New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1296

✨ Postal Services Contracts



1296 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 31

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT—continued.
10 Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station 1/4 Twice daily Foot George Baker Richardson 11 0 0
11 Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa 6 Weekly Horse Thomas Hollywood 20 0 0
12 Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station 1/8 Twice daily Foot William Dixon .. 20 0 0
13 Makauri Post-office and Railway-station 1/2 Twice daily Foot Reginald Peachey Goodchap 14 0 0
14 Ormond Post-office and Railway-station 1/4 Twice daily Foot Frederick Friar .. 20 0 0
15 Otoko Post-office and Railway-station 1/8 As required Foot Henrietta Mary Arbon 12 0 0
16 Tiniroto and Kairoa 6 Weekly Horse John Leslie Spence 6 0 0
17 Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station 1/4 Twice weekly .. Foot James Hill .. 2s. 6d. per trip
18 Waitakaro and Tuparoa .. .. 12 Weekly Horse Wiremu Hunia .. 8 0 0
19 Whatatutu and Tahunaroa .. .. 9 1/2 Weekly Express Benjamin Taylor 15 0 0
PERFORMED BY POSTMASTER, PAYMENT FOR WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SALARY.
1 Puha and Railway-station .. .. 1/8 Twice daily Foot Robert McAra .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
1 Anaroa and Pukehou .. .. 6 Daily .. Horse and trap Myrtle V. Pearson 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1915
2 Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station 1/8 As required .. Express .. R. and H. Drinkwater 55 0 0 "
3 Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville 50 Thrice weekly 4-horse coach Dannevirke - Herbertville Coaching and Carrying Company (Limited) 700 0 0 "
4 Dannevirke and Umutaoroa .. .. 7 Daily .. Gig .. R. and H. Drinkwater 30 0 0 "
5 Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley 20 Twice weekly .. 2-horse conveyance Dannevirke - Herbertville Coaching and Carrying Company (Limited) 100 0 0 "
6 Dannevirke, Awariki, Mangahei, and Ngapaeruru 22 Twice weekly .. 2-horse conveyance Ditto .. .. 100 0 0 "
7 Farndon and Clive .. .. .. 1/2 Four times daily Express .. W. F. Highley .. 40 0 0 "
8 Frasertown and Clydebank .. .. 15 Thrice weekly Trap .. A. H. Steed .. 65 0 0 "
And Byrnes (rural delivery) Weekly .. "
9 Hastings and Havelock North .. 3 Thrice daily Omnibus .. J. G. Nimon .. 40 0 0 "
10 Hastings Post-office and Railway-station 1/2 As required .. Express .. James O'Neill .. 36 0 0 "
11 Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho .. 14 Daily .. Coach .. Graham and Gebbie 90 0 0 "
12 Hastings and Waimarama (to cover carriage of private mail-bags) 21 Twice weekly .. Coach .. William George Cook 110 0 0 "
13 Hastings and Whana (private bag-owners) 30 Twice weekly .. Coach .. Graham and Gebbie 90 0 0 "
14 Hastings and Willowford Accommodation-house 70 Twice weekly Coach or motor-car Graham and Gebbie 360 0 0 "
And Hastings, Kuripapango, and Mangaohane Weekly "
15 Hatuma and Flemington, and to school-house (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Horse .. G. R. J. Willis .. 58 0 0 "
16 Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke Roads (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly Spring-cart J. W. Elliott .. 50 0 0 "
17 Havelock North and Maraetotara Settlement (to cover carriage of private mail-bags) 25 Weekly .. Coach .. C. Hampton .. 34 0 0 "
18 Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station .. 5 Daily .. Horse .. J. Newberry .. 30 0 0 "
19 Maharahara, Maharahara Railway-station, and Maharahara West 6 Daily .. Gig .. A. H. Cunningham 78 0 0 "
20 Mangatuna and Dannevirke — Weber Junction 23 Twice weekly .. Packhorse .. James Galloway .. 30 0 0 "
21 Maraekakaho and Kereru .. .. 15 Thrice weekly Coach .. Graham and Gebbie 90 0 0 "
22 Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale 9 Twice daily Coach .. Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) 150 0 0 "
23 Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee .. 5 Twice daily Coach .. Ditto .. .. 100 0 0 "
24 Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puketitiri 35 Thrice weekly Coach .. " .. .. 250 0 0 "
25 Napier, Greenmeadows, Taradale, and Puketapu 15 Twice daily Coach .. " .. .. 250 0 0 "
And Taradale and Fernhill .. .. Once daily "


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🚂 Inland Mail-Services for 1913-1915 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Gisborne, Napier, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
27 names identified
  • George Baker Richardson, Contractor for Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station
  • Thomas Hollywood, Contractor for Lower Hangaroa and Hangaroa
  • William Dixon, Contractor for Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station
  • Reginald Peachey Goodchap, Contractor for Makauri Post-office and Railway-station
  • Frederick Friar, Contractor for Ormond Post-office and Railway-station
  • Henrietta Mary Arbon, Contractor for Otoko Post-office and Railway-station
  • John Leslie Spence, Contractor for Tiniroto and Kairoa
  • James Hill, Contractor for Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station
  • Wiremu Hunia, Contractor for Waitakaro and Tuparoa
  • Benjamin Taylor, Contractor for Whatatutu and Tahunaroa
  • Robert McAra, Contractor for Puha and Railway-station
  • Myrtle V. Pearson, Contractor for Anaroa and Pukehou
  • R. and H. Drinkwater, Contractor for Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station
  • Dannevirke - Herbertville Coaching and Carrying Company (Limited) , Contractor for Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville
  • W. F. Highley, Contractor for Farndon and Clive
  • A. H. Steed, Contractor for Frasertown and Clydebank
  • J. G. Nimon, Contractor for Hastings and Havelock North
  • James O'Neill, Contractor for Hastings Post-office and Railway-station
  • Graham and Gebbie, Contractor for Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraekakaho
  • William George Cook, Contractor for Hastings and Waimarama
  • G. R. J. Willis, Contractor for Hatuma and Flemington, and to school-house
  • J. W. Elliott, Contractor for Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke Roads
  • C. Hampton, Contractor for Havelock North and Maraetotara Settlement
  • J. Newberry, Contractor for Kiritaki and Oringi Railway-station
  • A. H. Cunningham, Contractor for Maharahara, Maharahara Railway-station, and Maharahara West
  • James Galloway, Contractor for Mangatuna and Dannevirke — Weber Junction
  • Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited), Contractor for Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, and Eskdale