New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM—continued.

Number of Route. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
17 Picton and Portage 15 Twice weekly.. Launch and motor-lorry E. C. Lawrence .. 50 0 0 31/12/28
18 Picton, Teranui, and Grove Wharf 14 Thrice weekly Steamer or launch Bowden, Bowden, & Kenny 60 0 0 ,,
19 Portage, Kenepuru Head, Waitaria Bay, St. Omer, Broughton Bay, and Portage 27 Twice weekly.. Launch J. W. Orchard .. 80 0 0 ,,
20 Resolution Bay, Onauku, Otanerau, Wharehunga, and Kilmarnock 22 Weekly Launch M. Carkeek 70 0 0 ,,
21 Spring Creek and Rapaura 8 Daily Motor-cycle H. C. Squire 50 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Blind River Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Daily | Foot | Mrs. E. Snowden | 13 0 0 | |
| 2 | Hapuku and Chisnall’s Homestead (rural delivery) | 13 | Thrice weekly | Gig | Mrs. A. Nordstrom | 40 0 0 | |
| 3 | Hapuku and Puhipuhi (rural delivery) | 16 | Weekly | Gig | Mrs. A. Nordstrom | 30 0 0 | |
| 4 | Havelock Wharf and Post-office | 1 | As required | Trap | A. J. Brown | 39 0 0 | |
| 5 | Kenepuru Head landing-place and Post-office | 2½ | Twice weekly | Foot or horse | F. J. Beech | 5 0 0 | |
| 6 | Koromiko Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Daily | Trap | D. Paterson | 20 0 0 | |
| 7 | Pelorus Bridge and Rai Falls | ½ | Daily | Bicycle | Miss A. E. Gardiner | 5 0 0 | |
| 8 | Picton and Endeavour Inlet | 50 | Weekly | Launch | Philpotts & Gillice | Nil | |
| 9 | Rai Falls and Tinline | 12 | Twice weekly.. | Trap | T. J. Eggers | 30 0 0 | |
| 10 | Tuamarina Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | Mrs. E. G. Knight | 12 0 0 | |

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER.

| 1 | Manaroa wharf and Post-office | 1 | Twice weekly.. | Foot | .. | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| | | | | | | £ s. d. | |
| 1 | Amberley and Mount Brown, via Douglas Road, up to Tobin Road, back to Broomfield Road, back to Tobin Road and North Road (rural delivery) | 18 | Daily | Motor-car | J. E. Cook | 160 0 0 | 31/12/28 |
| 2 | Annat and Russell’s Flat (rural delivery) | 13 | Daily | Gig | C. Adkins | 70 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Ashburton and Laghmor (rural delivery) | 24 | Daily | Motor-car | W. McKie | 9d. per mile | Temp. service. |
| 4 | Ashburton and Ashburton Forks, via Alford Forest Road (rural delivery) | 36 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-cycle | E. H. Healey | 2 15 0 per diem * | Ditto. |
| 5 | Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, Riverside, Seaview, Seafield, Newland, and Ashburton | 36 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-cycle | E. H. Healey | | ,, |
| 6 | Ashburton, along Graham’s, Griffiths’, and Ford’s Roads to Flemington telephone-office, thence to Wheatstone, thence along Graham’s, Waterton, and Longbeach Roads to Longbeach Post-office (part rural delivery) | 38½ | Daily | Motor-coach | R. J. Gluyas | 230 0 0 | 31/12/28 |
| 7 | Ashburton, along Winchmore and West Coast Roads to Methven Post-office, back along West Coast and Back Roads to McKay’s Corner, thence to Bebbington’s Corner, thence to Mitcham Road past Curd’s, thence along Mitcham Road to Guthrie’s Corner, thence past Stringfellow’s and along Main South Road to Ashburton (part rural delivery) | 48 | Daily | Motor-car | J. S. Yeoman | 210 0 0 | ,, |
| 8 | Ashburton Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | As required, up to 6 trips daily | Express | S. Cunliffe | 1s 6d. per trip | ,, |
| 9 | Aylesbury to Charing Cross, thence via Ridgens Road to Greendale, thence via Adams Road to Hawkins’ Road and Highfield Road to Aylesbury (rural delivery) | 23 | Daily | Motor-car | W. H. Parris | 150 0 0 | ,, |
| 10 | Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui | 12 | Daily | Gig | A. H. Hawker | 90 0 0 | ,, |
| 11 | Chertsey and Pendarves (private-bag delivery) | 31 | Daily | Motor-cycle | T. W. McKee | 175 0 0 | ,, |
| 12 | Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge | 138 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car | M. J. Jeal | 150 0 0 | ,, |
| 13 | Christchurch, Halswell, Tai Tapu, Motukarara, Ataahua, Poranui, Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, and Akaroa | 105 | Daily, with extra trip outward to Halswell and Tai Tapu daily, and extra trip inwards from Akaroa, Duvauchelle, Tai Tapu, and Halswell daily | Motor-car | Read’s Motors Ltd. | 500 0 0 | ,, |

