New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 18

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✨ Postal Services Contracts



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Edgecumbe and Otakiri .. .. 7 Daily (irregular) .. Motor-truck Tarawera Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. 50 0 0 31/12/25
2 Hikutai and Whangamata .. 38 Weekly .. .. Horse A. M. Martin .. 80 0 0 31/12/27
3 Kerepehi, along the Kerepehi-Turua Road, thence along the Turua-Netherton and Pekapeka Roads to Kerepehi (rural delivery) 9½ Daily .. .. Trap J. W. Lyon .. 95 0 0 ,,
4 Kopu and Turua .. .. .. 10 Daily .. .. Launch Gibbons & Dodd 50 0 0 ,,
5 Matata and McMillan's corner (rural delivery) 31 Twice weekly.. .. Motor-car .. H. N. Theobald.. 110 0 0 ,,
6 Matata Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Motor-lorry.. W. Sheriff .. 65 0 0 31/12/25
7 Ngatea and Waitakaruru .. .. 18 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry.. H. B. Ferrall .. 50 0 0 31/12/27
8 Paeroa, Netherton, Kerepehi, and Ngatea 35 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Brenan & Co. Ltd. 210 0 0 ,,
9 Paeroa Railway-station, steamers at Puke, and Post-office 4 As required .. .. Motor-lorry.. Short Bros. .. 150 0 0 ,,
10 Pongakawa Railway-station and Post-office 4 Daily .. .. Gig C. Vagg .. 52 0 0 ,,
11 Pukehina Railway-station and Ohinepanea 6 Daily .. .. Horse Mrs. A. J. Duckworth 50 0 0 ,,
12 Puriri, Puketui, Hikuai, and Tairua .. 66 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. J. Morrison .. 130 0 0 ,,
13 Rotorua, Rotoiti, Lake Rotoma, Te Teko, Edgecumbe, Awakeri, Poroporo, Whakatane, Otangihaku, Taneatua, Waimana, Nukuhou North, Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Opotiki 192 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Williams Motors Ltd. 1,685 0 0 ,,
14 Rotorua, Mourea, Okere Falls, Paengaroa, Te Puke, and Tauranga 112 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. B. K. A. Lowrie 500 0 0 ,,
15 Rotorua, Kaharoa, Te Pu, Ngawaro, Oropi, Gate Pa, and Tauranga 84 Twice weekly.. .. Motor-car .. N. E. Collett .. 204 0 0 ,,
16 Tauranga and Kaimai (rural delivery) 40 Weekly .. .. Horse T. Bland .. 65 0 0 ,,
17 Tauranga and Mount Maunganui .. 6 Daily .. .. Launch R. H. & G. F. C. Faulkner 50 0 0 ,,
18 Tauranga, Tauriko, and Omanawa Falls 32 Twice weekly.. .. Buggy or pack-horse A. Lloyd .. 104 0 0 ,,
19 Tauranga Wharf, Railway-station on Strand, and Post-office ¾ As required .. .. Motor-truck E. E. Hammond 97 10 0 31/12/25
20 Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, Robinson's corner, Manawaru, and Gordon (part rural delivery) 34 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. P. Carmody .. 280 0 0 31/12/27
21 Te Aroha Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. .. Cart J. Robinson .. 75 0 0 ,,
22 Te Puke Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. .. Cart A. G. McDuff .. 77 10 0 ,,
23 Te Puke and Muir's Reefs .. .. 16 Twice weekly.. .. Wagon W. H. McCauley 50 0 0 ,,
24 Thames Railway-station, wharves, and Chief Post-office 1½ As required .. .. Motor-lorry.. W. White .. 225 0 0 ,,
25 Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu .. .. 24 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. F. McMahon .. 49 0 0 ,,
26 Turua, along Hauraki and Orongo Roads to Kopuarahi Wharf, returning via Kopuarahi, Kerepehi, and Piako Roads to Turua (rural delivery) 14 Daily .. .. Trap A. E. Weldon .. 125 0 0 ,,
27 Waihi Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. .. Cart H. T. Deverell .. 185 0 0 ,,
28 Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Omokoroa Junction, Te Puna Junction, and Tauranga .. 88 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. L. Hume .. 450 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.
1 Junction of Tauranga Road and Omokoroa 2 Daily .. .. Horse Miss E. Anderson 14 0 0
2 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office.. 1 Twice daily .. .. Foot Miss M. Ladner .. 15 0 0
3 Kopuarahi Wharf and Pipiroa .. 400 yd Daily .. .. Boat S. W. Rolfe .. 26 0 0
4 Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office 2 Twice daily .. .. Foot C. E. Mace .. 10 0 0
5 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. .. Horse J. T. J. Tilsley .. 20 0 0
6 Paengaroa and Maketu .. .. .. 10 Thrice weekly .. .. Buggy P. Moses .. 40 0 0
7 Paeroa and Komata .. .. .. 14 Thrice weekly .. .. Trap Mrs. M. Ryan .. 7 16 0
8 Puriri Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. .. Horse Mrs. L. Roe .. 35 0 0
9 Tairua and Hikuai .. .. .. 18 Weekly .. .. Launch F. W. Macken .. 13 0 0
10 Tairua Wharf and Post-office .. 260 yd As required .. .. Cart F. W. Macken .. 4 10 0
11 Taneatua and Ruatoki North .. .. 12 Twice weekly.. .. Buggy E. B. Biddle .. 30 0 0
12 { Tauranga, Papamoa, Te Puke, Paengaroa, Pongakawa, Pukehina, Otamarakau, and Matata
Matata, Edgecumbe, and Awakeri .. 78
26 Daily
Thrice weekly ..
.. } Train
Motor-lorry.. Public Works Department
H. Wade .. 80 0 0
Nil
13 Tauranga and Tauriko .. .. .. 18 Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. W. White .. Gratuity rate
14 Thames and Coromandel .. .. .. 80 Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. W. White .. Nil
15 Thames, Turua, and Ngatea .. .. 34 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Miss L. K. McPike 14 10 0
16 Thames and Kauaeranga .. .. .. 7 Twice weekly.. .. Horse A. S. Pendergrast 10 0 0
17 Tirohia Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. .. Foot Mrs. P. Parker .. 36 0 0
18 Waikino and Waitekauri .. .. .. 8 Daily .. .. Trap H. P. Whittaker 37 10 0
19 Waitakaruru and Mangatarata .. .. 10 Thrice weekly .. .. Trap A. E. Garrett .. 5 0 0
20 Waitoa Bridge and Upper Papamoa .. 10 Twice weekly .. .. Cart J. J. Chapman .. Gratuity rate
21 Whakatane and Thornton .. .. .. 21½ Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. A. Hall .. 24 10 0
22 Whakatane wharves and Post-office .. ½ As required .. .. Cart J. Savage .. 15 0 0
23 Whangamata and Opoutere.. .. .. 15 Weekly .. .. Horse Miss G. O'Hara .. 20 0 0
24 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post-office 2 Twice daily .. .. Horse


