New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1319

✨ Postal Service Contracts



APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1319

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahuriri Flat Post-office and Glenomaru Railway-siding 2 Thrice weekly Vehicle William Leslie .. ..
2 Anderson’s Bay (delivery of correspondence) 4 Daily Vehicle Jane Samuel .. ..
3 Auripo Post-office and Railway-siding ⅓ Daily Foot Hannah Florence McLennan .. ..
4 Chatto Creek Post-office and Railway-siding ½ Daily Foot James William Cannan .. ..
5 Clarendon Post-office and Railway-siding ⅛ Daily Foot Mary Smith .. ..
6 Dunedin and Halfway Bush.. 5 Daily Foot William Thomas Bunting .. ..
7 Edievale Post-office and Railway-siding 100 yd. Daily Foot Lily Heriot Fowler .. ..
8 Glenomaru Post-office and Railway-siding ⅜ Thrice weekly Foot George Hay .. ..
9 Hayward’s Point and Purakanui 1¼ Daily Foot Michael Mickelson .. ..
10 Hunt’s Road Post-office and Railway-siding ¼ Thrice weekly Foot Catherine Elizabeth Gorman .. ..
11 Ida Valley Post-office and Railway-siding 200 yd. Daily Foot Jessie Scherp .. ..
12 Kaihiku Post-office and Railway-siding 200 yd. Daily Foot Lewis Seymour McKee .. ..
13 Karitane Post-office and Puketeraki Railway-station 1¼ Thrice weekly Foot John James Abernethy .. ..
14 Manuka Creek Post-office and Railway-siding 1 Daily Foot Ann Theresa Callinan .. ..
15 Milburn Post-office and Railway-station 1 Daily Foot Thomas Henderson .. ..
16 Pomahaka Post-office and Railway-siding 250 yd. Daily Foot Walter James Rodger .. ..
17 Ravensbourne (delivery of correspondence) 7 Daily Vehicle William Barclay .. ..
18 Rock and Pillar Post-office and Railway-siding ⅛ Daily Foot Rose Stanley .. ..
19 Romahapa Post-office and Railway-siding ⅛ Daily Foot Marcus Thomas Jackman .. ..
20 St. Leonard’s Post-office and Railway-siding ½ Twice daily Foot Henrietta Manson .. ..
21 Sutton Post-office and Railway-siding 260 yd. Daily Foot Margaret Alice Deaker .. ..
22 Wairuna Post-office and Railway-siding 12ch Daily Foot John Rankin .. ..
23 Warepa Post-office and Railway-siding 100 yd. Daily Foot Mary Jane Allen .. ..
24 Wylie’s Crossing Post-office and Railway-siding 10ch Daily Foot Susanna Tweed .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.
1 Arrowtown and Macetown 8 Twice weekly Spring-cart William Reid 30 0 0
2 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown 13 Daily 3-horse coach Andrew Jopp, jun. 130 0 0
3 Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge 7 Twice weekly Vehicle William David Lepper 26 0 0
4 Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly Horse Charles Richard Mathers 30 0 0
5 Colac Bay and Round Hill 3 Thrice weekly Horse Frederick Reynolds 35 0 0
6 Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point 20 Twice weekly 2-horse coach Daniel Hurle 28 0 0
7 Fortrose and Waimahaka 5 Daily Coach Samuel Templeton 50 0 0
8 Freshford Railway-station and Wendon-side 3 Daily Horse Thomas Francis Maher 40 0 0
9 Gore, East Chatton, North Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale 22 Thrice weekly Gig Robert Parfitt Neale 103 0 0
10 Hokonui and Hokonui Railway-siding 3½ Thrice weekly Horse Andrew Davidson 26 0 0
11 Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station 5ch. As required Express Frederick Walter Pope 9d. per load
12 Invercargill: Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs .. Daily Vehicle N.Z. Express Company (Limited) *
13 Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown.. 7 Daily Coach Heads and Hill (George Heads and James Henry Hill) 35 0 0
14 Invercargill, Waikiwi, and West Plains (rural delivery) 16½ Daily Motor-cycle Joseph Drury 80 0 0
15 Lumsden and Mossburn 65 Twice weekly 2-horse buggy, or coach if passenger traffic warrants Crosbie Bros. (Joseph Michael Crosbie and Francis James Crosbie) 290 0 0
16 Mataura and Ferndale 5 Twice weekly Horse Mrs. Ellen Clement 22 10 0

*3d. each town parcel; 4d. each suburban parcel



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Dunedin, Mail routes, Contractors, Subsidies
24 names identified
  • William Leslie, Contractor for Ahuriri Flat Post-office and Glenomaru Railway-siding
  • Jane Samuel, Contractor for Anderson’s Bay (delivery of correspondence)
  • Hannah Florence McLennan, Contractor for Auripo Post-office and Railway-siding
  • James William Cannan, Contractor for Chatto Creek Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Mary Smith, Contractor for Clarendon Post-office and Railway-siding
  • William Thomas Bunting, Contractor for Dunedin and Halfway Bush
  • Lily Heriot Fowler, Contractor for Edievale Post-office and Railway-siding
  • George Hay, Contractor for Glenomaru Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Michael Mickelson, Contractor for Hayward’s Point and Purakanui
  • Catherine Elizabeth Gorman, Contractor for Hunt’s Road Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Jessie Scherp, Contractor for Ida Valley Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Lewis Seymour McKee, Contractor for Kaihiku Post-office and Railway-siding
  • John James Abernethy, Contractor for Karitane Post-office and Puketeraki Railway-station
  • Ann Theresa Callinan, Contractor for Manuka Creek Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Thomas Henderson, Contractor for Milburn Post-office and Railway-station
  • Walter James Rodger, Contractor for Pomahaka Post-office and Railway-siding
  • William Barclay, Contractor for Ravensbourne (delivery of correspondence)
  • Rose Stanley, Contractor for Rock and Pillar Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Marcus Thomas Jackman, Contractor for Romahapa Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Henrietta Manson, Contractor for St. Leonard’s Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Margaret Alice Deaker, Contractor for Sutton Post-office and Railway-siding
  • John Rankin, Contractor for Wairuna Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Mary Jane Allen, Contractor for Warepa Post-office and Railway-siding
  • Susanna Tweed, Contractor for Wylie’s Crossing Post-office and Railway-siding

🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Invercargill District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Invercargill, Mail routes, Contractors, Subsidies
18 names identified
  • William Reid, Contractor for Arrowtown and Macetown
  • Andrew Jopp (junior), Contractor for Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown
  • William David Lepper, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge
  • Charles Richard Mathers, Contractor for Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery)
  • Frederick Reynolds, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill
  • Daniel Hurle, Contractor for Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point
  • Samuel Templeton, Contractor for Fortrose and Waimahaka
  • Thomas Francis Maher, Contractor for Freshford Railway-station and Wendon-side
  • Robert Parfitt Neale, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, North Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale
  • Andrew Davidson, Contractor for Hokonui and Hokonui Railway-siding
  • Frederick Walter Pope, Contractor for Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station
  • N.Z. Express Company (Limited) , Contractor for Invercargill: Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs
  • George Heads, Contractor for Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown
  • James Henry Hill, Contractor for Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown
  • Joseph Drury, Contractor for Invercargill, Waikiwi, and West Plains (rural delivery)
  • Joseph Michael Crosbie, Contractor for Lumsden and Mossburn
  • Francis James Crosbie, Contractor for Lumsden and Mossburn
  • Ellen Clement (Mrs), Contractor for Mataura and Ferndale