New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 26

Page 839

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 839

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
146 Te Mata and Te Papatapu .. 8 Weekly .. Horse .. R. Brown .. 15 0 0
147 Te Waitere and Waerengahou (rural delivery) 10 Weekly .. Horse .. Agnes F. Mitchell 10 0 0
148 Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. 18 Fortnightly .. B u g g y or horse A. McG. Grant .. 15 0 0
149 Titoki and Houto .. 4 Thrice weekly Cart .. W. W. Holster .. 10 0 0
150 Tokaanu Landing and Post-office 1 As required .. Foot .. T. H. G. Rees .. 20 0 0
151 Totara North and Whangaroa 4 Weekly .. Launch .. L. M. Lane .. 10 0 0
152 Towai and Marlow .. 5 Weekly .. Horse .. J. Brook .. 10 0 0
153 Towai and Paiaka .. 3 Twice weekly .. Horse .. L. A. Rusk .. 7 16 0
154 Tryphena Landing and shipping mails 100 yd. As required .. Foot and boat G. V. Braithwaite 6 0 0
155 Turiwiri Post-office and Wharf 3 Thrice weekly Horse .. Mrs. M. Martin .. 6 0 0
156 Waharoa Post-office and Railway-station 200 yd. 4 times daily .. Foot .. N. B. Scott .. 20 0 0
157 Waikopua Post-office and Wharf 300 yd. Thrice weekly Foot .. J. G. Knight .. 5 0 0
158 Waikumete and Oratia .. 2½ Daily .. Horse .. Gladys M. Carter 17 0 0
159 Waikumete Post - office and Railway-station 1½ch Twice daily .. Foot .. C. Cochrane .. 10 0 0
160 Waimiha Post - office and Railway-station 12ch Thrice weekly.. Foot .. G. Barlow .. 10 0 0
161 Waipapa and Kerikeri .. 4 Weekly .. Cart .. M. Kingi .. 13 0 0
162 Waitomo Caves and Putake 14 Weekly .. Horse .. F. Perrott .. 15 0 0
163 Walton Post-office and Railway-station 126 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. M. K. Given .. 3 0 0
164 Warkworth and Pohuehue .. 4 Weekly .. Horse .. F. McD. Shaw .. 12 0 0
165 Warkworth Post-office and Wharf 14ch As required .. Cart .. H. Southgate .. 20 0 0
166 Warkworth and Waiwhiu .. 5 Twice weekly.. Horse .. A. H. Joyce .. 10 0 0
167 Whangamata and Opoutere .. 9 Weekly .. Horse .. T. Wairepo .. 15 0 0
168 Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer 420 yd. As required .. Foot .. W. Polkinghorne 5 0 0
169 Whangarei and Parua Bay .. 15 Weekly .. Launch .. R. B. S. Hogwood 7 0 0
170 Whangarei and Tahere .. 11 Weekly .. Trap .. C. F. D. Smith .. 10 0 0
171 Whangarei Town Wharf and Railway Wharf 2 As required .. Train .. New Zealand Rail-ways, Whangarei 7/4 per trip
172 Whangarei Heads Post - office and Landing 2 Weekly .. Foot .. M. Stuart .. 8 0 0
173 Whangaroa and Matangirau .. 4½ Weekly .. Coach .. G. A. Shepherd .. 20 0 0
174 Whangaruru and Punaruku .. 2½ Weekly .. Boat .. H. Tamihana .. 8 0 0
175 Whatoro Post - office and Railway-station 10ch Daily .. Foot .. M. J. Nelson .. 7 16 0
176 Whitianga and Kuaotunu .. 10 Fortnightly .. C r e a m e r y wagon R. Hoy .. Nil
177 Whitianga Landing Service .. 20 yd. As required .. Foot .. A. E. Meikle .. 1 16 0

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

No. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy.
1 Awaroa River Junction and Naike .. 3 Weekly .. Horse .. L. R. Handley .. ..
2 Babylon Post - office and Railway-station 10 yd. As required .. Foot .. W. R. M. Thomson ..
3 Batley Post-office and Wharf 300 yd. Twice weekly.. Foot .. A. F. Roadley .. ..
4 Chelsea Post-office and Wharf .. ¼ Daily .. Foot .. F. Hubble .. ..
5 Cowes Post-office and steamer .. 400 yd. As required .. Foot .. H. I. Insley .. ..
6 Drury Post-office and Railway-station 500 yd. 4 times daily .. Foot .. Emily M. Hamilton ..
7 Gumtown Post-office and steamer .. 300 yd. As required .. Foot .. J. O’Sullivan .. ..
8 Hobsonville Post-office and steamer .. 2 Daily .. Foot .. J. W. Sinton .. ..
9 Hoteo Post-office and Railway-station 1¼ As required .. Foot .. T. A. Gubb .. ..
10 Huapai Post-office and Railway-station 100 yd. Daily .. Foot .. W. H. Malins .. ..
11 Kaipara Flats Post-office and Railway-station 150 yd. As required .. Foot .. Matilda M. Salt .. ..
12 Kawakawa and Karetu .. 9 Twice weekly.. Horse .. Mrs. I. V. C. Johnson ..
13 Kumeu Post-office and Railway-station 3ch Daily .. Foot .. Miss V. A. M. Boord ..
14 Mamaku Post - office and Railway-station 50 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. G. E. Skellern .. ..
15 Mangapehi Post - office and Railway-station 200 yd. Daily .. Foot .. J. Gray .. ..
16 Maropiu Post - office and Railway-station 70 yd. Daily .. Foot .. W. G. Marchant.. ..
17 Marsden Point Post-office and Wharf 10 yd. As required .. Foot .. Mrs. J. Munro .. ..
18 Matakana Post-office and steamer .. 13ch Twice weekly in summer; weekly in winter Trap or foot E. K. Leather .. ..
19 Matakana Lower Post - office and steamer 1 Twice weekly.. Foot .. J. L. Buchanan .. ..


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🚂 Inland Mail-services for 1920-1921 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Inland, 1920-1921, Auckland, Contracts
50 names identified
  • R. Brown, Contractor for Te Mata and Te Papatapu mail service
  • Agnes F. Mitchell, Contractor for Te Waitere and Waerengahou mail service
  • A. McG. Grant, Contractor for Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna mail service
  • W. W. Holster, Contractor for Titoki and Houto mail service
  • T. H. G. Rees, Contractor for Tokaanu Landing and Post-office mail service
  • L. M. Lane, Contractor for Totara North and Whangaroa mail service
  • J. Brook, Contractor for Towai and Marlow mail service
  • L. A. Rusk, Contractor for Towai and Paiaka mail service
  • G. V. Braithwaite, Contractor for Tryphena Landing and shipping mails service
  • M. Martin (Mrs.), Contractor for Turiwiri Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • N. B. Scott, Contractor for Waharoa Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • J. G. Knight, Contractor for Waikopua Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • Gladys M. Carter, Contractor for Waikumete and Oratia mail service
  • C. Cochrane, Contractor for Waikumete Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • G. Barlow, Contractor for Waimiha Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • M. Kingi, Contractor for Waipapa and Kerikeri mail service
  • F. Perrott, Contractor for Waitomo Caves and Putake mail service
  • M. K. Given, Contractor for Walton Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • F. McD. Shaw, Contractor for Warkworth and Pohuehue mail service
  • H. Southgate, Contractor for Warkworth Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • A. H. Joyce, Contractor for Warkworth and Waiwhiu mail service
  • T. Wairepo, Contractor for Whangamata and Opoutere mail service
  • W. Polkinghorne, Contractor for Whangaparaoa Post-office and steamer mail service
  • R. B. S. Hogwood, Contractor for Whangarei and Parua Bay mail service
  • C. F. D. Smith, Contractor for Whangarei and Tahere mail service
  • M. Stuart, Contractor for Whangarei Heads Post-office and Landing mail service
  • G. A. Shepherd, Contractor for Whangaroa and Matangirau mail service
  • H. Tamihana, Contractor for Whangaruru and Punaruku mail service
  • M. J. Nelson, Contractor for Whatoro Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • R. Hoy, Contractor for Whitianga and Kuaotunu mail service
  • A. E. Meikle, Contractor for Whitianga Landing Service mail service
  • L. R. Handley, Contractor for Awaroa River Junction and Naike mail service
  • W. R. M. Thomson, Contractor for Babylon Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • A. F. Roadley, Contractor for Batley Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • F. Hubble, Contractor for Chelsea Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • H. I. Insley, Contractor for Cowes Post-office and steamer mail service
  • Emily M. Hamilton, Contractor for Drury Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • J. O’Sullivan, Contractor for Gumtown Post-office and steamer mail service
  • J. W. Sinton, Contractor for Hobsonville Post-office and steamer mail service
  • T. A. Gubb, Contractor for Hoteo Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • W. H. Malins, Contractor for Huapai Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • Matilda M. Salt, Contractor for Kaipara Flats Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • I. V. C. Johnson (Mrs.), Contractor for Kawakawa and Karetu mail service
  • V. A. M. Boord (Miss), Contractor for Kumeu Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • G. E. Skellern, Contractor for Mamaku Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • J. Gray, Contractor for Mangapehi Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • W. G. Marchant, Contractor for Maropiu Post-office and Railway-station mail service
  • J. Munro (Mrs.), Contractor for Marsden Point Post-office and Wharf mail service
  • E. K. Leather, Contractor for Matakana Post-office and steamer mail service
  • J. L. Buchanan, Contractor for Matakana Lower Post-office and steamer mail service