JULY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2221

19. Temuka–Hilton: 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 (part rural delivery), daily (except beyond Upper Waitohi Flat and Talbot Road to A. P. Kelland’s, thrice weekly).

20. Temuka–Orton: Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohapi, Clandeboye, and Orton, returning via Badham’s and Factory Road (part rural delivery) daily.

21. Temuka Railway-station and Post-office, as required.

22. Temuka–Seadown: Temuka via Balfour’s Road to Seadown, Swamp Road, and Spring’s Road (part rural delivery), daily.

23. Timaru C.P.O.: Delivery of parcels within boundary of postmen’s deliveries, daily.

24. Timaru C.P.O., Railway-station, and vessels at wharf (also distribution of postmen’s overflow bags) as required, and delivery of hospital private bag, twice daily.

25. Timaru: Clearing receiving-boxes, twice daily.

26. Timaru and Gleniti, twice daily.

27. Timaru–Salisbury—
    (a) Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, Southburn, Pareora West, Otipua, and Salisbury, via Kingsdown (part rural delivery), daily.
    (b) Holme Station Corner and Maungati as far as Greig’s Corner, thence via Cabbage-tree Point and Gordon’s Valley Road (rural delivery), thrice weekly.

28. Timaru–Tycho: 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), daily.

29. Timaru–Waimate: 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 Road, to Pakihi Road, to Hunter School, Hunter, and Makikihi Road back to Timaru (part rural delivery), daily (except along Sodwall Extension, twice weekly).

30. Junction Tycho Hill and Rolling Ridges Road – Levels Valley Road: Junction Tycho Hill and Rolling Ridges Roads, along Downs Road to junction of Levels Valley Road (rural delivery), daily.

31. Waimate – Grassy Hills: Waimate, Waihao Forks, Waihao Downs, Brown’s Corner, via Elephant Hills Road, Grassy Hills, returning via Geddes’s and Shearer’s Roads (rural delivery), thrice weekly. (Alternative to No. 32).

32. Waimate – Grassy Hills: Waimate, Waihao Forks, Waihao Downs to Brown’s corner, via Elephant Hills Road, Grassy Hills, Ikawai, along Redcliff Road to Thornton Road, thence along Middle Road to Geddes’s Road, returning to Waimate via Shearer’s Road (rural delivery) thrice weekly. (Alternative to Nos. 8 and 31.)

33. Waimate – Pentland Hills: Waimate, Waihao Forks, Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, Tara Settlement, Pentland Hills, Allanholm Settlement (part rural delivery), thrice weekly.

34. Waimate Railway-station and Post-office, as required.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WESTPORT.

1. Granity Railway-station, Post-office, Millerton, and Stockton Mine, daily.

2. Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Matakitaki, Warwick Junction, and Maruia, weekly.

3. (a) Sullivan’s Bridge and Ariki, twice weekly.
   (b) Ariki and Paenga, weekly.

4. (a) Waimangaroa and Denniston, twice daily.
   (b) Denniston and Burnett’s Face, daily.
   (Alternative to No. 5.)

5. (a) Westport, Waimangaroa, and Denniston, twice daily.
   (b) Denniston and Burnett’s Face, daily.
   (Alternative to No. 4.)

6. Westport and Charleston, twice weekly. (Contract terminable by Department on expiry of one month’s notice.)

7. Westport, Corbyvale, Te Namu, Kongahu, Market Cross, and Karamea, thrice weekly.

8. Westport, Berlins, Inangahua Junction, Inangahua Landing, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton, daily. (Contract terminable by Department on expiry of one month’s notice.)

9. Westport, Vessels in harbour, Railway-station, and Chief Post-office, as required.

Forms of tender may be procured at any post-office.

The attention of tenderers is directed to the terms and conditions of contract printed at the back of the tender forms.

A tenderer may tender for a service to commence from either terminal.

The attention of tenderers is expressly directed to clause 5 of the terms and conditions of contracts, which gives the Postmaster-General the right to fix the hours of departure and arrival. If a tenderer is not prepared to observe the existing time-table he is required to attach to his tender a copy of the time-table proposed.

The successful tenderer will be required to show that he is in a position to satisfactorily carry out the service.

No tender will be considered unless made on the printed form.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

A contractor is not required to convey parcel-post parcels (except express transit parcels) to offices served by rail or sea, except where the frequency of the rail or sea service is less than weekly.

Wherever possible, Government officers travelling on official business, are required to travel by mail contractors’ vehicles, provided that the time-table is suitable and that the fare charged by the contractor does not exceed that charged by the proprietor of an opposition vehicle.

A contractor, when receiving or delivering mails at railway-stations, is to deal with the guards of trains, and, if required, mails are to be placed in the railway-vans.

Tenders are to be enclosed in sealed envelopes, endorsed “Tenders for Mail-service,” and are to be addressed to the Chief Postmaster of the postal district to which the tender may specially refer.

Price 6d.] By Authority: W. A. G. SKINNER, Government Printer, Wellington.