New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

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✨ Postal Service Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Karangahake Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Foot .. .. ..
2 Paeroa and Komata 7 Thrice weekly.. Bicycle .. .. ..
3 Te Aroha Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Foot .. .. ..
4 Te Puke Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required .. Foot .. .. ..
5 Thames South Post-office to Railway-station and to Chief Post-office ½ As required .. Bicycle .. .. ..
6 Waikino Post-office and Railway-station ¾ As required .. Foot .. .. ..
7 Waikino and Waitekauri 4 Daily .. Bicycle .. .. ..
8 Whakatane Post-office and Wharf ¼ As required .. Foot .. .. ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.
1 Gisborne Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels within boundaries of letter-carriers’ deliveries 2½ Daily .. Cart W. J. M. Attwood 160 0 0
2 Gisborne Chief Post-office, wharves, and Railway-station : Clearing receivers at railway-station ; also delivery of extra letter-carriers’ bags 5 As required .. Cart M. B. Mahony .. 290 0 0
3 Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead .. As required .. Steam-tender Union Steamship Company (Ltd.) 150 0 0
4 Gisborne, Manutuke, Wharerata, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa 66 Twice weekly, Nov. to April; weekly, May to Oct. Coach J. R. Redstone and Sons (Limited) 550 0 0
5 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and Muriwai 19 Daily .. Motor-bus .. G. M. Daulton .. 175 0 0
6 Gisborne and Patutahi 10 Daily .. Trap or motor Poverty Bay Herald Company (Limited) 130 0 0
7 Gisborne and Waerengaahika 8 Daily .. Motor-bus .. T. S. Hatten .. 30 0 0
8 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Te Reinga, Oponui, Marumaru, Frasertown, and Wairoa 72 Weekly .. Coach } Francis and Lougher 502 0 0
Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Harris’s Corner (incorporated with contract Gisborne and Wairoa via Waerengaokuri) 21 Weekly .. Motor-car ..
9 Gisborne, Waiohika, and Waimata Valley 16 Thrice weekly.. Coach J. P. Gordon .. 204 0 0
10 Gisborne, Tamarau, Tatapouri, Whangara, Pakarae, Tolago Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia, Springs, and Waipiro Bay 69 Twice weekly.. Coach J. R. Redstone and Sons (Limited) 1,050 0 0
11 Mail-coach, junction Gisborne Road and Lower Hangaroa 14 Twice weekly.. Packhorse .. E. Ellmers .. 75 0 0
12 Manutuke and Waingake 12 Twice weekly.. Buggy and pair J. E. Daulton .. 85 0 0
13 Matawai and Johnstone’s (rural delivery) 7 Twice weekly.. Horse or gig A. J. Hustler .. 65 0 0
14 Matawai, Motuhora, and Motu 9 Daily .. Coach or motor-car C. Lovell .. 135 0 0
15 Matawai Post-office and Railway-station ½ Daily .. Horse and gig A. J. Hustler .. 39 0 0
16 Motu, Marumoko, Toatoa, Omarumutu, and Opotiki 57 Weekly .. Coach W. B. Kelly .. 100 0 0
17 Patutahi and Ngatapa 8 Twice weekly.. Coach B. E. Greaves .. 212 0 0
Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopae 20 Weekly ..
18 Puha Post-office and Railway-station.. ⅓ As required .. Foot R. McAra .. 40 0 0
19 Puha and Whatatutu 8 Daily .. Coach or motor-car A. Curtis .. 104 0 0
20 Te Araroa and Cape Runaway 45 Fortnightly .. Steamer Richardson and Co. (Limited) 50 0 0
21 Te Araroa and Hick’s Bay .. 8 Weekly .. Horse Matiu Te Hina .. 45 0 0
22 Te Karaka and Kanakanaia.. 15 Twice weekly, Oct. to May; weekly, June to Sept. Horse or coach J. P. Lennane .. 70 0 0
23 Tokomaru Bay wharves and roadstead .. As required .. Oil-launch .. Tokomaru Harbour Board 150 0 0
24 Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro Bay 12 Weekly .. Motor-car or horse vehicle J. T. Agnew .. 75 0 0
25 Tokomaru Bay and Whakoau 25 Weekly .. Coach or pack-horse J. R. Redstone and Sons (Limited) 140 0 0
26 Tokomaru Bay wharves and Post-office 2 As required .. Brake J. R. Redstone and Sons (Limited) 150 0 0


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Postal service contracts in Thames district (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Thames, Contracts, Mail delivery

🚂 Postal service contracts in Gisborne district

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Gisborne, Contracts, Mail delivery
19 names identified
  • W. J. M. Attwood, Contractor for Gisborne parcel delivery
  • M. B. Mahony, Contractor for Gisborne railway station clearing
  • J. R. Redstone, Contractor for Gisborne coach services
  • G. M. Daulton, Contractor for Gisborne motor-bus services
  • T. S. Hatten, Contractor for Gisborne motor-bus services
  • Francis, Contractor for Gisborne coach services
  • Lougher, Contractor for Gisborne coach services
  • J. P. Gordon, Contractor for Gisborne coach services
  • E. Ellmers, Contractor for Gisborne packhorse services
  • J. E. Daulton, Contractor for Manutuke buggy services
  • A. J. Hustler, Contractor for Matawai services
  • C. Lovell, Contractor for Matawai coach services
  • W. B. Kelly, Contractor for Motu coach services
  • B. E. Greaves, Contractor for Patutahi coach services
  • R. McAra, Contractor for Puha foot services
  • A. Curtis, Contractor for Puha coach services
  • Matiu Te Hina, Contractor for Te Araroa horse services
  • J. P. Lennane, Contractor for Te Karaka services
  • J. T. Agnew, Contractor for Tokomaru Bay motor services

  • Union Steamship Company (Ltd.)
  • J. R. Redstone and Sons (Limited)
  • Poverty Bay Herald Company (Limited)
  • Tokomaru Harbour Board