✨ Postal Services Contracts
770
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33
POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.
| Number of Service. | Service. | Mileage One Way. | 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 | J. Randal | £ s. d. 32 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 2 | Brunswick] Post-office and [Westmere Railway-station | 3 | Daily | 1-horse trap | J. M.[Murray | 72 0 0 | " |
| 3 | Bull’s Post-office and Bell’s gate on Raumai Road (rural delivery) | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Spring cart.. | J. J. Mansell | 40 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Bull’s and Greatford | 4 | Four times daily | Motor-car .. | R. J. C. McDermott | 59 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Bull’s and Sanson .. | 4 | Daily | Motor-car .. | R. J. C. McDermott | 59 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Bull’s, Parawanui, and Scott’s Ferry (part rural delivery) | 12 | Daily | 2-horse brake | W. T. Hill | 71 19 0 | " |
| 7 | Erua and Riariaka (Luoni’s), (rural delivery) | 14 | Weekly | Horse | M. Luoni | 39 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 8 | Hunter ville, Onga Road, Turakina River, Junction of Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) | 14 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | E. McLachlan | 100 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Hunter ville, Sandon Block, Mangapapa Road, and Pakihikura Road (part rural delivery) | 21 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | E. McLachlan | 100 0 0 | " |
| 10 | Hunter ville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) | 18 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | E. McLachlan | £2 per trip | Temporary arrangement. |
| 11 | Hunter ville Post-office and Railway-station | 4 | As required .. | 2-horse coach | W. J. Knight | 110 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 12 | Hunter ville, West Road (Burn’s), and Watershed Road (Earle’s) (rural delivery) | 21 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | E. McLachlan | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 13 | Hurleyville, Alton, and Ball Road Railway-station | 8 | Daily | 1-horse trap | L. P. Olsen | 90 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 14 | Hurleyville and Maben Road (rural delivery) | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | L. P. Olsen | 30 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 15 | Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o-te-ao Roads to Junction of the Ohura and Middle Roads, via Manganui-o-te-ao, Motete, Pukekaha, and Middle Roads (rural delivery) | 15 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | Mrs. S. J. Cavanagh | 46 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi via Rangitatau Road to Hunter Bros. (rural delivery) | 18 | Twice weekly.. | 3-horse coach | A. J. Lavell | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 17 | Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station | 4 | Daily | Bicycle | Miss C. I. Gilshnan | 25 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Karioi Post-office via Rangi waea Road to Kennedy’s homestead (rural delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly.. | Gig and horse | M. P. Dimond | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1920. |
| 19 | Makakaho Suspension Bridge along Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads to M. R. Murphy’s (rural delivery) | 8 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | W. F. Dowman.. | 50 0 0 | Temporary arrangement. |
| 20 | Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert’s), (rural delivery) | 11 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | J. G. Tasker | 36 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 21 | Mangamahu and Ngamatea via River Road (rural delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly.. | Horse | W. Gibson | 90 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 22 | Mangamahu, Kauangaroa, Fordell, and Wanganui | 28 | Daily | Motor-bus .. | J. H. Brown and Co. (Ltd.) | 130 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 23 | Mangatiti Landing along Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads to Stafford’s (rural delivery) | 9½ | Weekly | Horse | F. Stafford | 32 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 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) | *27½ | Thrice weekly | Horse | R. J. Williamson | 79 0 0 | " |
| 25 | Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station | 1m. 3ch | As required .. | 2-horse coach | Mrs. M. E. Rolfe | 80 0 0 | " |
| 26 | Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) | 14 | Daily | Motor-car .. | Mrs. M. E. Rolfe | 200 0 0 | " |
| 27 | Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawhatau Junction, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu and Mangakoeke Roads, and Upper Kawhatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) | 18 | Thrice weekly | Horse | R. J. Williamson | 156 0 0 | " |
| 28 | Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station | 1½ | Daily | Trap | W. Boyle | 40 0 0 | " |
| 29 | Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkin’s corner, Jefferson’s Line, Neumann’s gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield’s, Bowen’s, Bonny Glen, and Bruce’s Road, and Marton, Onepuhi Bridge, Gower’s Gate (Leeds-town), and Cliff Road (rural delivery) | 37 | Daily | Gig | J. I. Marshall | 400 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1919. |
| 30 | Marton Post-office and Railway-station | 1¾ | As required .. | 2-horse coach or motor-bus | T. V. Simons | 120 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 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 | J. Twiggs | 200 0 0 | " |
- Round trip.
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Postal Services Contracts for Wanganui District
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail services, Contractors, Subsidies, Wanganui
24 names identified
- J. Randal, Contractor for Aramoho rural delivery
- J. M. Murray, Contractor for Brunswick Post-office and Westmere Railway-station
- J. J. Mansell, Contractor for Bull’s Post-office and Bell’s gate on Raumai Road
- R. J. C. McDermott, Contractor for Bull’s and Greatford, Bull’s and Sanson
- W. T. Hill, Contractor for Bull’s, Parawanui, and Scott’s Ferry
- M. Luoni, Contractor for Erua and Riariaka rural delivery
- E. McLachlan, Contractor for multiple rural deliveries in Hunterville area
- W. J. Knight, Contractor for Hunterville Post-office and Railway-station
- L. P. Olsen, Contractor for Hurleyville and Maben Road rural delivery
- S. J. Cavanagh (Mrs.), Contractor for rural delivery via Manganui-o-te-ao and Middle Roads
- A. J. Lavell, Contractor for Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi rural delivery
- C. I. Gilshnan (Miss), Contractor for Kakaramea Post-office and Railway-station
- M. P. Dimond, Contractor for Karioi Post-office via Rangiwaea Road
- W. F. Dowman, Contractor for Makakaho Suspension Bridge rural delivery
- J. G. Tasker, Contractor for Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley rural delivery
- W. Gibson, Contractor for Mangamahu and Ngamatea rural delivery
- J. H. Brown, Contractor for Mangamahu, Kauangaroa, Fordell, and Wanganui
- F. Stafford, Contractor for Mangatiti Landing rural delivery
- R. J. Williamson, Contractor for Mangaweka rural deliveries
- M. E. Rolfe (Mrs.), Contractor for Mangaweka Post-office and Railway-station, and Mangaweka, Ruahine, and Rangiwahia rural delivery
- W. Boyle, Contractor for Manutahi Post-office and Railway-station
- J. I. Marshall, Contractor for Marton rural deliveries
- T. V. Simons, Contractor for Marton Post-office and Railway-station
- J. Twiggs, Contractor for Marton to Williamson’s Road rural delivery