✨ Postal Service Contracts
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24
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. |
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PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT—continued.
11 | Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. I. A. Leckie | £ s. d. 10 0 0 |
12 | Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | Mrs. E. M. A. Sand-ford | 15 0 0 |
13 | Waikanae and Reikorangi | 3 | Daily | Trap | F. C. Meyer | 20 0 0 |
14 | Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) | 20 | As required | Horse | W. R. Mitchell | £1 per trip. |
15 | Wellington Harbour: dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. “Janie Seddon” | .. | As required | Steamer | L. Inkster | 10 0 0 |
16 | Wellington: Anchorage to wharf | .. | As required | Steamer | Defence Department | £2 10s. per trip. |
17 | Wellington: Conveyance of mails between Chief Post-office and suburbs of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Brooklyn, Karori, and Karori East | .. | As required | Tram | Wellington City Corporation | 290 0 0 |
18 | Wellington and Eastbourne | 7 | Outwards thrice daily; inwards twice daily | Ferry steamer | Eastbourne Borough Council | 60 0 0 |
19 | Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at contractor’s shop, corner of Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue | ¼ | As required | Foot | J. H. Gruar | 10 0 0 |
20 | Wellington Chief Post-office and Government Buildings | ½ | As required | Motor | Department of Internal Affairs | 100 0 0 |
PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).
1 | Himatangi Railway-station and Post-office | 4ch | Daily | Foot | Mrs. M. I. Duffin | .. |
2 | Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office | 20ch | Daily | Foot | Mrs. A. C. Butt | .. |
3 | Mangamaire Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. F. B. Oliver | .. |
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 | Daily | Horse | W. Hayward | .. |
PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.
1 | Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required | Bicycle or hand-cart | .. | .. |
2 | Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) | 5 | Daily | Bicycle | .. | .. |
3 | Feilding, Colyton Road, Aorangi Road, Reid’s Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson’s Line, Cameron’s Line, and Feilding (rural delivery) | a27 | Daily | Motor | .. | .. |
4 | Feilding, *Halcombe, Stanway, and Feilding (rural delivery) | a60 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor | .. | .. |
5 | Greytown and The Knoll (rural delivery) | 8 | Daily | Bicycle | .. | .. |
6 | Johnsonville and Ohariu (rural delivery) | 4 | Daily | Bicycle | .. | .. |
7 | Ohau Railway-station and Post-office.. | ¾ | As required | Foot | .. | .. |
8 | Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office | 10ch | As required | Hand-cart | .. | .. |
9 | Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo, returning via Ngaturi (rural delivery) | 10 | Daily | Motor | .. | .. |
10 | Pahiatua, Ballance, Makomako, and along Valley Road to Mangahao and Pahiatua (rural delivery) | a26 | Daily | Motor | .. | .. |
11 | Pahiatua Railway-station, Post-office, and Mangamutu | 1½ | As required | Motor | .. | .. |
12 | {Palmerston North, delivery of parcels—Over whole borough | .. | Daily | }Motor | .. | .. |
| Over business area | .. | Twice daily | | .. | .. |
13 | Palmerston North and Terrace End | 1 | Thrice daily | Motor | .. | .. |
14 | Wellington: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs | .. | Daily | Motor | .. | .. |
15 | Wellington Railway-stations, wharves, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor | .. | .. |
16 | Wellington: Carriage of parcel-mails between Chief Post-office and suburban offices | 5 | As required | Motor | .. | .. |
17 | Wellington: Delivery of Postmen’s overflow bags | 2 | As required | Motor | .. | .. |
18 | Wellington: Clearance of postal receivers | 6 | As required | Motor | .. | .. |
19 | Woodville, along Upper Woodlands, Oxford, Gorge, Franklin, and Lower Woodlands Roads (rural delivery) | 7 | Daily | Bicycle | .. | .. |
SEA SERVICE.
1 | Wellington and Waitangi (Chatham Islands) | 414 | One trip every two months | Steamer | The Chatham Islands Fishing Company (Ltd.) | 500 0 0 | 30 June, 1922.
a Round trip.
By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.—1922.
Price 1s.]
[1,220/4/22—4690
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1922, No 24
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1922, No 24
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Postal Service Contracts for Wellington District
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal contracts, Wellington, Mail services, Subsidies, Contractors
12 names identified
- I. A. Leckie (Mrs), Contractor for Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office
- E. M. A. Sandford (Mrs), Contractor for Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office
- F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi
- W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands)
- L. Inkster, Contractor for Wellington Harbour telegrams and mails
- J. H. Gruar, Contractor for Wellington mail-bags deposit
- M. I. Duffin (Mrs), Postmaster for Himatangi Railway-station and Post-office
- A. C. Butt (Mrs), Postmaster for Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office
- F. B. Oliver (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
- W. Hayward, Postmaster for Te Horo and Hautere Cross
- Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer