Postal District Contracts




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

No. of Service Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
41 Masterton and Railway Station .. .. And Masterton and Kuripuni .. .. As required .. Twice daily .. Express .. Coach W. J. Fly .. S. Forman .. 75 0 0 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1902.
42 Masterton and Brancepeth .. .. Weekly .. Coach S. Forman .. 181 0 0 "
43 Masterton, Tauерu, Te Nui, and Whakataki Thrice weekly.. Coach S. Forman .. 35 0 0 "
44 Mauriceville and Ditton .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse J. Rossiter .. 26 0 0 "
45 Otaki Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Coach Bell and Swainson 48 0 0 "
46 Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance .. Thrice weekly Buggy B. Budden .. 35 0 0 "
47 Pahiatua, Ngaturi, and Makuri .. .. Daily .. Coach Eaton Brothers .. 90 0 0 "
48 Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, and Post Office Newman and Railway Station Newman Daily .. Trap Prenter and Vile 40 0 0 "
49 Pahiatua and Railway Station .. .. As required .. Express Prenter and Vile 20 0 0 "
50 Palmerston North and Kairanga .. .. Daily .. Horse S. Davey .. 49 15 0 "
51 Palmerston North and Railway Station .. As required .. Express J. Miller .. 14 0 0 "
52 Paremata and Pahautanui And Judgeford .. .. Daily .. Thrice weekly Brake A. Nicol .. 15 0 0 "
53 Parkvale and Ahiaruhe .. .. Twice weekly.. Horse N. Johnson .. 8 0 0 "
54 Parkvale and Waihakeke .. .. Twice weekly.. Horse N. Johnson .. 100 0 0 "
55 Pohangina and Upper Pohangina (Piripiri, Komako, and Awahou) Thrice weekly Horse D. Enright .. 20 0 0 "
56 Pongaroa and Manuhara .. .. Weekly .. Horse G. R. Hutching.. 25 0 0 "
57 Rongotea and Glen Oroua And Rongotea and Taikorea .. .. Daily .. Twice weekly.. Horse J. Sanson .. 15 12 0 31 Dec., 1900.
58 Rangiwahia and Ruahine .. .. Twice weekly.. Horse T. Moffatt .. 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1902.
59 Shannon, Moutoa, and Foxton .. .. Twice daily .. Coach J. E. Barham .. 29 10 0 "
60 Te Nui, Te Nui Valley, Pakowai, and Te Mai Weekly .. Horse T. O'Connor .. 30 0 0 "
61 Wainuiomata and Hutt .. .. Twice weekly.. Horse J. Burrow .. 42 10 0 "
62 Waituna West, Rewa, and Pakihikura .. Twice weekly.. Horse J. W. Ranson .. 45 0 0 "
63 Wellington and Karori .. .. Twice daily .. Horse W. H. Moxham.. 19 10 0 "
64 Whakataki and Castlepoint .. .. Thrice weekly Coach S. Forman .. 80 0 0 "
65 Whakataki, Aohanga, Akitio, and Herbertville Weekly .. Horse J. Wann .. 45 0 0 "
66 Woodville and Railway Station .. .. As required .. Coach O. Somerville .. "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Alfredton and Pori .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse | H. S. Cederholm | 10 0 0 |
| 2 | Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui .. .. | Thrice weekly | Horse | Thomas Rowlings | 5 0 0 |
