Postal Services Details




MAR. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 535

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
49 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd As required .. .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. £ s. d. .. ..
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 As required .. .. 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 via Kaiwhata (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 .. .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
66 Upper Hutt and Whiteman’s Valley (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry.. J. A. Hazelwood and Co., Ltd. 78 0 0 31/12/33
67 Waikanae Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. J. W. Thompson 10 0 0 ..
68 Waikanae Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
69 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. 6 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. F. C. Meyer .. 36 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 0 0 per trip ..
72 Wellington: Carriage of parcel mails between Chief Post-office and suburban offices .. As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers) .. .. ..
73 {Wellington: Chief Post-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 283 15 0 ..
Wellington Chief Post-office to Brooklyn, Hataitai, Island Bay, Karori, Kilbirnie, Miramar, and Seatoun (parcel mails) .. Once daily .. ..
74 Wellington: Clearance of street-receiving boxes .. As required .. .. Motor-vans (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-vans (Deptl. Officers).. .. ..
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, Molesworth Street, and Wellington North As required .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
81 Wellington Chief Post-office and Parcel Depot, Whitmore Street ½ As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Dept. officers) .. .. ..
82 Wellington Chief Post-office and Te Aro 1 As required .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
83 Wellington Chief Post-office and Wellington East As required .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
84 Wellington Parcel Depot and Lambton Tram Terminus ¼ As required .. .. Motor-vans (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
85 Wellington Railway-stations, Wharves, and Chief Post-office .. As required .. .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
86 Wellington and Titahi Bay .. 33 Daily .. .. Motor-omnibus J. A. Hunter .. 29 0 0 ..
87 Wellington Chief Post-office and tram mail depots ¼ As required .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officers) .. .. ..
88 Whakataki and Mataikona Homestead (private-bag delivery) 14 Weekly .. .. Horseback .. P. C. Taylor .. 32 16 0 ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal Services in Wellington District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Wellington, rural delivery, contractors
20 names identified
  • J. J. Caldwell, Contractor for Paraparaumu and Paraparaumu Beach service
  • M. R. Murphy, Contractor for Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. A. Howell, Contractor for Paraparaumu and Wharemauku service
  • V. L. Burt, Contractor for Paremata and Pahautanui service
  • D. Fisher, Contractor for Paremata Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. Ames, Contractor for Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. Richardson, Contractor for Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post-office service
  • E. A. Sawyer, Contractor for Te Horo Railway-station and Post-office service
  • W. C. Fiebig, Contractor for Te Horo and Waihoanga rural delivery service
  • E. S. Vennell, Contractor for Te Wharau and Kummerstein private-bag delivery service
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui and Annadale rural delivery service
  • A. I. J. Bassett, Contractor for Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley private-bag delivery service
  • W. W. Shennan, Contractor for Trentham Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. W. Thompson, Contractor for Waikanae Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. C. Meyer, Contractor for Waikanae and Reikorangi service
  • D. L. Holmes, Contractor for Waitangi Wharf and Post-office service
  • G. Klee, Contractor for Wellington Harbour telegrams and mails service
  • C. V. Holcroft, Contractor for Wellington mail-bags deposit service
  • J. A. Hunter, Contractor for Wellington and Titahi Bay service
  • P. C. Taylor, Contractor for Whakataki and Mataikona Homestead private-bag delivery service