New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 36

Page 957

✨ Postal Services Contracts



APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 957

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

No. of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Aramoho Post-office and Mr. Earle’s residence (rural delivery) 7 Daily .. Motor-cycle.. J. Randal .. £ s. d. 44 10 0 31 Dec., 1921.
2 Ball Road Railway-station, Alton and Hurleyville 8 Daily .. 1-horse trap E. J. Bassett .. 90 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 Sanson .. .. .. 4 Daily .. Motor .. R. J. C. McDermott 59 0 0 ,,
5 Bull’s, Parawanui, and Scott’s Ferry (part rural delivery) 12 Daily .. Motor truck A. Hill.. .. 71 19 0 ,,
6 Erua and Riariaka (Luoni’s), (rural delivery) 14 Weekly .. Horse .. R. Bell .. 50 0 0 ,,
7 Greatford Post-office and Bull’s Post-office 4 4 times daily .. Motor .. R. J. C. McDermott 59 0 0 ,,
8 Hunter ville, Onga Road, Turakina River, Junction of Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) 14 Twice weekly.. 2-horse buggy W. J. Knight .. 90 0 0 ,,
9 Hunter ville, Sandon Block, Mangapapa Road, and Pakihikura Road (part rural delivery) 17 Twice weekly.. 2-horse buggy W. J. Knight .. 75 0 0 ,,
10 Hunter ville Railway-station and Hunter ville Post-office 3¼ As required .. 2-horse coach W. J. Knight .. 110 0 0 ,,
11 Hunter ville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. Motor or horse and gig H. R. Watkins .. 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
12 Hunter ville, West Road (Burn’s), and Watershed Road (Earle’s), (rural delivery) 21 Twice weekly.. 2-horse buggy W J. Knight .. 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1921.
13. 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 .. A. E. Sands .. 50 0 0 ,,
14 Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi via Rangitatau Road to Hunter Bros. (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. 3-horse coach J. Barron .. 100 0 0 ,,
15 Kakaramea Railway-station and Kakaramea Post-office ¼ Daily .. Bicycle .. Miss F. E. Tarrant 25 0 0 ,,
16 Karioi Post-office, via Rangi waea Road, to Kennedy’s Homestead (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Gig and horse L. F. Beere .. 110 0 0 ,,
17 Makakaho Suspension Bridge, along Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads, to M. R. Murphy’s (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly.. Buggy or horse E. Kerr .. 50 0 0 ,,
18 Makirikiri Post-office and Makirikiri Valley (Lambert’s), (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly.. Horse .. J. G. Tasker .. 35 0 0 ,,
19 Mangamahu and Ngamatea via River Road (rural delivery) .. 12 Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. Gibson .. 90 0 0 ,,
20 Mangapurua Landing and Quin’s Homestead, via Mangapurua Valley Road (rural delivery) 13 Weekly .. Packhorse .. J. F. Nolan .. 52 0 0 ,,
21 Mangatiti Landing, along Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads, to Stafford’s (rural delivery) 9½ Weekly .. Horse .. F. Stafford .. 44 0 0 ,,
22 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 .. T. W. Penn .. 79 0 0 ,,
23 Mangaweka Railway-station and Mangaweka Post-office 1m. 3ch As required .. 2-horse coach A. A. Rolfe .. 80 0 0 ,,
24 Mangaweka, Ruahine, Karewarewa (junction of Auputu and Mania Roads), and Rangi wahia (rural delivery) 20 Daily .. Motor .. A. A. Rolfe .. 210 0 0 ,,
25 Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawhatau Junction, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, and Mangakoeke Roads, and Upper Kawhatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly.. Motor-truck T. W. Penn .. 156 0 0 ,,
26 Manutahi Railway-station and Manutahi Post-office 1½ Daily .. Trap .. T. G. Carter .. 40 0 0 ,,
27 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 (Leedstown), and Cliff Road (rural delivery) 73* Daily .. Gig and horse J. I. Marshall .. 475 0 0 ,,
28 Marton Railway-station and Marton Post-office 1½ As required .. 2-horse coach or motor-bus W. M. Archibald 160 0 0 ,,
29 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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🚂 Inland Mail-services, 1921 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Inland, Contracts, Wanganui, Postal District
23 names identified
  • J. Randal, Contractor for Aramoho Post-office and Mr. Earle’s residence
  • E. J. Bassett, Contractor for Ball Road Railway-station, Alton and Hurleyville
  • 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 Sanson
  • A. Hill, Contractor for Bull’s, Parawanui, and Scott’s Ferry
  • R. Bell, Contractor for Erua and Riariaka (Luoni’s)
  • W. J. Knight, Contractor for Hunterville, Onga Road, Turakina River, Junction of Fordell and Mangahoe Roads
  • H. R. Watkins, Contractor for Hunterville and Pukeroa
  • A. E. Sands, Contractor for Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o-te-ao Roads to junction of the Ohura and Middle Roads
  • J. Barron, Contractor for Kai Iwi Post-office and Upper Kai Iwi via Rangitatau Road to Hunter Bros.
  • F. E. Tarrant (Miss), Contractor for Kakaramea Railway-station and Kakaramea Post-office
  • L. F. Beere, Contractor for Karioi Post-office, via Rangiwaea Road, to Kennedy’s Homestead
  • E. Kerr, 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
  • J. F. Nolan, Contractor for Mangapurua Landing and Quin’s Homestead, via Mangapurua Valley Road
  • F. Stafford, Contractor for Mangatiti Landing, along Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads, to Stafford’s
  • T. W. Penn, Contractor for Mangaweka, Manui, along Mataroa Road to S. Bunning’s, back to Makohine Valley Road Junction, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua, to Mangaweka
  • A. A. Rolfe, Contractor for Mangaweka Railway-station and Mangaweka Post-office
  • T. G. Carter, Contractor for Manutahi Railway-station and Manutahi Post-office
  • J. I. Marshall, Contractor for 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 (Leedstown), and Cliff Road
  • W. M. Archibald, Contractor for Marton Railway-station and Marton Post-office
  • J. Twiggs, Contractor for 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