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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21
POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.
| Number | Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. | £ s. d. | ||||||
| 1 | Ahititi, Okau, and Kotare (rural delivery) | 24 | Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. | Horse | J. B. Carr | 80 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Okau and Rerekapa (rural delivery). Eltham, Mangamingi, Matemateaonga, and Omoana (rural delivery) | 8 | Weekly | Motor truck | O. F. Robinson | 120 0 0 | " |
| 46 | Twice weekly; thrice weekly to Omoana only, from 1 Sept. to 31 May | ||||||
| 3 | *Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, Opunake | 52 | Twice daily .. | Motor | J. S. B. Smith | 350 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Eltham Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Cart | Gower Bros. | 90 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Eltham and Rawhitiroa (rural delivery) | 16 | Daily .. | Gig | G. Major | 65 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Eltham and Te Roti Factory (rural delivery) | 8 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle.. | W. A. Parkinson and Co. (Ltd.) | 55 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Hawera, Ararata, Fraser Road, and Hawera (rural delivery) | 28 | Daily .. | Motor | A. Smith | 160 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1923. |
| 8 | Hawera, Manaia, Kapuni, Mangawhero Factory, Auroa, Matapu, Okaia, and Scott Road, to Hawera (rural delivery) | 51 | Daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 140 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 9 | Hawera, Inaha, and Manaia | 19 | Twice daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 50 0 0 | " |
| 10 | Hawera, Mokoia, Whakamara, Ohangai, and Meremere | 35 | Daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 200 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Hawera, Whareroa, Tongahoe Hill, Scott, Glover, and Waihi Roads, to Hawera (rural delivery) | 28 | Daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 250 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Hawera Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Cart | C. Stone | 170 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Huiroa Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | As required .. | Trap | J. A. Stanford | 52 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Kohuratahi, Ohura, Whitianga, and Kohuratahi Roads to Kohuratahi (rural delivery) | 11 | Twice weekly.. | Cart | H. E. Hight | 65 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Oeo, Piha, and Opunake | 40 | Daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 70 0 0 | " |
| 16 | New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tata- raimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake | 80 | Daily .. | Motor | J. Martin and Co. | 400 0 0 | " |
| 17 | New Plymouth, Lower Mangorei, Kent Road, Egmont Village, and Inglewood | 26 | Daily .. | Motor | W. M. Archibald | 310 0 0 | " |
| Inglewood, Kaimata, Tarata, and Putarangi | 46 | Thrice weekly.. | |||||
| 18 | Normanby and Okaia wa | 8 | Daily .. | Motor | J. C. Barclay | 90 0 0 | " |
| 19 | Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, Kaponga, Lowgarth, and Stratford | 28 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle.. | T. C. List | 180 0 0 | " |
| 20 | Stratford, Douglas, and Tututawa | 34 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle | T. H. Bransgrove | 113 0 0 | " |
| 21 | Tututawa and Puniwhakau | 16 | Twice weekly.. | ||||
| 22 | Strathmore and Makahu | 11 | Twice weekly.. | Gig | M. Ford | 41 12 0 | " |
| 23 | Tariki, Ratapiko, and Taitama (rural delivery) | 19 | Daily .. | Gig | J. Jacobsen | 156 0 0 | " |
| 24 | Te Wera, Huiakama, and Strathmore | 8 | Daily .. | Trap | A. Meredith | 70 0 0 | " |
| 25 | Urenui and Okoke, and along Piko, Okoke, and Kaka Roads (rural delivery) | 48 | Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. | Motor-car in summer; trap, winter | J. G. Fitzgerald | 75 0 0 | " |
