New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. W. Dynes .. ..
2 Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna 2½ Thrice weekly Horse .. Miss F. M. Lockhead ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER.

| 1 | Matata Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | As required .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 | Thames South, Railway-station, Chief Post-office, and Thames South Post-office | 1 | As required .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 | Waikino Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | As required .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 | Waimana Junction and Waimana .. | 2½ | Daily .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Albury, Tengawai, Waratah (as far as Dale’s Hill), Limestone Road, coal-pits, Chamberlain, Shenley, Opawa, Mount Nessing, and Rocky Gully Bridge (rural delivery) | 38 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor .. | W. J. S. Henderson | £ s. d. 266 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 2 | Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika (rural delivery) | 38 | Weekly .. | Vehicle .. | H. Killoh | 100 0 0 | „ |
| 3 | Fairlie, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon Station, and Black Forest Station (rural delivery) | 43 | Weekly .. | Motor-lorry | W. L. Bourn | 150 0 0 | „ |
| 4 | Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) | 32 | Daily for ten months; thrice weekly for July and Aug. | Gig .. | J. Siegert | 265 0 0 | „ |
| 5 | Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) | 96 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor .. | Mount Cook Motor Co. (Ltd.) | 1,462 10 0 | 31 Oct., 1924. |
| | 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 | | | |
| | 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 .. | | | |
| 6 | Geraldine, Winchester Road to de Renzy’s Corner and back to Geraldine; thence to Orari Bridge, Orari Gorge, and Woodbury, 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 Wahimomoha and Gapes Valley, and on to Hilton Road (rural delivery) | 78 | Daily, except to Beautiful Valley, thrice weekly | Motor .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 540 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1924. |
| 7 | Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill (rural delivery) | 32 | Weekly .. | Motor .. | E. P. Lavery | 80 0 0 | „ |
| | Glenavy and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) | 24 | Twice weekly .. | | | | |
| 8 | Geraldine and Belfield .. .. | 9 | Thrice weekly.. | Motor .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 50 0 0 | „ |
| 9 | Orari and Geraldine .. .. | 10 | 4 times daily .. | Motor .. | C. W. McKenzie | 150 0 0 | „ |
| 10 | Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata (rural delivery) | 30 | Daily .. | Motor .. | E. S. Foden | 120 0 0 | „ |
| 11 | Pleasant Point, Kakahu School, Hazelburn, and Raincliff Station (rural delivery) | 47 | Daily, except between Hanging Rock Bridge and Kakahu School, and Hazelburn and Raincliff Station, thrice weekly | Motor .. | Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.) | 268 10 0 | „ |
| 12 | Pleasant Point, Sutherland’s Post-office, via Manse and Munro’s Roads, thence Robinson’s Road to McLeod’s Road, by Back Limestone Road and Cave Road to Cleland’s Road, Howell’s Road as far as cross-road, thence by Tengawai Flat Road and Mackenzie Country Road to Pleasant Point (rural delivery) | 35 | Daily .. | Motor-cycle and side-car | H. Blissett | 300 0 0 | |



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🚂 Postal Services Contracts and Arrangements (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Postmasters
14 names identified
  • W. Dynes, Contractor for Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. M. Lockhead (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna
  • W. J. S. Henderson, Contractor for Albury, Tengawai, Waratah, etc.
  • H. Killoh, Contractor for Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika
  • W. L. Bourn, Contractor for Fairlie, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, etc.
  • J. Siegert, Contractor for Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, etc.
  • Mount Cook Motor Co. (Ltd.), Contractor for Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, etc.
  • Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.), Contractor for Geraldine, Winchester Road, etc.
  • E. P. Lavery, Contractor for Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill
  • Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.), Contractor for Geraldine and Belfield
  • C. W. McKenzie, Contractor for Orari and Geraldine
  • E. S. Foden, Contractor for Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata
  • Timaru Herald Co. (Ltd.), Contractor for Pleasant Point, Kakahu School, etc.
  • H. Blissett, Contractor for Pleasant Point, Sutherland’s Post-office, etc.