New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 31

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✨ Postal Mail Services



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
26 Waimate Post Office and Railway Station ¼ As required Express A. P. Price 23 10 0 31 Dec., 1912.
27 Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs 10 Daily Coach J. W. Manchester 75 0 0 „
28 Waimate and Waiariari 7 Thrice weekly Bicycle or trap F. T. Wallace 25 0 0 „
29 Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (delivering correspondence) 5½ Thrice weekly Mail-cart W. F. Rickman 30 0 0 „

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Geraldine and Temuka | 12 | Twice out and once in daily | Motor-car | J. T. Meredith | 20 0 0 | |
| 2 | Levels Post Office, Lower Rosewill, and Papaka Settlements (delivering correspondence) | 7½ | Twice weekly.. | Delivery-van | A. E. Chapman | 5 0 0 | |
| 3 | Morven Post Office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) | 17½ | Twice weekly.. | Delivery-van | J. W. Manchester | 10 0 0 | |
| 4 | Otipua and Adair | 1½ | Thrice weekly | Horse | W. Shephard | 7 10 0 | |
| 5 | Sutherland’s Post Office and Tycho Flat (delivering correspondence) | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Delivery-van | O. Allsop | 10 0 0 | |
| 6 | Temuka and Seadown | 3½ | 4 times weekly | Trap | T. E. Gunnion | 20 0 0 | |
| 7 | Wahimomona Post Office and Beautiful Valley (delivering correspondence) | 8 | Thrice weekly | Trap | J. S. Hopkins | 20 0 0 | |

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS, PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY.

| 1 | Cave Post Office and Railway Station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | W. A. Johnstone | .. | |
| 2 | Cricklewood Post Office and Railway Station | ⅓ | Twice daily | Foot | M. Manning | .. | |
| 3 | Levels Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | A. E. Chapman | .. | |
| 4 | Ma-waro Post Office and Railway Station | 1 | Twice daily | Foot | J. Scannell | .. | |
| 5 | Otaio Post Office and Railway Station | ⅓ | 4 times daily | Foot | G. Irwin | .. | |
| 6 | Pareora East Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | R. J. Pugh | .. | |
| 7 | Sutherland’s Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | A. Sams | .. | |
| 8 | Washdyke Post Office and Railway Station | ⅓ | 5 times daily | Foot | J. Watt | .. | |
| 9 | Willowbridge Post Office and Railway Station | ½ | Twice daily | Foot | J. A. B. Tomlin | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Kokoamo and Borton’s Siding (delivering correspondence where practicable) | 3 | Once daily | Horse | W. H. Winchester | 30 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1912 |
| 2 | Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama (delivering correspondence where practicable) | 30 | Twice weekly.. | 4-horse coach | T. A. Munro | 130 0 0 | „ |
| 3 | Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi | 5 | 4-times weekly | Vehicle and horseback | R. McQuade | 65 0 0 | „ |
| 4 | Maheno and Incholme | 6 | 3-times weekly | Horse and trap | J. Rankin | 30 0 0 | „ |
| 5 | Maheno and Kakanui | 4 | Daily | Horse and trap | G. & J. Southgate | 50 0 0 | „ |
| 6 | Oamaru Post Office, Railway Station, and Breakwater | ⅔ | As required | Horse and spring-cart | R. Jamieson | 120 0 0 | „ |
| 7 | Omarama, Benmore Station, and Lake Pukaki (from 1st November to 30th April) | 30 | Weekly | 2-horse coach | T. A. Munro | 50 0 0 | „ |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Alma and Railway Station (Deborah) | 1 | Twice daily | Foot | Mary Rawcliffe | 20 0 0 | |
| 2 | Awamoko and Railway Station (Aitcheson’s) | 2 | Twice daily | Horse, foot, or bicycle | J. D. Burnard | 15 0 0 | |
| 3 | Enfield and Railway Station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | T. Common | 15 0 0 | |
| 4 | Georgetown and Railway Station (Uxbridge) | 2 | Twice daily | Horse | W. Innes | 13 0 0 | |
| 5 | Hakataramea, Station Creek, and Rocky Point; also Haka, Station Creek, Haka Station, and returning via Top Road (delivering correspondence where practicable) | 35 | Weekly | Horse and trap | James Barclay | 19 0 0 | |
| 6 | Kurow and Hakataramea | 1 | Twice daily | Foot | W. Barclay | 10 0 0 | |
| 7 | Oamaru and Ardgowan | 3 | Daily | Horse and trap | J. G. Kirton | 5 0 0 | |
| 8 | Oamaru and Whitstone | 6 | Daily | Horse and trap | S. Wilson | 5 0 0 | |
| 9 | Otiake and Railway Station (Strachan’s) | 1 | Twice daily | Foot | J. Park | 5 0 0 | |
| 10 | Waianakarua and Railway Station | 1 | Twice daily | Foot | T. H. Castles | 5 0 0 | |
| 11 | Weston and Railway Station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | M. J. Robertson | 15 0 0 | |
| 12 | Windsor and Railway Station | ¼ | Twice daily | Foot | R. Taylor | 5 0 0 | |



