New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

Page 813

✨ Postal Services Contracts



MAR. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 813

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON--continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Baton Bridge and Baton ... 18 Weekly .. Trap .. Mrs. V. Moran .. £ 18 0 0
2 Belgrove, Hiwipango, and Golden Downs 26 Weekly .. Trap .. J. P. Banks .. 40 0 0
3 Brightwater and Waimea West 5 Daily .. Trap .. L. H. Palmer .. 30 0 0
4 Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. Miss C. E. Thompson 25 0 0
5 French Pass : Receipt and despatch of mails at night .. As required .. .. M. Aston .. 10 0 0
6 French Pass : Handling of transit mails .. Weekly .. .. G. W. W. Webber 13 0 0
7 Glenhope and Howard 36 Weekly .. Trap .. E. Springer .. 40 0 0
8 Gowan Bridge and Gowan .. 7 Twice weekly.. Trap .. Mrs. B. Marr .. 12 0 0
9 Hope Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. H. K. Johnston .. 12 0 0
10 Junction of Tophouse Road and Atapo 2½ Twice weekly.. Cart .. J. S. M. Wilkinson 10 8 0
11 Matariki and Wangapeka .. 8 Twice weekly.. Horse .. L. J. Chandler .. 10 0 0
12 Murchison and Katanga .. 32 Weekly .. Express .. H. J. Hodgson & Co. 25 0 0
13 Nelson and Tahunanui 4 Twice daily .. Motor-bus .. E. C. Russell .. 15 0 0
14 Nelson and Wakapuaka (rural delivery) 30 Weekly .. Trap .. W. Rayner .. 15 0 0
15 Owen Junction and Owen Valley (rural delivery) 16 Weekly .. Trap .. D. Whitford .. 17 0 0
16 Port Nelson and Glenhope (or any intermediate station) 120 As required .. Motor-car .. Newman Bros. Ltd. *
17 Riwaka and Sandy Bay 12 Twice weekly.. Cart .. E. S. M. Woolf .. 26 0 0
18 Spring Grove Railway-station and Post-office ½ 4 times daily .. Foot .. G. Francois .. 25 0 0
19 Takaka and Kotinga 4 Thrice weekly.. Bicycle .. F. R. Hitchcock .. 7 0 0
20 Takaka and Tarakohe 16 Thrice weekly.. Cart .. J. Winter .. 35 0 0
21 Takaka and Waitapu Wharf (for the conveyance of parcel-receptacles only) 6 As required .. Cart .. N. L. Emms .. 2s. per hamper
22 Transport of mails across Takaka River when in flood ½ As required .. Boat .. H. W. Page .. 10s. per trip
23 Tui Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd Daily.. Foot .. Mrs. B. M. Lines 10 0 0
24 Upper Moutere and Mahana 6 Twice weekly.. Cart .. R. Latham & Son 26 0 0
25 Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. Miss B. F. Hoult 20 0 0
26 Waitapu Wharf : Custody of parcel-hampers .. As required .. .. H. A. Haase .. 7 0 0
  • £6 for whole journey, lesser amount for shorter journey.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahititi, Okau, and Kotare.. 24 Twice weekly.. Horse .. J. B. Carr .. £ 90 0 0 31/12/27
2 Okau and Rerekapa (rural delivery) .. 16 Weekly .. Motor-lorry .. O. F. Robinson .. 120 0 0 ,,
3 Eltham, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, and Omoana (rural delivery) 46 Twice weekly; thrice weekly to Omoana only Motor-car .. Kemp & Dodunski 300 0 0 ,,
4 Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake 52 Twice daily; thrice daily to Kaponga only Motor-lorry.. H. A. Nodder .. 100 0 0 ,,
5 Eltham Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Motor-car or motor-cycle T. C. List .. 65 0 0 ,,
6 Eltham, along Opunake, Hunter, and Skeet Roads to Te Roti Factory (rural delivery) 8 Daily .. Motor-cycle W. A. Parkinson & Co. Ltd. 55 0 0 ,,
7 Hawera, Ararata Factory, and one mile past school on Fraser Road (rural delivery) 28 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. Smith .. 160 0 0 ,,
8 Hawera (delivery of parcels within boundaries of postmen's deliveries) .. As required .. Motor-lorry C. Stone .. 150 0 0 ,,
9 { Hawera, Inaha, and Manaia .. 19 Twice daily .. Motor-car .. Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd. 200 0 0 ,,
10 { Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Oeo, Pihauma, and Opunake 40 Daily .. Motor-car .. Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd. 300 0 0 ,,
11 Hawera, Mokoia, Whakamara, Ohangai, and Meremere, and for one mile along the Ingahape Road on each side of the main road at Whakamara (rural delivery) 39 Daily .. Motor-car .. Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd. 300 0 0 ,,
12 Hawera Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Motor-lorry C. Stone .. 185 0 0 ,,
13 Hawera, Whareroa, Tongahoe Hill, Scott, Glover, and Waihi Roads to Hawera (rural delivery) 28 Daily .. Motor-car .. Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd. 225 0 0 ,,
14 Kohuratahi, along Ohura, Whitianga, and Kohuratahi Roads, to Kohuratahi (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly .. Cart .. H. E. Hight .. 65 0 0 ,,
15 Manaia, Kapuni, Mangawhero Factory, Auroa, Matapu, Okaiawa, and Scott Road to Hawera (part rural delivery) 51 Daily .. Motor-car .. Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd. 275 0 0 ,,
16 New Plymouth, Lower Mangorei, Kent Road, Egmont Village, Inglewood, Kaimata, Tarata, and Purangi (part rural delivery) 78 Daily .. Motor-bus .. L. H. Prestidge .. 310 0 0 ,,
17 New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake 80 Daily .. Motor-bus .. Gibson's Motors Ltd. 350 0 0 ,,


