✨ Postal Services Contracts
APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 911
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND--continued.
| Number of Service. |
Service. | Mileage One Way. |
Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. |
Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 1 | Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit ... | 10 | Weekly | Horse | T. J. Becher | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Amodeo Bay steamer and post-office... | 23ch | As required | Foot and boat | S. C. L. McCall | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Aranga Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | Thrice weekly | Wagon | Bourke and Co. | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Auckland and Buckland's Beach | 17 | Daily | Motor | W. J. Hindman | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | Auckland Landing Service (landing and shipping mails to and from vessels in the stream) | ... | As required | Steamer | Defence Department | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | Auckland and Onehunga | 8 | Daily out; 5 times weekly in | Electric tram-car | Auckland City Council | 6s. 5d. per week. | |
| 7 | Auckland Suburban Post-offices and Chief Post-office (Dominion Road, Epsom, Greenwood's Corner, Grey Lynn - Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, Royal Oak, Upper Symonds St., and West Lynn) | ... | Hourly between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from all offices except Greenwood's Corner, Royal Oak, and West Lynn; twice daily from Greenwood's Corner, Royal Oak, and West Lynn | Electric tram-car | Auckland City Council | 477 | 12 |
| 8 | Awanui Landing and Kaitaia | 5 | Weekly | Motor vehicle | F. S. Waite | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Awanui and Waipapakauri | 3 | As required | Motor horse | R. M. Jones | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | Awanui Wharf and Post-office | ½ | As required | Horse | B. Rivers | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads | 6 | Weekly | Horse | F. Hall | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Birkenhead Wharf and Post-office | ½ | As required | Motor-bus | Birkenhead Motor-bus and Transit Co. (Ltd.) | 6d. per bag or hamper. | |
| 13 | Broadwood and Paponga | 7 | Twice weekly | Horse | Mrs. E. Dyer | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Buckland Railway-station and Post-office | 100 yd. | Twice daily | Foot | J. F. O'Malley | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Cabbage Bay Wharf and Post-office | 2¾ | As required | Vehicle | J. Meredith | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Clevedon and Whakatiri | 7 | Twice weekly | Cart | S. Bryers and Co. | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Coromandel and Driving Creek | 1¼ | Daily | Horse | W. H. French | 20 | 0 |
| 18 | Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay | 11 | Weekly | Horse | K. Potae | 20 | 0 |
| 19 | Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office | 1 | Daily | Foot | G. W. Coulam | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Hikurangi and Marua | 6 | Weekly | Horse | Mrs. N. Nancarrow | 2s. 6d. per trip. | |
| 21 | Hikurangi and Tanekaha | 6 | Thrice weekly in summer; twice weekly in winter | Motor | Hikurangi Dairy Co. (Ltd.) | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Hukerenui and Riponui | 6 | Twice weekly | Horse | W. O. Clark | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Hukerenui and Tapuhi | 5 | Twice weekly | Horse | Mrs. E. M. Hedley | 15 | 12 |
| 24 | Irwin’s Boardinghouse and Pawarenga | 2 | Twice weekly | Horse | H. Poriwhira | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Kaeo, Otoroa, and Te Pene | 14 | Weekly | Coach | Penney and Kenney | 20 | 0 |
| 26 | Kaeo and Pupuke | 6 | Twice weekly | Horse | S. Slade | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Kaimaumau Landing-service | 50 yd. | Weekly | Foot | F. J. Hagger | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Kaimaumau and Rangiputa | 4 | Weekly | Yacht | J. D. Meenan | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Kohukohu and Rawene | 5 | Daily | Launch | T. F. Hartley | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Kohukohu and Tutekehua | 6 | Thrice weekly in summer; weekly in winter | Launch | Hokianga Co-op. Dairy Co. (Ltd.) | 2s. 6d. per trip. | |
| 31 | Koutu Wharf and Post-office | 100 yd. | As required | Foot | Miss M. La. V. E. Rickcord | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Kuaotunu Landing-service | ½ | Fortnightly or monthly | Boat | Miss M. Ritchie | 7s. 6d. per trip. | |
| 33 | Lake Ohia and Whatuwhiwhi | 12 | Weekly | Horse | T. Hetaraka | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Lake Ohia Road Junction and Parapara | 2 | Weekly | Horse | C. W. Wright | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Mahurangi Landing-service | ¾ | Thrice weekly | Foot | Mrs. M. M. Lawrie | 20 | 0 |
| 36 | Makarau Railway-station and Post-office | 4 | Twice weekly | Horse | Miss F. M. Hooper | 20 | 0 |
| 37 | Mangatangi and Kaiaua | 10 | Weekly | Horse | R. E. Workman | 20 | 0 |
| 38 | Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi | 6 | Weekly | Motor | F. S. B. Lowry | 20 | 0 |
| 39 | Mangonui, Kenana, and Kohumaru | 11½ | Weekly | Horse | N. Hapa | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | Mangonui and Taemaro | 6 | Weekly | Boat and horse | D. O. Morris | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | Maraetai Wharf and Post-office | 1 | As required | Foot | J. H. Webb | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Mareretu and Taipuha | 6 | Weekly | Horse | A. T. Johnston | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Marsden Point and Takahiwai | 6 | Weekly | Horse | M. Pirihi | 15 | 0 |
