New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 21

Page 681

✨ Postal Service Contracts



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 681

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
55 Palmerston North, Kauwhata, Awahuri, Rongotea, and Carnarvon 44 Daily Motor Brown and Wainwright 325 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
56 Palmerston North and Kopane Soldiers Settlement from Taipo Junction via Green Road, Settlement Road, and Mill Road, Longburn–Rongotea Road from Oroua Bridge to Rongotea, thence along Rongotea–Feilding Road, Taipo Road, and return to Taipo Junction (rural delivery) 30½ Daily Motor-cycle and side-car Manawatu Daily Times Co. (Ltd.) 45 0 0 „
57 Palmerston North along Rangitikei Line, Lower Aorangi Road, No. 4 Line, McKenzie Soldiers Settlement, Bunnythorpe Line, Karere Road, Kairanga No. I Line, Longburn–Rongotea Road, Cloverlea Soldiers Settlement, Gillespie’s Line, Hughes’s Line, Flyger’s Line, all intersecting roads, and Boundary Road to Palmerston North (rural delivery) 70 Daily Motor-cycle and side-car The Manawatu Standard (Ltd.) 425 0 0 „
58 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakaronga 12 Daily Bicycle Manawatu Daily Times Co. (Ltd.) 52 0 0 „
59 Palmerston North, Tiritea Valley Road, Fitzherbert West, and Main Wellington Road (rural delivery) 21½ Daily Motor-cycle.. Manawatu Daily Times Co. (Ltd.) 70 0 0 „
60 Paremata and Pahautanui .. 8 Daily Wagonette .. A. Walker 48 0 0 „
61 Petone Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor bus .. J. W. Sharpe (Ltd.) 132 0 0 „
62 Pongaroa and Aohanga .. 36 Weekly Motor Mrs. M. C. Roulston 75 0 0 „
63 Pongaroa, Maku, along Alfredton–Weber, Waipatukaka, Waihi Valley, and Pahiatua–Pongaroa Roads, and Pukehinau (rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly Motor Mrs. M. C. Roulston 75 0 0 „
64 Rangiotu and Mangawhata .. 4 Daily Horse S. L. Corlett 48 0 0 „
65 Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Taikorea, and Kaimatarau (part rural delivery) 18 Daily Motor Brown and Wainwright 200 0 0 „
66 Rongotea, Waitohi Road, and Mount Stewart (delivery of private bags) 11 Daily Gig F. A. Duker 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1923.
67 Shannon and Kara, Kingston, Kaihinau, and Victoria Roads, and Makurerua (rural delivery) 28½ Thrice weekly Motor-cycle W. S. Gardner 108 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
68 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural delivery) 22 Twice weekly Cart H. S. McIsaac 75 0 0 „
69 Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley (delivery of private bags) 18 Thrice weekly Horse H. F. McLean 50 0 0 „
70 Upper Hutt, along Wallaceville Road to Whiteman’s Valley (rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly Motor Hazelwood and Co. 94 0 0 „
71 Waitangi and Owenga (Chatham Islands) 28 As required, but not less than once monthly Horse H. L. Clough 50 0 0 30 June, 1923.
Owenga and Pitt Island .. 30 Launch
72 Waituna West and Rewa .. 12 Daily Wagon W. Watt 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.
Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) 40 Twice weekly ..
73 Woodville along Napier Road as far as Hopelands Road, along Hopelands Road to Kumeroa, back to Hopelands, along Ngaawapurua Road (taking in Hopelands Cheese-factory) to Masterton Road, to Troup Road via Troup and Ormond Roads, back to Masterton Road, thence south along Masterton Road to “Carin’s,” and back along Masterton Road to Woodville (rural delivery) 25½ Daily Motor B. Thomasen 220 0 0 „
74 Woodville along Napier Road to Hug-gin’s, back to O’Neil’s Road, along O’Neil’s Road to Papatawa School, thence follow Mangaatua Valley Road to Maharahara West, and Penfold Road to Mangarawa and Woodville (rural delivery) 18 Daily Motor B. Thomasen 175 0 0 „
75 Woodville Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor or horse B. Thomasen 200 0 0 „

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

| 1 | Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Twice daily | Horse or bicycle | J. T. Andrew | 20 0 0 |
| 2 | Clareville Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Thrice daily | Foot | S. Reid | 28 0 0 |
| 3 | Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of correspondence) | 36 | Weekly | Trap | A. Funstan | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | Coach and Cunningham’s .. | 1 | Daily | Foot | Mrs. R. L. Sandbrook | 10 0 0 |
| 5 | Foxton and Manawatu Heads | 7 | Daily 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly 1 May to 31 Oct. | Trap | A. F. Wishart | 20 0 0 |

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🚂 Postal Service Contracts and Subsidies (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Mail routes, Wellington district
17 names identified
  • A. Walker, Contractor for Paremata and Pahautanui service
  • J. W. Sharpe, Contractor for Petone Railway-station and Post-office service
  • M. C. Roulston (Mrs.), Contractor for Pongaroa and Aohanga service
  • M. C. Roulston (Mrs.), Contractor for Pongaroa rural delivery service
  • S. L. Corlett, Contractor for Rangiotu and Mangawhata service
  • F. A. Duker, Contractor for Rongotea private bags delivery
  • W. S. Gardner, Contractor for Shannon and Kara service
  • H. S. McIsaac, Contractor for Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale service
  • H. F. McLean, Contractor for Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley service
  • H. L. Clough, Contractor for Waitangi and Owenga service
  • W. Watt, Contractor for Waituna West and Rewa service
  • B. Thomasen, Contractor for Woodville services
  • J. T. Andrew, Contractor for Bainesse Railway-station service
  • S. Reid, Contractor for Clareville Railway-station service
  • A. Funstan, Contractor for Colyton and Te Awa service
  • R. L. Sandbrook (Mrs.), Contractor for Coach and Cunningham's service
  • A. F. Wishart, Contractor for Foxton and Manawatu Heads service