New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 31

Page 1101

✨ Postal Mail Services



APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1101

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Borton’s and Railway Station 4 ch. Twice daily Foot John Dunn .. ..
2 Hilderthorpe and Railway Station 2 ch. Twice daily Foot G. C. Dennison .. ..
3 Hillgrove and Railway Station 2 ch. Twice daily Foot Donald McKay .. ..
4 Island Cliff and Railway Station ¼ 8 times weekly Foot Agnes Henderson .. ..
5 Kia Ora and Whitstone Creamery 4 Daily Trap Marjory G. Duff .. ..
6 Otekaike and Railway Station 2 ch. Twice daily Foot A. McKenzie .. ..
7 Papakaio and Railway Station 2 ch. Twice daily Foot A. Mackay .. ..
8 Peebles and Railway Station 1 Twice daily Horse Edith Fraser .. ..
9 Reidston and Railway Station 10 ch Twice daily Foot A. Carrodus .. ..
10 Shag Point and Railway Station ¾ Twice daily Foot Jessie McIntosh .. ..
11 Tokarahi and Railway Station 10 ch 8 times weekly Foot Peter McGradie .. ..
12 Totaratahi and Railway Station 4 ch. Twice daily Foot Ruby Phillips .. ..
13 Waitaki and Railway Station 2 ch. Twice daily Foot John Dunnell .. ..

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.
1 Abbotsford and Fairfield 2 Daily Horse Margaret Loudon 30 0 0 31 Dec.,1912.
Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. Thrice weekly
2 Abbotsford, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach 20 Thrice weekly Vehicle John Tansey 70 0 0 "
3 Alexandra South Post Office and Railway Station 1 As required Coach Henry Tohill 26 0 0 "
4 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hillend, Awamangu, Pukeawa, and Pukepito 32 Thrice weekly Vehicle P. Murray, jun.. 59 0 0 "
5 Balclutha and Te Houka 6 Twice weekly.. Bicycle Walter G. Finn 23 8 0 "
6 Bannockburn and Nevis— 26 Twice weekly.. James Ritchie 90 0 0 "
From 1st October to 31st May .. Weekly Horse
From 1st June to 30th September ..
Nevis and Upper Nevis Twice weekly..
From 1st October to 31st May .. Thrice weekly Vehicle Henry Martin 69 0 0 "
7 Beck’s and Lauder 5 Vehicle James Ritchie 70 0 0 "
8 Cromwell and Bannockburn 4 Daily Vehicle James Jeffs 748 0 0 "
9 Dunedin Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves; also supplying horse and vehicle for letter-carrier, North-East Valley as required; Dunedin, supplying three horses and vehicles with drivers for conveyance of officers of the Department, clearing city and suburban letter-boxes and receivers, delivery of letter-carriers’ bags, and delivery of parcels in the city and suburbs within a radius of four miles of the Chief Post Office as required .. As required Vehicles
10 Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobello 12 Daily Coach David D. Seaton 150 0 0 "
And Portobello and Otakou 3 Thrice weekly Vehicle James Weipers 73 0 0 "
11 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp private bag, and Sandymount 12 Thrice weekly Vehicle James Lloyd 40 0 0 "
12 Hawea Flat and Maungawera 10 Thrice weekly Vehicle J. R. Crossan 40 0 0 "
13 Henley and Berwick 4 Thrice weekly Vehicle J. W. Adams 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1910.
14 Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly Vehicle Ben Clark 85 0 0 31 Dec., 1912.
15 Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill 18 Thrice weekly Vehicle J. Rutherford 30 0 0 "
16 Hindon Post Office and Railway Station 4 Twice weekly.. Vehicle Alexander Reid 30 0 0 "
17 Kaitangata and Inch-Clutha 3 Thrice weekly Horse Alexander Reid 60 0 0 "
18 Kaitangata and Stirling 5 Twice daily Coach Charles Anderson 32 0 0 "
19 Katea Post Office and Hunt’s Road Railway Siding 3 Thrice weekly Horse
20 Kyeburn, Kokonga Post Office and Railway Station 5 Daily Vehicle Alexander Wallace 52 0 0 "
21 Lawrence, Tuapeka West, Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth 17 Thrice weekly Vehicle John McGown 80 0 0 "
22 Lawrence and Waipori 14 Thrice weekly Vehicle Edward Pearson 60 0 0 "
23 Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur 7 Daily Vehicle James Hopkins 40 0 0 "
24 Merton, Beaconsfield, and Evansdale 10 Daily Vehicle Arthur R. Bond 90 0 0 "
25 Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi 11 Twice weekly.. Vehicle James Reed 29 15 0 "
26 Mosgiel and East Taieri 1½ Daily Horse John Williams 25 0 0 "
27 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings 12 Weekly Vehicle Frances L. Dillon 31 0 0 "
28 Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly 9 Daily Coach Joseph Hore 29 10 0 "
29 Omakau and Matakauui 7 Daily Vehicle R. J. Mitchell 75 0 0 "
And Drybread .. Thrice weekly Isabella Pitches 60 0 0 "
30 Ophir Post Office and Omakau Railway Station 2¾ Twice daily Vehicle A. F. McIntosh 55 0 0 "
31 Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek 8 Thrice weekly Vehicle F. R. McGregor 170 0 0 "
32 Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathans, and Cambrian 18 Daily Coach
33 Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark’s 18 Twice weekly.. Vehicle Charles Brenssell 60 0 0 "
34 Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua 10 Daily Vehicle Charles Brenssell 80 0 0 "
35 Owaka Post Office and Railway Station ¼ As required Vehicle A. W. Geddes 26 0 0 "


