Postal Services Contracts




Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 581

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
88 Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire 6 Daily .. Motor-car .. J. Kirkwood .. £ s. d. 70 0 0 31/12/30
89* Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire Railway Post-office 60 yd Twice daily .. Foot .. Miss G. Churchward .. ..
90 Ongaroto Siding and Post-office .. 6 Thrice weekly .. Packhorse .. K. S. Cox .. 10 0 0 ..
91 Ongarue and Tapuiwahine (rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly .. Motor-truck E. P. Zander .. 130 0 0 31/12/30
92 Ongarue Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd Twice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
93 Oparau and Okupata (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly .. Motor-truck F. I. V. Irvine .. 26 0 0 ..
94 Opatu Landing and Post-office .. 10 Twice weekly .. Packhorse .. W. M. Gibbons .. 20 0 0 ..
95* Oruaiwi Siding and Post-office .. ¼ Daily .. Trolly or foot J. J. Dooley .. .. ..
96 Otewa and Rewarewa (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly .. Packhorse .. Mrs. O. C. Davidson 35 0 0 ..
97 Otorohanga and Honikiwi (rural delivery) 26 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. Buggy .. A. B. Carter .. 35 0 0 ..
98 Otorohanga, Otewa, and Tahaia .. 19 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. W. Mooney .. 78 0 0 31/12/30
99 Otorohanga and Paewhenua (rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry L. C. Mexted .. 150 0 0 31/12/30
100 Otorohanga and Puketarata (rural delivery) 19 Daily .. Motor-lorry L. C. Mexted .. 175 0 0 31/12/30
101 Otorohanga and Whawharua (rural delivery) 22 One, two, or three times weekly, according to cream-cart running Motor-lorry J. A. Murdoch .. 18 0 0 ..
102 Otorohanga Railway-station and Post-office 100 yd Thrice daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
103* Otuiti Landing and Koiro .. Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 14 Dec. Packhorse A. A. Siteman .. .. ..
104 Owhango and Kawautahi (rural delivery) 21 Weekly .. Horse .. Mrs. C. Oldfield 26 0 0 ..
105 Owhango Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. Motor-car .. E. P. Gatchell .. 30 0 0 ..
106 Piopio and Haku (rural delivery) .. 32 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry J. Hanson .. 95 0 0 31/12/30
107 Piopio, Wairere Falls, and Aria .. 18 Daily .. Motor-car .. W. Nicholson .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
108 Piriaka Railway-station and Post-office 396 yd Daily .. Foot .. R. Morris .. 10 0 0 ..
109 Pirongia and Te Rore (rural delivery) 14 Daily .. Gig .. T. C. Grace .. 95 0 0 31/12/30
110 Porootarao and Tapuwae .. 8 Daily .. Train .. Tunnel Timber, Ltd. 10 0 0 ..
111* Porootarao Railway-station and Post-office 66 yd. Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. L. Gray .. .. ..
112 Pukeatua and Arohena (rural delivery) 29 Twice weekly .. Packhorse Mrs. M. Prendergast 65 0 0 31/12/29
113* Pukemiro Railway-station and Pukemiro Junction Post-office 220 yd Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. A. Crook .. .. ..
114* Puketutu Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Daily .. Foot .. Mrs. E. M. Dunn .. ..
115 Putaruru, Arapuni, and Waotu (part rural delivery) 32 Daily .. Motor-lorry D. Duff .. 300 0 0 31/12/30
116 Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, Oruanui, Wairakei, and Taupo 122 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car .. Hawke’s Bay Motor Co., Ltd. 204 0 0 31/12/30
117 Putaruru, Ongaroto Siding, and Mokai 100 Thrice weekly .. Train .. Taupo Totara Timber Co., Ltd. 50 0 0 31/12/30
118 Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Twice daily .. Cart .. L. Coombs .. 72 0 0 31/12/30
119 Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Twice daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
120 Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office Daily .. Trap .. H. N. Pulham .. 40 0 0 ..
121 Raurimu, Kaitieke, and Whakahoro (part rural delivery) 65 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. H. A. Hutson .. 185 0 0 31/12/30
122 Raurimu Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
123 Rotorua, Guthrie, and Upper Atiamuri 40 Weekly .. Motor-lorry T. V. Humphrey 30 0 0 ..
124 Rotorua, Kopuriki, Murupara, Te Whaiti, and Ruatahuna 166 Weekly .. Motor-lorry H. Macpherson .. 210 0 0 31/12/30
125 Rotorua and Ohinemutu .. 2 Twice daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
126 Rotorua, Rotoiti, and Lake Rotoma 50 Daily .. Motor-car .. “K” Motor Service, Ltd. 150 0 0 31/12/30
127 Rotorua, Rotorua Railway-camp, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Reporoa, Wairakei, and Taupo 112 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car .. Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Ltd. 75 0 0 31/12/30
128 Rotorua and Whakarewarewa .. 4 Daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
129 Rotorua Post-office, Whakarewarewa, and Rotorua Railway-station 4 Daily .. Motor-car .. D. F. Mackay .. 50 0 0 31/12/30
130 Rotorua Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Motor-lorry W. L. Richards 156 0 0 31/12/30
131 Rotowaro Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. Cart or foot Miss E. J. Smith 10 0 0 ..
132 Ruatahuna and Maungapohatu .. 40 Fortnightly .. Packhorse M. Tauaki 24 0 0 ..
133 Selwyn Timber Co.’s Siding and Mangatapu 2 Daily .. Trolly .. J. W. S. McArthur 15 0 0 ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal Services Contracts, Hamilton District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Hamilton, Contractors, Subsidies
34 names identified
  • J. Kirkwood, Contractor for postal service
  • G. Churchward (Miss), Contractor for postal service
  • K. S. Cox, Contractor for postal service
  • E. P. Zander, Contractor for postal service
  • F. I. V. Irvine, Contractor for postal service
  • W. M. Gibbons, Contractor for postal service
  • J. J. Dooley, Contractor for postal service
  • O. C. Davidson (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • A. B. Carter, Contractor for postal service
  • W. Mooney, Contractor for postal service
  • L. C. Mexted, Contractor for postal service
  • J. A. Murdoch, Contractor for postal service
  • A. A. Siteman, Contractor for postal service
  • C. Oldfield (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • E. P. Gatchell, Contractor for postal service
  • J. Hanson, Contractor for postal service
  • W. Nicholson, Contractor for postal service
  • R. Morris, Contractor for postal service
  • T. C. Grace, Contractor for postal service
  • H. N. Pulham, Contractor for postal service
  • H. A. Hutson, Contractor for postal service
  • T. V. Humphrey, Contractor for postal service
  • H. Macpherson, Contractor for postal service
  • D. F. Mackay, Contractor for postal service
  • W. L. Richards, Contractor for postal service
  • E. J. Smith (Miss), Contractor for postal service
  • M. Tauaki, Contractor for postal service
  • J. W. S. McArthur, Contractor for postal service
  • L. Gray (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • A. Crook (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • E. M. Dunn (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service
  • D. Duff, Contractor for postal service
  • L. Coombs, Contractor for postal service
  • M. Prendergast (Mrs.), Contractor for postal service