New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



MAR. 12.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Number of Service Service Total Mileage Frequency Mode of Conveyance Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
42 Springston Telephone-office, turn to right along Lincoln and Leeston Road, along Collins Road to Mutton’s, back to Springs Road, and along Springs, Goodrick’s, and Sergeant’s Roads to Keast’s, back to Goodrick’s Road to Day’s Road, thence along Day’s Road to Springston South Telephone-office, to Pannett’s, Lake, and Yarr’s Roads to Pannett’s Road, Hurst’s Road to Selwyn Huts; back along Hurst’s, Tramway Reserve, and Currie’s Roads to Pannett’s Road, along Lincoln and Leeston Road to Mounce’s, back to Ellesmere Telephone-office, along Bethell Road to Half-chain Road, along Half-chain Road, Corbett’s, Bethell’s Junction, Bethell’s, Marshall’s and Leigh’s Roads to Swamp Road, along Swamp, Chamberlain’s, and Gould’s Roads to Ellesmere Junction Road and Maddison’s Road; along Maddison’s, Thomson’s, Weedon, and Ellesmere Roads to Ellesmere Junction Road, along Waterholes Road to Springs Road, along Springs Road to Weedon and Ellesmere Road, Weedon and Ellesmere Road to Selwyn Road, along Selwyn, Waterholes, and Harewood Roads to South Road, thence along South Road to Neill’s and Larcombe’s Roads to South Road, thence along South Road to W. Phillips, jun., back along Shand’s Road to Ellesmere Junction Road to Waterholes Road to Springston Telephone-office (rural delivery) 63½ Daily Motor-car A. G. Beard £410 0 0 31/12/28
43 Valetta Railway-station and Mayfield 10 Twice daily Motor-cycle R. W. Firman 5s. per diem Temp. service.
44 Waiau and Kaikoura 105½ Twice weekly Motor-car Kaikoura United Motor Co. Ltd. £200 0 0 31/12/28
45 Waiau Railway-station and Post-office 2½ Twice daily Coach T. Derrett £45 0 0 ""
46 Weedon’s Railway-station, Weedon’s, West Melton, and Halkett Town 20 Daily Motor-cycle W. H. Oakley 3 0 0 Temp. per week service.
47 Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton 12 Daily Motor-car W. McKie 9d. per mile Ditto.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

Number of Service Service Total Mileage Frequency Mode of Conveyance Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy
1 Anama Railway-station and Post-office 7 Thrice weekly Gig J. T. Williams £38 0 0
2 Belfast Railway-station and Post-office 1 4 times daily Foot A. Brown £15 0 0
3 Bennett’s Railway-station and Post-office 20 ch. 4 times daily Foot Mrs. C. O’Loughlin £15 0 0
4 Cheviot and Port Robinson 14 Weekly Gig J. Jackson £15 0 0
5 Christchurch and Broadfield 24 Daily Motor-cycle H. D. Moran £20 0 0
6 Christchurch and Greenpark 30 Daily Motor-cycle A. E. Humm £15 0 0
7 Christchurch and Marshland 8 Daily Gig L. H. Witherington £16 0 0
8 Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram route .. As required Tram Christchurch Tram-way Board £400 0 0
9 Christchurch, Omihi, Motunau, Scargill, Domett, and Parnassus 170 Twice weekly when train not running Motor-car Kaikoura United Motor Co. Ltd. 10s. per trip
10 Conway Fingerpost and Conway Flat (private-bag delivery) 7 Thrice weekly Horse H. King £15 0 0
11 Doyleston Railway-station and Post-office ½ 4 times daily, Tues., Thurs., and Fri.; twice daily, Mon., Wed., and Sat. Foot J. S. Brake £40 0 0
12 Fernside Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily Foot G. Milne £10 0 0
13 Hornby Railway-station and Yaldhurst 6 Daily Gig Mrs. E. S. Burgess £26 0 0
14 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban 6 Daily Motor-car Kaikoura United Motor Co. Ltd. £20 0 0
15 Kaikoura Wharf and Post-office 2 As required Motor-car Kaikoura United Motor Co. Ltd. £15 0 0
16 Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post-office ½ Thrice weekly Foot Miss L. Evans £13 0 0
17 Little Akaloa Wharf and Post-office ½ As required Foot E. Prebble £10 0 0
18 Little River and Puaha 8 Daily Motor-car Mrs. I. A. Vanstone £40 0 0
19 Lyttelton and Port Levy 16 Weekly Motor-launch H. Grennell £20 0 0
20 Lyttelton Railway-station and wharves, handling mail-bags by ferry-steamers and transferring to railway-trucks at ship’s side mails from other steamers .. As required Foot and railway Railway Dept. £1,150 0 0
21 Medbury Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily Foot Miss F. R. M. Rivers £16 0 0
22 Methven and Mount Hutt (private-bag delivery) 17 Twice weekly Motor-car W. P. Cosgriff £9 10 0
23 Okain’s Bay Wharf and Post-office 3 As required Foot W. Robinson, jun. £5 0 0
24 Ouruhia and Coutts Island 6 Daily Horse J. W. Todd £40 0 0
25 Oxford Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Gig G. E. Youngman £15 0 0
26 Rotherham Railway-station and Post-office 1½ Twice daily Motor-car T. Widdowson £40 0 0
27 Scargill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Gig T. O. Johnson £40 0 0
28 Southbrook Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily (thrice on Saturdays) Foot Mrs. M. J. Martyn £15 0 0
29 Woodend and Tuahiwi 4 Daily Bicycle Mrs. C. Crane £15 0 0

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

Number of Service Service Total Mileage Frequency Mode of Conveyance
1 Amberley Railway-station and Post-office ½ 4 times daily Foot
2 Christchurch: delivery of parcels within radius half-mile of Chief Post-office .. Daily Motor-lorry
3 Christchurch: delivery of postmen's overflow bags in city and suburbs .. As required Motor-lorry


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Christchurch, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
29 names identified
  • A. G. Beard, Contractor for postal service
  • R. W. Firman, Contractor for postal service
  • T. Derrett, Contractor for postal service
  • W. H. Oakley, Contractor for postal service
  • W. McKie, Contractor for postal service
  • J. T. Williams, Contractor for postal service
  • A. Brown, Contractor for postal service
  • C. O’Loughlin (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • J. Jackson, Contractor for postal service
  • H. D. Moran, Contractor for postal service
  • A. E. Humm, Contractor for postal service
  • L. H. Witherington, Contractor for postal service
  • H. King, Contractor for postal service
  • J. S. Brake, Contractor for postal service
  • G. Milne, Contractor for postal service
  • E. S. Burgess (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • H. Grennell, Contractor for postal service
  • L. Evans (Miss), Contractor for postal service
  • E. Prebble, Contractor for postal service
  • I. A. Vanstone (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • F. R. M. Rivers (Miss), Contractor for postal service
  • W. P. Cosgriff, Contractor for postal service
  • W. Robinson (jun), Contractor for postal service
  • J. W. Todd, Contractor for postal service
  • G. E. Youngman, Contractor for postal service
  • T. Widdowson, Contractor for postal service
  • T. O. Johnson, Contractor for postal service
  • M. J. Martyn (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • C. Crane (Mrs), Contractor for postal service