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🚂 Postal Mail Services - Performed By Contractors (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Mail routes, Contractors, Oamaru, Dunedin
45 names identified
  • John Dunn, Contractor for Borton’s and Railway Station
  • G. C. Dennison, Contractor for Hilderthorpe and Railway Station
  • Donald McKay, Contractor for Hillgrove and Railway Station
  • Agnes Henderson, Contractor for Island Cliff and Railway Station
  • Marjory G. Duff, Contractor for Kia Ora and Whitstone Creamery
  • A. McKenzie, Contractor for Otekaike and Railway Station
  • A. Mackay, Contractor for Papakaio and Railway Station
  • Edith Fraser, Contractor for Peebles and Railway Station
  • A. Carrodus, Contractor for Reidston and Railway Station
  • Jessie McIntosh, Contractor for Shag Point and Railway Station
  • Peter McGradie, Contractor for Tokarahi and Railway Station
  • Ruby Phillips, Contractor for Totaratahi and Railway Station
  • John Dunnell, Contractor for Waitaki and Railway Station
  • Margaret Loudon, Contractor for Abbotsford and Fairfield
  • John Tansey, Contractor for Abbotsford, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach
  • Henry Tohill, Contractor for Alexandra South Post Office and Railway Station
  • P. Murray (junior), Contractor for Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hillend, Awamangu, Pukeawa, and Pukepito
  • Walter G. Finn, Contractor for Balclutha and Te Houka
  • James Ritchie, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis
  • Henry Martin, Contractor for Nevis and Upper Nevis
  • James Jeffs, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn
  • David D. Seaton, Contractor for Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobello
  • James Weipers, Contractor for Portobello and Otakou
  • James Lloyd, Contractor for Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp private bag, and Sandymount
  • J. R. Crossan, Contractor for Hawea Flat and Maungawera
  • J. W. Adams, Contractor for Henley and Berwick
  • Ben Clark, Contractor for Heriot and Moa Flat Estate
  • J. Rutherford, Contractor for Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Parkhill
  • Alexander Reid, Contractor for Hindon Post Office and Railway Station
  • Charles Anderson, Contractor for Kaitangata and Stirling
  • Alexander Wallace, Contractor for Kyeburn, Kokonga Post Office and Railway Station
  • John McGown, Contractor for Lawrence, Tuapeka West, Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth
  • Edward Pearson, Contractor for Lawrence and Waipori
  • James Hopkins, Contractor for Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur
  • Arthur R. Bond, Contractor for Merton, Beaconsfield, and Evansdale
  • James Reed, Contractor for Milton, Akatore, and Glenledi
  • John Williams, Contractor for Mosgiel and East Taieri
  • Frances L. Dillon, Contractor for Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings
  • Joseph Hore, Contractor for Naseby, Eweburn, and Ranfurly
  • R. J. Mitchell, Contractor for Omakau and Matakauui
  • Isabella Pitches, Contractor for Drybread
  • A. F. McIntosh, Contractor for Ophir Post Office and Omakau Railway Station
  • F. R. McGregor, Contractor for Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek
  • Charles Brenssell, Contractor for Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark’s
  • A. W. Geddes, Contractor for Owaka Post Office and Railway Station