New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 17

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 591

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE---continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
46 Te Karaka and Kanakanaia (private-bag delivery) 30 Twice weekly, 1 Oct. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 30 Sept. Motor-car or horse R. Stephenson.. £95 0 0 31/12/30
47 Te Karaka Railway-station and Post-office 1,100 yd. As required.. Slingsby truck Deptl. officer).. .. ..
48 Tikitiki and Rangitukia.. 7 Twice weekly.. Gig P. M. Kohere.. £20 0 0 ..
49 Tikitiki and Waiomatatini.. 2 As required.. Foot T. Akena.. 5s. per return trip ..
50 Tinaaruhe and Owhena (private-bag delivery) 64 Weekly.. Motor-car or packhorse H. Walker.. £140 0 0 31/12/30
51 Tokomaru Bay and Hautanōa.. 4 Twice daily (daily, Saturdays) Motor-lorry.. H. C. Bignell.. £59 0 0 31/12/30
52 Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro Bay.. 24 Thrice weekly.. Motor-car.. N. Matehe.. £97 10 0 31/12/30
53 Tokomaru Bay and Whakoau (private-bag delivery) 50 Weekly.. Motor-car or coach E. B. Clews.. £120 0 0 31/12/30
54 Tokomaru Bay roadstead and wharves.. .. As required.. Launch.. Tokomaru Harbour Board £100 0 0 31/12/30
55 Tokomaru Bay wharves and Post-office 5 As required.. Motor-lorry.. H. C. Bignell.. £149 0 0 31/12/30
56 Tolaga Bay and Arataha.. 14 Twice weekly.. Motor-car, buggy, or packhorse P. G. Mullooly.. £182 0 0 31/12/30
56 Arataha and Arakihi.. 13 Weekly.. Motor-car, buggy, or packhorse P. G. Mullooly.. £182 0 0 31/12/30
56 Arataha and Puketawa.. 27 Weekly.. Motor-car, buggy, or packhorse P. G. Mullooly.. £182 0 0 31/12/30
57 Tolaga Bay : Vessels in roadstead, and Post-office .. As required.. Launch.. Gisborne Sheep-farmers' Frozen Meat and Mercantile Co., Ltd. £40 0 0 ..
58 Waerengaahika Railway - station and Post-office 6 Daily.. Cart.. D. J. Clacher.. £40 0 0 ..
59 Waerengaokuri, Pehiri, and Tahunga.. 44 Weekly.. Motor-lorry or express C. Stevens.. £130 0 0 31/12/30
60 Waikohu and Whakarau (private - bag delivery) 24 Weekly.. Motor-car or buggy C. R. Will.. £85 0 0 31/12/30
61 Waikohu Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required.. Foot.. Mrs. E. Hoey.. £13 0 0 ..
62 Waiomatatini and Port Awanui.. 6 Twice weekly.. Horse.. Wi Pepere.. £50 0 0 31/12/30
63 Waipaoa Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required.. Motor-lorry.. J. J. Box.. £20 0 0 ..
64 Waipiro Bay Beach and Post-office.. ½ As required.. Cart.. Waipiro Bay Trading Co.. £5 0 0 ..
65 Whatatutu and Iwiroa.. 24 Weekly.. Coach.. E. J. Gregory.. £50 0 0 31/12/30
66 Whatatutu and Wheturau (private-bag delivery) 20 Weekly.. Coach.. E. J. Gregory.. £50 0 0 31/12/30

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahaura and Ahaura River (rural delivery) 46 Weekly.. Motor-car.. J. F. White.. £50 0 0 31/12/28
2 Ahaura Railway-station and Post-office 1 ½ As required.. Motor-car.. J. F. White.. £15 0 0 ..
3 Awatuna Railway-station, Stafford, and Goldsborough 10 Thrice weekly (two trips per day) Cart.. S. Stewart.. £50 0 0 31/12/28
4 Blackball and Atarau.. 16 Twice weekly.. Cart.. Mrs. A. D. Christie £15 0 0 ..
5 Blackball Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required.. Motor-lorry.. J. Park.. £100 0 0 31/12/28
6 Brunner Railway-station and Post-office ¾ As required.. Bicycle.. Deptl. officer).. .. ..
7* Dunollie Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd. .. As required.. Foot.. Mrs. E. Neilson.. .. ..
8 Greymouth, Barrytown, and Maher's Creek 46 Twice weekly.. Motor-lorry.. J. Ryall.. £100 0 0 31/12/28
9 Greymouth and Cobden (delivery of parcels within boundaries of postmen's deliveries) 6 Daily.. Horse-van.. Corcoran & Morris £225 0 0 31/12/28
10 Greymouth and Cobden.. 2 Daily.. Bicycle.. Deptl. officer).. .. ..
11 Greymouth and Marsden.. 20 Weekly.. Motor-car.. J. R. Coburn.. £15 0 0 ..
12 Greymouth Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office 1 As required.. Horse-lorry.. J. R. Coburn.. £290 0 0 31/12/28
13 Harihari and Herepo.. 4 Twice weekly.. Cart.. D. S. Adamson.. £15 0 0 ..
14 Hokitika, Hoho, and Humphreys.. 22 Twice weekly.. Gig J. Cameron.. £40 0 0 ..
15 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu 10 Daily.. Motor-bus.. Mrs. G. E. F. Keenan £55 0 0 31/12/28
16 Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, and Koiterangi (part rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly.. Motor-car.. W. O'Brien.. £59 6 8 31/12/28
17 Hokitika Railway-station, Wharf, and Post-office ½ As required.. Horse-lorry.. J. Cameron.. £75 0 0 31/12/28
18 Hokitika, Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, Evans Creek, Harihari, Tataho, Matainui, The Forks, Tatare, Waiho Gorge 194 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car.. Newman's Motors, Ltd. £450 0 0 31/12/28
19 Waiho Gorge and Weheka.. 34 Weekly.. Pack-horse.. Westland Cool Storage and Dairy Co., Ltd. £30 0 0 ..
19 Hokitika and Waitaha.. 62 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 30 April; weekly, 1 May to 31 Aug. Motor-lorry.. Westland Cool Storage and Dairy Co., Ltd. £30 0 0 ..
20 Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waiuta 22 Daily.. Motor-bus.. R. M. Hempseed £59 0 0 31/12/28
21 Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura 4 Thrice weekly.. Motor-lorry.. Mrs. S. Cropper £22 0 0 ..
  • 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
28 names identified
  • R. Stephenson, Contractor for Te Karaka and Kanakanaia mail service
  • P. M. Kohere, Contractor for Tikitiki and Rangitukia mail service
  • T. Akena, Contractor for Tikitiki and Waiomatatini mail service
  • H. Walker, Contractor for Tinaaruhe and Owhena mail service
  • H. C. Bignell, Contractor for Tokomaru Bay and Hautanōa mail service
  • N. Matehe, Contractor for Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro Bay mail service
  • E. B. Clews, Contractor for Tokomaru Bay and Whakoau mail service
  • P. G. Mullooly, Contractor for Tolaga Bay and Arataha mail service
  • D. J. Clacher, Contractor for Waerengaahika Railway station and Post-office mail service
  • C. Stevens, Contractor for Waerengaokuri, Pehiri, and Tahunga mail service
  • C. R. Will, Contractor for Waikohu and Whakarau mail service
  • E. Hoey (Mrs), Contractor for Waikohu Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • Wi Pepere, Contractor for Waiomatatini and Port Awanui mail service
  • J. J. Box, Contractor for Waipaoa Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • E. J. Gregory, Contractor for Whatatutu and Iwiroa mail service
  • J. F. White, Contractor for Ahaura and Ahaura River mail service
  • S. Stewart, Contractor for Awatuna Railway-station, Stafford, and Goldsborough mail service
  • A. D. Christie (Mrs), Contractor for Blackball and Atarau mail service
  • J. Park, Contractor for Blackball Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • E. Neilson (Mrs), Contractor for Dunollie Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • J. Ryall, Contractor for Greymouth, Barrytown, and Maher's Creek mail service
  • J. R. Coburn, Contractor for Greymouth and Marsden mail service
  • D. S. Adamson, Contractor for Harihari and Herepo mail service
  • J. Cameron, Contractor for Hokitika, Hoho, and Humphreys mail service
  • G. E. F. Keenan (Mrs), Contractor for Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu mail service
  • W. O'Brien, Contractor for Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, and Koiterangi mail service
  • R. M. Hempseed, Contractor for Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and Waiuta mail service
  • S. Cropper (Mrs), Contractor for Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura mail service