Postal Services Contracts




Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 563

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
36 Clevedon and Whakatiri .. .. 14 Twice weekly .. Motor-truck S. Bryers and Co. £ s. d. 5 0 0 ..
37 Colville and Poihakene (rural delivery) 46 Weekly .. Packhorse .. F. H. Purdom .. 67 0 0 31/12/30
38 Colville and Port Charles .. .. 20 Weekly .. Horse .. E. A. Florance .. 40 0 0 ..
39 Colville Wharf and Post-office .. .. As required .. Wagon .. J. Meredith .. 3s. 6d. per trip ..
40* Coroglen, steamer, and Post-office .. 1 or 2 Twice weekly .. Foot .. J. H. Keenan .. .. ..
41 Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville 29 Weekly, with additional fortnightly trip when Colville steamer fortnightly Motor-car .. R. S. Goudie .. 58 10 0 plus 17s. 6d. per trip for fortnightly service 31/12/30
42 Coromandel and Driving Creek .. .. Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
43 Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay .. .. 17 Weekly .. Horse .. Kapa Potae .. 20 0 0 ..
44 Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua 19 Weekly .. Horse .. Denize Bros. .. 32 10 0 ..
45 Coromandel Wharf and Post-office .. .. As required .. Motor-car, motor-lorry, or cart Denize Bros. .. 52 0 0 31/12/30
46 Coromandel and Whitianga .. .. 44 Weekly, with additional trip fortnightly when no direct steamer Motor-car .. L. F. White .. 117 0 0 31/12/30
47* Cowes steamer and Post-office .. .. 800 yd As required .. Foot .. H. I. Insley .. .. ..
48 Dargaville and Aratapu (rural delivery) Thrice weekly .. Horse and cart E. J. Lang .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
49 Dargaville and Bradley’s Landing (rural delivery) 13 Thrice weekly .. Bicycle .. T. H. Aiken .. 65 0 0 31/12/30
50 Dargaville, Mangawhare, Aratapu, Miti-tai, Te Kopuru, Tokatoka, Naumai, Tikinui, Raupo, Tangaihi, and Ruawai 40 Daily (twice weekly only to Tangaihi and Tikinui) Motor-lorry Northern Wairoa Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 200 0 0 31/12/30
51 Dargaville Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
52 Dargaville steamers, Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd As required .. Cart .. D. McKenzie .. 100 0 0 31/12/30
53 Dargaville, Tangowahine, Hoanga North Wharf, Kirikopuni, and Tangiteroria 62 Thrice weekly .. Steamer .. Northern Wairoa Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 200 0 0 31/12/30
54 Dargaville and Waihue (rural delivery) 21½ Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry Northern Wairoa Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 35 0 0 ..
55 Devonport Wharf and Post-office .. .. 5 ch. As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
56 Donnelly’s Crossing, Mangatu, and Mangatu School 8 Twice weekly .. Cart .. J. Gamble .. 20 16 0 ..
57 Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa .. .. 4 Twice weekly .. Cart .. W. T. W. Hall .. 26 0 0 ..
58 Donnelly’s Crossing, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui 26 Twice weekly .. Motor-car or packhorse C. McAllister .. 75 0 0 31/12/30
59* Drury Railway-station and Post-office 1,000 yd. As required .. Foot .. C. Thornton .. .. ..
60 Drury Railway-station, Runciman, Raramara, and Bombay 14½ Twice daily .. Motor-car .. J. H. Carter .. 218 0 0 31/12/30
61* Drury Railway-station and Runciman ½ Daily .. Foot .. Miss D. L. Maxwell .. ..
62 Ellerslie Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
63 Glen Eden and Karekare .. .. 32 Weekly .. Horse or buggy Badham & Farley 20 0 0 ..
64 Glen Eden and Nihotupu (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 October Motor-car .. H. Lloyd .. 30 0 0 ..
65 Glen Eden and Oratia .. .. 5 Daily .. Bicycle or foot Miss M. Naden .. 18 0 0 ..
66 Glen Murray and Kaawa .. .. 20 Twice weekly .. Motor-car or horse S. Miller .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
67 Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office .. .. ½ Daily .. Foot .. G. W. Coulam .. 10 0 0 ..
68 Helensville and Parakai .. .. 4 Twice daily, except Thursday, when one trip only Motor-car .. W. T. Beagle .. 35 0 0 ..
69 Helensville, Pouto, Tangaihi, Ruawai, Raupo, Naumai, Tokatoka, Te Kopuru, Aratapu, and Dargaville 128 Weekly to Poutu and Tangaihi; five times weekly to other places Steamer .. Kaipara Steamship Co. 1,250 0 0 31/12/30
70 Helensville Railway-station and Post-office (one way) ¼ Twice daily .. Motor-lorry H. Pengelly .. 40 0 0 ..
71 Helensville Railway-station, Wharf, and Post-office ½ As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
72 Henderson and Massey (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly .. Horse .. J. C. Thomas .. 40 0 0 ..
73 Henderson Railway-station and Post-office 32 ch. As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
74 Henderson and Te Atatu .. .. 7 Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
75 Hikurangi, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru South 50 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Motor-car and buggy Hamilton Bros. .. 90 0 0 31/12/30
76 Hikurangi and Marua .. .. 12 Weekly .. Horse .. Mrs. R. Williams 5s. per trip ..
77 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki .. .. 30 Twice weekly .. Motor-car or buggy C. C. Dysart .. 90 0 0 31/12/30
78 Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga 23 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. Hamilton Bros. .. 45 0 0 31/12/30

*Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.



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🚂 Inland Mail-services, North Island, 1928–30; South Island, 1929–31 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 March 1929
Mail services, North Island, South Island, Postal District of Auckland, Contractors, Subsidies
31 names identified
  • S. Bryers, Contractor for Clevedon and Whakatiri mail service
  • F. H. Purdom, Contractor for Colville and Poihakene mail service
  • E. A. Florance, Contractor for Colville and Port Charles mail service
  • J. Meredith, Contractor for Colville Wharf and Post-office mail service
  • J. H. Keenan, Contractor for Coroglen, steamer, and Post-office mail service
  • R. S. Goudie, Contractor for Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville mail service
  • Kapa Potae, Contractor for Coromandel and Kennedy’s Bay mail service
  • Denize, Contractor for Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whangapoua mail service
  • L. F. White, Contractor for Coromandel and Whitianga mail service
  • H. I. Insley, Contractor for Cowes steamer and Post-office mail service
  • E. J. Lang, Contractor for Dargaville and Aratapu mail service
  • T. H. Aiken, Contractor for Dargaville and Bradley’s Landing mail service
  • D. McKenzie, Contractor for Dargaville steamers, Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • J. Gamble, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing, Mangatu, and Mangatu School mail service
  • W. T. W. Hall, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing and Oranoa mail service
  • C. McAllister, Contractor for Donnelly’s Crossing, Tutamoe, and Waimatenui mail service
  • C. Thornton, Contractor for Drury Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • J. H. Carter, Contractor for Drury Railway-station, Runciman, Raramara, and Bombay mail service
  • D. L. Maxwell (Miss), Contractor for Drury Railway-station and Runciman mail service
  • Badham, Contractor for Glen Eden and Karekare mail service
  • Farley, Contractor for Glen Eden and Karekare mail service
  • H. Lloyd, Contractor for Glen Eden and Nihotupu mail service
  • M. Naden (Miss), Contractor for Glen Eden and Oratia mail service
  • S. Miller, Contractor for Glen Murray and Kaawa mail service
  • G. W. Coulam, Contractor for Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office mail service
  • W. T. Beagle, Contractor for Helensville and Parakai mail service
  • H. Pengelly, Contractor for Helensville Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • J. C. Thomas, Contractor for Henderson and Massey mail service
  • Hamilton, Contractor for Hikurangi, Helena Bay, and Whangaruru South mail service
  • R. Williams (Mrs), Contractor for Hikurangi and Marua mail service
  • C. C. Dysart, Contractor for Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki mail service