✨ Postal Service Contracts
APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 865
POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.
| No. of Service. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartletts, Waikoura, Earls, Beach Camp, and Tikiwhata | 21 | Daily | Motor-cycle | J. E. O'Donnell | £ s. d. 140 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 2 | Gisborne and Mangapapa | 4 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 3 | Gisborne, Makaraka, and Patutahi | 20 | Daily | Omnibus | Mrs. J. McGaveston | 80 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 4 | Gisborne, Chief Post-office, Railway-station, and wharves, delivery of postmen’s bags, and Mangapapa, and delivery of parcels and packets which may be handed to contractor for delivery within boundaries of postmen’s deliveries | .. | As required | Motor-lorry.. | J. J. MacDonald.. | 420 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 5 | Gisborne and Taneatua Railway-station : Gisborne, Matawai, Opatu Junction, Oponae, Opotiki, Waiotahi, Kutarere, Nukuhou North, Waimana, Taneatua, and Taneatua Railway-station. (Including rural boxes previously served on the Matawai–Oponae Road rural delivery.) | 260 | Daily | Motor-truck | Auckland-Gisborne Transport, Ltd. | 675 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 6 | Gisborne and Te Hapara | 3 | Daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 7 | Gisborne, Tamarau, Wainui Beach, Whangara, Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, Waipiro Bay, Aorangi, Waitakaro, Ruatoria, Tikitiki, and Te Araroa. (On journey southwards contractor not to divert to Waipiro Bay.) | 233 | Daily | Motor-truck | J. Ward | 1,000 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 8 | Gisborne and Te Karaka (one way only, outward) | 19 | Daily | Motor-bus | Red Bus Service, Ltd. | 26 0 0 | .. |
| 9 | Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto (part private-bag delivery), (outward mail deposited at Wairoa) | 84 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | H. W. G. Dickinson | 250 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 10 | Gisborne and Waihirere (part rural delivery) | 38 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry.. | W. H. Priestley.. | 140 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 11 | Gisborne, Hexton, and Waimata Valley (part private-bag delivery) | 34 | Thrice weekly | Motor-truck | W. Jones | 134 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 12 | { Gisborne, Ngatapa, and Rere | 59 | Thrice weekly | } Motor-car or truck | S. G. Glennie and Son, Ltd. | 126 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| { Rere and Wharekopae | 20 | Weekly | } | ||||
| 13 | Gisborne, Makauri, Waerenga-a-hika, Ormond, Waipaoa, and Whatatutu | 60 | Daily | Omnibus | E. G. Grey | 132 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 14 | Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead | .. | As required | Launch | By arrangement | £2 10s. per trip | .. |
| 15 | Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway | 46 | Weekly | Motor-car or Motor-lorry | J. Campbell | 54 12 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 16* | Junction of Aorangi and Main Roads and Aorangi | 2½ | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | W. J. Harvey | .. | .. |
| 17 | Junction of East Coast and Panikau Roads and Williams’s Homestead (private-bag delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly | Packhorse | W. H. Williams | 35 0 0 | .. |
| 18 | Junction of Hicks Bay Road and Pakira (private-bag delivery) | 36 | Weekly | Packhorse | T. Wanoa | 64 12 6 | 31/12/39 |
| 19 | Junction of Main Road and Whakaangiangi | 6 | Thrice weekly | Horse | M. W. Halliwell | 27 0 0 | .. |
| 20 | Junction of Wharerata and Wairoa Roads and Wharerata | 32 ch. | Daily | Foot | J. K. Morgan | 7 0 0 | .. |
| 21 | Kutarere and Hiwirau (rural delivery) | 24 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry | A. W. Ruff | 26 0 0 | .. |
| 22 | Manutuke and Paparatu (Jex Blake’s) (rural delivery) | 52 | Twice weekly | Motor-car | G. R. Stevens | 126 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 23 | Manutuke and Te Raurau Valley Road (rural delivery) | 9½ | Thrice weekly | Bicycle | K. G. Poulgrain | 23 10 0 | .. |
| 24 | Matawai and Moanui Road (r u r a l delivery) | 46 | Weekly | Motor-truck or motor-car | G. R. Robb | 70 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 25 | Matawai, Motuhora, and Motu | 18 | Daily | Motor-lorry.. | C. Hustler | 156 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 26 | { Opotiki and Cape Runaway— Opotiki, Torere, and Houpoto | 52 | Thrice weekly | } Motor-car | H. O. Drake | 197 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| { Houpoto, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, Waihau Bay, and Cape Runaway | 104 | Weekly to Cape Runaway, twice weekly to Waihau Bay | } | ||||
| 27 | Opotiki, Lower Waiawa, and Toatoa.. | 42 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry | A. E. Reece | 128 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 28 | Rakauroa Railway-station and P o s t - office | 2 | Daily | Foot | Miss D. Richardson | 13 0 0 | .. |
| 29 | Ruatoria and Pakihiroa S t a t i o n (private-bag delivery) | 34 | Twice weekly | B u g g y o r packhorse | W. McClutchie | 90 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 30 | Ruatoria and Waiomatatini.. | 18 | Thrice weekly | Motor-truck | C. Wilkie | 90 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
| 31 | Te Araroa, Horoera, and East Cape | 30 | Weekly | Horse | G. Goldsmith | 39 0 0 | .. |
| 32 | Te Araroa and Hicks Bay | 16 | Daily | Motor-truck | J. Ward | 39 0 0 | .. |
| 33 | Te Karaka and Gisborne (one way only) | 19 | Daily | Motor-car | M u s g r a v e ’ s Services, Ltd. | 20 0 0 | .. |
| 34 | Te Karaka and Kanakanaia (private-bag delivery) | 30 | Twice weekly, 1 Oct. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 30 Sept. | Motor-car | W. M. Jones | 100 0 0 | 31/12/39 |
- Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.
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NZ Gazette 1938, No 27
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NZ Gazette 1938, No 27
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Inland Mail-Services Schedules
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Gisborne, Contractors, Schedules
27 names identified
- J. E. O'Donnell, Contractor for mail service
- J. McGaveston (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
- J. J. MacDonald, Contractor for mail service
- J. Ward, Contractor for mail service
- H. W. G. Dickinson, Contractor for mail service
- W. H. Priestley, Contractor for mail service
- W. Jones, Contractor for mail service
- S. G. Glennie, Contractor for mail service
- E. G. Grey, Contractor for mail service
- J. Campbell, Contractor for mail service
- W. J. Harvey, Contractor for mail service
- W. H. Williams, Contractor for mail service
- T. Wanoa, Contractor for mail service
- M. W. Halliwell, Contractor for mail service
- J. K. Morgan, Contractor for mail service
- A. W. Ruff, Contractor for mail service
- G. R. Stevens, Contractor for mail service
- K. G. Poulgrain, Contractor for mail service
- G. R. Robb, Contractor for mail service
- C. Hustler, Contractor for mail service
- H. O. Drake, Contractor for mail service
- A. E. Reece, Contractor for mail service
- D. Richardson (Miss), Contractor for mail service
- W. McClutchie, Contractor for mail service
- C. Wilkie, Contractor for mail service
- G. Goldsmith, Contractor for mail service
- W. M. Jones, Contractor for mail service