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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18
POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | |||||||
| 1 | Cape Runaway Beach and Post-office | .. | As required .. | Cart | A. E. Kemp | Nil | .. |
| 2 | Gisborne and Mangapapa .. | 4 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 3 | Gisborne: Delivery of parcels within boundaries of postmen's deliveries | .. | Daily | Motor-lorry | W. Attwood and Son | 157 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 4 | Gisborne, Makaraka, and Patutahi .. | 20 | Daily | Motor-bus .. | Mrs. J. McGaveston | 48 17 6 | 31/12/33 |
| 5 | Gisborne Chief Post-office, Railway station and wharves, delivery of postmen's bags, and Mangapapa | .. | As required .. | Motor-lorry.. | W. Attwood and Son | 299 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 6 | Gisborne, Tamaru, Whangara, Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, Aorangi, Waitakaro, and Ruatoria | 170 | Daily | Motor-truck | W. F. Robb | 1,200 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 7 | Gisborne and Te Hapara .. | 3 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 8 | Gisborne and Te Karaka (one way only, outward) | 19 | Thrice weekly | Motor-bus .. | Mrs. B. Wilcox | 19 10 0 | .. |
| 9 | Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto | 84 | Twice weekly (one trip free of cost) | Motor-car .. | H. W. G. Dickinson | 250 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 10 | Gisborne and Waihirere (part rural delivery) | 32 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry.. | W. Attwood and Son | 156 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 11 | Gisborne, Hexton, and Waimata Valley | 34 | Thrice weekly | Motor-coach | W. Jones | 150 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 12 | Gisborne, Makauri, Waerengaahika, Ormond, and Waipaoa | 28 | Daily | Motor-bus .. | E. J. Cahill | 20 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Gisborne and Ngatapa .. | 31 | Thrice weekly | |||||
| 13 | Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopa | 48 | Weekly (with two extra trips weekly to Rere free of cost) | Motor-car or lorry | S. G. Glennie and Son | 140 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 14 | Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead | .. | As required .. | Motor-launch | A. T. Day | £2 10s. per trip | .. |
| 15 | Gisborne and Whatatutu .. | 60 | Daily | Motor-car .. | E. J. Cahill | 122 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 16 | Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway | 56 | Weekly | Motor-car or cart | E. J. Pearce | 65 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 17 | Hicks Bay Wharf, Hicks Bay, and Te Araroa (carriage of all ships' mails handled at Hicks Bay) | 18 | As required | Motor-car or coach | G. McKeddie | 25 0 0 | .. |
| 18 | *Junction of Aorangi and Main Roads and Aorangi | 2 1/4 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. J. Harvey | .. | .. |
| 19 | Junction of East Coast and Panikau Roads and Williams's Homestead (private-bag delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly | Packhorse .. | W. H. Williams | 60 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 20 | Junction of Hicks Bay Road and Pakira (private-bag delivery) | 28 | Weekly | Packhorse .. | Mrs. W. Waenga | 58 18 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 21 | Junction of Main Road and Whakaangiangi | 6 | Thrice weekly | Packhorse .. | Miss G. M. B. Reynolds | 49 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 22 | Junction of Wharerata and Wairoa Roads and Wharerata | 32 ch. | Daily | Foot | J. K. Morgan .. | 7 0 0 | .. |
| 23 | Kutarere and Opotiki | 24 | As required .. | Coach | (By arrangement) | Not exceeding £1 5s. per trip | .. |
| 24 | Kutarere and Hiwiran (rural delivery) | 24 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry.. | Mrs. M. K. Debreceny | 26 0 0 | .. |
| 25 | Manutuke and Paparatu (Jex-Blake's) (rural delivery) | 52 | Twice weekly | Motor-car .. | J. Kane | 104 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 26 | Manutuke and Te Raurau Valley Road (rural delivery) | 9 1/2 | Thrice weekly | Bicycle | K. G. Poulgrain.. | 23 10 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 27 | Matawai and Oponae Road (rural delivery) | 36 | Weekly | Motor-truck | C. Blomquist .. | 52 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 28 | Matawai and Moanui Road (rural delivery) | 32 | Weekly | Motor-lorry or car | G. R. Robb | 75 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 29 | Matawai Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Handcart | (Deptl. officer) .. | .. | .. |
