New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1076

✨ Postal Service Contracts



POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

Number Service. Mileage Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Aramoho and Mr. Earle's residence (rural delivery) 7 Daily .. Motor-cycle Charles Richards £ 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
2 Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station 3 Daily .. Trap .. J. M. Murray .. 50 0 0 ""
3 Bull's Post-office and Bell's Gate on Raumai Road (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly .. Horse or trap Jones & McGregor (Limited) 30 0 0 ""
4 Bull's and Greatford 4 4 times daily .. Motor-car .. J. E. Walker .. 59 19 0 ""
5 Bull's and Sanson .. 5 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. E. Walker .. 49 19 0 ""
6 Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry (part rural delivery) 5 Daily .. Motor-cycle or 2-horse brake J. E. Walker .. 71 19 0 ""
7 Erua and Riariaka (rural delivery) .. 15 Weekly .. Horse .. J. A. Grant .. 39 0 0 ""
8 Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction of Fordell and Manga-hoe Roads (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. Gig .. D. & E. McLachlan 80 0 0 ""
9 Hunterville, Sandon Block, Mangamako Road (Stent's), Mangapapa Road, and Pakihikura Road (part rural delivery) 21 Twice weekly.. Gig .. D. & E. McLachlan 100 0 0 ""
10 Hunterville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly.. 2-horse vehicle Evan McLachlan 90 0 0 ""
11 Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station 3 As required .. 2-horse coach W. J. Knight .. 110 0 0 ""
12 Hunterville, West Road (Burn's), and Watershed Road (Earle's) (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly.. l-horse gig .. D. & E. McLachlan 75 0 0 ""
13 Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station 8 Daily .. l-horse trap John Ridge .. 90 0 0 ""
14 Hurleyville and Maben Road (rural delivery) 7 Twice weekly.. Horse .. Henry Colluchman 26 0 0 ""
15 Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o-te-ao Roads to junction of Ohura and Middle Roads, via Manganui-o-te-ao, Motete, Pukekaha, and Middle Roads (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly.. Horse .. Mrs. Flora Ann Dale 43 0 0 31 Dec., 1917.
16 Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi, via Rangitatau Road to Hunter Bros. (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. 2-horse coach A. Corps .. 80 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
17 Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station 4 Daily .. Bicycle .. M. Irwin .. 25 0 0 ""
18 Karioi Post-office, via Rangiwaea Road to Kennedy's Homestead (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Horse .. A. S. Merson .. 80 0 0 ""
19 Makakaho Suspension Bridge along Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads to M. R. Murphy's (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. F. Dowman .. 26 0 0 ""
20 Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert's) (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly.. Horse .. J. G. Tasker .. 36 0 0 ""
21 Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via River Road (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. Gibson .. 90 0 0 ""
22 Mangamahu, Kauangaroa, Fordell, and Wanganui 33 Daily .. Motor-bus .. Mangamahu Motor Company (Limited) 130 0 0 ""
23 Mangatiti Landing, along Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads (Stafford's) (rural delivery) 9½ Weekly .. Horse .. F. Stafford .. 32 0 0 ""
24 Mangaweka, Manui, along Mataroa Road to S. Bunning's, back to Makohine Valley Road junction, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua to Mangaweka (rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly Horse .. R. J. Williamson 75 0 0 ""
25 Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station 1½ As required .. Horse and trap E. Johnston .. 60 0 0 ""
26 Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) 14 Daily .. Motor .. A. W. Meyer .. 150 0 0 ""
27 Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawatau Junction, Kawatau Valley, Auputu, and Mangakoeke Roads and Upper Kawatau (Bailey Bros.) (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly Horse .. R. J. Williamson 85 0 0 ""
28 Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station 1½ Daily .. Trap .. W. Boyle .. 30 0 0 ""
29 Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkins's Corner, Neumann's Gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield's, Bowen's, Bonny Glen, and Bruce's Road (rural delivery) And Marton, Onepuhi Bridge, Gower's Gate (Leedstown), Cliff Road (rural delivery) 23 Daily .. Gig .. Marshall Bros. .. 305 0 0 ""
30 Marton Post-office and Railway-station 1½ As required .. 2-horse coach W. M. Archibald 80 0 0 ""
31 Marton to Williamson's Road (Gaisford's), via Pukepapa, Makirikiri, and Great North-western Roads; Bull's, along Great North-western Road to Williamson's Road (rural delivery) 11 Daily .. Motor-cycle John Twiggs .. 144 0 0 ""


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🚂 Postal service contracts in Wanganui district (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Wanganui, Contracts, Mail delivery
32 names identified
  • Charles Richards, Contractor for Aramoho and Mr. Earle's residence
  • J. M. Murray, Contractor for Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station
  • Jones, Contractor for Bull's Post-office and Bell's Gate on Raumai Road
  • McGregor, Contractor for Bull's Post-office and Bell's Gate on Raumai Road
  • J. E. Walker, Contractor for Bull's and Greatford, Bull's and Sanson, Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry
  • J. A. Grant, Contractor for Erua and Riariaka
  • D. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction of Fordell and Manga-hoe Roads
  • E. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, junction of Fordell and Manga-hoe Roads
  • D. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, Sandon Block, Mangamako Road (Stent's), Mangapapa Road, and Pakihikura Road
  • E. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, Sandon Block, Mangamako Road (Stent's), Mangapapa Road, and Pakihikura Road
  • Evan McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville and Pukeroa
  • W. J. Knight, Contractor for Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station
  • D. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, West Road (Burn's), and Watershed Road (Earle's)
  • E. McLachlan, Contractor for Hunterville, West Road (Burn's), and Watershed Road (Earle's)
  • John Ridge, Contractor for Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station
  • Henry Colluchman, Contractor for Hurleyville and Maben Road
  • Flora Ann Dale (Mrs.), Contractor for Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o-te-ao Roads to junction of Ohura and Middle Roads
  • A. Corps, Contractor for Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi
  • M. Irwin, Contractor for Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. S. Merson, Contractor for Karioi Post-office, via Rangiwaea Road to Kennedy's Homestead
  • W. F. Dowman, Contractor for Makakaho Suspension Bridge along Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads to M. R. Murphy's
  • J. G. Tasker, Contractor for Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert's)
  • W. Gibson, Contractor for Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via River Road
  • F. Stafford, Contractor for Mangatiti Landing, along Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads (Stafford's)
  • R. J. Williamson, Contractor for Mangaweka, Manui, along Mataroa Road to S. Bunning's
  • E. Johnston, Contractor for Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station
  • A. W. Meyer, Contractor for Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia
  • R. J. Williamson, Contractor for Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawatau Junction, Kawatau Valley, Auputu, and Mangakoeke Roads and Upper Kawatau (Bailey Bros.)
  • W. Boyle, Contractor for Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station
  • Marshall, Contractor for Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkins's Corner, Neumann's Gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield's, Bowen's, Bonny Glen, and Bruce's Road
  • W. M. Archibald, Contractor for Marton Post-office and Railway-station
  • John Twiggs, Contractor for Marton to Williamson's Road (Gaisford's), via Pukepapa, Makirikiri, and Great North-western Roads