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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17
POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brancepeth–Ngaumu Road (rural delivery) | 14 | Twice weekly.. | Horse or motor-car | G. C. G. Burling | £ s. d. 52 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 2 | Carterton–Carrington (rural delivery) | 85 | Daily | Motor-car | B. Sewell | 389 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 3 | Carterton–Gladstone (part rural delivery) | 77 | Daily | Motor-car | B. Sewell | 364 4 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 4 | Carterton Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | As required | Motor-lorry | F. W. Jackson | 140 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 5 | Clareville Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Thrice daily | Foot | S. Reid | 32 0 0 | .. |
| 6 | Eketa huna–Tiraumea (part rural delivery) | 58 | Daily | Motor-car | D. P. Ryan and Sons, Ltd. | 300 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| Junction Main Road and Haunui | 4 | Thrice weekly | |||||
| Eketa huna–Mangamahoe (part rural delivery) | 36½ | Daily | |||||
| 7 | Junction Main Road and Putara School (rural delivery) | 6¼ | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. L. Eagle | 298 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 8 | Eketa huna–Pahiatua (part rural delivery) | 40½ | Daily | Motor-car | W. G. Waterreus | 249 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 9 | Eketa huna Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | As required | Motor-lorry | D. P. Ryan and Sons, Ltd. | 150 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 10 | Featherston and Martinborough | 24 | 4 times daily | Motor-omnibus | McKay and Co. | 300 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 11 | Featherston – Kahutara–Tauherenikau (rural delivery) | 53 | Daily | Motor-car | J. J. Connelly | 330 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 12 | Featherston–Whangaimoana (part rural delivery) | 63 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. S. C. Higgison | 295 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 13 | Featherston Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor-omnibus | McKay and Co. | 100 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 14 | Featherston–Wharepapa (rural delivery) | 46 | Twice weekly | Motor-omnibus | Arthur Hodder | 150 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 15 | Greytown–Ahikouka (rural delivery) | 4¾ | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 16 | Greytown Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | As required | ||||
| Greytown and Woodside Railway-station | 8 | Daily | Motor-car | F. A. Nightingale | 220 0 0 | 31/12/30 | |
| Greytown–Morrison’s Bush (rural delivery) | 18½ | Daily | |||||
| 17 | Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn (private-bag delivery) | 42 | Weekly | Pack-horse | T. Grant | 80 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 18 | Johnsonville–Ohariu (rural delivery) | 8 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 19 | Kaitawa–Hinemoa (rural delivery) | 19½ | Daily | Motor-cycle | W. G. Beckett | 126 10 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 20 | Karori and Makara | 6½ | Thrice weekly | Gig | G. R. Hislop | 30 0 0 | .. |
| 21* | Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office | 40 yd. | As required | Foot | J. E. King | .. | .. |
| 22 | Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Daily | Foot | Mrs. E. M. Wright | 5 0 0 | .. |
| 23 | Langdale Junction and Whareama | 4 | Daily | Horse | Mrs. A. Street | 40 0 0 | .. |
| 24 | Lower Hutt Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | As required | Motor-lorry | I. F. Sammons | 185 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 25 | Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata | 16 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. A. L. Andrews | 60 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 26* | Mangaroa Railway-station and Post-office | 400 yd. | Daily | Foot | L. Gorrie | .. | .. |
| 27 | Martinborough–Dyerville (rural delivery) | 40 | Daily | Motor-car | G. F. Lumley | 275 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 28 | Martinborough – Spring Grove and Hinakura | 34 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | T. Grant | 150 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 29 | Martinborough, Tuhirangi, Hautotara, Birch Hill, Sunnyside, Whakapuni, Lagoon Hill, Tuturumuri, Te Awaite, Tora, Stony Creek, Cape River, Wairangi, Tawahi, Kaiwaka, Homeburn, and White Rock (private-bag delivery) | 126½ | Twice weekly | Motor - lorry and pack-horses | Carruthers and Moore | 250 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 30 | Masterton – East Taratahi (rural delivery) | 27 | Daily | Motor-car | T. Thomson | 200 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 31 | Masterton–Longbush (part rural delivery) | 44 | Daily | Motor-lorry | H. P. Reed | 210 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 32 | Masterton–Bideford–Glendonald (private-bag delivery) | 36 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. E. Gray | 138 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 33 | Masterton–Homebush (rural delivery) | 7 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 34 | Masterton, Taueru, Carswell’s, Blairlogie, Seven Oaks, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, Kokowai, Beaumaris, Riversdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, and Homewood (private-bag delivery) | 85 | Twice weekly | Motor-car | F. B. Gray | 165 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 35 | Masterton–Kaituna–Matahiwi (rural delivery) | 32 | Daily | Motor-lorry | C. F. Price | 237 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 36 | Masterton – Mount Bruce (rural delivery) | 40 | Daily | Motor-car | J. Stewart | 250 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 37 | Masterton Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | As required | Motor-car | T. Thomson | 365 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| Masterton; delivery of parcels within radius of two miles of Post-office | .. | Daily |
*Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
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NZ Gazette 1928, No 17
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NZ Gazette 1928, No 17
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Postal services and subsidies for the Wellington District
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Wellington, Mail contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
27 names identified
- G. C. G. Burling, Contractor for Brancepeth–Ngaumu Road rural delivery
- B. Sewell, Contractor for Carterton–Carrington and Carterton–Gladstone rural deliveries
- F. W. Jackson, Contractor for Carterton Railway-station and Post-office
- S. Reid, Contractor for Clareville Railway-station and Post-office
- D. P. Ryan, Contractor for Eketa huna–Tiraumea and Eketa huna Railway-station and Post-office
- W. L. Eagle, Contractor for Junction Main Road and Putara School rural delivery
- W. G. Waterreus, Contractor for Eketa huna–Pahiatua rural delivery
- J. J. Connelly, Contractor for Featherston – Kahutara–Tauherenikau rural delivery
- W. S. C. Higgison, Contractor for Featherston–Whangaimoana rural delivery
- Arthur Hodder, Contractor for Featherston–Wharepapa rural delivery
- T. Grant, Contractor for Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glenburn private-bag delivery
- W. G. Beckett, Contractor for Kaitawa–Hinemoa rural delivery
- G. R. Hislop, Contractor for Karori and Makara
- J. E. King, Contractor for Khandallah Railway-station and Post-office
- E. M. Wright (Mrs.), Contractor for Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post-office
- A. Street (Mrs.), Contractor for Langdale Junction and Whareama
- I. F. Sammons, Contractor for Lower Hutt Railway-station and Post-office
- W. A. L. Andrews, Contractor for Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata
- L. Gorrie, Contractor for Mangaroa Railway-station and Post-office
- G. F. Lumley, Contractor for Martinborough–Dyerville rural delivery
- T. Thomson, Contractor for Masterton – East Taratahi rural delivery and Masterton Railway-station and Post-office
- H. P. Reed, Contractor for Masterton–Longbush rural delivery
- W. E. Gray, Contractor for Masterton–Bideford–Glendonald private-bag delivery
- F. B. Gray, Contractor for Masterton, Taueru, Carswell’s, Blairlogie, Seven Oaks, Beaumont, Waikaraka, Fernglen, Kokowai, Beaumaris, Riversdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, and Homewood private-bag delivery
- C. F. Price, Contractor for Masterton–Kaituna–Matahiwi rural delivery
- J. Stewart, Contractor for Masterton – Mount Bruce rural delivery
- F. A. Nightingale, Contractor for Greytown and Woodside Railway-station