, for the' conveyance;of a mail between' Lyt> teltonand Chmtchurch, fend the deliv6ry;oMeUers ; daily, for 12 months, from the Ist April, 1859. ■ ■-'. The mail to 'starts from Christchurch daily (except on-Sundays) at 9 o'clock,a.m., conveying )e> ters and Post-office parcels, and ..newspapers., for de^livery at the, Post-office,, Lyttelton, and .an-open hag containing letters and newspapers for delivery to persons living oh the road side along the line of route.' ""■ •■■■ ■•••■-'■•■;;' •■/; ■■■'■■■'■>-• ■■■'■ ■[_ ■ Another mail to start from Lyttelton daily (ex- ' cept on Sundays) at 9 o'clock a.m/,conveying Jet?tersand newspapers for delivery.at the Christchurch,and,an open bag containing letters and newspapersfor delivery to persons living on the road side along the line of routed • * '■ Twelve mails are expected'yearly from England viit Australia. The.contractor to'undertake to convey any such mail or any colonial mail brought by • steamers to Port Xyttelton out to Oh'ristchurch,; to start whenever required, at any time between the., hours of 6 o'clock a;m;,:and 8 o'clock p.m., from Lyttelton.--. ■-:••.;:■: "•••■■ ■'■>■-< '.•■■'••;' ■ ■'■'. •■•■• j Tenders must state whether it is proposed to, carry the mail by the jSumner-road or by the bridle- . path. • - r .••■■ •.■•', :■-••■ •■ "'■ ••>• '"•■■ ■"■■"'. ! All letters and papers to be delivered on the day they, are received, either at.the respective Postoffices or at the residences, either in Lyttelton qr - Christchureh, of the persons to whom they are a - , dressed. • ■ •'■"•... •:' j „ This delivery to include all letters and news-; papers1 from'other Postl-'offices,;handed'by the post-, mastertothe Contractor.'-" ; :■•'' J " ' ' 2. CHRISTCHUECH AllTp KAIAPOI MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Wednesday, the 23rd day: of, March, instant,, for the conveyance, of-a mail between Christchurch and' Eaiapoi twice a week/for 12 months>from thelst;' day of! April, 1859, - '-:•..»'.-..;? • ■ .-.• ■■.■-.■<. , The mail to start from. Christchurch on Mondays and Thursdays, and from Eaiapoi on Tuesdays and, Fridays, at'l2<o'clock. - r - ;;:-r"< <■■■■■■■■ 3. KAIAPOI AND RANGIORA MAIL. Tenders will'be received at this pfßce untilnoon on Wednesday1, the '23rd day ■of March,-1859, for; ; the'conveyance of;mails.between.Eaiapoi and Ran--1 gibra twice'a week, for; l2 mbhths>: from-the Ist day of April, 1859. . • /^- '^ i:'.r."'.-\ ; . Mails to start from Eaiapoi on Mondays and Thursdays,.half an hour, after the arrival of the: mail from Christchurch, and , from Rangiora on Tuesdays and Fridays, so as to reach Eaiapoi by ■ 11.30 a.m. ■••■■ '■■ ■■•■ ■'■' ;; " "'■' ■:■■'■ '-'■' - : :: i ; ;4v: LXTTELTpN AND AKAR'bA MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Wednesday,- the 23rd day of. March,>for. the con* , veyance, of. a: mail weekly between Lyttelton and Akaroa, for 12 monthsj from the Ist day ] of April,- , 1859, by one of-the following routes:. • .'•, ,",lst.. 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'sßay), : from Purao, by the direct road to Duvauchelle Bay, thence, to Akaroa by land or water. ;'■• : • . 3rd; ;To Purao and thence by land: (a), by the usual foot track via Port Levy : „ tp f Pigeou Bay and Akaroa. (b), to: Purao and-thence across to Port Levy ; :.'.;■;. valley, proceeding up• the valley into" the Akaroa and Purao direct road. If the route proposed;be either from Purao direct, or from Purao to Port Levy and.up. the valley to the. direct road :t— ..'-'■'■ .„'.