Postal Services Contracts




MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 605

POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH—continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
50 Palmerston North and Aokautere 11 5 times weekly Motor-car Mrs. F. Scott £25 0 0 ...
51 Palmerston North - Fitzherbert West (rural delivery) 21½ Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £52 0 0 31/12/30
52 Palmerston North-Kairanga (rural delivery) 78 Daily Motor-cycle The Manawatu Standard, Ltd. £260 0 0 31/12/30
53 Palmerston North - Kopane (rural delivery) 43½ Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £80 0 0 31/12/30
54 Palmerston North : Delivery of parcels over whole borough ... Daily Motor-van (Deptl. officer) ... ...
55 Palmerston North Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-lorry (Deptl. officer) ... ...
56 Palmerston North and Rongotea 26 Daily Motor-car The Highways Transport Co., Ltd. £125 0 0 31/12/30
57 Palmerston North-Sanson-McDonell's Line (part rural delivery) 71 Daily Motor-cycle The Manawatu Standard, Ltd. £200 0 0 31/12/30
58 Palmerston North, Rongotea, Carnarvon, and Tangimoana 52 Daily Motor-cycle The Manawatu Standard, Ltd. £100 0 0 31/12/30
59 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and Whakarongo 14½ Daily Bicycle Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £70 0 0 31/12/30
60 Pongaroa and Aohanga Road (“Branscombe” Station), (rural delivery) 32 Weekly Motor-car M. Ferrick £59 0 0 31/12/30
61 Pongaroa-Pukehinau (rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly Motor-car M. Ferrick £75 0 0 31/12/30
62 Puketoi – North Range Road (J. McKay’s) (rural delivery) 13 Twice weekly Horse A. Dickson £50 0 0 31/12/30
63 Rakaunui-Mara (rural delivery) 22 Weekly Horse J. G. Woodhouse £35 0 0 ...
64 Rangiotu and Mangawhata 6 Daily Horse S. L. Corlett £35 0 0 ...
65 Rongotea, Glen Oroua, and Kaimatarau (part rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-cycle The Manawatu Standard, Ltd. £170 0 0 31/12/30
66 Shannon-Makurerua (rural delivery) 28½ Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £100 0 0 31/12/30
67 Shannon and Mangahao Hydro 28 Daily Motor-car W. J. G. Cochrane £130 0 0 ...
68 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot F. H. Garner £15 0 0 ...
69 Titree Point and Akitio 40 Thrice weekly Buggy and pack-horse T. McKain £200 0 0 31/12/30
70 Waione, Waimiro, Easton’s Woolshed, and Ellingham’s (part rural delivery) 25 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. Holdem £120 0 0 31/12/30
71 Waituna West and Feilding (one way only) 16 Daily Motor-car Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. Nil ...
72 Waituna West and Rewa 12 Daily Motor-car W. Watt £120 0 0 31/12/30
72 Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) 40 Twice weekly Motor-car W. Watt £120 0 0 31/12/30
73 Woodville-Gorge Road (rural delivery) 11 Daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) ... ...
74 Woodville-Kumeroa (part rural delivery) 25½ Daily Motor-car Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £195 0 0 31/12/30
75 Woodville-Papatawa (rural delivery) 18 Daily Motor-car Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. £130 0 0 31/12/30
76 Woodville Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor-car R. N. L. Munro £160 0 0 31/12/30

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Edgecumbe and Otakiri 7 Daily Motor-car Mrs. S. A. Lewis £6 per calendar month ...
2 Hikutai Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) ... ...
3 Junction of Tauranga Road and Omokoroa 2 Daily Horse Miss M. J. Lauder £20 0 0 ...
4* Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna 3 Daily Horse Miss F. M. Lockhead ... ...
5 Junction of Tauranga Road and Whakamarama 8 Thrice weekly Locomotive The Whakamarama Land and Timber Co. £15 0 0 ...
6 Kerepehi-Pekapeka Road (rural delivery) Daily Horse J. H. Nicholson £95 0 0 31/12/30
7 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Foot Miss M. Ladner £15 0 0 ...
8 Kopuarahi Wharf and Pipiroa 400 yd. Daily Boat S. W. Rolfe £26 0 0 ...
9 Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Foot C. E. Mace £10 0 0 ...
10 Matata-McMillan’s Corner (rural delivery) 31 Twice weekly Motor-car H. N. Theobald £110 0 0 31/12/30
11 Matata Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor-truck W. Sheriff £75 0 0 31/12/28
12* Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot M. Cook ... ...
13 Ngatea and Waitakaruru 18 Daily Motor-car G. L. Connell £50 0 0 31/12/30
14 Ohinepaneia Railway-station and Post-office 6 Daily Horse Mrs. A. J. Duckworth £50 0 0 31/12/30
15 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Horse J. T. J. Tilsley £20 0 0 ...
16* Otamarakau Railway-station and Post-office 3 4 times weekly Foot Miss A. Robertson ... ...
17 Paengaroa and Maketu 10 Thrice weekly Buggy Pukai Moses £40 0 0 ...
18 Paeroa and Komata 14 Thrice weekly Trap Mrs. M. Ryan £7 16 0 ...
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal Services for Palmerston North District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Palmerston North, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
11 names identified
  • F. Scott (Mrs), Contractor for Palmerston North and Aokautere service
  • A. Dickson, Contractor for Puketoi – North Range Road service
  • J. G. Woodhouse, Contractor for Rakaunui-Mara service
  • S. L. Corlett, Contractor for Rangiotu and Mangawhata service
  • M. Ferrick, Contractor for Pongaroa and Aohanga Road service
  • F. H. Garner, Contractor for Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post-office service
  • T. McKain, Contractor for Titree Point and Akitio service
  • W. Holdem, Contractor for Waione, Waimiro, Easton’s Woolshed, and Ellingham’s service
  • W. Watt, Contractor for Waituna West and Rewa service
  • W. J. G. Cochrane, Contractor for Shannon and Mangahao Hydro service
  • R. N. L. Munro, Contractor for Woodville Railway-station and Post-office service

🚂 Postal Services for Thames District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Thames, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
16 names identified
  • S. A. Lewis (Mrs), Contractor for Edgecumbe and Otakiri service
  • M. J. Lauder (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Tauranga Road and Omokoroa service
  • F. M. Lockhead (Miss), Contractor for Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna service
  • J. H. Nicholson, Contractor for Kerepehi-Pekapeka Road 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
  • H. N. Theobald, Contractor for Matata-McMillan’s Corner service
  • W. Sheriff, Contractor for Matata Railway-station and Post-office service
  • M. Cook, Contractor for Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office service
  • G. L. Connell, Contractor for Ngatea and Waitakaruru service
  • A. J. Duckworth (Mrs), Contractor for Ohinepaneia Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. T. J. Tilsley, Contractor for Omahu Railway-station and Post-office service
  • A. Robertson (Miss), Contractor for Otamarakau Railway-station and Post-office service
  • Pukai Moses, Contractor for Paengaroa and Maketu service
  • M. Ryan (Mrs), Contractor for Paeroa and Komata service