Postal Services Schedule




Feb. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 383

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
8† Balclutha and Kaimataitai— Balclutha, Port Molyneux, and Kaka Point 26 Daily .. Motor-car D. MacKechnie .. 101 0 0 31/12/37
Kaka Point and Kaimataitai (part rural delivery) 9 Thrice weekly ..
9 Balclutha, Hillend, Awamangu, and Pukepito (part rural delivery) 42 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. A. Robertson .. 131 0 0 31/12/37
10 Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office ¾ As required .. Motor-truck or horse-van W. B. Duff .. 52 0 0 31/12/37
11 Balclutha and South Otago Hospital (private-bag delivery) 2,310 yd Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
12 Balclutha, Clydevale, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 57 Daily .. Motor-car .. D. S. Andrew .. 185 0 0 31/12/37
13 Bannockburn and Nevis .. 40 Weekly .. Motor-lorry and horse E. J. Williams .. 90 0 0 31/12/37
14* Benhar Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Daily .. Foot .. J. T. Park .. .. ..
15 Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahuika Twice weekly .. Cart .. K. Ross .. 25 0 0 ..
16* Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd Daily .. Foot .. Miss M. R. Kinney .. ..
17* Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. B. I. Cook .. .. ..
18 Clinton and Ashley Downs (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. Motor-van .. J. Dickinson .. 63 0 0 31/12/37
19 Clinton and Wairuna— Clinton and Wairuna .. 19½ Daily .. Motor-van J. Dickinson .. 130 0 0 31/12/37
Wairuna and Popotunoa (rural delivery) 17 Thrice weekly ..
20 Clyde and Dunstan Hospital (private-bag delivery) 2 Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
21 Clyde and Earnscleugh (rural delivery) 8 Daily .. Bicycle .. W. J. S. Tattersfield 26 0 0 ..
22 Clyde Railway-station and Post-office.. ½ As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
23 Conical Hills (stopping point on bus route), and Post-office 800 yd Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. L. A. Bennett 12 0 0 ..
24 Cromwell and Bannockburn .. 8 Five times weekly .. Motor-truck T. Brydone .. 56 0 0 31/12/37
25 Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. F. Key .. 90 0 0 31/12/37
26 Cromwell, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke (part rural delivery) 106 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 185 0 0 31/12/37
27 Cromwell, Arrowtown, Lower Shotover, and Queenstown (part rural delivery) 85 Daily .. Motor-car .. Mount Cook Tourist Co. of New Zealand, Ltd. 225 0 0 31/12/37
28 Cromwell and Ripponvale (rural delivery) 5 Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
29 Cromwell, Lindis Crossing, and Tarras (part rural delivery) 68 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 100 0 0 31/12/37
30 Cromwell Railway-station and Post-office As required .. Motor-truck T. Brydone .. 58 0 0 31/12/37
31 Dunback and Stoneburn .. 10 Weekly .. Gig .. R. Johnston .. 12 0 0 ..
32 Dunedin, Anderson’s Bay, Caversham, Dunedin North, Manor Place, Moray Place, Mornington, North-east Valley, Roslyn, St. Kilda, South Dunedin, Woodhaugh, and conveyance of postmen .. Four times daily .. Tram-car .. Dunedin City Corporation 302 15 0 ..
33 Dunedin, clearance of receiving-boxes and collection of certain suburban mails .. As required .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
34 Dunedin, midnight clearance of receiving-boxes .. As required .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
35 Dunedin, delivery of parcels and distribution of postmen’s overflow bags .. As required .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
36 Dunedin and Halfway Bush .. 5 Daily .. Motor-car .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
37 Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. 12 Twice weekly .. Motor-truck P. Souquet .. 15 0 0 ..
38 Dunedin, Macandrew Bay, Broad Bay, and Portobello 26½ Twice daily .. Motor-van W. G. Rowlands 132 0 0 31/12/37
Portobello and Otakou .. 9 Thrice weekly ..
39 Dunedin, Hawea Flat, and Pembroke (direct letter mails only) 384 Daily .. Motor-car .. Wanaka Motors, Ltd. 100 0 0 31/12/37
40 Dunedin, Glenore, Manuka Creek, Waitahuna, Forsyth, Lawrence, Evans Flat, Beaumont, Rae’s Junction (bus stopping-point), Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, and Roxburgh 200 Daily .. Motor-bus .. A. Earl .. 300 0 0 31/12/37
41 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and Sandymount 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-truck A. D. Shaw .. 52 0 0 31/12/37
42 Dunedin and Taieri Beach— Dunedin and Brighton .. 23 Daily .. Motor-car, bus, or coach Hobbs (Brighton) Motors, Ltd. 139 0 0 31/12/37
Brighton, Taieri Mouth, Taieri Beach, and Akatore Coast School (part rural delivery) 38 Thrice weekly ..
  • 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, Dunedin, Contractors, Subsidies, Routes
19 names identified
  • D. MacKechnie, Contractor for Balclutha and Kaimataitai mail service
  • A. Robertson, Contractor for Balclutha, Hillend, Awamangu, and Pukepito mail service
  • W. B. Duff, Contractor for Balclutha Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • D. S. Andrew, Contractor for Balclutha and South Otago Hospital mail service
  • E. J. Williams, Contractor for Bannockburn and Nevis mail service
  • J. T. Park, Contractor for Benhar Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • K. Ross, Contractor for Caberfeidh Railway-station and Kahuika mail service
  • M. R. Kinney (Miss), Contractor for Chatto Creek Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • B. I. Cook (Mrs), Contractor for Clarendon Railway-station and Post-office mail service
  • J. Dickinson, Contractor for Clinton and Ashley Downs mail service
  • W. J. S. Tattersfield, Contractor for Clyde and Earnscleugh mail service
  • L. A. Bennett (Mrs), Contractor for Conical Hills mail service
  • T. Brydone, Contractor for Cromwell and Bannockburn mail service
  • A. F. Key, Contractor for Cromwell and Lowburn Ferry mail service
  • R. Johnston, Contractor for Dunback and Stoneburn mail service
  • P. Souquet, Contractor for Dunedin and Mount Cargill mail service
  • W. G. Rowlands, Contractor for Dunedin, Macandrew Bay, Broad Bay, and Portobello mail service
  • A. Earl, Contractor for Dunedin, Glenore, Manuka Creek, Waitahuna, Forsyth, Lawrence, Evans Flat, Beaumont, Rae’s Junction, Island Block, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick, and Roxburgh mail service
  • A. D. Shaw, Contractor for Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and Sandymount mail service