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Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 857, 26 January 1861, Page 6

PUBLIC NOTICE. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. YPENDERS will be received at tho Post Office A. Lyttelton, until noon on TUESDAY, the 12th day of February, 1861, for the conveyance of the undermentioned mails :~ LYTTELTON & CHRISTCHURCH MAIL. For the conveyance of a mail between Lyttelton and Christchurch, and the delivery of letters daily on the line of road between the two towns, and ;it the residences either in Lyttelton or Christchurc'h of the persons to whom they are addressed, for 12 months, from tho Ist April, 1861. The mail to start from Lyttelton daily (except on Sundays) at 9 o'clock a:m., conveying letters and Post-office parcels and newspapers, for delivery at the Post-office, Christchurch, and an open bat? containing letters and newspapers for delivery to persons living on the road side along the line of route. Another mail to start from Christchurch daily (except on Sundays) at 9 o'clock a.m., conveying letters and newspapers for delivery at the Postoffice, Lyttelton, 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 Lytteltou out to Christchurch to start whenever required, at any time between* the hours of 6 o'clock a.m., and 8 o'clock pm from Lyttelton. ' Mails not to be longer than two hours and a half under any circumstances on the journey, between the two towns. 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 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. For the conveyance of a mail between Christchurch and Kaiapoi daily (Sundays excepted) for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1861. The mail to ■ start from Christchurch at noon, and to leave Kaiapoi for Christchurch at the same hour. 3. KAIAPOI & RANGIORA MAIL. For the conveyance of mails three times a week between Kaiapoi and Rangiora, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1861. ' Mails to leave Rangiora on Mondays, Wednes. days, and Fridays, so as to reach Kaiapoi in time to be forwarded with the mails for Christchurch, returning from Kaiapoi on the afternoon of the same days, after the arrival there of the mails from Christchurch.

4 CARRIAGE OF MAIL BETWEEN KAIAPOI AND SALTWATER CREEK, ONCE A WEEK. For the conveyance of mails once a week between Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1861. 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. For the conveyance of a mail weekly between Lyttelton and Akaroa, for 12 months, from Ist day of April, 1861, by boat to Pigeon Bay, thence by land to Duvauchelle Bay and Akaroa. Tenders must provide for receipt and delivery of the Pigeon Bay mail on the journey either way between Akaroa and Lyttelton. A maij to be taken up arid delivered at Duvauchelle Bay if required. The mail to start from Lyttelton eyery Wednesday at 9 a.m,, and return from Pigeon Bay, after a stoppage of at least one hour, on the afternoon of the same day. 6. DUVAUCHELLE'S BAY TO OKAIN'S BAY. For the conveyance of a mail once a fortnight between" Duvauchelle's; Bay and Okain's Bay, for the 12 months, from the Ist Wednesday in April, 1861. The contractor to start from Duvauchelle's Bay an hour after the arrival of the mail from Lyttelton at that place. 7. CHRISTCHURCH & WAITANGI MAIL. For the conveyance of a mail fortnightly between Christchurch' and the river Waitangi, for 12 months, from Ist day of April, 1861. 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, remaining at least four hours in Timaru and the same period at the Waitangi. (Summer months to be considered from Ist day of November to the 31st day of March; winter, Ist day of April to, 31stday of Oqtober.)

GENERAL CONDITIONS.

Contractors will not be allowed to take up at any. place within one mile of a Post-office letters or newspapers for delivery on the roadside without having them taxed at the office, and in like manner will not be allowed to deliver within one mile of any Post-office letters or newspapers taken up on the way previous to their being taxed. But letters and newspapers may be 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 deliver letter bags at such houses or places along" the road as may be desired by the Postmaster. 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. Mail cart drivers and letter carriers to be subject to instant dismissal if found drunk while on duty. The Postmaster to have the option at any time of delaying the carrier for half an hour after the usual hour for the departure of the mail. Contractors will have to find sureties for the performance of their respective contracts. Penalties 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. Tenders will be received for either servico separately, or for two or more services together. F. E. WRIGHT, Postmaster. . Post Office, Lyttelton, Jan. 3,1861. __ CANTERBURY BREWERY. BURJNG_ the summer months the undesigned intend to deliver their ALES, m large or small quantities, within a distance of three miles from Chyistchureh, cabbiage fbbe. Double diamond ... 3s. 6d. per gallon First class ... ... 3s. Od. „. Second class ... ... 2s. Od. „ Terms made for agricultural produce, timber, &(• CROFT & WARD-

GREAT LAND SALE. MR. THOMSON will offer for sale, early in February, at the Town Hall, Christchurch:— Various'lots, of Town, Suburban, and Rural j Lands: all aa to be described in future advertisements.