New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 18

Page 705

✨ Postal Contracts



Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 705

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC. £ s. d.
1 Huirangi Post Office and Sentry Hill Railway Station Weekly Horse J. Andrews 8 0 0
2 Lepperton Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse H. F. Penlington *
3 New Plymouth and Kent Road Twice weekly Horse E. Batten (Mrs.) 8 0 0
4 New Plymouth and Fitzroy Daily 'Bus A. F. Foote *
5 New Plymouth, landing and shipping mails As required .. New Plymouth Harbour Board 60 0 0
6 Toko and Huiroa Weekly Horse W. J. Bray *
7 Waitara and Tikorangi Twice weekly Horse H. Faull *
8 Oakura and Koru Thrice weekly Horse T. Mace *
9 Purangi and Matau Twice weekly Horse J. Hogg 13 0 0
10 Bell Block and Railway Station Daily Horse J. W. Downs *
11 Waiongona Post-office and Railway Station Thrice weekly Horse H. Hive *
12 Sentry Hill Post-office and Railway Station Daily Horse S. Oliver *
13 Waitara and Maryville About once weekly Boat Mokau Coal-mine Company †
14 Reporting shipping at New Plymouth; also receiving and despatching mails at Breakwater As required .. E. Hood 100 0 0
15 Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tuhara Twice weekly Horse James Rodgers 20 0 0
16 Midhirst and Stanley Road Daily Cart W. J. Wellington *
17 New Plymouth and Hillsborough—
1st November to 30th April Twice weekly Horse N. W. Hill 3 0 0
1st May to 31st October Once weekly
18 Brixton and Waitara Road Railway-station Thrice weekly Horse R. Weels *
  • Payment included in salary. † Paid by gratuity.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
1 Bull’s and Greatford Four times daily Coach Walker and Nolan 80 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
2 Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu Thrice weekly Trap E. A. Young 90 0 0 "
3 Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Thrice weekly Horse G. Jarvis 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1904.
4 Hawera, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake Daily 4-horse coach M. Bolger 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
5 Hawera and Manaia Daily Trap J. J. Connell 97 0 0 "
6 Hawera Post Office and Railway Station As required Cart J. Flynn 105 0 0 "
7 Hunter ville to Chirnside’s, via Ongo Road, Turakina River Junction, Fordell Road, and Mangahoe Road (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Twice weekly Horse D. McLauchlan 49 0 0 "
8 Hunter ville and Pukeroa Twice weekly 2-horse coach D. McLauchlan 65 0 0 "
9 Hunter ville, Pukiore, Watershed Road, and Sandon Block (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Twice weekly Horse D. McLauchlan 51 0 0 "
10 Hunter ville Post Office and Railway Station As required Express D. McLauchlan 52 0 0 "
11 Koeke, Mataroa, and Sommerville, via Rongoiti, Panemango, Huia, Whaka, and Murray’s Track Roads (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Twice weekly Horse R. Chester 60 0 0 "
12 Makirikiri and Aberfeldie

And Kotikotia
(Delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) | Twice weekly
Once weekly | Horse | William Church | 70 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Manaia and Kapuni | Daily | Trap | T. O. Sutherland | 40 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via Wangaehu Valley Road
And Mangamahu and Ingram’s Homestead, via Creek and Hale’s Road
(Delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) | Twice weekly
Weekly | Horse | W. Shaw | 75 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Mangaonoho, via Watershed Road, Wairepo, and Tiriraukawa Post Office (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) | Twice weekly | Trap and horse | William Ellis | 75 0 0 | " |
| 16* | Mangaweka, Utiku, and Taihape | Daily | 4-horse coach | R. T. Batley | 275 0 0 | " |

  • Subject to termination on railway extension.

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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Under Contract in the New Plymouth Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, New Plymouth, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Horse, Coach, Cart
16 names identified
  • J. Andrews, Contractor for Huirangi service
  • H. F. Penlington, Contractor for Lepperton service
  • E. Batten (Mrs.), Contractor for New Plymouth and Kent Road service
  • A. F. Foote, Contractor for New Plymouth and Fitzroy service
  • W. J. Bray, Contractor for Toko and Huiroa service
  • H. Faull, Contractor for Waitara and Tikorangi service
  • T. Mace, Contractor for Oakura and Koru service
  • J. Hogg, Contractor for Purangi and Matau service
  • J. W. Downs, Contractor for Bell Block service
  • H. Hive, Contractor for Waiongona service
  • S. Oliver, Contractor for Sentry Hill service
  • E. Hood, Contractor for shipping reporting at New Plymouth
  • James Rodgers, Contractor for Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tuhara service
  • W. J. Wellington, Contractor for Midhirst and Stanley Road service
  • N. W. Hill, Contractor for New Plymouth and Hillsborough service
  • R. Weels, Contractor for Brixton and Waitara Road service

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Wanganui, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Coach, Trap, Horse
17 names identified
  • Walker, Contractor for Bull’s and Greatford service
  • Nolan, Contractor for Bull’s and Greatford service
  • E. A. Young, Contractor for Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu service
  • G. Jarvis, Contractor for Hawera and Ararata service
  • M. Bolger, Contractor for Hawera, Inaha, Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake service
  • J. J. Connell, Contractor for Hawera and Manaia service
  • J. Flynn, Contractor for Hawera Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. McLauchlan, Contractor for Hunterville to Chirnside’s service
  • D. McLauchlan, Contractor for Hunterville and Pukeroa service
  • D. McLauchlan, Contractor for Hunterville, Pukiore, Watershed Road, and Sandon Block service
  • D. McLauchlan, Contractor for Hunterville Post Office and Railway Station service
  • R. Chester, Contractor for Koeke, Mataroa, and Sommerville service
  • William Church, Contractor for Makirikiri and Aberfeldie, and Kotikotia service
  • T. O. Sutherland, Contractor for Manaia and Kapuni service
  • W. Shaw, Contractor for Mangamahu and Ngamatea, and Mangamahu and Ingram’s Homestead service
  • William Ellis, Contractor for Mangaonoho service
  • R. T. Batley, Contractor for Mangaweka, Utiku, and Taihape service