New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 24

Page 943

✨ Postal Service Contracts



APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 943

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.
63 Palmerston North and Aokautere .. 5½ Daily .. Motor .. Mrs. F. Scott .. £ s. d. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
64 Palmerston North, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon 22 Daily .. Motor .. Brown and Wainwright 325 0 0 ,,
65 Palmerston North and Kairanga .. 4½ Daily .. Motor .. H. F. Blaxland .. 65 0 0 ,,
66 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakaronga 8 Daily .. Trap .. C. V. Port .. 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1922.
67 Palmerston North Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required .. Van .. Leyland and Larsen 525 0 0 ,,
68 Palmerston North, Tiritea Valley Road, Fitzherbert West, and Main Wellington Road (rural delivery) 13 Daily .. Bicycle .. Manawatu Daily Times Co. (Ltd.) 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
69 Paremata and Pahautanui .. .. 4 Daily .. Wagonette .. F. V. Wilson .. 48 0 0 ,,
70 Petone Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Motor-bus .. J. W. Sharp (Ltd.) 132 0 0 ,,
71 Pongaroa and Aohanga .. .. 18 Weekly .. Motor .. Mrs. M. C. Roulston 75 0 0 ,,
72 Pongaroa, Maku, along Alfredton—Weber, Waipatukaka, Waihi Valley, and Pahiatua—Pongaroa Roads and Pukehinau (rural delivery) 19½ Twice weekly.. Motor .. Mrs. M. C. Roulston 75 0 0 ,,
73 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery) 11 Weekly .. Horse .. J. G. Woodhouse 35 0 0 ,,
74 Rangiotu and Mangawhata .. .. 2 Daily .. Horse .. S. L. Corlett .. 48 0 0 ,,
75 Rangiwahia and Whitebridge, via Main and Kimbolton Roads (Stewart’s), (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly.. Gig .. J. Bourke .. 30 0 0 ,,
76 Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Taikorea, and Kaimatarau (part rural delivery) 21 Daily .. Motor .. Brown and Wainwright 200 0 0 ,,
77 Shannon and Kara, Kingston, Kaihinau, and Victoria Roads, and Makurerua (rural delivery) 12½ Thrice weekly.. Motor-cycle .. W. S. Gardner .. 108 0 0 ,,
78 Te Wharau, Kaiwhata, and Kummerstein (delivery of private bags) 8 Twice weekly.. Horse .. E. S. Vennell .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1922.
79 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. Cart .. H. S. McIsaac .. 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
80 Tinui Junction and Whareama .. 2 Thrice weekly.. Horse .. Mrs. A. Street .. 40 0 0 ,,
81 Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley (delivery of private bags) 9 Thrice weekly.. Horse .. H. F. McLean .. 50 0 0 ,,
82 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa.. .. 10 Twice weekly.. Motor .. Hazelwood and Co. 27 0 0 ,,
83 Upper Hutt, along Wallaceville Road to Whiteman’s Valley (rural delivery) 15 Thrice weekly.. Motor .. Hazelwood and Co. 94 0 0 ,,
84 { Waitangi and Owenga, Chatham Islands 14 } As required { Horse .. } H. L. Clough .. 50 0 0 30 June, 1922.
{ Owenga and Pitt Island .. .. 15 } { Launch .. }
85 { Waituna West and Rewa .. .. 7 Daily Wagon .. W. Watt .. 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
{ Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) a38 Twice weekly }
86 Woodville, along Napier Road as far as Hopelands Road, along Hopelands Road to Kumeroa, back to Hopelands along Ngaawapurua Road (taking in Hopelands Cheese-factory) to Masterton Road, to Troup Road, via Troup and Ormond Roads back to Masterton Road, thence south along Masterton Road to “Carin’s,” and back along Masterton Road to Woodville (rural delivery) a27 Daily .. Motor .. V. Greenslade .. 220 0 0 ,,
87 Woodville, along Napier Road to Huggins’s, back to O’Neil’s Road, along O’Neil’s Road to Papatawa School, thence follow Mangaatua Valley Road to Maharahara West, and Penfold Road to Mangarawa and Woodville (rural delivery) a17 Daily .. Motor .. V. Greenslade .. 175 0 0 ,,
88 Woodville Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. M o t o r o r horse V. Greenslade .. 200 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Twice daily .. | H o r s e o r cycle | J. T. Andrew .. | 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 .. | Mrs. R. L. Sandbrook | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Foxton and Manawatu Heads .. | 3½ | Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter | Trap .. | A. F. Wishart .. | 20 0 0 |
| 5 | Foxton Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | As required .. | Foot .. | J. McKnight .. | 5 0 0 |
| 6 | Junction Valley Road and Putara .. | 2½ | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | W. J. Manser .. | 20 0 0 |
| 7 | Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office | 10ch | 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 Wainui-o-mata .. | 8 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | J. Burrow .. | 60 0 0 |
| 10 | Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office (conveyance of parcel-bags and hampers) | ¼ | As required .. | Cart .. | H. A. Howell .. | 1s. 6d. per trip. |

a Round trip.



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🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Wellington District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal contracts, Wellington, Mail services, Subsidies, Contractors
27 names identified
  • F. Scott (Mrs.), Contractor for Palmerston North and Aokautere
  • H. F. Blaxland, Contractor for Palmerston North and Kairanga
  • C. V. Port, Contractor for Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakaronga
  • F. V. Wilson, Contractor for Paremata and Pahautanui
  • J. W. Sharp, Contractor for Petone Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. C. Roulston (Mrs.), Contractor for Pongaroa and Aohanga, and Pongaroa rural delivery
  • J. G. Woodhouse, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara rural delivery
  • S. L. Corlett, Contractor for Rangiotu and Mangawhata
  • J. Bourke, Contractor for Rangiwahia and Whitebridge rural delivery
  • W. S. Gardner, Contractor for Shannon and Kara rural delivery
  • E. S. Vennell, Contractor for Te Wharau, Kaiwhata, and Kummerstein private bags delivery
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale rural delivery
  • A. Street (Mrs.), Contractor for Tinui Junction and Whareama
  • H. F. McLean, Contractor for Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley private bags delivery
  • H. L. Clough, Contractor for Waitangi and Owenga, and Owenga and Pitt Island
  • W. Watt, Contractor for Waituna West and Rewa, and Rewa and Pakihikura rural delivery
  • V. Greenslade, Contractor for Woodville rural delivery and Woodville Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. T. Andrew, Contractor for Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Funstan, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa correspondence delivery
  • R. L. Sandbrook (Mrs.), Contractor for Coach to Cunningham’s
  • A. F. Wishart, Contractor for Foxton and Manawatu Heads
  • J. McKnight, Contractor for Foxton Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. J. Manser, Contractor for Junction Valley Road and Putara
  • 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 Wainui-o-mata
  • H. A. Howell, Contractor for Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office