New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 16

Page 573

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 573

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

Number of Service Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Abbotsford Railway-station and Fairfield 4 Daily Motor-car E. T. Ross £ s. d. 40 0 0 ..
2 Alexandra and Earnscleugh (rural delivery) 10½ Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) 16 0 0 ..
3 Alexandra, Fruitlands, and Roxburgh 56 Thrice weekly Motor-car Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 225 0 0 31/12/31
4 Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required Trap A. McKellar 40 0 0 ..
5 Allanton and Momona 4½ Daily Motor-car Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
6* Allanton Railway-station and Post-office 418 yd Four times daily Foot A. G. Roxburgh .. 31/12/31
7 Balclutha, Bishops, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamungu, and Pukepito (part rural delivery) 34 Thrice weekly Motor-car G. N. F. Findlater 140 0 0 31/12/31
8 Balclutha and Clifton Gate (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly Motor-car G. N. F. Findlater 60 0 0 31/12/31
9 Balclutha, Port Molyneux, and Kaka Point (part rural delivery) 33 Daily Motor-bus E. O’Fee 50 0 0 31/12/31
10 Balclutha, Pukeawa, Greenfield, Clydevale, Wharetoa School, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 57 Daily Motor-bus E. O’Fee 235 0 0 31/12/31
11 Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office ¾ As required Motor-car W. B. Duff 75 0 0 31/12/31
12 Bannockburn and Nevis 40 Weekly Horse-vehicle R. Ritchie 90 0 0 31/12/31
13 Beaumont, Raes Junction, and Island Block 14 Daily (three trips per week free of cost) Motor-car Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 80 0 0 31/12/31
14* Benhar Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Daily Horse-vehicle J. T. Park .. ..
15 Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahuika 2½ Twice weekly Trap Mrs. E. Johnston 31 0 0 ..
16* Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd Daily Foot Mrs. I. Fraser .. ..
17* Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily Foot Mrs. M. E. M. Cowie .. ..
18 Clarksville Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Foot Mrs. M. Murray 10 0 0 ..
19 Clinton and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) 16 Daily Motor-van I. A. L. Oliver 80 0 0 31/12/31
20 Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) 30¼ Twice weekly Motor-van I. A. L. Oliver 90 0 0 31/12/31
21 Clinton and Wairuna (rural delivery) 17 Daily Motor-van I. A. L. Oliver 75 0 0 31/12/31
22 Clyde and Earnscleugh (rural delivery) 8 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) 14 0 0 ..
23 Clyde Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
24 Clyde and Vincent Hospital (private-bag delivery) 2 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
25 Conical Hills Railway-station and Post-office ? Daily Foot Mrs. L. A. Bennett 15 0 0 ..
26 Cromwell and Arrowtown (part rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly Motor-car Mount Cook Motor Co., Ltd. 175 0 0 31/12/31
27 Cromwell and Bannockburn 8 Five times weekly Motor-car E. T. Lawrence 70 0 0 31/12/31
28 Cromwell, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras 50 Thrice weekly Motor-car T. Brydone 180 10 0 31/12/31
29 Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry (rural delivery) 16 Daily Motor-car J. Bell 110 0 0 31/12/31
30 Cromwell, Luggate; Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke (part rural delivery) 90 Thrice weekly Motor-car Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 515 0 0 31/12/31
31 Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required Motor-car T. Brydone 74 10 0 31/12/31
32 Cromwell and Ripponvale (rural delivery) 5 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
33 Dunback and Stoneburn 10 Twice weekly Gig R. Johnston 24 0 0 ..
34 Dunedin, Anderson’s Bay, Caversham, Dunedin North, Manor Place, Moray Place, Mornington, North-east Valley, Roslyn, St. Kilda, South Dunedin, Woodhaugh, and conveyance of postmen .. Five times daily Tram-car Dunedin City Corporation 302 15 0 ..
35 { Dunedin and Brighton 23 Daily } Motor-car H. W. E. Hobbs 114 0 0 31/12/31
{ Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach 27 Thrice weekly }
36 Dunedin, clearance of pillar-boxes and collection of certain suburban mails .. As required Motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. ..
37 Dunedin, delivery of parcels and distribution of postmen’s overflow bags .. As required Motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. ..
38 Dunedin, midnight clearance of pillar-boxes .. As required Motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. ..
39 Dunedin, Highcliff, Pukehiki, and Sandymount 20 Thrice weekly Motor-bus Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. 80 0 0 31/12/31
40 Dunedin, Macandrew Bay, Broad Bay, and Portobello 26½ Twice daily Motor-bus Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. 104 10 0 31/12/31
41 Dunedin and Mount Cargill 12 Twice weekly Motor-cycle or trap P. Souquet 20 0 0 ..
42 Dunedin Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post Office .. As required Motor-lorry (Deptl. officer) .. ..

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



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, South Island, Postal District of Dunedin, Contractors, Subsidies
20 names identified
  • E. T. Ross, Contractor for Abbotsford Railway-station and Fairfield
  • A. McKellar, Contractor for Alexandra Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. G. Roxburgh, Contractor for Allanton Railway-station and Post-office
  • G. N. F. Findlater, Contractor for Balclutha, Bishops, Hillend, Pukekoma, Awamungu, and Pukepito
  • E. O’Fee, Contractor for Balclutha, Port Molyneux, and Kaka Point
  • W. B. Duff, Contractor for Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office
  • R. Ritchie, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis
  • J. T. Park, Contractor for Benhar Railway-station and Post-office
  • E. Johnston (Mrs), Contractor for Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahuika
  • I. Fraser (Mrs), Contractor for Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. E. M. Cowie (Mrs), Contractor for Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. Murray (Mrs), Contractor for Clarksville Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. A. L. Oliver, Contractor for Clinton and Ashley Downs
  • L. A. Bennett (Mrs), Contractor for Conical Hills Railway-station and Post-office
  • E. T. Lawrence, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn
  • T. Brydone, Contractor for Cromwell, Bendigo, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras
  • J. Bell, Contractor for Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry
  • R. Johnston, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn
  • H. W. E. Hobbs, Contractor for Dunedin and Brighton
  • P. Souquet, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill