New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

Page 645

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 645

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
7 Auckland and Onehunga .. .. 16 Daily out; 5 times weekly in Electric tram-car Auckland City Council £ s. d. 6s. 5d. per week
8 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 Street, 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 0
9 Awanui and Waipapakauri .. .. 6 As required .. Motor or horse P. M. Mills .. 20 0 0
10 Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads .. 12 Weekly .. Horse .. F. Hall .. 15 0 0
11 Birkenhead Wharf and Post-office .. 1 As required .. Motor-bus .. Birkenhead Motor-bus and Transit Co. (Ltd.) 6d. per bag or hamper
12 Bombay and Paparata .. .. 9 Twice weekly .. Horse .. P. Wyatt .. 26 0 0
13 Broadwood and Paponga .. .. 14 Twice weekly.. Horse .. Mrs. E. Dyer .. 15 0 0
14 Broadwood and Runaruna .. .. 16 Twice weekly.. Packhorse or trap J. R. Bruce .. 35 0 0
15 Buckland Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. J. F. O’Malley .. 10 0 0
16 Clevedon and Maraetai Road (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly Cart .. J. Paton .. 40 0 0
17 Clevedon and Whakatiri .. .. 14 Twice weekly.. Cart .. S. Bryers and Co. 5 0 0
18 Colville and Port Charles .. .. 20 Weekly .. Horse .. E. A. Florance .. 40 0 0
19 Colville Wharf and Post-office .. 5½ As required .. Vehicle .. J. Meredith .. 16 0 0
20 †Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville 29 Fortnightly .. Horse .. Goudie Bros. .. 26 0 0
21 Coromandel and Driving Creek .. 31½ Daily .. Horse .. W. H. French .. 20 0 0
22 Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay .. 17 Weekly .. Horse .. K. Potae .. 20 0 0
23 †Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whanga-poua 19 Weekly .. Horse .. Denize Bros. .. 32 10 0
24 Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa .. 4 Twice weekly.. Cart .. W. C. Newman .. 21 0 0
25 Glenbrook Railway-station and Post-office 5 Daily .. Gig .. A. Sargood .. 40 0 0
26 Glen Eden and Oratia .. .. 5 Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. C. Leedham 18 0 0
27 Glen Eden Railway-station and Post-office 3ch. Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. C. Cochrane 10 0 0
28 Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office .. 2 Daily .. Foot .. G. W. Coulam .. 10 0 0
29 Henderson and Massey (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly.. Horse .. J. C. Thomas .. 35 0 0
30 Hikurangi and Marua .. .. 12 Weekly .. Horse .. Mrs. N. Nancarrow 2s. 6d. per trip
31 Hikurangi and Tanekaha .. .. 12 Thrice weekly, 1 Oct. to 31 Mar.; twice weekly, 1 April to 30 Sept. Motor Hikurangi Dairy Co. (Ltd.) 10 0 0
32 Hoanga North Wharf and Hansen’s (rural delivery) 6 Thrice weekly.. Horse .. J. C. Hansen .. 40 0 0
33 Horeke and Otiria (one way only) (letter mail) 32 Thrice weekly.. Motor .. Penney Bros. .. 19 10 0
34 Hukerenui and Riponui .. .. 12 Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. O. Clark .. 16 0 0
35 Hukerenui and Tapuhi .. .. 10 Twice weekly.. Horse .. Mrs. E. M. Hedley 15 12 0
36 Irwin’s Boardinghouse and Pawarenga 4 Twice weekly.. Horse .. M. Waipouri .. 6 0 0
37 Kaeo, Otoroa, and Te Pene .. .. 28 Weekly .. Coach .. H. S. Penney .. 20 0 0
38 Kaeo and Pupuke .. .. 12 Twice weekly.. Horse .. S. Slade .. 7 0 0
39 Kaimaumau Landing Service .. 100 yd. Weekly .. Foot .. F. J. Hagger .. 11 0 0
40 Kaimaumau and Rangiputa .. .. 8 Weekly .. Yacht .. J. D. Meenan .. 5 0 0
41 Kamo Railway-station and Post-office (includes carriage of all hampers) 1 Thrice weekly Cart .. J. J. Taylor .. 22 10 0
42 Kamo and Whangarei (one way only) 3½ 9 times weekly Motor .. Northern Bus Company 9d. per bag
43 Kaukapakapa and Parakakau .. .. 14 Twice weekly.. Motor-lorry or wagon J. C. R. Cantelin 30 0 0
44 Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Vehicle .. H. Dye .. 30 0 0
45 Kerikeri and Waipapa .. .. 8 Thrice weekly Horse .. M. Kingi .. 39 0 0
46 Kohukohu and Rawene .. .. 8 Daily .. Launch .. T. F. Hartley .. 10 0 0
47 Kohukohu and Tutekehua .. .. 12 Thrice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Launch .. Hokianga Co-op. Dairy Company (Limited) 2s. 6d. per trip
48 Koutu Wharf and Post-office .. 200 yd. As required .. Foot .. Miss M. La V. E. Rickcord 10 0 0
49 Lake Ohia Road Junction and Parapara 4 Weekly .. Horse .. C. W. Wright .. 9 0 0
50 Leigh Wharf and Post-office .. .. ½ As required .. Foot .. W. F. Harper .. 5 0 0
51 Mahurangi Landing Service .. .. 1½ Thrice weekly Foot .. Mrs. M. M. Lawrie 20 0 0
52 Makarau Railway-station and Post-office 8 Twice weekly Horse .. Miss F. M. Hooper 20 0 0
53 Mangapai, Moewhare, and Ruarangi (rural delivery) 14 Weekly .. Horse .. J. Clegg .. 24 0 0


