New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 31

Page 1300

✨ Postal Services Contracts



  1. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 31

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
8 Eltham, Rawhitiroa, Mangamingi, Mate-mateaonga, Omoana And Moeroa 23 Thrice weekly 4-horse coach Levi Bunn £ s. d. 125 0 0 31 Dec., 1915.
9 Fordell, Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu 20 Once weekly 4-horse coach L. T. Kendrick 115 0 0 "
10 Hawera Post-office and Railway-station 1 Thrice weekly.. Trap J. G. MacKenzie and P. Taylor 130 0 0 "
11 Hawera and Ararata, via Fraser Road (rural delivery) 10½ As required Horse G. R. Parrington 135 0 0 "
12 Hawera and Manaiia, via South Road.. 9½ Daily 3-horse coach J. Mourie 65 0 0 "
13 Hawera, Inaha, Manaiia, Kaupokonui, Otakoho, Pihama, and Opunake 29 Daily 4-horse coach J. Mourie 150 0 0 "
14 Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station ⅔ As required Cart D. Roe 50 0 0 "
15 Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction Fordell and Manga-hoe Roads (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. Gig D. & E. McLachlan 75 0 0 "
16 Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly.. 2-horse coach W. H. Dwyer 98 0 0 "
17 Hunterville, West Road (Burn’s), and Watershed Road (Earl’s), (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly.. Gig D. & E. McLachlan 75 0 0 "
18 Hunterville, Sandon Block, and Manga-mako Road (Stent’s), (part rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Gig D. & E. McLachlan 75 0 0 "
19 Hunterville, around the Silverhope Block and Mangahoe, and back to Hunterville (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly.. Gig D. & E. McLachlan 26 0 0 "
20 Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station 8 Daily Trap H. W. Davy 65 0 0 "
21 Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi, via Rangitatau Road, to Hunter Bros. (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly.. 4-horse coach G. Coleman 52 0 0 "
22 Makirikiri and Mangahoe Road (Todd’s), (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. Horse J. T. Hodder, N. W. Hodder, and L. J. Hodder 45 0 0 "
23 Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert’s), (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly.. Horse J. M. A. Allen 20 0 0 "
24 Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via Wa-ngaehu Valley Road (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Horse W. Gibson 60 0 0 "
25 Mangamahu and Waipapa, via Creek Road (rural delivery) 10 Weekly Horse W. Gibson 60 0 0 "
26 Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station 1½ As required 2-horse coach E. J. McGonnell and A. W. Meyer 50 0 0 "
27 Mangaweka, Hawainga, and Kawhatau Junctions, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, Mangakoeke Road, and Upper Ka-whatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly.. Horse E. Caselberg 73 0 0 "
28 Mangaweka and Manui 4½ Weekly Horse C. F. W. Krebs 110 0 0 "
Mangaweka to Manui, along Mataroa Road to Samuel Bunting’s, back to Makohine Valley Road Junction, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua to Mangaweka (rural delivery) 26 Twice weekly "
29 Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) 14 Daily 4-horse coach J. Badland 140 0 0 "
30 Marton Post-office and Railway-station 1½ As required 2-horse coach S. F. Amer 80 0 0 "
31 Marton and South Makirikiri (rural delivery) 5 Daily Cycle or trap J. Twiggs 58 0 0 "
32 Mataroa to Koeke, via Rongoit and Panemango Roads, thence along Huia and Whaka Roads, thence to Tiriraukawa, and back to Mataroa (rural delivery) 23 Twice weekly.. Horse G. S. Mortley 100 0 0 "
33 Mataroa and Ruanni (part rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly.. Horse W. Cleaver 78 0 0 "
34 Moawhango and Taihape 12 Thrice weekly.. 4-horse coach R. T. Batley 150 0 0 "
35 Mokoa Railway-station, Mokoa, Ohan-gai, Whakamara, and Meremere 14 Daily Trap J. Parfitt 100 0 0 "
36 Ngtutuera and Orangimea, via Puao Road (part rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Horse A. Warner 28 0 0 "
37 Ngtutuera Post-office and Moumahaki Railway-station 4 Daily Horse A. Warner 22 0 0 "
38 Normanby and Okaiawa 4 Daily Trap E. C. West 58 0 0 "
39 Ohakune Post-office and Railway-station 3 As required 2- or 4-horse coach W. Jopp 150 0 0 "
40 Ohakune and Raetihi 10 Twice daily 4-horse coach J. C. Goodger 135 0 0 "
41 Okoia, Long Acre Valley, and No. 3 Line (rural delivery) 5 Twice weekly.. Horse J. McGrail 46 16 0 "
42 Opunake, Te Kiri, Riverlea, Awatuna, Awatuna East, Kaponga, Mangatoki, and Eltham 27 Daily 4-horse coach J. W. Carter 270 0 0 "
43 Otakoho and Auroa 4 Daily Trap T. R. Julian 50 0 0 "
44 Patea Post-office and Railway-station 1 As required Cab G. Williams 60 0 0 "


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Inland Mail-Services for 1913-1915 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Wanganui, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
35 names identified
  • Levi Bunn, Contractor for mail service
  • L. T. Kendrick, Contractor for mail service
  • J. G. MacKenzie, Contractor for mail service
  • P. Taylor, Contractor for mail service
  • G. R. Parrington, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Mourie, Contractor for mail service
  • D. Roe, Contractor for mail service
  • D. & E. McLachlan, Contractor for mail service
  • W. H. Dwyer, Contractor for mail service
  • H. W. Davy, Contractor for mail service
  • G. Coleman, Contractor for mail service
  • J. T. Hodder, Contractor for mail service
  • N. W. Hodder, Contractor for mail service
  • L. J. Hodder, Contractor for mail service
  • J. M. A. Allen, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Gibson, Contractor for mail service
  • E. J. McGonnell, Contractor for mail service
  • A. W. Meyer, Contractor for mail service
  • E. Caselberg, Contractor for mail service
  • C. F. W. Krebs, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Badland, Contractor for mail service
  • S. F. Amer, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Twiggs, Contractor for mail service
  • G. S. Mortley, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Cleaver, Contractor for mail service
  • R. T. Batley, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Parfitt, Contractor for mail service
  • A. Warner, Contractor for mail service
  • E. C. West, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Jopp, Contractor for mail service
  • J. C. Goodger, Contractor for mail service
  • J. McGrail, Contractor for mail service
  • J. W. Carter, Contractor for mail service
  • T. R. Julian, Contractor for mail service
  • G. Williams, Contractor for mail service