New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1067

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1067

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.
1 Awarata, Ohura, and Toronto Roads .. 2½ Weekly .. Horse .. H. R. Wilson .. .. ..
2 Awaroa River Junction and Naike .. 3 Weekly .. Horse .. L. R. Handley .. .. ..
3 Babylon Post-office and Railway-station 10 yd. As required .. Foot .. W. R. M. Thomson .. ..
4 Batley Post-office and Wharf .. 300 yd. Twice weekly.. Foot .. J. O. Masefield .. .. ..
5 Chelsea Post-office and Wharf .. ¼ Daily .. Foot .. F. Hubble .. .. ..
6 Cowes Post-office and steamer .. 400 yd. As required .. Foot .. H. I. Insley .. .. ..
7 Guntnown Post-office and steamer .. 300 yd. As required .. Foot .. J. O’Sullivan .. .. ..
8 Hobsonville Post-office and steamer .. 2 Daily .. Foot .. J. W. Sinton .. .. ..
9 Hoteo Post-office and Railway-station 1¼ As required .. Foot .. T. A. Gubb .. .. ..
10 Huapai Post-office and Railway-station 100 yd. Daily .. Foot .. H. T. Stallibrass .. ..
11 Kawakawa and Karetu .. .. 9 Twice weekly.. Horse .. I. V. C. Johnson .. ..
12 Kumeu Post-office and Railway-station 3 ch Daily .. Foot .. V. A. M. Board .. .. ..
13 Mamaku Post-office and Railway-station 50 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. G. E. Skellern .. .. ..
14 Mangapehi Post-office and Railway-station 200 yd. Daily .. Foot .. J. Gray .. .. ..
15 Maropiu Post-office and Railway-station 70 yd. As required .. Foot .. W. G. Marchant.. .. ..
16 Marsdon Point Post-office and steamer 10 yd. As required .. Foot .. J. T. Munro .. .. ..
17 Matakana Post-office and steamer .. 13ch Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter Trap or foot E. K. Leather .. .. ..
18 Mititai Post-office and steamer .. 4ch As required .. Foot .. J. Montgomery .. .. ..
19 Newstead Post-office and Railway-station 100 yd. Daily .. Foot .. M. P. Levis .. .. ..
20 Ngaroto Post-office and Railway-station 100 yd. Daily .. Foot .. E. C. Guy .. .. ..
21 Ngatunui and Pirongia — Oparau Ferry Road ½ Thrice weekly Foot .. W. J. Buchanan .. ..
22 Oparau and Kawhia Road .. .. 1¼ Thrice weekly Foot .. G. G. Jonathan .. .. ..
23 Opononi Post-office and Wharf .. 4ch As required .. Foot .. A. Andrewes .. .. ..
24 Opuatia Post-office and Glen Murray Landing 2 Twice weekly.. Foot .. M. I. Osborne .. .. ..
25 Orakei Post-office and Wharf .. ¼ Daily .. Foot .. E. T. Walker .. .. ..
26 Otuiti Landing and Koiro Post-office 1¼ Thrice weekly in summer; twice weekly in winter Horse .. N. B. Gibbons .. .. ..
27 Paerenga Post-office and steamer .. 20 yd. Fortnightly .. Foot .. E. Gilroy .. .. ..
28 Papatoetoe and Wiri .. .. 3 Daily .. Horse .. E. Sykes .. .. ..
29 Piako Post-office and Railway-station 400 yd. Daily .. Foot .. A. M. Allen .. .. ..
30 Pukerata and Bickerstaffe .. .. 2½ Twice weekly.. Cart .. J. Anderson .. .. ..
31 Ruakaka and Lower Ruakaka .. .. 3½ Thrice weekly Horse .. M. M. Draffin .. .. ..
32 Swanson Post-office and Railway-station 4ch Daily .. Foot .. A. Sugden .. .. ..
33 Taitimu Post-office and Wharf .. ¼ Thrice weekly Foot .. T. G. Bryan .. .. ..
34 Tangaihi Landing service .. .. 150 yd. Twice weekly.. Launch .. K. Houghton .. .. ..
35 Tangiteroria Post-office and steamer .. 6½ch As required .. Foot .. W. F. Ross .. .. ..
36 Tatua Railway-station and Tatuanui Post-office 50 yd. Daily .. Foot .. M. A Hall .. .. ..
37 Taupaki Post-office and Railway-station 50 yd. Daily .. Foot .. A. R. Sinton .. .. ..
38 Te Koura Post-office and Railway-station ¼ Daily .. Foot .. E. Grey .. .. ..
39 Te Maire Landing and Patunga .. .. 5½ Twice weekly.. Horse .. A. R. Smith .. .. ..
40 Tikinui Post-office and steamer .. 100 yd. As required .. Foot .. G. Gaynor .. .. ..
41 Totara North Post-office and steamer.. 1¼ As required .. Foot .. T. M. Lane .. .. ..
42 Waikumete Post-office and Railway-station 1½ ch. Twice daily .. Foot .. C. Cochran .. .. ..
43 Waimauku Post-office and Railway-station 2ch. Daily .. Foot .. J. D. Foster .. .. ..
44 Waitakere Post-office and Railway-station 200 yd. Daily .. Foot .. J. George .. .. ..
45 Waitoa and Ngarua .. .. .. 5½ Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter Cart .. M. A. Croad .. .. ..
46 Whangamata Post-office and steamer.. 10ch As required .. Foot .. R. H. Watt .. .. ..
47 Wharekawa and Whangamata .. .. 11 Weekly .. Horse .. J. Brinkley .. .. ..
48 Whenuapai Post-office and Wharf .. 5ch. 5 times weekly Foot .. G. M. White .. .. ..
49 Woodhill Post-office and Railway-station 200 yd. Daily .. Foot .. E. A. Pengelly .. .. ..


