New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1079

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1079

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Apiti and Kimbolton (part rural delivery) 12 Daily Motor-car J. B. Beard 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1918
2 Apiti and Ridge Road (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly.. Trap W. H. Little 30 0 0 ,,
3 Apiti and Table Flat (rural delivery) .. 7 Thrice weekly.. Cart A. McMurtrie 60 0 0 ,,
4 Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly.. Horse J. Cheyne 85 0 0 ,,
5 Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Coach F. P. Slattery 40 0 0 ,,
6 Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina .. Utuwai, Piripiri, Komako, Awahou, and Raumai (rural delivery) 9 20 Daily Thrice weekly.. } Motor-car .. H. Christensen 335 0 0 ,,
7 Ashhurst, Pohangina Road, Watershed Road, Feilding Road, Bunnythorpe Road, Palmerston Road, and intersecting roads (rural delivery) 31 Daily Motor-cycle W. A. Longworth 190 0 0 ,,
8 Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea .. Feilding, Awahuri, and Rongotea via Waitohi Road 11 14 } Daily Motor A. C. Gibbons 230 0 0 ,,
9 Carterton, Belvedere Road, Hururoa Road, Maungaterere Road, Chester Road, Norfolk Road (West Taratahi Extension), Haringa Road, Cobden Road, Manning’s Road, Brooklyn Road, Dalefield Road, Hodder’s Line, Jervois Road, Waterson’s Line, Swamp Road, and Carterton (rural delivery) 55 Daily Motor J. A. Rayne 302 0 0 ,,
10 Carterton and Gladstone (via Somerset Road, Dorset Road, and Francis Road), Gladstone to Mangahuia, Ahiaruhe, Ponatahi Road, Parkvale, Waihakeke, and Carterton (rural delivery) 50 Twice daily .. Motor D. C. Macdonald 300 0 0 ,,
11 Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau 25 Twice weekly.. Coach J. and D. Hood.. 100 0 0 ,,
12 Carterton Post - office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Brake H. B. Hosnell 100 0 0 ,,
13 Clareville Post - office and Railway-station ½ Thrice daily .. Foot S. Reid 26 0 0 ,,
14 Colyton, Spur Road, Midland Road, and Wanganui Harbour Board Block and Colyton and Feilding (rural delivery) 25 Daily Trap Francis Allerby .. 170 0 0 ,,
15 Eketahuna, Nireaha via Newman, and Atea (part rural delivery) 8 Daily Horse vehicle S. R. Blewett 140 0 0 ,,
16 Eketahuna Post - office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Motor-car .. W. Fulton and G. C. Firth 150 0 0 ,,
17 Eketahuna and Hastwells (rural delivery) 15 Daily Gig R. C. Gyde 130 0 0 ,,
18 Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, Tirau-mea, Waterfalls, Rakaunui, and Pongaroa (rural delivery) 42 Daily Motor Irvine and Roulston 400 0 0 ,,
19 Featherston, Kahutara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanunui, Pirinoa, Turanga-nui, and Whangaimoana (Kennedy’s) (rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly Coach B. Yelverton 300 0 0 ,,
20 Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough 12 Thrice daily .. Motor-car .. H. R. Lumley 300 0 0 ,,
21 Featherston, Papatahi, and Wharepapa (rural delivery) 24 Twice weekly.. Coach B. S. Yelverton .. 125 0 0 31 Dec., 1917.
22 Featherston Post-office and Railway-station And Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston South (rural delivery) ½ 14 As required } Daily Motor vehicle and horse vehicle C. W. Ancell .. 250 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
23 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton 18 Daily Coach R. J. Moore 130 0 0 ,,
24 Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham’s, and Waituna West 16 Daily Coach R. J. Moore 80 0 0 ,,
25 Feilding Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required .. Express J. H. Worsfold .. 70 0 0 ,,
26 Feilding, Aorangi Road, Reid’s Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Mil-son’s Line, Cameron’s Line, and Feilding (rural delivery) 27 Daily Horse and trap H. A. Monk 180 0 0 ,,
27 Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa, and Shannon (part rural delivery) 11 Twice daily .. Motor-car .. F. G. Rout 40 0 0 ,,
28 Government Buildings and Chief Post-office, Wellington ½ As required .. Cart Department of Internal Affairs 156 0 0 ,,
29 Greytown Post - office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Coach R. Wenden 60 0 0 ,,
30 Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn 17 Weekly Coach W. Chapman 80 0 0 ,,
31 Hinakura, Spring Grove, and Martinborough (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly Motor W. Chapman 160 0 0 ,,
32 Karori and Makara 4 Thrice weekly Trap G. R. Hislop 30 0 0 ,,


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Wellington, Contracts, Mail delivery
33 names identified
  • J. B. Beard, Contractor for Apiti and Kimbolton postal service
  • W. H. Little, Contractor for Apiti and Ridge Road postal service
  • A. McMurtrie, Contractor for Apiti and Table Flat postal service
  • J. Cheyne, Contractor for Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai postal service
  • F. P. Slattery, Contractor for Ashhurst Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • H. Christensen, Contractor for Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina postal service
  • W. A. Longworth, Contractor for Ashhurst, Pohangina Road, Watershed Road, Feilding Road, Bunnythorpe Road, Palmerston Road, and intersecting roads postal service
  • A. C. Gibbons, Contractor for Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea postal service
  • J. A. Rayne, Contractor for Carterton rural delivery postal service
  • D. C. Macdonald, Contractor for Carterton and Gladstone postal service
  • J. and D. Hood, Contractor for Carterton, Gladstone, and Te Wharau postal service
  • H. B. Hosnell, Contractor for Carterton Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • S. Reid, Contractor for Clareville Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • Francis Allerby, Contractor for Colyton, Spur Road, Midland Road, and Wanganui Harbour Board Block and Colyton and Feilding postal service
  • S. R. Blewett, Contractor for Eketahuna, Nireaha via Newman, and Atea postal service
  • W. Fulton, Contractor for Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • G. C. Firth, Contractor for Eketahuna Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • R. C. Gyde, Contractor for Eketahuna and Hastwells postal service
  • Irvine, Contractor for Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, Tirau-mea, Waterfalls, Rakaunui, and Pongaroa postal service
  • Roulston, Contractor for Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, Tirau-mea, Waterfalls, Rakaunui, and Pongaroa postal service
  • B. Yelverton, Contractor for Featherston, Kahutara, Matawhero, Burnside, Tanunui, Pirinoa, Turanga-nui, and Whangaimoana (Kennedy’s) postal service
  • H. R. Lumley, Contractor for Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martinborough postal service
  • B. S. Yelverton, Contractor for Featherston, Papatahi, and Wharepapa postal service
  • C. W. Ancell, Contractor for Featherston Post-office and Railway-station and Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Featherston South postal service
  • R. J. Moore, Contractor for Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton postal service
  • R. J. Moore, Contractor for Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunningham’s, and Waituna West postal service
  • J. H. Worsfold, Contractor for Feilding Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • H. A. Monk, Contractor for Feilding, Aorangi Road, Reid’s Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Mil-son’s Line, Cameron’s Line, and Feilding postal service
  • F. G. Rout, Contractor for Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa, and Shannon postal service
  • R. Wenden, Contractor for Greytown Post-office and Railway-station postal service
  • W. Chapman, Contractor for Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn postal service
  • W. Chapman, Contractor for Hinakura, Spring Grove, and Martinborough postal service
  • G. R. Hislop, Contractor for Karori and Makara postal service