New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 24

Page 917

✨ Postal Services Contracts



APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 917

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.
£ s. d.
23 Springston Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. Foot .. R. McMeekin .. 11 0 0
24 Waddington Railway-station and Post-office ¼ 4 times daily .. Foot .. D. Miller .. 20 0 0
25 Woodend and Tuahiwi .. 2 Daily .. Bicycle .. Mrs. C. Crane .. 15 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).
1 Annat Railway-station and Post-office 5ch Twice daily .. Foot .. W. E. Sturgiss .. ..
2 Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post-office 10ch Twice daily .. Foot .. G. T. Beddis .. ..
3 Glentunnel Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily .. Foot .. J. McKie .. ..
4 Greenpark Railway-station and Post-office 10ch Daily .. Foot .. H. Carr .. ..
5 Hornby Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot .. A. Still .. ..
6 Horrelville Railway-station and Post-office 5ch Twice daily .. Foot .. J. C. W. Brain .. ..
7 Islington Railway-station and Post-office 10ch Twice daily .. Foot .. U. Campbell .. ..
8 Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua Post-office 10ch Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. J. Gread .. ..
9 Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post-office 1½ Daily .. Foot .. J. Brown .. ..
10 Lauriston Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily, and twice on Thursdays .. Foot .. D. Smith .. ..
11 Port Levy wharves and Post-office .. 5ch As required .. Foot .. H. Field .. ..
12 Prebbleton Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily .. Foot .. T. Robins .. ..
13 Spotswood Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily .. Foot .. A. D. Fraser .. ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.
1 Christchurch Railway-station, Chief Post-office, and High Street, and clearing posting-receivers in city and suburbs at midnight .. As required .. Motor vehicle .. ..
2 Christchurch, delivery of parcels within a radius of three miles of Chief Post-office .. Daily .. Motor vehicle .. ..
3 Christchurch, delivery of postmen’s overflow bags in city and suburbs .. As required .. Motor vehicle .. ..
4 Cust and Pukeraumati (rural delivery) 4 Thrice weekly.. Bicycle .. .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.
1 Abbotsford Railway-station and Fairfield 2 Daily .. Horse vehicle Miss M. Loudon.. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
2 Alexandra and Earnsleugh .. 4 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor .. H. Hesson .. 50 0 0 ,,
3 § ¶Alexandra, Fruitlands, Tawhiti, Coal Creek Flat, and Roxburgh (part rural delivery) 28 Thrice weekly.. Motor .. H. Hesson ..
4 Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office ¾ As required .. Horse vehicle A. McKellar .. 40 0 0 ,,
5 Allanton and Momona .. 2¼ Daily .. Motor .. J. Dobbie .. 50 0 0 ,,
6 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hill-end, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito (part rural delivery) a38 Twice weekly.. Motor .. W. B. Duff .. 180 0 0 ,,
7 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clydevale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly.. Motor .. J. K. H. Burrows 280 0 0 ,,
8 Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office 30ch As required .. Horse vehicle G. Thomson .. 40 0 0 ,,
9 Bannockburn and Nevis .. 20 Weekly .. Horse vehicle R. Toms .. 90 0 0 ,,
10 *§ ¶Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh 28 Daily .. Motor .. D. McDonald .. 430 0 0
11 Caberfeidh Railway-siding and Kahuika 1¼ Twice weekly.. Horse vehicle T. F. Johnston .. 31 0 0 ,,
12 Catlin’s River Railway-station and Ratanui 1½ 5 times weekly Horse vehicle Miss A. E. Harrington 46 0 0 ,,
13 Clinton, Taumata, and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. Horse vehicle P. M. Renton .. 92 10 0 ,,
14 Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) 20 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Motor and horse vehicles T. Beck and Son 80 0 0 ,,
15 Clinton and Wairuna (rural delivery).. 15 Daily .. Horse vehicle P. M. Renton .. 95 0 0 ,,
16 § ¶Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston, and Arrowtown (part rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly.. Motor .. J. Anderson .. 250 0 0
17 Cromwell and Bannockburn.. 4 5 times weekly Horse vehicle R. Toms .. 90 0 0 ,,

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Christchurch Postal District
16 names identified
  • R. McMeekin, Contractor for Springston Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. Miller, Contractor for Waddington Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. Crane (Mrs), Contractor for Woodend and Tuahiwi
  • W. E. Sturgiss, Postmaster for Annat Railway-station and Post-office
  • G. T. Beddis, Postmaster for Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. McKie, Postmaster for Glentunnel Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Carr, Postmaster for Greenpark Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Still, Postmaster for Hornby Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. C. W. Brain, Postmaster for Horrelville Railway-station and Post-office
  • U. Campbell, Postmaster for Islington Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. Gread (Mrs), Postmaster for Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua Post-office
  • J. Brown, Postmaster for Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. Smith, Postmaster for Lauriston Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Field, Postmaster for Port Levy wharves and Post-office
  • T. Robins, Postmaster for Prebbleton Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. D. Fraser, Postmaster for Spotswood Railway-station and Post-office

🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Dunedin District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Dunedin Postal District
17 names identified
  • M. Loudon (Miss), Contractor for Abbotsford Railway-station and Fairfield
  • H. Hesson, Contractor for Alexandra and Earnsleugh
  • H. Hesson, Contractor for Alexandra, Fruitlands, Tawhiti, Coal Creek Flat, and Roxburgh
  • A. McKellar, Contractor for Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. Dobbie, Contractor for Allanton and Momona
  • W. B. Duff, Contractor for Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop’s, Hill-end, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito
  • J. K. H. Burrows, Contractor for Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clydevale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth
  • G. Thomson, Contractor for Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office
  • R. Toms, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis
  • D. McDonald, Contractor for Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh
  • T. F. Johnston, Contractor for Caberfeidh Railway-siding and Kahuika
  • A. E. Harrington (Miss), Contractor for Catlin’s River Railway-station and Ratanui
  • P. M. Renton, Contractor for Clinton, Taumata, and Ashley Downs
  • T. Beck, Contractor for Clinton and Popotunoa
  • P. M. Renton, Contractor for Clinton and Wairuna
  • J. Anderson, Contractor for Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston, and Arrowtown
  • R. Toms, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn