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 CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
4 Christchurch Railway-station, Chief Post-office, High Street, and clearing receivers in city and suburbs 10 p.m. .. As required .. Motor-lorry..
5 Christchurch Chief Post-office and trams As required .. Foot
6 Culverden Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily Foot
7 High Street Post-office and Chief Post-office 1 8 times daily Bicycle
8 Hinds Railway-station and Post-office ½ 8 times daily .. Foot
9 Kaiapoi Railway-station and Post-office ½ 13 times daily Foot
10 Leeston Railway-station and Post-office ¼ 4 times daily .. Foot
11 Lyttelton Railway-station and Post-office 1/10 12 times daily Foot
12 Methven Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot
13 Rakaia Railway-station and Post-office ⅛ 9 times daily .. Foot
14 Sheffield Railway-station and Post-office ¼ 4 times daily .. Foot

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

N Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Alexandra, Fruitlands, Coal Creek Flat, and Roxburgh 56 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Dunedin-Wanaka Motors Ltd. 150 0 0 31/12/28
2 Allanton and Momona 4½ Daily Motor-lorry. C. C. O’Hara 50 0 0 ,,
3 Balclutha, via Main South and Te Houka – Clifton Roads to junction of Moffat and Soper’s Roads, Moffat’s residence, Clifton Gate, and returning via Main South Road to Balclutha (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly.. Motor-car .. A. S. McDiarmid 75 0 0 ,,
4 Balclutha, Bishop’s, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito (part rural delivery) 36 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. A. S. McDiarmid 150 0 0 ,,
5 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clyde-vale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 55 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. J. H. Burrows 230 0 0 ,,
6 Bannockburn and Nevis 40 Weekly Coach E. T. Lawrence 90 0 0 ,,
7 Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh 56 Daily Motor-car .. S. Robb 350 0 0 ,,
8 Clinton, via Main North and Ashley Downs Roads to Ashley Downs Telephone-office, to Taumata School, returning to Clinton via Taumata Road (rural delivery) 16 Daily Dog-cart .. I. A. L. Oliver 75 0 0 ,,
9 Clinton, via Main South and Pomahaka Roads to Popotunoa School, Clement’s Corner, McHaffie’s, and Pomahaka River Roads to Swan’s Corner, and return to Clinton (rural delivery) 30¼ Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May ; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Dog-cart .. I. A. L. Oliver 60 0 0 ,,
10 Clinton, via Main South, Brown’s, and Old School Roads to Wairuna Siding, thence Couston’s, Madden’s, and School Roads to Falconer’s, then via Clarke’s and Old Lake Roads to Black’s Corner, returning to Clinton via Pomahaka Road (rural delivery) 15 Daily Gig I. A. L. Oliver 70 0 0 ,,
11 Cromwell and Arrowtown (part rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. Mt. Cook Motor Co. Ltd. 175 0 0 ,,
12 Cromwell and Bannockburn 8 5 times weekly Motor-car .. E. T. Lawrence 70 0 0 ,,
13 Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queensberry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke 90 Thrice weekly.. Motor-car .. Dunedin-Wanaka Motors Ltd. 415 0 0 ,,
14 Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. Motor-lorry.. L. H. C. Paterson 90 0 0 ,,
15 Cromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras 50 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. Dunedin-Wanaka Motors Ltd. 110 0 0 ,,
16 Dunedin, North-east Harbour, Broad Bay, and Portobello 26½ Twice daily .. Motor-bus .. H. E. Wright 95 0 0 ,,
17 Dunedin, Highcliff e, Puk ehiki, and Sandymount 20 Thrice weekly.. Motor-bus .. H. E. Wright 58 0 0 ,,
18 Dunedin, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach 50 Thrice weekly; daily to Brighton 4 months in summer Motor-bus .. C. J. Hobbs 95 0 0 ,,
19 Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton (rural delivery) 14 Daily Gig A. Storey 104 0 0 ,,
20 Glenomaru Railway-siding, Post-office, Ahuriri Flat, and Otekura 10 Thrice weekly.. Gig A. Mair 65 0 0 ,,
21 Henley Railway-station and Berwick.. 7 Daily Motor-van .. W. K. Robinson 50 0 0 ,,


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Christchurch, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery

🚂 Postal Services in the District of Dunedin

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Dunedin, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
12 names identified
  • C. C. O’Hara, Contractor for Allanton and Momona service
  • A. S. McDiarmid, Contractor for Balclutha services
  • J. H. Burrows, Contractor for Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clyde-vale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth service
  • E. T. Lawrence, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis service
  • S. Robb, Contractor for Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, Dumbarton, and Roxburgh service
  • I. A. L. Oliver, Contractor for Clinton services
  • A. Storey, Contractor for Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton service
  • A. Mair, Contractor for Glenomaru Railway-siding, Post-office, Ahuriri Flat, and Otekura service
  • W. K. Robinson, Contractor for Henley Railway-station and Berwick service
  • H. E. Wright, Contractor for Dunedin services
  • C. J. Hobbs, Contractor for Dunedin, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach service
  • L. H. C. Paterson, Contractor for Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office service