New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1095

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1095

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
66 Wharetoa and Clydevale .. .. 8 Thrice weekly Vehicle .. Alexander Mc- Donald 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1918
67 Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Rox- burgh 28 Daily .. Motor ..
Clyde Railway-station, Post-office, Waenga, and Cromwell 13 Daily .. Motor ..
Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras 20 Twice weekly.. Coach ..
Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queens- berry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke 45 Thrice weekly Motor .. H. Craig and Co. (Limited) 2,879 0 0 ,,
Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston, and Arrowtown 33 Thrice weekly Coach ..
Lawrence Post-office and Railway- station ¼ As required .. Trap ..
Roxburgh, Coal Creek Flat, Tawhiti, Fruitlands, and Alexandra 28 Thrice weekly Coach ..

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Awatea and Purekireki .. .. | 3½ | Thrice weekly | Vehicle .. | Oscar William Day Tabor | 16 0 0 |
| 2 | Balclutha Post-office and Railway- station | ⅜ | As required .. | Express .. | George Thomson | 20 0 0 |
| 3 | Clark’s and Deep Stream (rural delivery of correspondence) | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle .. | Charles McCann.. | 12 0 0 |
| 4 | Clarksville Post-office and Railway- station | ¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Winnie Elizabeth Scudamore | 10 0 0 |
| 5 | Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry .. | 4 | Weekly .. | Vehicle .. | William Clark .. | 7 16 0 |
| 6 | Dunedin to Anderson’s Bay, Caver- sham, Dunedin North, Moray Place, Manor Place, North-east Valley, South Dunedin, and St. Kilda, and conveyance of letter-carriers | .. | As required .. | Tram .. | Dunedin City Cor- poration | 192 10 0 |
| 7 | Dunedin and Leith Valley (delivery of correspondence) | 5 | Daily .. | Vehicle .. | James Beattie Booth | 12 0 0 |
| 8 | Dunedin and Mornington .. .. | 2 | As required .. | Tram .. | Dunedin City Cor- poration | 15 0 0 |
| 9 | Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. .. | 6 | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle .. | Henry Walter Winter | 20 0 0 |
| 10 | Dunedin, Roslyn, and Maori Hill .. | 3 | Twice daily .. | Tram .. | Dunedin and Ros- lyn Tram Coy. | 30 0 0 |
| 11 | Dunedin Chief Post-office and trams .. | .. | As required .. | Foot .. | Dunedin City Cor- poration | £3 14s. 3d. per week |
| 12 | Dunedin, Upper Junction, and Main North Road (rural delivery of corre- spondence) | 2½ | Daily .. | Vehicle .. | John Paisley .. | 13 0 0 |
| 13 | Dunedin and Whare Flat .. .. | 10 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | Samuel Rollinson | 20 0 0 |
| 14 | Forsyth Post-office and Railway-siding | ½ | Thrice weekly | Foot .. | Kate Fraser .. | 5 0 0 |
| 15 | Glenore Post-office and Railway-siding | ¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Mary Ridgwell .. | 10 0 0 |
| 16 | Goodwood and Flag Swamp .. .. | 1¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Henry Thomson | 20 0 0 |
| 17 | Henley Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Twice daily .. | Horse .. | Edwin Smith .. | 15 0 0 |
| 18 | Kaitangata Post-office and Railway- station | ¼ | As required .. | Vehicle .. | Alexander Reid .. | 20 0 0 |
| 19 | Kaka Point and Port Molyneux .. | 2½ | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | Mary McGuffog .. | 14 0 0 |
| 20 | Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway- siding | 100 yd. | Daily .. | Foot .. | Thomas McKee .. | 5 0 0 |
| 21 | Milton and Table Hill .. .. | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle .. | Alexander Camp- bell (Limited) | 20 0 0 |
| 22 | Milton and Waronui (conveying corre- spondence each way) | 8 | Daily .. | Train .. | Bruce Railway and Coal Company | 15 0 0 |
| 23 | Mosgiel Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | As required .. | Vehicle .. | Ryan Bros. .. | 6d per trip |
| 24 | Ngapuna Post-office and Railway-siding | ¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | John William Graham | 5 0 0 |
| 25 | Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding | 28ch | Daily .. | Foot .. | Albert Edward Leedham | 8 0 0 |
| 26 | Owaka Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required .. | Vehicle .. | Joseph Searle .. | 20 0 0 |
| 27 | Pembroke and Glendhu .. .. | 9 | Weekly .. | Vehicle .. | James Perrow .. | 15 0 0 |
| 28 | Pembroke and Mount Barker (rural delivery of correspondence) | 7½ | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle .. | James Perrow .. | 15 0 0 |
| 29 | Port Chalmers and Taiaroa .. .. | 7 | Thrice weekly | Steamer .. | Samuel Wheatley McCallum | 5 0 0 |
| 30 | Port Chalmers Post-office, Railway- station, and wharves | ¼ | As required .. | Horse vehicle | Charles Stevenson | 12 0 0 |
| 31 | Puketiro Post-office and Railway-siding . | ¼ | Thrice weekly | Foot .. | Alice Margaret Kathleen Camp- bell | 5 0 0 |
| 32 | Purakanui Post-office and Railway- siding | 1¼ | Daily .. | Horse .. | John Foote .. | 20 0 0 |
| 33 | Rae’s Junction Post-office and coach on main road | ⅜ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Ann McFarlane Harland | 5 0 0 |



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Dunedin, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
27 names identified
  • Alexander McDonald, Contractor for Wharetoa and Clydevale service
  • Oscar William Day Tabor, Contractor for Awatea and Purekireki service
  • George Thomson, Contractor for Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station service
  • Charles McCann, Contractor for Clark’s and Deep Stream service
  • Winnie Elizabeth Scudamore, Contractor for Clarksville Post-office and Railway-station service
  • William Clark, Contractor for Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry service
  • James Beattie Booth, Contractor for Dunedin and Leith Valley service
  • Henry Walter Winter, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill service
  • John Paisley, Contractor for Dunedin, Upper Junction, and Main North Road service
  • Samuel Rollinson, Contractor for Dunedin and Whare Flat service
  • Kate Fraser, Contractor for Forsyth Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Mary Ridgwell, Contractor for Glenore Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Henry Thomson, Contractor for Goodwood and Flag Swamp service
  • Edwin Smith, Contractor for Henley Post-office and Railway-station service
  • Alexander Reid, Contractor for Kaitangata Post-office and Railway-station service
  • Mary McGuffog, Contractor for Kaka Point and Port Molyneux service
  • Thomas McKee, Contractor for Kakapuaka Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Alexander Campbell, Contractor for Milton and Table Hill service
  • John William Graham, Contractor for Ngapuna Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Albert Edward Leedham, Contractor for Otokia Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Joseph Searle, Contractor for Owaka Post-office and Railway-station service
  • James Perrow, Contractor for Pembroke and Glendhu service
  • Samuel Wheatley McCallum, Contractor for Port Chalmers and Taiaroa service
  • Charles Stevenson, Contractor for Port Chalmers Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves service
  • Alice Margaret Kathleen Campbell, Contractor for Puketiro Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • John Foote, Contractor for Purakanui Post-office and Railway-siding service
  • Ann McFarlane Harland, Contractor for Rae’s Junction Post-office and coach on main road service