| 30 | Motu, Toatoa, Lower Waiawa, and Opotiki | 90 | Daily | Motor-car .. | The Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Ltd. | 160 0 0 | 31/12/32 |
| 31 | Motuhora and Motu .. | 6 | Thrice daily .. | Motor-car .. | J. R. Donaldson | 100 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 32 | Opatu Junction and Wairata | 5 | Weekly | Horse | A. F. Gellert | 15 0 0 | .. |
| 33 | Opotiki, Oponae, and Opatu Junction | 55 | Weekly | Motor-lorry | A. E. Reece | 60 0 0 | 31/12/32 |
| Opotiki, Torere, and Houpoto | 56 | Thrice weekly | |||||
| 34 | Houpoto, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Waihau Bay | 82 | Weekly (with two extra trips weekly to Te Kaha free of cost) | Motor-car .. | J. H. D. Talbot | 150 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 35 | Port Awanui Beach and Post-office .. | 1 | As required | Cart | J. Hyland | 4s. per trip | .. |
| 36 | Rakauroa Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Inwards, daily; outwards, thrice weekly | Foot | Miss I. J. McLean | 13 0 0 | .. |
| 37 | Ruatoria and Pakihiroa | 34 | Weekly | Buggy or packhorse | H. G. Burnett .. | 85 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 38 | Ruatoria, Waiomatatini, and Port Awanui | 24 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car .. | C. Woodford | 140 8 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 39 | Ruatoria, Tikitiki, and Te Araroa .. | 55 | Daily | Motor-car or coach | G. McKeddie | 450 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 40 | Te Araroa, Horoera, and East Cape .. | 30 | Weekly | Horse | R. T. Kohere .. | 20 0 0 | .. |
| 41 | Te Araroa and Hicks Bay .. | 16 | Twice weekly | Motor-car or coach | G. McKeddie | 49 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
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NZ Gazette 1932, No 18
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NZ Gazette 1932, No 18
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Postal Services in Gisborne District
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Gisborne, rural delivery, contractors
31 names identified
- A. E. Kemp, Contractor for Cape Runaway Beach and Post-office
- W. Attwood, Contractor for Gisborne parcel delivery
- J. McGaveston (Mrs), Contractor for Gisborne, Makaraka, and Patutahi
- W. F. Robb, Contractor for Gisborne to Ruatoria route
- B. Wilcox (Mrs), Contractor for Gisborne and Te Karaka
- H. W. G. Dickinson, Contractor for Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto
- W. Jones, Contractor for Gisborne, Hexton, and Waimata Valley
- E. J. Cahill, Contractor for Gisborne, Makauri, Waerengaahika, Ormond, and Waipaoa
- S. G. Glennie, Contractor for Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopa
- A. T. Day, Contractor for Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead
- E. J. Pearce, Contractor for Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway
- G. McKeddie, Contractor for Hicks Bay Wharf, Hicks Bay, and Te Araroa
- W. J. Harvey, Contractor for Junction of Aorangi and Main Roads and Aorangi
- W. H. Williams, Contractor for Junction of East Coast and Panikau Roads and Williams's Homestead
- W. Waenga (Mrs), Contractor for Junction of Hicks Bay Road and Pakira
- G. M. B. Reynolds (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Main Road and Whakaangiangi
- J. K. Morgan, Contractor for Junction of Wharerata and Wairoa Roads and Wharerata
- M. K. Debreceny (Mrs), Contractor for Kutarere and Hiwiran
- J. Kane, Contractor for Manutuke and Paparatu
- K. G. Poulgrain, Contractor for Manutuke and Te Raurau Valley Road
- C. Blomquist, Contractor for Matawai and Oponae Road
- G. R. Robb, Contractor for Matawai and Moanui Road
- J. R. Donaldson, Contractor for Motuhora and Motu
- A. F. Gellert, Contractor for Opatu Junction and Wairata
- A. E. Reece, Contractor for Opotiki, Oponae, and Opatu Junction
- J. H. D. Talbot, Contractor for Houpoto, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Waihau Bay
- J. Hyland, Contractor for Port Awanui Beach and Post-office
- I. J. McLean (Miss), Contractor for Rakauroa Railway-station and Post-office
- H. G. Burnett, Contractor for Ruatoria and Pakihiroa
- C. Woodford, Contractor for Ruatoria, Waiomatatini, and Port Awanui
- R. T. Kohere, Contractor for Te Araroa, Horoera, and East Cape