New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1063

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1063

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.
192 Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti .. 39 Weekly .. Horse vehicle or motor vehicle E. E. Williams .. 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
193 Waitoa and Lower Waitoa (rural delivery along Nos. 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, and Whakahora Roads) 24 Daily .. Vehicle or cycle W. H. Bigwood .. 150 0 0 23 Aug., 1917.
194 Waitomo Caves, Awamarino, Marakopa, and Marakopa Heads (part rural delivery via Caves and Mangapohue Roads) 40 Weekly .. Coach .. G. Wratten .. 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
195 Waiuku and Akaaka .. .. 7 Thrice weekly Vehicle .. R. Hudson .. 30 6 0 ,,
196 Waiuku and Otava .. .. 4½ Thrice weekly Cart .. J. D. Denize .. 31 4 0 ,,
197 Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement 16 Thrice weekly Gig .. O. Ridgley .. 113 19 0 ,,
198 Waiwera, between steamer and post-office 25ch As required .. Foot .. P. J. Lennan .. 35 0 0 ,,
199 Waiwera and Upper Waiwera .. 4½ Thrice weekly Horse .. W. Howell .. 35 0 0 ,,
200 Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, and Leigh 16 Weekly .. Packhorse .. E. W. Greenwood 55 0 0 ,,
201 Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point 10 Weekly .. Horse .. J. W. Moore .. 28 12 0 ,,
202 Wellsford and Hoteo North (rural delivery along Port Albert Road to junction with Main Road and along Queen Street) 14 Twice weekly.. Horse .. D. A. McRae .. 40 0 0 ,,
203 Wellsford, Whangaripo, and Pakiri .. 14 Twice weekly.. Sulky .. A. E. J. Greenwood 72 16 0 ,,
204 Whangape and Herekino .. .. 13 Twice weekly.. Horse .. C. Wright .. 49 10 0 ,,
205 Whangarei (rural delivery along Ruranga and Otaika Roads) 5 Thrice weekly Gig .. S. J. F. Griffin .. 30 0 0 ,,
206 Whangarei and Kiripaka .. .. 13 Thrice weekly Vehicle .. W. A. Pearson .. 39 0 0 ,,
207 Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Pakotai, and Nukutawhiti 35 Thrice weekly Coach .. W. Webb .. 165 0 0 ,,
208 Whangarei, Maungatapere, and Tangiteroria 24 Thrice weekly Coach .. S. J. F. Griffin .. 45 0 0 ,,
209 Whangarei and Maunu (rural delivery) 5¼ Thrice weekly Trap .. S. J. F. Griffin .. 26 0 0 ,,
210 Whangarei Post-office, Railway-station, and Wharf 29ch As required .. Vehicle .. W. A. Pearson .. 99 0 0 ,,
211 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakarama 16 Thrice weekly Coach .. J. G. Miller .. 80 0 0 ,,
212 Whangaroa and Kaeo .. .. 6 4 times weekly Coach .. C. Martin .. 40 0 0 ,,
213 Wharehine, Tauhoa, Hoteo Post-office, and Hoteo Railway-station 10 Twice weekly, with extra trip weekly between Tauhoa and Hoteo Railway-station Horse .. F. C. Marcroft .. 75 0 0 ,,
214 Whatoro Railway-station, Whatoro Post-office, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui 17½ Twice weekly.. Vehicle in summer; packhorse in winter S. C. Harling .. 74 10 0 ,,
215 Whitianga, Gunntown, and Whenuakite 3 Twice weekly.. Launch .. J. Hamilton .. 31 10 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit .. | 10 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | A. O. Parker .. | 18 10 0 |
| 2 | Amodéo Bay Post-office and steamer (3 chains to landing, ¼ mile to steamer) | .. | As required .. | Foot .. | S. C. L. McCall .. | 3 0 0 |
| 3 | A point near Marua and Matapouri .. | 9 | Twice weekly.. | Cart .. | W. H. Woolley .. | 0 5 0* |
| 4 | Arapae Post-office and mail-coach .. | 3ch. | As required .. | Foot .. | H. G. Weir .. | 7 10 0 |
| 5 | Aratoro and Kopaki Railway-station.. | 3½ | Weekly .. | Horse .. | J. Sharp .. | 15 0 0 |
| 6 | Aria and Oniao .. .. .. | 4 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | S. J. Northcott .. | 12 0 0 |
| 7 | Auckland and Onehunga (one way only) | 8 | Daily .. | Electric tram-car | Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) | 3s. per week |
| 8 | Auckland suburban post-offices (Dominion Road, Epsom, Grey Lynn—Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, Upper Symonds Street, and West Lynn) and Chief Post-office | .. | Hourly, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Electric tram-car | Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) | 297 10 0 |
| 9 | Awanui and Kaingaroa .. .. | 5 | Twice weekly.. | Trap in summer; horse in winter | G. R. Atkinson .. | 20 0 0 |
| 10 | Awanui and Kaitaia .. .. | 5 | Weekly .. | Vehicle .. | G. Cochrane .. | 15 0 0 |
| 11 | Awanui Post-office and Wharf .. | ¼ | As required .. | Horse .. | B. Rivers .. | 12 0 0 |
| 12 | Awanui and Waipapakauri .. .. | 3 | As required .. | Horse .. | E. A. Evans .. | 10 0 0 |
| 13 | Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads .. | 6 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | E. S. Garland .. | 12 0 0 |
| 14 | Bombay and Paparata .. .. | 4½ | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | P. Wyatt .. | 13 16 0 |
| 15 | Broadwood and Runaruna .. .. | 8 | Weekly .. | Packhorse .. | J. R. Bruce .. | 10 0 0 |

  • Additional 10s. per trip about twenty weeks during winter.


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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
36 names identified
  • E. E. Williams, Contractor for Waiotapu, Muripara, and Te Whaiti mail service
  • W. H. Bigwood, Contractor for Waitoa and Lower Waitoa mail service
  • G. Wratten, Contractor for Waitomo Caves, Awamarino, Marakopa, and Marakopa Heads mail service
  • R. Hudson, Contractor for Waiuku and Akaaka mail service
  • J. D. Denize, Contractor for Waiuku and Otava mail service
  • O. Ridgley, Contractor for Waiuku, Waipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok Settlement mail service
  • P. J. Lennan, Contractor for Waiwera mail service
  • W. Howell, Contractor for Waiwera and Upper Waiwera mail service
  • E. W. Greenwood, Contractor for Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, and Leigh mail service
  • J. W. Moore, Contractor for Warkworth, Matakana Lower, and Mullet Point mail service
  • D. A. McRae, Contractor for Wellsford and Hoteo North mail service
  • A. E. J. Greenwood, Contractor for Wellsford, Whangaripo, and Pakiri mail service
  • C. Wright, Contractor for Whangape and Herekino mail service
  • S. J. F. Griffin, Contractor for Whangarei mail services
  • W. A. Pearson, Contractor for Whangarei and Kiripaka mail service
  • W. Webb, Contractor for Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Pakotai, and Nukutawhiti mail service
  • J. G. Miller, Contractor for Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakarama mail service
  • C. Martin, Contractor for Whangaroa and Kaeo mail service
  • F. C. Marcroft, Contractor for Wharehine, Tauhoa, Hoteo Post-office, and Hoteo Railway-station mail service
  • S. C. Harling, Contractor for Whatoro Railway-station, Whatoro Post-office, Mangatu, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui mail service
  • J. Hamilton, Contractor for Whitianga, Gunntown, and Whenuakite mail service
  • A. O. Parker, Contractor for Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit mail service
  • S. C. L. McCall, Contractor for Amodeo Bay Post-office and steamer mail service
  • W. H. Woolley, Contractor for A point near Marua and Matapouri mail service
  • H. G. Weir, Contractor for Arapae Post-office and mail-coach mail service
  • J. Sharp, Contractor for Aratoro and Kopaki Railway-station mail service
  • S. J. Northcott, Contractor for Aria and Oniao mail service
  • Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) , Contractor for Auckland and Onehunga mail service
  • Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) , Contractor for Auckland suburban post-offices mail service
  • G. R. Atkinson, Contractor for Awanui and Kaingaroa mail service
  • G. Cochrane, Contractor for Awanui and Kaitaia mail service
  • B. Rivers, Contractor for Awanui Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • E. A. Evans, Contractor for Awanui and Waipapakauri mail service
  • E. S. Garland, Contractor for Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads mail service
  • P. Wyatt, Contractor for Bombay and Paparata mail service
  • J. R. Bruce, Contractor for Broadwood and Runaruna mail service