New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1061

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1061

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.
117 Otorohanga and Honikiwi .. 10¼ Weekly Vehicle B. Budden 38 0 0 31 Dec., 1918
118 Otorohanga, Otewa, and Tahaia 9½ Thrice weekly Coach J. Lewis 43 0 0 ,,
119 Otorohanga, Rangiatea, and Maihihi .. 14 Twice weekly.. Vehicle J. R. Disher 45 0 0 ,,
120 Owhango and Hikimutu Valley (rural delivery) 13 Twice weekly.. Gig or horse C. J. Brown 60 0 0 ,,
121 Owhango Post-office and Railway-station 1 Daily Cart C. J. Brown 30 0 0 ,,
122 Pakotai and Cheddar Hills (rural delivery along Okaharau Road and back the Opoutiki–Waima Road) 20 Weekly Horse A. A. Ruddell 28 0 0 ,,
123 Papakura, Clevedon South, and Clevedon 8 Twice daily Coach J. Paton 120 0 0 ,,
124 Papakura and Hunua 10 Thrice weekly Coach T. G. Medhurst 50 0 0 ,,
125 Paparoa and Mareretu 7 Twice weekly.. Gig in summer; pack-horse in winter A. M. Macrae 45 0 0 ,,
126 Patumahoe and Waiau Pa .. 11 Thrice weekly Gig J. Evans 30 0 0 ,,
127 Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku 13 Twice weekly.. Packhorse or gig E. Ongley 70 0 0 ,,
128 Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau Ferry 29 Thrice weekly Coach T. Steel 215 0 0 ,,
129 Pirongia and Te Rore 4 Daily Horse C. Richdale 33 0 0 ,,
130 Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Mangatawhiri Valley, and Mangatawhiri 9 Daily Gig National Trading Company of New Zealand (Limited) 80 0 0 ,,
131 Port Albert, Kokako, and Wellsford .. 7 Daily Coach W. Ramsbottom 150 0 0 ,,
132 Puhoi and Ahuroa 8 Twice weekly.. Horse J. Moir 47 10 0 ,,
133 Pukekohe, Patumahoe, Mauku, Pukeoware, and Waiuku 15 Daily Motor-car F. G. Parker 270 0 0 ,,
134 Pukekohe and Pukekohe East 3 Daily Horse G. Walker 60 0 0 ,,
135 Pukekohe and Puni 5 Daily Coach G. Glover 55 0 0 ,,
136 Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, and Mokai 50 Daily Train Taupo Totara Timber Company (Limited) 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1917.
137 Putaruru, Puketurua, and Waotu 25 Twice weekly.. Vehicle E. Te T. Stewart 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
138 Raglan Landing and Raglan 10 Thrice weekly Launch W. McQueen 70 0 0 ,,
139 Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea 16 Twice weekly.. Coach in summer; packhorse in winter R. Given 65 0 0 ,,
140 Ramarama and Ararimu 8 Twice weekly.. Horse M. McCabe 36 0 0 ,,
141 Rangi Point Landing, Rangi Point Post-office, Mitimiti, and Whangape 22 Twice weekly Packhorse Kahi Stephens 81 0 0 ,,
142 Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office 1¼ Daily Trap J. Robertson 40 0 0 ,,
143 Rangiriri and Woodleigh 23 Twice weekly.. Coach W. Gerrand 60 0 0 ,,
144 Raurimu and Kaitieke (wayside delivery) 11 Thrice weekly.. Coach or motor T. H. G. Rees 104 0 0 ,,
145 Rawene and Motukaraka 4 Thrice weekly Launch G. T. Clendon 32 0 0 ,,
146 Rawene, Omanaia, Oue, and Whirinaki 15 Twice weekly.. Boat and packhorse W. Hauraki 50 0 0 ,,
147 Rehia and Tokatoka Post-office 4 As required Horse H. O. Bickers 23 0 0 ,,
148 Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakci, and Taupo 56 Weekly Motor-car Hot Lakes Transport Company (Limited) 124 0 0 ,,
149 Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and Whakarewarewa 2 As required Mail-cart and bus Rotorua Motor Coaching Company (Limited) 70 0 0 ,,
150 Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Wairakei, and Taupo 57 Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter, with extra trip from Waiotapu to Rotorua on Saturday, if required Motor in summer; coach in winter Hot Lakes Transport Company (Limited) 140 0 0 ,,
151 Ruawai and Matakohc 15 Twice weekly Bus W. T. Westlake 90 0 0 ,,
And Matakohc and Paparoa Weekly
152 Russell and Purcrna 10 Twice weekly.. Launch S. Hansen 35 0 0 ,,
153 Russell, Rawhiti, and Cape Brett Light-house 26 Weekly Launch H. Fuller 49 0 0 ,,
154 Silverdale, Red Vale, and Dairy Flat (during winter months) and Albany and Red Vale (during summer months) 11 Weekly Horse E. Wright 14s. per trip in winter; 6s. per trip in summer ,,
155 Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga 23 Weekly Horse W. Pulham 50 0 0 ,,
156 Tangitu and Mokauiti 5¼ Thrice weekly Packhorse W. P. Carrington 48 0 0 ,,
157 Tangowahine and Onetea, and Tangowahine Valley Road (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. Packhorse J. McAneney 78 0 0 ,,
158 Tangowahine Post-office and Steamer.. 200 yd. As required Foot J. McAneney 30 0 0 ,,


