New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1305

✨ Postal Service Contracts



APRIL 10. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1305

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT—continued. £ s. d.
11 Clareville Post-office and Railway-station ½ Thrice daily .. Foot S. Reid 20 0 0
12 Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers) 17 Weekly Trap J. W. Brocket 10 0 0
13 Cunningham’s to coach ¾ Daily Foot R. E. Grant 10 0 0
14 Eastbourne and Day’s Bay 1 Daily Coach S. Leah 8 10 0
15 Eastbourne, Rona Bay, and Day’s Bay (daily delivery of correspondence in borough, and clearance of receiver) 3¼ Daily Foot S. Leah 70 0 0
16 Eketahuna and Mangaoronga 4 Twice weekly.. Horse A. M. Bassett 8 0 0
17 Feilding, Rongotea, and Awahuri 12 Daily Coach H. E. Neumann 15 0 0
18 Foxton, Himatangi, Makowhai, and Sanson 20 5 times weekly Tram H. L. Wallace 10 0 0
19 Foxton Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required .. Foot W. J. Betty 5 0 0
20 Government Buildings and Post-office ¼ As required .. Cart Department of Internal Affairs 156 0 0
21 Halcombe Post-office to Stanway, Makino, and Tokorangi Roads; from Halcombe Post-office along MacDonald’s Road, Halcombe; Sandon Road and Rakehou Road to Feilding; and from Feilding back to Halcombe by Halcombe Road 33* Daily Motor-cycle Dept. letter-carrier
22 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse William Hayward 15 0 0
23 Hukanui and Maungarauipi 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse W. Dawson 18 0 0
24 Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery).. 3¼ Thrice weekly.. Foot C. T. Fear 15 0 0
25 Kaitawa and Hinemoa 10 Weekly Horse T. Checkley 10 0 0
26 Kaiwaiwai Post-office and Road Junction ¼ Daily Foot R. E. Williams 8 0 0
27 Konini Post-office and Railway-station 1½ Daily Foot Denis Kelly 19 0 0
28 Kopuranga and Railway-station ⅜ Daily Foot Agnes Franklin 5 0 0
29 Koputaroa Post-office and Railway-station 2 ch. As required .. Foot M. T. Perry 10 0 0
30 Nireaha and Putara 4 Thrice weekly.. Horse H. Keene 26 0 0
31 Ohau Post-office and Railway-station.. 1½ Thrice daily Foot M. J. Bettelani 15 0 0
32 Ohau and Muhunoa 3½ Daily Bicycle M. J. Bettelani 10 0 0
33 Oroua Downs and Himatangi 2 Daily Horse K. L. Bethune 20 0 0
34 Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West 3 Daily Trap E. Price 10 0 0
35 Palmerston North and Terrace End .. 1 Thrice daily Foot W. H. J. Squire 15 0 0
36 Paromata and Pahautanui 4 Daily Brake or buggy A. Nicol, jun. 20 0 0
Pahautanui and Judgeford 3 Thrice weekly
37 Parkvale and Ahiauhe (rural delivery) 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse George Swinn 25 0 0
38 Parkvale and Waihakeke (rural delivery) 1 Thrice weekly.. Horse George Swinn 15 0 0
39 Peep-o’-day Post-office and coach on Main Road ¼ Daily Foot J. E. Hore 5 0 0
40 Pemberton Post-office and Hinau 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse John Derolcs 12 0 0
41 Porirua, Tawa Flat, and Johnsonville 7 Daily Motor-cycle Dept. letter-carrier
42 Rangiwahia and Kerewarowa 4 Thrice weekly.. Trap J. W. Tompkins 20 0 0
43 Rongotea and Kaimatarau 3 Daily Horse J. J. Goodwin 25 0 0
44 Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station ½ Daily Trap S. Menzies 15 0 0
45 Te Wharau, Kummerstein, and Kaiwhata 8 Twice weekly.. Brake F. C. H. Cotter 15 0 0
46 Upper Hutt and Wallaceville 4½ Twice weekly.. Horse G. F. Downing 12 10 0
47 Waikanae and Reikorangi 3 Daily Trap H. J. Brown 20 0 0
48 Waikanae Post-office and Railway-station 100 yd. As required .. Foot H. Robinson 14 0 0
49 Wellington and Day’s Bay 7 Daily Steamer Wellington Harbour Ferries 50 0 0
50 Woodville and Mangarawa 2 Daily Horse J. B. Cunningham 14 0 0
51 Wellington—(a.) Anchorage to Wharf (b.) Wharf to anchorage 1 As required ( S.S. “Janie Seddon” Oil-launch.. Defence Department £2 10s. per trip. 17s. 6d. per trip.
52 Wellington Chief Post-office and Parcels Branch ⅜ Hourly Trap Allan Orr 10s. per week.
53 Johnsonville, Paparangi, and Pukehui (rural delivery) 3 Daily Foot J. Bustard 35 0 0
54 Wellington: Conveyance of mails by tramway within Wellington Ward, and to suburbs of Brooklyn, Island Bay, and Kilbirnie As required .. Tram Wellington City Corporation 100 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.
1 Dalefield Post-office and Railway-station ½ Daily Foot M. J. West
2 Eketahuna and Newman 2 Daily Bicycle Tel. message-boy
3 Foxton and Manawatu Heads 3¼ Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter Bicycle Tel. message-boy
4 Greytown and Morrison’s Bush 4 Thrice weekly.. Horse J. B. Brickell
5 Hautere Cross and Te Horo 3¼ Thrice weekly.. Horse W. Hayward
  • Approximate.