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Nelson, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
26 names identified
  • V. Moran (Mrs), Contractor for Baton Bridge and Baton service
  • J. P. Banks, Contractor for Belgrove, Hiwipango, and Golden Downs service
  • L. H. Palmer, Contractor for Brightwater and Waimea West service
  • C. E. Thompson (Miss), Contractor for Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office service
  • M. Aston, Contractor for French Pass night mail service
  • G. W. W. Webber, Contractor for French Pass transit mails service
  • E. Springer, Contractor for Glenhope and Howard service
  • B. Marr (Mrs), Contractor for Gowan Bridge and Gowan service
  • H. K. Johnston, Contractor for Hope Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. S. M. Wilkinson, Contractor for Junction of Tophouse Road and Atapo service
  • L. J. Chandler, Contractor for Matariki and Wangapeka service
  • H. J. Hodgson, Contractor for Murchison and Katanga service
  • E. C. Russell, Contractor for Nelson and Tahunanui service
  • W. Rayner, Contractor for Nelson and Wakapuaka service
  • D. Whitford, Contractor for Owen Junction and Owen Valley service
  • Newman, Contractor for Port Nelson and Glenhope service
  • E. S. M. Woolf, Contractor for Riwaka and Sandy Bay service
  • G. Francois, Contractor for Spring Grove Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. R. Hitchcock, Contractor for Takaka and Kotinga service
  • J. Winter, Contractor for Takaka and Tarakohe service
  • N. L. Emms, Contractor for Takaka and Waitapu Wharf service
  • H. W. Page, Contractor for Takaka River flood mail transport service
  • B. M. Lines (Mrs), Contractor for Tui Railway-station and Post-office service
  • R. Latham, Contractor for Upper Moutere and Mahana service
  • B. F. Hoult (Miss), Contractor for Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. A. Haase, Contractor for Waitapu Wharf parcel-hampers custody service

🚂 Postal Services in the District of New Plymouth

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, New Plymouth, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
17 names identified
  • J. B. Carr, Contractor for Ahititi, Okau, and Kotare service
  • O. F. Robinson, Contractor for Okau and Rerekapa service
  • Kemp, Contractor for Eltham, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, and Omoana service
  • Dodunski, Contractor for Eltham, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, and Omoana service
  • H. A. Nodder, Contractor for Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake service
  • T. C. List, Contractor for Eltham Railway-station and Post-office service
  • W. A. Parkinson, Contractor for Eltham rural delivery service
  • A. Smith, Contractor for Hawera, Ararata Factory, and Fraser Road service
  • C. Stone, Contractor for Hawera parcel delivery service
  • Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd, Contractor for Hawera, Inaha, and Manaia service
  • Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd, Contractor for Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Oeo, Pihauma, and Opunake service
  • Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd, Contractor for Hawera, Mokoia, Whakamara, Ohangai, and Meremere service
  • Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd, Contractor for Hawera, Whareroa, Tongahoe Hill, Scott, Glover, and Waihi Roads service
  • H. E. Hight, Contractor for Kohuratahi rural delivery service
  • Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd, Contractor for Manaia, Kapuni, Mangawhero Factory, Auroa, Matapu, Okaiawa, and Scott Road service
  • L. H. Prestidge, Contractor for New Plymouth, Lower Mangorei, Kent Road, Egmont Village, Inglewood, Kaimata, Tarata, and Purangi service
  • Gibson's Motors Ltd, Contractor for New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake service