New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 33

Page 767

✨ Postal Services



Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
37 Puketapu and Waihau Settlement (to cover carriage of private bags) 18 Weekly Coach E. Hayes £ 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
38 Ruakituri and Te Reinga 10 Weekly Horse and trap A. Mills 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1919.
39 Takapau and Ashley Clinton 10½ Thrice weekly 2-horse coach J. Derry 85 0 0 "
40 Takapau and Makaretu via Ashcott (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly 4-wheeled conveyance W. W. Gray 125 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
41 Takapau and Otawhao Block (rural delivery) 7½ Thrice weekly Horse T. H. Clayton 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
42 Takapau and South Makaretu (letter delivery), (contractor to cross river at Thomson’s and return through the Rakautatahi district) 11 Twice weekly.. Coach A. W. Thomson.. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1919.
43 Ti-tree Point, Akitio, and Aohanga 30 Thrice weekly Packhorse or buggy T. McKain 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
44 Waipatiki, Waimiro, and rural delivery to Ellingham’s 18 Thrice weekly Horse and gig I. Fife 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
45 Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East 8 Daily Horse W. Muir 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1919.
46 Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required Spring-cart C. Rose 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
47 Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga 11 Twice daily Motor J. J. Baker and Son 100 0 0 "
48 Waipawa, Omakere, Pourero, and Blackhead And Waipawa and Clareinch 30 Twice weekly.. Motor J. Ruddick 160 0 0 "
49 Waipawa and Tikokino via direct road 13 Weekly Motor R. J. Brown 200 0 0 "
50 Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required Coach E. H. Manning 120 0 0 "
51 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau 28 Daily Motor-car A. W. S. Longley 200 0 0 "
52 Wairoa and Frasertown 5 Twice daily Motor-bus Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) 73 10 0 31 Dec., 1920.
53 Wairoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, and Government Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana 42 Twice weekly.. Coach Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) 375 0 0 "
54 Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere 25 Twice weekly Motor C. Brant £3 per trip 5 Feb., 1919.
55 Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere 25 Weekly, 1st May to 31st October Horse vehicle or motor-car Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) £4 10s. per trip 31 Oct., 1920.
56 Wairoa Post-office and vessels in the river ⅛ As required Express W. Ryan 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
57 Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui 21 Weekly Horse vehicle Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
58 Wairoa and Waiatai Road to Stead’s residence 7 Weekly Vehicle or horse Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) 25 10 0 "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Dannevirke and Raumati | 5 | Daily | Bicycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co. (Ltd.) | 15 0 0 |
| 2 | Dannevirke and Ruaroa | 6 | Daily | Horse or bicycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co. (Ltd.) | 15 0 0 |
| 3 | Mangahei and Main Road | ½ | Twice weekly.. | Foot | B. S. Grant | 5 0 0 |
| 4 | Mohaka Post-office and coach on Main Road | ⅛ | Twice weekly.. | Handcart | J. Hawkins | 12 0 0 |
| 5 | Napier Breakwater: Landing and shipping mails | ¼ | As required | Truck or trolley | Napier Harbour Board | 40 0 0 |
| 6 | Napier and Port Ahuriri | 1½ | Daily | Electric tram-car | Napier Borough Council | 1s. 6d. per week * |
| 7 | Napier, Tangoio, Putorino, Mohaka, and Wairoa | 80 | .. | By special coach or motor-car when running | Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) | |
| 8 | Napier and Wairoa | 80 | As required | By special motor-car when running | Lerew and Heale | 10s. per trip |
| 9 | Norsewood and Ngamoko | 4 | Daily | Express | A. J. Olsen | 10 0 0 |
| 10 | Pakipaki Post-office and Railway-station | ⅓ | Twice daily | Foot | W. Moroney | 12 0 0 |
| 11 | Poukawa Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Daily | Horse and trap | J. Corless | 16 0 0 |
| 12 | Wairoa Post-office and beach | ⅛ | As required | Surf-boat or launch | Wairoa and Mohaka Steamship Co. (Ltd.) | £1 10s. per trip |
| 13 | Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere | ½ | Daily | Foot | Mary Cunningham | 6 0 0 |

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).

| 1 | Mangatera Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | Twice daily | Foot | W. A. Watson | .. |
| 2 | Matatera Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | Twice daily | Foot | O. Thoresen | .. |
| 3 | Pukehou Post-office and Railway-station | ⅛ | Twice daily | Foot | A. D. Priest | .. |

  • Per full-sized bag: Napier to Wairoa, 5s.; Napier to Tangoio, 1s. 6d.; Napier to Putorino, 2s. 6d.; Napier to Mohaka, 4s.

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🚂 Inland Mail-Services for 1919-1921 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Inland, Napier, Contractors, Subsidies
23 names identified
  • E. Hayes, Contractor for Puketapu and Waihau Settlement
  • A. Mills, Contractor for Ruakituri and Te Reinga
  • J. Derry, Contractor for Takapau and Ashley Clinton
  • W. W. Gray, Contractor for Takapau and Makaretu via Ashcott
  • T. H. Clayton, Contractor for Takapau and Otawhao Block
  • A. W. Thomson, Contractor for Takapau and South Makaretu
  • T. McKain, Contractor for Ti-tree Point, Akitio, and Aohanga
  • I. Fife, Contractor for Waipatiki, Waimiro, and rural delivery to Ellingham’s
  • W. Muir, Contractor for Waipawa coach on road and Argyll East
  • C. Rose, Contractor for Waipawa Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. J. Baker, Contractor for Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga
  • J. Ruddick, Contractor for Waipawa, Omakere, Pourero, and Blackhead And Waipawa and Clareinch
  • R. J. Brown, Contractor for Waipawa and Tikokino via direct road
  • E. H. Manning, Contractor for Waipukurau Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. W. S. Longley, Contractor for Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, and Porangahau
  • C. Brant, Contractor for Wairoa, Nuhaka, and Morere
  • W. Ryan, Contractor for Wairoa Post-office and vessels in the river
  • B. S. Grant, Contractor for Mangahei and Main Road
  • J. Hawkins, Contractor for Mohaka Post-office and coach on Main Road
  • Mary Cunningham, Contractor for Whakatu Railway-station and Mangateretere
  • W. A. Watson, Postmaster for Mangatera Post-office and Railway-station
  • O. Thoresen, Postmaster for Matatera Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. D. Priest, Postmaster for Pukehou Post-office and Railway-station