Postal Service Contracts




APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 939

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Mileage One Way. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
22 Marton Railway-station and Post-office As required .. Motor-bus .. W. M. Archibald 190 0 0 31 Dec., 1922.
23 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) a23 Daily .. Motor-car .. F. C. Garard .. 225 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
24 Mataroa, Koeke, via Rongoiti and Panemango Roads, thence along Huia and Whaka Roads (except between R. B. Owen’s and J. C. McCarthy’s), thence to Tiriraukawa and back to Mataroa (rural delivery) a40 Twice weekly.. Motor-car and buggy H. A. Lamb .. 140 0 0 ,,
25 Mataroa and Ruanui Homestead (rural delivery) 7 Twice weekly.. Motor-car and buggy H. A. Lamb .. 40 0 0 ,,
26 Moumahaki Railway-station and Ngu-tuwera 4 Daily .. Gig .. A. Warner .. 65 0 0 ,,
27 Ohakune Railway-station and Post-office As required .. Motor-car .. T. Herbert .. 150 0 0 ,,
28 Okehu Railway-station and Maxwell-town Daily .. Motor-car .. H. Siddall .. 52 0 0 ,,
29 Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley (rural delivery) a17 Twice weekly.. Horse .. H. H. Gaunt .. 53 0 0 ,,
30 { Patea Railway-station and Post-office

Patea and Whenuakura ..
Patea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, Manutahi, and Patea | 1
4
17 | As required
Daily
Daily | } Motor vehicle | W. C. Glenny .. | 250 0 0 | ,, |
| 31 | Pipiriki Wharf and Post-office .. | ½ | As required .. | Coach .. | A. Hatrick and Co. (Ltd.) | 60 0 0 | ,, |
| 32 | Pukeroa, via Mangamahoe, Okaka, and Turakina Valley Roads to Pukeroa (rural delivery) | a30 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car or gig | H. R. Watkins .. | 161 0 0 | ,, |
| 33 | Raetihi and junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads, via Parapara Road (rural delivery) | 13 | Weekly .. | Motor-car and coach | Crawley and Dawson | 80 0 0 | ,, |
| 34 | Raetihi and Huikumu Junction (Butler’s), via Pipiriki Road | 10 | Weekly .. | Motor-car and coach | Crawley and Dawson | 75 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 35 | Raetihi Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Four times daily | Motor-lorry.. | R. E. Chisholm .. | 104 0 0 | ,, |
| 36 | Raetihi and Ruatiti (rural delivery on Ohura Road and depositing mail for Manganui-o-te-ao, Hoihenga, Pukekaha, Motete, and Middle Roads, at the nearest point on Ohura Road) | 16½ | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car or coach | Crawley and Dawson | 200 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 37 | Raetihi and J. Splitt’s, via Makotuku Valley Road (rural delivery) | 5½ | Twice weekly.. | Trap .. | C. H. Faull .. | 20 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 38 | Ruanui Homestead and Bell’s Junction, via Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car and buggy | H. A. Lamb .. | 95 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 39 | Ruatiti and junction of Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads (rural delivery) | 17½ | Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. | Horse .. | T. Epps .. | 90 0 0 | ,, |
| 40 | Ruatiti and junction of Ohura and Erua Roads, via Ohura Road (part rural delivery) | 7½ | Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. | Horse .. | R. Croton .. | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 41 | Taihape and Kaweka (rural delivery).. | 12 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | E. Jones .. | 50 0 0 | ,, |
| 42 | Taihape and Moawhango .. .. | 12 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | G. Lord .. | 125 0 0 | ,, |
| 43 | Taihape and Papaki Road (Scott’s), (rural delivery) | 5 | Thrice weekly.. | Horse .. | E. Jones .. | 65 0 0 | ,, |
| 44 | Taihape Railway-station and Post-office | ¼ | As required .. | Motor or horse vehicle | N. P. Thomasen | 180 0 0 | ,, |
| 45 | Taihape, Rangitikei River Ford (Pohokura Station), (rural delivery) | 27 | Weekly .. | Coach or motor-car | G. Lord .. | 100 0 0 | ,, |
| 46 | Taihape, Winiata, Ohutu, Taoroa, Wheeler’s, Raukura, and Taihape (part rural delivery) | a35 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | C. L. Nicholls .. | 190 0 0 | ,, |
| 47 | Taoroa and Mokai (rural delivery) .. | 7 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | J. Law.. .. | 60 0 0 | ,, |
| 48 | Taoroa and Pukeokahu (rural delivery) | 10½ | Twice weekly.. | Motor-car .. | C. L. Nicholls .. | 70 0 0 | ,, |
| 49 | Te Tuhi Landing and Martin’s Homestead (rural delivery) | 12 | Weekly .. | Horse .. | R. Martin .. | 40 0 0 | ,, |
| 50 | Top of Parihauhau Hill and Mangahouhi (Todd’s), (rural delivery) | 9 | Twice weekly.. | Horse .. | W. A. Hamilton | 50 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |
| 51 | Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek, via Fitzherbert’s (rural delivery) | a30 | Twice weekly.. | Motor-lorry.. | F. A. Cameron .. | 65 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 52 | Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) | 31½ | Twice weekly.. | Buggy .. | J. Washington .. | 180 0 0 | ,, |
| 53 | Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office | 1¼ | As required .. | Motor-car .. | F. C. Goldsmith.. | 90 0 0 | ,, |
| 54 | Wanganui, up-river wharves, and Chief Post-office | ¼ | 6 trips per week, as required | Horse vehicle | A. Gurney .. | 30 0 0 | ,, |
| 55 | Wanganui, clearance of town receiving-boxes and delivery of postmen’s overflow bags | 40 | As required .. | Motor-cycle | J. H. G. Henderson | 368 0 0 | ,, |
| 56 | Wanganui, delivery of parcels in borough and suburbs within an area of two miles from Chief Post-office | .. | Twice daily .. | Express and bicycles | V. L. Jones .. | 3d. per parcel | ,, |
| 57 | Wanganui, Fordell, and Mangamahu .. | 28 | Daily .. | Motor-car .. | Windelburn Bros. | 130 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 58 | { Wanganui and Makirikiri ..
Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kakatahi, along Parapara Road to Glenn’s (part rural delivery) | 7
36¾ | Daily
Thrice weekly | } Motor-car .. | Windelburn Bros. | 305 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1922. |