| 44 | Matakana and Tawharanui | 7 | Weekly | Horse | E. G. Day | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Maungatapere, Kara, and Kokopu | 10 | Twice weekly | Horse | A. E. Walker | 19 | 0 |
| 46 | Maungatapere and Otuhi | 5 | Weekly | Horse | A. Edge | 13 | 0 |
| 47 | Naumai Wharf and Post-office | ½ | As required | Foot | Miss E. Te Paa | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | Ngunguru and Tutukaka | 2½ | Thrice weekly | Vehicle | H. Ferguson | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | Northcote Wharf and Post-office | ¼ | Weekly | Foot | C. Greenslade | 5 | 4 |
| 50 | Ohaeawai and Otiria (one way only, letter mail) | 10 | Weekly | Motor | Triangle Motor Co. | 7s. 6d. per trip. | |
| 51 | Okonga Landing-service | 3 | Weekly | Foot and boat | Mrs. E. Carlson | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Okupu Landing-service | 80 yd. | As required | Foot and boat | Mrs. M. J. Sanders | 6 | 10 |
| 53 | Onerahi, Limestone, and Portland | 2 | Thrice weekly | Launch | Wilson’s Portland Cement Co. (Ltd.) | 20 | 0 |
| 54 | Onerahi Wharf, Railway-station, and Post-office | 500 yd. | As required | Handcart | Mrs. I. M. Brown | 40 | 0 |
| 55 | Opahiheke and Ponga | 5 | Twice weekly | Horse | Mrs. A. K. Knight | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Opahiheke Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | Twice daily | Foot | P. O. Roy | 12 | 10 |
| 57 | Opua and Waihaha | 7 | Weekly | Foot and boat | A. Burling | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Orere Point steamer and Post-office | 1½ | Weekly | Boat | Miss G. Ashby | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Orua Bay Wharf and Post-office | ¾ | Twice weekly | Horse | Miss D. M. F. Johansson | 8 | 0 |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1922, No 24
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NZ Gazette 1922, No 24
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Inland Mail Services for 1922-24
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🚂 Transport & Communications31 March 1922
Mail services, Inland, Contracts, Auckland Postal District
50 names identified
- T. J. Becher, Contractor for Ahuroa mail service
- S. C. L. McCall, Contractor for Amodeo Bay mail service
- Bourke, Contractor for Aranga mail service
- W. J. Hindman, Contractor for Auckland to Buckland's Beach mail service
- F. S. Waite, Contractor for Awanui Landing to Kaitaia mail service
- R. M. Jones, Contractor for Awanui to Waipapakauri mail service
- B. Rivers, Contractor for Awanui Wharf mail service
- F. Hall, Contractor for Awhitu Central to Manukau Heads mail service
- E. Dyer (Mrs), Contractor for Broadwood to Paponga mail service
- J. F. O'Malley, Contractor for Buckland Railway-station mail service
- J. Meredith, Contractor for Cabbage Bay Wharf mail service
- S. Bryers, Contractor for Clevedon to Whakatiri mail service
- W. H. French, Contractor for Coromandel to Driving Creek mail service
- K. Potae, Contractor for Coromandel to Kennedy's Bay mail service
- G. W. Coulam, Contractor for Greenhithe Wharf mail service
- N. Nancarrow (Mrs), Contractor for Hikurangi to Marua mail service
- W. O. Clark, Contractor for Hukerenui to Riponui mail service
- E. M. Hedley (Mrs), Contractor for Hukerenui to Tapuhi mail service
- H. Poriwhira, Contractor for Irwin’s Boardinghouse to Pawarenga mail service
- Penney, Contractor for Kaeo to Otoroa mail service
- Kenney, Contractor for Kaeo to Otoroa mail service
- S. Slade, Contractor for Kaeo to Pupuke mail service
- F. J. Hagger, Contractor for Kaimaumau Landing-service
- J. D. Meenan, Contractor for Kaimaumau to Rangiputa mail service
- T. F. Hartley, Contractor for Kohukohu to Rawene mail service
- M. La. V. E. Rickcord (Miss), Contractor for Koutu Wharf mail service
- M. Ritchie (Miss), Contractor for Kuaotunu Landing-service
- T. Hetaraka, Contractor for Lake Ohia to Whatuwhiwhi mail service
- C. W. Wright, Contractor for Lake Ohia Road Junction to Parapara mail service
- M. M. Lawrie (Mrs), Contractor for Mahurangi Landing-service
- F. M. Hooper (Miss), Contractor for Makarau Railway-station mail service
- R. E. Workman, Contractor for Mangatangi to Kaiaua mail service
- F. S. B. Lowry, Contractor for Mangatawhiri to Mangatangi mail service
- N. Hapa, Contractor for Mangonui to Kenana mail service
- D. O. Morris, Contractor for Mangonui to Taemaro mail service
- J. H. Webb, Contractor for Maraetai Wharf mail service
- A. T. Johnston, Contractor for Mareretu to Taipuha mail service
- M. Pirihi, Contractor for Marsden Point to Takahiwai mail service
- E. G. Day, Contractor for Matakana to Tawharanui mail service
- A. E. Walker, Contractor for Maungatapere to Kokopu mail service
- A. Edge, Contractor for Maungatapere to Otuhi mail service
- E. Te Paa (Miss), Contractor for Naumai Wharf mail service
- H. Ferguson, Contractor for Ngunguru to Tutukaka mail service
- C. Greenslade, Contractor for Northcote Wharf mail service
- I. M. Brown (Mrs), Contractor for Onerahi Wharf mail service
- A. K. Knight (Mrs), Contractor for Opahiheke to Ponga mail service
- P. O. Roy, Contractor for Opahiheke Railway-station mail service
- A. Burling, Contractor for Opua to Waihaha mail service
- G. Ashby (Miss), Contractor for Orere Point mail service
- D. M. F. Johansson (Miss), Contractor for Orua Bay Wharf mail service