New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1299

✨ Postal Services Contracts



APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1299

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Miles One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
10 Korito, Kent Road, Lower Mangorei, and New Plymouth 9 Twice weekly.. Horse J. W. Brayshaw £ s. d. 20 0 0
11 Kotare and Waitaanga (rural delivery) 24 Weekly Horse T. Sheehy 10 0 0
12 Lowgarth and junction of Hastings and Opunake Roads 2 Thrice weekly Horse T. Higginson 19 10 0
13 Matau and Purangi 5 Thrice weekly.. Horse F. H. Mills 23 0 0
14 New Plymouth and Mangorei 9 Twice weekly.. Cart G. A. Cooper 10 0 0
15 Okau and Kotare 5 Twice weekly.. Horse T. Sheehy 10 0 0
16 Pohokura Post-office and Railway-station 3½ Daily Foot H. Chadwick 10 0 0
17 Rerekapa and Tongaporutu 14 Weekly Horse E. Hutchins 15 0 0
18 Strathmore and Pahautuhia.. 22 Weekly Horse G. W. Calvert 15 0 0
19 Taurakawa and Puniwhakau 7½ Weekly Horse J. P. Ryan 10 0 0
20 Uruti and Ngatamiro 7 Weekly Horse Mallett and Jupp 13 0 0
21 Uruti and Pehu 10 Weekly Horse Mallett and Jupp 13 0 0
22 Waitara and Huirangi 4 Thrice weekly.. Horse E. Taylor 14 0 0
23 Waitara and Tikorangi 4½ Thrice weekly.. Horse E. Taylor 22 10 0
24 Waitui and Inglewood 4 Thrice weekly.. Cart A. L. Simpson 10 0 0
25 Whangamomona and Mangare (rural delivery) 12 Weekly Horse W. H. and G. H. Partridge 20 0 0
26 Whangamomona and Tahuna roa (rural delivery) 18 Weekly Horse Court and Cottier 35 0 0
27 Wharehuia, Tepopo, and Kupe (rural delivery) 9 Thrice weekly.. Horse R. Guppy 31 4 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.

| 1 | Brixton Post-office and Waitara Road Railway-station | ½ | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | Wells, R. | .. | |
| 2 | Hurworth and New Plymouth | 5 | Twice weekly.. | Cart | C. M. Gilbert | .. | |
| 3 | Koru and Oakura .. | 3 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | A. M. Smart | .. | |
| 4 | Lepperton Post-office and Railway-station | 1½ | Daily | Horse | A. Thornley | .. | |
| 5 | Makahu and Strathmore | 7 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | M. Ford | .. | |
| 6 | Midhirst and Tuna | 4 | Daily | Cart | M. A. Milne | .. | |
| 7 | Ngatoro and Inglewood | 4 | Daily, 1st Sept. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. | Cart | H. J. Meston | .. | |
| 8 | Okoke and Urenui .. | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | A. G. Lee | .. | |
| 9 | Okau and junction of Okau and Mokau Roads | 6 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | J. Sheehy, sen. | .. | |
| 10 | Ratapiko and Kaimata | 6 | Daily, 1st Sept. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. | Horse | J. Johnston | .. | |
| 11 | Sentry Hill Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Daily | Horse | S. Oliver | .. | |
| 12 | Tarurutangi and New Plymouth | 8½ | Twice weekly.. | Horse | R. Street | .. | |
| 13 | Uia and Midhirst | 3½ | Daily, 1st Sept. to 30th April; twice weekly, 1st May to 31st Aug. | Cart | W. Christiansen | .. | |
| 14 | Waiongona and Inglewood | 5 | Daily, 1st Sept. to 31st May; thrice weekly, 1st June to 31st Aug. | Cart | A. E. Williams | .. | |
| 15 | Wharehuia and Midhirst | 4 | Daily | Cart | P. Stanton | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Bull's and Greatford | .. | 4 | 4 times daily .. | Motor | Ernest John Wackrill and Harold Stewart | £ s. d. 80 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1915. |
| 2 | Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (part rural delivery) | .. | 5 | Daily | Trap | John Ewing Walker | 95 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Bull's, past junction Pukepapa Road, via Turakina Road, to Williamson's Road (rural delivery) | .. | 6 | Daily | Cycle or trap | John Twiggs | 42 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Bull's Post-office and Bell's gate on Raumai Road (rural delivery) | .. | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Horse or trap | W. G. Carruthers | 24 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Eltham Post-office and Railway-station | .. | 1 | As required | Spring cart .. | A. H. P. Marris.. | 60 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kanonga | .. | 9 | Daily | 2-horse coach | J. W. Carter | 100 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari | .. | 6 | Daily | Horse | W. T. Bailey | 34 0 0 | " |



