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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18
Inland Mail-services.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 20th March, 1939.
THE following list of mail-services within the Dominion in operation as on the 1st January, 1939, is published for general information.
G. McNAMARA, Director-General.
POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
| Number of Services. | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany and Red Vale (rural delivery) | 28½ | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | R. R. Smith | £ s. d. 29 18 0 | .. |
| 2 | Aranga Railway-station and Post-office | 3 | Thrice weekly | Wagon | E. W. Ashwin | 25 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland and Bayswater | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Auckland and Devonport | 5 | As required | Steam-ferry | Devonport Steam Ferry Co., Ltd. | 180 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland, Northcote, and Birkenhead | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Auckland and Buckland’s Beach | 34 | Daily | Motor-bus | Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. (Deptl. officer) | 28 0 0 | .. |
| 5 | Auckland: Clearing receivers within a radius of 7 miles of Chief Post-office | .. | As required | Motor-vans | .. | .. | |
| 6 | Auckland and Dargaville (one way only) | 119 | Five times weekly | Motor-lorry | N.Z. Railways Road Services | 25 0 0 | .. |
| 7 | Auckland: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs | .. | Twice daily in city; daily in suburbs | Motor-vans | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| Delivery of postmen’s overflow bags | .. | As required | |||||
| 8 | Auckland, Pakatoa, and Coromandel.. | 84 | Twice weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 9 | Auckland, Awaroa, and Cowes | 46 | Weekly | Launch | A. T. Day | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 10 | Auckland, Surfdale, Rocky Bay, Awaroa, and Cowes | 48 | 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 and Hicks Bay | 450 | Weekly | Steamer | Watkin and Wallis | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 12 | Auckland, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick | 29 | Twice daily (additional trip free of cost to Howick, Monday to Friday) | Motor-bus | H. and J. Crawford | 140 0 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 13 | Auckland and Leigh— | ||||||
| (a) Auckland, Inc. Coatesville Road, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, Warkworth, Matakana, Big Omaha, and Leigh (part rural delivery) | 122 | Daily; Big Omaha and rural boxes, thrice weekly | Motor-van | R. A. Lister | 540 0 0 | 31/12/41 | |
| (b) Warkworth and Auckland (one bag one way only) | 45¼ | Daily | |||||
| 14 | Auckland, Whitford, Beachlands, and Maraetai (part rural delivery) | 70 | Daily | Motor-van | S. Griffiths | 220 0 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 15 | Auckland and Maramaru | 94 | Daily | Motor-bus | W. White and Sons, Ltd. | 75 0 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 16 | Auckland, Mullet Point, and Mata ana Lower | 74 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 17 | Auckland and Motuihi | 20 | Weekly | Launch | N. J. Inglis | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 18 | Auckland and Parakai | 76 | Twice daily except Thursday, when one trip only | Motor-bus | Auckland Bus Co., Ltd. | 65 10 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 19 | Auckland and Piha | 52 | Daily, 20 Dec. to 28 Feb.; four times weekly, 1 March to 19 Dec. | Omnibus | G. M. McFarlane | 26 0 0 | .. |
| 20 | Auckland, Tryphena, Okupu, Whangapara, and Port Fitzroy | 120 | Weekly | Steamer | Northern Steamship Co., Ltd. | 300 0 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 21 | Auckland and Public Trust Office (private-bag delivery) | 1 | Thrice daily | Motor-van | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 22 | Auckland and Putiki | 30 | Thrice weekly summer, twice weekly winter | Steamer | J. H. Bradley and Sons | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 23 | Auckland and Rangitoto | 10 | Twice weekly | Launch | N. J. Inglis | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 24 | Auckland and St. Heliers | 13 | Twice daily | Omnibus | L. J. Keys, Ltd. | 104 0 0 | 31/12/41 |
| 25 | Auckland and Whangapoua (parcels one way only) | 52 | Weekly | Launch | H. Carey | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 26 | Auckland, Greenhithe, Paremoremo, and Whennapai | 24 | Daily; Whenuapai, five times weekly; Paremoremo, thrice weekly | Launch | J. Pringle | (Gratuity bag rate) | .. |
| 27 | Auckland Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office | 1 | As required | Motor-lorry | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
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Mail services, Auckland, schedules, contractors, subsidies
10 names identified
- R. R. Smith, 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 to Leigh mail service
- S. Griffiths, Contractor for Auckland, Whitford, Beachlands, and Maraetai mail service
- W. White, Contractor for Auckland and Maramaru mail service
- N. J. Inglis, Contractor for Auckland and Motuihi mail service
- G. M. McFarlane, Contractor for Auckland and Piha mail service
- J. H. Bradley, Contractor for Auckland and Putiki mail service
- H. Carey, Contractor for Auckland and Whangapoua mail service
- J. Pringle, Contractor for Auckland, Greenhithe, Paremoremo, and Whennapai mail service
- G. McNamara, Director-General