New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

Page 825

✨ Postal Services Contracts



MAR. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 825

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
21 Paraparaumu and Paraparaumu Beach 4 Daily .. Express .. J. J. Caldwell .. £15 12 0
22 Pongaroa and the Landing-shed, Akitio 40 Weekly .. Motor & horse P. R. Kent .. £30 0 0
23 Porirua and Titahi Bay ... 7 Daily .. Motor-lorry .. S. W. Moult .. £26 0 0
24 Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily .. Foot .. H. Ames .. £12 0 0
25 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery) 22 Weekly .. Horse .. J. G. Woodhouse £35 0 0
26 Rangiotu and Mangawhata .. 6 Daily .. Horse .. S. L. Corlett .. £40 0 0
27 Shannon and Mangahao Hydro .. 16 Daily .. Motor-car .. W. J. G. Cochrane £80 0 0
28 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. Foot .. J. R. K. Roxburgh £10 0 0
29 Te Wharau and Kummerstein (private bag delivery) 16 Twice weekly .. Horse .. E. S. Vennell .. £40 0 0
30 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. S. G. Parlanc .. £15 0 0
31 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa .. 20 Twice weekly.. Motor-van .. Hazelwood and Co. £27 0 0
32 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. 6 Daily .. Trap .. F. C. Meyer .. £20 0 0
33 Wainuiomata and Wainui Waterworks 5 Thrice weekly .. Bicycle .. Miss E. C. Drummond £10 0 0
34 Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands) 68 As required .. Horse .. W. R. Mitchell .. £1 per trip
35 Wellington : Anchorage and wharf .. Varies As required .. Steamer .. Defence Dept. .. £5 per trip
36 Wellington : Deposit of mail-bags at contractor's shop, corner of Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue ½ As required .. Foot .. J. H. Gruar .. £10 0 0
37 Wellington and Eastbourne .. 14 Outwards, thrice daily ; inwards, twice daily Ferry steamer Eastbourne Borough Council £60 0 0
38 Wellington and French Pass .. 146 Weekly .. Steamer .. Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. £1 per week
39 Wellington Chief Post-office and Government Buildings 1 As required .. Motor-car .. Department of Internal Affairs £110 0 0
40 Wellington Harbour : Dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. “Janie Seddon” Varies As required .. Steamer .. L. Inkster .. £10 0 0
{ Wellington : Conveyance of mails between Chief Post-office and suburbs of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Island Bay, Berhampore, Brooklyn, Karori, Karori East, and Wadestown As required .. Tram .. Wellington City Corporation £374 0 0
{ Wellington : Conveyance of parcel-mails from Chief Post-office to suburbs of Brooklyn, Hataitai, Island Bay, Karori, Kilbirnie, Miramar, and Seatoun Daily ..
42 Wellington and Waitangi (Chatham Islands) 828 Once every 3 months Steamer .. Westland Shipping Co. £112 10 0

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance.
1 Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. Bicycle or handcart
2 Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) 10 5 times weekly .. Bicycle ..
3 Feilding, Colyton Road, Aorangi Road, Reid's Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson's Line, Cameron's Line, and Feilding (rural delivery) 27 Daily .. Motor-van ..
4 Feilding, Stanway, and Halcombe (rural delivery) 60 Daily .. Motor-van ..
5 Foxton Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Foot ..
6 Greytown and The Knoll (rural delivery) 17¾ Daily .. Bicycle ..
7 Johnsonville and Ohariu (rural delivery) 8 Daily .. Bicycle ..
8 Masterton and Homebush (rural delivery) 7 Daily .. Bicycle ..
9 Ohau and Kuku (rural delivery) .. 12 Daily .. Motor-cycle
10 Ohau Railway-station and Post-office .. 1½ As required .. Motor-cycle
11 Otaki and Otaki Beach ... 4 Daily .. Bicycle ..
12 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office 28 ch. As required .. Handcart ..
13 Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo (rural delivery) 27 Daily .. Motor-van ..
14 Pahiatua, Ballance, Makomako, Marima Ridge Road, along Valley Road to Mangahao, and Pahiatua (rural delivery) 28½ Daily .. Motor-van ..
15 Pahiatua Railway-station, Mangamutu, and Post-office 3½ As required .. Motor-van ..
16 Palmerston North : Delivery of parcels over whole borough .. Daily .. Motor-van ..
17 Palmerston North Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Motor-lorry
18 Palmerston North and Terrace End .. 2 Thrice daily .. Motor-van ..
19 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Handcart ..


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Wellington
17 names identified
  • J. J. Caldwell, Contractor for Paraparaumu and Paraparaumu Beach
  • P. R. Kent, Contractor for Pongaroa and the Landing-shed, Akitio
  • S. W. Moult, Contractor for Porirua and Titahi Bay
  • H. Ames, Contractor for Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. G. Woodhouse, Contractor for Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural delivery)
  • S. L. Corlett, Contractor for Rangiotu and Mangawhata
  • W. J. G. Cochrane, Contractor for Shannon and Mangahao Hydro
  • J. R. K. Roxburgh, Contractor for Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office
  • E. S. Vennell, Contractor for Te Wharau and Kummerstein (private bag delivery)
  • S. G. Parlanc, Contractor for Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office
  • Hazelwood, Contractor for Upper Hutt and Akatarawa
  • Co., Contractor for Upper Hutt and Akatarawa
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi
  • E. C. Drummond (Miss), Contractor for Wainuiomata and Wainui Waterworks
  • W. R. Mitchell, Contractor for Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham Islands)
  • J. H. Gruar, Contractor for Wellington : Deposit of mail-bags at contractor's shop
  • L. Inkster, Contractor for Wellington Harbour : Dealing with telegrams and mails on s.s. 'Janie Seddon'