Postal Services Contracts




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
16 St. Andrew’s and Springbrook via Pleasant Valley (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. £ s. d. 50 0 0 31/12/28
17 Temuka Railway-station and Post-office 3 Daily, as required .. Horse-vehicle T. Gunnion .. 75 0 0 ,,
18 Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohape, Clandeboye, and Orton, returning via Badham’s and Factory Road (rural delivery) 30 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 230 0 0 ,,
19 Temuka, Rangitira Valley (as far as A. P. Kelland’s), Waitohi Flat, Upper Waitohi Flat, Gardiner’s Road, thence via Opihi Terrace, Young’s Road, and Waiapi to Hilton, returning to Temuka via Winchester (rural delivery) 51 Daily, except beyond Upper Waitohi Flat and Talbot Road to A. P. Kelland’s, on alternate days Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 235 10 0 ,,
20 Temuka and Seadown, returning via Balfour’s Road, Seadown, Swamp Road, and Spring’s Road (rural delivery) 15 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 80 0 0 ,,
21 Timaru Chief Post-office : Delivery of parcels within boundary of postmen’s deliveries .. Daily .. Motor-lorry.. J. McKnight .. 3½d. per parcel ,,
22 Timaru Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Post-office and vessels at wharf, also distribution of postmen’s overflow bags .. Daily, as required .. Motor-lorry.. J. McKnight .. 220 0 0 ,,
23 Timaru : Clearing receiving-boxes .. 14 Twice daily .. Motor-cycle.. J. McKnight .. 200 0 0 ,,
24 {Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora West, Otipua, and Salisbury via Kingsdown
Holme Station corner and Maungati as far as Greig’s corner, thence via Cabbage-tree Point and Gordon’s Valley Road (rural delivery)} 45
58 Daily ..
Thrice weekly .. ..
.. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 409 0 0 ,,
25 Timaru and Gleniti .. 6 Twice daily .. Motor-cycle.. J. McKnight .. 60 0 0 ,,
26 Timaru, via Grant’s and Page’s Roads, by Hadlow to Tycho Flat School, thence via Begg’s and Hayes’s cross-roads to McLeod’s Road, to Tycho Main Road, up Levels Valley Road to Rolling Ridges Road, to corner of Rosewill Valley Road, Rosewill School, past Harper’s, Davie’s, Kelland’s, and Lindsay’s corner to Timaru (rural delivery) 36 Daily .. Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 260 0 0 ,,
27 Timaru to Makikihi on Main Road to Hook Road corner, thence to Adamson’s corner, back to Station Road, past Bitchener’s on Great South Road, along Main Road to Waimate ; thence around Deep Creek Settlement, Waituna Settlement, and circling round to Hook School, d’Auvergne’s Road, O’Neill’s Road, Makikihi to Hunter Hills Road as far as Teschmaker’s Valley Road, along Sodwall Extension, thence Teschmaker’s Valley Road to Pakihi Road, to Hunter School, Hunter, and Makikihi Road, back to Timaru (part rural delivery) 104 Daily, except along Sodwall Extension, twice weekly Motor-car .. Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 500 0 0 ,,
28 Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, Tara Settlement, Pentland Hills, Allanholm Settlement (part rural delivery) 66 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry.. D. L. Watson .. 185 0 0 ,,
29 {Waimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, Waihao Downs, and Brown’s corner
Brown’s corner and Grassy Hills (part rural delivery)} 33
42 Thrice weekly
Twice weekly.. ..
.. Motor-lorry.. D. L. Watson .. 135 0 0 ,,
30 Waimate Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Motor-lorry.. Price Bros. .. 80 0 0 ,,

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy.
1 Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke’s Pass (1 May to 31 Oct.) 28 Weekly .. Motor-lorry or trap W. L. Bourn .. £1 per trip.
2 Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery) through Raincliff district, going via Middle Valley and returning via Cattle Valley 33 Twice weekly.. Motor-lorry.. Canterb’y Farmer’s Co-operative Association, Ltd. 40 0 0
3 Otipua and Adair .. 3 Thrice weekly .. Trap .. Mrs. L. Cumberland 7 10 0
4 Tycho Flat School, along Rolling Ridges Road and Downs Road to junction of Levels Valley Road (rural delivery) 10 Daily .. Horse .. Mrs. F. A. Hart.. 36 0 0
5 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry-town 3 Daily .. Gig .. Miss D. Breen .. 32 0 0


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Timaru
7 names identified
  • T. Gunnion, Contractor for postal service
  • J. McKnight, Contractor for postal service
  • D. L. Watson, Contractor for postal service
  • W. L. Bourn, Contractor for postal service
  • L. Cumberland (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • F. A. Hart (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • D. Breen (Miss), Contractor for postal service