New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 26

Page 865

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 865

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Abbotsford and Fairfield .. .. 1 Daily .. Horse and vehicle Margaret Loudon .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
2 Alexandra and Earnsclough .. 3½ Daily 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly May to Oct. Vehicle .. P. McGinnis .. 75 0 0 ,,
3 Alexandra Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Coach .. A. McKellar .. 45 0 0 ,,
4 Allanton and Momona .. .. 2½ Daily .. Vehicle .. H. Laing .. 40 0 0 ,,
5 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, and Clydevale 22 Thrice weekly Motor .. G. G. Sim .. 175 0 0 ,,
6 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishops, Hill-end, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito 34 Thrice weekly Motor .. G. G. Sim .. 128 0 0 ,,
7 Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station 3/8 As required .. Express .. G. Thomson .. 30 0 0 ,,
8 Balclutha and Te Houka .. .. 6 Thrice weekly Horse and vehicle J. G. McLean .. 40 0 0 ,,
9 Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. 18 Weekly .. Horse .. R. Toms .. 90 0 0 ,,
10 Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh 28 Daily .. Motor .. J. W. Thompson 420 0 0 ,,
11 Beck’s and Lauder.. .. .. 5 Thrice weekly Horse and gig H. R. Martin .. 69 0 0 ,,
12 Clinton, Taumata, and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. Gig .. P. M. Renton .. 105 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
13 Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly 1 June to 31 Aug. Gig .. P. M. Renton .. 65 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
14 Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston, and Arrowtown 33 Thrice weekly Coach .. T. Johnston .. 429 0 0 ,,
15 Cromwell and Bannockburn.. .. 4 5 times weekly Coach .. R. Toms .. 90 0 0 ,,
16 Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke 45 Thrice weekly Motor .. J. Anderson .. 877 10 0 ,,
17 Cromwell Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required .. Motor .. T. Brydone .. 75 0 0 ,,
18 Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras 30 Thrice weekly Motor .. T. Brydone .. 275 0 0 ,,
19 Dunback and Stoneburn .. .. 5 Twice weekly.. Vehicle .. W. Mowat .. 24 0 0 ,,
20 (Dunedin, North-east Harbour, and Broad Bay; Portobello and Poatiri .. .. 11 Daily .. } Motor a n d horse J. Carruthers .. 62 10 0 ,,
21 Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, wharves, Manor Place, Moray Place, and Dunedin North .. As required .. Horse and vehicle Spencer and Dunkley 962 0 0 ,,
22 Dunedin, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach 25 Thrice weekly; daily to Brighton 4 months summer Motor .. J. Thornley .. 125 0 0 ,,
23 Dunedin City and suburbs (delivery of parcels) .. Daily .. Vehicle and motor N.Z. Express Co. (Ltd.) 3d. per parcel, plus 12½% ,,
24 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and Sandymount 12 Thrice weekly Coach .. R. Rodgers .. 56 0 0 ,,
25 Evansdale, Merton, and Beaconsfield (rural delivery) 10 Daily .. Gig .. W. E. Walker .. 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
26 Fairfield and Saddle Hill .. .. 4 Thrice weekly Horse .. R. Wilson .. 32 10 0 ,,
27 Hawea Flat and Maungawera .. .. 10 Thrice weekly Horse and gig Margaret Lloyd .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
28 Henley Railway and Berwick Post-office 4 Daily .. Vehicle .. W. L. Quirk .. 48 0 0 ,,
29 Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly Vehicle .. O t a g o Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1920.
30 Heriot, Dunrobin, Crookston, and Parkhill 18 Twice weekly.. Vehicle .. G. Gordon .. 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
31 Heriot, Crookston, and Parkhill .. 12 Weekly .. Horse and gig G. Gordon .. 30 0 0 ,,
32 Hindon Post-office and Railway-station 4 Twice weekly.. Gig .. W. C. Sullivan .. 35 0 0 ,,
33 Houipapa Post-office and Railway-station 3/4 Thrice weekly Horse .. J. Wright .. 25 0 0 ,,
34 Kahuika Post-office and Caberfeidh Railway-siding 1 Thrice weekly Gig .. T. F. Johnstone.. 35 0 0 ,,
35 Kaitangata, Inchelutha, and Paretai .. 5 Thrice weekly Gig .. A. Reid .. 45 0 0 ,,
36 Kaitangata and Stirling .. .. 5 Twice daily .. Coach a n d motor A. Reid .. 60 0 0 ,,
37 Kaitangata and Wangaloa .. .. 5 Thrice weekly Gig .. A. Reid .. 26 0 0 ,,
38 Katea Post-office and Owaka .. .. 4 Thrice weekly Horse .. A. D. Crawford .. 32 0 0 ,,
39 Kyeburn, Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station 5 Daily .. Vehicle .. T. Harris .. 65 0 0 ,,
40 Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur 7 Daily .. Horse .. J. Hopkins .. 44 0 0 ,,
41 Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station 1/4 As required .. Express .. F. J. Gunn .. 150 0 0 ,,