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🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Wellington District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Wellington, Mail routes, Contractors, Subsidies
37 names identified
  • S. Reid, Contractor for Clareville Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. W. Brocket, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa
  • R. E. Grant, Contractor for Cunningham’s to coach
  • S. Leah, Contractor for Eastbourne and Day’s Bay
  • A. M. Bassett, Contractor for Eketahuna and Mangaoronga
  • H. E. Neumann, Contractor for Feilding, Rongotea, and Awahuri
  • H. L. Wallace, Contractor for Foxton, Himatangi, Makowhai, and Sanson
  • W. J. Betty, Contractor for Foxton Post-office and Railway-station
  • William Hayward, Contractor for Hautere Cross and Waihoanga
  • W. Dawson, Contractor for Hukanui and Maungarauipi
  • C. T. Fear, Contractor for Hutt and Normandale
  • T. Checkley, Contractor for Kaitawa and Hinemoa
  • R. E. Williams, Contractor for Kaiwaiwai Post-office and Road Junction
  • Denis Kelly, Contractor for Konini Post-office and Railway-station
  • Agnes Franklin, Contractor for Kopuranga and Railway-station
  • M. T. Perry, Contractor for Koputaroa Post-office and Railway-station
  • H. Keene, Contractor for Nireaha and Putara
  • M. J. Bettelani, Contractor for Ohau Post-office and Railway-station
  • K. L. Bethune, Contractor for Oroua Downs and Himatangi
  • E. Price, Contractor for Palmerston North and Fitzherbert West
  • W. H. J. Squire, Contractor for Palmerston North and Terrace End
  • A., jun. Nicol, Contractor for Paromata and Pahautanui
  • George Swinn, Contractor for Parkvale and Ahiauhe
  • J. E. Hore, Contractor for Peep-o’-day Post-office and coach on Main Road
  • John Derolcs, Contractor for Pemberton Post-office and Hinau
  • J. W. Tompkins, Contractor for Rangiwahia and Kerewarowa
  • J. J. Goodwin, Contractor for Rongotea and Kaimatarau
  • S. Menzies, Contractor for Silverstream Post-office and Railway-station
  • F. C. H. Cotter, Contractor for Te Wharau, Kummerstein, and Kaiwhata
  • G. F. Downing, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Wallaceville
  • H. J. Brown, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi
  • H. Robinson, Contractor for Waikanae Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. B. Cunningham, Contractor for Woodville and Mangarawa
  • Allan Orr, Contractor for Wellington Chief Post-office and Parcels Branch
  • J. Bustard, Contractor for Johnsonville, Paparangi, and Pukehui
  • M. J. West, Contractor for Dalefield Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. B. Brickell, Contractor for Greytown and Morrison’s Bush