New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1071

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1071

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
27 Tolaga Bay and Arataha And Tolaga Bay, Arakihi, and Puketawa 34 Twice weekly Weekly Buggy B. W. Lincoln £ s. d. 190 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
28 Tolaga Bay Post-office and vessels in roadstead .. As required Oil-launch Tolaga Bay Trading Company (Limited) 32 0 0 ,,
29 Tuparoa, Ruatorea, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa 25 Weekly Buggy A. V. S. Reed 60 0 0 ,,
30 Waerengaokuri, Pehiri, and Tahunga.. 22 Weekly Buggy or pack-horse A. C. Steele 80 0 0 ,,
31 Waikohu and Whakarau 12 Twice weekly.. Coach C. R. Will and W. S. Habgood 125 0 0 ,,
32 Waingake and Paparatu (rural delivery) 15 Weekly, May to Oct.; twice weekly, Nov. to April Packhorse J. E. Daulton 75 0 0 ,,
33 Waipiro Bay, Tuparoa, Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, and Te Araroa 40 Twice weekly.. Packhorses .. J. T. Agnew 500 0 0 ,,
34 Whatatutu and Iwiroa 12 Weekly Wagon B. Taylor 30 0 0 ,,
35 Whatatutu and Wheturau 10 Weekly Wagon B. Taylor 40 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Gisborne and Mangapapa | 2½ | Daily | Motor-bus | R. M. Bell | 20 0 0 |
| 2 | Hick’s Bay Beach and Post-office | 1 | As required | Cart | G. Kirk | 2s. per trip |
| 3 | Horoera and Te Araroa | 10 | Weekly | Horse | H. M. Kaua | 12 0 0 |
| 4 | Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | A. H. Colebrook | 11 0 0 |
| 5 | Makaraka and Ngatapa* | 11½ | Twice weekly.. | Train | Public Works Department | 10 0 0 |
| 6 | Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | Twice daily | Foot | W. Dixon | 20 0 0 |
| 7 | Makauri Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | R. P. Goodchap.. | 14 0 0 |
| 8 | Motuhora Post-office and mail-coach .. | 2ch. | As required | Foot | P. Freeman | 5 0 0 |
| 9 | Ngatapa Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice weekly.. | Foot | H. M. Arbon | 6 0 0 |
| 10 | Ormond Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | F. Friar | 20 0 0 |
| 11 | Port Awanui Beach and Post-office | ½ | As required | Cart | J. Hyland | 17 10 0 |
| 12 | Rakauroa Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | As required | Foot or vehicle | A. Halket | 13 0 0 |
| 13 | Te Araroa Beach and Post-office | ¼ | As required | Cart | G. McKeddie | 20 0 0 |
| 14 | Tiniroto and Kairoa | 6 | Twice weekly.. | Packhorse | J. L. Spence | 6 0 0 |
| 15 | Tuparoa Beach and Post-office | ½ | As required | Cart | T. S. Williams | 5 0 0 |
| 16 | Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice weekly.. | Foot | J. Hill | 13 0 0 |
| 17 | Waipiro Bay Beach and Post-office | ¼ | As required | Cart | Waipiro Trading Company | 5 0 0 |
| 18 | Waitakaro and Tuparoa | 12 | Weekly | Horse | Wiremu Hunia | 8 0 0 |
| 19 | Wharerata Post-office and mail-coach | ⅛ | Twice weekly, Nov. to April; weekly, May to Oct. | Horse or foot | F. M. H. Bullen.. | 7 0 0 |
| 20 | Whatatutu and Tahunaroa | 9½ | Weekly | Express | B. Taylor | 15 0 0 |

  • This service is terminable on the line being taken over by the Railway Department.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Dannevirke, Awariki, Mangahei, and Ngapaeruru | 22 | Twice weekly | 2-horse conveyance | Dannevirke – Herbertville Coaching and Carrying Company (Limited) | £ s. d. 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1918. |
| 2 | Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Motea, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville | 50 | Thrice weekly | Motor-bus | Dannevirke – Herbertville Coaching and Carrying Company (Limited) | 700 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required | Express | Henry Drinkwater | 80 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Dannevirke and Te Rehunga | 7 | Daily | Gig | Dannevirke Publishing Company (Limited) | 52 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Dannevirke and Umutaoroa.. | 8 | Daily | Horse | Dannevirke Publishing Company (Limited) | 45 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley | 18 | Twice weekly | 2-horse vehicle | Graham Wiseman | 93 12 0 | ,, |
| 7 | Elsthorpe and the Valley Road (rural delivery) | 5½ | Twice weekly | Horse and trap | Thomas John Haycock | 30 0 0 | ,, |



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Gisborne, Contracts, Mail delivery
27 names identified
  • B. W. Lincoln, Contractor for Tolaga Bay and Arataha mail service
  • A. V. S. Reed, Contractor for Tuparoa, Ruatorea, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa mail service
  • A. C. Steele, Contractor for Waerengaokuri, Pehiri, and Tahunga mail service
  • C. R. Will, Contractor for Waikohu and Whakarau mail service
  • W. S. Habgood, Contractor for Waikohu and Whakarau mail service
  • J. E. Daulton, Contractor for Waingake and Paparatu rural delivery
  • J. T. Agnew, Contractor for Waipiro Bay, Tuparoa, Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, and Te Araroa mail service
  • B. Taylor, Contractor for Whatatutu and Iwiroa mail service
  • B. Taylor, Contractor for Whatatutu and Wheturau mail service
  • R. M. Bell, Contractor for Gisborne and Mangapapa mail service
  • G. Kirk, Contractor for Hick’s Bay Beach and Post-office mail service
  • H. M. Kaua, Contractor for Horoera and Te Araroa mail service
  • A. H. Colebrook, Contractor for Kaiteratahi Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • W. Dixon, Contractor for Makaraka Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • R. P. Goodchap, Contractor for Makauri Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • P. Freeman, Contractor for Motuhora Post-office and mail-coach service
  • H. M. Arbon, Contractor for Ngatapa Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • F. Friar, Contractor for Ormond Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • J. Hyland, Contractor for Port Awanui Beach and Post-office mail service
  • A. Halket, Contractor for Rakauroa Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • G. McKeddie, Contractor for Te Araroa Beach and Post-office mail service
  • J. L. Spence, Contractor for Tiniroto and Kairoa mail service
  • T. S. Williams, Contractor for Tuparoa Beach and Post-office mail service
  • J. Hill, Contractor for Waikohu Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • Wiremu Hunia, Contractor for Waitakaro and Tuparoa mail service
  • F. M. H. Bullen, Contractor for Wharerata Post-office and mail-coach service
  • B. Taylor, Contractor for Whatatutu and Tahunaroa mail service

🚂 Postal service contracts in Napier district

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Napier, Contracts, Mail delivery
  • Henry Drinkwater, Contractor for Dannevirke Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • Thomas John Haycock, Contractor for Elsthorpe and the Valley Road rural delivery
  • Graham Wiseman, Contractor for Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley mail service