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 CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
5 Annat and Russell’s Flat .. 4 Daily .. Horse vehicle Miss Lydia Caroline Eliza Humm £ s. d. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
6 Ashburton, Porowhita, Spread eagle, Greenstreet, and Ouihi 17 Thrice weekly Motor and side-car Frank Edwin Amos 90 0 0 ,,
7 Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside 9 Daily .. Motor vehicle Charles Smithel .. 166 0 0 ,,
Seaview, Seafield, and Newland .. 13 Thrice weekly Motor vehicle John Charles Nattle Grigg 150 0 0 ,,
8 Ashburton, Wheatstone, Ashton, Water- ton, and Longbeach 18 Daily .. Motor vehicle Frank Ashby .. 48 0 0 ,,
9 Balcairn and Leithfield .. 3½ Daily .. Motor vehicle Alfred Harry Hawker 70 0 0 ,,
10 Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui 6 Daily .. Horse vehicle A. Hall (Limited) and Cassidy and Co. (Limited) 499 0 0 Until completion of Otira Tunnel.
11 Arthur’s Pass, Otira, and Otira Railway 9 Thrice weekly Coach and 4 horses Albert Arthur Price 115 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
12 Chertsey and Pendarves (delivery of private bags) 14 Daily .. Horse vehicle Herbert Gibbs .. 911 0 0 ,,
13 Christchurch Chief Post-office, High Street, and Railway-station: Clear- ing posting-receivers in city and suburbs at midnight .. As required, daily Horses and carts Empire Express Company 225 0 0 ,,
14 Christchurch: Delivery of parcels with- in a radius of three miles of Chief Post-office .. Daily .. Horse vehicle Frederick William Roper 48 0 0 ,,
15 Courtenay and Kirwee .. 3½ Daily .. Motor vehicle Thomas Derrett.. 72 0 0 ,,
16 Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau .. 14 Daily, and once extra on Wed- nesdays Motor vehicle Frank Reveley .. 50 0 0 ,,
17 Darfield and Kimberley .. 5 Daily .. Motor-cycle William Francis Priest 170 0 0 ,,
18 Duvauchelle, Chorlton, Okain’s Bay, and Little Akaloa 18 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle Arthur Painter .. 110 0 0 ,,
19 Ealing, Mataipuke, Carew (deposition of correspondence in boxes and clear- ing posting-boxes), and clearing mail- box at Cross Roads, School Road, and Ruapuna 15 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle William Henry Griffin 38 0 0 ,,
20 Flaxton Post-office, Railway-station, and Ohoka 4 Daily .. Horse vehicle William Leeming 200 0 0 ,,
21 Glentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Whakamatau 30 Thrice weekly Motor vehicle Mark Kilburn .. 95 0 0 ,,
22 Greendale, Charing Cross, and Ayles- bury 11½ Daily .. Horse vehicle William Henry Oakley 85 0 0 ,,
23 Halkett Town, West Melton, Weedon’s Post-office, and Railway-station 10 Daily .. Horse vehicle or motor- vehicle N.Z. Farmers’ Co- operative Asso- ciation (Ltd.) 50 0 0 ,,
24 Hawarden Railway-station and Wood- grove 4 Daily .. Horse vehicle Mrs. Ellen O’Reilly 120 0 0 ,,
25 Hinds, Maronan, and Lismore .. 10 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle William Hartnell 49 0 0 ,,
And Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynnford 11 Daily .. Horse vehicle James Hayes .. 50 0 0 ,,
26 Hororata and Coalgate .. 4½ Daily .. Horse vehicle Charles Laurence 130 0 0 ,,
27 Hurunui, Medbury Post-office, and Railway-station 5½ Thrice weekly Horse vehicle Mrs. Christina Catherine Knight 95 0 0 ,,
28 Irwell Railway-station, Irwell Post- office, Brookside, and Killinchy 9½ Twice daily .. Horse vehicle Henry Philip Miles and Frank Looms 60 0 0 ,,
29 Kaiapoi, Coutts Island, Clarkville, and Eyreton 15 Daily .. Horse vehicle Kaikoura Motor Company (Ltd.) 30 0 0 ,,
30 Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Salt- water Creek 11½ Daily .. Horse vehicle Pilkington’s Motors (Limited) 450 0 0 ,,
31 Kaikoura Post-office and Wharf .. 1 As required .. Motor vehicle Willoughby Reynolds 35 0 0 ,,
32 Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, and Akaroa 19 Daily .. Motor vehicle William James Wright 90 0 0 ,,
33 Little River and Puaha .. 4 Daily .. Horse vehicle William Lynn .. 150 0 0 ,,
34 Little River, Te Oka, The Gap, and Tumble Down (rural delivery) 16 Twice weekly.. Horse vehicle Andrew Anderson 20 0 0 ,,
35 Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor’s Bay, Allandale, and Teddington 13 Daily .. Coach .. Frank Wills .. 70 0 0 ,,
36 Lyttelton and Port Levy .. 8 Weekly .. Oil-launch .. Herbert Weston Papps 35 0 0 ,,
37 Mayfield and Porateko (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle Duncan Kennedy 50 0 0 ,,
38 Mayfield and Valetta Railway-station 5 Twice daily .. Coach .. George Walter Dore 50 0 0 ,,
39 Medbury and The Peaks .. 8 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle Louis Emil Laugesen 55 0 0 ,,
40 Methven and Highbank .. 7 4 times weekly Horse vehicle Thomas Wiltshire Hix 95 0 0 ,,
41 Mina and Cheviot .. 2½ Twice daily .. Motor vehicle
42 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. 18 Twice weekly.. Horse vehicle


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Christchurch, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
34 names identified
  • Lydia Caroline Eliza Humm (Miss), Contractor for Annat and Russell's Flat service
  • Frank Edwin Amos, Contractor for Ashburton, Porowhita service
  • Charles Smithel, Contractor for Ashburton, Elgin service
  • John Charles Nattle Grigg, Contractor for Seaview, Seafield service
  • Frank Ashby, Contractor for Ashburton, Wheatstone service
  • Alfred Harry Hawker, Contractor for Balcairn and Leithfield service
  • Albert Arthur Price, Contractor for Arthur's Pass, Otira service
  • Herbert Gibbs, Contractor for Chertsey and Pendarves service
  • Frederick William Roper, Contractor for Christchurch parcels delivery
  • Thomas Derrett, Contractor for Courtenay and Kirwee service
  • Frank Reveley, Contractor for Culverden, Rotherham service
  • William Francis Priest, Contractor for Darfield and Kimberley service
  • Arthur Painter, Contractor for Duvauchelle, Chorlton service
  • William Henry Griffin, Contractor for Ealing, Mataipuke service
  • William Leeming, Contractor for Flaxton Post-office service
  • Mark Kilburn, Contractor for Glentunnel, Glenroy service
  • William Henry Oakley, Contractor for Greendale, Charing Cross service
  • Ellen O'Reilly (Mrs.), Contractor for Hawarden Railway-station service
  • William Hartnell, Contractor for Hinds, Maronan service
  • James Hayes, Contractor for Hinds, Lowcliffe service
  • Charles Laurence, Contractor for Hororata and Coalgate service
  • Christina Catherine Knight (Mrs.), Contractor for Hurunui, Medbury service
  • Henry Philip Miles, Contractor for Irwell Railway-station service
  • Frank Looms, Contractor for Irwell Railway-station service
  • Willoughby Reynolds, Contractor for Kaikoura Post-office service
  • William James Wright, Contractor for Little River, Barry's Bay service
  • William Lynn, Contractor for Little River and Puaha service
  • Andrew Anderson, Contractor for Little River, Te Oka service
  • Frank Wills, Contractor for Lyttelton, Rapaki service
  • Herbert Weston Papps, Contractor for Lyttelton and Port Levy service
  • Duncan Kennedy, Contractor for Mayfield and Porateko service
  • George Walter Dore, Contractor for Mayfield and Valetta service
  • Louis Emil Laugesen, Contractor for Medbury and The Peaks service
  • Thomas Wiltshire Hix, Contractor for Methven and Highbank service