New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 24

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
1 Hikutaia Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot Mrs. K. Courtney 20 0 0
2 Hawaii and Houpoto .. .. 8 Weekly .. Horse R. G. Saxby .. 7 0 0
3 Junction Tauranga Road and Omokoroa Post-office 1 Daily .. Horse Miss E. Anderson 14 0 0
4 Karangahake Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Foot Mrs. T. E. Ansley 15 0 0
5 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot Miss C. R. Watene 15 0 0
6 Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Horse C. E. Mace .. 10 0 0
7 Matata Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Cart L. G. Culpan .. 6d. per hamper.
8 Mount Maunganui and Matata .. 39 Twice weekly.. Train Public Works Department 80 0 0
9 Mount Maunganui Railway-station and steamers (supervision of mails at wharf) ¼ As required .. Foot D. Bain .. 10 0 0
10 Ohiwa and Opotiki.. .. .. 10 As required .. Coach W. B. Kelly .. £2 per trip.
11 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot J. T. J. Tilsley .. 20 0 0
12 Omaio Beach and Post-office .. ¼ As required .. Foot W. N. Coughlan 3 0 0
13 Opotiki Wharf and Post-office .. ½ As required .. Buggy Dickey and Kelly 12 10 0
14 Paeroa and Komata .. .. 7 Thrice weekly.. Trap D. J. Evans .. 7 16 0
15 Tauranga Wharf: Storage of mails ex steamer 30 yd. As required .. Truck C. H. Hine .. 10 0 0
16 Te Puke, along Te Matai Bush, and Rangiuru Roads 14 Weekly .. Trap Farmers’ Union Trading Co. (Ltd.) 10 0 0
17 Thames and Kauaeranga .. .. 3½ Twice weekly.. Horse Miss L. K. McPike 14 10 0
18 Thames and Coromandel .. .. 40 Weekly .. Motor-car W. White .. Gratuity.
19 Turua Wharf and Post-office .. ¼ As required .. Cart F. N. Trulove .. 15 0 0
20 Waihau Bay and Raukokore .. 3 As required .. Horse W. Allison .. 2s. 6d. per trip.
21 Whakatane and Thornton .. .. 10¾ Thrice weekly.. Motor-car J. J. Chapman .. Gratuity.
22 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Horse Miss G. O’Hara .. 20 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).

| 1 | Matatoki Post-office and Railway-station | ½ | Twice daily .. | Foot | W. Dynes .. | .. | |
| 2 | Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna Post-office | 1¼ | Thrice weekly.. | Horse | Miss F. M. Lockhead | .. | |

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

| 1 | Matata Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Bicycle | .. | .. | |
| 2 | Thames South Railway-station, Chief Post-office, and Thames South Post-office | ½ | As required .. | Bicycle | .. | .. | |
| 3 | Waikino Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | As required .. | Bicycle | .. | .. | |
| 4 | Waimana Junction and Waimana .. | 1¼ | Daily .. | Bicycle | .. | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| | | | | | | £ s. d | |
| 1 | Albury, Tengawai, Waratah (as far as Dale’s Hill), Limestone Road, Coalpits, Chamberlain, Shenley, Opawa, Mount Nessing, and Rocky Gully Bridge (rural delivery) | a44 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor | W. Ford .. | 266 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika (rural delivery) | a38 | Weekly .. | Vehicle | H. Killoh .. | 100 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 3 | Fairlie, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon Station, and Black Forest Station (rural delivery) | 45 | Weekly .. | Motor-lorry.. | W. L. Bourn .. | 150 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 4 | Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) | a36 | Daily ten mos.; thrice weekly July and Aug. | Gig | J. Siegert .. | 245 0 0 | ,, |
| 5 | Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery through Raincliff district, going via Middle Valley, and returning via Cattle Valley) | a36 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | C a n t e r b u r y Farmers’ Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 6 | { Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, Hermitage (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 96 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor | } | | |
| | Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) | 58 | Weekly .. | Motor or coach | } | | |
| | Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke’s Pass (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) | 15 | Weekly .. | Motor or coach | } Mount Cook Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 1,300 0 0 | 31 Oct., 1924. |
| | Lake Pukaki, Omarama, Lindis Pass, Tarras, and Pembroke (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 100 | Weekly .. | Motor | } | | |
| | Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 48 | Twice weekly.. | Motor | } | | |
| 7 | Geraldine and Orari .. .. | 5 | 4 times daily .. | Motor | C. W. McKenzie.. | 150 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 8 | Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury (rural delivery) | a10 | Twice daily .. | Motor | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 80 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 as far as Newton’s, and Kakahu Bush, returning to Geraldine through Wahimomona and Gapes Valley, and on to Hilton Road (rural delivery) | a68 | Daily, except to Beautiful Valley, t h r i c e weekly | Motor | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 380 0 0 | ,, |

a Round trip.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal contracts, Thames, Mail services, Subsidies, Contractors
28 names identified
  • K. Courtney (Mrs), Contractor for Hikutaia Railway-station and Post-office
  • R. G. Saxby, Contractor for Hawaii and Houpoto
  • E. Anderson (Miss), Contractor for Junction Tauranga Road and Omokoroa Post-office
  • T. E. Ansley (Mrs), Contractor for Karangahake Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. R. Watene (Miss), Contractor for Kopu Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. E. Mace, Contractor for Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office
  • L. G. Culpan, Contractor for Matata Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. Bain, Contractor for Mount Maunganui Railway-station and steamers
  • W. B. Kelly, Contractor for Ohiwa and Opotiki
  • J. T. J. Tilsley, Contractor for Omahu Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. N. Coughlan, Contractor for Omaio Beach and Post-office
  • Dickey, Contractor for Opotiki Wharf and Post-office
  • Kelly, Contractor for Opotiki Wharf and Post-office
  • D. J. Evans, Contractor for Paeroa and Komata
  • C. H. Hine, Contractor for Tauranga Wharf
  • L. K. McPike (Miss), Contractor for Thames and Kauaeranga
  • W. White, Contractor for Thames and Coromandel
  • F. N. Trulove, Contractor for Turua Wharf and Post-office
  • W. Allison, Contractor for Waihau Bay and Raukokore
  • J. J. Chapman, Contractor for Whakatane and Thornton
  • G. O’Hara (Miss), Contractor for Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. Dynes, Contractor for Matatoki Post-office and Railway-station
  • F. M. Lockhead (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna Post-office
  • W. Ford, Contractor for Albury, Tengawai, Waratah, Limestone Road, Coalpits, Chamberlain, Shenley, Opawa, Mount Nessing, and Rocky Gully Bridge
  • H. Killoh, Contractor for Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika
  • W. L. Bourn, Contractor for Fairlie, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon Station, and Black Forest Station
  • J. Siegert, Contractor for Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs
  • C. W. McKenzie, Contractor for Geraldine and Orari