• ' "■■', Tenders must provide for receipt and delivery of I the Pigeon Bay mail on the journey either way between Akar.oaand^Lj'tteiton. • • .:.:■">, i •', It., is; believed that from the Akaroa direct road i the contractor could, without much loss of time) ..branch off.to: Pigeon Bay, or might arrange for a. ' to meethim at the junction of the roads". .An, open :hag, to-be taken up and delivered at. ,I)uvauchelle Bay, if required. .^ ■ V ...'. : ■ No mail to exceed 40 pounds in weight. Three hours; toibe allowed after the delivery of a mail .to,the Postmaster for the retufn:mail to be ■! .made ; up. ; "! ; , ..,,... ..,,.,..... „..;•• *„->•< ... „,...-■■ ....... ; i, The mail to start from Lyttelton every Wednesday, and from Akaroa every Tuesday. Tend er s f or thisservice 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 jpiiCthe mainline. \. , ;'"•'. No mail to exceed 28 ibs.; in .Weight- V J--5. CHRISTCHURCH AND TIMARU MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noori on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March, 1859, for the conveyance; of a mail fortnightly between Christchurch and Timaru) for 12;-months, from the : lstday of April, 1859.- .; ".'•:'■'/< ■', '- :* ':'-'.'■. \ ':• The tender's1 to state separately the charges of . .conveyance, if— ;;■■:'.;; ''■>>* i T...r. -:Ui ■.••';.■•„•■ -. •.• ■ (i)-Tlie ;imaiito start from Christchurch every, alternate Wednesday at: nopnV.commencing on the first Wednesday iri-April/and'fromTimaru on the ■fdllo'wing^We'dnesdayjlweather permitting, i ■ .... (2) Or to. return from Timaru not later than 24 hours after arrival therie^ '" ~ ~ - ; i; Except owing to unavoidable accident, the mail not to he more than theee days, in > summer, and four days in winter on the route : (summer months to be considered from Ist day of November to the 31st day of March; winter, Ist day of April to 31st day of October). „■.:; No mail will exceed 40 lbs. in weight. Also tenders for the services above stated with the following alterations and additions : — ■ „ I. CONVEYANCE OF MAIL BETWEEN , I^TTELTON, AND dHRISTCHURCH. This tender to be for the conveyance^of the mail^ and; deliveiyrof letters on the line of road .only j omitting the '* house to: house"; delivery .in the res-' pective towns.; <'. ;■■>■ •■ -r. *• ■■ ■■ -■ ■': r: rp • ./■'• '■■ Hi CHRISTCHURCH AND KAIAPOI. /Tnis" tender ''."to ".be" for the carriage' of a daily mail between the above'places, instead of .twice, a- .' 'week,''V "■■■■■■-.-• ■; \;\- -■ ■ ■ '.-', ■■" ■;■■"■• ; -...■ 111. CARRIAGE OF MAIL BETWEEN KAIAPOI AND SALT WATER', CREEK ■:■;=•! TWICE A WEEK, i; Mails to start from / Eaiapoi on Mondays and • Thursdays; half an hour after the= arrival of the mail from Christchurch, and to leave' Salt Water Creek on Tuesdays-and Fridays, so as to reach Eaiapoi by 11 SO.a.m. >•■ ;; ■■' (•'.'■■ GENEiiAL CONDITIONS. Contactors will not be allowed to take up at any place within 1 mile of a Post-office letters or newspapers, for delivery on the road side without having them taxed, at the office, and in like manner will not he allowed to deliver within 1 mile of any-Post- : office'letters or newspapers taken up on'the way previous to their being tnxed. But letters and newspapers may bo carried by the contractors between places along the road which are more than a mile distant.from tho Posi-ofneo. • ; Contractors must undertako to receive and deliver letter.bags at such houses or..places along the road as may be. desired by the Postmaster. s , ) Contractors will be bound to proceed with mails without any undue delay or stoppage on the road after the hour of departing from the Post-office.