| 26 | §Waitara, Motunui, Onaero, Urenui, Waitoitoi, Uruti, Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awakino | 96 | Daily .. | Motor and coach | C. H. Johnston | 1,200 0 0 | " |
| 27 | *Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tahora | 22 | Weekly .. | Trap | F. Rooney | 72 0 0 | " |
| Whangamomona, Aotuhia, and Tahuna-roa, via Okara Road (rural delivery) | 36 | Weekly .. | Horse | F. Rooney | 71 0 0 | " | |
| PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. | |||||||
| 1 | Awakino and Whareorino | 42 | Weekly .. | Pack-horse | R. O'Brien | 30 0 0 | |
| 2 | Bell Block Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Daily .. | Horse | J. W. Downs | 14 0 0 | |
| 3 | Brixton and Huirangi (and return to Waitara) | 12 | Daily, 1 Sept. to 31 May; thrice weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. | Trap | L. A. Sarten | 20 0 0 | |
| 4 | Douglas Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | Daily .. | Foot | W. Marshall | 10 0 0 | |
| 5 | Egmont Village and Kaimiro | 7 | Weekly .. | Trap | H. Peters | 10 0 0 | |
| 6 | Hawera and Opunake (letter and paper mail) | 59 | Daily .. | Motor | Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 10 0 0 | |
| 7 | Inglewood, Kaimiro, and Rahiri | 16 | Weekly .. | Motor-lorry.. | J. McLean | 10 0 0 | |
| 8 | Inglewood and Waitoriki | 7 | Thrice weekly, 1 Sept. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Aug. | Cart | W. P. Brash | 5 0 0 |
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31 names identified
- J. B. Carr, Contractor for Ahititi, Okau, and Kotare rural delivery
- O. F. Robinson, Contractor for Okau and Rerekapa rural delivery
- J. S. B. Smith, Contractor for Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, Riverlea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, Opunake
- Gower, Contractor for Eltham Railway-station and Post-office
- G. Major, Contractor for Eltham and Rawhitiroa rural delivery
- W. A. Parkinson, Contractor for Eltham and Te Roti Factory rural delivery
- A. Smith, Contractor for Hawera, Ararata, Fraser Road, and Hawera rural delivery
- Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) , Contractor for multiple Hawera routes
- C. Stone, Contractor for Hawera Railway-station and Post-office
- J. A. Stanford, Contractor for Huiroa Railway-station and Post-office
- H. E. Hight, Contractor for Kohuratahi, Ohura, Whitianga, and Kohuratahi Roads rural delivery
- Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) , Contractor for Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Oeo, Piha, and Opunake
- J. Martin, Contractor for New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tataraimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake
- W. M. Archibald, Contractor for New Plymouth, Lower Mangorei, Kent Road, Egmont Village, and Inglewood
- J. C. Barclay, Contractor for Normanby and Okaiawa
- T. C. List, Contractor for Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, Kaponga, Lowgarth, and Stratford
- T. H. Bransgrove, Contractor for Stratford, Douglas, and Tututawa
- M. Ford, Contractor for Strathmore and Makahu
- J. Jacobsen, Contractor for Tariki, Ratapiko, and Taitama rural delivery
- A. Meredith, Contractor for Te Wera, Huiakama, and Strathmore
- J. G. Fitzgerald, Contractor for Urenui and Okoke, and along Piko, Okoke, and Kaka Roads rural delivery
- C. H. Johnston, Contractor for Waitara, Motunui, Onaero, Urenui, Waitoitoi, Uruti, Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Mokau, and Awakino
- F. Rooney, Contractor for Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tahora
- R. O'Brien, Contractor for Awakino and Whareorino
- J. W. Downs, Contractor for Bell Block Railway-station and Post-office
- L. A. Sarten, Contractor for Brixton and Huirangi
- W. Marshall, Contractor for Douglas Railway-station and Post-office
- H. Peters, Contractor for Egmont Village and Kaimiro
- Globe Motor Co. (Ltd.) , Contractor for Hawera and Opunake letter and paper mail
- J. McLean, Contractor for Inglewood, Kaimiro, and Rahiri
- W. P. Brash, Contractor for Inglewood and Waitoriki