✨ Inland Mail-Services
APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1285
Inland Mail-Services, 1913-1915.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 20th March, 1913.
By order.
W. R. MORRIS,
Secretary.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
| Number | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. | |||||||
| 1 | Auckland Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves | ½ | As required | Vehicles .. | J. J. Craig (Limited) | £ 2,150 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1915. |
| Delivery of letter-carriers' extra bags | .. | As required | |||||
| Also delivery of parcels in city and suburbs | .. | Twice daily in city, and once in suburbs | |||||
| 2 | Auckland : Clearing receivers within a radius of four miles of Chief Post-office | .. | Thrice daily .. | 4 horses and carts | J. J. Craig (Limited) | £ 1,390 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Auckland landing-service (landing and shipping mails to and from vessels in stream) | .. | As required .. | Steamer or launch | E. C. Binns .. | £ 250 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Auckland, Bayswater, and Takapuna | 6 | Daily to Bays-water ; twice daily to Takapuna | Ferry - boat and steam-tram | Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Company (Limited) | £ 80 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Aukopae, Roto, and Tokirima | 10 | Twice weekly .. | Horse .. | J. Mackay .. | £ 45 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Avondale, Titirangi, Nihotapu, and Huia | 20 | Weekly | Horse .. | W. T. Bishop .. | £ 49 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Vehicle in summer; packhorse in winter | L. Braham .. | £ 40 16 0 | " |
| 8 | Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central | 5½ | 4 times weekly | Vehicle .. | H. Anderson .. | £ 75 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Birkenhead, Glenfield, Albany, and Dairy Flat | 15 | Thrice weekly.. | Wagonette .. | W. Goodall .. | 16s. per trip | " |
| 10 | Cabbage Bay and Port Charles | 10 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | E. A. Crawford | £ 24 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Cambridge, Fencourt, Goodwood, and Victoria Roads (rural delivery) | 12 | Daily .. | Horse .. | F. Bartlett .. | £ 50 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Cambridge and Frankton Junction Railway-station (to connect with south-bound Main Trunk Express) | 15½ | Daily .. | Coach .. | Crowther and Bell | £ 115 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Cambridge and Maungatautari | 12 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | Te Whakaea Te Kaapo | £ 30 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Cambridge, Monovale, and Rotoorangi (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily .. | Vehicle and horse | E. E. Faulkner .. | £ 312 0 0 | " |
| Cambridge, Leamington delivery | 10 | Daily .. | Vehicle and horse | E. E. Faulkner .. | £ 312 0 0 | " | |
| 15 | Cambridge Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | As required .. | Buggy or coach | Crowther and Bell | £ 30 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Cambridge and Whitehall (correspond- ence delivered into settlers' boxes) | 11 | Twice weekly.. | Horse or vehicle | C. E. Jeans .. | £ 33 16 0 | " |
| 17 | Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay | 13 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | W. H. Jones .. | £ 38 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Coromandel Post-office and Wharf .. | 1¼ | As required .. | Cart .. | Denize Bros. .. | £ 35 0 0 | " |
| 19 | Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua | 11 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | Denize Bros. .. | £ 22 2 0 | " |
| 20 | Coromandel and Whitianga | 23 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | W. B. Topp, jun. | £ 40 0 0 | " |
| 21 | Dargaville Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf | 1½ch | As required .. | Express .. | J. Neill .. | £ 48 0 0 | " |
| 22 | Devonport, Takapuna, Oneroa, Red Vale, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi | 35 | Weekly .. | Coach .. | Bogue and Sons | £ 161 0 0 | " |
| 23 | Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay | 8 | Daily .. | Coach .. | J. H. Carter .. | £ 112 0 0 | " |
| 24 | Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick | 8 | Twice daily .. | Coach .. | J. Crawford .. | £ 125 0 0 | " |
| 25 | Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue | 15 | Twice weekly.. | Coach .. | A. Reuther .. | £ 78 0 0 | " |
| 26 | Frankton Junction, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East | 2 | As required .. | Coach .. | H. R. James .. | £ 280 0 0 | " |
| 27 | Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Te Pahu | 17 | Daily .. | Vehicle .. | H. Kirk .. | £ 160 0 0 | " |
Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1913, No 31
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1913, No 31
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🚂 Inland Mail-Services for 1913-1915
🚂 Transport & Communications20 March 1913
Mail services, Contracts, Auckland, Postal routes
24 names identified
- J. J. Craig, Contractor for mail services
- E. C. Binns, Contractor for mail services
- J. Mackay, Contractor for mail services
- W. T. Bishop, Contractor for mail services
- L. Braham, Contractor for mail services
- H. Anderson, Contractor for mail services
- W. Goodall, Contractor for mail services
- E. A. Crawford, Contractor for mail services
- F. Bartlett, Contractor for mail services
- Crowther, Contractor for mail services
- Bell, Contractor for mail services
- Te Whakaea Te Kaapo, Contractor for mail services
- E. E. Faulkner, Contractor for mail services
- C. E. Jeans, Contractor for mail services
- W. H. Jones, Contractor for mail services
- Denize (Bros.), Contractor for mail services
- W. B. Topp (jun.), Contractor for mail services
- J. Neill, Contractor for mail services
- Bogue (Sons), Contractor for mail services
- J. H. Carter, Contractor for mail services
- J. Crawford, Contractor for mail services
- A. Reuther, Contractor for mail services
- H. R. James, Contractor for mail services
- H. Kirk, Contractor for mail services
- W. R. Morris, Secretary