New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1089

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1089

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.
43 Oxford and Glentui Station (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Horse vehicle John James Stevenson £ 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1918
44 Oxford, Tawera, Cooper’s Creek, View Hill, and Bexley 9½ Daily Horse vehicle Charles Richard Stevenson 135 0 0 ,,
45 Oxford and Wakahua (including carriage of private bags) .. 10 Twice weekly.. Horse vehicle Frederick Tritt .. 44 0 0 ,,
46 Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, Oaro, and Kaikoura 37 Daily Motor vehicle Patrick Cannon.. 145 0 0 ,,
47 Pigeon Bay and Hill Top .. .. 7 Daily Horse vehicle John Hugh Clucas Davies 200 0 0 ,,
48 Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank .. 18 Daily Horse vehicle John Cronin .. 165 0 0 ,,
49 Rakaia and Te Piritā .. .. 8 Thrice weekly.. Horse vehicle Robert Henry Fagan 50 0 0 ,,
50 Rakaia, Overdale, Kyle, and Dorie, via Dobbin’s Ford and River Road 16¾ Daily Horse vehicle John Cronin .. 125 0 0 ,,
51 Rangiora, Hayland, Birch Hill, and Rakahuri 18 Thrice weekly Wagon .. James Ernest May 40 0 0 ,,
52 Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and White Rock Station (rural delivery from North Loburn onwards) 16 Daily Coach .. Homer Cobden Cox 110 0 0 ,,
53 Scargill, Motunau, and Stoneyhurst Gate 12 Daily Horse vehicle James Reside .. 100 0 0 ,,
54 Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu .. 9 Twice daily Horse vehicle Walter Baker .. 140 0 0 ,,
55 Springston Railway-station and Springston South .. .. Daily Horse vehicle or bicycle David Hamilton 23 0 0 ,,
56 Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston .. 8¼ Daily Horse vehicle John Arthur Stringer 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
57 View Hill and Rockford .. .. 2½ Daily Horse .. Miss Hilson Farrelly 26 0 0 ,,
58 Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kaikoura 52¾ Thrice weekly Motor vehicle Kaikoura Motor Company (Ltd.) 250 0 0 ,,
59 Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton .. 6 Daily Motor vehicle Mrs. Isabella McIver 60 0 0 ,,
60 Yaldhurst and Hornby .. .. 3 Daily Horse vehicle or bicycle William Thomas Burgess 26 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Cheviot and Port Robinson .. .. | 6 | Weekly .. | Horse vehicle | Mrs. Louisa McKay Hughes | 15 0 0 |
| 2 | Christchurch and suburbs: Delivery of letter-carriers’ bags | .. | As required .. | Vans .. | N.Z. Express Company | 5s. each cart |
| 3 | Christchurch and Marshlands .. | 4 | Daily | Horse vehicle | Ernest Joseph Alexandre | 16 0 0 |
| 4 | Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram routes | .. | As required .. | Tram .. | Christchurch Tramway Board | 300 0 0 |
| 5 | Conway Flat and finger-post .. | 3½ | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | Henry King .. | 15 0 0 |
| 6 | Doyleston Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | William Arthur Nelson | 20 0 0 |
| 7 | Fernside Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | George Milne .. | 10 0 0 |
| 8 | Flemington and Longbeach Road .. | 1½ | Daily | Foot .. | William Edward Bond | 10 18 0 |
| 9 | Kaiapoi and Ohapuka .. .. | 6 | Thrice weekly | Horse vehicle | Herbert Langley Symonds Tozer | 11 10 0 |
| 10 | Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required .. | Horse vehicle | Masterton Alfred Frederick Clark | 9d. per trip |
| 11 | Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Thrice weekly | Foot .. | Nellie Evans .. | 13 0 0 |
| 12 | Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf .. | ¼ | As required .. | Foot .. | Frank William Simons | 10 0 0 |
| 13 | Loburn and Okuku .. .. | 5 | Daily | Foot .. | Adam Scott .. | 10 0 0 |
| 14 | Lyttelton Railway-station and wharves: handling mails by ferry steamers, and transferring to railway trucks at ship’s side mails from other steamers | .. | As required .. | Foot and railway | N.Z. Railway Department | 440 0 0 |
| 15 | Medbury Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Daily | Foot .. | Florence Ray Margreta Dierce | 10 0 0 |
| 16 | Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Daily | Foot .. | Thomas William Edmund Knight | 12 0 0 |
| 17 | Okain’s Bay Post-office and Wharf .. | 1½ | As required .. | Foot .. | William Robinson, jun. | 5 0 0 |
| 18 | Prebbleton and Broadfield .. .. | 4 | Thrice weekly | Horse vehicle | Thomas Robins .. | 19 0 0 |
| 19 | Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | As required .. | Van .. | Hendy Bros. .. | 9d. per trip |
| 20 | Springston Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Daily | Foot .. | Robert McMeekin | 11 0 0 |
| 21 | Upper Waiau and Glen Wye .. | 18 | Weekly | Horse vehicle | Ronald Ogilvie Duncan | 20 0 0 |
| 22 | Waddington Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | 4 times daily .. | Foot .. | David Miller .. | 10 0 0 |
| 23 | Woodend and Tuahiwi .. .. | 2 | Daily | Foot .. | Thomas Joyce .. | 12 0 0 |

