New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1081

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1081

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
66 Pahiatua Post-office, Mangamutu, and Railway-station 1½ As required Coach W. Cashin 140 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
67 Palmerston North and Kairanga 6 Daily Trap S. Davey 60 0 0 "
68 Palmerston North, Newbury, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnaryon 23 Daily Motor-bus Annie Clarke 300 0 0 "
69 Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required Coach A. M. Sneddon 293 10 0 "
70 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakaronga (rural delivery) 5 Daily Trap A. E. Orgias 70 0 0 "
71 Palmerston North: Delivery of parcels—
(a.) Over whole borough
(b.) Over business area		 Daily
Twice daily		 Motor-cycle H. Kersel 190 0 0 "
72 Paremeta and Pahautanui 4 Daily Trap D. Greig 28 0 0 "
73 Petone Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required Coach J. W. Sharpe 125 0 0* "
74 Pongaroa, Korora, Waione, and Weber 17 Thrice weekly Coach W. F. Naylor 150 0 0 "
75 Pongaroa, Maku, and Pukehinau, along Alfredton Road, Weber Road, Waipatukaka Road, Waihi Valley, and Pahiatua–Pongaroa Roads (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Coach W. F. Naylor 90 0 0 "
76 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly Horse W. H. Coe 50 0 0 "
77 Rangiotu and Mangawhata 3 Daily Horse S. L. Corlett 30 0 0 "
78 Rangiwhania and Whitebridge via Kimbolton Road, Stewart’s, and Main Road (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Trap H. Stokes 25 0 0 "
79 Rewa and Waituna West
And Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery)		 6½
12		 Daily
Twice weekly		 Cart W. Watt 80 0 0 "
80 Rongotea and Glen Oroua
Glen Oroua and Taikorea, via Milner’s Line, Kellow Road, and Taikorea Road (rural delivery)		 3
10		 Twice daily
Daily		 Trap C. Lyon 130 0 0 "
81 Rongotea and Kaimatarau 3 Thrice weekly Horse Annie Clarke 25 0 0 "
82 Shannon, Kara Road, Kaihinau Road, Victoria Road, Kingston Road, and Makurerua (rural delivery) 13 Daily Motor vehicle W. S. Gardner 104 0 0 "
83 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly Cart H. S. McIsaac 50 0 0 "
84 Tinui, Tinui Valley, Te Mai (Tanawha), and Pakowhai (rural delivery) 25 Weekly Packhorse H. S. McIsaac 70 0 0 "
85 Tinui and Whareama (part rural delivery) 3 Thrice weekly Horse G. Street 40 0 0 "
86 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (part rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly Trap M. R. Varnham 50 0 0 "
87 Upper Hutt, Silverstream, Whiteman’s Valley, and Upper Hutt (rural delivery) 23 Twice weekly Horse A. J. McCurdy 35 0 0 "
88 Waihoki Valley and Main Road 5 Twice weekly Horse vehicle L. Houlbrooke 45 0 0 "
89 Woodville Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required Coach J. Hanaray 160 0 0 "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Bainesse Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Daily | Foot | A. A. Alsop | 10 0 0 |
| 2 | Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers) | 17 | Weekly | Trap | A. Funston | 10 0 0 |
| 3 | Cunningham’s to coach | ½ | Daily | Foot | R. E. Grant | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Fitzherbert West and Tiri tea Valley Road (rural delivery) | 3 | Daily | Horse | S. M. Smith | 18 0 0 |
| 5 | Foxton and Manawatu Heads | 3 | Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter | Coach | A. Grant | 20 0 0 |
| 6 | Foxton Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required | Foot | W. Edlin | 5 0 0 |
| 7 | Haunui and Main Road | 3 | Twice weekly | Trap | G. H. C. Hart | 20 0 0 |
| 8 | Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) | 3 | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. Hayward | 15 0 0 |
| 9 | Hukanui and Maungaraupi | 3 | Thrice weekly | Horse | P. E. Wingfield | 18 0 0 |
| 10 | Kaitawa and Hinemoa | 10 | Weekly | Horse | T. Checkley | 10 0 0 |
| 11 | Kaingaroa and Waitangi (Chatham Islands) | 20 | As required | Horse | W. R. Mitchell | £1 per trip |
| 12 | Kelburn and Wellington | ½ | Thrice daily | Tram | Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company (Limited), Wellington | 10 8 0 |
| 13 | Kopuaranga Post-office and Railway-station | 10 ch. | Daily | Foot | A. Franklin | 5 0 0 |
| 14 | Levin and Ihakara | 4 | Daily | Coach | J. Rutherford | 20 0 0 |
| 15 | Lower Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) | 4 | Thrice weekly | Foot | L. Norman | 15 0 0 |
| 16 | Lower Hutt and Taita | 3 | Daily | Bus | J. E. Baker | 12 0 0 |

