New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 18

Page 687

✨ Postal Service Schedules



Mar. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 687

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
14 Howard Junction and Howard 18 Twice weekly Horse and cart A. A. Fleming £ s. d.
15 Junction Tophouse Road and Atapo 2½ Twice weekly Cart J. S. M. Wilkinson 35 0 0 ..
16* Kaka Railway-station and Post-office 3 Thrice weekly (five times) Bicycle Mrs. M. E. O’Malley 10 8 0 ..
17* Kiwi Railway-station and Post-office 8 ch. Twice weekly Foot Mrs. T. G. Duncan .. ..
18 Motueka and Port Motueka 5 Five times weekly Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
19 Motueka and Riwaka (p a r t r u r a l delivery) 31½ Daily Motor-car C. G. Ballard 189 0 0 31/12/40
20 Motupiko and Golden Downs (private-bag delivery) 23½ Weekly, and one extra trip weekly in winter if convenient Motor-lorry A. Hodgson and Son 31 10 0 and 10s. for each extra trip ..
21 Murchison, Howard Junction, a n d Maggie Creek 62 Twice weekly Motor-truck H. J. Hodgson and Co. Outward trip, 1s.6d. first bag; 1s. each additional bag; inward trip, free ..
22 Murchison and Tutaki (rural delivery) 40 Twice weekly Motor-lorry A. J. McCaa 39 0 0 ..
23 Murchison, Upper Matakitaki, and Maruia 74 Weekly Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 50 0 0 31/12/40
24 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka, Hira, Whangamoa, Rai Valley, Pelorus Bridge, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim 158 Daily (free trip daily, Blenheim to Nelson; and Mondays, Nelson to Blenheim) Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 830 0 0 31/12/40
25 Nelson, Brightwater, Wakefield, Belgrove, Motupiko, Korere, Glenhope, Gowan Bridge, Owen Junction, Owen River, Mangarata, Longford, Murchison, Sullivan’s Bridge, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three Channel Flat, Inangahua Junction, Berlin’s, Tiroa, Westport, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton 336 Daily to Brightwater, Wakefield, Motupiko, Gowan Bridge, Owen River, Murchison, Lyell, Inangahua Junction, Reefton, and Westport; daily to and inwards four times weekly from Belgrove; thrice weekly to other places Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 3,000 0 0 31/12/40
26 Nelson and Brunt’s Corner (r u r a l delivery) 34 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry Cole’s Freight Service 5 0 0 ..
27 Nelson Chief Post-office, Nelson East Post-office, Nelson South Post-office, Railway-station, Port Nelson Post-office, and wharves; also delivery of parcels and overflow bags in Nelson postmen’s delivery 9½ As required Motor-trucks H. Oakley 520 0 0 31/12/40
28 Nelson, Hope, Brightwater, and Wakefield 34 Daily, with extra trip thrice weekly to Wakefield 1 Nov. to 30 April Motor-bus E. A. Burn 60 0 0 31/12/40
29 Nelson and Lake Rotoiti (part rural delivery) 130 Thrice weekly Motor-car C. F. Dobson 140 0 0 31/12/40
30 Nelson, Motueka, Riwaka, Upper Takaka, East Takaka, and Takaka 140 Daily Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 670 0 0 31/12/40
31 Nelson and Murchison (one bag each way) 160 Five times weekly Motor-car The B. F. Spiers Transport Co., Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
32 Nelson and Nelson East 1½ Outwards, eleven times weekly Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
33 Nelson, Nelson South, Stoke, Richmond, Appleby, Redwoods Valley, Upper Moutere, and Motueka 68 Daily; twice daily to and from Stoke, Richmond, Upper Moutere, and Motueka Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 500 0 0 31/12/40
34 Nelson and Tahunanui 6 Twice daily Motor-bus Nelson Suburban Bus Co., Ltd. 30 0 0 ..
35 Nelson and Takaka (one way only) 70 Daily Motor-car Gibbs’s (Nelson) Motors, Ltd. 15 0 0 ..
36 Owen River and Owen Valley (rural delivery) 16 Weekly Motor-car D. Whitford 17 0 0 ..
37 Pakawau, Rakopi, Mangarakau, and Paturau River 40 Weekly Motor-car and trap McNabb’s Motors 70 0 0 31/12/40
38 Richmond, Appleby, and Hope (rural delivery) 30 Daily Motor-car M. H. McGlashen 224 0 0 31/12/40
39 Riwaka and Sandy Bay 20 Twice weekly.. Motor-truck S. Fayen 40 0 0 ..
40 Stoke and Ngawhatu 4 Daily Spring cart and horse Mental Hospitals Department Nil ..
41 Tadmor, Matariki, and Sherry River.. 11 Thrice weekly.. Trap Miss T. G. M. Fowler 40 0 0 ..
42 Takaka and East Takaka (part rural delivery—

(a) Motupipi, Tarakohe, Hamama, Uruwhenua, and East Takaka
(b) Kotinga and Anatoki
(c) Anatimo School | 48
62½
50 | Daily
Thrice weekly
Twice weekly.. | Motor-car | W. S. Birdsall | 440 0 0 | 31/12/40 |

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


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🚂 Postal District of Nelson - Service Schedules (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Nelson, mail routes, contractors, subsidies, schedules
16 names identified
  • A. A. Fleming, Contractor for Howard Junction and Howard service
  • J. S. M. Wilkinson, Contractor for Junction Tophouse Road and Atapo service
  • M. E. O’Malley (Mrs.), Contractor for Kaka Railway-station and Post-office service
  • T. G. Duncan (Mrs.), Contractor for Kiwi Railway-station and Post-office service
  • C. G. Ballard, Contractor for Motueka and Riwaka service
  • A. Hodgson, Contractor for Motupiko and Golden Downs service
  • H. J. Hodgson, Contractor for Murchison, Howard Junction, and Maggie Creek service
  • A. J. McCaa, Contractor for Murchison and Tutaki service
  • D. Whitford, Contractor for Owen River and Owen Valley service
  • T. G. M. Fowler (Miss), Contractor for Tadmor, Matariki, and Sherry River service
  • W. S. Birdsall, Contractor for Takaka and East Takaka service
  • E. A. Burn, Contractor for Nelson, Hope, Brightwater, and Wakefield service
  • C. F. Dobson, Contractor for Nelson and Lake Rotoiti service
  • H. Oakley, Contractor for Nelson Chief Post-office and related services
  • M. H. McGlashen, Contractor for Richmond, Appleby, and Hope service
  • S. Fayen, Contractor for Riwaka and Sandy Bay service