✨ Inland Mail Services
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36
Inland Mail-services, 1921.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 12th April, 1921.
THE following list of inland mail-services within the Dominion in operation on 1st January, 1921, is published for general information.
By order,
R. B. MORRIS, Secretary.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahuroa and Puhoi | 8 | Thrice weekly.. | Buggy | J. Becher | £ s. d. 105 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 2 | {Albany and Redvale | ||||||
| And Dairy Flat, Silverdale, and Redvale | 6½ | ||||||
| 12½ | Weekly to serve Silverdale in winter; twice weekly to Redvale all the year | Horse or vehicle; vehicle to Redvale on Friday only | E. Wright | 55 0 0 | " | ||
| 3 | Aratapu and Mititai | 1½ | As required | Ferry | J. Gaddis | 25 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Auckland, Bayswater, and Takapuna.. | 6 | Daily to and from Bayswater; twice daily to Takapuna; thrice daily from Takapuna | Ferry and steam-tram | Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Co. (Ltd.) | 120 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Auckland landing-service (landing and shipping mails to and from vessels in stream) | .. | As required | Steamer or launch | E. C. Binns | 250 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Awanui and Kaingaroa | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Buggy | B. Rivers | 45 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Coach or motor | F. S. Waite | 60 0 0 | " |
| 8 | Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central | 5½ | 4 times weekly | Gig | F. Hall | 75 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Bickerstaffe Railway-station, Maungaturoto, and Rowsell’s | 4 | 6 times weekly with extra trip to Maungaturoto one way only | Coach or motor-lorry | Savill and Sons | 176 0 0 | " |
| 10 | Birkenhead, Glenfield, Albany, and Dairy Flat | 15 | Thrice weekly to Dairy Flat; daily to Glenfield and Albany | Motor-bus or wagonette | L. J. Foley | 255 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Broadwood and Runaruna (part rural delivery) | 8 | Twice weekly | Packhorse | J. R. Bruce | 25 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Cabbage Bay, Moehau, and Poihakene (rural delivery) | 23 | Weekly | Horse | F. N. Bowers | 39 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Cabbage Bay and Port Charles | 10 | Weekly | Horse | Bell and Curtis | 40 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Clevedon and Mournoukai (rural delivery) | 15 | Weekly | Horse | J. Murtagh | 45 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Clevedon, Ness Valley Road, and Maraetai Road (rural delivery) | 14 | Thrice weekly.. | Cart | J. Paton | 50 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay | 13 | Weekly | Horse | Denize Bros. | 65 0 0 | " |
| 17 | Coromandel Wharf and Post-office | 1½ | As required | Vehicle | Denize Bros. | 45 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua | 11 | Weekly | Horse | Denize Bros. | 31 0 0 | " |
| 19 | Coromandel and Whitianga.. | 23 | Weekly | Coach | R. Hoy | 65 0 0 | " |
| 20 | Drury, Runciman, Ramarama, and Bombay | 8 | Twice daily | Coach or motor | J. H. Carter | 280 0 0 | " |
| 21 | Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick | 9½ | Twice daily | Motor | J. Crawford | 175 0 0 | " |
| 22 | Fairburn’s Junction box, Takahue, and Victoria Valley | 16 | Thrice weekly.. | Vehicle | F. A. Trigg | 130 0 0 | " |
| 23 | Helensville and Parakai | 2 | Twice daily to Parakai (except Thursdays, when one trip only); daily from Parakai | Motor | A. Hunter | 48 11 5 | " |
| 24 | Henderson and Massey (rural delivery) | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | J. C. Thomas | 35 0 0 | " |
| 25 | Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki | 15 | Twice weekly.. | Coach | D. R. McInnes | 73 0 0 | " |
| 26 | Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga | 10 | Twice weekly.. | Vehicle | Hamilton Bros. | 50 0 0 | " |
| 27 | Hoteo Railway-station, Hoteo, Tauhoa, and Wharehine | 10 | Twice weekly, with extra trip weekly between Hoteo Railway-station and Tauhoa | Horse | E. H. Marcroft | 104 0 0 | " |
| 28 | Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora | 2 | As required | Vehicle | W. H. Evans | 28 0 0 | " |
| 29 | Houhora, Pukenui Landing, Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, Parenga, and Te Hapua | 43 | Fortnightly | Horse | Rameka Mita | 50 0 0 | " |
| 30 | Houhora and Waihopo | 3 | Weekly | Trap | W. H. Evans | 25 0 0 | " |
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🚂 Transport & Communications12 April 1921
Mail services, Inland, Contracts, Auckland
26 names identified
- J. Becher, Contractor for Ahuroa and Puhoi mail service
- E. Wright, Contractor for Albany and Redvale mail service
- J. Gaddis, Contractor for Aratapu and Mititai mail service
- E. C. Binns, Contractor for Auckland landing-service
- B. Rivers, Contractor for Awanui and Kaingaroa mail service
- F. S. Waite, Contractor for Awanui Landing, Awanui, and Kaitaia mail service
- F. Hall, Contractor for Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central mail service
- Savill, Contractor for Bickerstaffe Railway-station, Maungaturoto, and Rowsell’s mail service
- L. J. Foley, Contractor for Birkenhead, Glenfield, Albany, and Dairy Flat mail service
- J. R. Bruce, Contractor for Broadwood and Runaruna mail service
- F. N. Bowers, Contractor for Cabbage Bay, Moehau, and Poihakene mail service
- Curtis, Contractor for Cabbage Bay and Port Charles mail service
- J. Murtagh, Contractor for Clevedon and Mournoukai mail service
- J. Paton, Contractor for Clevedon, Ness Valley Road, and Maraetai Road mail service
- Denize, Contractor for Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage Bay mail service
- R. Hoy, Contractor for Coromandel and Whitianga mail service
- J. H. Carter, Contractor for Drury, Runciman, Ramarama, and Bombay mail service
- J. Crawford, Contractor for Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick mail service
- F. A. Trigg, Contractor for Fairburn’s Junction box, Takahue, and Victoria Valley mail service
- A. Hunter, Contractor for Helensville and Parakai mail service
- J. C. Thomas, Contractor for Henderson and Massey mail service
- D. R. McInnes, Contractor for Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki mail service
- Hamilton, Contractor for Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga mail service
- E. H. Marcroft, Contractor for Hoteo Railway-station, Hoteo, Tauhoa, and Wharehine mail service
- W. H. Evans, Contractor for Houhora Landing, Pukenui, and Houhora mail service
- Rameka Mita, Contractor for Houhora, Pukenui Landing, Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, Parenga, and Te Hapua mail service
- R. B. Morris, Secretary