New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 54

Page 1091

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1091

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.
10 Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill, returning via Middle Road (rural delivery) 19 Twice weekly.. 2-horse vehicle William Scott .. £ s. d. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1918.
11 Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike’s Point Road, and returning via Dogkennel Road (rural delivery) 13 Twice weekly.. 2-horse vehicle William Scott .. 10 0 0 "
12 Hunter, Hunter Hills Road, Bluecliffs Road to junction of Sodwall Road, returning via Teschemaker’s Valley Road, and Waimate Road to Hunter (rural delivery) 7 Daily .. Motor - cycle and side-car Richard Hudson 50 0 0 "
13 Lake Tekapo, Braemar, and Tasman Islands (delivering correspondence) 24 Weekly .. Trap .. J. F. Fahey .. 70 0 0 "
14 Makikihi and Hunter .. .. 6 Daily .. Motor - cycle and side-car Richard Hudson 50 0 0 "
15 Orari and Belfield .. .. .. 3 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. J. J. Mason .. 15 0 0 "
16 Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower Kohika Road and returning via Upper Kohika Road (rural delivery) 9 Twice weekly.. Trap .. William George Irwin 34 0 0 "
17 Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata (delivering correspondence) 15 Daily .. Motor-car .. R. Jackman .. 115 0 0 "
18 Pleasant Point, Kakahu School, Hazelburn, and Raincliff Station (rural delivery through Totara Valley) 20 Daily .. Trap .. Timaru Herald Company (Limited) 170 0 0 "
19 St. Andrew’s and Bluecliffs, returning via Lyalldale (delivering correspondence) 12 Thrice weekly Gig .. William George Irwin 67 10 0 "
20 Temuka Post-office and Railway-station ½ As required .. Trap .. Thomas Gunnion 40 0 0 "
21 Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohape, Clandeboye, and Orton, returning via Badham’s and Factory Road (rural delivery) 15 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Company (Limited) 175 0 0 "
22 Temuka, Rangatira Valley (as far as A. P. Kelland’s), Waitohi Flat, Upper Waitohi Flat, thence via Opihi Terrace, Young’s Road, and Waiapi to Hilton, and return to Temuka via Winchester (rural delivery) 25 Daily, except beyond Upper Waitohi Flat and Talbot Road to A. P. Kelland’s, which alternate thrice weekly Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Company (Limited) 175 0 0 "
23 Temuka and Seadown, returning via Hedleys’ Corner and Arowhenua Railway-station (rural delivery) 5 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Company (Limited) 50 0 0 "
24 Timaru Chief Post - office : Delivery of parcels within boundary of letter-carriers’ delivery .. Daily .. Motor-lorry J. McKnight .. 3½d. per parcel "
25 Timaru Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Post-office, and vessels at Wharf ; also distribution of bags of newspapers for letter-carriers .. As required .. Motor-lorry J. McKnight .. 200 0 0 "
26 Timaru Chief Post - office : Clearing receiving-boxes .. Twice daily .. Motor - cycle and carrier J. McKnight .. 155 0 0 "
27 Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora West, Otipua, and Salisbury Delivering correspondence between Holme Station Corner and Maungati as far as Greig’s Corner Also between Otipua and Salisbury, via Kingsdown 30 Daily .. } ( Timaru Herald Company (Limited) 255 0 0 "
28 Timaru and Glen-iti 3 Twice daily .. Motor - cycle and side-car J. McKnight .. 40 0 0 "
29 Timaru via Grant’s and Page’s Roads, by Hadlow to Tycho Flat School, then back by Rolling Ridges Road, up Downs Road to Levels Valley Road, then to left about one mile, back along Levels Valley Road to Rolling Ridges Road, along latter to corner of Rosewill Valley Road, Rosewill School, past Harper’s, Davie’s, Kelland’s, and Lindsay’s Corner, to Timaru Post-office (delivering correspondence) 15 Daily .. Trap .. J. J. Mason .. 160 0 0 "
30 Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, and Pentland Hills as far as Rutherford’s Homestead (delivering correspondence) 15 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited) 90 0 0 "
31 Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (rural delivery) 13 Twice weekly to Grassy Hills ; once weekly as far as Brown’s Corner Motor-car .. Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited) 70 0 0 "


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Timaru, Contracts, Mail delivery, Rural delivery
8 names identified
  • William Scott, Contractor for postal services
  • Richard Hudson, Contractor for postal services
  • J. F. Fahey, Contractor for postal services
  • J. J. Mason, Contractor for postal services
  • William George Irwin, Contractor for postal services
  • R. Jackman, Contractor for postal services
  • Thomas Gunnion, Contractor for postal services
  • J. McKnight, Contractor for postal services