New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 17

Page 593

✨ Postal Services Details



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 593

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
18 Glen Afton Railway-station, Glen Afton, and Pukemiro 2½ Daily Motor-car Pukemiro Transport Co. £ s. d. 40 0 0 ..
19 Glen Afton and Woodleigh (part rural and private-bag delivery) 58½ Thrice weekly Motor-car Pukemiro Transport Co. 160 0 0 31/12/30
20 Gordonton–Piako Road (rural delivery) 10 Daily Gig Mrs. L. Southgate 60 0 0 31/12/28
21 Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro and Cambridge (part rural delivery), (one way only) 14 Daily (mails from Cambridge and Tamahere to Hamilton also conveyed by contractor) Motor-car G. Wratten 90 0 0 31/12/30
22 Hamilton and Hamilton North 1 As required Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
23 Hamilton–Rototuna (part rural delivery) 33 Daily Motor-car H. Gadd 295 0 0 31/12/30
24 Hamilton–Rukuhia (rural delivery) 18 Daily Gig or motor-car W. T. Asplin 125 0 0 31/12/30
25 Hamilton–Silverdale (rural delivery) 8½ Daily Motor-lorry W. Waite 60 0 0 31/12/30
26 Hamilton Chief Post-office: Conveyance to Frankton Junction Railway of clearance from late-fee box 1 Weekly Motor-car G. Wratten 5 0 0 ..
27 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves 12 Twice daily Motor-car W. Nicholson 50 0 0 31/12/30
28 Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office 470 yd. As required Foot Miss M. Germann 20 0 0 ..
29* Horotiu Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd. Twice daily Foot Mrs. H. Sutherland .. ..
30* Hukapapa Railway-station and Post-office 150 yd. Daily Foot D. Gardner .. ..
31 Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, Waikokowai, and Ruawaro 26 Twice weekly Motor-lorry T. Hart 50 0 0 31/12/30
32 Huntly Railway-station and Post-office 230 yd. As required Hand-cart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
33 Junction of Awakino Road and Arapae 132 yd. Daily Foot H. G. Weir 7 10 0 ..
34 Junction of Awakino Road and Te Mapara 6 Thrice weekly Pack-horse G. Laurensen 11 0 0 ..
35 Junction of Raglan–Hamilton Road, Kauroa, Te Mata, and Aotea 28 Thrice weekly Motor-van C. J. D. Given 140 0 0 31/12/30
36 Junction of Te Kuiti–Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga 8 Twice weekly Pack-horse Messrs. Ashworth and Honnor 20 0 0 ..
37 Kaihere and Torehape 6 Twice weekly Wagon A. G. Davis 5 0 0 ..
38 Kaitieke–Upper Retaruke (rural delivery) 20 Twice weekly Pack-horse H. W. Treacy 50 0 0 31/12/30
39 Kakahi Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Motor-car W. George 46 0 0 31/12/30
40 Kawhia and Hauturu 24 Twice weekly Launch H. T. Morgan 57 4 0 31/12/30
41 Kawhia and Owhiro 24 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 30 April; weekly, 1 May to 31 Aug. Launch Oparau Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 13 0 0 ..
42 Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku 20 Thrice weekly Launch J. Schultz 50 0 0 31/12/30
43 Kawhia Wharf and Post-office 500 yd. Weekly Hand-cart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
44 Kokakonui Landing and Kirikau 2 Twice weekly Foot W. E. Le Gros 15 0 0 ..
45* Kokakoriki Landing and Post-office 2½ Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 14 Dec. Horse Mrs. A. Chappell .. ..
46 Kopaki Railway-station and Post-office 360 yd. Thrice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
47 Mamaku Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd. 4 times daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
48 Mangapehi Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd. Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
49 Manunui and Ngapuke 12 Twice weekly Locomotive R. Stillwell 5 0 0 ..
50 Manunui Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd. Daily Hand-cart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
51 Matamata and Okauia (part rural delivery) 23 Daily Motor-car Mrs. A. Gibson 125 0 0 31/12/30
52 Matamata–Peria (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-car S. T. Neems 190 0 0 31/12/30
53 Matamata and Te Poi (part rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car M. G. Neems 220 0 0 31/12/30
54 Matamata Railway-station and Post-office 270 yd. As required Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
55* Matangi Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd. Thrice daily Foot Miss E. S. Jamieson .. ..
56 Matiere–Otangiwai (rural delivery) 19 Twice weekly Trap L. A. Margan 90 0 0 31/12/30
57 Matiere Railway-station and Post-office 1¾ Daily Trolly Public Works Dept. 50 0 0 ..
58 Morrinsville–Kiwitahi (rural delivery) 34 Daily Motor-car A. W. Stuckey 230 0 0 31/12/30
59 Morrinsville – Mangateparu Settlement (rural delivery) 10½ Daily Motor-car A. Howarth 85 10 0 31/12/30
60 Morrinsville–Motumaoho (rural delivery) 18 Daily Motor-car A. W. Stuckey 150 0 0 31/12/30
61 Morrinsville–Piako (rural delivery) 4½ Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
62 Morrinsville, Tahuna, and Patetonga (part rural delivery) 42 Daily Motor-bus J. L. McDonald 127 10 0 31/12/30
63 Morrinsville–Tauhei (rural delivery) 27 Thrice weekly Gig Mrs. A. M. Maxwell 140 0 0 31/12/30
64 Morrinsville Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-lorry J. Robson & Sons 84 0 0 31/12/30
65 National Park, Tongariro, and Tokaanu 88 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car Gillies Motors, Ltd. 100 0 0 31/12/30
66* Newstead Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd. Twice daily Foot Mrs. A. T. Manktelow .. ..
  • 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
34 names identified
  • L. Southgate (Mrs.), Contractor for Gordonton–Piako Road rural delivery
  • G. Wratten, Contractor for Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, Pukeroro and Cambridge mail service
  • H. Gadd, Contractor for Hamilton–Rototuna rural delivery
  • W. T. Asplin, Contractor for Hamilton–Rukuhia rural delivery
  • W. Waite, Contractor for Hamilton–Silverdale rural delivery
  • W. Nicholson, Contractor for Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves mail service
  • M. Germann (Miss), Contractor for Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • H. Sutherland (Mrs.), Contractor for Horotiu Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • D. Gardner, Contractor for Hukapapa Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • T. Hart, Contractor for Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, Waikokowai, and Ruawaro mail service
  • H. G. Weir, Contractor for Junction of Awakino Road and Arapae mail service
  • G. Laurensen, Contractor for Junction of Awakino Road and Te Mapara mail service
  • C. J. D. Given, Contractor for Junction of Raglan–Hamilton Road, Kauroa, Te Mata, and Aotea mail service
  • Ashworth, Contractor for Junction of Te Kuiti–Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga mail service
  • Honnor, Contractor for Junction of Te Kuiti–Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga mail service
  • A. G. Davis, Contractor for Kaihere and Torehape mail service
  • H. W. Treacy, Contractor for Kaitieke–Upper Retaruke rural delivery
  • W. George, Contractor for Kakahi Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • H. T. Morgan, Contractor for Kawhia and Hauturu mail service
  • J. Schultz, Contractor for Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku mail service
  • W. E. Le Gros, Contractor for Kokakonui Landing and Kirikau mail service
  • A. Chappell (Mrs.), Contractor for Kokakoriki Landing and Post-office mail service
  • R. Stillwell, Contractor for Manunui and Ngapuke mail service
  • A. Gibson (Mrs.), Contractor for Matamata and Okauia rural delivery
  • S. T. Neems, Contractor for Matamata–Peria rural delivery
  • M. G. Neems, Contractor for Matamata and Te Poi rural delivery
  • E. S. Jamieson (Miss), Contractor for Matangi Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • L. A. Margan, Contractor for Matiere–Otangiwai rural delivery
  • A. W. Stuckey, Contractor for Morrinsville–Kiwitahi rural delivery
  • A. Howarth, Contractor for Morrinsville – Mangateparu Settlement rural delivery
  • J. L. McDonald, Contractor for Morrinsville, Tahuna, and Patetonga rural delivery
  • A. M. Maxwell (Mrs.), Contractor for Morrinsville–Tauhei rural delivery
  • Robson, Contractor for Morrinsville Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • A. T. Manktelow (Mrs.), Contractor for Newstead Railway-station and Post-office mail service