New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 17

Page 711

✨ Postal Services Schedule



MAR. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 711

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
51 Hinds Railway-station and Post-office 1½ Eight times daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
52* Islington Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily Foot F. A. McTigue .. ..
53 Junction Main Road and Coalgate ½ Five times weekly Omnibus M. J. Jcal 10s. per week. ..
54 Kaiapoi and Ohoka (part rural delivery) 45 Daily Motor-car A. W. Stark 190 0 0 31/12/37
55 Kaiapoi Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
56 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban 6 Daily Motor-car P. Curran 14 0 0 ..
57 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban (rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly Motor-car P. Curran 117 0 0 31/12/37
58 Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua 1½ Twice daily Foot T. L. Lamport 8 0 0 ..
59 Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post-office ½ Thrice weekly Foot Mrs. R. S. Stratford 13 0 0 ..
60* Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post-office 3 Daily Foot H. Patterson .. ..
61* Lauriston Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily (twice daily on Tuesdays and Thursdays) Foot W. D. Brunsden .. ..
62 Leeston and Brookside (rural delivery) 61 Daily Motor-car J. H. Baird 186 0 0 31/12/37
63 Leeston Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
64 Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, and Akaroa 40 Daily (with extra trip inwards from Akaroa and Duvauchelle, and outwards to Akaroa, daily) Motor-car J. A. Read 105 0 0 31/12/37
65 Little River and Puaha (rural delivery) 11½ Daily Gig J. Archer 50 0 0 31/12/37
66 Little River and Te Oka (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly Gig J. Archer 60 0 0 31/12/37
67 Lyttelton, Port Levy, and Puwari 18 Weekly Launch H. Grennell 18 0 0 ..
68 Lyttelton Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
69 Lyttelton and Rapaki 6 Twice weekly Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
70 Lyttelton wharves and Railway-station .. As required Foot and railway Railway Dept. 1,000 0 0 ..
71 Methven Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
72 Mina and Cheviot 4½ Twice daily Motor-truck Cheviot Motor Co., Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
73 Motukarara Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Foot or bicycle R. J. Templeton 20 0 0 ..
74 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge—(a) Mount Somers and Hakatere(b) Hakatere and Ashburton Gorge. 368 Twice weeklyWeekly Motor truckGig J. W. ComynsR. Coombe 69 10 038 0 0 31/12/3731/12/37
75 Ouruhia and Cott’s Island 6 Daily Motor-car J. W. Thomson 112 0 0 31/12/37
76 Oxford and Glentui (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-truck F. Newell 70 0 0 31/12/37
77 Oxford and Lees Valley (private - bag delivery) 64 Weekly .. .. .. ..
78 Oxford, Cooper’s Creek, and Rockford (part rural delivery) 35½ Daily Motor-car W. L. Oldman 126 0 0 31/12/37
79 Poranui Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily Foot Mrs. C. W. Stott 9 0 0 ..
80* Port Levy Wharf and Post-office ¼ As required Foot L. H. Field .. ..
81* Prebbleton Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily Foot G. G. Sutherland .. ..
82 Rakaia and Dorie (rural delivery) 35 Daily Motor-car W. L. Houghton 120 0 0 31/12/37
83 Rakaia and Mount Hutt (rural delivery) 78 Daily Motor-car G. McAnulty 283 10 0 31/12/37
84 Rakaia Railway-station and Post-office ¼ As required Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
85 Rakaia and Te Piritu (rural delivery) 39 Daily Motor-car W. L. Houghton 130 0 0 31/12/37
86 Rangiora Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-truck A. R. James 70 0 0 31/12/37
87 Rangiora Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily (early morning trip) Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
88 Rangiora and Rakahuri (private - bag delivery) 45½ Thrice weekly Motor-Jorry A. R. James 50 0 0 31/12/37
89 Rangiora, Horrelville, and Springbank (rural delivery) 88 Daily Motor-car K. E. Wilson 422 0 0 31/12/37
90 Rangiora, Loburn, and Whiterock (part rural delivery) 75 Daily Motor-car E. T. Hubbard 312 0 0 31/12/37
91 Rotherham Railway-station and Post-office 1½ Twice daily, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Motor-car E. Britton 35 0 0 ..
92 Scargill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Motor-car T. O. Johnston, jun. 40 0 0 ..
93 Sheffield Railway-station and Post-office ½ Five times daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
94 Southbrook Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily Foot W. Miller 15 0 0 ..
95 Waiau and Kaikoura 105½ Thrice weekly Motor-car P. Curran 300 0 0 31/12/37
96 Waiau Railway-station and Post-office 2½ Twice daily, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Motor-car W. E. Creed 40 0 0 ..
97 Waikuku and Waikuku Beach 5 Daily Bicycle Miss I. Dymock 7 16 0 ..
98 Waipara and Motunau and delivery of private bags as far as Greta Paddock 49 Daily Motor-car Rink Taxis, Ltd. 75 0 0 31/12/37
99 Waipara and Omhi (rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car G. M. Hare 180 0 0 31/12/37
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail Services Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 March 1935
Mail services, Christchurch, Contractors, Schedule
31 names identified
  • F. A. McTigue, Contractor for Islington Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. J. Jcal, Contractor for Junction Main Road and Coalgate
  • A. W. Stark, Contractor for Kaiapoi and Ohoka
  • P. Curran, Contractor for Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban
  • T. L. Lamport, Contractor for Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua
  • R. S. Stratford (Mrs.), Contractor for Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Patterson, Contractor for Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. D. Brunsden, Contractor for Lauriston Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. H. Baird, Contractor for Leeston and Brookside
  • J. A. Read, Contractor for Little River, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, and Akaroa
  • J. Archer, Contractor for Little River and Puaha, Little River and Te Oka
  • H. Grennell, Contractor for Lyttelton, Port Levy, and Puwari
  • R. J. Templeton, Contractor for Motukarara Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. W. Comyns, Contractor for Mount Somers and Hakatere
  • R. Coombe, Contractor for Hakatere and Ashburton Gorge
  • J. W. Thomson, Contractor for Ouruhia and Cott’s Island
  • F. Newell, Contractor for Oxford and Glentui
  • W. L. Oldman, Contractor for Oxford, Cooper’s Creek, and Rockford
  • C. W. Stott (Mrs.), Contractor for Poranui Railway-station and Post-office
  • L. H. Field, Contractor for Port Levy Wharf and Post-office
  • G. G. Sutherland, Contractor for Prebbleton Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. L. Houghton, Contractor for Rakaia and Dorie, Rakaia and Te Piritu
  • G. McAnulty, Contractor for Rakaia and Mount Hutt
  • A. R. James, Contractor for Rangiora Railway-station and Post-office, Rangiora and Rakahuri
  • K. E. Wilson, Contractor for Rangiora, Horrelville, and Springbank
  • E. T. Hubbard, Contractor for Rangiora, Loburn, and Whiterock
  • E. Britton, Contractor for Rotherham Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. O. Johnston (jun.), Contractor for Scargill Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. Miller, Contractor for Southbrook Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. Dymock (Miss), Contractor for Waikuku and Waikuku Beach
  • G. M. Hare, Contractor for Waipara and Omhi