New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1093

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1093

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.

1 | Borton’s Post-office and Railway-station | 2½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | H. Hyland .. | .. | ..
2 | Hilderthorpe Post-office and Railway-station | 4½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | T. Cuthbertson .. | .. | ..
3 | Hillgrove Post-office and Railway-station | 4½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | E. C. Cleverley .. | .. | ..
4 | Island Cliff Post-office and Railway-station | 4⅛ | 8 times weekly | Foot .. | E. J. Crawford .. | .. | ..
5 | Kia Ora and Whitstone .. .. | 4 | Daily .. | Trap .. | M. G. Duff .. | .. | ..
6 | Otekaike Post-office and Railway-station | 4½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | A. McKenzie .. | .. | ..
7 | Papakaio Post-office and Railway-station | 4½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | W. Cassels .. | .. | ..
8 | Peebles Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Twice daily .. | Horse .. | E. Fraser .. | .. | ..
9 | Reidston Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | A. Carrodus .. | .. | ..
10 | Tokarahi Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | 8 times weekly | Foot .. | W. B. Gibb .. | .. | ..
11 | Totaratahi Post-office and Totara Railway-station | 2½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | J. Herron .. | .. | ..
12 | Waitaki Post-office and Railway-station | 4½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | D. Addison .. | .. | ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER.

1 | Shag Point Post-office and Railway-station | ¾ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | .. | .. | ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.

1 | Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. | 5 | Daily .. | Horse or vehicle | Margaret Loudon | 45 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1918
| And Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. | .. | Thrice weekly | | |
2 | Alexandra and Earnsleugh .. | 3½ | Daily, 1st Nov. to 30th April; thrice weekly, 1st May to 31st Oct. | Vehicle .. | Michael Patrick McGinnis | 50 0 0 | ,,
3 | Alexandra Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | As required .. | Coach .. | Archibald McKellar | 34 0 0 | ,,
4 | Allanton and Momona .. .. | 2½ | Daily .. | 1-horse vehicle | Arthur Willard Amos | 35 0 0 | ,,
5 | Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, and Clydevale | 22 | Thrice weekly | Motor vehicle | Robert Weir .. | 150 0 0 | ,,
6 | Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito | 34 | Thrice weekly | Motor vehicle | Robert Weir .. | 110 0 0 | ,,
7 | Balclutha and Te Houka .. .. | 6 | Thrice weekly | 1-horse vehicle | Walter George Finn | 34 0 0 | ,,
8 | Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. | 26 | Twice weekly, 1st Oct. to 31st May; weekly, 1st June to 30th Sept. | Coach .. | Robert Toms .. | 120 0 0 | ,,
9 | Beck’s and Lauder .. .. | 5 | Thrice weekly | 1-horse gig .. | Henry Martin .. | 69 0 0 | ,,
10 | Clinton, Ashley Downs, and Taumata (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily .. | Horse .. | John Buchanan Ritchie | 105 0 0 | ,,
11 | Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) | 16 | Twice weekly.. | 1-horse cart | Mark Carr .. | 52 0 0 | ,,
12 | Cromwell and Bannockburn.. | 4 | Daily .. | Coach .. | Robert Toms .. | 80 0 0 | ,,
13 | Dunback and Stoneburn .. .. | 5 | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle .. | William Mowat .. | 24 0 0 | ,,
14 | Dunedin, North-east Harbour, and Broad Bay | 11 | Daily .. | Steamer .. | Peninsula Ferry Company (Ltd.) | 40 0 0 | ,,
15 | Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; and Moray Place, Dunedin North, and Manor Place Post-offices | .. | As required .. | Horse vehicles | Spencer and Dunkley (Limited) | 700 0 0 | ,,
16 | Dunedin City and suburbs: Delivery of parcels within a radius of four miles from Chief Post-office | .. | .. | Motor or horse vehicle | N.Z. Express Company (Limited) | 3d. per parcel† | ,,
17 | Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp (private bag), and Sandymount | 12 | Thrice weekly | Coach .. | James Carruthers | 56 0 0 | ,,
18 | Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton (rural delivery of correspondence) | 10 | Daily .. | 1-horse gig .. | James Caithness | 90 0 0 | ,,
19 | Green Island Railway-station, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach And Green Island and Brighton (from 1st December until one week after Easter) | 20 | Thrice weekly | Horse and motor vehicle | John Thornley .. | 50 0 0 | ,,

  • An additional £52 per annum, war bonus, is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of the war.
    † An additional 10-per-cent. war bonus is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of the war.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Oamaru, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
12 names identified
  • H. Hyland, Contractor for Borton’s Post-office and Railway-station
  • T. Cuthbertson, Contractor for Hilderthorpe Post-office and Railway-station
  • E. C. Cleverley, Contractor for Hillgrove Post-office and Railway-station
  • E. J. Crawford, Contractor for Island Cliff Post-office and Railway-station
  • M. G. Duff, Contractor for Kia Ora and Whitstone
  • A. McKenzie, Contractor for Otekaike Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. Cassels, Contractor for Papakaio Post-office and Railway-station
  • E. Fraser, Contractor for Peebles Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. Carrodus, Contractor for Reidston Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. B. Gibb, Contractor for Tokarahi Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. Herron, Contractor for Totaratahi Post-office and Totara Railway-station
  • D. Addison, Contractor for Waitaki Post-office and Railway-station

🚂 Postal service contracts in Dunedin district

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Dunedin, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
19 names identified
  • Margaret Loudon, Contractor for Abbotsford and Fairfield
  • Michael Patrick McGinnis, Contractor for Alexandra and Earnsleugh
  • Archibald McKellar, Contractor for Alexandra Post-office and Railway-station
  • Arthur Willard Amos, Contractor for Allanton and Momona
  • Robert Weir, Contractor for Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, and Clydevale
  • Robert Weir, Contractor for Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito
  • Walter George Finn, Contractor for Balclutha and Te Houka
  • Robert Toms, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis
  • Henry Martin, Contractor for Beck’s and Lauder
  • John Buchanan Ritchie, Contractor for Clinton, Ashley Downs, and Taumata
  • Mark Carr, Contractor for Clinton and Popotunoa
  • Robert Toms, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn
  • William Mowat, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn
  • Peninsula Ferry Company (Ltd.) , Contractor for Dunedin, North-east Harbour, and Broad Bay
  • Spencer and Dunkley (Limited) , Contractor for Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves; and Moray Place, Dunedin North, and Manor Place Post-offices
  • N.Z. Express Company (Limited) , Contractor for Dunedin City and suburbs parcel delivery
  • James Carruthers, Contractor for Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, The Camp, and Sandymount
  • James Caithness, Contractor for Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton
  • John Thornley, Contractor for Green Island Railway-station, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach