New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1297

✨ Postal Services Contracts



APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1297

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
26 Napier, Te Pohue, Te Haroto, Tarawera, Rangitaiki, and Taupo 103 Weekly .. Coach .. ,, .. 450 0 0 31 Dec., 1915.
27 Napier and Te Pohue .. 26 Weekly .. Coach .. ,, .. 40 0 0 ,,
28 Napier Chief Post-office, Railway-station, Breakwater, and Port Ahuriri, and distributing bags of newspapers for letter-carriers 3 As required Horse and express J. Mahony and Sons (Limited) 552 0 0 ,,
Clearing receiving-boxes and delivering correspondence at Napier Chief Post-office .. Twice daily
29 Napier : delivery of parcels throughout the town .. Daily .. Express or motor-car J. Mahony and Sons (Limited) 95 0 0 ,,
30 Napier, Port Ahuriri, Petane, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, Turiroa, and Wairoa 80 Twice weekly.. Coach .. H a w k e ’ s Bay Motor Company (Limited) 1,200 0 0 ,,
31 Norsewood, South Norsewood, and Ormondville 4 Twice daily .. Coach .. C. F. F. Schmidt 68 0 0 ,,
32 Nuhaka and Tangitere .. 12 Weekly .. Horse .. T. E. Taylor 44 0 0 ,,
33 Ongaonga and Blackburn .. 10 Twice weekly.. Coach .. W. J. Adams 30 0 0 ,,
34 Ongaonga and Wakarara .. 15 Twice weekly.. Coach .. E. Turfrey 40 0 0 ,,
35 Opoutama and Nuhaka .. 8 Twice weekly.. Trap in summer, and packhorse in winter C. Bendall 65 0 0 ,,
36 Ormondville to Whetukura .. 4 2-horse coach B. A. Hegh 70 0 0 ,,
Thence rural delivery to Dassler’s and Pedersen’s gate 20 Twice weekly
37 Ormondville and Whetukura .. 4 4 times weekly 2-horse coach B. A. Hegh 28 0 0 ,,
38 Petane and Waikare (private bag), (to cover cost of carriage of private mail-bags) 30 Weekly .. Coach and packhorse W. P. Arnott 70 0 0 ,,
39 Putere and Wahanui .. 24 Weekly .. Horse .. C. C. P. Brandon 30 0 0 ,,
40 Ruakituri and Te Reinga .. 12 Weekly .. Horse .. D. J. McDonald 82 0 0 ,,
41 Takapau, Ashley - Clinton, and Makaretu, via Wilson’s Road 12 Thrice weekly Coach .. J. E. Nielsen 95 0 0 ,,
42 Takapau and Makaretu via Ashcott (rural delivery between Takapau and Makaretu) 11 Thrice weekly 4-wheeled conveyance J. E. Nielsen 55 0 0 ,,
43 Takapau and South Makaretu (letter delivery); contractor to cross river at Thomson’s and return through the Rakautatahi district 12 Twice weekly.. Coach .. A. W. Thomson.. 50 0 0 ,,
44 Ti-tree Point, Ora, Akitio, and Aohanga 24 Thrice weekly Packhorse and buggy Thomas McKain 130 0 0 ,,
45 Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East 8 Daily .. Horse .. D. R. McLeod .. 30 0 0 ,,
46 Waipawa, Tamumu, Omakere, Pourere, and Blackhead 30 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. Alex. Corskie’s estate (J. Ross and T. Butler, trustees; T. Carson, manager) 100 0 0 ,,
47 Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga 11 Twice daily .. Coach .. S. N. Graham .. 100 0 0 ,,
48 Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station 3/4 As required .. Coach .. M. Moroney 50 0 0 ,,
49 Waipawa and Tikokino .. 13 Daily .. Coach .. A. Hill 150 0 0 ,,
50 Waipatiki, Waimiro, and Horoeka .. And rural delivery to Ellingham’s .. 13 Thrice weekly. } Gig .. S. Hunt 80 0 0 ,,
Twice weekly
51 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau 28 Daily .. Coach .. C. H. Sutton .. 150 0 0 ,,
52 Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station 1/4 As required .. Coach .. E. Houseman and Son 36 10 0 ,,
53 Wairoa and Frasertown .. 5 Twice daily .. Coach .. George Beckett .. 25 0 0 ,,
54 Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana 42 Twice weekly, 1st Nov. to 30th April; weekly, 1st May to 31st October Coach .. James Andrew .. 250 0 0 ,,
55 Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. 21 Weekly .. Coach .. James Andrew .. 40 0 0 ,,
56 Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere .. 25 Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. of each year Coach .. H a w k e ’ s Bay Motor Company (Limited) £3 per week ,,
57 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in river 1/8 As required .. Trap .. T. O. Browne .. 52 0 0 ,,
58 Woodville and Kumeroa .. 9 Daily .. Coach .. W. Dobson 138 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Dannevirke and Ruaroa .. | 6 | Daily .. | Horse or bicycle | Dannevirke Publishing Company | 15 0 0 |
| 2 | Dannevirke and Raumati .. | 5 | Daily .. | Bicycle .. | Ditto .. | 15 0 0 |
| 3 | Dannevirke and Te Rehunga | 7 | Daily .. | Horse .. | ,, .. | 30 0 0 |
| 4 | Hastings and Mahora .. | 2 | Twice daily .. | Motor-bicycle | Departmental officer .. | .. |



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Napier, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
28 names identified
  • J. Mahony, Contractor for mail services
  • C. F. F. Schmidt, Contractor for mail services
  • T. E. Taylor, Contractor for mail services
  • W. J. Adams, Contractor for mail services
  • E. Turfrey, Contractor for mail services
  • C. Bendall, Contractor for mail services
  • B. A. Hegh, Contractor for mail services
  • W. P. Arnott, Contractor for mail services
  • C. C. P. Brandon, Contractor for mail services
  • D. J. McDonald, Contractor for mail services
  • J. E. Nielsen, Contractor for mail services
  • A. W. Thomson, Contractor for mail services
  • Thomas McKain, Contractor for mail services
  • D. R. McLeod, Contractor for mail services
  • Alex. Corskie, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Ross, Trustee for contractor
  • T. Butler, Trustee for contractor
  • T. Carson, Manager for contractor
  • S. N. Graham, Contractor for mail services
  • M. Moroney, Contractor for mail services
  • A. Hill, Contractor for mail services
  • S. Hunt, Contractor for mail services
  • C. H. Sutton, Contractor for mail services
  • E. Houseman, Contractor for mail services
  • George Beckett, Contractor for mail services
  • James Andrew, Contractor for mail services
  • T. O. Browne, Contractor for mail services
  • W. Dobson, Contractor for mail services