New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

Page 793

✨ Postal Services



Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 793

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.
14 Kawakawa Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd As required .. Handcart .. .. £ s. d. ..
15 Kohukohu Wharf and Post-office .. 280 yd As required .. Truck .. .. .. ..
16 Mangonui steamer and Post-office .. 200 yd As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
17 Manurewa Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
18 Mercer Railway-station and Post-office ½ 7 times daily .. Handcart or foot .. .. ..
19 New Lynn Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd As required .. Foot .. .. .. ..
20 Northcote Wharf and Post-office .. ½ As required .. Foot .. .. .. ..
21 Onehunga Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
22 Onehunga Wharf and Post-office .. 1½ As required .. Handcart or bicycle .. .. ..
23 Papakura Railway-station and Post-office 54 ch. As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
24 Papatoetoe Railway-station and Post-office 100 yd As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
25 Pukekohe Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
26 Ruawai Wharf and Post-office .. 36 ch. As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
27 Russell Wharf and Post-office .. 520 yd As required .. Handcart or foot .. .. ..
28 St. Heliers Wharf and Post-office .. 1,100 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. .. .. ..
29 Te Kopuru Wharf and Post-office .. 1,000 yd. As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
30 Tuakau Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd As required .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
Waimauku Railway-station and Post-office 4 ch. Twice daily .. Handcart .. .. .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Blenheim Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels and postmen’s bags | .. | As required .. | Express .. | E. Thomas .. | 200 0 0 | 31/12/28 |
| 2 | Blenheim Railway-station, vessels in river, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Horse-lorry.. | E. Thomas .. | 200 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Blenheim, Jordan, and Molesworth .. | 142 | Weekly .. | Express or motor-lorry | J. H. Peter .. | 300 0 0 | ,, |
| 4 | Blenheim, and Omaka (rural delivery) | 32 | Thrice weekly .. | Motor-car .. | L. Curry .. | 156 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, Wairau Valley, Hillersden, and Birch Hill | 80 | Thrice weekly .. | Motor-car .. | E. B. Fitzpatrick | 195 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | Birch Hill and Branch River (part rural delivery) | 8 | Twice weekly .. | Motor-car .. | Kaikoura United Motor Co. Ltd. | 37 0 0 | ,, |
| 7 | Blenheim, Seddon, Ward, Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Mangamaunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura | 190 | Daily .. | Motor-lorry.. | J. Clunies-Ross .. | 200 0 0 | ,, |
| 8 | Blenheim and Netherwood (private-bag delivery) | 60 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | E. J. Trueman .. | 104 0 0 | ,, |
| 9 | Blenheim, Onamalutu, Fabian’s Valley, Pine Valley, and Te Rou | 84 | Twice weekly.. | Launch .. | T. A. Smith .. | 137 0 0 | ,, |
| 10 | Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, Hakahaka, Whangataura, and Hakana | 70 | Weekly .. | Gig .. | W. H. Reeve .. | 50 0 0 | Temp. service. |
| 11 | Canvastown and Deep Creek | 12 | Twice weekly.. | Launch .. | J. W. Orchard . | 413 0 0 | 31/12/28 |
| 12 | Havelock, Homewood, Taranui, Crail Bay, Hopai, Manaroa, Clova Bay, Waimaru, Brightlands, Elaine Bay, Pohuenui, Waitata Bay, Bulwer, Port Ligar, Forsyth Island, Wakatahuri, Te Puru, Port Gore, Okoha, Titirangi, and French Pass (calling at all places, except Port Gore, both ways) | 256 | Weekly (except Port Gore, single call fortnightly) | Launch .. | E. A. Johnson .. | 220 0 0 | ,, |
| 13 | Havelock, Brownlee’s, Ohingaroa, Mahau, Nikau Bay, Tamure, Yncyca Bay, South-east Bay, Te Rawa, Tira Ora, Hamilton’s, The Reef, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, Pinohia, Whatanihi, and Havelock | 123 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | J. Murphy .. | 80 0 0 | ,, |
| 14 | Havelock, Mahakipawa, and Grove Wharf (with extra trip between Mahakipawa and Grove Wharf when morning service connects with the Wellington steamer at Picton) | 24 | Thrice weekly .. | Horse-lorry.. | W. Todd .. | 144 0 0 | ,, |
| 15 | Picton Railway-station, wharves, and Post-office (including landing and shipping transit mails at Picton wharf) | 1 | As required .. | Steamer or launch | Bowden, Bowden, & Kenny | 90 0 0 | ,, |
| 16 | Picton, Dryden’s Bay, Pukekoikoi, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay | 51 | Weekly .. | Steamer or launch | Bowden, Bowden, & Kenny | 80 0 0 | ,, |
| | Picton, Maraetai Bay, Onapua, Redheugh, Dacre’s Bay, Te Pangu, and Te Awaii | 45 | Weekly .. | | | | |

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Inland Mail Services for North Island 1925-27 and South Island 1925-28 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 March 1925
Mail services, North Island, South Island, 1925-27, 1925-28, Postal District of Auckland

🚂 Postal Services in the District of Blenheim

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Blenheim, Contracts, Subsidies
12 names identified
  • E. Thomas, Contractor for mail services
  • J. H. Peter, Contractor for mail services
  • L. Curry, Contractor for mail services
  • E. B. Fitzpatrick, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Clunies-Ross, Contractor for mail services
  • E. J. Trueman, Contractor for mail services
  • T. A. Smith, Contractor for mail services
  • W. H. Reeve, Contractor for mail services
  • J. W. Orchard, Contractor for mail services
  • E. A. Johnson, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Murphy, Contractor for mail services
  • W. Todd, Contractor for mail services

  • Bowden, Bowden, & Kenny