New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1097

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1097

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown 13 9 times weekly Coach Andrew Jopp, jun. 240 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
2 Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge 7 Twice weekly.. Vehicle William David Lepper 35 0 0 ,,
3 Chaslands, Tautuku, and Papatowai .. 10 Twice weekly.. Horse and trap Donald Little 50 0 0 ,,
4 Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery) .. 8 Twice weekly.. Vehicle Struan Gardner .. 30 0 0 ,,
5 Colac Bay and Round Hill .. 3 Thrice weekly Horse Frederick Reynolds 27 0 0 ,,
6 Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point 20 Twice weekly.. Coach Charles Harvey .. 70 0 0 ,,
7 Fortrose and Waimahaka .. 5 Daily Coach John Templeton 50 0 0 ,,
8 Freshford Railway-station and Wendon-side 3 Daily .. John McNarey .. 40 0 0 ,,
9 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale 22 Daily Motor-car Walter Christie .. 175 0 0 ,,
10 Half-moon Bay, Paterson’s Inlet, and delivering correspondence to and collecting from the Neck and North Arm Settlements 16 Weekly Launch Thomas Bragg .. 50 0 0 ,,
11 Hillside Creek and Manapouri .. 12 Weekly during winter Trap Robert Murrell .. 15 0 0 ,,
12 Hokonui Railway-station and Hokonui 3½ Thrice weekly Horse Peter Larsen .. 28 0 0 ,,
13 Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station 1/16 As required .. Spring-cart Henry Thomas Selwood 240 0 0 ,,
14 Invercargill Chief Post-office: Clearance of receivers in town and suburbs 14 Twice daily .. Motor-cycle Ernest Charles Crisp 200 0 0 ,,
15 Invercargill: Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs .. Daily Vehicle N.Z. Express Company (Limited) 3d. per parcel* ,,
16 Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown 7 Daily Coach George Heads and John McNie 35 0 0† ,,
17 Invercargill and West Plains (rural delivery), also clearing receivers en route 16½ Daily Motor-cycle Joseph Drury .. 175 0 0 ,,
18 Kennington Railway-station, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel School 12 Thrice weekly Horse and trap John Shand .. 72 0 0 ,,
19 Lumsden and Mossburn .. .. Twice weekly.. .. Joseph James Farrell 310 0 0 ,,
Mossburn, The Key, Hillside Creek, Manapouri, and Te Anau .. Twice weekly.. Motor-car and coach
Mossburn, The Key, Hillside Creek, and Te Anau 65 Weekly Coach
20 Maitland Railway-station and Merino Downs 5 Twice weekly.. Horse William Robert Donald 25 0 0 ,,
21 Mataura and Ferndale .. 5 Twice weekly.. Horse Ellen Clement .. 22 10 0 ,,
22 Mataura, Waimumu, and Te Tipua .. 6 Thrice weekly Trap Ellen Clement .. 49 0 0 ,,
23 Mataura and Tuturau .. 6½ Thrice weekly Dog-cart Harriet Shanks .. 50 0 0 ,,
24 Mossburn and Matuku .. 5½ Twice weekly.. Horse Charles Lothian.. 39 0 0 ,,
25 Nightcaps, Opio, and Beaumont Schools (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Gig Frank Boyle .. 39 0 0 ,,
26 Nightcaps, junction of Wairaki Road and Nightcaps–Birchwood Road, and Birchwood 12 Thrice weekly Vehicle John Morrison McLachlan 85 0 0 ,,
27 Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery) 22 Weekly Horse John Osborne Clapp 26 0 0 ,,
28 Otautau, Scott’s Gap, and Aparima .. 12 Thrice weekly Gig Daniel Lynch .. 60 0 0 ,,
29 Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, Clifden, and Mangapiri And Mangapiri and Blackmount 64 Thrice weekly.. Coach John Donovan .. 163 0 0 ,,
30 Pukerau and Benio (rural delivery) .. 5 Weekly Horse Chezoy Harold Potter 20 0 0 ,,
31 Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraia, Paterson’s Block, and Stanilands (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly Gig or horse James McKenzie 70 0 0 ,,
32 Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Maori Point, Skipper’s, and Upper Shotover 27 Weekly Coach or horse John Flynn .. 40 0 0 ,,
33 Queenstown Wharf and Post-office .. 37ch As required .. Cart P. J. Green .. 26 0 0 ,,
34 Riverton Railway-station and Post-office 26ch As required .. Van Charles Edward Johnston 40 0 0 ,,
35 Riverton, Wild Bush, Gummie’s Bush, and Groper’s Bush 12½ Thrice weekly Vehicle George Edwin Lockett 54 0 0 ,,
36 Riversdale and Wendon .. 6½ Thrice weekly Horse and trap Michael Shea .. 35 0 0 ,,
37 Tuatapere and Pukemaori .. 6½ Twice weekly.. Vehicle John Joseph Hincheliff 26 0 0 ,,
38 Waikai Railway-station and Post-office 54ch Daily Trap or foot Henry Northcoat 26 0 0 ,,
39 Waikaka and Greenvale .. 4 Twice weekly.. Horse Patrick McCarthy 26 13 4 ,,
40 Waikaka and North Chatton .. 4 Thrice weekly Horse Patrick McCarthy 26 13 4 ,,
41 Waikaka and Wendon Valley .. 4 Thrice weekly Horse Patrick McCarthy 26 13 4 ,,
42 Waikawa, Niagara, Quarry Hills, and Tokanui Railway-station 17 Thrice weekly Coach Alexander Currie 110 0 0 ,,
43 Wairo and Wrey’s Bush .. 5 Daily Spring-cart Jane Kaveney .. 55 0 0 ,,
44 Winton, Oreti, Heddon Bush, and South Hillend 20 Daily Motor-car .. Hugh McGregor Taylor 185 0 0 ,,
45 Woodlands and Dacre .. 5 Twice weekly.. Vehicle John Mackay Carran 22 0 0 ,,
  • An additional 10-per-cent. war bonus is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of the war.
    † An additional £3 10s. per annum, war bonus, is payable until the expiry of three months after the termination of the war.

