Mail Contracts




1090
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Services. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
30 Hutt Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Coach W. A. Sammons 156 0 0 31 Dec., 1912
Hutt Post Office and Taita .. 3 Twice daily .. Coach 30 0 0 "
31 Karori and Makara .. Thrice weekly Trap G. R. Hislop 100 0 0 "
32 Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding 18 Daily .. Coach C. M. Bauer 125 0 0 "
33 Kimbolton, Peep-o’-day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Rangiwahia 18 Daily .. Coach J. E. Badland 24 0 0 "
34 Komako and left bank Pohangina River, rural delivery serving settlers as from Didsbury’s house 5 Thrice weekly Horse H. Fraser 50 0 0 "
35 Levin and Foxton .. 13 Twice daily .. Coach E. C. Hodgman and J. Draper 25 0 0 "
36 Levin Post Office and Railway Station ½ As required .. Coach E. C. Hodgman and J. Draper 39 0 0 "
37 Makuri and Coonoor .. 11 Twice weekly.. Trap C. Parsons 60 0 0 "
38 Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima 12 Thrice weekly Gig E. J. Chaffe 25 0 0 "
39 Mangamahoe and Ihurana .. 11 Twice weekly.. Horse G. F. Lehmstedt 51 0 0 "
40 Mangatainoka, Kohinui, and Makairo 10 Thrice weekly Vehicle R. Forster 65 0 0 "
41 Martinborough, Dyerville, and O’Keeffe’s (no post-office) 11 Thrice weekly Express W. Bainbridge 110 0 0 "
42 Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, White Rock, and Homeburn (and return via Stony Creek, Waipawa, Whakapuni, and Hautotara) 50 Weekly .. Brake & pack J. Connelly 70 0 0 "
43 Masterton, Bideford, and Glendonald 18 Twice weekly.. Vehicle J. Blackley 80 0 0 "
44 Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar 28 Weekly .. Coach Pinhey Bros. (Ltd.) 40 0 0 "
45 Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Gladstone, and Longbush 18 Daily .. Coach D. McPhee 60 0 0 "
46 Masterton, Te Wharau, and Land’s End (part rural delivery) 33 Twice weekly.. Coach F. G. Richards 90 0 0 "
47 Masterton Post Office and Railway Station 1 As required .. Express H. Cole and Son 150 0 0 "
48 Masterton, Taueru, Carswells, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohawai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, and Homewood 48 Twice weekly.. Coach Pinhey Bros. (Ltd.) 225 0 0 "
49 Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, and Whakataki 40 Thrice weekly Coach Pinhey Bros. (Ltd.) 32 0 0 "
50 Mauriceville and Ditton .. 14 Twice weekly.. Horse G. F. Lehmstedt 32 0 0 "
51 Mauriceville and Mauriceville West .. Daily .. Trap L. Mattson 100 0 0 "
52 Mount Bruce and Masterton by way of Upper Opaki – Pirau Road (delivery of correspondence en route into private boxes) 16 Daily .. Trap L. J. Matthews 24 0 0 "
53 Opaki and Rangitumau .. 7 Thrice weekly Horse Ruby Maclachlan 32 0 0 "
54 Otaki Post Office and Railway Station 2 As required .. Coach G. Bell 175 0 0 "
55 Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua 42 Daily .. Cart G. A. Vile 93 12 0 "
56 Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance .. 8 Daily .. Gig H. Vile 375 0 0 "
57 Pahiatua, Ngaturi, Makuri, Mangatiti, Puketoi, and Pongaroa 39 Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April Thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Coach A. M. Holmwood 110 0 0 "
58 Pahiatua Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Coach J. Cotter and W. Cashin 36 0 0 "
59 Palmerston North and Kairanga .. 6 Daily .. Trap S. Davey 90 0 0 "
60 Palmerston North, Newbury, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon 19 Daily .. Coach S. Paul 100 0 0 "
61 Palmerston North Post Office and Railway Station ½ As required .. Trap S. T. Hunt 40 0 0 "
62 Palmerston North, Whakaronga, and Kelvin Grove 5 Daily .. Cart F. Grover 85 0 0 "
63 Petone Post Office and Railway Station ½ As required .. Coach J. W. Sharpe 25 0 0 "
64 Pongaroa and Maku .. 6 Weekly Horse G. R. Hutching 50 0 0 "
And Maku and Waihi Junction .. 3 Weekly A. Stroak 30 10 0 "
65 Rakaunui and Makuri Road Junction 7 Thrice weekly Horse W. T. Williams 114 0 0 "
66 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara .. 10 Twice weekly.. Horse M. Enright 86 0 0 "
67 Raumai, Awahou, Ngaputahi Road Junction, Komako, and Piripiri 17 Thrice weekly Brake 35 0 0 "
68 Rewa and Waituna West .. 43 Daily Cart E. F. Needham 26 0 0 "
And open delivery to Pakihikura .. Twice weekly R. Ross 60 0 0 "
69 Rongotea and Glen Orona .. 3 Twice daily .. Gig W. S. Dickens "
70 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale .. 11 Twice weekly.. Buggy T. M. O’Connor "
71 Tinui, Tinui Valley, Pakowai, and Te Mai 25 Weekly .. Horse and pack-horse "


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🚂 Wellington Postal District Mail Contracts

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Postal services, Mail routes, Contracts, Subsidies, Wellington, Coach, Trap, Horse, Vehicle, Cart, Gig, Express, Brake, Buggy, Pack-horse
40 names identified
  • W. A. Sammons, Contractor for Hutt Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. R. Hislop, Contractor for Karori and Makara
  • C. M. Bauer, Contractor for Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, and Feilding
  • J. E. Badland, Contractor for Kimbolton, Peep-o’-day, Mangarimu, Pemberton, and Rangiwahia
  • H. Fraser, Contractor for Komako and left bank Pohangina River
  • E. C. Hodgman, Contractor for Levin and Foxton, and Levin Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Draper, Contractor for Levin and Foxton, and Levin Post Office and Railway Station
  • C. Parsons, Contractor for Makuri and Coonoor
  • E. J. Chaffe, Contractor for Mangahao, Makomako, Nikau, and Marima
  • G. F. Lehmstedt, Contractor for Mangamahoe and Ihurana, and Mauriceville and Ditton
  • R. Forster, Contractor for Mangatainoka, Kohinui, and Makairo
  • W. Bainbridge, Contractor for Martinborough, Dyerville, and O’Keeffe’s
  • J. Connelly, Contractor for Martinborough, Hautotara, Whakapuni, Waipawa, Stony Creek, Tora, Te Awaite, Oroi, White Rock, and Homeburn
  • J. Blackley, Contractor for Masterton, Bideford, and Glendonald
  • Pinhey Bros. (Ltd.), Contractor for Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronvar, Masterton, Taueru, Carswells, Blairlogie, Sevenoaks, Kohawai, Beaumaris, Riverdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, and Homewood, and Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, and Whakataki
  • D. McPhee, Contractor for Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Gladstone, and Longbush
  • F. G. Richards, Contractor for Masterton, Te Wharau, and Land’s End
  • H. Cole and Son, Contractor for Masterton Post Office and Railway Station
  • L. Mattson, Contractor for Mauriceville and Mauriceville West
  • L. J. Matthews, Contractor for Mount Bruce and Masterton
  • Ruby Maclachlan, Contractor for Opaki and Rangitumau
  • G. Bell, Contractor for Otaki Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. A. Vile, Contractor for Pahiatua, Konini, Hamua, Newman, Eketahuna, Rongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, Mangaramarama, and Pahiatua
  • H. Vile, Contractor for Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance
  • A. M. Holmwood, Contractor for Pahiatua, Ngaturi, Makuri, Mangatiti, Puketoi, and Pongaroa
  • J. Cotter, Contractor for Pahiatua Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. Cashin, Contractor for Pahiatua Post Office and Railway Station
  • S. Davey, Contractor for Palmerston North and Kairanga
  • S. Paul, Contractor for Palmerston North, Newbury, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon
  • S. T. Hunt, Contractor for Palmerston North Post Office and Railway Station
  • F. Grover, Contractor for Palmerston North, Whakaronga, and Kelvin Grove
  • J. W. Sharpe, Contractor for Petone Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. R. Hutching, Contractor for Pongaroa and Maku
  • A. Stroak, Contractor for Maku and Waihi Junction
  • W. T. Williams, Contractor for Rakaunui and Makuri Road Junction
  • M. Enright, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara
  • E. F. Needham, Contractor for Rewa and Waituna West
  • R. Ross, Contractor for open delivery to Pakihikura
  • W. S. Dickens, Contractor for Rongotea and Glen Orona
  • T. M. O’Connor, Contractor for Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale