New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

Page 807

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 807

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
12 Junction of Rotorua–Taupo route and Reporoa 2¼ Daily 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Pack-horse .. D. H. Walker .. 2s. 6s. per day
13 Junction of Wharepuhunga Road and Ngahape 6 Thrice weekly .. Pack-horse .. H. Wilson .. 20 0 0
14 Kawhia and Moerangi .. .. 24 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. Haki Tauria .. 25 0 0
15 Kawhia and Owhiro .. .. 24 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 30 April; weekly, 1 May to 31 Aug. Launch .. Oparau Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. 13 0 0
16 Kerepehi and Torehape .. .. 18 Twice weekly .. Launch and train A. M. Pearson .. 20 0 0
17 Kokakonui Landing and Kirikau .. 2 Twice weekly.. Foot .. W. E. Le Gros .. 15 0 0
18 Mail-coach and Arapae .. .. 6 ch. Daily .. .. Foot .. H. G. Weir .. 7 10 0
19 Mangaohae and Ngapaenga .. 8 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. Ashworth and Honor 20 0 0
20 Manunui and Ngapuke .. .. 12 Daily .. .. Locomotive R. C. Baillie .. 5 0 0
21 Mapiu and Kaitangiweka .. .. 10 Thrice weekly .. Pack-horse .. Miss M. S. Small 35 0 0
22 Matiere, Nihoniho, and Toi Toi Railway-station 13 Daily .. .. Train .. Public Works Department 100 0 0
23 Matiere Railway Goods-shed and Post-office 1½ Daily .. .. Trolly .. Public Works Department 35 0 0
24 Maungaroa Junction and Whakahoro 11½ Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. H. W. E. Wilson.. 35 0 0
25 Murupara and Kopuriki .. .. 26 Weekly .. .. Gig .. J. Grant .. 30 0 0
26 Ngaruawahia and Glen Massey .. 12 Daily .. .. Train .. Waipa Railway & Collieries, Ltd. 26 0 0
27 Ohaupo Railway-station and Post-office 66 ch. Twice daily .. Gig or foot .. F. J. Field .. 31 0 0
28 Ohura and Waitaanga .. .. 26 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. A. J. Baker & Son 19 0 0
29 Okahukura Railway-station, Okahukura, Mahirakau, and Matiere 19 Daily .. .. Train .. Public Works Department 250 0 0
30 Ongaroto Siding and Post-office .. 6 Daily .. .. Pack-horse .. K. S. Cox .. 10 0 0
31 Oparau and Okupata Road (rural delivery) 16 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. Mrs. M. E. Scott 36 0 0
32 Oparau and Oparau Valley (rural delivery along Pirongia West Road) 10 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. A. J. Carmichael 20 0 0
33 Opatu Landing and Post-office .. 10 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. G. Potter .. 20 0 0
34 Otewa and Rewarewa (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse .. E. Zohs .. 40 0 0
35 Otorohanga and Honikiwi .. .. 20½ Weekly .. .. Buggy .. B. Budden .. 40 0 0
36 Otorohanga and Whawharua (rural delivery) 22 Once, twice, or thrice weekly, according to cream-cart running Motor-lorry G. S. Reynolds .. 18 0 0
37 Owhango, along Kawautahi Road (rural delivery) 21 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. T. W. Voss .. 26 0 0
38 Owhango and Oio Road (rural delivery) 18 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. H. A. McLean .. 28 0 0
39 Piriaka Railway-station and Post-office 18 ch. Daily .. .. Foot .. R. Morris .. 10 0 0
40 Porootarao and Tapuwae .. .. 8 Daily .. .. Train .. Tunnel Timber Ltd. 10 0 0
41 Pukeatua and Arohena (rural delivery) 23½ Twice weekly .. Wagon .. G. J. R. Dormor.. 30 0 0
42 Putaruru, Puketuru, and Arapuni (to include clearing of posting-box twice daily at No. 2 store) 20 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. E. M. Finlayson, Ltd. 40 0 0
43 Rangiriri Railway-station and Awaroa River Junction (private-bag delivery) 40 Weekly .. .. Launch .. L. R. Handley .. 10 0 0
44 Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office 2½ Daily .. .. Trap .. H. N. Pulham .. 40 0 0
45 Rotorua and Atiamuri .. .. 40 Weekly .. .. Motor-lorry.. M. Scahill .. 30 0 0
46 Rotowaro Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. .. Cart or foot L. Munro .. 10 0 0
47 Selwyn Timber Co.’s Siding and Mangatapu 2 Daily .. .. Trolly .. J. W. S. McArthur 15 0 0
48 Taringamotu Railway-station and Post-office (one way only) 1 Daily .. .. Foot .. J. Morrison .. 23 8 0
49 Taringamotu Railway-station, Post-office, and Oruaiwi 32 Daily .. .. Train .. Taringamotu Totara Sawmills Ltd. Nil.
50 Taupo and Waitahanui .. .. 16 Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. W. S. Gillies .. 6 0 0
51 Te Akau and Wapp’s Corner (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse or buggy M. T. Macdonald 23 15 0
52 Te Kawa Railway-station and Post-office 34 ch. As required .. Foot .. J. H. Murcott .. 8 0 0
53 Te Uku and Okete.. .. .. 5 4 times weekly .. Pack-horse or trap A. Peart .. 20 0 0
54 Te Waitere and Waerengahou (rural delivery) 20 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. Mrs. A. F. Mitchell 10 0 0
55 Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna .. .. 36 Weekly .. .. Motor-car or brake H. M. MacPherson 30 0 0
56 Waerenga and Okaeria (rural delivery) 12 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry C. Teddy .. 28 0 0
57 Waihou Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Motor-car .. J. Cole .. 25 0 0
58 Waimarino, Tongariro, and Tokaanu.. 88 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car .. W. S. Gillies .. 5 0 0
59 Waiterimu, along Mangapiko Valley Road (rural delivery) .. 12 Twice weekly.. Pack-horse or gig J. Fulton .. 20 0 0
60 Waitomo Caves, along Putake Road to Boyd’s Homestead (rural delivery) 28 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. A. Moore .. 26 0 0
61 Whakahoro, along Raetihi–Ohura Road (rural delivery) 18 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. M. D. Tobin .. 40 0 0


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Postal Services in the District of Hamilton (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Hamilton, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
41 names identified
  • D. H. Walker, Contractor for postal service
  • H. Wilson, Contractor for postal service
  • Haki Tauria, Contractor for postal service
  • A. M. Pearson, Contractor for postal service
  • W. E. Le Gros, Contractor for postal service
  • H. G. Weir, Contractor for postal service
  • R. C. Baillie, Contractor for postal service
  • M. S. Small (Miss), Contractor for postal service
  • J. Grant, Contractor for postal service
  • F. J. Field, Contractor for postal service
  • A. J. Baker, Contractor for postal service
  • M. Scahill, Contractor for postal service
  • L. Munro, Contractor for postal service
  • J. W. S. McArthur, Contractor for postal service
  • J. Morrison, Contractor for postal service
  • W. S. Gillies, Contractor for postal service
  • M. T. Macdonald, Contractor for postal service
  • J. H. Murcott, Contractor for postal service
  • A. Peart, Contractor for postal service
  • A. F. Mitchell (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • H. M. MacPherson, Contractor for postal service
  • C. Teddy, Contractor for postal service
  • J. Cole, Contractor for postal service
  • J. Fulton, Contractor for postal service
  • A. Moore, Contractor for postal service
  • M. D. Tobin, Contractor for postal service
  • H. W. E. Wilson, Contractor for postal service
  • K. S. Cox, Contractor for postal service
  • M. E. Scott (Mrs), Contractor for postal service
  • A. J. Carmichael, Contractor for postal service
  • G. Potter, Contractor for postal service
  • E. Zohs, Contractor for postal service
  • B. Budden, Contractor for postal service
  • G. S. Reynolds, Contractor for postal service
  • T. W. Voss, Contractor for postal service
  • H. A. McLean, Contractor for postal service
  • R. Morris, Contractor for postal service
  • L. R. Handley, Contractor for postal service
  • H. N. Pulham, Contractor for postal service
  • E. M. Finlayson, Contractor for postal service
  • G. J. R. Dormor, Contractor for postal service