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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21
POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.
| Number | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | § | Waiau and Kaikoura | 105½ | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura Motor Co. (Ltd.) | £ 200 0 0 |
| 52 | Waiau Railway-station and Post-office | 2½ | Twice daily .. | Express .. | T. Derrett .. | 45 0 0 | ,, |
| 53 | Weedon's Railway-station, Post-office, West Melton, and Halkett Town | 20 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle | W. H. Oakley .. | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 54 | Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton | 12 | Daily .. | Gig | Mrs. I. McIver .. | 60 0 0 | ,, |
PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.
| 1 | Akaroa and Summit Road (depositing correspondence in Summit Road rural boxes) | 9 | Thrice weekly .. | Horse .. | Miss K. J. Curry | £ 28 0 0 |
| 2 | Anama Railway-station and Post-office | 7 | Thrice weekly .. | Cart .. | T. F. Lee .. | 38 0 0 |
| 3 | Belfast Railway-station and Post-office (clearance of street receiving-box) | 1 | Four times daily | Foot .. | A. Brown .. | 15 0 0 |
| 4 | Bennett's Railway-station and Post-office 20ch | Four times daily | Foot .. | Mrs. C. O'Loughlin | 15 0 0 |
| 5 | Cheviot and Port Robinson .. | 14 | Weekly .. | Trap .. | J. A. Scott .. | 15 0 0 |
| 6 | Christchurch and Broadfield .. | 24 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle .. | H. D. Moran .. | 20 0 0 |
| 7 | Christchurch and Greenpark .. | 30 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle .. | A. E. Humm .. | 15 0 0 |
| 8 | Christchurch and Marshland .. | 8 | Daily .. | Cart .. | T. R. Thomson .. | 16 0 0 |
| 9 | Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram routes | As required .. | Tram .. | Christchurch Tramway Board | 400 0 0 |
| 10 | Conway Fingerpost and Conway Flat (private bag delivery) | 7 | Thrice weekly .. | Horse .. | H. King .. | 15 0 0 |
| 11 | Doyleston Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Four times daily | Foot .. | W. A. Nelson .. | 40 0 0 |
| 12 | Flaxton Railway-station, Post-office, and Ohoka | 8 | Daily .. | Gig .. | P. Quinn .. | 40 0 0 |
| 13 | Fernside Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | G. Milne .. | 10 0 0 |
| 14 | Hornby Railway-station and Yaldhurst | 6 | Daily .. | Cart .. | Mrs. E. S. Burgess | 26 0 0 |
| 15 | Kaiapoi and Ohapuku | 12 | Thrice weekly .. | Trap .. | H. L. S. Tozer .. | 11 10 0 |
| 16 | Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, and Salt-water Creek | 16 | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 25 0 0 |
| 17 | Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban | 6 | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 20 0 0 |
| 18 | Kaikoura Wharf and Post-office .. | 2 | As required .. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 15 0 0 |
| 19 | Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Thrice weekly .. | Foot .. | Miss L. Evans .. | 13 0 0 |
| 20 | Little Akaloa Wharf and Post-office .. | ½ | As required .. | Foot .. | P. M. Eadie .. | 10 0 0 |
| 21 | Lyttelton and Port Levy | 16 | Weekly .. | Launch .. | H. Grennell .. | 20 0 0 |
| 22 | Lyttelton Railway-station and wharves (handling mail-bags by ferry steamers, and transferring to railway trucks at ship's side mails from other steamers) | As required .. | Foot and railway | Railway Department | 840 0 0 |
| 23 | Medbury Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Daily .. | Foot .. | Miss F. R. M. Rivers | 16 0 0 |
| 24 | Methven and Mount Hutt (private bag delivery) | 17 | Thrice weekly .. | Horse express | R. W. Wightman | 30 0 0 |
| 25 | Mount Brown and Te Tini (rural delivery) | 8 | Twice weekly .. | Motor-car .. | A. M. Gray .. | 23 0 0 |
| 26 | Ohoka Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Daily .. | Foot .. | Mrs. M. S. Knight | 12 0 0 |
| 27 | Okain's Bay Wharf and Post-office | 3 | As required .. | Foot .. | W. Robinson, jun. | 5 0 0 |
| 28 | Ouruhia and Coutts Island | 6 | Daily .. | Horse .. | D. P. George .. | 40 0 0 |
| 29 | Oxford Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Daily .. | Trap .. | G. E. Youngman | 15 0 0 |
| 30 | *|||Parnassus, Conway Fingerpost, Hundalee, Oaro, and Kaikoura | 74 | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | United Motor Service (Ltd.) | 17 0 0 |
| 31 | Scargill Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Twice daily .. | Cart .. | T. O. Johnson .. | 40 0 0 |
| 32 | Southbrook Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Twice daily, (thrice on Saturday) | Foot .. | Mrs. M. J. Martyn | 15 0 0 |
| 33 | Springston Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Daily .. | Foot .. | R. McMeekin .. | 11 0 0 |
| 34 | Springston Railway-station and Springs-ton South | 6 | Daily .. | Cart or bicycle | D. Hamilton .. | 30 0 0 |
| 35 | View Hill and Rockford | 6 | Thrice weekly .. | Horse .. | Miss E. H. Farrelly | 26 0 0 |
| 36 | Waddington Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Four times daily | Foot .. | Mrs. A. M. Doak | 20 0 0 |
| 37 | Woodend and Tuahiwi | 4 | Daily .. | Bicycle .. | Mrs. C. Crane .. | 15 0 0 |
PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).
