New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 26

Page 861

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 861

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Number of Service Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT—continued.

61 | Waiau, Kaikoura Suburban, and Kai-koura | 52¾ | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura Motor Co. | £ s. d. 250 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921.
62 | Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton .. | 6 | Daily .. | Motor vehicle | Mrs. I. McIver .. | 60 0 0 | ,,
63 | Yaldhurst and Hornby .. | 3 | Daily .. | Horse vehicle or bicycle | Ellen S. Burgess.. | 26 0 0 | ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

1 | Ashburton Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required up to five trips daily | Horse vehicle | Harry Porter .. | 2s. per trip. |
2 | Belfast Post-office (clearance of street posting-box) and Railway-station | ½ | 4 times daily .. | Foot .. | A. Brown .. | 15 0 0 |
3 | Cheviot and Port Robinson .. | 6 | Weekly .. | Horse vehicle | Mrs. L. M. Hughes | 15 0 0 |
4 | Christchurch and Kennedy’s Bush .. | 10 | Weekly .. | Coach .. | H. Shearman .. | 10 0 0 |
5 | Christchurch and suburbs (delivery of postmen’s bags) | .. | As required .. | Horse vehicle | Empire Express Co. | 8s. each cart. |
6 | Christchurch and Marshland .. | 4 | Daily .. | Horse vehicle | E. J. Alexandre.. | 16 0 0 |
7 | Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram route | .. | As required .. | Tram .. | Christchurch Tram-way Board | 300 0 0 |
8 | Conway Flat and Fingerpost .. | 3½ | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | H. King .. | 15 0 0 |
9 | Fernside Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | G. Milne .. | 10 0 0 |
10 | Flemington and Longbeach Road .. | 1½ | Daily .. | Foot .. | W. E. Bond .. | 10 18 0 |
11 | Greenpark and Tai Tapu .. | 3 | Daily .. | Horse vehicle | C. Scotlock .. | 20 0 0 |
12 | Kaiapoi and Ohapuku .. | 6 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse vehicle | H. L. S. Tozer .. | 11 10 0 |
13 | Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required .. | Horse vehicle | M. A. F. Clark .. | 1s. per trip. |
14 | Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Thrice weekly.. | Foot .. | Lilian Evans .. | 13 0 0 |
15 | Little Akaloa Post-office and wharf .. | ¼ | As required .. | Foot .. | E. Prebble .. | 10 0 0 |
16 | Loburn and Okuku .. | 5 | Daily .. | Foot .. | A. Scott .. | 10 0 0 |
17 | Lyttelton Railway-station and wharves (handling mails by ferry steamers, and transferring to railway trucks at ship’s side mails from other steamers) | .. | As required .. | Foot and railway | N.Z. Railway Dept. | 440 0 0 (Paid at G.P.O., Wellington.) |
18 | Medbury Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Daily .. | Foot .. | Florence R. M. Rivers | 16 0 0 |
19 | Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Margaret S. Knight | 12 0 0 |
20 | Okain’s Bay Post-office and wharf .. | 1½ | As required .. | Foot .. | W. Robinson, jun. | 5 0 0 |
21 | Prebbleton and Broadfield .. | 4 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse vehicle | T. Robins .. | 19 0 0 |
22 | Rangiora Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | As required .. | Motor vehicle | Hendy Bros. .. | 9d. per trip. |
23 | Springston Post-office and Railway-station | 1 | Daily .. | Foot .. | R. McMeekin .. | 11 0 0 |
24 | Upper Waiau and Glenwye .. | 18 | Weekly .. | Horse vehicle | R. O. Duncan .. | 20 0 0 |
25 | Waddington Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | 4 times daily .. | Foot .. | D. Miller .. | 15 0 0 |
26 | Woodend and Tuahiwi .. | 2 | Daily .. | Foot .. | Mrs. C. Gunning | 15 0 0 |

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

1 | Annat Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₁₆ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | W. E. Sturgiss .. | .. |
2 | Ashley Bank Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₈ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | J. Criglington .. | .. |
3 | Ataahua Post-office and Kaituna Railway-station | ¹⁄₈ | Daily .. | Foot .. | Mrs. J. Gread .. | .. |
4 | Bennett’s Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₈ | 4 times daily .. | Foot .. | Mrs. C. O’Loughlin | .. |
5 | Glentunnel Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₄ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | J. McKie .. | .. |
6 | Hornby Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | A. Still .. | .. |
7 | Horrelville Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₁₆ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | J. C. W. Brain .. | .. |
8 | Islington Post-office and Railway-station | ¹⁄₈ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | Miss E. Coulter .. | .. |
9 | Ladbrook’s Post-office and Railway-station | 1½ | Daily .. | Foot .. | A. F. Clark .. | .. |
10 | Lauriston Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Daily, and twice on Thursday | Foot .. | D. Smith .. | .. |
11 | Port Levy Post-office and vessels at wharves | ¹⁄₁₆ | As required .. | Foot .. | H. Field .. | .. |
12 | Prebbleton Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | T. Robins .. | .. |
13 | Southbrook Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Twice daily, and thrice on Saturdays | Foot .. | Mary J. Martyn.. | .. |
14 | Spotswood Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | A. D. Fraser .. | .. |

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

1 | Cust and Pukeraumati (rural delivery) | 4 | Thrice weekly.. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. |
2 | Little River and Puaha .. | 4 | Daily .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. |

5—Inland Mail-services.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Christchurch District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Christchurch, Mail delivery, Subsidies
37 names identified
  • I. McIver (Mrs), Contractor for Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton service
  • Ellen S. Burgess, Contractor for Yaldhurst and Hornby service
  • Harry Porter, Contractor for Ashburton Post-office and Railway-station service
  • A. Brown, Contractor for Belfast Post-office and Railway-station service
  • L. M. Hughes (Mrs), Contractor for Cheviot and Port Robinson service
  • H. Shearman, Contractor for Christchurch and Kennedy’s Bush service
  • E. J. Alexandre, Contractor for Christchurch and Marshland service
  • H. King, Contractor for Conway Flat and Fingerpost service
  • G. Milne, Contractor for Fernside Post-office and Railway-station service
  • W. E. Bond, Contractor for Flemington and Longbeach Road service
  • C. Scotlock, Contractor for Greenpark and Tai Tapu service
  • H. L. S. Tozer, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Ohapuku service
  • M. A. F. Clark, Contractor for Kaiapoi Post-office and Railway-station service
  • Lilian Evans, Contractor for Kowai Bush Post-office and Railway-station service
  • E. Prebble, Contractor for Little Akaloa Post-office and wharf service
  • A. Scott, Contractor for Loburn and Okuku service
  • Florence R. M. Rivers, Contractor for Medbury Post-office and Railway-station service
  • Margaret S. Knight, Contractor for Ohoka Post-office and Railway-station service
  • W. Robinson (jun.), Contractor for Okain’s Bay Post-office and wharf service
  • T. Robins, Contractor for Prebbleton and Broadfield service
  • R. McMeekin, Contractor for Springston Post-office and Railway-station service
  • R. O. Duncan, Contractor for Upper Waiau and Glenwye service
  • D. Miller, Contractor for Waddington Post-office and Railway-station service
  • C. Gunning (Mrs), Contractor for Woodend and Tuahiwi service
  • W. E. Sturgiss, Postmaster for Annat Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. Criglington, Postmaster for Ashley Bank Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. Gread (Mrs), Postmaster for Ataahua Post-office and Kaituna Railway-station service
  • C. O’Loughlin (Mrs), Postmaster for Bennett’s Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. McKie, Postmaster for Glentunnel Post-office and Railway-station service
  • A. Still, Postmaster for Hornby Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. C. W. Brain, Postmaster for Horrelville Post-office and Railway-station service
  • E. Coulter (Miss), Postmaster for Islington Post-office and Railway-station service
  • A. F. Clark, Postmaster for Ladbrook’s Post-office and Railway-station service
  • D. Smith, Postmaster for Lauriston Post-office and Railway-station service
  • H. Field, Postmaster for Port Levy Post-office and vessels at wharves service
  • Mary J. Martyn, Postmaster for Southbrook Post-office and Railway-station service
  • A. D. Fraser, Postmaster for Spotswood Post-office and Railway-station service