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🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Dunedin District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Dunedin, Mail delivery, Subsidies
42 names identified
  • Margaret Loudon, Contractor for Abbotsford and Fairfield service
  • P. McGinnis, Contractor for Alexandra and Earnsclough service
  • A. McKellar, Contractor for Alexandra Post-office and Railway-station service
  • H. Laing, Contractor for Allanton and Momona service
  • G. G. Sim, Contractor for Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, and Clydevale service
  • G. G. Sim, Contractor for Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishops, Hill-end, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito service
  • G. Thomson, Contractor for Balclutha Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. G. McLean, Contractor for Balclutha and Te Houka service
  • R. Toms, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis service
  • J. W. Thompson, Contractor for Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh service
  • H. R. Martin, Contractor for Beck’s and Lauder service
  • P. M. Renton, Contractor for Clinton, Taumata, and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) service
  • P. M. Renton, Contractor for Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) service
  • T. Johnston, Contractor for Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston, and Arrowtown service
  • R. Toms, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn service
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke service
  • T. Brydone, Contractor for Cromwell Post-office and Railway-station service
  • T. Brydone, Contractor for Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras service
  • W. Mowat, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn service
  • J. Carruthers, Contractor for Dunedin, North-east Harbour, and Broad Bay; Portobello and Poatiri service
  • Spencer, Contractor for Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, wharves, Manor Place, Moray Place, and Dunedin North service
  • Dunkley, Contractor for Dunedin Chief Post-office, Railway-station, wharves, Manor Place, Moray Place, and Dunedin North service
  • J. Thornley, Contractor for Dunedin, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach service
  • N.Z. Express Co. (Ltd.) , Contractor for Dunedin City and suburbs (delivery of parcels) service
  • R. Rodgers, Contractor for Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and Sandymount service
  • W. E. Walker, Contractor for Evansdale, Merton, and Beaconsfield (rural delivery) service
  • R. Wilson, Contractor for Fairfield and Saddle Hill service
  • Margaret Lloyd, Contractor for Hawea Flat and Maungawera service
  • W. L. Quirk, Contractor for Henley Railway and Berwick Post-office service
  • Otago Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) , Contractor for Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural delivery) service
  • G. Gordon, Contractor for Heriot, Dunrobin, Crookston, and Parkhill service
  • G. Gordon, Contractor for Heriot, Crookston, and Parkhill service
  • W. C. Sullivan, Contractor for Hindon Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. Wright, Contractor for Houipapa Post-office and Railway-station service
  • T. F. Johnstone, Contractor for Kahuika Post-office and Caberfeidh Railway-siding service
  • A. Reid, Contractor for Kaitangata, Inchelutha, and Paretai service
  • A. Reid, Contractor for Kaitangata and Stirling service
  • A. Reid, Contractor for Kaitangata and Wangaloa service
  • A. D. Crawford, Contractor for Katea Post-office and Owaka service
  • T. Harris, Contractor for Kyeburn, Kokonga Post-office and Railway-station service
  • J. Hopkins, Contractor for Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur service
  • F. J. Gunn, Contractor for Lawrence Post-office and Railway-station service