a Round trip.

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal contracts, Wanganui, Mail services, Subsidies, Contractors
30 names identified
  • W. M. Archibald, Contractor for Marton Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. C. Garard, Contractor for Marton to Williamson’s Road
  • H. A. Lamb, Contractor for Mataroa, Koeke, and Mataroa and Ruanui Homestead
  • A. Warner, Contractor for Moumahaki Railway-station and Ngu-tuwera
  • T. Herbert, Contractor for Ohakune Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Siddall, Contractor for Okehu Railway-station and Maxwell-town
  • H. H. Gaunt, Contractor for Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley
  • W. C. Glenny, Contractor for Patea Railway-station and Post-office, Patea and Whenuakura, Patea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, Manutahi, and Patea
  • A. Hatrick, Contractor for Pipiriki Wharf and Post-office
  • H. R. Watkins, Contractor for Pukeroa, via Mangamahoe, Okaka, and Turakina Valley Roads to Pukeroa
  • Crawley, Contractor for Raetihi and junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads, Raetihi and Huikumu Junction, Raetihi and Ruatiti
  • Dawson, Contractor for Raetihi and junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads, Raetihi and Huikumu Junction, Raetihi and Ruatiti
  • R. E. Chisholm, Contractor for Raetihi Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. H. Faull, Contractor for Raetihi and J. Splitt’s, via Makotuku Valley Road
  • T. Epps, Contractor for Ruatiti and junction of Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads
  • R. Croton, Contractor for Ruatiti and junction of Ohura and Erua Roads
  • E. Jones, Contractor for Taihape and Kaweka, Taihape and Papaki Road
  • G. Lord, Contractor for Taihape and Moawhango, Taihape, Rangitikei River Ford
  • N. P. Thomasen, Contractor for Taihape Railway-station and Post-office
  • C. L. Nicholls, Contractor for Taihape, Winiata, Ohutu, Taoroa, Wheeler’s, Raukura, and Taihape, Taoroa and Pukeokahu
  • J. Law, Contractor for Taoroa and Mokai
  • R. Martin, Contractor for Te Tuhi Landing and Martin’s Homestead
  • W. A. Hamilton, Contractor for Top of Parihauhau Hill and Mangahouhi
  • F. A. Cameron, Contractor for Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek
  • J. Washington, Contractor for Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi
  • F. C. Goldsmith, Contractor for Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Gurney, Contractor for Wanganui, up-river wharves, and Chief Post-office
  • J. H. G. Henderson, Contractor for Wanganui, clearance of town receiving-boxes and delivery of postmen’s overflow bags
  • V. L. Jones, Contractor for Wanganui, delivery of parcels in borough and suburbs
  • Windelburn, Contractor for Wanganui, Fordell, and Mangamahu, Wanganui and Makirikiri, Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kakatahi, along Parapara Road to Glenn’s