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🚂 Postal Mail Services - Performed By Contractors (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Mail routes, Contractors, Timaru, Oamaru
36 names identified
  • A. P. Price, Contractor for Waimate Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. W. Manchester, Contractor for Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs
  • F. T. Wallace, Contractor for Waimate and Waiariari
  • W. F. Rickman, Contractor for Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station
  • J. T. Meredith, Contractor for Geraldine and Temuka
  • A. E. Chapman, Contractor for Levels Post Office, Lower Rosewill, and Papaka Settlements
  • W. Shephard, Contractor for Otipua and Adair
  • O. Allsop, Contractor for Sutherland’s Post Office and Tycho Flat
  • T. E. Gunnion, Contractor for Temuka and Seadown
  • J. S. Hopkins, Contractor for Wahimomona Post Office and Beautiful Valley
  • W. A. Johnstone, Postmaster for Cave Post Office and Railway Station
  • M. Manning, Postmaster for Cricklewood Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Scannell, Postmaster for Ma-waro Post Office and Railway Station
  • G. Irwin, Postmaster for Otaio Post Office and Railway Station
  • R. J. Pugh, Postmaster for Pareora East Post Office and Railway Station
  • A. Sams, Postmaster for Sutherland’s Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Watt, Postmaster for Washdyke Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. A. B. Tomlin, Postmaster for Willowbridge Post Office and Railway Station
  • W. H. Winchester, Contractor for Kokoamo and Borton’s Siding
  • T. A. Munro, Contractor for Kurow, Wharekuri, and Omarama
  • R. McQuade, Contractor for Livingstone, Maerewhenua, and Tokarahi
  • J. Rankin, Contractor for Maheno and Incholme
  • G. & J. Southgate, Contractor for Maheno and Kakanui
  • R. Jamieson, Contractor for Oamaru Post Office, Railway Station, and Breakwater
  • Mary Rawcliffe, Contractor for Alma and Railway Station
  • J. D. Burnard, Contractor for Awamoko and Railway Station
  • T. Common, Contractor for Enfield and Railway Station
  • W. Innes, Contractor for Georgetown and Railway Station
  • James Barclay, Contractor for Hakataramea, Station Creek, and Rocky Point
  • W. Barclay, Contractor for Kurow and Hakataramea
  • J. G. Kirton, Contractor for Oamaru and Ardgowan
  • S. Wilson, Contractor for Oamaru and Whitstone
  • J. Park, Contractor for Otiake and Railway Station
  • T. H. Castles, Contractor for Waianakarua and Railway Station
  • M. J. Robertson, Contractor for Weston and Railway Station
  • R. Taylor, Contractor for Windsor and Railway Station