| 3 | Cunningham’s to coach .. .. .. | Daily .. | Foot | Mrs. I. Pearson.. | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Daily delivery of letters at Karori by subsidised carrier | Daily .. | Horse | John G. Raine .. | 15 0 0 |
| 5 | Daily delivery of letters at Kilbirnie, and clearing Kilbirnie receiving-box, and depositing contents in Wellington South receiver | Daily .. | Foot | V. Jorgensen .. | 7 10 0 |
| 6 | Dreyerton and Railway Station .. .. | Daily .. | Foot | Agnes Franklin .. | 5 0 0 |
| 7 | Foxton Post Office and Railway Station .. | As required .. | Foot | J. W. Furrie .. | 5 0 0 |
| 8 | Greytown North and Morrison’s Bush .. | Thrice weekly | Horse | Mary Ann Waite | 25 0 0 |
| 9 | Island Bay and Berhampore .. .. | Daily .. | Horse | A. Reeve .. | 8 0 0 |
| 10 | Kaitawa and Hinemoa .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse | Mrs. A Milne .. | 20 0 0 |
| 11 | Levin and Railway Station .. .. | Thrice daily .. | Horse | Miss H. E. Bowen | 14 0 0 |
| 12 | Mangamahoe and Hastwell’s and Kaiparoro | Thrice weekly | Horse | J. P. Hansen .. | 12 0 0 |
| 13 | Mangamaiire and Marima .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse | Sylvester Egan .. | 3 0 0 |
| 14 | Matarawa and Railway Station .. .. | Daily .. | Foot | Mrs. E. Jones .. | 20 0 0 |
| 15 | Mauriceville and Mauriceville West .. | Twice daily .. | Foot | Miss N. J. Gunderson | 15 0 0 |
| 16 | Muritai and Hutt* .. .. .. | Thrice weekly | Trap | Henry Savage .. | 10 8 0 |
| 17 | Nireaha and Atea .. .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse | James Nicholls.. | 10 0 0 |
| 18 | Ohau and Railway Station .. .. | Daily .. | Foot | Mrs. S. A. Wilson | 7 10 0 |
| 19 | Palmerston North and Terrace End .. | Daily .. | Horse | B. R. Henley .. | 6d. per trip |
| 20 | Petone and Railway Station .. .. | As required .. | ’Bus | A. Clarke .. | | |
| 21 | Seatoun and Wellington.. .. .. | Twice daily .. | Brake | J. T. Kent .. | 15 0 0 |
| 22 | Silverstream and Railway Station .. | Daily .. | Trap | Stewart Menzies | 20 0 0 |
| 23 | Table Flat and Apiti .. .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Trap | A. V. Venables .. | 12 0 0 |
| 24 | Upper Hutt and Akatarawa .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse | J. Salmons .. | 10 0 0 |
| 25 | Upper Hutt and Wallaceville .. .. | Twice weekly.. | Horse | J. Downing .. | 9 0 0 |
| 26 | Utuwa1 and Apiti .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse | Thomas Currie .. | 10 0 0 |
| 27 | Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. | Thrice weekly.. | Cart | N. B. Levien .. | 15 0 0 |
| 28 | Waituna West and Rewa .. .. | Four times w’kly | Trap | Rewa Co-op. Dairy Company | 6 0 0 |
| 29 | Wellington and Worser Bay .. .. | Daily .. | Brake | R. A. Hearn .. | 2d. per parcel |
| 30 | Wellington parcels delivery throughout city (by arrangement) | Twice daily .. | Express | H. E. Scott .. | | |

