New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1073

✨ Postal Service Contracts



MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1073

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER--continued.

Number Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
43 Waipatiki, Waimiro, and Horoeka, and rural delivery to Ellingham's 18 Thrice weekly Horse and gig James Fife 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
44 Waipawa, Argyll East, Anaroa, and Pukehou (rural delivery) 31 Thrice weekly Motor vehicle John Ruddick .. 125 0 0 ,,
45 Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East 8 Daily .. Horse .. William Marsh .. 30 0 0 ,,
46 Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station 1½ As required .. Spring-cart .. James Melville Blair 70 0 0 ,,
47 Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga 11 Twice daily .. Motor vehicle Escott Summarsell 100 0 0 ,,
48 Waipawa, Tamumu, Omakere, Pourere, and Blackhead 30 Twice weekly Motor .. John Ruddick .. 160 0 0 ,,
And Waipawa and Clareinch .. Weekly
49 Waipawa and Tikokino .. .. 13 Daily .. Motor vehicle Robert John Brown 150 0 0 ,,
50 Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Coach .. Ernest Herbert Manning 120 0 0 ,,
51 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau 28 Daily .. Motor-car .. Walter Stanley Glenny 200 0 0 ,,
52 Wairoa and Frasertown .. .. 5 Twice daily .. Motor-bus .. Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) 49. 0 0 ,,
53 Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government Accommodation House, Waikaremoana 42 Twice weekly Coach .. James Andrew .. 250 0 0 ,,
54 Wairoa, Marumaru, Opouiti, Te Reinga, and Ruakituri 38 Weekly .. Coach .. James Andrew .. 100 0 0 ,,
55 Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere .. 25 Weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. Horse vehicle or motor-car Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) £3 per trip 31 Oct., 1918.
56 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in the river ⅓ As required .. Express .. William Ryan .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
57 Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui .. 21 Weekly .. Horse vehicle Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) 40 0 0 ,,
58 Woodville and Kumeroa .. .. 9 Daily .. Horse vehicle Walter Dobson .. 150 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

Number Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Dannevirke and Raumati .. .. 5 Daily .. Bicycle .. Dannevirke Publishing Company 15 0 0 -
2 Dannevirke and Ruaroa .. .. 6 Daily .. Horse or bicycle Dannevirke Publishing Company 15 0 0 -
3 Mangahei and Main Road .. .. ½ Twice weekly Foot .. Biggory Sutherland Grant 5 0 0 -
4 Matamau Post-office and Railway-station ⅞ Twice daily .. Foot .. Charles McGregor 23 8 0 -
5 Mohaka Post-office and coach on Main Road ½ Twice weekly .. Handcart .. Alexander Henderson 10 0 0 -
6 Napier Breakwater : Landing and shipping mails ¼ As required .. Truck or trolley Napier Harbour Board 40 0 0 -
7 Napier and Port Ahuriri .. .. 1½ Daily .. Electric tram-car Napier Borough Council 1s. 6d. per week -
8 Napier, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, and Wairoa 80 By special coach or motor-car when running .. Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) * -
9 Napier and Wairoa .. .. 80 As required .. By special motor-car when running William G. Lerew and Alfred L. Heale 10s. per trip -
10 Norsewood and Ngamoko .. .. 4 Daily .. Express .. Albert Johannes Olsen 10 0 0 -
11 Omahanui by road to Martin's residence 15 Weekly .. Coach and packhorse James Andrew .. 14 0 0 -
12 Pakipaki Post-office and Railway-station ⅛ Twice daily .. Foot .. William Moroney 12 0 0 -
13 Poukawa Post-office and Railway-station ¼ Once daily .. Horse and trap James Corless .. 16 0 0 -
14 Wairoa Post-office and beach .. ⅛ As required .. Surf-boat launch Wairoa and Mohaka Steamship Company (Limited) £1 10s. per trip -
15 Wairoa, Waiatai Road to Stead's residence 7 Weekly .. Vehicle or horse Hawke's Bay Motor Company (Limited) 17 0 0 -
16 Whakatu Railway-station and Manga-teretere ½ Daily .. Foot .. Mary Cunningham 6 0 0 -

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.

Number Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor.
1 Mangatera Post-office and Railway-station ⅛ Twice daily .. Foot .. William Abel Watson
2 Matatera Post-office and Railway-station ⅛ Twice daily .. Foot .. Olaf Thoresen
3 Pukehou Post-office and Railway-station ⅛ Twice daily .. Foot .. Andrew Duncan Priest
  • Per full-sized bag : Napier to Wairoa, 5s.; Napier to Tangoio, 1s. 6d.; Napier to Putorino, 2s. 6d.; Napier to Mohaka, 4s.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Napier, Contracts, Mail delivery
21 names identified
  • James Fife, Contractor for postal service
  • John Ruddick, Contractor for postal service
  • William Marsh, Contractor for postal service
  • James Melville Blair, Contractor for postal service
  • Escott Summarsell, Contractor for postal service
  • Robert John Brown, Contractor for postal service
  • Ernest Herbert Manning, Contractor for postal service
  • Walter Stanley Glenny, Contractor for postal service
  • James Andrew, Contractor for postal service
  • William Ryan, Contractor for postal service
  • Walter Dobson, Contractor for postal service
  • Biggory Sutherland Grant, Contractor for postal service
  • Charles McGregor, Contractor for postal service
  • Alexander Henderson, Contractor for postal service
  • Albert Johannes Olsen, Contractor for postal service
  • William Moroney, Contractor for postal service
  • James Corless, Contractor for postal service
  • Mary Cunningham, Contractor for postal service
  • William Abel Watson, Contractor for postal service
  • Olaf Thoresen, Contractor for postal service
  • Andrew Duncan Priest, Contractor for postal service