✨ Postal Service Contracts
POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.
| Number | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | As required ... | Motor-car ... | W. B. Duff ... | £75 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 12 | Balclutha and South Otago Hospital (private bag delivery) | 2,310 yd. | Daily ... | Bicycle ... | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | Bannockburn and Nevis ... | 40 | Weekly ... | Gig ... | R. Ritchie ... | £90 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 14 | Beaumont and Island Block ... | 14 | Daily (three trips weekly free of cost) | Motor-car ... | Wanaka Motors, Ltd. | £80 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 15* | Benhar Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | Daily ... | Horse-vehicle | J. T. Park ... | ... | ... |
| 16 | Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahui-ka | 2½ | Twice weekly ... | Trap ... | K. Ross ... | £27 0 0 | ... |
| 17* | Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office | 176 yd | Daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. O. Craik ... | ... | ... |
| 18* | Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | Daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. M. E. Hannah | ... | ... |
| 19 | Clinton and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily ... | Motor-van ... | J. Dickinson ... | £80 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 20 | Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) | 30¼ | Twice weekly ... | Motor-van ... | J. Dickinson ... | £90 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 21 | Clinton and Wairuna (rural delivery).. | 17 | Daily ... | Motor-van ... | J. Dickinson ... | £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 | ¾ | Daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. L. A. Bennett | £12 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 and Tarras ... | 50 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car ... | T. Brydone ... | £182 3 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 29 | Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily ... | Motor-car ... | Booth Bros. ... | £110 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 30 | Cromwell and Pembroke (part rural delivery | 90 | Thrice weekly ... | Motor-car ... | Wanaka Motors, Ltd. | £515 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 31 | Cromwell and Public Works Camp on the Pembroke-Makarora Road (private-bag delivery) | 136 | Thrice weekly ... | Motor-bus ... | R. W. Scott ... | £91 0 0 | ... |
| 32 | Cromwell Railway - station and Post-office | 1½ | As required ... | Motor-car ... | T. Brydone ... | £74 10 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 33 | Cromwell and Ripponvale (rural delivery) | 5 | Daily ... | Bicycle ... | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 34 | Dunback and Stoneburn ... | 10 | Twice weekly .. | Gig ... | R. Johnston ... | £24 0 0 | ... |
| 35 | 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 | ... |
| 36 | Dunedin and Brighton Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, and Taieri Beach |
23 27 |
Daily ... Thrice weekly ... |
Motor-car ... | H. W. E. Hobbs | £114 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 37 | Dunedin, clearance of pillar-boxes and collection of certain suburban mails | ... | As required ... | Motor-van ... | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 38 | Dunedin, delivery of parcels and distribution of postmen's overflow bags | ... | As required ... | Motor-van ... | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 39 | Dunedin, midnight clearance of pillarboxes | ... | As required ... | Motor-van ... | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 40 | Dunedin and Sandymount ... | 20 | Thrice weekly ... | Motor-bus ... | Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. | £80 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 41 | Dunedin and Portobello ... | 26½ | Twice daily ... | Motor-bus ... | Peninsula Motor Service, Ltd. | £104 10 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 42 | Dunedin and Mount Cargill | 12 | Twice weekly ... | Motor-cycle | C. W. Fraser ... | £20 0 0 | ... |
| 43 | Dunedin Railway - station, Wharves, and Chief Post Office | ... | As required ... | Motor-lorry | (Deptl. officer) ... | ... | ... |
| 44 | Dunedin and Pembroke | ... | 386 | Daily to Cromwell, thrice weekly to Pembroke | Motor-car ... | A. S. Boud ... | Nil |
| 45 | Edievale and Dunrobin | 6 | Thrice weekly ... | Motor-car ... | H. Newton ... | £30 0 0 | ... |
| 46* | Edievale Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily ... | Foot ... | Miss E. T. Towns | ... | ... |
| 47 | Evansdale and Merton (rural delivery) | 14 | Daily ... | Motor-van ... | A. J. L. Jackson | £84 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 48* | Evansdale Railway-station and Postoffice | ½ | Twice daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. M. Brinsdon | ... | ... |
| 49* | Evans Flat Railway-station and Postoffice | 2 | Daily ... | Foot ... | S. J. Gosling ... | ... | ... |
| 50 | Forsyth Railway-station and Post-office | 572 yd | Thrice weekly ... | Foot ... | Mrs. M. Crawford | £5 0 0 | ... |
| 51* | Galloway Railway-station and Postoffice | 1 | Daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. H. D. Baird | ... | ... |
| 52 | Glenomaru Railway-station and Otekura | 10 | Thrice weekly ... | Spring-cart | J. Lindsay ... | £65 0 0 | 31/12/31 |
| 53* | Glenomaru Railway-station and Postoffice | 110 yd | Five times weekly ... | Foot ... | Mrs. A. I. Mules | ... | ... |
| 54 | Glenore Railway-station and Post-office | 594 yd | Daily ... | Foot ... | Mrs. M. Ridgwell | £6 0 0 | ... |
- Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1931, No 22
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1931, No 22
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Postal service contracts and subsidies for Dunedin district
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Dunedin, Contractors, Subsidies, Mail routes
25 names identified
- 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
- K. Ross, Contractor for Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahui-ka
- O. Craik (Mrs), Contractor for Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office
- M. E. Hannah (Mrs), Contractor for Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office
- J. Dickinson, Contractor for Clinton and Ashley Downs, Popotunoa, Wairuna
- 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 and Tarras, Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office
- R. W. Scott, Contractor for Cromwell and Public Works Camp on the Pembroke-Makarora Road
- R. Johnston, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn
- H. W. E. Hobbs, Contractor for Dunedin and Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri Mouth, Taieri Beach
- C. W. Fraser, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill
- A. S. Boud, Contractor for Dunedin and Pembroke
- H. Newton, Contractor for Edievale and Dunrobin
- E. T. Towns (Miss), Contractor for Edievale Railway-station and Post-office
- A. J. L. Jackson, Contractor for Evansdale and Merton
- M. Brinsdon (Mrs), Contractor for Evansdale Railway-station and Post-office
- S. J. Gosling, Contractor for Evans Flat Railway-station and Post-office
- M. Crawford (Mrs), Contractor for Forsyth Railway-station and Post-office
- H. D. Baird (Mrs), Contractor for Galloway Railway-station and Post-office
- J. Lindsay, Contractor for Glenomaru Railway-station and Otekura
- A. I. Mules (Mrs), Contractor for Glenomaru Railway-station and Post-office
- M. Ridgwell (Mrs), Contractor for Glenore Railway-station and Post-office