New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 26

Page 853

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 853

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
66 Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Coach B. Langridge .. £ s. d. 410 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
67 Palmerston North, Fitzherbert West, and Tiritea Valley Road (rural delivery) 7½ Daily .. Motor C. S. Rush .. 36 0 0 ,,
68 Petone Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Motor Whetton and Bentley 137 10 0 ,,
69 {Pohangina, Raumai, and Ashhurst (rural delivery) 9 Daily Motor T. A. Hardie .. 450 0 0 ,,
Raumai, Pohangina, Awahou, Komako, Piripiri, Utuwai, Ngaputahi, Pohangina, and Ashhurst (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly
70 Pongaroa and Aohanga (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. Trap S. McLaren .. 150 0 0 ,,
71 Pongaroa, Puketoi, Mangatiti, Makuri, Ngaturi, and Pahiatua 35 Daily .. Motor M. C. Roulston .. 700 0 0 ,,
72 Pongaroa, Maku, along Alfredton Road, Weber Road, Waipatukaka Road, Waihi Valley Road, and Pahiatua—Pongaroa Roads and Pukehinau (rural delivery) 19½ Thrice weekly.. Trap J. H. Richards .. 90 0 0 ,,
73 Pori and Moore’s Junction (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly.. Trap W. J. Blake .. 80 0 0 ,,
74 Putara and Nireaha .. .. 4 Thrice weekly.. Horse W. J. Manser .. 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
75 Rakaunui, Waikereru and Mara (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly.. Horse J. G Woodhouse 60 0 0 ,,
76 Rangiwahia, Pemberton, Mangarimu, and Kimbolton (part rural delivery) 18 Daily .. Motor S. Metcalfe .. 325 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
77 {Rewa and Waituna West .. .. 6½ Daily .. Cart W. Watt .. 80 0 0 ,,
{Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly..
78 Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Taikorea, and Kaimatarau (rural delivery) 24 Daily .. Trap C. Lyon .. 220 0 0 ,,
79 Ruawhata and Mangatainoka (rural delivery) 5 Thrice weekly.. Horse W. H. Fisk .. 40 0 0 ,,
80 Shannon, Kara Road, Kingston Road, Kaihinau Road, Victoria Road, and Makurerua (rural delivery) 13 Daily .. Motor-cycle W. S. Gardner .. 116 0 0 ,,
81 Table Flat and Apiti (rural delivery) .. 7 Thrice weekly.. Trap A. Evans .. 60 0 0 ,,
82 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly.. Cart H. S. McIsaac .. 75 0 0 ,,
83 Tinui, Tinui Valley, and Temai (rural delivery) 14 Fortnightly .. Horse H. S. McIsaac .. 45 0 0 ,,
84 Tinui Junction and Whareama (part rural delivery) 2 Thrice weekly.. Horse Alice Street .. 40 0 0 ,,
85 Tiraumea, Alfredton, Tawataia, and Eketahuna (rural delivery) 29 Daily .. Motor T. McLean .. 400 0 0 ,,
86 Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley .. 5 Thrice weekly.. Horse H. F. McLean .. 50 0 0 ,,
87 {Upper Hutt, over Wallaceville Hill and Road, Mangaroa Road, and Mangaroa, Akatarawa, and back to Upper Hutt 26
Upper Hutt, Stokes Valley (along main Wellington Road), then back through Whiteman’s Valley, and along Wallaceville Road, over Wallaceville Hill to Upper Hutt (rural delivery) 21½ Thrice weekly Motor Hawker and Norris 400 0 0 ,,
88 Utuwai, Umutoi, Kaheke, and Apiti (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly.. Horse J. Cheyne .. 115 0 0 ,,
89 Waituna West, Cunningham’s, Ridgelands, Makino, and Feilding 16 Daily .. Motor H. G. Minson .. 110 0 0 ,,
90 Whakaronga, Kelvin Grove, and Palmerston North (rural delivery) 5 Daily .. Trap A. E. Orgias .. 80 0 0 ,,
91 Whitebridge and Rangiwahia, via Kimbolton Road (Stewart’s) and Main Road (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly.. Trap H. Stokes .. 30 0 0 ,,
92 Woodville, along Napier Road, Hopelands Road, to Kumeroa, back to Hopelands, and Ngaawapurua (taking in Hopelands cheese-factory), along Hopelands and Ngaawapurua Roads to Masterton Road, to Troup Road, via Troup and Ormond’s Roads, back to Masterton Road, then south along Masterton Road to “Carin’s,” and back along Masterton Road to Woodville (rural delivery) 24 Daily .. Motor G. Swan .. 200 0 0 ,,
93 Woodville Post-office, along Napier Road as far as Papatawa cheese-factory, back to O’Neil’s Road, along O’Neil’s Road to Papatawa school, thence follow Mangaatua Valley Road to Maharahara West, then follow Penfold Road to Mangarawa and Woodville (rural delivery) 17 Daily .. Motor C. A. Sutton .. 150 0 0 ,,
94 Woodville Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Coach or motor J. Hanaray .. 160 0 0 ,,

4—Inland Mail-services.



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🚂 Postal Services in Wellington District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Wellington, Rural delivery
30 names identified
  • B. Langridge, Contractor for Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station
  • C. S. Rush, Contractor for Palmerston North, Fitzherbert West, and Tiritea Valley Road
  • Whetton, Contractor for Petone Post-office and Railway-station
  • Bentley, Contractor for Petone Post-office and Railway-station
  • T. A. Hardie, Contractor for Pohangina, Raumai, and Ashhurst
  • S. McLaren, Contractor for Pongaroa and Aohanga
  • M. C. Roulston, Contractor for Pongaroa, Puketoi, Mangatiti, Makuri, Ngaturi, and Pahiatua
  • J. H. Richards, Contractor for Pongaroa, Maku, along Alfredton Road, Weber Road, Waipatukaka Road, Waihi Valley Road, and Pahiatua—Pongaroa Roads and Pukehinau
  • W. J. Blake, Contractor for Pori and Moore’s Junction
  • W. J. Manser, Contractor for Putara and Nireaha
  • J. G. Woodhouse, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru and Mara
  • S. Metcalfe, Contractor for Rangiwahia, Pemberton, Mangarimu, and Kimbolton
  • W. Watt, Contractor for Rewa and Waituna West
  • C. Lyon, Contractor for Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Taikorea, and Kaimatarau
  • W. H. Fisk, Contractor for Ruawhata and Mangatainoka
  • W. S. Gardner, Contractor for Shannon, Kara Road, Kingston Road, Kaihinau Road, Victoria Road, and Makurerua
  • A. Evans, Contractor for Table Flat and Apiti
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale
  • Alice Street, Contractor for Tinui Junction and Whareama
  • T. McLean, Contractor for Tiraumea, Alfredton, Tawataia, and Eketahuna
  • H. F. McLean, Contractor for Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley
  • Hawker, Contractor for Upper Hutt, over Wallaceville Hill and Road, Mangaroa Road, and Mangaroa, Akatarawa, and back to Upper Hutt
  • Norris, Contractor for Upper Hutt, over Wallaceville Hill and Road, Mangaroa Road, and Mangaroa, Akatarawa, and back to Upper Hutt
  • J. Cheyne, Contractor for Utuwai, Umutoi, Kaheke, and Apiti
  • H. G. Minson, Contractor for Waituna West, Cunningham’s, Ridgelands, Makino, and Feilding
  • A. E. Orgias, Contractor for Whakaronga, Kelvin Grove, and Palmerston North
  • H. Stokes, Contractor for Whitebridge and Rangiwahia, via Kimbolton Road (Stewart’s) and Main Road
  • G. Swan, Contractor for Woodville, along Napier Road, Hopelands Road, to Kumeroa, back to Hopelands, and Ngaawapurua
  • C. A. Sutton, Contractor for Woodville Post-office, along Napier Road as far as Papatawa cheese-factory, back to O’Neil’s Road, along O’Neil’s Road to Papatawa school, thence follow Mangaatua Valley Road to Maharahara West, then follow Penfold Road to Mangarawa and Woodville
  • J. Hanaray, Contractor for Woodville Post-office and Railway-station