  • An additional £12 10s. per annum, war bonus, is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of the war.

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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, Rural delivery
40 names identified
  • W. Cashin, Contractor for Pahiatua Post-office, Mangamutu, and Railway-station
  • S. Davey, Contractor for Palmerston North and Kairanga
  • Annie Clarke, Contractor for Palmerston North, Newbury, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnaryon
  • A. M. Sneddon, Contractor for Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. E. Orgias, Contractor for Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakaronga (rural delivery)
  • H. Kersel, Contractor for delivery of parcels in Palmerston North
  • D. Greig, Contractor for Paremeta and Pahautanui
  • J. W. Sharpe, Contractor for Petone Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. F. Naylor, Contractor for Pongaroa, Korora, Waione, and Weber
  • W. F. Naylor, Contractor for Pongaroa, Maku, and Pukehinau (rural delivery)
  • W. H. Coe, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery)
  • S. L. Corlett, Contractor for Rangiotu and Mangawhata
  • H. Stokes, Contractor for Rangiwhania and Whitebridge (rural delivery)
  • W. Watt, Contractor for Rewa and Waituna West, and Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery)
  • C. Lyon, Contractor for Rongotea and Glen Oroua, and Glen Oroua and Taikorea (rural delivery)
  • Annie Clarke, Contractor for Rongotea and Kaimatarau
  • W. S. Gardner, Contractor for Shannon, Kara Road, Kaihinau Road, Victoria Road, Kingston Road, and Makurerua (rural delivery)
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery)
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui, Tinui Valley, Te Mai (Tanawha), and Pakowhai (rural delivery)
  • G. Street, Contractor for Tinui and Whareama (part rural delivery)
  • M. R. Varnham, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Akatarawa (part rural delivery)
  • A. J. McCurdy, Contractor for Upper Hutt, Silverstream, Whiteman’s Valley, and Upper Hutt (rural delivery)
  • L. Houlbrooke, Contractor for Waihoki Valley and Main Road
  • J. Hanaray, Contractor for Woodville Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. A. Alsop, Contractor for Bainesse Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. Funston, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence to settlers)
  • R. E. Grant, Contractor for Cunningham’s to coach
  • S. M. Smith, Contractor for Fitzherbert West and Tiri tea Valley Road (rural delivery)
  • A. Grant, Contractor for Foxton and Manawatu Heads
  • W. Edlin, Contractor for Foxton Post-office and Railway-station
  • G. H. C. Hart, Contractor for Haunui and Main Road
  • W. Hayward, Contractor for Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery)
  • P. E. Wingfield, Contractor for Hukanui and Maungaraupi
  • T. Checkley, Contractor for Kaitawa and Hinemoa
  • W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Kaingaroa and Waitangi (Chatham Islands)
  • Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company (Limited), Wellington , Contractor for Kelburn and Wellington
  • A. Franklin, Contractor for Kopuaranga Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. Rutherford, Contractor for Levin and Ihakara
  • L. Norman, Contractor for Lower Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery)
  • J. E. Baker, Contractor for Lower Hutt and Taita