| 1 | Annat Railway-station and Post-office | ⅛ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | W. E. Sturgiss .. | .. |
| 2 | Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | G. T. Beddis .. | .. |
| 3 | Glentunnel Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | J. McKie .. | .. |
| 4 | Greenpark Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Daily .. | Foot .. | E. Legg .. | .. |
| 5 | Hornby Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | A. Still .. | .. |
| 6 | Horrelville Railway-station and Post-office | ⅜ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | R. G. Cattermole | .. |
| 7 | Islington Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | Mrs. M. Moffett .. | .. |
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NZ Gazette 1923, No 21
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NZ Gazette 1923, No 21
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Postal District of Christchurch Mail Services
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Christchurch, Contracts, Subsidies
36 names identified
- T. Derrett, Contractor for Waiau Railway-station and Post-office
- W. H. Oakley, Contractor for Weedon's Railway-station, Post-office, West Melton, and Halkett Town
- I. McIver (Mrs), Contractor for Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton
- K. J. Curry (Miss), Contractor for Akaroa and Summit Road
- T. F. Lee, Contractor for Anama Railway-station and Post-office
- A. Brown, Contractor for Belfast Railway-station and Post-office
- C. O'Loughlin (Mrs), Contractor for Bennett's Railway-station and Post-office
- J. A. Scott, Contractor for Cheviot and Port Robinson
- H. D. Moran, Contractor for Christchurch and Broadfield
- A. E. Humm, Contractor for Christchurch and Greenpark
- T. R. Thomson, Contractor for Christchurch and Marshland
- H. King, Contractor for Conway Fingerpost and Conway Flat
- W. A. Nelson, Contractor for Doyleston Railway-station and Post-office
- P. Quinn, Contractor for Flaxton Railway-station, Post-office, and Ohoka
- G. Milne, Contractor for Fernside Railway-station and Post-office
- E. S. Burgess (Mrs), Contractor for Hornby Railway-station and Yaldhurst
- H. L. S. Tozer, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Ohapuku
- A. M. Gray, Contractor for Mount Brown and Te Tini
- M. S. Knight (Mrs), Contractor for Ohoka Railway-station and Post-office
- W. Robinson (jun), Contractor for Okain's Bay Wharf and Post-office
- D. P. George, Contractor for Ouruhia and Coutts Island
- G. E. Youngman, Contractor for Oxford Railway-station and Post-office
- T. O. Johnson, Contractor for Scargill Railway-station and Post-office
- M. J. Martyn (Mrs), Contractor for Southbrook Railway-station and Post-office
- R. McMeekin, Contractor for Springston Railway-station and Post-office
- D. Hamilton, Contractor for Springston Railway-station and Springs-ton South
- E. H. Farrelly (Miss), Contractor for View Hill and Rockford
- A. M. Doak (Mrs), Contractor for Waddington Railway-station and Post-office
- C. Crane (Mrs), Contractor for Woodend and Tuahiwi
- W. E. Sturgiss, Contractor for Annat Railway-station and Post-office
- G. T. Beddis, Contractor for Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post-office
- J. McKie, Contractor for Glentunnel Railway-station and Post-office
- E. Legg, Contractor for Greenpark Railway-station and Post-office
- A. Still, Contractor for Hornby Railway-station and Post-office
- R. G. Cattermole, Contractor for Horrelville Railway-station and Post-office
- M. Moffett (Mrs), Contractor for Islington Railway-station and Post-office