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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
  • B. Budden, Contractor for Otorohanga and Honikiwi mail service
  • J. Lewis, Contractor for Otorohanga, Otewa, and Tahaia mail service
  • J. R. Disher, Contractor for Otorohanga, Rangiatea, and Maihihi mail service
  • C. J. Brown, Contractor for Owhango and Hikimutu Valley mail service
  • C. J. Brown, Contractor for Owhango Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • A. A. Ruddell, Contractor for Pakotai and Cheddar Hills mail service
  • J. Paton, Contractor for Papakura, Clevedon South, and Clevedon mail service
  • T. G. Medhurst, Contractor for Papakura and Hunua mail service
  • A. M. Macrae, Contractor for Paparoa and Mareretu mail service
  • J. Evans, Contractor for Patumahoe and Waiau Pa mail service
  • E. Ongley, Contractor for Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku mail service
  • T. Steel, Contractor for Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, and Oparau Ferry mail service
  • C. Richdale, Contractor for Pirongia and Te Rore mail service
  • National Trading Company of New Zealand (Limited) , Contractor for Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Mangatawhiri Valley, and Mangatawhiri mail service
  • W. Ramsbottom, Contractor for Port Albert, Kokako, and Wellsford mail service
  • J. Moir, Contractor for Puhoi and Ahuroa mail service
  • F. G. Parker, Contractor for Pukekohe, Patumahoe, Mauku, Pukeoware, and Waiuku mail service
  • G. Walker, Contractor for Pukekohe and Pukekohe East mail service
  • G. Glover, Contractor for Pukekohe and Puni mail service
  • Taupo Totara Timber Company (Limited) , Contractor for Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, and Mokai mail service
  • E. Te T. Stewart, Contractor for Putaruru, Puketurua, and Waotu mail service
  • W. McQueen, Contractor for Raglan Landing and Raglan mail service
  • R. Given, Contractor for Raglan, Te Mata, and Aotea mail service
  • M. McCabe, Contractor for Ramarama and Ararimu mail service
  • Kahi Stephens, Contractor for Rangi Point Landing, Rangi Point Post-office, Mitimiti, and Whangape mail service
  • J. Robertson, Contractor for Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • W. Gerrand, Contractor for Rangiriri and Woodleigh mail service
  • T. H. G. Rees, Contractor for Raurimu and Kaitieke mail service
  • G. T. Clendon, Contractor for Rawene and Motukaraka mail service
  • W. Hauraki, Contractor for Rawene, Omanaia, Oue, and Whirinaki mail service
  • H. O. Bickers, Contractor for Rehia and Tokatoka Post-office mail service
  • Hot Lakes Transport Company (Limited) , Contractor for Rotorua, Atiamuri, Oruanui, Wairakci, and Taupo mail service
  • Rotorua Motor Coaching Company (Limited) , Contractor for Rotorua Railway-station, Post-office, and Whakarewarewa mail service
  • Hot Lakes Transport Company (Limited) , Contractor for Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Wairakei, and Taupo mail service
  • W. T. Westlake, Contractor for Ruawai and Matakohc mail service
  • S. Hansen, Contractor for Russell and Purcrna mail service
  • H. Fuller, Contractor for Russell, Rawhiti, and Cape Brett Light-house mail service
  • E. Wright, Contractor for Silverdale, Red Vale, and Dairy Flat mail service
  • W. Pulham, Contractor for Tairua, Whenuakite, and Whitianga mail service
  • W. P. Carrington, Contractor for Tangitu and Mokauiti mail service
  • J. McAneney, Contractor for Tangowahine and Onetea, and Tangowahine Valley Road mail service
  • J. McAneney, Contractor for Tangowahine Post-office and Steamer mail service