✨ Postal Services Contracts
MAR. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 821
POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.
| Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. | £ s. d. | |||||
| Gardner's Siding and Turangaarere .. | l | Daily .. .. | Foot | Miss O. B. Arrow | 10 0 0 | |
| Makirikiri and Makirikiri Valley (Speed's), (rural delivery) | 13 | Twice weekly.. .. | Motor-car .. | W. P. Newsham | 32 0 0 | |
| Ohakune Junction and Raetihi (one way only) conveyance of letter-mails | 9³ | Twice daily .. .. | Motor-car .. | Raetihi Bus Co... | 40 0 0 | |
| Ohutu Siding and Post-office | 2³ | Daily .. .. | Foot | R. R. Campbell .. | 10 8 0 | |
| Okoia and Waikupa Hill, via Waikupa Road (rural delivery) | 7 | Daily .. .. | Horse | H. H. Gaunt .. | 38 10 0 | |
| Silverhope Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Daily .. .. | Foot | Mrs. R. I. Gibbs | 14 0 0 | |
| Te Tuhi Landing and Martin's Homestead (rural delivery) | 24 | Weekly .. .. | Horse | R. Martin | 40 0 0 | |
| Tiriraukawa and Pukemaupo (rural delivery) | 6 | Twice weekly.. .. | Horse | H. A. Lamb .. | 12 0 0 | |
| Utiku Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | As required .. .. | Foot | E. G. Arnott .. | 39 0 0 | |
| Wanganui and Castlecliff .. ... | 8 | Twice daily .. .. | Electric tram | Wanganui City Council | 21 0 0 | |
| Wanganui, No. 3 Line, Long Acre Valley Road, Kaimatira Road, and Riverbank Road, to Tipai Street, Wanganui (rural delivery) | 12 | Daily .. .. | Motor-cycle | Wanganui Chronicle Co. Ltd. | 18 15 0 | |
| Wanganui, up-river wharves, and Chief Post-office | ½ | 6 trips per week as required | Covered van | A. Gurney .. | 30 0 0 | |
| Waverley and Kohi .. ... | 15 | 4 times weekly .. | Gig | Miss M. T. I. Price | 27 0 0 | |
| Westmere Creamery and Waiora Cheese-factory (rural delivery) | 2½ | Daily .. .. | Gig | Wanganui Chronicle Co. Ltd. | 20 0 0 | |
| PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. | ||||||
| Aramoho Railway-station and Post-office | 12 ch. | As required .. .. | Bicycle .. | ... | ||
| Brown's Corner (tram stop) and Castle-cliff | 10 ch. | As required .. .. | Bicycle .. | ... | ||
| Horopito Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | As required .. .. | Foot .. | ... | ||
| Marton and Crofton | 1½ | Daily .. .. | Bicycle .. | ... | ||
| Ohingaiti Railway-station and Post-office | 8 ch. | As required .. .. | Foot .. | ... | ||
| Rangataua Railway-station and Post-office | 15 ch. | Daily as required .. | Handcart .. | ... | ||
| Turakina and Turakina South ... | 1½ | Twice daily .. .. | Bicycle .. | ... |
POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON. PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
| Apiti and Table Flat ... | 14 | Thrice weekly.. .. | Motor-cycle | Manawatu Daily Times Co. Ltd. | 52 0 0 | 31/12/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai .. Ashhurst, Pohangina Road from Ulysses Road, Raumai, and Pohangina (part rural delivery) | 26 | Thrice weekly.. .. | Motor-car .. | J. Cheyne .. | 115 0 0 | ,, |
| Pohangina, Ngaputahi, Utuwai, Piripiri, Komako, Awahou, and return to Ashhurst (part rural delivery) | 18 | Daily .. .. | ... | ... | ... | ,, |
| Ashhurst along Palmerston North and Raukawa Roads, thence Harrison's Line to J. Dawson's, Bunnythorpe, Watershed, Feilding, Pohangina, and Ulysses Roads and back to Ashhurst (rural delivery) | 60 | Thrice weekly.. .. | Motor-car .. | W. Cheyne .. | 375 0 0 | ,, |
| Brancepeth and Ngaumu Road (rural delivery) | 24 | Daily .. .. | Motor-cycle | W. Cheyne .. | 150 0 0 | ,, |
| Carterton, Waihakeke (Peter's, Taumata Bridge, and Jensen's), thence via Moreton Road to Parkvale, Nix's, Woodlands, Kokotau, and Ahiaruhe Roads to Ahiaruhe Factory, back along Ahiaruhe Road, thence along Ponatahi Road to Hewitt's, and return via Kokotau, Carter's and Park Roads to Carterton, thence to Gladstone via Somerset and Dorset Roads, Francis Line, Carter's and Gladstone Roads, and return to Carterton (part rural delivery) | 77 | Daily .. .. | Motor-car .. | S. Burgess .. | 372 0 0 | ,, |
| Carterton, Waihakeke (Peter's, Taumata Bridge, and Jensen's), thence via Moreton Road to Parkvale, Nix's, Woodlands, Kokotau, and Ahiaruhe Roads to Ahiaruhe Factory, back along Ahiaruhe Road, thence along Ponatahi Road to Hewitt's, and return via Kokotau, Carter's and Park Roads to Carterton, thence to Gladstone via Somerset and Dorset Roads, Francis Line, Carter's and Gladstone Roads, and return to Carterton (part rural delivery) | 14 | Twice weekly.. .. | Horse | G. C. G. Burling | 52 0 0 | ,, |
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Postal Services Contracts in the District of Wanganui
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Wanganui
10 names identified
- O. B. Arrow (Miss), Contractor for Gardner's Siding and Turangaarere
- W. P. Newsham, Contractor for Makirikiri and Makirikiri Valley
- R. R. Campbell, Contractor for Ohutu Siding and Post-office
- H. H. Gaunt, Contractor for Okoia and Waikupa Hill
- R. I. Gibbs (Mrs), Contractor for Silverhope Railway-station and Post-office
- R. Martin, Contractor for Te Tuhi Landing and Martin's Homestead
- H. A. Lamb, Contractor for Tiriraukawa and Pukemaupo
- E. G. Arnott, Contractor for Utiku Railway-station and Post-office
- M. T. I. Price (Miss), Contractor for Waverley and Kohi
- A. Gurney, Contractor for Wanganui, up-river wharves, and Chief Post-office
🚂 Postal Services Contracts in the District of Wellington
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal services, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery, Wellington
- J. Cheyne, Contractor for Apiti and Table Flat
- W. Cheyne, Contractor for Brancepeth and Ngaumu Road
- S. Burgess, Contractor for Carterton, Waihakeke, and surrounding areas
- G. C. G. Burling, Contractor for Carterton, Waihakeke, and surrounding areas