New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1059

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1059

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
28 Fairburn’s, Victoria Valley, and Takahue 15 Thrice weekly Buggy W. G. W. Prosser 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
29 Frankton Junction, Koromatua, and Tuhikaramea (rural delivery) 15 Daily Vehicle P. Kelly 140 0 0 ,,
30 Frankton Junction Railway-station, Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East 2 As required Van Jebson and Reilly 330 0 0* ,,
31 Frankton Junction Railway-station, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan 34 Thrice weekly Coach R. H. Aitken 263 0 0 ,,
32 Frankton Junction, Rosedale, and Te Rapa (rural delivery) 16½ Daily Motor-cycle V. Cargo 110 0 0 ,,
33 Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Te Pahu 17 Daily Motor-car H. Kirk 180 0 0 ,,
34 Glenbrook and Waiuku—Pukekohe Road 3 Daily Gig A. Sargood 30 0 0 ,,
35 Hamilton: Delivery of parcels within a radius of one mile from post-office 1 Daily Vehicle Jebson and Reilly 1¾d. per pcl. ,,
36 Hamilton, Claudelands, Rototuna, and Hillside (rural delivery to Hillside) 6 Daily Motor-cycle or trap C. J. Asplin 130 0 0 ,,
37 Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge 14½ Daily Coach or motor-car Crowther and Bell 135 0 0 ,,
38 Hamilton and Rukuhia 7 Daily Vehicle C. J. J. Pearson.. 60 0 0 ,,
39 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves 6 Twice daily Coach H. J. Free and Co. 75 0 0 ,,
40 Helensville and Parakai And Parakai and Parkhurst 4 Daily to Parakai Twice weekly to Parkhurst Motor W. Millward 60 0 0 ,,
41 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki 15 Twice weekly.. Coach A. F. MacKenzie 72 10 0 ,,
42 Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga.. 10 Twice weekly.. Coach J. Edwards 50 0 0 ,,
43 Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora 2 As required Vehicle W. H. Evans 28 0 0 ,,
44 Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, Parenga, and Te Hapua 38 Fortnightly Packhorse Ngauma Rewiri 50 0 0 ,,
45 Howick and Whitford 5½ 4 times weekly Gig P. Smyth 70 0 0 ,,
46 Huarau Railway-station, Wharera, Paparoa Pahi and Paparoa And Paparoa and Matakoe 5 6 5 Twice weekly Thrice weekly Weekly Coach or buggy C. Taylor 265 0 0 ,,
47 Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, and Ruawaro 10 Twice weekly.. Trap in summer; horse in winter D. Marsh 28 0 0 ,,
48 Kaihu and Aranga 7 Twice weekly.. Wagon P. V. Bourke 25 0 0 ,,
49 Kaihu or Whatoro and Oranoa 12 Once weekly Packhorse Rakuera Topia 25 0 0 ,,
50 Kaikohe Post-office and Railway-station ¾ As required Gig P. Marsh 40 0 0 ,,
51 Kaikohe, Tautoro, and Awarua (along Mangakahia and Otaienga Roads) 14 Twice weekly.. Horse Maero Kuao 40 0 0 ,,
52 Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth 8¼ 4 times weekly Coach L. Ramsbottom 250 0 0 ,,
53 Kaitaia, Pukepoto, Ahipara, and Herekino 22 Twice weekly to Ahipara; weekly to Herekino Coach in summer; packhorse in winter L. Braham 90 16 0 ,,
54 Kaitieke, along Kouturoa, Maungaroa, and Retaruke Roads (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. Motor-car or buggy T. H. G. Rees 71 0 0 ,,
55 Kaitieke and Retaruke Valley Road (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Horse J. F. Inverarity.. 48 0 0 ,,
56 Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine 22 Twice weekly.. Motor-car A. Monoyer 90 0 0 ,,
57 Kaukapakapa and Parakakau 7 Twice weekly.. Coach J. W. Forrest 26 5 0 ,,
58 Kawakawa or Otiria, Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Marangi, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke Horeke to Kawakawa (one way only) And Ohaeawai and Ngawha 37 2 Thrice weekly Weekly Weekly Coach (Northern Transport Company (Limited) 800 0 0 ,,
59 Kawhia, Te Maika, and Waiharakeke And Te Waitere and Kinohahu 9 2 Twice weekly.. Thrice weekly Launch Alfred Wright 40 0 0 ,,
60 Kihikihi and Pukeatua 16 Thrice weekly Coach Thomson Bros. 75 0 0† ,,
61 Kohukohu and Broadwood 12 Twice weekly.. Vehicle J. Dodds 78 0 0 ,,
62 Kuaotunu and Whitianga 10 Twice weekly.. Horse R. Ritchie 45 0 0 ,,
63 Mangapai and Waipu Caves (rural delivery) 8 Weekly Horse F. McCullough 15 12 0 ,,
64 Mangapai Wharf, Oakleigh, Mangapai, and Waikiekie 14½ Twice weekly.. Vehicle T. Hetherington 99 10 0 ,,
65 Mangatawhiri and Maramarua 8 Thrice weekly Gig H. C. Clark 60 0 0 ,,
66 Mangawai, Hakaru, and Kaiwaka 11 Twice weekly.. Coach J. H. Ryan 52 0 0 ,,
67 Mangonui and Kaeo 24 Weekly Coach J. Penney 120 0 0 ,,
68 Mangonui and Lake Ohia 10 Twice weekly.. Coach J. Penney 70 0 0 ,,
69 Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburn’s, Rangitihi, and Kaitaia 30 Thrice weekly Coach J. Penney 400 0 0 ,,
  • An additional £31 4s. per annum, war bonus, is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of war.
    † An additional £7 10s. per annum, war bonus, is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of war.


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🚂 Inland Mail Services for 1917-1918 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 March 1917
Mail services, Inland, 1917-1918, Auckland, Contracts
42 names identified
  • W. G. W. Prosser, Contractor for Fairburn’s, Victoria Valley, and Takahue
  • P. Kelly, Contractor for Frankton Junction, Koromatua, and Tuhikaramea
  • Jebson, Contractor for Frankton Junction Railway-station, Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East
  • Reilly, Contractor for Frankton Junction Railway-station, Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamilton Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East
  • R. H. Aitken, Contractor for Frankton Junction Railway-station, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, Okete, and Raglan
  • V. Cargo, Contractor for Frankton Junction, Rosedale, and Te Rapa
  • H. Kirk, Contractor for Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, and Te Pahu
  • A. Sargood, Contractor for Glenbrook and Waiuku—Pukekohe Road
  • C. J. Asplin, Contractor for Hamilton, Claudelands, Rototuna, and Hillside
  • Crowther, Contractor for Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge
  • Bell, Contractor for Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge
  • C. J. J. Pearson, Contractor for Hamilton and Rukuhia
  • H. J. Free, Contractor for Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves
  • W. Millward, Contractor for Helensville and Parakai And Parakai and Parkhurst
  • A. F. MacKenzie, Contractor for Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki
  • J. Edwards, Contractor for Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga
  • W. H. Evans, Contractor for Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora
  • Ngauma Rewiri, Contractor for Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, Parenga, and Te Hapua
  • P. Smyth, Contractor for Howick and Whitford
  • C. Taylor, Contractor for Huarau Railway-station, Wharera, Paparoa Pahi and Paparoa And Paparoa and Matakoe
  • D. Marsh, Contractor for Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, and Ruawaro
  • P. V. Bourke, Contractor for Kaihu and Aranga
  • Rakuera Topia, Contractor for Kaihu or Whatoro and Oranoa
  • Maero Kuao, Contractor for Kaikohe, Tautoro, and Awarua
  • L. Ramsbottom, Contractor for Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Warkworth
  • L. Braham, Contractor for Kaitaia, Pukepoto, Ahipara, and Herekino
  • T. H. G. Rees, Contractor for Kaitieke, along Kouturoa, Maungaroa, and Retaruke Roads
  • J. F. Inverarity, Contractor for Kaitieke and Retaruke Valley Road
  • A. Monoyer, Contractor for Kamo, Ruatangata, Aponga, and Moengawahine
  • J. W. Forrest, Contractor for Kaukapakapa and Parakakau
  • Northern Transport Company (Limited), Contractor for Kawakawa or Otiria, Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Marangi, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke
  • Alfred Wright, Contractor for Kawhia, Te Maika, and Waiharakeke And Te Waitere and Kinohahu
  • Thomson (Bros.), Contractor for Kihikihi and Pukeatua
  • J. Dodds, Contractor for Kohukohu and Broadwood
  • R. Ritchie, Contractor for Kuaotunu and Whitianga
  • F. McCullough, Contractor for Mangapai and Waipu Caves
  • T. Hetherington, Contractor for Mangapai Wharf, Oakleigh, Mangapai, and Waikiekie
  • H. C. Clark, Contractor for Mangatawhiri and Maramarua
  • J. H. Ryan, Contractor for Mangawai, Hakaru, and Kaiwaka
  • J. Penney, Contractor for Mangonui and Kaeo
  • J. Penney, Contractor for Mangonui and Lake Ohia
  • J. Penney, Contractor for Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Peria, Kaiaka, Fairburn’s, Rangitihi, and Kaitaia