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🚂 Postal Services Contracts in the District of Thames

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Thames
39 names identified
  • A. M. Martin, Contractor for Hikutai and Whangamata service
  • J. W. Lyon, Contractor for Kerepehi rural delivery service
  • H. N. Theobald, Contractor for Matata and McMillan's corner service
  • W. Sheriff, Contractor for Matata Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. B. Ferrall, Contractor for Ngatea and Waitakaruru service
  • A. J. Duckworth (Mrs), Contractor for Pukehina Railway-station and Ohinepanea service
  • J. Morrison, Contractor for Puriri, Puketui, Hikuai, and Tairua service
  • T. Bland, Contractor for Tauranga and Kaimai service
  • A. Lloyd, Contractor for Tauranga, Tauriko, and Omanawa Falls service
  • E. E. Hammond, Contractor for Tauranga Wharf, Railway-station on Strand, and Post-office service
  • P. Carmody, Contractor for Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, Robinson's corner, Manawaru, and Gordon service
  • J. Robinson, Contractor for Te Aroha Railway-station and Post-office service
  • A. G. McDuff, Contractor for Te Puke Railway-station and Post-office service
  • W. H. McCauley, Contractor for Te Puke and Muir's Reefs service
  • W. White, Contractor for Thames Railway-station, wharves, and Chief Post-office service
  • J. F. McMahon, Contractor for Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu service
  • A. E. Weldon, Contractor for Turua rural delivery service
  • H. T. Deverell, Contractor for Waihi Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. L. Hume, Contractor for Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, Omokoroa Junction, Te Puna Junction, and Tauranga service
  • E. Anderson (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Tauranga Road and Omokoroa service
  • M. Ladner (Miss), Contractor for Kopu Railway-station and Post-office service
  • S. W. Rolfe, Contractor for Kopuarahi Wharf and Pipiroa service
  • C. E. Mace, Contractor for Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. T. J. Tilsley, Contractor for Omahu Railway-station and Post-office service
  • P. Moses, Contractor for Paengaroa and Maketu service
  • M. Ryan (Mrs), Contractor for Paeroa and Komata service
  • L. Roe (Mrs), Contractor for Puriri Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. W. Macken, Contractor for Tairua and Hikuai service
  • E. B. Biddle, Contractor for Taneatua and Ruatoki North service
  • H. Wade, Contractor for Matata, Edgecumbe, and Awakeri service
  • L. K. McPike (Miss), Contractor for Thames, Turua, and Ngatea service
  • A. S. Pendergrast, Contractor for Thames and Kauaeranga service
  • P. Parker (Mrs), Contractor for Tirohia Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. P. Whittaker, Contractor for Waikino and Waitekauri service
  • A. E. Garrett, Contractor for Waitakaruru and Mangatarata service
  • J. J. Chapman, Contractor for Waitoa Bridge and Upper Papamoa service
  • A. Hall, Contractor for Whakatane and Thornton service
  • J. Savage, Contractor for Whakatane wharves and Post-office service
  • G. O'Hara (Miss), Contractor for Whangamata and Opoutere service