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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18
Inland Mail-services, North Island, 1931–33; South Island, 1932–34.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 3rd March, 1932.
THE following list of mail-services within the Dominion in operation as on 1st January, 1932, is published for general information.
G. McNAMARA, Secretary.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahuroa and Glorit.. | 20 | Weekly | Horse or motor-car | D. C. Woodcock | £ s. d. 29 18 0 | .. |
| 2 | Albany and Red Vale | 13 | Twice weekly | Lorry or horse | E. Wright | 35 0 0 | .. |
| 3 | Aranga Railway-station and Post-office | 3 | Thrice weekly | Wagon | E. W. Ashwin | 25 0 0 | .. |
| 4 | Auckland and Avondale (one way only) | 8 | As required | Tram-car | Auckland Transport Board | 7d. per bag | .. |
| 5 | {Auckland and Bayswater | 4 | }As required | Steam-ferry | Devonport Steam Ferry Co., Ltd. | 180 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland and Devonport | 5 | ||||||
| Auckland, Northcote, and Birkenhead | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | Auckland and Bucklands Beach | 34 | Daily | Motor-bus | Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. | 28 0 0 | .. |
| 7 | Auckland: Clearing receivers within a radius of 4½ miles of Chief Post-office | .. | As required | Motor-vans.. | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| Auckland: Delivery of postmen’s extra bags | .. | As required | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. | ||
| 8 | Auckland: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs | .. | Twice daily in city; daily in suburbs | Motor-vans | |||
| 9 | Auckland, Hobsonville, Whenuapai, and Riverhead | 32 | Daily | Motor-car | D. L. Humphries | 4d. per bag | .. |
| 10 | Auckland, junction Coatesville Road, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, and Warkworth | 91 | Daily, with additional mail outward from Warkworth | Motor car or bus | R. A. Lister | 450 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 11 | Auckland and Onehunga | 16 | Twelve times weekly out; six times weekly in | Electric tram-car | Auckland Transport Board | 27 6 0 | .. |
| 12 | Auckland, Orakei, and St. Heliers | 13 | Thrice daily from, twice daily to, St. Heliers (daily for parcels) | Omnibus | L. J. Keys, Ltd. | 104 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 13 | Auckland, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick | 29 | Twice daily | Motor-bus | H. and J. Crawford | 120 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 14 | Auckland and Public Trust Office (private-bag delivery) | 1 | Thrice daily | Motor-van | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 15 | Auckland Railway-station, wharves, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor-lorries | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 16 | Auckland suburban post-offices and Chief Post-office (Dominion Road, Epsom, Green Lane, Greenwood’s Corner, Grey Lynn – Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Remuera, Royal Oak, Sandringham, Upper Symonds Street, and West Lynn) | .. | Eight times daily, Monday to Friday; five times Saturday—Newmarket, Newton, Ponsonby, and Upper Symonds Street. Six times daily, Monday to Friday; three times Saturday—Dominion Road, Epsom, Grey Lynn – Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Eden, Parnell, and Remuera. Thrice daily, Mount Albert. Twice daily, Greenwood’s Corner and Sandringham. Twice daily, Monday to Friday; once on Saturday—Green Lane, Point Chevalier, Royal Oak, and West Lynn. | Electric-tram-cars | Auckland Transport Board | 531 5 4 | .. |
| 17 | Auckland, Tryphena, Okupu, Whangapara, and Port Fitzroy | 120 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | 275 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 18 | Auckland and Waiau Pa | 70 | Daily | Motor-bus | L. F. Hastie | 65 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 19 | Avondale Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | As required | Handcart | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 20 | {Awanui and Kaingaroa | 10 | Thrice weekly | }Motor-car | A. O. Vazey | 90 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Kaingaroa and Lake Ohia | 8 | Twice weekly.. | |||||
| Lake Ohia and Matthew’s Homestead | 6 | Weekly | |||||
| 21 | Awanui Landing, Awanui Post-office, and Kaitaia | 10 | Weekly | Motor-car | A. O. Vazey | 40 0 0 | .. |
| 22 | Awanui, Waiharara, Pukenui, Houhora, Waihopo, Ngataki, and Te Kao | 97 | Twice weekly, 1st Sept. to 31st May; weekly, 1st June to 31st Aug. | Motor-lorry | Tokerau District Maori Land Board | 250 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 23 | Awanui and Waipapakauri | 6 | Thrice weekly | Motor-truck | P. R. F. Thode | 20 0 0 | .. |
| 24 | Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads | 12 | Weekly | Horse | F. Hall | 13 0 0 | .. |
| 25 | Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central | 11 | Three or four times weekly, according to running of launch | Horse or gig | R. A. Morgan | 70 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 26 | *Babylon Railway-station and Post-office | 20 yd | As required | Foot | J. H. Gossett | .. | .. |
| 27 | Bayswater Wharf, Bayswater, and Takapuna | 7 | Bayswater, daily; thrice daily from, twice daily to, Takapuna | Motor-van | North Shore Transport Co., Ltd. | 275 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 28 | Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany (part rural delivery) | 18 | Daily | Motor-bus | R. Ingham and L. Donahue | 120 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 29 | Birkenhead Wharf and Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor-bus | Blue Star Motor Service, Ltd. | 28 0 0 | .. |
| 30 | Bombay and Paparata | 9 | Twice weekly | Motor-car | P. Wyatt | 26 0 0 | .. |
| 31 | Brigham’s Creek and Hobsonville (one way only) | 4 | Weekly, Saturday, one way | Motor-car | J. W. Sinton | 10 8 0 | .. |
Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
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Inland Mail Services for North Island (1931-33) and South Island (1932-34)
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Mail services, North Island, South Island, 1931-33, 1932-34, Auckland
17 names identified
- D. C. Woodcock, Contractor for Ahuroa and Glorit mail service
- E. Wright, Contractor for Albany and Red Vale mail service
- E. W. Ashwin, Contractor for Aranga Railway-station and Post-office mail service
- D. L. Humphries, Contractor for Auckland, Hobsonville, Whenuapai, and Riverhead mail service
- R. A. Lister, Contractor for Auckland, junction Coatesville Road, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, and Warkworth mail service
- L. J. Keys, Contractor for Auckland, Orakei, and St. Heliers mail service
- H. and J. Crawford, Contractor for Auckland, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick mail service
- J. H. Gossett, Contractor for Babylon Railway-station and Post-office mail service
- R. Ingham, Contractor for Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany mail service
- L. Donahue, Contractor for Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany mail service
- P. Wyatt, Contractor for Bombay and Paparata mail service
- J. W. Sinton, Contractor for Brigham’s Creek and Hobsonville mail service
- A. O. Vazey, Contractor for Awanui and Kaingaroa, Kaingaroa and Lake Ohia, Lake Ohia and Matthew’s Homestead, and Awanui Landing, Awanui Post-office, and Kaitaia mail services
- P. R. F. Thode, Contractor for Awanui and Waipapakauri mail service
- F. Hall, Contractor for Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads mail service
- R. A. Morgan, Contractor for Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Central mail service
- L. F. Hastie, Contractor for Auckland and Waiau Pa mail service
- G. McNamara, Secretary