New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 17

Page 587

✨ Postal Services Contracts



MAR. 1.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Abbotsford Railway-station and Fair-field 4 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. E. T. Ross .. £ 40 0 0 s. d. ..
2 Alexandra-Earnscleugh (rural delivery) 10½ Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. 16 0 0 ..
3 Alexandra, Fruitlands, and Roxburgh 56 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 180 0 0 31/12/28
4 Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. .. Trap .. A. McKellar .. 40 0 0 ..
5 Allanton and Momona .. .. .. 4½ Daily .. .. Motor-lorry .. C. C. O'Hara .. 50 0 0 31/12/28
6* Allanton Railway-station and Post-office 418 yd. 4 times daily .. Foot .. A. G. Roxburgh .. .. ..
7 Balclutha, Bishops, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito (part rural delivery) 36 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. A. S. McDiarmid 150 0 0 31/12/28
8 Balclutha - Clifton Gate (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. A. S. McDiarmid 75 0 0 31/12/28
9 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clyde-vale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 55 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. J. H. Burrows .. 230 0 0 31/12/28
10 Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office 3½ As required .. .. Cart .. M. G. Shepherd .. 30 0 0 ..
11 Bannockburn and Nevis .. .. 40 Weekly .. .. Coach .. E. T. Lawrence .. 90 0 0 31/12/28
12 Beaumont, Raes Junction, and Island Block 14 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 80 0 0 31/12/28
13* Benhar Railway-station and Post-office 3½ Daily .. .. Horse vehicle J. T. Park .. .. ..
14 Caberfeidh Railway - station and Kahuiaka 2½ Twice weekly .. Trap .. Mrs. E. Johnston 31 0 0 ..
15* Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd. Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. I. Fraser .. .. ..
16* Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. M. E. M. Cowie .. ..
17 Clarksville Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Foot .. Miss H. M. Murray 10 0 0 ..
18 Clinton – Ashley Downs (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. I. A. L. Oliver .. 75 0 0 31/12/28
19 Clinton-Popotunoa (rural delivery) .. 30½ Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. I. A. L. Oliver .. 90 0 0 31/12/28
20 Clinton-Wairuna (rural delivery) .. 17 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. I. A. L. Oliver .. 70 0 0 31/12/28
21 Clyde-Earnscleugh (rural delivery) .. 8 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. 14 0 0 ..
22 Clyde Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
23 Conical Hills Railway-station and Post-office 3½ Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. L. A. Bennett 15 0 0 ..
24 Cromwell–Arrowtown (part rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Mount Cook Motor Co., Ltd. 175 0 0 31/12/28
25 Cromwell and Bannockburn 8 5 times weekly .. Motor-car .. E. T. Lawrence 70 0 0 31/12/28
26 Cromwell – Lowburn Ferry (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. Bell .. 110 0 0 31/12/31
27 Cromwell, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke (part rural delivery) 90 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 440 0 0 31/12/28
28 Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. .. Motor-lorry J. Roberts .. 90 0 0 31/12/28
29 Cromwell–Ripponvale (rural delivery) 5 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
30 Cromwell, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras 50 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. N. L. J. Cowie .. 126 0 0 31/12/28
31 Dunback and Stoneburn 10 Twice weekly .. Gig .. R. Johnston .. 24 0 0 ..
32 Dunedin, Anderson's Bay, Caversham, Dunedin North, Manor Place, Moray Place, Mornington, North East Valley, Roslyn, St. Kilda, and South Dunedin, and conveyance of postmen .. 5 times daily .. Tram-car .. Dunedin City Corporation 295 5 0 31/12/28
33 Dunedin : Clearance of pillar - boxes and collection of certain suburban mails .. As required .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
34 Dunedin : Delivery of parcels and distribution of postmen's overflow bags .. As required .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
35 Dunedin : Midnight clearance of pillar-boxes .. As required .. .. Motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
36 Dunedin and Mount Cargill 12 Twice weekly .. Motor-cycle or trap J. Souquet .. 20 0 0 ..
37 Dunedin, Roxburgh, Cromwell, and Pembroke (letter mails only) 186 Daily, summer months ; thrice weekly, winter months. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. Nil ..
38 Dunedin, Macandrew Bay, Broad Bay, and Portobello 26½ Twice daily .. Motor-bus .. Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. 95 0 0 31/12/28
39 Dunedin Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office .. As required .. .. Motor-lorry (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
40 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and Sandymount 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus .. Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. 58 0 0 31/12/28
{Dunedin and Brighton .. .. 23 Daily, 1 Dec. to 31 Mar. ; thrice weekly, 1 April to 30 Nov. C. J. Hobbs .. 95 0 0 31/12/28
41 Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach 27 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus
42 Edievale and Dunrobin .. .. 6 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. H. Newton .. 30 0 0 ..
43* Edievale Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. .. Foot .. Miss R. Simpson .. ..
44 Evansdale-Merton (rural delivery) 14 Daily .. .. Gig .. A. Storey .. 104 0 0 31/12/28
45* Evansdale Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. E. E. Forbes .. ..
  • 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
23 names identified
  • E. T. Ross, Contractor for Abbotsford Railway-station and Fairfield
  • A. McKellar, Contractor for Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. C. O'Hara, Contractor for Allanton and Momona
  • A. G. Roxburgh, Contractor for Allanton Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. S. McDiarmid, Contractor for Balclutha, Bishops, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito
  • J. H. Burrows, Contractor for Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clydevale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka Mouth
  • M. G. Shepherd, Contractor for Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office
  • E. T. Lawrence, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis
  • Mrs. E. Johnston, Contractor for Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahuiaka
  • Mrs. I. Fraser, Contractor for Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office
  • Mrs. M. E. M. Cowie, Contractor for Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office
  • Miss H. M. Murray, Contractor for Clarksville Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. A. L. Oliver, Contractor for Clinton – Ashley Downs, Clinton-Popotunoa, and Clinton-Wairuna
  • J. Bell, Contractor for Cromwell – Lowburn Ferry
  • J. Roberts, Contractor for Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office
  • N. L. J. Cowie, Contractor for Cromwell, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras
  • R. Johnston, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn
  • J. Souquet, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill
  • C. J. Hobbs, Contractor for Dunedin and Brighton
  • H. Newton, Contractor for Edievale and Dunrobin
  • Miss R. Simpson, Contractor for Edievale Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Storey, Contractor for Evansdale-Merton
  • Mrs. E. E. Forbes, Contractor for Evansdale Railway-station and Post-office