New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 17

Page 577

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 1. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 577

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
36 Clevedon and Whakatiri .. .. 14 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-truck S. Bryers and Co. £ s. d. 5 0 0 ..
37 Colville and Poihakene (rural delivery) 46 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse F. H. Purdom .. 52 0 0 31/12/30
38 Colville and Port Charles .. .. 20 Weekly .. .. Horse E. A. Florance .. 40 0 0 ..
39 Colville Wharf and Post-office .. .. 5½ As required .. .. Wagon J. Meredith .. 3s. 6d. per trip ..
40* Coroglen steamer and Post-office .. 1 or 2 Twice weekly .. .. Foot J. H. Keenan .. .. ..
41 Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville 29 Weekly, with additional fortnightly trip when Colville steamer fortnightly Motor-car .. R. S. Goudie .. 58 10 0 plus 17s. 6d. per trip for fortnightly service 31/12/30
42 Coromandel and Driving Creek .. 3½ Daily .. .. Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
43 Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay .. 17 Weekly .. .. Horse Kapa Potaе .. 20 0 0 ..
44 Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua 19 Weekly .. .. Horse Denize Bros. .. 32 10 0 ..
45 Coromandel Wharf and Post-office .. 2½ As required .. .. Motor-car, motor-lorry or cart Denize Bros. .. 52 0 0 31/12/30
46 Coromandel and Whitianga .. .. 44 Weekly, with additional trip fortnightly when no direct steamer Motor-car .. L. F. White .. 117 0 0 31/12/30
47* Cowes steamer and Post-office .. 800 yd. As required .. .. Foot H. I. Insley .. .. ..
48 Dargaville and Bradley’s Landing (rural delivery) 13 Thrice weekly .. .. Bicycle T. H. Aiken .. 65 0 0 31/12/30
49 Dargaville, Mangawhare, Aratapu, Miti-tai, Te Kopuru, Tokatoka, Naumai, Tikinui, Raupo, Tangaihi, and Ruawai 40 Daily (twice weekly to Tangaihi) Steamer .. Northern Wairoa Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 200 0 0 31/12/30
50 Dargaville Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
51 Dargaville, steamers, Railway-station, and Post-office 500 yd. As required .. .. Cart D. McKenzie .. 100 0 0 31/12/30
52 Dargaville, Tangowahine, Hoanga North Wharf, Kirikopuni, and Tangiteroria 62 Thrice weekly .. .. Steamer .. Northern Wairoa Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 200 0 0 31/12/30
53 Dargaville and Waihue (rural delivery) 21½ Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-lorry Northern Wairoa Co op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 35 0 0 ..
54 Devonport Wharf and Post-office .. 110 yd. As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
55 Donnelly’s Crossing, Mangatu, and Mangatu School 4 Twice weekly .. .. Cart J. Gamble .. 20 16 0 ..
56 Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa .. 4 Twice weekly .. .. Cart W. T. W. Hall .. 26 0 0 ..
57 Donnelly’s Crossing, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui 26 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-car or pack-horse C. McAllister .. 75 0 0 31/12/30
58* Drury Railway-station and Post-office 1,000 yd. As required .. .. Foot C. Thornton .. .. ..
59 Drury Railway-station, Runciman, Raramara, and Bombay 14½ Twice daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. H. Carter 212 0 0 31/12/30
60* Drury Railway-station—Runciman .. ½ Daily .. .. Foot Miss D. L. Maxwell .. ..
61 Ellerslie Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd. As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
62 Glen Eden and Karekare .. .. 32 Weekly .. .. Horse or buggy B a d h a m and Farley 20 0 0 ..
63 Glen Eden and Nihotupu (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car .. H. Lloyd .. 30 0 0 ..
64 Glen Eden and Oratia .. .. 5 Daily .. .. Bicycle or foot Miss M. Naden .. 18 0 0 ..
65 Glen Murray and Kaawa .. .. 20 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-car or horse S. Miller .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
66 Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office .. ½ Daily .. .. Foot G. W. Coulam .. 10 0 0 ..
67 Helensville and Parakai .. .. 4 Twice daily, except Thursday, when one trip only Motor-car .. W. T. Beagle .. 35 0 0 ..
68 Helensville, Pouto, Tangaihi, Ruawai, Raupo, Naumai, Tokatoka, Te Kopuru, Aratapu, and Dargaville 128 Weekly to Pouto and Tangaihi; 5 times weekly to other places Steamer .. Kaipara Steamship Co. 1,250 0 0 31/12/30
69 Helensville Railway-station and Post-office (one way) ¼ Twice daily .. .. Motor-lorry H. Pengelly .. 40 0 0 ..
70 Helensville Railway-station, Wharf, and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
71 Henderson and Massey (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly .. .. Horse J. C. Thomas .. 40 0 0 ..
72 Henderson Railway-station and Post-office 704 yd. As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
73 Henderson and Te Atatu .. .. 7 Daily .. .. Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
74 Hikurangi, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru South 50 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Motor-car and buggy Hamilton Bros. .. 90 0 0 31/12/30
75 Hikurangi and Marua .. .. 12 Weekly .. .. Horse Mrs. R. Williams 5s. per trip ..
76 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki .. 30 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-car or buggy O. C. Dysart .. 90 0 0 31/12/30
77 Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga 23 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Hamilton Bros. .. 45 0 0 31/12/30
78 Hikurangi Railway-station and Post-office 700 yd. As required .. .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail Services for North Island (1928-30) and South Island (1925-28) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 February 1928
Mail services, North Island, South Island, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
30 names identified
  • S. Bryers, Contractor for Clevedon and Whakatiri service
  • F. H. Purdom, Contractor for Colville and Poihakene service
  • E. A. Florance, Contractor for Colville and Port Charles service
  • J. Meredith, Contractor for Colville Wharf and Post-office service
  • J. H. Keenan, Contractor for Coroglen steamer and Post-office service
  • R. S. Goudie, Contractor for Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville service
  • Kapa Potaе, Contractor for Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay service
  • Denize, Contractor for Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua service
  • L. F. White, Contractor for Coromandel and Whitianga service
  • H. I. Insley, Contractor for Cowes steamer and Post-office service
  • T. H. Aiken, Contractor for Dargaville and Bradley’s Landing service
  • D. McKenzie, Contractor for Dargaville, steamers, Railway-station, and Post-office service
  • J. Gamble, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing, Mangatu, and Mangatu School service
  • W. T. W. Hall, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa service
  • C. McAllister, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui service
  • C. Thornton, Contractor for Drury Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. H. Carter, Contractor for Drury Railway-station, Runciman, Raramara, and Bombay service
  • D. L. Maxwell (Miss), Contractor for Drury Railway-station—Runciman service
  • Badham, Contractor for Glen Eden and Karekare service
  • Farley, Contractor for Glen Eden and Karekare service
  • H. Lloyd, Contractor for Glen Eden and Nihotupu service
  • M. Naden (Miss), Contractor for Glen Eden and Oratia service
  • S. Miller, Contractor for Glen Murray and Kaawa service
  • G. W. Coulam, Contractor for Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office service
  • W. T. Beagle, Contractor for Helensville and Parakai service
  • H. Pengelly, Contractor for Helensville Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. C. Thomas, Contractor for Henderson and Massey service
  • Hamilton, Contractor for Hikurangi, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru South service
  • R. Williams (Mrs.), Contractor for Hikurangi and Marua service
  • O. C. Dysart, Contractor for Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki service