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 BLENHEIM—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Picton Post-office and Urukaka 2 Twice weekly.. Bicycle .. .. ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER.

SEA SERVICES.

| 1 | Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, Kakapo Bay, Hakahaka, Whangakoko, and Ngakuta | 43 | Weekly | Oil-launch | A. E. Hope | £ s. d. 77 10 0 | 31 Dec., 1918. |
| 2 | Picton and Grove Wharf ..
Picton, Hitaua, Onapua, Redheugh, Te Weka, and Te Awati
Picton, (Pukekoikoi, Punaruawhiti, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay | 44 | Thrice weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Fortnightly | Steamer and oil-launch
Steamer | Bowden Bros.
E. C. Perano | 208 0 0
410 0 0 | ,,
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| 3 | Picton, Wharehunga, Otanerau, Onauku, Motuara Island, Ravenscliffe, Anakakata Bay, Hikoekoea, Okoha, Te Puru, Forsyth Island, Port Ligar, Bulwer, Waitata Bay, Waihohonu, Pohenui, Elaine Bay, Brightlands, Manaroa, Hopai, Crail Bay, Homewood, Tiraora, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, Pinohia, Mahau, Whatanihi, and Havelock | 7 | Daily | Oil-launch and dray | H. A. McCormick | 72 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Picton and Portage | 53 | Weekly | Oil-launch | F. L. Taylor | 165 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Portage, St. Omer, Mahau, Whatanihi, Pinohia, Maori Bay, Tamure, Nydia Bay, Yncyca Bay, Tiraora, Te Rawa, Homewood, Manaroa, Hopai, and Crail Bay | 23 | Twice weekly.. | Oil-launch | F. L. Taylor | 90 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | Portage, St. Omer, Waitaria, and Kenepuru Head | | | | | | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Anatimo and Tarakohe | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | Francis Robertson | £ s. d. 25 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1918. |
| 2 | Anatimo, Totaranui, and Awa-iti | 14 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | George Thomas Sigley | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Baton and Tapawera | 10 | Weekly | Horse and gig | Edmund Hacker Bromell | 23 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Belgrove, Golden Downs, and Tophouse | 27 | Weekly | 2-horse express | John Banks | 75 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Brightwater and Waimea West | 2 | Daily | Cycle or horse | Louis Herbert Palmer | 24 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | Cable Bay, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, and Nelson | 15 | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | William Rayner.. | 65 0 0 | ,, |
| 7 | Collingwood Post-office and Wharf | 1 | As required | Foot | James Alfred Miles | 42 0 0 | ,, |
| 8 | Collingwood and Mangarakau | 23 | Weekly | Coach or horse | Percy George Hawkins | 52 0 0 | ,, |
| 9 | Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga.. | 14 | Thrice weekly | Coach or horse | Percy George Hawkins | 75 0 0 | ,, |
| 10 | Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham | 10 | Thrice weekly | Coach or horse | Percy George Hawkins | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 11 | Collingwood and Rockville
French Pass Post-office and vessels going through the Pass | 6
1 | 5 times weekly
Twice weekly.. | Motor-launch | Wallace Thomas Webber | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 12 | Glenhope and Howard | 18 | Weekly | Horse and trap | Percy Diserens | 25 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1917. |
| 13 | Glenhope, Owen Junction, Longford, Murchison, Fern Flat, Ariki, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three-channel Flat, Inangahua Junction, Berlin’s, Tiroroa, Te Kuha, Westport, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton | 107 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | Newman Bros. | 1,100 0 0 | ,, |
| 14 | Kohatu, Motupiko, and Korere | 7 | Thrice weekly | 1-horse vehicle | Walter Cecil Campbell Pahl | 60 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1918. |
| 15 | Korere and Atapo .. | 7 | Weekly | Horse and trap | Walter Cecil Campbell Pahl | 25 0 0 | ,, |
| 16 | Motueka Post-office and Wharf | 3 | As required | Open vehicle | H. G. K. Holyoake | 125 0 0 | ,, |
| 17 | Motueka, through the Pangatotara Valley and back to the Motueka Post-office (rural delivery) | 16 | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | Henry Lunn | 75 0 0 | ,, |
| 18 | Murchison and Tutaki | 12 | Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter | Horse and trap | A. H. Shields | 29 0 0 | ,, |
| 19 | Nelson Chief Post-office, Railway-station, Port Nelson Post-office, Wharf, delivery of parcels and bags in Nelson letter-carriers’ delivery | 3 | As required | Express and lorries | J. B. Parker | 500 0 0 | ,, |



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Blenheim, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
  • A. E. Hope, Contractor for sea services
  • Bowden, Contractor for sea services
  • E. C. Perano, Contractor for sea services
  • H. A. McCormick, Contractor for sea services
  • F. L. Taylor, Contractor for sea services

🚂 Postal service contracts in Nelson district

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Nelson, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
16 names identified
  • Francis Robertson, Contractor for postal services
  • George Thomas Sigley, Contractor for postal services
  • Edmund Hacker Bromell, Contractor for postal services
  • John Banks, Contractor for postal services
  • Louis Herbert Palmer, Contractor for postal services
  • William Rayner, Contractor for postal services
  • James Alfred Miles, Contractor for postal services
  • Percy George Hawkins, Contractor for postal services
  • Wallace Thomas Webber, Contractor for postal services
  • Percy Diserens, Contractor for postal services
  • Newman, Contractor for postal services
  • Walter Cecil Campbell Pahl, Contractor for postal services
  • H. G. K. Holyoake, Contractor for postal services
  • Henry Lunn, Contractor for postal services
  • A. H. Shields, Contractor for postal services
  • J. B. Parker, Contractor for postal services