SEA SERVICE.

| 1 | Wellington, Hikoekoea, Te Puru, Ketu Bay†, Elaine Bay, Brightlands†, Waimaru, Hopai, Homewood, Tira-Ora†, Nydia Bay, Maeri Bay, Mahau Sounds†, Havelock | Fortnightly .. | Steamer .. | The Sounds and Golden Bay Steamship Company | 350 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1902. |

  • Terminable on one month’s notice. † Calling on return from Havelock only.


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🚂 Contracted Mail Services in the Wellington Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal District, Wellington, Mail Services, Contracts, Contractors, Subsidies, Coaches, Horses, Express, Trap, Sea Service
53 names identified
  • W. J. Fly, Contractor for Masterton and Railway Station service
  • S. Forman, Contractor for multiple services including Masterton and Kuripuni, Masterton and Brancepeth, Masterton, Tauерu, Te Nui, and Whakataki, and Whakataki and Castlepoint
  • J. Rossiter, Contractor for Mauriceville and Ditton service
  • and Swainson Bell, Contractors for Otaki Post Office and Railway Station service
  • B. Budden, Contractor for Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance service
  • Brothers Eaton, Contractors for Pahiatua, Ngaturi, and Makuri service
  • and Vile Prenter, Contractors for Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, and Post Office Newman and Railway Station Newman service and Pahiatua and Railway Station service
  • S. Davey, Contractor for Palmerston North and Kairanga service
  • J. Miller, Contractor for Palmerston North and Railway Station service
  • A. Nicol, Contractor for Paremata and Pahautanui And Judgeford service
  • N. Johnson, Contractor for Parkvale and Ahiaruhe and Parkvale and Waihakeke services
  • D. Enright, Contractor for Pohangina and Upper Pohangina service
  • G. R. Hutching, Contractor for Pongaroa and Manuhara service
  • J. Sanson, Contractor for Rongotea and Glen Oroua And Rongotea and Taikorea service
  • T. Moffatt, Contractor for Rangiwahia and Ruahine service
  • J. E. Barham, Contractor for Shannon, Moutoa, and Foxton service
  • T. O'Connor, Contractor for Te Nui, Te Nui Valley, Pakowai, and Te Mai service
  • J. Burrow, Contractor for Wainuiomata and Hutt service
  • J. W. Ranson, Contractor for Waituna West, Rewa, and Pakihikura service
  • W. H. Moxham, Contractor for Wellington and Karori service
  • O. Somerville, Contractor for Woodville and Railway Station service
  • J. Wann, Contractor for Whakataki, Aohanga, Akitio, and Herbertville service
  • H. S. Cederholm, Contractor for Alfredton and Pori service
  • Thomas Rowlings, Contractor for Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui service
  • I. Pearson (Mrs.), Contractor for Cunningham’s to coach service
  • John G. Raine, Contractor for daily delivery of letters at Karori
  • V. Jorgensen, Contractor for daily delivery of letters at Kilbirnie and clearing Kilbirnie receiving-box
  • Agnes Franklin, Contractor for Dreyerton and Railway Station service
  • J. W. Furrie, Contractor for Foxton Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Mary Ann Waite, Contractor for Greytown North and Morrison’s Bush service
  • A. Reeve, Contractor for Island Bay and Berhampore service
  • A. Milne (Mrs.), Contractor for Kaitawa and Hinemoa service
  • H. E. Bowen (Miss), Contractor for Levin and Railway Station service
  • J. P. Hansen, Contractor for Mangamahoe and Hastwell’s and Kaiparoro service
  • Sylvester Egan, Contractor for Mangamaiire and Marima service
  • E. Jones (Mrs.), Contractor for Matarawa and Railway Station service
  • N. J. Gunderson (Miss), Contractor for Mauriceville and Mauriceville West service
  • Henry Savage, Contractor for Muritai and Hutt service
  • James Nicholls, Contractor for Nireaha and Atea service
  • S. A. Wilson (Mrs.), Contractor for Ohau and Railway Station service
  • B. R. Henley, Contractor for Palmerston North and Terrace End service
  • A. Clarke, Contractor for Petone and Railway Station service
  • J. T. Kent, Contractor for Seatoun and Wellington service
  • Stewart Menzies, Contractor for Silverstream and Railway Station service
  • A. V. Venables, Contractor for Table Flat and Apiti service
  • J. Salmons, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Akatarawa service
  • J. Downing, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Wallaceville service
  • Thomas Currie, Contractor for Utuwa and Apiti service
  • N. B. Levien, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi service
  • Rewa Co-op. Dairy Company, Contractor for Waituna West and Rewa service
  • R. A. Hearn, Contractor for Wellington and Worser Bay service
  • H. E. Scott, Contractor for Wellington parcels delivery throughout city
  • The Sounds and Golden Bay Steamship Company, Contractor for sea service between Wellington and various Sounds and bays