New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

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✨ Postal Service Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
6 Glencoe Junction and Pakowhai (delivery of private bags) 16 Weekly Horse A. R. Mason £ s. d. 25 0 0
7 Hautere Cross and Waihoanga (open delivery) and back to Te Horo 12 Thrice weekly Horse W. Haywood 30 0 0
8 Junction of Main Road and Haunui .. 4 Twice weekly Horse G. H. Curtis-Hart 30 0 0
9 Junction of Valley Road and Putara 4½ Thrice weekly Horse W. J. Manser 20 0 0
10 Karori and Makara .. .. 6½ Thrice weekly Trap G. R. Hislop 30 0 0
11 Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office 20ch Daily Foot Mrs. E. M. Wright 5 0 0
12 Levin and Ihakara .. .. 8 Daily Bicycle Mrs. A. I. Ward 20 0 0
13 Levin Railway-station, Post-office, and Weraroa 1 As required Motor P. Whitehead 35 0 0
14 Lower Hutt and Normandale (rural delivery) 8 Thrice weekly Trap Mrs. L. Fear 29 18 0
15 Lower Hutt and Wainui-o-mata .. 16 Thrice weekly Horse J. Burrow 60 0 0
16 Mangatainoka and Ruawhata (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly.. Gig W. H. Fisk 40 0 0
17 Palmerston North and Aokautere .. 11 5 times weekly Motor Mrs. F. Scott 25 0 0
18 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office (conveyance of parcel bags and hampers) ½ As required .. Cart H. A. Howell 1s. 6d. per trip.
19 Porirua and Titahi Bay .. .. 7 Daily Motor T. E. Hook 26 0 0
20 Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily Foot H. Ames 12 0 0
21 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery) 22 Weekly Horse J. G. Woodhouse 35 0 0
22 Rangiwahia and Whitebridge via Main and Kimbolton Roads (Stewart’s) (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly Gig J. Bourke 30 0 0
23 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Foot J. I. Pritchard .. 10 0 0
24 Te Wharau, Kaiwhata, and Kummerstein (delivery of private bags) 16 Twice weekly Horse E. S. Vennell 40 0 0
25 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot Mrs. E. M. A. Sandford 15 0 0
26 Tinui Junction and Whareama .. 4 Thrice weekly Horse Mrs. A. Street 40 0 0
27 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa .. 20 Twice weekly Motor Hazelwood and Co. 27 0 0
28 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. 6 Daily Trap F. C. Meyer 20 0 0
29 Wainui-o-mata and Wainui Waterworks 5 Thrice weekly Bicycle Miss E. C. Drummond 10 0 0
30 Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) 68 As required .. Horse W. R. Mitchell .. £1 per trip.
31 Wellington Harbour: Dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. “Janie Seddon” .. As required .. Steamer L. Inkster 10 0 0
32 Wellington: Anchorage to wharf .. .. As required .. Steamer Defence Department £5 per trip.
33 Wellington: Conveyance of mails between Chief Post-office and suburbs of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Island Bay, Berhampore, Brooklyn, Karori, Karori East, and Wadestown .. As required .. Tram Wellington City Corporation 310 0 0
34 Wellington and Eastbourne .. 14 Outwards— thrice daily; Inwards— twice daily Ferry steamer Eastbourne Borough Council 60 0 0
35 Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at contractor’s shop, corner of Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue .. As required .. Foot J. H. Gruar 10 0 0
36 Wellington Chief Post-office and Government Buildings 1 As required .. Motor Department of Internal Affairs 110 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SALARY).

| 1 | Himatangi Railway-station and Post-office | 8ch | Daily | Foot | Mrs. M. I. Duffin | .. |
| 2 | Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office | 6ch | Twice daily | Foot | C. E. Femmel | .. |
| 3 | Mangamaire Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. F. B. Oliver | .. |
| 4 | Rongotea Siding and Makowhai .. | 3 | Daily | Foot | Mrs. I. G. Dixon | .. |
| 5 | Te Horo and Hautere Cross .. | 6 | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. Hayward | .. |

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

| 1 | Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | As required .. | Bicycle or hand-cart | .. | .. |
| 2 | Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) | 10 | 5 times weekly | Bicycle | .. | .. |
| 3 | Feilding, Colyton Road, Aorangi Road, Reid’s Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson’s Line, Cameron’s Line, and Feilding (rural delivery) | 27 | Daily | Motor | .. | .. |



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🚂 Postal Service Contracts and Subsidies (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Mail routes, Wellington district
32 names identified
  • A. R. Mason, Contractor for Glencoe Junction and Pakowhai service
  • W. Haywood, Contractor for Hautere Cross and Waihoanga service
  • G. H. Curtis-Hart, Contractor for Junction of Main Road and Haunui service
  • W. J. Manser, Contractor for Junction of Valley Road and Putara service
  • G. R. Hislop, Contractor for Karori and Makara service
  • E. M. Wright (Mrs), Contractor for Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office service
  • A. I. Ward (Mrs), Contractor for Levin and Ihakara service
  • P. Whitehead, Contractor for Levin Railway-station, Post-office, and Weraroa service
  • L. Fear (Mrs), Contractor for Lower Hutt and Normandale service
  • J. Burrow, Contractor for Lower Hutt and Wainui-o-mata service
  • W. H. Fisk, Contractor for Mangatainoka and Ruawhata service
  • F. Scott (Mrs), Contractor for Palmerston North and Aokautere service
  • H. A. Howell, Contractor for Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office service
  • T. E. Hook, Contractor for Porirua and Titahi Bay service
  • H. Ames, Contractor for Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. G. Woodhouse, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara service
  • J. Bourke, Contractor for Rangiwahia and Whitebridge service
  • J. I. Pritchard, Contractor for Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office service
  • E. S. Vennell, Contractor for Te Wharau, Kaiwhata, and Kummerstein service
  • E. M. A. Sandford (Mrs), Contractor for Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office service
  • A. Street (Mrs), Contractor for Tinui Junction and Whareama service
  • Hazelwood, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Akatarawa service
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi service
  • E. C. Drummond (Miss), Contractor for Wainui-o-mata and Wainui Waterworks service
  • W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Waitangi and Kaingaroa service
  • L. Inkster, Contractor for Wellington Harbour service
  • J. H. Gruar, Contractor for Wellington mail-bags deposit service
  • M. I. Duffin (Mrs), Postmaster for Himatangi Railway-station and Post-office service
  • C. E. Femmel, Postmaster for Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. B. Oliver (Mrs), Postmaster for Mangamaire Railway-station and Post-office service
  • I. G. Dixon (Mrs), Postmaster for Rongotea Siding and Makowhai service
  • W. Hayward, Postmaster for Te Horo and Hautere Cross service