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Christchurch, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
35 names identified
  • John James Stevenson, Contractor for Oxford and Glentui Station
  • Charles Richard Stevenson, Contractor for Oxford, Tawera, Cooper’s Creek, View Hill, and Bexley
  • Frederick Tritt, Contractor for Oxford and Wakahua
  • Patrick Cannon, Contractor for Parnassus, Hawkeswood, Conway Flat, Hundalee, Oaro, and Kaikoura
  • John Hugh Clucas Davies, Contractor for Pigeon Bay and Hill Top
  • John Cronin, Contractor for Rakaia, Barrhill, and Highbank
  • Robert Henry Fagan, Contractor for Rakaia and Te Piritā
  • James Ernest May, Contractor for Rangiora, Hayland, Birch Hill, and Rakahuri
  • Homer Cobden Cox, Contractor for Rangiora, Loburn, North Loburn, and White Rock Station
  • James Reside, Contractor for Scargill, Motunau, and Stoneyhurst Gate
  • Walter Baker, Contractor for Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu
  • David Hamilton, Contractor for Springston Railway-station and Springston South
  • John Arthur Stringer, Contractor for Taumutu, Lakeside, and Leeston
  • Hilson Farrelly (Miss), Contractor for View Hill and Rockford
  • Isabella McIver (Mrs.), Contractor for Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton
  • William Thomas Burgess, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby
  • Louisa McKay Hughes (Mrs.), Contractor for Cheviot and Port Robinson
  • Ernest Joseph Alexandre, Contractor for Christchurch and Marshlands
  • Henry King, Contractor for Conway Flat and finger-post
  • William Arthur Nelson, Contractor for Doyleston Post-office and Railway-station
  • George Milne, Contractor for Fernside Post-office and Railway-station
  • William Edward Bond, Contractor for Flemington and Longbeach Road
  • Herbert Langley Symonds Tozer, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Ohapuka
  • Masterton Alfred Frederick Clark, Contractor for Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station
  • Nellie Evans, Contractor for Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station
  • Frank William Simons, Contractor for Little Akaloa Post-office and Wharf
  • Adam Scott, Contractor for Loburn and Okuku
  • Florence Ray Margreta Dierce, Contractor for Medbury Post-office and Railway-station
  • Thomas William Edmund Knight, Contractor for Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station
  • William Robinson (jun.), Contractor for Okain’s Bay Post-office and Wharf
  • Thomas Robins, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield
  • Robert McMeekin, Contractor for Springston Post-office and Railway-station
  • Ronald Ogilvie Duncan, Contractor for Upper Waiau and Glen Wye
  • David Miller, Contractor for Waddington Post-office and Railway-station
  • Thomas Joyce, Contractor for Woodend and Tuahiwi