*Payment included with that for No. 4.



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🚂 Postal Services in the District of Blenheim (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Blenheim, Contracts, Subsidies
27 names identified
  • E. C. Lawrence, Contractor for Picton and Portage route
  • Bowden, Contractor for Picton, Teranui, and Grove Wharf route
  • Kenny, Contractor for Picton, Teranui, and Grove Wharf route
  • J. W. Orchard, Contractor for Portage, Kenepuru Head, Waitaria Bay, St. Omer, Broughton Bay, and Portage route
  • M. Carkeek, Contractor for Resolution Bay, Onauku, Otanerau, Wharehunga, and Kilmarnock route
  • H. C. Squire, Contractor for Spring Creek and Rapaura route
  • E. Snowden (Mrs), Contractor for Blind River Railway-station and Post-office route
  • A. Nordstrom (Mrs), Contractor for Hapuku and Chisnall’s Homestead and Hapuku and Puhipuhi routes
  • A. J. Brown, Contractor for Havelock Wharf and Post-office route
  • F. J. Beech, Contractor for Kenepuru Head landing-place and Post-office route
  • D. Paterson, Contractor for Koromiko Railway-station and Post-office route
  • A. E. Gardiner (Miss), Contractor for Pelorus Bridge and Rai Falls route
  • Philpotts, Contractor for Picton and Endeavour Inlet route
  • Gillice, Contractor for Picton and Endeavour Inlet route
  • T. J. Eggers, Contractor for Rai Falls and Tinline route
  • E. G. Knight (Mrs), Contractor for Tuamarina Railway-station and Post-office route
  • J. E. Cook, Contractor for Amberley and Mount Brown route
  • C. Adkins, Contractor for Annat and Russell’s Flat route
  • W. McKie, Contractor for Ashburton and Laghmor route
  • E. H. Healey, Contractor for Ashburton and Ashburton Forks and Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, Riverside, Seaview, Seafield, Newland, and Ashburton routes
  • R. J. Gluyas, Contractor for Ashburton, along Graham’s, Griffiths’, and Ford’s Roads to Flemington telephone-office route
  • J. S. Yeoman, Contractor for Ashburton, along Winchmore and West Coast Roads to Methven Post-office route
  • S. Cunliffe, Contractor for Ashburton Railway-station and Post-office route
  • W. H. Parris, Contractor for Aylesbury to Charing Cross route
  • A. H. Hawker, Contractor for Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui route
  • T. W. McKee, Contractor for Chertsey and Pendarves route
  • M. J. Jeal, Contractor for Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge route

🚂 Postal Services in the District of Christchurch

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Christchurch, Contracts, Subsidies
12 names identified
  • J. E. Cook, Contractor for Amberley and Mount Brown route
  • C. Adkins, Contractor for Annat and Russell’s Flat route
  • W. McKie, Contractor for Ashburton and Laghmor route
  • E. H. Healey, Contractor for Ashburton and Ashburton Forks and Ashburton, Elgin, Wakanui, Riverside, Seaview, Seafield, Newland, and Ashburton routes
  • R. J. Gluyas, Contractor for Ashburton, along Graham’s, Griffiths’, and Ford’s Roads to Flemington telephone-office route
  • J. S. Yeoman, Contractor for Ashburton, along Winchmore and West Coast Roads to Methven Post-office route
  • S. Cunliffe, Contractor for Ashburton Railway-station and Post-office route
  • W. H. Parris, Contractor for Aylesbury to Charing Cross route
  • A. H. Hawker, Contractor for Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui route
  • T. W. McKee, Contractor for Chertsey and Pendarves route
  • M. J. Jeal, Contractor for Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge route
  • A. H. Hawker, Contractor for Barry’s Bay, French Farm, and Wainui route