Postal Services Schedule




Feb. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 381

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.
20 Christchurch Chief Post Office and suburban trams ¼ As required .. Foot (Deptl. officer) .. £ s. d. ..
21 Christchurch Chief Post Office and Victoria Square, C1 ½ Twice daily .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
22 Christchurch (delivery of railway and postal parcels, city and suburbs) .. Daily .. Motor-truck and motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
23 Christchurch (delivery of postmen’s overflow bags in city and suburbs) .. As required .. Motor-lorry.. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
24 Christchurch, Doyleston, Leeston, and Southbridge 66 Daily .. Omnibus .. W. J. Day .. 20 0 0 ..
25 Christchurch, Doyleston, Leeston, and Southbridge (part rural delivery) 131½ Daily .. Motor-car .. J. H. Baird .. 400 0 0 31/12/37
26 Christchurch, Governor’s Bay, Allandale, and Teddington 32 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. A. Harris and T. H. Radcliffe 126 0 0 31/12/37
27 Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge 138 Thrice weekly .. Omnibus .. M. J. Jeal .. 150 0 0 31/12/37
28 Christchurch, Halswell, and Tai Tapu 22 Twice daily .. Motor-car .. T. Ramsay .. 40 0 0 ..
29 Christchurch and Marshland 8 Daily .. Horse and cart C. D. Palmer .. 13 10 0 ..
30 Christchurch: Railway-station, Chief Post Office, High Street, and clearing receivers in city and suburbs at 10 p.m. .. As required .. Motor-lorry (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
31 Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram routes .. As required .. Tram-car .. Christchurch Tramway Board 400 0 0 ..
32 Christchurch, Rangiora, Horrelville, and Springbank (rural delivery) 88 Daily .. Motor-car .. K. E. Wilson .. 422 0 0 31/12/37
33 Christchurch, Springston Railway, and Springston(part rural delivery) 134 Daily .. Motor-car .. E. R. Truman .. 450 0 0 31/12/37
34 Christchurch, Tuahiwi, Rangiora, Fernside, Cust, Bennetts, and Oxford 86 Twice daily (one free trip daily) Omnibus .. S. E. Clements .. 150 0 0 31/12/37
35 Christchurch, Woodend, Waikuku, Culverden, and Hanmer Springs 180 Daily, with one extra free trip inwards daily Omnibus .. Mockett’s Motors, Ltd. 170 0 0 31/12/37
36 Christchurch, Yaldhurst, and Greendale (part rural delivery) 109½ Daily .. Motor-car .. H. S. Mawson .. 393 0 0 31/12/37
37 Coalgate and Hororata (part rural delivery) 43 Daily .. Motor-truck .. W. E. Charles .. 250 0 0 31/12/37
38 Culverden Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Thrice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
39 Culverden, Rotherham, and Waiau .. 29½ Thrice weekly .. Omnibus .. Mockett’s Motors, Ltd. 70 0 0 31/12/37
40 Darfield and Christchurch .. 28 Weekly (one way only) Omnibus .. M. J. Jeal .. 2 12 0 ..
41 Darfield and Coalgate .. 7 Weekly (one way only) Motor-car .. The Christchurch Press Co., Ltd. 6 10 0 ..
42 Darfield Railway-station and Post-office As required .. Foot .. (Deptl officer) .. .. ..
43 Darfield, Glentunnel, Coalgate, and Whitecliffs 24 Daily .. Omnibus .. L. E. Laugeson and Son 30 0 0 ..
44 Darfield and Waddington (rural delivery) 38 Daily .. Motor-car .. S. D. Patchett .. 190 0 0 31/12/37
45* Diamond Harbour Wharf and Post-office 400 yd Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. E. F. H. Paine .. ..
46 Duvauchelle, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa, Chorlton, Okain’s Bay, Le Bon’s Bay, and Akaroa (also depositing correspondence in boxes on Summit Road) 51 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. J. Read .. 315 0 0 31/12/37
47* Glentunnel Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot .. G. Weastell .. .. ..
48 Hawarden and Hurunui (rural delivery) 17 Daily .. Motor-car .. G. Ecroyd .. 47 0 0 31/12/37
49 Hawarden and Mason’s Flat (rural delivery) 34 and 50 Daily (except to Haydon Downs weekly) Motor - car or omnibus G. Ecroyd .. 190 0 0 31/12/37
50 Hawarden Railway-station and Post-office 1⅓ Thrice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
51 Hawarden and The Peaks (rural delivery) 31⅓ Daily .. Motor - car or omnibus G. Ecroyd .. 163 0 0 31/12/37
52 High Street Post-office and Christchurch Chief Post Office ¾ Eight times daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
53 Hinds Railway-station and Post-office Eight times daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
54* Islington Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily .. Foot .. F. A. McTigue .. .. ..
55 Junction Main Road and Coalgate .. ½ Five times weekly .. Omnibus .. M. J. Jeal .. 10s. per week ..
56 Kaiapoi and Ohoka (part rural delivery) 45 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. W. Stark .. 190 0 0 31/12/37
57 Kaiapoi Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
58 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban .. 6 Daily .. Motor-car .. P. Curran .. 14 0 0 ..
59 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban (rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. P. Curran .. 117 0 0 31/12/37
60 Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua Daily .. Foot .. W. Bennett .. 8 0 0 ..
61 Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post-office ½ Thrice weekly .. Foot .. Mrs. R. S. Stratford 13 0 0 ..
62* Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post-office 3 Daily .. Foot .. H. Patterson .. .. ..
63* Lauriston Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily (twice daily on Tuesday and Thursday) Foot .. W. D. Brunsden .. .. ..
64 Leeston and Brookside (rural delivery) 62 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. H. Baird .. 186 0 0 31/12/37
65 Leeston Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Twice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail Services Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 February 1936
Mail services, Christchurch, Contractors, Subsidies, Routes
25 names identified
  • W. J. Day, Contractor for mail service
  • J. H. Baird, Contractor for mail service
  • J. A. Harris, Contractor for mail service
  • T. H. Radcliffe, Contractor for mail service
  • M. J. Jeal, Contractor for mail service
  • T. Ramsay, Contractor for mail service
  • C. D. Palmer, Contractor for mail service
  • K. E. Wilson, Contractor for mail service
  • E. R. Truman, Contractor for mail service
  • S. E. Clements, Contractor for mail service
  • H. S. Mawson, Contractor for mail service
  • W. E. Charles, Contractor for mail service
  • P. Curran, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Bennett, Contractor for mail service
  • R. S. Stratford (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • H. Patterson, Contractor for mail service
  • W. D. Brunsden, Contractor for mail service
  • A. J. Read, Contractor for mail service
  • E. F. H. Paine (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • G. Weastell, Contractor for mail service
  • G. Ecroyd, Contractor for mail service
  • F. A. McTigue, Contractor for mail service
  • A. W. Stark, Contractor for mail service
  • S. D. Patchett, Contractor for mail service
  • L. E. Laugeson, Contractor for mail service