✨ Postal Services Contracts
Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 817
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 | Hikutaia Railway-station and Post-office | ¾ | Twice daily .. | .. | Foot .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | Thames South Railway-station, Chief Post-office, and Thames South Post-office | 1 | As required .. | .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. |
| 3 | Turua Wharf and Post-office | 400 yd | As required .. | .. | Foot .. | .. | .. |
| 4 | Waikino Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | As required .. | .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. |
| 5 | Whakatane and Kopeopeo .. | 1½ | Daily .. | .. | Bicycle .. | .. | .. |
POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
| £ s. d. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-car .. | U. Rollinson .. | 200 0 0 |
| 2 | Cave, Cannington, and Motukaika (rural delivery) | 26 | Thrice weekly | .. | Motor-car .. | H. Blissett .. | 190 0 0 |
| 3 | Fairlie, Grampians, Gray’s Hills, Haldon Station, and Black Forest Station (private-bag delivery) | 43 | Weekly .. | .. | Motor-lorry .. | W. L. Bourn .. | 150 0 0 |
| 4 | Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) | 32 | Daily .. | .. | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. | 285 0 0 |
| 5 | Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke’s Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermitage (1 Nov. to 30 April) | 184 | Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Motor-car .. | Mount Cook Motor Co. Ltd. | 1,300 0 0 | |
| Hermitage, Lake Pukaki, Omarama, Lindis Pass, Tarras, Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and Queenstown (1 Nov. to 30 April) | 380 | Twice weekly.. | |||||
| 6 | Geraldine, Winchester Road to de Renzy’s corner and back to Geraldine; thence to Orari Bridge, Orari Gorge and Woodbury, Pleasant Valley, Four Peaks, 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) | 89 | Daily, except to Beautiful Valley, thrice weekly | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. | 469 0 0 | |
| 7 | Glenavy, Ikawai, and Elephant Hill | 32 | Weekly .. | Motor-lorry .. | E. H. Watson .. | 60 0 0 | |
| Glenavy and Waikakahi Settlement (rural delivery) | 24 | Twice weekly .. | |||||
| 8 | Geraldine and Belfield .. | 9 | Thrice weekly | .. | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. | 46 16 0 |
| 9 | Orari Railway-station, Orari, and Geraldine | 10 | 4 times daily | .. | Motor-car .. | C. W. McKenzie | 135 0 0 |
| 10 | Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower Kohika Road and returning via Upper Kohika Road (rural delivery) | 18 | Daily .. | .. | Gig .. | A. H. Boulton .. | 80 0 0 |
| 11 | Peel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata (rural delivery) | 30 | Daily .. | .. | Motor-car .. | E. S. Foden .. | 120 0 0 |
| 12 | 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-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. | 260 0 0 | |
| 13 | Pleasant Point, Sutherland’s, via Manse and Munro’s Roads, thence Robinson’s Road to McLeod’s Road, by Back Limestone and Cave Roads to Cleland’s Road, Howell’s Road as far as cross-road, thence by Tengawai Flat and Mackenzie-country Roads to Pleasant Point (rural delivery) | 35 | Daily .. | .. | Motor-car .. | H. Blissett .. | 300 0 0 |
| 14 | Rangitata and Rangitata Island (rural delivery) | 18 | Twice weekly .. | .. | Motor-cycle or trap | E. R. Tate .. | 45 0 0 |
| 15 | St. Andrew’s and Bluecliffs, returning via Lyalldale (rural delivery) | 24 | Thrice weekly | .. | Motor-car .. | Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. | 73 0 0 |
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NZ Gazette 1925, No 18
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Postal Services Contracts in the District of Thames
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Thames
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Timaru
8 names identified
- U. Rollinson, Contractor for postal services
- H. Blissett, Contractor for postal services
- W. L. Bourn, Contractor for postal services
- C. W. McKenzie, Contractor for postal services
- A. H. Boulton, Contractor for postal services
- E. S. Foden, Contractor for postal services
- E. R. Tate, Contractor for postal services
- E. H. Watson, Contractor for postal services