New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 22

Page 699

✨ Postal Service Contracts



MAR. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 699

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
40 Masterton and Te Wharau (private-bag delivery) 50 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry E. H. Spackman £ 168 10 0 31/12/33
40 Te Wharau and Land’s End (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry E. H. Spackman £ 168 10 0 31/12/33
41 Masterton, Tinui, Whakataki, and Castlepoint 88 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. B. F. C. Savage.. £ 247 0 0 31/12/33
42 Masterton and Westmere (rural delivery) 36 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry A. M. Johnson .. £ 70 0 0 31/12/33
43 Mauriceville and Ihuraua (rural delivery) 28½ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. A. E. Clarke .. £ 142 0 0 31/12/33
44 Mauriceville and Mauriceville West .. 5 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. A. E. Clarke .. £ 50 0 0 31/12/33
45* Ngaio Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd As required .. .. Foot .. Miss P. M. Jennings .. ..
46 Otaki and Otaki Beach 4 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer).. .. ..
47 Otaki Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Motor-car .. M. Baker .. £ 75 0 0 31/12/33
48 Owenga Beach and Post-office .. 400 yd As required .. .. Dray or other conveyance J. H. Prendeville 2s. 6d. per trip ..
49 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office 60 yd As required .. .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
50 Paraparaumu and Paraparaumu Beach 4 Daily .. .. Express .. J. J. Caldwell .. £ 15 12 0 ..
51 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. .. Hand-cart .. M. R. Murphy .. £ 7 16 0 ..
52 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
53 Paraparaumu and Wharemauku .. 5 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry H. A. Howell .. £ 10 0 0 ..
54 Paremata and Pahautanui .. .. 8 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. V. L. Burt .. £ 50 0 0 31/12/33
55* Paremata Railway-station and Post-office 100 yd As required .. .. Foot .. D. Fisher .. .. ..
56 Petone Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. .. Motor-omnibus New Zealand Government Railways Road Motor Services £ 144 0 0 31/12/33
57 Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily .. .. Foot .. H. Ames .. £ 12 0 0 ..
58 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. .. Foot .. F. Richardson .. £ 10 0 0 ..
59* Te Horo Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd As required .. .. Foot .. E. A. Sawyer .. .. ..
60 Te Horo and Waihoanga (rural delivery) 17 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry W. C. Fiebig .. £ 70 0 0 31/12/33
61 Te Wharau and Kummerstein (private-bag delivery) 16 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. E. S. Vennell .. £ 40 0 0 ..
62 Tinui and Annadale (rural delivery) .. 20 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. H. S. McIsaac .. £ 80 0 0 31/12/33
63 Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley (private-bag delivery) 15 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. A. I. J. Bassett £ 50 0 0 31/12/33
64* Trentham Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Foot .. W. W. Shennan .. ..
65 Upper Hutt Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
66 Upper Hutt and Whiteman’s Valley (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry J. A. Hazlewood and Co., Ltd. £ 78 0 0 31/12/33
67 Waikanae Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. J. W. Thompson £ 20 0 0 ..
68 Waikanae Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
69 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. .. 6 Daily .. .. Gig .. F. C. Meyer .. £ 40 0 0 ..
70 Waitangi Wharf and Post-office .. 500 yd As required .. .. Dray or sledge D. L. Holmes .. £ 15 0 0 ..
71 Wellington Anchorage and Wharf .. .. As required .. .. Steamer .. Defence Dept. .. £5 per trip ..
72 Wellington: Carriage of parcels mails between Chief Post-office and suburban offices .. As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers) .. .. ..
73 Wellington: ChiefPost-office and suburban offices (Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Island Bay, Berhampore, Brooklyn, Karori, Karori East, and Wadestown) .. As required .. .. Tram-cars Wellington City Corporation £ 338 7 0 ..
74 Wellington: Clearance of street-receiving boxes .. As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers).. .. ..
75 Wellington Harbour: Dealing with telegrams and mails on G.S.S. “Janie Seddon” .. As required .. .. Steamer .. G. Klee .. £ 10 0 0 ..
76 Wellington: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs .. Twice daily in city area; once daily in suburbs Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers) .. .. ..
77 Wellington: Delivery of postmen’s overflow bags .. As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officer).. .. ..
78 Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at contractor's shop, 284 Lambton Quay .. As required .. .. Foot .. C. V. Holcroft .. £ 13 0 0 ..
79 Wellington and Eastbourne .. 14 Outwards, thrice daily; inwards, twice daily Steamer .. Eastbourne Borough Council £ 60 0 0 ..
80 Wellington Chief Post-office, Government Buildings, and Molesworth Street 1 As required .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
    † Subsidy increased by 3s. per week from 20th December to 17th February each year.


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🚂 Postal service contracts and subsidies for Wellington district (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Wellington, Contractors, Subsidies, Mail routes
26 names identified
  • E. H. Spackman, Contractor for postal services
  • B. F. C. Savage, Contractor for postal services
  • A. M. Johnson, Contractor for postal services
  • A. E. Clarke, Contractor for postal services
  • P. M. Jennings (Miss), Contractor for postal services
  • M. Baker, Contractor for postal services
  • J. H. Prendeville, Contractor for postal services
  • J. J. Caldwell, Contractor for postal services
  • M. R. Murphy, Contractor for postal services
  • H. A. Howell, Contractor for postal services
  • V. L. Burt, Contractor for postal services
  • D. Fisher, Contractor for postal services
  • H. Ames, Contractor for postal services
  • F. Richardson, Contractor for postal services
  • E. A. Sawyer, Contractor for postal services
  • W. C. Fiebig, Contractor for postal services
  • E. S. Vennell, Contractor for postal services
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for postal services
  • A. I. J. Bassett, Contractor for postal services
  • W. W. Shennan, Contractor for postal services
  • J. A. Hazlewood, Contractor for postal services
  • J. W. Thompson, Contractor for postal services
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for postal services
  • D. L. Holmes, Contractor for postal services
  • G. Klee, Contractor for postal services
  • C. V. Holcroft, Contractor for postal services