New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 27

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✨ Postal Service Contracts



APRIL 1.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
291 Wellsford Railway-station and Post-office 20 ch. As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. £ s. d. .. ..
292 Whangapara : Landing and shipping mails 2½ Weekly .. .. Foot and boat Miss C. R. Heath 8 0 0 ..
293 Whangarei and Auckland (one way only) 84 Twice weekly .. Steamer .. Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. (Gratuity bag rate) ..
294 Whangarei and Kamo (one way only) 3 Twice weekly .. Omnibus .. Northern Motorbus Co., Ltd. 6d. per bag ..
295 Whangarei and Kokopu (rural delivery) 26½ Thrice weekly .. Motor-van .. Whangarei Bakeries, Ltd. 72 0 0 31/12/38
296 (a) Whangarei, Maungatapere, Poroti, Titoki, Parakao, Pakotai, and Mangakahia Bridges (part rural delivery) 74 Daily .. .. Motor-car W. Webb .. 238 0 0 31/12/38
297 (b) Mangakahia Bridges and Awarua Store (rural delivery) 7 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car K. Frceg .. 170 0 0 31/12/38
298 Whangarei, Kiripaka, Matapouri, Tutukaka, Ngunguru, and Kaiata Junction (part rural delivery) 72 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus .. Whangarei Publishing Co., Ltd. 19 10 0 ..
299 Whangarei and Maungakaramea 26 Thrice weekly (restricted to carriage of one bag each way) Motor-car .. Whangarei Bakeries, Ltd. 79 0 0 31/12/38
300 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakaramea (part rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly .. Motor-van .. Whangarei Bakeries, Ltd. .. ..
301 Whangarei and Maungatapere (one way only) 7¾ Thrice weekly .. Motor-van .. Northern Motorbus Co., Ltd. 46 16 0 31/12/38
302 Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. 12½ Daily .. .. Motor-bus .. D. C. Copeland .. 152 0 0 31/12/38
303 Whangarei and Pipiwai (part rural delivery) 51¼ Daily ; thrice weekly to Pipiwai Motor-bus .. Whangarei Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd. 60 0 0 31/12/38
304 (a) Whangarei and Tahere .. 23½ Thrice weekly ; 20 Sept. to 31 Mar.; twice weekly, 1 April to 19 Sept. Motor-lorry P. W. Wright .. 135 0 0 31/12/38
305 (b) Tahere and Donaldson’s Flat (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly, 20 Sept. to 31 Mar ; weekly, 1 April to 19 Sept. Motor-car .. Hutley’s Motors 45 0 0 31/12/38
306 Whangarei, Parua Bay, Whangarei Heads Church, and Taurikura (part rural delivery) 44 Thrice weekly .. Service-car H. Rottier .. 8 0 0 ..
307 Whangarei, Maungatuoto, Kaiwaka, and Wellsford 124 Daily .. .. Foot .. D. Hill and Sons, Ltd. 151 0 0 31/12/38
308 Whangarei Heads Church and Post-office 1 Thrice weekly .. Motor .. C. Urllich .. 29 0 0 ..
309 Whangarei Railway-station, Wharf, and Post-office 58 ch. As required .. Horse .. W. Davison .. 21 0 0 ..
310 Whangaroa and Matangirau .. 9 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. M. J. Nelson .. 7 16 0 ..
311* Whatoro and Terawhati Road (rural delivery) 22 Weekly .. .. Foot .. R. W. Wilson .. .. ..
312* Wiri Railway-station and Post-office 20 ch. Daily .. .. Cart .. F. C. Aickin .. .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM.

| Blenheim, Waihopai, Wairau Valley, Hillersden, Birch Hill, and Branch River (part rural delivery) | 88 | Thrice weekly .. | Motor - truck or motor-car | G. J. Chapman .. | 132 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim : Delivery of parcels and other packages, including postmen's overflow bags within borough boundaries | .. | As required .. | Light delivery truck or motor-cycle and side-car | H. Miller .. | 2d. per article | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim and Havelock (one way only) | 28 | Four times weekly .. | Service-car | Gibbs Motors Ltd. | 14 0 0 | .. |
| Blenheim, Jordan, Upcot, and The Muller (part private-bag delivery) | Tues-104 Fri. 146 | Twice weekly, except The Muller weekly | Motor-lorry | L. N. Nation .. | 116 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim, Netherwood, and Te Arowhenua | 77 | Twice weekly .. | Motor-lorry | E. E. M. Gibson | 141 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim, Benhopai, Power-station and Malvern (private-bag delivery) | 80 | Weekly .. .. | Motor-truck | E. E. M. Gibson | 120 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim and Omaka (rural delivery) | 32 | Thrice weekly .. | Motor-lorry | I. D. Mortimer .. | 70 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim, Onamalutu, Fabian’s Valley, Pine Valley, and Te Rou | 76 | Thrice weekly, 15 Oct. to 15 April; twice weekly, 16 April to 14 Oct. | Motor-bus .. | De Luxe Motors | 1s. per bag | .. |
| Blenheim and Picton (letters only) | 40 | As required .. | Motor - lorry or horse express | J. W. Fraser .. | 125 0 0 | 31/12/40 |
| Blenheim Railway-station, vessels in river, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required .. | .. | .. |

  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail-Services Schedules (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 March 1938
Mail services, Auckland, Blenheim, Schedules, Contractors
16 names identified
  • C. R. Heath (Miss), Contractor for Whangapara mail service
  • W. Webb, Contractor for Whangarei mail service
  • K. Freg, Contractor for Mangakahia Bridges mail service
  • H. Rottier, Contractor for Whangarei Heads mail service
  • D. Hill, Contractor for Maungatuoto mail service
  • C. Urlich, Contractor for Whangarei Heads mail service
  • W. Davison, Contractor for Whangarei Railway-station mail service
  • M. J. Nelson, Contractor for Whangaroa mail service
  • R. W. Wilson, Contractor for Whatoro mail service
  • F. C. Aickin, Contractor for Wiri Railway-station mail service
  • G. J. Chapman, Contractor for Blenheim mail service
  • H. Miller, Contractor for Blenheim parcel delivery
  • L. N. Nation, Contractor for Blenheim mail service
  • E. E. M. Gibson, Contractor for Blenheim mail service
  • I. D. Mortimer, Contractor for Blenheim mail service
  • J. W. Fraser, Contractor for Blenheim-Picton mail service