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🚂 Inland Mail-services, 1923-24 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 March 1923
Mail services, Inland, 1923-24, Auckland, Contracts
36 names identified
  • P. M. Mills, Contractor for Awanui and Waipapakauri service
  • F. Hall, Contractor for Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads service
  • P. Wyatt, Contractor for Bombay and Paparata service
  • E. Dyer (Mrs), Contractor for Broadwood and Paponga service
  • J. R. Bruce, Contractor for Broadwood and Runaruna service
  • J. F. O’Malley, Contractor for Buckland Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. Paton, Contractor for Clevedon and Maraetai Road service
  • S. Bryers, Contractor for Clevedon and Whakatiri service
  • E. A. Florance, Contractor for Colville and Port Charles service
  • J. Meredith, Contractor for Colville Wharf and Post-office service
  • W. H. French, Contractor for Coromandel and Driving Creek service
  • K. Potae, Contractor for Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay service
  • W. C. Newman, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa service
  • A. Sargood, Contractor for Glenbrook Railway-station and Post-office service
  • C. Leedham (Mrs), Contractor for Glen Eden and Oratia service
  • C. Cochrane (Mrs), Contractor for Glen Eden Railway-station and Post-office service
  • G. W. Coulam, Contractor for Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office service
  • J. C. Thomas, Contractor for Henderson and Massey service
  • N. Nancarrow (Mrs), Contractor for Hikurangi and Marua service
  • J. C. Hansen, Contractor for Hoanga North Wharf and Hansen’s service
  • W. O. Clark, Contractor for Hukerenui and Riponui service
  • E. M. Hedley (Mrs), Contractor for Hukerenui and Tapuhi service
  • M. Waipouri, Contractor for Irwin’s Boardinghouse and Pawarenga service
  • H. S. Penney, Contractor for Kaeo, Otoroa, and Te Pene service
  • S. Slade, Contractor for Kaeo and Pupuke service
  • F. J. Hagger, Contractor for Kaimaumau Landing Service
  • J. D. Meenan, Contractor for Kaimaumau and Rangiputa service
  • J. J. Taylor, Contractor for Kamo Railway-station and Post-office service
  • M. Kingi, Contractor for Kerikeri and Waipapa service
  • T. F. Hartley, Contractor for Kohukohu and Rawene service
  • M. La V. E. Rickcord (Miss), Contractor for Koutu Wharf and Post-office service
  • C. W. Wright, Contractor for Lake Ohia Road Junction and Parapara service
  • W. F. Harper, Contractor for Leigh Wharf and Post-office service
  • M. M. Lawrie (Mrs), Contractor for Mahurangi Landing Service
  • F. M. Hooper (Miss), Contractor for Makarau Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. Clegg, Contractor for Mangapai, Moewhare, and Ruarangi service