Postal Services Contracts




Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 579

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.
7 Cambridge and Rotoorangi (rural delivery) 33 Daily .. Motor-car .. T. Worthing .. £ s. d. 275 0 0 31/12/30
8 Cambridge Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Cart .. H. A. Bell .. 75 0 0 31/12/30
9 Eureka Railway-station, Eureka, and Tauwhare 10 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. H. Lock .. 115 4 0 31/12/30
10 Flume Road (McKinder’s Gate) and Te Miro Thrice weekly .. Packhorse .. F. Keyte .. 35 0 0 ..
11 Frankton Junction and Te Kowhai (part rural delivery) 41 Daily .. Motor-lorry F. Herbert .. 177 0 0 31/12/30
12 Frankton Junction and Tuhikaramea (rural delivery) 23 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. J. Enright .. 138 0 0 31/12/30
13 Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, Te Pahu, Harapepe, and Pirongia (part rural delivery) 46 Daily .. Motor-car .. G. L. Robinson .. 185 0 0 31/12/30
14 Frankton Junction Railway and Cambridge (to connect with south-bound main trunk express from Monday to Friday, also to clear late-fee box at Chief Post-office, Hamilton, at 9 p.m. daily) 30 Daily .. Motor-car .. G. Wratten .. 93 0 0 31/12/30
15 Frankton Junction Railway and Frankton Junction ¼ As required .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
16 Frankton Junction Railway, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, and Raglan 62 Daily .. Motor-car .. H. R. Rogers .. 191 0 0 31/12/30
17 {Frankton Junction Railway-station, Frankton Junction Railway Post-office, Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamilton Chief Post-office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton East 4 As required .. Motor-lorry } J. Wills .. 650 0 0 31/12/30
Hamilton: Delivery of parcels within a radius of one mile from Chief Post-office and postmen’s bags at points as required .. Daily .. Motor-car
18 Glen Afton Railway-station, Glen Afton and Pukemiro 5 Daily .. Motor-car .. F. D. Caughley .. 55 0 0 31/12/30
19 Glen Afton and Woodleigh (part rural and private-bag delivery) 58½ Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. F. D. Caughley .. 160 0 0 31/12/30
20 Gordonton and Piako Road (rural delivery) 10 Daily .. Gig .. Mrs. L. Southgate 60 0 0 31/12/29
21 Hamilton and Claudelands .. 2 Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
22 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 .. 93 0 0 31/12/30
23 Hamilton and Hamilton North .. 1 As required .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
24 Hamilton and Rototuna (part rural delivery) 36 Daily .. Motor-car .. H. R. Beaver .. 330 0 0 31/12/30
25 Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery) 18 Daily .. Gig or motor-car W. T. Asplin .. 125 0 0 31/12/30
26 Hamilton and Silverdale (rural delivery) Daily .. Motor-lorry W. Waite .. 60 0 0 31/12/30
27 Hamilton Chief Post-office: Conveyance to Frankton Junction Railway of clearance from late-fee box 1 Weekly .. Motor-car .. G. Wratten .. 5 0 0 ..
28 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves 13 Twice daily .. Motor-car .. W. Nicholson .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
29 Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office 470 yd As required .. Foot .. Miss M. Germann 20 0 0 ..
30* Horotiu Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. H. Sutherland .. ..
31* Hukapapa Railway-station and Post-office 150 yd Daily .. Foot .. D. Gardner .. .. ..
32 Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, Waikokowai, and Ruawaro 26 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry T. Hart .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
33 Huntly Railway-station and Post-office 230 yd As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
34 Junction of Awakino Road and Arapae 132 yd Daily .. Foot .. H. G. Weir .. 7 10 0 ..
35 Junction of Awakino Road and Te Mapara 6 Thrice weekly .. Packhorse .. G. Laurensen .. 11 0 0 ..
36 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
37 Junction of Te Kuiti – Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga 8 Twice weekly .. Packhorse .. Ashworth and Honor 20 0 0 ..
38 Kaihere and Torehape .. 6 Twice weekly .. Wagon .. A. G. Davis .. 5 0 0 ..
39 Kaitieke and Upper Retaruke (rural delivery) 20 Twice weekly .. Packhorse .. H. W. Treacy .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
40 Kakahi Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. Motor-car .. W. George .. 46 0 0 31/12/30
41 Kawhia and Hauturu .. 24 Twice weekly .. Launch .. H. T. Morgan .. 57 4 0 31/12/30
42 Kawhia and Owhiro .. 24 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 30 Apr.; weekly, 1 May to 31 Aug. Launch .. Oparau Co-op’tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 13 0 0 ..
43 Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku 20 Thrice weekly .. Launch .. J. Schultz .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal Services Contracts, Hamilton District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Hamilton, Contractors, Subsidies
30 names identified
  • T. Worthing, Contractor for Cambridge and Rotoorangi rural delivery
  • H. A. Bell, Contractor for Cambridge Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. H. Lock, Contractor for Eureka Railway-station, Eureka, and Tauwhare
  • F. Keyte, Contractor for Flume Road (McKinder’s Gate) and Te Miro
  • F. Herbert, Contractor for Frankton Junction and Te Kowhai
  • J. J. Enright, Contractor for Frankton Junction and Tuhikaramea rural delivery
  • G. L. Robinson, Contractor for Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Karamu, Te Pahu, Harapepe, and Pirongia
  • G. Wratten, Contractor for Frankton Junction Railway and Cambridge
  • H. R. Rogers, Contractor for Frankton Junction Railway, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, and Raglan
  • J. Wills, Contractor for Hamilton parcel delivery
  • F. D. Caughley, Contractor for Glen Afton Railway-station, Glen Afton and Pukemiro
  • L. Southgate (Mrs.), Contractor for Gordonton and Piako Road rural delivery
  • H. R. Beaver, Contractor for Hamilton and Rototuna rural delivery
  • W. T. Asplin, Contractor for Hamilton and Rukuhia rural delivery
  • W. Waite, Contractor for Hamilton and Silverdale rural delivery
  • W. Nicholson, Contractor for Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo Caves
  • M. Germann (Miss), Contractor for Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Sutherland (Mrs.), Contractor for Horotiu Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. Gardner, Contractor for Hukapapa Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. Hart, Contractor for Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, Waikokowai, and Ruawaro
  • H. G. Weir, Contractor for Junction of Awakino Road and Arapae
  • G. Laurensen, Contractor for Junction of Awakino Road and Te Mapara
  • C. J. D. Given, Contractor for Junction of Raglan-Hamilton Road, Kauroa, Te Mata, and Aotea
  • Ashworth, Contractor for Junction of Te Kuiti – Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga
  • Honor, Contractor for Junction of Te Kuiti – Te Waitere route and Ngapaenga
  • A. G. Davis, Contractor for Kaihere and Torehape
  • H. W. Treacy, Contractor for Kaitieke and Upper Retaruke rural delivery
  • W. George, Contractor for Kakahi Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. T. Morgan, Contractor for Kawhia and Hauturu
  • J. Schultz, Contractor for Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and Kinohaku