New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

Page 683

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 683

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.
4 Feilding, Halcombe, Stanway, and Feilding (rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly Motor .. .. ..
5 Foxton Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Foot .. .. ..
6 Greytown and The Knoll (rural delivery) 16 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..
7 Johnsonville and Kainga 3 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..
8 Johnsonville and Ohariu (rural delivery) 8 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..
9 Masterton and Homebush (rural delivery) 7 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..
10 Ohau Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required Foot .. .. ..
11 Otaki and Otaki Beach 4 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..
12 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office 28ch As required Hand-cart .. .. ..
13 Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo, returning via Ngaturi (rural delivery) 27 Daily Motor .. .. ..
14 Pahiatua, Ballance, Makomako, and along Valley Road to Mangahao and Pahiatua (rural delivery) 26 Daily Motor .. .. ..
15 Pahiatua Railway-station, Post-office, and Mangamutu 3½ As required Motor .. .. ..
16 Palmerston North: Delivery of parcels over whole borough .. Daily Motor .. .. ..
17 Palmerston North Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor .. .. ..
18 Palmerston North and Terrace End 2 Thrice daily Motor .. .. ..
19 Wellington: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs .. Twice daily in city; once daily in suburbs Motor .. .. ..
20 Wellington Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office .. As required Motor .. .. ..
21 Wellington: Carriage of parcel mails between Chief Post-office and suburban offices 10 As required Motor .. .. ..
22 Wellington: Delivery of Postmen’s overflow bags .. As required Motor .. .. ..
23 Wellington: Clearance of postal receivers 12 As required Motor .. .. ..
24 Woodville, along Upper Woodlands, Oxford, Gorge, Franklin, and Lower Woodlands Road (rural delivery) 11 Daily Bicycle .. .. ..

SEA SERVICES.

| 1 | Wellington and French Pass | 146 | Weekly | Steamer | Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. | £1 per week | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Wellington (or Lyttelton) and Waitangi (Chatham Islands) | 828 | Once every two months | Steamer | Chatham Islands Fishing Co. (Ltd.) | 500 0 0 | 30 June, 1923. |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Maruia and Maruia South (rural delivery) | 26 | Weekly | Horse | W. H. Bartlett | £ s. d. 50 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia | 86 | Weekly | Coach | J. W. Granger | 150 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Seddonville, Corbyvale, Te Namu, Kongahu, Karamea Ferry, Market Cross, and Karamea | 70 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car | G. H. Willman | £300 for 1923 | " |
| 4 | { Sullivan’s Bridge and Ariki | 6 | Twice weekly.. | Trap | } T. Bredbury | 90 0 0 | " |
| | { Ariki and Paenga (rural delivery) | 30 | Weekly | Horse | } | | |
| 5 | { Waimangaroa and Denniston | 16 | Twice daily | } Motor-car | { Caldwell and Gardiner | 400 0 0 | " |
| | { Denniston and Burnett’s Face | 4 | Daily | } | | | |
| 6 | Westport, Addison’s, and Charleston | 36 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry | J. Menzies | 75 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Westport: Vessels in harbour, railway-station, and Post-office | .. | As required | Express | A. Craddock | 180 0 0 | " |
| 8 | Westport, Tiroroa, Berlins, Inangahua Junction, Inangahua Landing, Roto-kohu, Cronadun, and Reefton | 94 | Daily | Motor-car | Newman Bros. | 1,001 5 0 | 31 Dec., 1926. |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Cronadun and Capleston | .. | 10 | Thrice weekly | Cart | F. A. G. Archer | 30 0 0 |
| | { Denniston and Conn’s Creek | .. | 3 | As required | } | | |
| 2 | { Granity and Mangatina | .. | 12 | Daily | } Tramway | Westport Coal Co. | 31 10 0 |
| | { Granity and Millerton | .. | 3 | Daily | } | | |
| | { Granity and Mine Creek | .. | 8 | Daily | } | | |
| 3 | Granity and Millerton (by road) | .. | 4 | As required | Dray | J. Hunter | 8s. per trip |
| 4 | Granity Railway-station, Coal-bins, and Post-office | 20ch | As required | Cart | A. F. Smallholme | 39 0 0 |



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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, Westport district
12 names identified
  • W. H. Bartlett, Contractor for Maruia and Maruia South rural delivery
  • J. W. Granger, Contractor for Murchison and surrounding areas
  • G. H. Willman, Contractor for Seddonville and surrounding areas
  • T. Bredbury, Contractor for Sullivan’s Bridge, Ariki, and Paenga
  • Caldwell, Contractor for Waimangaroa and Denniston
  • Gardiner, Contractor for Waimangaroa and Denniston
  • J. Menzies, Contractor for Westport, Addison’s, and Charleston
  • A. Craddock, Contractor for Westport vessels, railway-station, and Post-office
  • Newman, Contractor for Westport to Reefton route
  • F. A. G. Archer, Contractor for Cronadun and Capleston, Denniston and Conn’s Creek
  • J. Hunter, Contractor for Granity and Millerton by road
  • A. F. Smallholme, Contractor for Granity Railway-station, Coal-bins, and Post-office