New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

Page 679

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 679

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Apiti and Table Flat .. .. 14 Thrice weekly Horse .. W. Hogan .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
2 Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai (part rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly Motor .. J. Cheyne .. 115 0 0 ,,
3 Ashhurst and Pohangina, Watershed, Feilding, Bunnythorpe, and Palmers-ton North Roads and intersecting roads (rural delivery) 28 Daily .. Motor-cycle W. H. Read .. 180 0 0 ,,
4 { Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina .. 18 Daily Motor .. T. A. Hardie .. 350 0 0 ,,
Pohangina, Ngaputahi, Utuwai, Piri-piri, Komako, Awahou, and return to Ashhurst (part rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly }
5 Brancepeth and Ngaumu Road (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly Horse .. F. C. Burling .. 52 0 0 ,,
6 Carterton, Belvedere, Carrington, and West Taratahi section, as follows:—Carterton-Belvedere Road to Eagle’s, Hinau Gully, Moore’s, Hururoa, Chester and Norfolk Roads to H. C. Thomson’s, thence to Main, Chester, Haringa, Cobden, Manning’s, and Brooklyn Roads to Conwell’s and back to Carterton (rural delivery), Carterton, Hodder’s Road, Dalefield Road to Bassett’s, Jervois Road, Joseph Road to Saywell’s, Moffet Road to School, Railway Road, Waterson’s Road to Knowles’s, Swamp Road and back to Carterton (rural delivery) 85 Daily .. Motor .. B. Sewell .. 474 0 0 ,,
7 Carterton and Gladstone, via Somerset, Dorset and Francis Roads, Manga-huia, Ahiahuhe, Ponatahi Road, Woodlands Road, Parkvale, Oliver’s Line, Waihakeke, and Carterton (part rural delivery) 77 Daily .. Motor .. Follows and Pin-fold 456 0 0 ,,
8 Carterton Railway-station and Post-office 3¼ As required .. Express .. Follows and Pin-fold 100 0 0 ,,
9 Eketahuna, Newman, Nireaha, Atea, via Mangatainoka Valley and New Roads to Rongokokako, Falkner’s and Kaiparoro Roads to Hastwell’s, Smith’s Line, and Mangamahoe, and return via Lower Road to Eketahuna (part rural delivery) 361½ Daily .. Motor .. W. E. Mill .. 400 0 0 ,,
10 Eketahuna Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Motor .. D. P. Ryan .. 150 0 0 ,,
11 Eketahuna, Tawataia, Alfredton, and Tiraumea (part rural delivery) 60 Daily .. Motor .. D. P. Ryan .. 350 0 0 ,,
12 { Featherston, Featherston South, Tau-herenikau, and Kaiwaiwai (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor .. G. T. Murphy .. 330 0 0 ,,
Featherston Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required }
13 Featherston, Kahutara, Matawhero, Burnside, Taununui, Pirinoa, Tura-nganui, and Whangaimoana (Kennedy’s) (part rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly Motor-bus .. J. W. Milner .. *500 0 0 ,,
14 Featherston and Martinborough .. 24 Thrice daily .. Motor .. W. Chapman .. 275 0 0 ,,
15 Featherston, Waiorongomai, and Wharepapa (rural delivery) 46 Twice weekly.. Motor .. A. Hodder .. 180 0 0 ,,
16 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton 36 Daily .. Motor .. H. G. Minson .. 205 0 0 ,,
17 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, Kimbolton, and Apiti 59 Daily .. Motor .. V. A. Phillips .. 350 0 0 ,,
18 { Feilding and Colyton (rural delivery) 12 Motor .. F. Allerby .. 300 0 0 ,,
Colyton, Spur Road, Midland Road, and Wanganui Harbour Board Block (rural delivery) 32 Daily }
19 Feilding Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. Express .. J. H. Worsfold .. 80 0 0 ,,
20 Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea 32 Daily .. Motor .. R. C. Andrew .. 200 0 0 ,,
21 Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunning-hams, and Waituna West 32 Daily .. Motor .. H. G. Minson .. 195 0 0 ,,
22 Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa, and Shannon 24 Twice daily .. Motor .. F. G. Rout .. 120 0 0 ,,
23 Greytown Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. Motor .. C. W. Nightingale †70 0 0 ,,
24 Himatangi and Oroua Downs .. 41½ Daily .. Motor .. F. A. Mills .. 50 0 0 ,,
25 Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glen-burn (delivery of private bags) 42 Weekly .. Pack-horse T. Grant .. 80 0 0 ,,
26 Junction of Kahutara Road and Pahau-tea 3 Thrice weekly Horse .. M. H. Lenihan .. 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1923.
27 Kaitawa and Hinemoa (rural delivery) 24 Daily .. Horse .. T. F. Biggar .. 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
  • Subsidy reducible to £400 per annum when Ruamahanga Bridge is available for vehicular traffic.
    † Subsidy £90 per annum while trains curtailed on branch railway-line.


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🚂 Postal Services Contracts and Arrangements (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Postmasters
25 names identified
  • W. Hogan, Contractor for Apiti and Table Flat service
  • J. Cheyne, Contractor for Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai service
  • W. H. Read, Contractor for Ashhurst and Pohangina service
  • T. A. Hardie, Contractor for Ashhurst, Raumai, and Pohangina service
  • F. C. Burling, Contractor for Brancepeth and Ngaumu Road service
  • B. Sewell, Contractor for Carterton, Belvedere, Carrington, and West Taratahi service
  • Follows, Contractor for Carterton and Gladstone service
  • Pinfold, Contractor for Carterton and Gladstone service
  • W. E. Mill, Contractor for Eketahuna, Newman, Nireaha, Atea service
  • D. P. Ryan, Contractor for Eketahuna Railway-station and Post-office service
  • G. T. Murphy, Contractor for Featherston, Featherston South, Tauherenikau, and Kaiwaiwai service
  • J. W. Milner, Contractor for Featherston, Kahutara, Matawhero, Burnside, Taununui, Pirinoa, Turanganui, and Whangaimoana service
  • W. Chapman, Contractor for Featherston and Martinborough service
  • A. Hodder, Contractor for Featherston, Waiorongomai, and Wharepapa service
  • H. G. Minson, Contractor for Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton service
  • V. A. Phillips, Contractor for Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, Kimbolton, and Apiti service
  • F. Allerby, Contractor for Feilding and Colyton service
  • J. H. Worsfold, Contractor for Feilding Railway-station and Post-office service
  • R. C. Andrew, Contractor for Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Ohakea service
  • F. G. Rout, Contractor for Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa, and Shannon service
  • C. W. Nightingale, Contractor for Greytown Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. A. Mills, Contractor for Himatangi and Oroua Downs service
  • T. Grant, Contractor for Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn service
  • M. H. Lenihan, Contractor for Junction of Kahutara Road and Pahautea service
  • T. F. Biggar, Contractor for Kaitawa and Hinemoa service