New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 36

Page 963

✨ Postal Services Contracts



APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 963

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.
1 Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Horse or cycle J. T. Andrew .. £ s. d. 20 0 0
2 Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence) 17 Weekly .. Trap A. Funstan .. 10 0 0
3 Coach to Cunningham’s .. ½ Daily .. Foot Miss R. L. Usmar 10 0 0
4 Foxton and Manawatu Heads .. 3½ Summer, daily ; winter, thrice weekly Trap A. Reeve .. 20 0 0
5 Foxton Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required .. Foot A. R. Desjardines 5 0 0
6 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse W. Hayward .. 20 0 0
7 Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office 10 ch. Daily .. Foot Mrs. E. M. Wright 5 0 0
8 Levin and Ihakara .. 4 Daily .. Bicycle Mrs. A. I. Ward 20 0 0
9 Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata .. 8 Thrice weekly.. Horse J. Burrow .. 60 0 0
10 Manakau and Kuku Creamery (rural delivery) 3 4 times weekly Cart A. V. Hornig .. 10 0 0
11 Ohau and Kuku, Ohau and Muhunoa 3 Twice weekly.. Cart J. H. Parsonson 10s. per week
12 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office 10 ch. As required .. Trap A. Gannon .. 20 0 0
13 Palmerston North and Aokautere .. 5½ Daily .. Horse C. S. Rush .. 16 0 0
14 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required .. Foot M. Fisher .. 10 0 0
15 Pemberton and Hinau .. 3 Thrice weekly.. Horse J. De Roles .. 12 0 0
16 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. Foot Mrs. L. A. Leckie 10 0 0
17 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot Miss M. B. Nielsen 15 0 0
18 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. 3 Daily .. Trap F. C. Meyer .. 20 0 0
19 Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) 20 As required .. Horse W. R. Mitchell .. £1 per trip
20 Waitangi, Te Whakuru, Wharekauri, Matarakau, and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) 40 As required .. Foot and horse T. Tuuta .. £2 per trip
21 Waitangi, Owenga Station, Owenga Fishing Company’s depot, Manakau (Chatham Islands) 14 As required .. Foot and horse C. Murphy .. 15s. per trip
22 Wellington Harbour: Dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. “Janie Seddon” * As required .. Steamer L. Inkster .. 10 0 0
23 Wellington: Anchorage to Wharf (s.s. “Janie Seddon”) * As required .. Steamer Defence Department £2 10s. per trip
24 Wellington and Kelburn .. ½ Thrice daily .. Tram Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company 10 8 0
25 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 275 0 0
26 Wellington and Eastbourne .. 7 Twice daily .. Ferry steamer Eastbourne Boro’h Council 50 0 0
27 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
28 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 IS INCLUDED IN SALARY).

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

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

| 1 | Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Bicycle or cart | .. | .. |
| 2 | Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) | 5 | Daily .. | Bicycle | .. | .. |
| 3 | Feilding, Aorangi Road, Reid’s Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson’s Line, Cameron’s Line, and Feilding (rural delivery) | 27 | Daily .. | Motor | .. | .. |
| 4 | Feilding, Halcombe, Stanway, and Feilding (rural delivery) | 60 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor | .. | .. |

  • Varies.


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🚂 Inland Mail-services, 1921 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Inland, Contracts, Wellington, Postal District
27 names identified
  • J. T. Andrew, Contractor for Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Funstan, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa
  • R. L. Usmar (Miss), Contractor for Coach to Cunningham’s
  • A. Reeve, Contractor for Foxton and Manawatu Heads
  • A. R. Desjardines, Contractor for Foxton Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. Hayward, Contractor for Hautere Cross and Waihoanga
  • E. M. Wright (Mrs.), Contractor for Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. I. Ward (Mrs.), Contractor for Levin and Ihakara
  • J. Burrow, Contractor for Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata
  • A. V. Hornig, Contractor for Manakau and Kuku Creamery
  • J. H. Parsonson, Contractor for Ohau and Kuku, Ohau and Muhunoa
  • A. Gannon, Contractor for Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. S. Rush, Contractor for Palmerston North and Aokautere
  • M. Fisher, Contractor for Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. De Roles, Contractor for Pemberton and Hinau
  • L. A. Leckie (Mrs.), Contractor for Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. B. Nielsen (Miss), Contractor for Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi
  • W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Waitangi and Kaingaroa
  • 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
  • M. I. Duffin, Postmaster for Himatangi Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. E. Femmel, Postmaster for Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. B. Olliver (Mrs.), Postmaster for Mangamaire Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. E. Hook, Postmaster for Porirua and Titahi Bay
  • I. G. Dixon (Mrs.), Postmaster for Rongotea Siding and Makowhai