New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

Page 677

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 677

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
20 Marton Railway-station and Post-office 3½ As required .. Motor bus .. W. M. Archibald 180 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
21 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) 27 Daily .. Motor-car .. F. C. Garard .. 225 0 0 ”
22 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) 48 Twice weekly.. Motor-car and buggy H. A. Lamb .. 140 0 0 ”
23 Moumahaki Railway-station and Ngutu-wera 7 Daily .. Gig .. A. Warner .. 65 0 0 ”
24 Ohakune Railway-station and Post-office 3½ As required .. Motor-car .. T. Herbert .. 150 0 0 ”
25 Okehu Railway-station and Maxwelltown 6½ Daily .. Motor-car .. H. Siddall .. 52 0 0 ”
26 Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley (rural delivery) 16 Twice weekly.. Horse .. H. H. Gaunt .. 53 0 0 ”
27 { Patea Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required } Motor vehicle W. C. Glenny .. 250 0 0 ”
Patea and Whenuakura .. .. 8 Daily
Patea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, Manutahi, and Patea 34 Daily
28 Pipiriki Wharf and Post-office .. 1 As required .. Coach .. A. Hatrick and Co. (Ltd.) 60 0 0 ”
29 Pukeroa, via Mangamahoe, Okaka, and Turakina Valley Roads to Pukeroa (rural delivery) 30 Twice weekly.. Motor-car or gig H. R. Watkins .. 161 0 0 ”
30 Raetihi and junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads, via Parapara Road (rural delivery) 26 Weekly .. Motor-car .. Crawley and Dawson 80 0 0 ”
31 Raetihi and Huikumu Junction (Butler’s), via Pipiriki Road 20¼ Weekly .. Motor-car .. Crawley and Dawson 52 0 0 ”
32 Raetihi Railway-station and Post-office 1 Four times daily Motor-lorry.. R. F. Chisholm .. 104 0 0 31 Dec., 1923.
33 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) 33 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. Crawley and Dawson 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
34 Ruanui Homestead and Bell’s Junction, via Turakina Valley Road (rural delivery) 24 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. H. A. Lamb .. 95 0 0 ”
35 Ruatiti and junction of Mangatiti and Waipapa Roads (rural delivery) 35 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Horse .. T. Epps .. 90 0 0 ”
36 Ruatiti and junction of Ohura and Erua Roads, via Ohura Road (part rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Horse .. R. Croton .. 50 0 0 ”
37 Taihape and Kaweka (rural delivery) 24 Weekly .. Horse .. E. Jones .. 50 0 0 ”
38 Taihape and Moawhango .. .. 24 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. G. Lord .. 125 0 0 ”
39 Taihape and Papaki Road (Scott’s) (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Horse .. E. Jones .. 65 0 0 ”
40 Taihape Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Motor vehicle N. P. Thomasen 180 0 0 ”
41 Taihape, Rangitikei River Ford (Pohokura Station), (rural delivery) 54 Weekly .. Coach or motor G. Lord .. 100 0 0 ”
42 Taihape, Winiata, Ohutu, Taoroa, Wheeler’s, Raukura, and Taihape (part rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly.. Motor-car .. C. L. Nicholls .. 190 0 0 .
43 Taoroa and Mokai (rural delivery) .. 14 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. J. Law .. 60 0 0 ”
44 Taoroa and Pukeokahu (rural delivery) 21 Twice weekly.. Motor-car .. C. L. Nicholls .. 70 0 0 ”
45 Top of Parihauhau Hill and Mangahouhi (Todd’s), (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly.. Horse .. W. A. Hamilton.. 50 0 0 ”
46 Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek, via Fitzherbert’s (rural delivery) 30 Twice weekly.. Motor-lorry.. A. M. Sims .. 65 0 0 ”
47 Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) 63 Twice weekly.. Buggy .. J. Washington .. 180 0 0 ”
48 Waitotara and Orangimea (part rural delivery) 36 Weekly .. Horse .. C. A. Duffy .. 60 0 0 ”
49 Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office 2½ As required .. Motor-car .. W. A. Hurley .. 90 0 0 ”
50 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 ”
51 Wanganui, delivery of parcels in borough and suburbs within an area of two miles from Chief Post-office .. Twice daily .. Express and bicycles G. Denman .. 3d. per parcel ”
52 Wanganui, Fordell, and Mangamahu .. 56 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. Hodson .. 130 0 0 ”


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Postmasters
26 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, via Rongoiti and Panemango Roads
  • A. Warner, Contractor for Moumahaki Railway-station and Ngutu-wera
  • T. Herbert, Contractor for Ohakune Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. Siddall, Contractor for Okehu Railway-station and Maxwelltown
  • H. H. Gaunt, Contractor for Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley
  • W. C. Glenny, Contractor for Patea Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. Hatrick, Contractor for Pipiriki Wharf and Post-office
  • H. R. Watkins, Contractor for Pukeroa, via Mangamahoe, Okaka, and Turakina Valley Roads
  • R. F. Chisholm, Contractor for Raetihi Railway-station and Post-office
  • 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
  • G. Lord, Contractor for Taihape and Moawhango
  • 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
  • J. Law, Contractor for Taoroa and Mokai
  • W. A. Hamilton, Contractor for Top of Parihauhau Hill and Mangahouhi
  • A. M. Sims, Contractor for Turakina, Turakina Valley, and Mangara Creek
  • J. Washington, Contractor for Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Ngamatapouri, and Taumatatahi
  • C. A. Duffy, Contractor for Waitotara and Orangimea
  • W. A. Hurley, Contractor for Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. H. G. Henderson, Contractor for Wanganui, clearance of town receiving-boxes
  • G. Denman, Contractor for Wanganui, delivery of parcels
  • J. Hodson, Contractor for Wanganui, Fordell, and Mangamahu