✨ Postal Services Contracts
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18
POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON—continued.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | |||||||
| 9 | Frankton Junction Railway and Cambridge (to connect with south-bound Main Trunk Express from Monday to Friday, also to clear late-fee box at Chief Post-office, Hamilton, at 9 p.m. daily. If Saturday night train is restored between Frankton Junction and Cambridge, the frequency will be reduced to five times weekly, with a pro rata reduction of subsidy) | 31 | Daily | Motor-car | G. Wratten | 150 0 0 | 31/12/27 |
| 10 | {Frankton Junction Railway - station, Frankton Junction Railway Post-office, Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamilton Chief Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East Hamilton : Delivery of parcels within a radius of one mile from Chief Post-office, and postmen’s bags at points as required | 4 | As required | Motor-lorry.. | |||
| .. | Daily | Motor-car | H. P. Minnear | 725 0 0 | .. | ||
| 11 | Frankton Junction Railway, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, and Raglan | 62 | Daily | Motor-car | N. D. Robertson | 350 0 0 | ,, |
| 12 | Frankton Junction, Te Kowhai, and Te Rapa, to include portion of Grande Vue Road, Norton Road to Elliott’s Homestead, circuitous route via Te Kowhai, Ruffles Road, circuitous road adjoining Great South Road, portion Station Road, portion old Ngaruawahia Road, portion Vardon Road, and Forest Lake Road (part rural delivery) | 29 | Daily | Cart | J. L. Law | 208 0 0 | ,, |
| 13 | Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, Te Pahu, Harapepe, Te Rore Bridge, and Pirongia (part rural delivery) | 46 | Daily | Motor-bus | R. Gibb | 230 0 0 | ,, |
| 14 | {Glen Afton Railway - station, Glen Afton, Pukemiro, Waingaro, and Dunmore Corner | 22 | Daily | ||||
| 20 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry.. | Mrs. C. Ward | 100 0 0 | ,, | ||
| {Dunmore Corner and Te Akau (part rural delivery) | 19 | Thrice weekly | |||||
| 15 | Dunmore Corner, Waimai, and Pepepe Hamilton, Claudelands, and Hamilton (rural delivery to Rototuna, Horsham Downs, back to Rototuna, and along Gordonton and Sainsbury Bush Roads to Puketaha, and along Hillside Road (to Telephone Drain Road), and Tramway Road to corner of Powell’s Road) | 26½ | Daily | Motor-car | J. McQuillan | 297 0 0 | ,, |
| 16 | Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro, and Cambridge (part rural delivery), one way only | 14½ | Daily | Motor-car | G. Wratten | 135 0 0 | ,, |
| 17 | Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery along Ohaupo, Tamahere, Back, and Melville Roads) | 18 | Daily | Gig | E. McAuliffe | 140 0 0 | ,, |
| 18 | Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, Waikokowai, and Ruawaro | 26 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | H. Kinnaird | 60 0 0 | 31/12/25 |
| 19 | Junction of Raglan-Hamilton Road, Kauroa, Te Mata, and Aotea | 28 | Thrice weekly | Motor-van or buggy | C. J. D. Given | 140 0 0 | 31/12/27 |
| 20 | Kaitieke, along Kouturoa, Maungaroa, and Retaruke Roads (rural delivery) | 28 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | J. McLennan | 52 0 0 | ,, |
| 21 | Kaitieke and Upper Retaruke Valley Road (rural delivery) | 22 | Twice weekly.. | Pack-horse.. | H. W. Treacy | 55 0 0 | ,, |
| 22 | Kawhia and Hauturu | 24 | Twice weekly.. | Launch | H. T. Morgan | 57 4 0 | ,, |
| 23 | Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku | 20 | Thrice weekly | Launch | J. Schultz | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 24 | Kiokio Railway-station and Post-office | 3 | Daily | Cart | J. Ford | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 25 | Matamata, along Hinuera, Puketutu, Matai, and Peria Roads (rural delivery) | 13 | Daily | Gig | R. McCready | 140 0 0 | 31/12/25 |
| 26 | Matamata and Okauia | 12 | Daily | Motor-car | F. Underwood | 85 0 0 | ,, |
| 27 | Matamata and Taihoa (rural delivery along Burwood, portion Okoroire, and along Taihoa and portion Te Poi Roads) | 16 | Daily | Motor-car | Mrs. F. M. Delany | 123 0 0 | 31/12/27 |
| 28 | Matamata, Te Poi, and Omahine (rural delivery along Te Poi, Omahine, Tauranga, and Te Aroha Roads) | 25 | Daily | Motor-car | Mrs. F. M. Delany | 145 0 0 | ,, |
| 29 | Matamata and Turangamoana (rural delivery along Tower and Main Te Aroha Roads) | 17 | Daily | Gig | A. B. Gibson | 90 0 0 | ,, |
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NZ Gazette 1925, No 18
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NZ Gazette 1925, No 18
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Postal Services in the District of Hamilton
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Hamilton, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
19 names identified
- G. Wratten, Contractor for postal service
- H. P. Minnear, Contractor for postal service
- N. D. Robertson, Contractor for postal service
- J. L. Law, Contractor for postal service
- R. Gibb, Contractor for postal service
- C. Ward (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
- J. McQuillan, Contractor for postal service
- E. McAuliffe, Contractor for postal service
- H. Kinnaird, Contractor for postal service
- C. J. D. Given, Contractor for postal service
- J. McLennan, Contractor for postal service
- H. W. Treacy, Contractor for postal service
- H. T. Morgan, Contractor for postal service
- J. Schultz, Contractor for postal service
- J. Ford, Contractor for postal service
- R. McCready, Contractor for postal service
- F. Underwood, Contractor for postal service
- F. M. Delany (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
- A. B. Gibson, Contractor for postal service