Postal Service Contracts




Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 863

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.
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 Co. (Ltd.) £ s. d. 211 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
23 Temuka and Seadown, returning via Hedley’s Corner and Arowhenua Railway-station (rural delivery) 5 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) 60 0 0 ,,
24 Timaru Chief Post-office: Delivery of parcels within boundary of postmen’s 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 postmen .. 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
And between Otipua and Salisbury, via Kingsdown} | 30 | {Daily ..
Thrice weekly
Daily ..} | {Motor-car..} | {Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.)} | 308 0 0 | ,, |
| 28 | Timaru and Glen-iti .. .. | 3 | Twice daily .. | Motor-cycle and carrier | J. McKnight .. | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 29 | Timaru, via Grant’s and Page’s Roads, by Hadlow to Tycho Flat School, thence via Begg’s and Hayes’s Cross Roads to McLeod’s Road, along latter to Tycho Main Road, up 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 .. | Motor-car .. | J. J. Mason .. | 193 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-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 110 0 0 | ,, |
| 31 | Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (delivering correspondence) | 13 | Thrice weekly to Brown’s Corner; twice weekly to Grassy Hills | Motor-car .. | Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 32 | Waihao Forks and Allanholm Settlement (delivering correspondence along Allanholm and Waihaorunga Roads) | 6 | Thrice weekly | Horse .. | T. Sullivan .. | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 33 | Waimate Post-office and Railway-station | ¼ | As required .. | Motor-lorry.. | Price Bros. .. | 35 0 0 | ,, |
| 34 | Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and Waihao Downs | 8 | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 130 0 0 | ,, |
| 35 | Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry Town | 1½ | Daily .. | Horse or bicycle | Edith E. A. Hoare | 32 0 0 | ,, |
| 36 | Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station (rural delivery) | 5½ | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 49 0 0 | ,, |
| 37 | Tycho Flat School along Rolling Ridges Road and Downs Road to junction of latter and Levels Valley Road (delivering correspondence) | 5 | Daily .. | Horse .. | A. G. Hart .. | 26 0 0 | ,, |

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke’s Pass (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) | 15 | Weekly .. | Motor-car or trap | W. L. Bourn .. | £1 per round trip. |
| 2 | Levels Post-office and Papaka Settlement (rural delivery) | 7½ | Twice weekly.. | Delivery van | W. Scott .. | 5 0 0 |
| 3 | Morven Post-office and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) | 17½ | Twice weekly.. | Delivery van | Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Otipua and Adair .. .. .. | 1½ | Thrice weekly | Horse and trap | L. Cumberland .. | 7 10 0 |
| 5 | Rangitata and Rangitata Island .. | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Horse and trap | J. Buck .. | 12 10 0 |



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🚂 Postal Service Contracts for Timaru District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Timaru, Mail delivery, Subsidies
16 names identified
  • A. P. Kelland, Recipient of mail service
  • Young, Location reference in mail route
  • Harper, Location reference in mail route
  • Davie, Location reference in mail route
  • Kelland, Location reference in mail route
  • Lindsay, Location reference in mail route
  • Rutherford, Location reference in mail route
  • Brown, Location reference in mail route
  • T. Sullivan, Contractor for mail service
  • Price, Contractor for mail service
  • Edith E. A. Hoare, Contractor for mail service
  • A. G. Hart, Contractor for mail service
  • W. L. Bourn, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Scott, Contractor for mail service
  • L. Cumberland, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Buck, Contractor for mail service