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
41 names identified
  • J. W. Brayshaw, Contractor for Korito, Kent Road, Lower Mangorei, and New Plymouth service
  • T. Sheehy, Contractor for Kotare and Waitaanga service
  • T. Higginson, Contractor for Lowgarth and junction of Hastings and Opunake Roads service
  • F. H. Mills, Contractor for Matau and Purangi service
  • G. A. Cooper, Contractor for New Plymouth and Mangorei service
  • H. Chadwick, Contractor for Pohokura Post-office and Railway-station service
  • E. Hutchins, Contractor for Rerekapa and Tongaporutu service
  • G. W. Calvert, Contractor for Strathmore and Pahautuhia service
  • J. P. Ryan, Contractor for Taurakawa and Puniwhakau service
  • Mallett, Contractor for Uruti and Ngatamiro service
  • Jupp, Contractor for Uruti and Ngatamiro service
  • E. Taylor, Contractor for Waitara and Huirangi service
  • A. L. Simpson, Contractor for Waitui and Inglewood service
  • W. H. Partridge, Contractor for Whangamomona and Mangare service
  • G. H. Partridge, Contractor for Whangamomona and Mangare service
  • Court, Contractor for Whangamomona and Tahuna roa service
  • Cottier, Contractor for Whangamomona and Tahuna roa service
  • R. Guppy, Contractor for Wharehuia, Tepopo, and Kupe service
  • R. Wells, Contractor for Brixton Post-office and Waitara Road Railway-station service
  • C. M. Gilbert, Contractor for Hurworth and New Plymouth service
  • A. M. Smart, Contractor for Koru and Oakura service
  • A. Thornley, Contractor for Lepperton Post-office and Railway-station service
  • M. Ford, Contractor for Makahu and Strathmore service
  • M. A. Milne, Contractor for Midhirst and Tuna service
  • H. J. Meston, Contractor for Ngatoro and Inglewood service
  • A. G. Lee, Contractor for Okoke and Urenui service
  • J., sen. Sheehy, Contractor for Okau and junction of Okau and Mokau Roads service
  • J. Johnston, Contractor for Ratapiko and Kaimata service
  • S. Oliver, Contractor for Sentry Hill Post-office and Railway-station service
  • R. Street, Contractor for Tarurutangi and New Plymouth service
  • W. Christiansen, Contractor for Uia and Midhirst service
  • A. E. Williams, Contractor for Waiongona and Inglewood service
  • P. Stanton, Contractor for Wharehuia and Midhirst service
  • Ernest John Wackrill, Contractor for Bull's and Greatford service
  • Harold Stewart, Contractor for Bull's and Greatford service
  • John Ewing Walker, Contractor for Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry service
  • John Twiggs, Contractor for Bull's, past junction Pukepapa Road, via Turakina Road, to Williamson's Road service
  • W. G. Carruthers, Contractor for Bull's Post-office and Bell's gate on Raumai Road service
  • A. H. P. Marris, Contractor for Eltham Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. W. Carter, Contractor for Eltham, Mangatoki, and Kanonga service
  • W. T. Bailey, Contractor for Eltham, Mata, and Rotokari service