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Invercargill, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
46 names identified
  • Andrew Jopp (junior), Contractor for Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, Frankton, and Queenstown
  • William David Lepper, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway-siding, Matai, and Otapiri Gorge
  • Donald Little, Contractor for Chaslands, Tautuku, and Papatowai
  • Struan Gardner, Contractor for Clifden and Wairoto (rural delivery)
  • Frederick Reynolds, Contractor for Colac Bay and Round Hill
  • Charles Harvey, Contractor for Fortrose, Otara, Haldane, and Slope Point
  • John Templeton, Contractor for Fortrose and Waimahaka
  • John McNarey, Contractor for Freshford Railway-station and Wendon-side
  • Walter Christie, Contractor for Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, Otama, and Knapdale
  • Thomas Bragg, Contractor for Half-moon Bay, Paterson’s Inlet, and delivering correspondence to and collecting from the Neck and North Arm Settlements
  • Robert Murrell, Contractor for Hillside Creek and Manapouri
  • Peter Larsen, Contractor for Hokonui Railway-station and Hokonui
  • Henry Thomas Selwood, Contractor for Invercargill Chief Post-office and Railway-station
  • Ernest Charles Crisp, Contractor for Invercargill Chief Post-office: Clearance of receivers in town and suburbs
  • N.Z. Express Company (Limited) , Contractor for Invercargill: Delivery of parcels in town and suburbs
  • George Heads, Contractor for Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown
  • John McNie, Contractor for Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallacetown
  • Joseph Drury, Contractor for Invercargill and West Plains (rural delivery), also clearing receivers en route
  • John Shand, Contractor for Kennington Railway-station, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, Grove Bush, and Mabel School
  • Joseph James Farrell, Contractor for Lumsden and Mossburn
  • William Robert Donald, Contractor for Maitland Railway-station and Merino Downs
  • Ellen Clement, Contractor for Mataura and Ferndale
  • Ellen Clement, Contractor for Mataura, Waimumu, and Te Tipua
  • Harriet Shanks, Contractor for Mataura and Tuturau
  • Charles Lothian, Contractor for Mossburn and Matuku
  • Frank Boyle, Contractor for Nightcaps, Opio, and Beaumont Schools (rural delivery)
  • John Morrison McLachlan, Contractor for Nightcaps, junction of Wairaki Road and Nightcaps–Birchwood Road, and Birchwood
  • John Osborne Clapp, Contractor for Nightcaps and Wairaki (rural delivery)
  • Daniel Lynch, Contractor for Otautau, Scott’s Gap, and Aparima
  • John Donovan, Contractor for Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern Bush, Clifden, and Mangapiri And Mangapiri and Blackmount
  • Chezoy Harold Potter, Contractor for Pukerau and Benio (rural delivery)
  • James McKenzie, Contractor for Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraia, Paterson’s Block, and Stanilands (rural delivery)
  • John Flynn, Contractor for Queenstown, Arthur’s Point, Maori Point, Skipper’s, and Upper Shotover
  • P. J. Green, Contractor for Queenstown Wharf and Post-office
  • Charles Edward Johnston, Contractor for Riverton Railway-station and Post-office
  • George Edwin Lockett, Contractor for Riverton, Wild Bush, Gummie’s Bush, and Groper’s Bush
  • Michael Shea, Contractor for Riversdale and Wendon
  • John Joseph Hincheliff, Contractor for Tuatapere and Pukemaori
  • Henry Northcoat, Contractor for Waikai Railway-station and Post-office
  • Patrick McCarthy, Contractor for Waikaka and Greenvale
  • Patrick McCarthy, Contractor for Waikaka and North Chatton
  • Patrick McCarthy, Contractor for Waikaka and Wendon Valley
  • Alexander Currie, Contractor for Waikawa, Niagara, Quarry Hills, and Tokanui Railway-station
  • Jane Kaveney, Contractor for Wairo and Wrey’s Bush
  • Hugh McGregor Taylor, Contractor for Winton, Oreti, Heddon Bush, and South Hillend
  • John Mackay Carran, Contractor for Woodlands and Dacre