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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15
Inland Mail-services.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 11th March, 1937.
THE following list of mail-services within the Dominion in operation as on the 1st January, 1937, is published for general information.
G. McNAMARA, Director-General.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany and Red Vale | 13 | Twice weekly | Lorry or horse | E. Wright | £ s. d. 35 0 0 | .. |
| 2 | Aranga Railway-station and Post-office | 3 | Thrice weekly | Wagon | E. W. Ashwin | 25 0 0 | .. |
| 3 | Auckland and Avondale (one way only) | 8 | As required | Electric tram-car | Auckland Transport Board | 6d. per bag | .. |
| 4 | {Auckland and Bayswater | 4 | } As required | Steam ferry | Devonport Steam Ferry Co., Ltd. | 180 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland and Devonport | 5 | ||||||
| Auckland, Northcote, and Birkenhead | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | Auckland and Bucklands Beach | 34 | Daily | Motor-bus | Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. | 28 0 0 | .. |
| 6 | Auckland: Clearing receivers within a radius of 4½ miles of Chief Post-office | .. | As required | Motor-vans. | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 7 | Auckland and Dargaville (one way only) | 119 | 5 times weekly | Motor-lorry. | Northern Transport Co., Ltd. | 25 0 0 | .. |
| 8 | {Auckland: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs | .. | Twice daily in city; daily in suburbs | } Motor-vans | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| Delivery of postmen’s extra bags | .. | As required | |||||
| 9 | Auckland, Pakatoa, and Coromandel.. | 84 | Twice weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 10 | Auckland, Surfdale, Rocky Bay, Awaroa, and Cowes | 46 | Surfdale thrice weekly; Rocky Bay thrice weekly summer, twice weekly winter; Awaroa, Cowes, twice weekly summer, weekly winter | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 11 | Auckland, Awaroa, and Cowes | 46 | Weekly | Launch | A. T. Day | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 12 | Auckland and Hicks Bay | 450 | Weekly | Steamer | Watkin and Wallis | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 13 | Auckland, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick | 29 | Twice daily | Motor-bus | H. and J. Crawford | 120 0 0 | 31/12/38 |
| 14 | Auckland and Kawau Island | 60 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 15 | Auckland and Leigh— | ||||||
| (a) Auckland, Inc. Coatesville Road, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, Warkworth, and Matakana | 104 | Daily; rural boxes thrice weekly | } Motor-van | R. A. Lister | 440 0 0 | 31/12/38 | |
| (b) Matakana, Big Omaha, and Leigh (part rural delivery | 18 | Thrice weekly | |||||
| (c) Warkworth and Auckland (one bag one way only) | 45½ | Daily | |||||
| 16 | Auckland and Mahurangi | 60 | Twice weekly.. | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 17 | Auckland, Beachlands, and Maraetai.. | 58 | Four times weekly; daily 18 Dec. to 31 Jan. | Motor-bus | A. Doidge. | 18 0 0 | .. |
| 18 | Auckland and Maramarua | 94 | Daily | Motor-bus | Wm. White and Sons, Ltd. | 65 0 0 | 31/12/38 |
| 19 | Auckland, Mullet Point, and Matakana Lower | 74 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 20 | Auckland and Motuihi | 20 | Weekly | Launch | N. J. Inglis | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 21 | Auckland, Russell, and Opoua | 302 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 22 | Auckland, Greenhithe, and Paremoremo | 22 | Daily; Paremoremo thrice weekly | Launch | J. Pringle | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 23 | Auckland and Piha | 52 | Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; four times weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Omnibus | Rimmer’s Tourist Sightseeing Co. | 10 0 0 | .. |
| 24 | Auckland, Tryphena, Okupu, Whangapara, and Port Fitzroy | 120 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | 235 0 0 | 31/12/38 |
| 25 | Auckland and Public Trust Office (private-bag delivery) | 1 | Thrice daily | Motor-van | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 26 | Auckland and Putiki | 30 | Thrice weekly summer; twice weekly winter | Steamer | J. H. Bradley and Sons | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 27 | Auckland and St. Heliers | 13 | Thrice daily from; twice daily to | Omnibus | L. J. Keys, Ltd. | 104 0 0 | 31/12/38 |
| 28 | Auckland, Parenga, and Te Hapua | 410 | Fortnightly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 29 | Auckland and Whangapoua (parcels one way only) | 52 | Weekly | Launch | H. Carey | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 30 | Auckland Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor-lorries | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
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Inland Mail Services Schedules
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🚂 Transport & Communications11 March 1937
Mail services, Auckland, Schedules, Contractors
11 names identified
- E. Wright, Contractor for Albany and Red Vale mail service
- E. W. Ashwin, Contractor for Aranga Railway-station and Post-office mail service
- R. A. Lister, Contractor for Auckland and Leigh mail service
- A. Doidge, Contractor for Auckland, Beachlands, and Maraetai mail service
- Wm. White, Contractor for Auckland and Maramarua mail service
- N. J. Inglis, Contractor for Auckland and Motuihi mail service
- J. Pringle, Contractor for Auckland, Greenhithe, and Paremoremo mail service
- H. Carey, Contractor for Auckland and Whangapoua mail service
- A. T. Day, Contractor for Auckland, Awaroa, and Cowes mail service
- J. H. Bradley, Contractor for Auckland and Putiki mail service
- L. J. Keys, Contractor for Auckland and St. Heliers mail service
- G. McNamara, Director-General