New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 26

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

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.
£ s. d.
1 Bainesse Post-office and Railway-station ½ Daily Foot W. A. Dawson 10 0 0
2 Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence) 17 Weekly Trap A. Funstan 10 0 0
3 Cunningham’s to coach ½ Daily Foot Mrs. J. Hill 10 0 0
4 Foxton and Manawatu Heads 3½ Summer, daily; winter, thrice weekly Trap A. Reeve 20 0 0
5 Foxton Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required Foot R. M. McEwen 5 0 0
6 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse W. Hayward 20 0 0
7 Hukanui and Maungaraupi 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse P. E. Wingfield 18 0 0
8 Kaingaroa and Waitangi (Chatham Islands) 20 As required Horse W. R. Mitchell £1 per trip.
9 Kelburn and Wellington ½ Thrice daily Tram Kelburn and Karori Tramway Co. 10 8 0
10 Kopuaranga Post-office and Railway-station 10 ch. Daily Foot Mrs. A. Franklin 5 0 0
11 Levin and Ihakara 4 Daily Trap H. J. Merritt 20 0 0
12 Lower Hutt and Taita 3 Daily Motor The Baker Motor-bus Company 12 0 0
13 Manakau and Kuku creamery (rural delivery) 3 4 times weekly Cart A. V. Hornig 10 0 0
14 Ohau and Kuku 3 Twice weekly.. Cart J. H. Parsonson *10s. per week
Ohau and Muhunoa
15 Palmerston North and Aokautere 5½ Daily Horse C. S. Rush 16 0 0
16 Palmerston North and Terrace End 1 Thrice daily Trap J. W. Cox 20 0 0
17 Paraparaumu Post-office and Railway-station ¼ As required Foot L. Dabscheck 10 0 0
18 Pemberton and Hinau 3 Thrice weekly Horse J. De Roles 12 0 0
19 Tawa Flat Post-office and Railway-station ½ Daily Foot Mrs. L. A. Leckie 10 0 0
20 Tiakitahuna Post-office and Railway-station ½ Twice daily Foot L. Berry 15 0 0
21 Reikorangi and Waikanae 3 Daily Trap F. C. Meyer 20 0 0
22 Wainuiomata and Lower Hutt 8 Thrice weekly Horse J. Burrow 60 0 0
23 Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) 40 11 trips per annum Foot and horse T. Tuuta £2 per trip.
24 Waitangi, Owenga Station, Owenga Fishing Company’s Depot, Manakau (Chatham Islands) 14 11 trips per annum Foot and horse C. Murphy 15s. per trip.
25 Wellington Harbour: Dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. “Janie Seddon” † As required Steamer L. Inkster 10 0 0
26 Wellington: Anchorage to Wharf (s.s. “Janie Seddon”) † As required Steamer Defence Department £2 10s. per trip.
27 Wellington: Conveyance of mails between Chief Post-office, Wellington, and suburbs of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Brooklyn, Karori, and Karori East As required Tram Wellington City Corporation 248 19 0
28 Wellington and Eastbourne 7 Twice daily Ferry steamer Eastbourne Boro’h Council 50 0 0
29 Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at Champion Company’s shop, corner Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue As required Foot The Champion Co. (Ltd.) 10 0 0
30 Wellington: Conveyance of postmen and message-boys in uniform and mails in charge of postal officials over Karori section of tramways 4 As required Tram Karori Borough Council 30 0 0
31 Wellington: Conveyance of postmen and message-boys in uniform and mails in charge of postal officials over Miramar section of tramways; conveyance of mails to Seatoun 6 As required Tram Miramar Borough Council 40 0 0

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

| 1 | Hautere Cross and Te Horo | 3 | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. Hayward | .. |
| 2 | Himatangi Post-office and Railway-station | 4 ch. | Daily | Foot | M. I. Duffin | .. |
| 3 | Khandallah Post-office and Railway-station | 2 ch. | Daily | Foot | C. E. Femmel | .. |
| 4 | Makowhai and Rongotea Siding | 1½ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. I. G. Dixon | .. |
| 5 | Mangamaire Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Daily | Foot | F. B. Oliver | .. |
| 6 | Puketoi and Cross Road | 1 | Twice weekly.. | Foot | Mary J. Leighton | .. |
| 7 | Titahi Bay and Porirua | 3½ | Daily | Coach | T. E. Hook | .. |

  • Temporary arrangement. † Varies.


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Wellington, Rural delivery
29 names identified
  • W. A. Dawson, Contractor for Bainesse Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. Funstan, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa
  • Mrs. J. Hill, Contractor for Cunningham’s to coach
  • A. Reeve, Contractor for Foxton and Manawatu Heads
  • R. M. McEwen, Contractor for Foxton Post-office and Railway-station
  • W. Hayward, Contractor for Hautere Cross and Waihoanga
  • P. E. Wingfield, Contractor for Hukanui and Maungaraupi
  • W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Kaingaroa and Waitangi
  • H. J. Merritt, Contractor for Levin and Ihakara
  • A. V. Hornig, Contractor for Manakau and Kuku creamery
  • J. H. Parsonson, Contractor for Ohau and Kuku
  • C. S. Rush, Contractor for Palmerston North and Aokautere
  • J. W. Cox, Contractor for Palmerston North and Terrace End
  • L. Dabscheck, Contractor for Paraparaumu Post-office and Railway-station
  • J. De Roles, Contractor for Pemberton and Hinau
  • Mrs. L. A. Leckie, Contractor for Tawa Flat Post-office and Railway-station
  • L. Berry, Contractor for Tiakitahuna Post-office and Railway-station
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Reikorangi and Waikanae
  • J. Burrow, Contractor for Wainuiomata and Lower Hutt
  • T. Tuuta, Contractor for Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa
  • C. Murphy, Contractor for Waitangi, Owenga Station, Owenga Fishing Company’s Depot, Manakau
  • L. Inkster, Contractor for Wellington Harbour
  • Mrs. A. Franklin, Contractor for Kopuaranga Post-office and Railway-station
  • M. I. Duffin, Contractor for Himatangi Post-office and Railway-station
  • C. E. Femmel, Contractor for Khandallah Post-office and Railway-station
  • Mrs. I. G. Dixon, Contractor for Makowhai and Rongotea Siding
  • F. B. Oliver, Contractor for Mangamaire Post-office and Railway-station
  • Mary J. Leighton, Contractor for Puketoi and Cross Road
  • T. E. Hook, Contractor for Titahi Bay and Porirua