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Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 747, 4 January 1860, Page 3

•**TPUBLIC NOTICE. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. j^TTBLTON & CHRISTCHURCH MAIL. L^nERS will be received at tins office T until noon on Friday, the 20th day of „ iB6O, for the conveyance of ft mail beJftM'M' ttc ]ton and Christchureh, and the delivery ivt. e } ° j'f^s daily on the line of road between tho two ot - and at the residences either in Lyttelton ov 'T r"timrch, to the persons to whom they are ad- ? I'' t for 12 months, from the Ist April, 1860. The'mail to start from Lyttelton daily (except Sundays) at 0 o'clock a.m., convoying letters °"d post-office parcels, and newspapers for dolivery a" (]|e post-office, Cluistchurch, and an open bag itainiiiS letters and newspapers for delivery to Co>sons living on tho road side along the lino of mail to start from Christclmrch daily wept on Sundays) at 9 o'clock a.m., conveying liters and newspapers for delivery at the Post(Kce Lyttelton, and an open bag containing letters «nd 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 «mvev a"V such mail or any colonial mail brought Weamers to Port Lytteltou out to Christclmrch, to start whenever required, afc 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 cany the mail by the Sumner-road or by the bndleletters and papers to be delivered on the day they are received, either at the respective Postoffices or at the residences, either in Lyttelton or Christchurch, of the persons to whom they are adonis' delivery to include all letters and newspapers from other Post-offices, handed by the postmaster to the contractor. 2. CHRISTCHURCH & KAIAPOI MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Friday, the 20th day of January,. 1860, for the conveyance of a mail between Christchurch and Kaiapoi daily (Sundays excepted) for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1860. The mail to start from Christchurch at noon, and to leave Kaiapoi for Christchurch at the same hour, 3. KAIAPOI & RANGIORA MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Friday, the 20th January, 1860, for the conveyance of mails between Kaiapoi and Rangiora twice a week, for 12 months, from the lsfc day of April, 1860. Mails to start from Kaiapoi on Mondays and Thursdays, half an hour after the arrival of the mail from Christchureh, and from Rangiora on Tuesdays and Fridays, so as to reach Kaiapoi by 11.30 am. 4. CARRIAGE OF MAIL BETWEEN KAIAPOI & SALTWATER CREEK, ONCE A WEEK. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Friday, the 20th January, 1860, for the conveyance of mails once a week between Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1860. Mails to start from Kaiapoi every Tuesday at 9 a.m., leaving Saltwater Creek on the return to Kaiapoi at 3 p.m. on the same day. 5. LYTTELTON& AKAROA MAIL. ■■- Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Friday, the 20th day of January, 1860, for the conveyance of a mail weekly between Lyttelton and Akaroa, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1860, by one of the following routes:— Ist. By the route 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. Prom Lyttelton to Purao (or Rhodes' Bay), from Purao by the direct road to Duvauchelle Bay, thence to Akaroa by land or water. Tenders must provide for receipt and delivery of the Pigeon Bay mail on the journey either way between Akaroa and Lyttelton. An open bag to be taken up and delivered at Dutrauchelle Bay if required. No mail to exceed 40 pounds in weight. Three hours to be allowed at Akaroa after the deivery of a mail to the Postmaster for the return mail to be made up. The mail to start from Lyttelton every Tuesday, and from Akaroa every Thursday. 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. The Pigeon Bay mail not to exceed 28.8i5. in weight. •••■■• 6. AKAROA TO OKAIN'S BAY. Tenders will be received at this office until noon n Friday, the 20fch day of January, iB6O, for the onveyance of a mail once a fortnight between Akaroa and Okain's Bay, for the 12 months, from the first Thursday in April, 1860. The contractor to start from Akaroa two hours after the arrival of the mail from Lyttelton ab that place. 7. CHRISTCHURCH & WAITANGI MAIL. j Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Friday, the 20th day of January, 1860, for the conveyance of a mail fortnightly between Christchurch and the river Waitangi, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1860. Except owing to unavoidable accident, the mail not to be _ more than three days in summer, and four days in winter on the route to Timaru, and two days from Timaru to the river Waitangi, re* maining at: least four hours in Timaru and the same period at the Waitangi. (Summer months to he considered from the Ist day of November to the 31st day of March; winter, Ist day of, April to 31st day of October.) GENERAL CONDITIONS. Contractors will not be allowed to take up afc any place within one 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 E ot beallowed to deliver within one mile of any •roßt-omce letters or newspapers taken up on the way previous to their being taxed. But letters and newspapers maybe carried by the contractors between places along the road which are more than a mile distant from the Post-office. Contractors must undertake to receive and deiiver letter bags afcsuc'h houses or places along the road as may be desired by the Postmaster. contractors will be bound to proceed with mails rC°f7 a uy und"e delay or stoppage on the road alter the hour of departing from the Post-office. Ine Postmaster to have the option at any time old laying the carrier for half an hour after the »sua hour for the departure of the mail. ' tontractors will have to find sureties for the perwrmance of their respective contracts. ienalties for breach of contract will be enforced as well by deductions from the amounts due to contractors as also by putting their bonds in suit. km rW ? be received for either ser™e separarely, or tor two or more services together. F. E. WRIGHT, Pnof nffln« tll i, -tv Posfcmaßter, rost Office, Lyttelton, Dec. 20,1859.