✨ Postal Service Contracts
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26
POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.
| Number of Services. | Service. | Mileage One Way. | Frequency. | How performed. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albury, Tengawai, Waratah, Limestone Road, Coal-pits, Chamberlain, Shenley, Opawa, Mount Nessing, and Rocky Gully Bridge (rural delivery) | 22 | Daily | Motor - cycle and side-car | M. F. Rowland .. | 200 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1920. |
| 2 | Burke’s Pass, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon Station, and Black Forest Station (delivering correspondence) | 36 | Twice weekly.. | Motor - cycle or horse | F. G. Smith .. | 173 0 0 | ,, |
| 3 | Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika (rural delivery) | 19 | Weekly | Horse and trap | H. Killoh .. | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 4 | Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) | 18 | Daily | Horse and gig | M. Kerr .. | 260 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1920. |
| 5 | Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery through Raincliff district going via Middle Valley and returning via Cattle Valley) | 18 | Twice weekly.. | 2-horse vehicle | C a n t e r b u r y Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 50 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 6 | {Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 96 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | Mount CookMotor | 1,300 0 0 | 31 Oct., 1924. |
| Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) | 58 | Weekly | Motor-car or coach | Co. (Ltd.) | |||
| Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke’s Pass (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) | 15 | Weekly | Motor-car or coach | ||||
| Lake Pukaki, Omarama, Lindis Pass, Tarras, and Pembroke (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 100 | Weekly | Motor-car .. | ||||
| Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 48 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | ||||
| 7 | Geraldine and Orari .. | 5 | 4 times daily .. | Coach | N. Sherratt .. | 140 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 8 | Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury | 5 | Twice daily .. | Motor-car | J. J. Mason .. | 66 0 0 | ,, |
| 9 | Geraldine, Four Peaks, Pleasant Valley, Te Moana, continuing as far as Lynn’s Road, along Woodside Road to Gapes Valley, up Beautiful Valley to top of hill past telephone-office and Kakahu Bush, returning to Geraldine through Wahimomona and Gapes Valley, and on to Hilton Road (delivering correspondence) | 31 | Daily, except to Beautiful Valley; to Beautiful Valley, thrice weekly | Motor-car | J. J. Mason .. | 283 0 0 | ,, |
| 10 | Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill, returning via Middle Road (rural delivery) | 19 | Twice weekly.. | Delivery cart | E. P. Lavery .. | 60 0 0 | ,, |
| 11 | Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike’s Point Road, and returning via Dogkennel Road (rural delivery) | 13 | Twice weekly.. | Delivery cart | E. P. Lavery .. | 15 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-car .. | A. J. Jackson .. | 95 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1920. |
| 13 | Lake Tekapo, Braemar, and Tasman Islands (delivering correspondence) | 24 | Weekly | Motor - cycle or horse | F. G. Smith .. | 87 0 0 | ,, |
| 14 | Makikihi and Hunter, returning via O’Neill’s Road to d’Auvergne’s Corner, thence via d’Auvergne’s and Hook Roads to Adamson’s Corner, along Kingsbury’s Road to Main Road, and back to Makikihi (rural delivery) | 12 | Daily | Motor-car .. | A. J. Jackson .. | 155 0 0 | ,, |
| 15 | Orari and Belfield .. | 3 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | J. J. Mason .. | 18 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1921. |
| 16 | Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower Kohika Road, and returning via Upper Kohika Road (rural delivery) | 9 | Twice weekly.. | Trap .. | S. A. Hoskin .. | 37 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 (delivering correspondence through Totara Valley) | 20 | Daily, except between Hanging Rock Bridge and Kakahu School and Hazelburn and Raincliff Station, thrice weekly | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 205 0 0 | ,, |
| 19 | St. Andrew’s and Bluecliffs, returning via Lyalldale (delivering correspondence) | 12 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse and gig | S. A. Hoskin .. | 74 10 0 | ,, |
| 20 | Temuka Post-office and Railway-station | 1/3 | As required .. | Spring cart | T. Gunnion .. | 48 0 0 | ,, |
| 21 | Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohape, Clandeboye, and Orton, returning via Badham’s and Factory Road (rural delivery) | 15 | Daily | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 211 0 0 | ,, |
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Postal Service Contracts for Timaru District
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11 names identified
- M. F. Rowland, Contractor for Albury rural delivery
- F. G. Smith, Contractor for Burke’s Pass delivering correspondence
- H. Killoh, Contractor for Cave rural delivery
- M. Kerr, Contractor for Fairlie rural delivery
- A. J. Jackson, Contractor for Hunter rural delivery
- N. Sherratt, Contractor for Geraldine and Orari coach service
- J. J. Mason, Contractor for Geraldine motor-car services
- E. P. Lavery, Contractor for Glenavy rural delivery
- S. A. Hoskin, Contractor for Otaio rural delivery
- R. Jackman, Contractor for Peel Forest delivering correspondence
- T. Gunnion, Contractor for Temuka Post-office and Railway-station