Postal Services Contracts




APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. (929)

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
4 Centre Bush Railway-station and Limehills 1 Daily Foot J. A. Stewart .. ..
5 Gorge Road Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily Foot T. P. Beck .. ..
6 Harrington’s Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice weekly.. Foot W. Rabbitt .. ..
7 Kapuka Railway-station and Post-office 15ch Daily Foot F. W. Robinson.. .. ..
8 Kauana Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily Foot Miss B. M. Rabbitte .. ..
9 Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Inwards 9 times weekly; outwards daily Foot D. C. McKerchar .. ..
10 Lower Shotover, Main Road, and Post-office 2ch Daily Foot W. J. Churstein.. .. ..
11 Makarewa Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily Foot Mrs. E. M. Fotheringham .. ..
12 Mossburn Railway-station and Post-office 6ch Daily Foot T. P. Dyer .. ..
13 Ocean Beach Railway-station and Post-office 2ch Daily Foot N. W. McGorlick .. ..
14 Te Tua Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily Foot Mrs. S. Crimmins .. ..
15 Te Waewae Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Daily Foot T. O’Brien .. ..
16 Tihaka Railway-station and Post-office 2ch Daily Foot J. G. Donaldson .. ..
17 Tisbury Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily Foot Mrs. H. O. Nicol .. ..
18 Titiroa Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily Foot Miss I. Beattie .. .. ..
19 Waihoaka Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice weekly.. Foot Mrs. H. Hawthorne .. ..
20 Waimatua Railway-station and Post-office 3ch Daily Foot Mrs. J. Lindsay .. ..

SEA SERVICE.

| 1 | Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. | .. | 22 | Weekly | Steam tug .. | Bluff Harbour Board | £ s. d. 300 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Dannevirke: Delivery of parcels within the boundaries of the postmen’s delivery | .. | Daily | Lorry | Rowe & Thomson | £ s. d. 104 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville | 48 | Daily | Motor-car | S. J. Williams | 566 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Dannevirke Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | As required | Lorry | Rowe & Thomson | 80 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Dannevirke and Raumati .. | 5 | Daily | Horse or bicycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co. (Ltd.) | 30 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Dannevirke, Ruaroa, Te Rehunga, Kirikaki, and Maharahara | 23 | Daily | Motor | Dannevirke Publishing Co. (Ltd.) | 120 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | Dannevirke and Umutaoroa.. | 4 | Daily | Horse or bicycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co. (Ltd.) | 45 0 0 | ,, |
| 7 | Elsthorpe and Valley Road (rural delivery) | 5½ | Twice weekly.. | Trap | J. Macaulay | 30 0 0 | ,, |
| 8 | { Frasertown and Clydebank.. | 7 | Thrice weekly.. | } Trap | G. Beckett | 65 0 0 | ,, |
| | { Clydebank to Byrne’s (rural delivery) | 8 | Weekly | } | | | |
| 9 | { Hastings: Delivery of parcels within the postmen’s delivery | .. | Daily | } Horse vehicle | R. Stead | 285 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| | { Hastings Railway-station and Post-office | 10ch | As required | } | | | |
| 10 | Hastings, Fernhill, Maraekakaho, and Kereru | 29 | Thrice weekly | Motor-bus | Graham & Gebbie | 180 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 11 | Hastings and Havelock North | 3 | Thrice daily | Motor vehicle | E. Nimon & Sons | 90 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 12 | Hastings and Waiterenui Homestead (to include carriage of private bags) | 19 | Daily | Motor-bus | Graham & Gebbie | 225 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 13 | Hastings and Whanawhana Homestead | 31 | Weekly | Motor vehicle | Graham & Gebbie | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 14 | Hastings and Willowford Accommodation-house | 30 | Weekly | Motor-bus | Graham & Gebbie | 120 0 0 | ,, |
| 15 | Hatuma and Flemington, and to School-house (rural delivery) | 26 | Weekly | Gig | J. Gordon | 38 0 0 | ,, |
| 16 | Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke Roads (rural delivery) | 25 | Weekly | Gig | J. Gordon | 35 0 0 | ,, |
| 17 | Havelock North, along Middle Road to motor-shed on bank of Tukituki River (to include carriage of private bags) | 10 | Twice weekly .. | Motor vehicle | C. Hampton | 40 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 18 | Havelock North, Maraetotara Settlement, Waimarama, and Havelock North (to include carriage of private bags) | a55 | Twice weekly.. | Motor vehicle | C. Hampton | 195 0 0 | ,, |
| 19 | Matamau Railway-station and Post-office | 7/8 | Twice daily | Foot | G. Steventon .. | 35 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 20 | Matamau and Tataramoa .. | 1½ | Daily | Bicycle | J. A. Stratford, jun. | 23 0 0 | ,, |
| 21 | *†Napier and Arapawanui Station (to include carriage of private bags) | 23 | Weekly | Buggy or motor-car | Hawke’s Bay Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 80 0 0 | ,, |

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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1922, No 24


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Invercargill Postal District
17 names identified
  • J. A. Stewart, Contractor for Centre Bush Railway-station and Limehills
  • T. P. Beck, Contractor for Gorge Road Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. Rabbitt, Contractor for Harrington’s Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. W. Robinson, Contractor for Kapuka Railway-station and Post-office
  • B. M. Rabbitte (Miss), Contractor for Kauana Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. C. McKerchar, Contractor for Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. J. Churstein, Contractor for Lower Shotover, Main Road, and Post-office
  • E. M. Fotheringham (Mrs), Contractor for Makarewa Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. P. Dyer, Contractor for Mossburn Railway-station and Post-office
  • N. W. McGorlick, Contractor for Ocean Beach Railway-station and Post-office
  • S. Crimmins (Mrs), Contractor for Te Tua Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. O’Brien, Contractor for Te Waewae Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. G. Donaldson, Contractor for Tihaka Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. O. Nicol (Mrs), Contractor for Tisbury Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. Beattie (Miss), Contractor for Titiroa Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Hawthorne (Mrs), Contractor for Waihoaka Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. Lindsay (Mrs), Contractor for Waimatua Railway-station and Post-office

🚂 Postal Services Contracts for Napier District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Napier Postal District
9 names identified
  • S. J. Williams, Contractor for Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville
  • J. Macaulay, Contractor for Elsthorpe and Valley Road (rural delivery)
  • G. Beckett, Contractor for Frasertown and Clydebank
  • R. Stead, Contractor for Hastings: Delivery of parcels within the postmen’s delivery
  • E. Nimon, Contractor for Hastings and Havelock North
  • J. Gordon, Contractor for Hatuma and Flemington, and to School-house (rural delivery)
  • C. Hampton, Contractor for Havelock North, along Middle Road to motor-shed on bank of Tukituki River
  • G. Steventon, Contractor for Matamau Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. A. Stratford (junior), Contractor for Matamau and Tataramoa