New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 33

Page 781

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 781

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
7 Roa, Middle Camp, and Soldier’s Creek (rural delivery) 2½ Thrice weekly Horse D Armstrong £ s. d. 12 0 0
8 Rotomanu Post-office and Railway-station ¾ 4 times weekly Horse and vehicle R. P. Thomas 5 0 0
9 Totara Flat and Granville 3 Twice weekly.. Horse and vehicle D. Baybutt 12 0 0
10 Totara Flat and Nobles 9 Weekly Horse Alice A. Methven 20 0 0

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

| 1 | Kotuku Post-office and Railway-station | 1¼ | Thrice weekly | Foot | W. J. Thompson | .. | |
| 2 | Poerua Post-office and Railway-station | ¾ | 4 times weekly | Foot | Rose Buttola | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HOKITIKA.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Goldsborough, Stafford, and Awatuna Railway-station | 5 | Twice daily | Horse and trap | S. Stewart | £ s. d. 85 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 2 | Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharf | ¼ | As required | Horse and cart | J. Cameron | 52 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 3 | Hokitika, Ho Ho, and Humphrey’s | 11 | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | J. Cameron | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu | 5 | Daily | Coach | M. Keenan | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | {Hokitika and Lower Kokatahi
Hokitika and Koiterangi} | 11 | {Thrice weekly
Twice weekly} | {Motor-bus..} | R. Mackley | 115 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 6 | Hokitika, Wainihinihi, and Jackson’s | 42 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. Gooch | 49 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 7 | Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura | 2 | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | R. A. Cropper | 22 0 0 | ,, |
| 8 | Kumara Railway-station and Post-office | 4 | As required | Motor-car | A. B. Spiers | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 9 | Okarito and The Forks | 5 | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | G. J. Friend | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 10 | Ross Post-office and Railway-station.. | 1½ | As required | Coach | Hansbury and Haddock | 45 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 11 | Ross, Ferguson’s, Pukekura, Hende’s Ferry, Harihari, Tetao, Wataroa, Matainui, The Forks, Tare, Waiho Gorge, Waikukupa, and Weheka | 92 | Weekly | Coach and packhorse | J. P. Hansbury | 12 5 0 per trip | Temporary arrangement. |
| 12 | Weheka, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, Mahitahi, Haast, and Okuru | 90 | Weekly to Mahitahi, fortnightly to Okuru | Packhorse | J. J. Mulvaney | 175·0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Goldsborough and Callaghan’s | 5½ | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | S. Stewart | 7 16 0 | |
| 2 | Harihari and Herepo | 2 | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | W. P. Darragh | 15 0 0 | |
| 3 | Kumara, Greenstone, and Hohonu | 13 | Weekly | Horse and trap | M. Nicholas | 20 0 0 | |
| 4 | Pukekura and Waitaha | 3½ | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | W. J. Wright | 25 0 0 | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Akaroa (clearing posting-box on Summit Road and Le Bon’s Bay) | 9½ | 4 times weekly | Horse vehicle | W. W. Gibb | £ s. d. 15s. per trip. | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 2 | Alford Forest, Staveley, and Springburn Post-office and Railway-station | 7½ | Daily | Horse vehicle | T. Sutton | 120 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Amberley and Broomfield (rural delivery) | 20 | Daily | Motor vehicle | S. and W. Frew | 148 4 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 4 | Anama Post-office and Railway-station | 3½ | Thrice weekly.. | Horse vehicle | A. Allen | 24 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Annat and Russell’s Flat | 4 | Daily | Horse vehicle | Miss L. C. E. Humm | 35 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 6 | Arthur’s Pass, Otira, and Otira Railway-station | 9 | Thrice weekly.. | Coach and four horses | A. Hall (Ltd.) and Cassidy and Co. (Ltd.) | 624 0 0 | On completion of tunnel. |
| 7 | Ashburton and Laghmor (rural delivery) | 10 | Daily | Motor-cycle.. | T. C. Smith | 100 0 0 | 16 June, 1919. |
| 8 | Ashburton, Porowhita, Ashburton Forks, Greenstreet, and Ouihi | 17 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-cycle and side-chair | T. C. Smith | 110 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 9 | Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, and Riverside
Seaview, Seafield, and Newland | 9
13 | Daily
Thrice weekly.. | Motor vehicle | C. Smithel | 196 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |



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🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Greymouth District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Mail contracts, Subsidies, Greymouth District
6 names identified
  • D Armstrong, Contractor for Roa, Middle Camp, and Soldier’s Creek
  • R. P. Thomas, Contractor for Rotomanu Post-office and Railway-station
  • D Baybutt, Contractor for Totara Flat and Granville
  • Alice A. Methven, Contractor for Totara Flat and Nobles
  • W. J. Thompson, Postmaster for Kotuku Post-office and Railway-station
  • Rose Buttola, Postmaster for Poerua Post-office and Railway-station

🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Hokitika District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Mail contracts, Subsidies, Hokitika District
15 names identified
  • S Stewart, Contractor for Goldsborough, Stafford, and Awatuna Railway-station
  • J Cameron, Contractor for Hokitika Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharf
  • M Keenan, Contractor for Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu
  • R Mackley, Contractor for Hokitika and Lower Kokatahi, Hokitika and Koiterangi
  • W Gooch, Contractor for Hokitika, Wainihinihi, and Jackson’s
  • R. A. Cropper, Contractor for Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura
  • A. B. Spiers, Contractor for Kumara Railway-station and Post-office
  • G. J. Friend, Contractor for Okarito and The Forks
  • Hansbury, Contractor for Ross Post-office and Railway-station
  • Haddock, Contractor for Ross Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. P. Hansbury, Contractor for Ross, Ferguson’s, Pukekura, Hende’s Ferry, Harihari, Tetao, Wataroa, Matainui, The Forks, Tare, Waiho Gorge, Waikukupa, and Weheka
  • J. J. Mulvaney, Contractor for Weheka, Karangarua, Bruce Bay, Mahitahi, Haast, and Okuru
  • W. P. Darragh, Contractor for Harihari and Herepo
  • M Nicholas, Contractor for Kumara, Greenstone, and Hohonu
  • W. J. Wright, Contractor for Pukekura and Waitaha

🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Christchurch District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Mail contracts, Subsidies, Christchurch District
8 names identified
  • W. W. Gibb, Contractor for Akaroa
  • T Sutton, Contractor for Alford Forest, Staveley, and Springburn Post-office and Railway-station
  • S. and W. Frew, Contractor for Amberley and Broomfield
  • A Allen, Contractor for Anama Post-office and Railway-station
  • L. C. E. Humm (Miss), Contractor for Annat and Russell’s Flat
  • A Hall, Contractor for Arthur’s Pass, Otira, and Otira Railway-station
  • T. C. Smith, Contractor for Ashburton and Laghmor
  • C Smithel, Contractor for Ashburton, Porowhita, Ashburton Forks, Greenstreet, and Ouihi