New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 22

Page 433

✨ Postal Services Schedule



Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 433

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Anatimo School and Awaiiti (private-bag delivery) 18 Twice weekly Horse and trap F. G. Hadfield £ s. d. 45 0 0 31/12/40
2 Brightwater Railway-station and Post-office 9 ch. As required Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
3 Brightwater and Waimea West (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-car A. J. Robertson 175 0 0 31/12/40
4 Collingwood, Margarakau, and Paturau River 56 Twice weekly Motor-truck Collingwood Motors 109 0 0 31/12/40
5 Collingwood, Pakawan, and Puponga 28 Five times weekly Motor-car Collingwood Motors 75 0 0 31/12/40
6 Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and Bainham 20 Five times weekly Motor-car Collingwood Motors 68 0 0 31/12/40
7 Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot Miss C. E. Thompson 25 0 0 ..
8 French Pass : Receipt and despatch of mails at night .. As required .. Trustees, French Pass Wharf 13 0 0 ..
9 French Pass (tendering of steamers by launch) 1 As required Launch G. W. W. Webber Wellington to Nelson, steamer, £1; reduced to 10s. if one passenger carried. Nelson to Wellington, steamer, 10s. (No charge for either stop if more than one passenger carried.) ..
10 French Pass, Waikawa Bay, Okouri Point, Pahakorea Bay, Otarawao, Wairangi, McLaren’s Bay, Okiwi Bay, Croisilles, Greville Harbour, and Ohana Bay (private-bag delivery) 79 Weekly Launch C. S. Jacobsen 155 0 0 31/12/40
11 French Pass, Whareatea Bay, Waitai and Patuki (private-bag delivery) 36 Weekly Launch C. S. Jacobsen 58 10 0 31/12/40
12 Gowan Bridge and Gowan 7 Twice weekly Bicycle R. Marr 13 0 0 ..
13 Gowan Bridge and McCusker’s (private-bag delivery) 35 Twice weekly Motor-truck H. Hodgson and Co., Ltd. 5 4 0 ..
14 Howard Junction and Howard 18 Twice weekly Horse and cart A. A. Fleming 35 0 0 ..
15 Junction Tophouse Road and Atapo 2½ Twice weekly Cart J. S. M. Wilkinson 10 8 0 ..
16* Kaka Railway-station and Post-office 3 Thrice weekly (five times) Bicycle Mrs. M. E. O’Malley .. ..
17* Kiwi Railway-station and Post-office 8 ch. Twice weekly Foot Mrs. T. G. Duncan (Deptl. officer) .. ..
18 Motueka and Port Motueka 5 Five times weekly Bicycle .. .. ..
19 Motueka and Riwaka (part rural delivery) 31½ Daily Motor-car C. G. Ballard 219 0 0 31/12/40
20 Motupiko and Golden Downs (private-bag delivery) 234 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, and Maggie Creek 62 Twice weekly Motor-truck H. Hodgson and Co., Ltd. Outward trip, 1s. 6d. first bag; 1s. each additional bag; inward trip free ..
22 Murchison and Shenandoah 32 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Public Works Department .. ..
23 Murchison and Tutaki (rural delivery) 40 Twice weekly Motor-lorry The Transport (Nelson), Ltd. 39 0 0 ..
24 Murchison, Upper Matakitaki, and Maruia 74 Weekly Motor-car D. A. Reid 52 0 0 31/12/40
25 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka, Hira, Whangamoa, Rai Valley, Pelorus Bridge, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim 158 Daily, additional trip Blenheim — Havelock four times weekly (free trip daily, Blenheim to Nelson; and Mondays, Nelson to Blenheim) Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 875 0 0 31/12/40
26 Nelson, Brightwater, Wakefield, Belgrove, Motupiko, Korere, Glenhope, Gowan Bridge, Owen Junction, Owen River, Manganata, Longford, Murchison, Sullivan’s Bridge, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three Channel Flat, Inangahua Junction, Berlin’s, Tirirau, Westport, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton 338 Daily Brightwater, Wakefield, Motupiko, Korere, Gowan Bridge, Owen River, Murchison, Lyell, Inangahua Junction, Reefton, and Westport; daily to and inwards four times weekly from Belgrave; inwards once weekly from Glenhope; thrice weekly other places Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 3,058 0 0 31/12/40
27 Nelson and Brunt’s Corner (rural delivery) 34 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry Cole’s Freight Service 5 0 0 ..

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



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🚂 Postal District of Nelson Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Nelson, Contractors, Schedule, Mail routes
14 names identified
  • F. G. Hadfield, Contractor for Anatimo School and Awaiiti service
  • A. J. Robertson, Contractor for Brightwater and Waimea West service
  • C. E. Thompson (Miss), Contractor for Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office service
  • G. W. W. Webber, Contractor for French Pass service
  • C. S. Jacobsen, Contractor for French Pass and related services
  • R. Marr, Contractor for Gowan Bridge and Gowan service
  • H. Hodgson, Contractor for Gowan Bridge and McCusker’s service
  • 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
  • D. A. Reid, Contractor for Murchison, Upper Matakitaki, and Maruia service