New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 18

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SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 20th February, 1904.

THE following list of inland mail-services now being performed under contract or arrangement within the colony is published for general information.

By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit .. Weekly Horse A. O. Parker .. £ s. d. 17 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
2 Auckland Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and wharves As required Wagons, lorries, & carts E. H. Bennett .. 575 0 0 "
3 Auckland (letter-carriers when in uniform to have use of tram-cars) As required Tram-cars .. Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) 100 0 0 "
4 Auckland (clearing receivers within a radius of three miles from Post Office) Thrice daily Two traps .. J. Martin and Co. 560 0 0 "
5 Auckland Landing Service (landing and shipping mails from and to vessels in stream) As required Steamer .. J. H. Bradney .. 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1904.
6 Auckland Parcels Delivery (delivering parcels in city and suburbs) As required Express carts E. H. Bennett .. 55 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
7 Auckland, Tamaki West, and St. Heliers .. Daily 'Bus .. J. Martin and Co. 45 0 0 "
8 Avondale, Titirangi, Brooklynn, and Huia.. Weekly Horse .. L. J. Armstrong.. 38 0 0 "
9 Awanui Landing to Kaitaia .. Weekly Horse .. Cochrane & Flinn 15 0 0 "
10 Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads .. Weekly Horse .. E. H. Robson .. 9 0 0 "
11 Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central Thrice weekly.. Horse .. Walter Hills .. 45 0 0 "
12 Birkenhead and Birkdale wayside delivery (including Borough of Birkenhead as far as Hadfield’s Corner, Roberts’s Road) Daily Horse .. Frederick Pugh .. 75 0 0 "
13 Birkenhead, Freeman’s, Albany, and Dairy Flat Thrice weekly.. Horse .. George Low .. 68 0 0 "
14 Cabbage Bay and Port Charles .. Weekly Horse .. Robert Carey, son. 15 0 0 "
15 Cambridge Post Office and Railway Station As required Buggy .. William K. Carter 25 0 0 "
16 Cambridge and Cambridge West .. Twice daily Trap .. Harold W. Gibbs 20 0 0 "
17 Clevedon and Maraetai .. Weekly Horse .. George Atkins .. 12 0 0 "
18 Coromandel Post Office and Wharf .. As required Vehicle .. Henry Taylor .. 65 0 0 "

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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Under Contract in the Auckland Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 February 1904
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Auckland, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Horse transport, Tram-cars, Express carts
18 names identified
  • A. O. Parker, Contractor for Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit mail service
  • E. H. Bennett, Contractor for Auckland Railway Station and wharves mail service
  • E. H. Bennett, Contractor for Auckland Parcels Delivery service
  • J. Martin, Contractor for Auckland clearing receivers mail service
  • J. Martin, Contractor for Auckland, Tamaki West, and St. Heliers 'Bus service
  • J. H. Bradney, Contractor for Auckland Landing Service
  • L. J. Armstrong, Contractor for Avondale, Titirangi, Brooklynn, and Huia mail service
  • Cochrane, Contractor (with Flinn) for Awanui Landing to Kaitaia mail service
  • Flinn, Contractor (with Cochrane) for Awanui Landing to Kaitaia mail service
  • E. H. Robson, Contractor for Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads mail service
  • Walter Hills, Contractor for Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central mail service
  • Frederick Pugh, Contractor for Birkenhead and Birkdale mail delivery
  • George Low, Contractor for Birkenhead, Freeman’s, Albany, and Dairy Flat mail service
  • Robert Carey, Contractor for Cabbage Bay and Port Charles mail service
  • William K. Carter, Contractor for Cambridge Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • Harold W. Gibbs, Contractor for Cambridge and Cambridge West mail service
  • George Atkins, Contractor for Clevedon and Maraetai mail service
  • Henry Taylor, Contractor for Coromandel Post Office and Wharf mail service

  • W. Gray, Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department