New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 18

Page 707

✨ Postal Contract Services



Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 707

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
7 Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway Station Daily Trap R. J. H. Nicholas £ s. d. 45 0 0
8 Kaimanuka and Orangimea Weekly Horse D. McConachie 18 0 0
9 Kakaramea Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot M. G. Snelling 25 0 0
10 Kauangaroa and Mangatipoua (delivering correspondence into private boxes) Weekly Horse E. A. Young 10 0 0
11 Mangaonoho Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot W. S. Baird *
12 Mangaweka and Te Kapua Road (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Weekly Horse J. Pittams 28 0 0
13 Manutahi Post Office and Railway Station Daily Trap A. Muggeridge 20 0 0
14 Marton Post Office and Crofton Thrice weekly Horse Edward Chase 15 0 0
15 Maxwelltown and Okehu Railway Station Daily Horse A. Goldsbury 25 0 0
16 Mokoia Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot S. Bowman *
17 Ohutu and Pukeokahu (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Weekly Horse G. McGroger 50 0 0
18 Otakeho and Auroa Daily Horse Annie Thomas 20 0 0
19 Pariroa Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot G. W. S. Phillips *
20 Patea and Maben’s Road Twice weekly Horse John Hodge 20 0 0
21 Pipiriki Post Office and river steamers As required Cart Thomas Snelling 15 0 0
22 Rotokari and Eltham Daily Trap Alexander Wan 15 0 0
23 Silverhope Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot J. W. Sandall 14 0 0
24 Te Roti Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot W. A. Cleaver 10 0 0
25 Te Roti and Matapu Daily Horse Albert Price 20 0 0
26 Torere Junction and Ohutu Daily Foot E. B. Jennings 5 0 0
27 Waitotara and Momohaki Thrice weekly Horse A. E. Greager 20 0 0
28 Waitotara Post Office and Railway Station As required Trap William Hurley 20 0 0
29 Wangaehu Post Office and Railway Station Daily as required Horse W. H. Anderson 15 0 0
30 Wanganui and Sedgebrook Daily Trap W. M. Luxford 15 0 0
31 Waverley and Kohi (delivering correspondence into private boxes, &c.) Weekly Trap W. H. Southcombe 5 0 0
32 Whenuakura Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse M. Irwin 15 0 0
  • Payment included in salary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Alfredton and Waterfalls Weekly 2-horse brake A. Burling £ s. d. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
2 Apiti and Kimbolton Daily Coach J. Follett 84 0 0 "
3 Apiti and Table Flat Twice weekly Dog-cart A. V. Venables 20 0 0 "
4 Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai Twice weekly Horseback T. Currie 36 0 0 "
5 Ashhurst Post Office and Railway Station 4 times daily Coach P. Hanlon 23 0 0 "
6 Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina Daily Coach P. Hanlon 90 0 0 "
7 Bull’s, Sanson, Ohakea, and return via McDonald’s Line (delivering correspondence where practicable) Daily Express Walker and Nolan 80 0 0 "
8 Carterton and Belvedere Daily Light express Hadley Brothers 24 0 0 "
9 Carterton, Gladstone, Te Wharau, and Land’s End Twice weekly Trap A. King 70 0 0 "
10 Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone Daily 2-horse conveyance M. E. Grant 65 0 0 "
11 Carterton South, Carterton, and Railway Station As required Trap R. J. Wadman 50 0 0 "
12 Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Board Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road Daily Trap S. Kirk 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1904.
13 Eketahuna and Nireaha Thrice weekly Trap J. Nicholls 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
14 Eketahuna Post Office and Railway Station As required Covered conveyance Butcher and Edmonds 45 0 0 "
15 Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, and Pahiatua Thrice weekly Coach Butcher and Edmonds 105 0 0 "
16 Eketahuna, Pleckville, Tawataia, and Alfredton Daily Coach W. F. Harding 64 0 0 "
17 Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough Also Martinborough, Dry River, Otaraia, O’Keefe’s, Tuhitarata, Matawhero, Burnside, Tananui, Pirinoa, Turangānui, and Wangaimoana. (Also No. 42.) Twice daily 2-horse coach H. Mackay 140 0 0 "
18 Featherston and Kahautara Twice weekly 2-horse coach Tait and Cox 78 0 0 "
19 Featherston and Tauherinikau Thrice weekly Trap A. M. Wilkinson 15 0 0 "
20 Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohak Daily Coach Samuel Paul 85 0 0 "
21 Feilding and Colyton Daily Trap S. Kirk 25 0 0 "
22 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton Daily 4-horse coach S. Daw 100 0 0 "


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Performed Under Arrangement with Postmasters in the Wanganui Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Inland mail services, Postal arrangements, Wanganui, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Trap, Horse, Foot
26 names identified
  • R. J. H. Nicholas, Contractor for Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road service
  • D. McConachie, Contractor for Kaimanuka and Orangimea service
  • M. G. Snelling, Contractor for Kakaramea service
  • E. A. Young, Contractor for Kauangaroa and Mangatipoua service
  • W. S. Baird, Contractor for Mangaonoho service
  • J. Pittams, Contractor for Mangaweka and Te Kapua Road service
  • A. Muggeridge, Contractor for Manutahi service
  • Edward Chase, Contractor for Marton and Crofton service
  • A. Goldsbury, Contractor for Maxwelltown and Okehu service
  • S. Bowman, Contractor for Mokoia service
  • G. McGroger, Contractor for Ohutu and Pukeokahu service
  • Annie Thomas, Contractor for Otakeho and Auroa service
  • G. W. S. Phillips, Contractor for Pariroa service
  • John Hodge, Contractor for Patea and Maben’s Road service
  • Thomas Snelling, Contractor for Pipiriki and river steamers service
  • Alexander Wan, Contractor for Rotokari and Eltham service
  • J. W. Sandall, Contractor for Silverhope service
  • W. A. Cleaver, Contractor for Te Roti Post Office service
  • Albert Price, Contractor for Te Roti and Matapu service
  • E. B. Jennings, Contractor for Torere Junction and Ohutu service
  • A. E. Greager, Contractor for Waitotara and Momohaki service
  • William Hurley, Contractor for Waitotara Post Office and Railway Station service
  • W. H. Anderson, Contractor for Wangaehu service
  • W. M. Luxford, Contractor for Wanganui and Sedgebrook service
  • W. H. Southcombe, Contractor for Waverley and Kohi service
  • M. Irwin, Contractor for Whenuakura service

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Wellington, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Coach, Trap, Horse
24 names identified
  • A. Burling, Contractor for Alfredton and Waterfalls service
  • J. Follett, Contractor for Apiti and Kimbolton service
  • A. V. Venables, Contractor for Apiti and Table Flat service
  • T. Currie, Contractor for Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai service
  • P. Hanlon, Contractor for Ashhurst Post Office and Railway Station service
  • P. Hanlon, Contractor for Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina service
  • Walker, Contractor (Walker and Nolan) for Bull’s, Sanson, Ohakea service
  • Nolan, Contractor (Walker and Nolan) for Bull’s, Sanson, Ohakea service
  • Hadley, Contractor (Hadley Brothers) for Carterton and Belvedere service
  • A. King, Contractor for Carterton, Gladstone, Te Wharau, and Land’s End service
  • M. E. Grant, Contractor for Carterton, Parkvale, and Gladstone service
  • R. J. Wadman, Contractor for Carterton South, Carterton, and Railway Station service
  • S. Kirk, Contractor for Colyton, Wanganui Harbour Board Block, Spur Road, and Midland Road service
  • J. Nicholls, Contractor for Eketahuna and Nireaha service
  • Butcher, Contractor (Butcher and Edmonds) for Eketahuna Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Edmonds, Contractor (Butcher and Edmonds) for Eketahuna Post Office and Railway Station service
  • W. F. Harding, Contractor for Eketahuna, Pleckville, Tawataia, and Alfredton service
  • H. Mackay, Contractor for Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, Martinborough, and other locations service
  • Tait, Contractor (Tait and Cox) for Featherston and Kahautara service
  • Cox, Contractor (Tait and Cox) for Featherston and Kahautara service
  • A. M. Wilkinson, Contractor for Featherston and Tauherinikau service
  • Samuel Paul, Contractor for Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohak service
  • S. Kirk, Contractor for Feilding and Colyton service
  • S. Daw, Contractor for Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton service