Postal Services Contracts




MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON—continued.

Number of Service Service Total Mileage Frequency Mode of Conveyance Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
30 Owen River - Owen Valley (rural delivery) 16 Weekly Trap D. Whitford £17 0 0 ..
31 Pakawau and Paturau River 40 Weekly Gig J. B. Nicholls £70 0 0 31/12/28
32 Port Nelson and Glenhope, or any intermediate station 120 As required Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. £6 for whole journey; lesser amount for shorter journey ..
33 Price's Corner and Neudorf 3 Daily Horse Miss E. F. Beuke £63 0 0 31/12/28
34 Riwaka and Sandy Bay 12 Twice weekly Horse Mrs. E. Holyoake £26 0 0 ..
35 Spring Grove Railway-station and Post-office 1/2 4 times daily Foot G. Francois £25 0 0 ..
36 Tadmor, Matariki, and Sherry River 11 Thrice weekly Trap F. H. J. Lines £50 0 0 31/12/28
37 Takaka, Hamama, and Uruwhenua 24 Twice weekly Motor-car E. W. Riordan £65 0 0 31/12/28
38 Takaka and Kotinga 4 Thrice weekly Bicycle F. R. Hitchcock £7 0 0 ..
39 Takaka and Motupipi 6 Daily Motor-car J. Winter £120 0 0 31/12/28
Motupipi and Tarakohe 10 5 times weekly Motor-car J. Winter £120 0 0 31/12/28
40 Takaka, Puramahoi, Onekaka, and Collingwood 36 Daily Motor-car R. Benson £100 0 0 31/12/28
41 Takaka and Waitapu Wharf (conveyance of parcel-receptacles only) 6 As required Car Newman Bros., Ltd. 2s. per hamper ..
42 Tarakohe, Anatimo, and Awa-iti 30 Twice weekly Horse F. G. Hadfield £85 0 0 31/12/28
43 Transport of mails across Takaka River when in flood 1/2 As required Boat H. W. Page 10s. per trip ..
44 Tui Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily Foot Mrs. M. E. Russ £10 0 0 ..
45 Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot Miss B. F. Hoult £20 0 0 ..
46 Waitapu Wharf: Custody of parcel-hampers .. As required .. H. A. Haase £12 0 0 ..
47 Wakefield, Brightwater, and Nelson (one way only) 17 Twice weekly Motor-bus E. A. Burn £10 0 0 ..
48 Wakefield and Koreke 14 Daily Motor-cycle A. E. Shuttleworth £96 0 0 31/12/28

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

Number of Service Service Total Mileage Frequency Mode of Conveyance Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
1 Ahititi-Kotare 24 Twice weekly Horse J. B. Carr £90 0 0 31/12/30
Okau-Rerekapa (rural delivery) 16 Weekly Horse J. B. Carr £90 0 0 31/12/30
2 Awakino and Whareorino 42 Weekly Motor-lorry W. J. Thomas £50 0 0 31/12/30
3 Brixton and Huirangi 10 Daily, 1 Sep. to 31 May; thrice weekly, 1 June to 31 August Trap L. A. Sarten £20 0 0 ..
4 Douglas Railway-station and Post-office 1/2 Daily Foot C. A. Bredow £10 0 0 ..
5 Egmont Village and Kaimiro 7 Daily Horse O. Peters £26 0 0 ..
6 Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake 52 Twice daily Motor-car J. S. B. Smith £225 0 0 31/12/30
Eltham and Kaponga 16 Thrice daily Motor-car J. S. B. Smith £225 0 0 31/12/30
7 Eltham-Omoana (part rural delivery) 46 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry S. W. and W. H. Norris £114 0 0 31/12/30
8 Eltham Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-truck J. W. Willis £90 0 0 31/12/30
9 Eltham-Rawhitiroa (rural delivery) 16 Daily Bicycle T. C. List £65 0 0 31/12/30
10 Eltham-Te Roti (rural delivery) 8 Daily Motor-cycle W. A. Parkinson and Co., Ltd. £55 0 0 31/12/30
11 Hawera-Ararata (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-car J. G. Lippingwell £150 0 0 31/12/30
12 Hawera: Delivery of parcels over 3 lb. in weight within boundaries of postmen's delivery .. Daily Motor-lorry C. Stone £175 0 0 31/12/30
13 Hawera, Inaha, and Manaia 19 Thrice daily (one trip is free of cost) Motor-car The Egmont Tourist Motors, Ltd. £220 0 0 31/12/30
Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Pihama, and Opunake 40 Daily Motor-car The Egmont Tourist Motors, Ltd. £220 0 0 31/12/30
14 Hawera-Meremere (part rural delivery) 39 Daily Motor-car The Egmont Tourist Motors, Ltd. £330 0 0 31/12/30
15 Hawera, Normanby, and Okaiawa 16 Daily Motor-car M. M. Robertson £40 0 0 ..
16 Hawera and Ohawe Beach 6 Daily, 1 Dec. to 31 Mar.; twice weekly, 1 April to 30 Nov. Motor-car Mrs. C. MacRae Nil ..
17 Hawera Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-lorry C. Stone £190 0 0 31/12/30
18 Hawera-Whareroa (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-car The Egmont Tourist Motors, Ltd. £275 0 0 31/12/30
19 Inglewood and Ngatoro 4 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
20 Inglewood-Purangi (part rural delivery) 54 Daily Motor-bus S. H. Crowhurst £190 0 0 31/12/30
21 Inglewood and Te Tawa 6 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
22 Junction of Kent and Junction Roads and Korito 5 Thrice weekly Horse Mrs. I. A. Baker £15 0 0 ..
23 Junction of Okau and Mokau Roads and Ahititi 600 yd. Thrice weekly Foot H. L. Lewis £5 0 0 ..
24 Kaimiro and North Mount Egmont 5 Twice weekly Horse H. Peters Nil ..
25 Kent Road and Albert Road 7 Thrice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; twice weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Bicycle Mrs. E. Adams £5 0 0 ..


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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
35 names identified
  • D. Whitford, Contractor for Owen River - Owen Valley
  • J. B. Nicholls, Contractor for Pakawau and Paturau River
  • E. F. Beuke (Miss), Contractor for Price's Corner and Neudorf
  • E. Holyoake (Mrs.), Contractor for Riwaka and Sandy Bay
  • G. Francois, Contractor for Spring Grove Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. H. J. Lines, Contractor for Tadmor, Matariki, and Sherry River
  • E. W. Riordan, Contractor for Takaka, Hamama, and Uruwhenua
  • F. R. Hitchcock, Contractor for Takaka and Kotinga
  • J. Winter, Contractor for Takaka and Motupipi
  • R. Benson, Contractor for Takaka, Puramahoi, Onekaka, and Collingwood
  • F. G. Hadfield, Contractor for Tarakohe, Anatimo, and Awa-iti
  • H. W. Page, Contractor for transport of mails across Takaka River
  • M. E. Russ (Mrs.), Contractor for Tui Railway-station and Post-office
  • B. F. Hoult (Miss), Contractor for Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. A. Haase, Contractor for Waitapu Wharf
  • E. A. Burn, Contractor for Wakefield, Brightwater, and Nelson
  • A. E. Shuttleworth, Contractor for Wakefield and Koreke
  • J. B. Carr, Contractor for Ahititi-Kotare and Okau-Rerekapa
  • W. J. Thomas, Contractor for Awakino and Whareorino
  • L. A. Sarten, Contractor for Brixton and Huirangi
  • C. A. Bredow, Contractor for Douglas Railway-station and Post-office
  • O. Peters, Contractor for Egmont Village and Kaimiro
  • J. S. B. Smith, Contractor for Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake
  • S. W. Norris, Contractor for Eltham-Omoana
  • J. W. Willis, Contractor for Eltham Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. C. List, Contractor for Eltham-Rawhitiroa
  • W. A. Parkinson, Contractor for Eltham-Te Roti
  • J. G. Lippingwell, Contractor for Hawera-Ararata
  • C. Stone, Contractor for Hawera parcel delivery
  • C. MacRae (Mrs.), Contractor for Hawera, Inaha, and Manaia
  • M. M. Robertson, Contractor for Hawera, Normanby, and Okaiawa
  • I. A. Baker (Mrs.), Contractor for Junction of Kent and Junction Roads and Korito
  • H. L. Lewis, Contractor for Junction of Okau and Mokau Roads and Ahititi
  • H. Peters, Contractor for Kaimiro and North Mount Egmont
  • E. Adams (Mrs.), Contractor for Kent Road and Albert Road