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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
49 names identified
  • H. R. Wilson, Contractor for Awarata, Ohura, and Toronto Roads
  • L. R. Handley, Contractor for Awaroa River Junction and Naike
  • W. R. M. Thomson, Contractor for Babylon Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. O. Masefield, Contractor for Batley Post-office and Wharf
  • F. Hubble, Contractor for Chelsea Post-office and Wharf
  • H. I. Insley, Contractor for Cowes Post-office and steamer
  • J. O’Sullivan, Contractor for Guntnown Post-office and steamer
  • J. W. Sinton, Contractor for Hobsonville Post-office and steamer
  • T. A. Gubb, Contractor for Hoteo Post-office and Railway-station
  • H. T. Stallibrass, Contractor for Huapai Post-office and Railway-station
  • I. V. C. Johnson, Contractor for Kawakawa and Karetu
  • V. A. M. Board, Contractor for Kumeu Post-office and Railway-station
  • G. E. Skellern, Contractor for Mamaku Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. Gray, Contractor for Mangapehi Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. G. Marchant, Contractor for Maropiu Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. T. Munro, Contractor for Marsdon Point Post-office and steamer
  • E. K. Leather, Contractor for Matakana Post-office and steamer
  • J. Montgomery, Contractor for Mititai Post-office and steamer
  • M. P. Levis, Contractor for Newstead Post-office and Railway-station
  • E. C. Guy, Contractor for Ngaroto Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. J. Buchanan, Contractor for Ngatunui and Pirongia — Oparau Ferry Road
  • G. G. Jonathan, Contractor for Oparau and Kawhia Road
  • A. Andrewes, Contractor for Opononi Post-office and Wharf
  • M. I. Osborne, Contractor for Opuatia Post-office and Glen Murray Landing
  • E. T. Walker, Contractor for Orakei Post-office and Wharf
  • N. B. Gibbons, Contractor for Otuiti Landing and Koiro Post-office
  • E. Gilroy, Contractor for Paerenga Post-office and steamer
  • E. Sykes, Contractor for Papatoetoe and Wiri
  • A. M. Allen, Contractor for Piako Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Pukerata and Bickerstaffe
  • M. M. Draffin, Contractor for Ruakaka and Lower Ruakaka
  • A. Sugden, Contractor for Swanson Post-office and Railway-station
  • T. G. Bryan, Contractor for Taitimu Post-office and Wharf
  • K. Houghton, Contractor for Tangaihi Landing service
  • W. F. Ross, Contractor for Tangiteroria Post-office and steamer
  • M. A Hall, Contractor for Tatua Railway-station and Tatuanui Post-office
  • A. R. Sinton, Contractor for Taupaki Post-office and Railway-station
  • E. Grey, Contractor for Te Koura Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. R. Smith, Contractor for Te Maire Landing and Patunga
  • G. Gaynor, Contractor for Tikinui Post-office and steamer
  • T. M. Lane, Contractor for Totara North Post-office and steamer
  • C. Cochran, Contractor for Waikumete Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. D. Foster, Contractor for Waimauku Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. George, Contractor for Waitakere Post-office and Railway-station
  • M. A. Croad, Contractor for Waitoa and Ngarua
  • R. H. Watt, Contractor for Whangamata Post-office and steamer
  • J. Brinkley, Contractor for Wharekawa and Whangamata
  • G. M. White, Contractor for Whenuapai Post-office and Wharf
  • E. A. Pengelly, Contractor for Woodhill Post-office and Railway-station