Postal Services Contracts




Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 591

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
14 Oamaru and Kakanui 16 Daily Motor-bus C. A. Orr £ s. d. 26 0 0 ..
15 Oamaru and Kia Ora (rural delivery) 82½ Daily Motor-car Timaru Herald Co., Ltd. 325 0 0 31/12/31
16 Oamaru Railway-station, Chief Post-office, Breakwater, and delivery of parcels and overflow bags 30 As required Motor-van R. Adamson 425 0 0 31/12/31
17 Omarama and Longslip (private-bag delivery) 24 Weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor or trap D. W. Kain 6s. 3d. per trip ..
18* Otekaike Railway-station and Post-office 88 yd. Daily Foot Mrs. M. Dumbleton .. ..
19 Otiake Railway-station and Post-office 198 yd. Daily Foot J. K. Richardson 5 0 0 ..
20* Papakaio Railway-station and Post-office 44 yd. Daily Foot J. Mayfield .. ..
21 Peebles Railway-station and Post-office 4 Daily Foot Mrs. M. Rendall.. 28 0 0 ..
22 Shag Point Railway-station and Post-office Daily Foot J. M. Guthrie 30 0 0 ..
23* Teschemaker’s Railway-station and Reidston 1,188 yd. Daily Foot Mrs. J. Rawson .. ..
24* Tokarahi Railway-station and Post-office ¼ Daily Foot W. A. Rainsford .. ..
25* Totara Railway-station and Totaratahi 176 yd. Daily Foot T. B. McLay .. ..
26 Uxbridge Railway-station and Georgetown 3 Daily trap Mrs. M. A. Smith 30 0 0 ..
27 Waianakarua Railway-station and Post-office Daily Foot G. H. Lee 8 0 0 ..
28* Waitaki Railway-station and Post-office 88 yd. Daily Foot H. W. Stringer .. .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH.

| 1 | Apiti and Rangiwahia (rural delivery) | 26 | Daily | Motor-cycle | Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. | 95 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 2 | Apiti and Ridge Road (rural delivery) | 19 | Daily | Motor-car | Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. | 75 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 3 | Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai | 26 | Thrice weekly | Motor-bus | R. A. Cheyne | 115 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 4 | Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office | 1½ | As required | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 5 | Ashhurst, Raumai, Pohangina, and Utuwai (part rural delivery) | {56 70 | Thrice weekly via Ngaputahi Thrice weekly via Piripiri | }Motor-bus | R. A. Cheyne | 285 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 6 | Ashhurst and Watershed Road (rural delivery) | 24 | Daily | Motor-cycle | Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. | 125 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 7 | Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office | 2 | Twice daily | Motor-car or cycle | J. T. Andrew | 30 0 0 | .. |
| 8 | Bulls and Marton (rural delivery) | 25½ | Daily | Motor-car | F. C. Garard | 215 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 9 | Bulls and Scott’s Ferry (rural delivery) | 24 | Daily | Motor-car | F. C. Garard | 143 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 10 | Bunnythorpe and Hiwinui (rural delivery) | 10 | Five times weekly | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 11 | Bunnythorpe Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Four times daily | Foot | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 12 | Dannevirke, Waipatiki, Weber, Titree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville | {95 90 | Thrice weekly via Waitahora Road Thrice weekly via Main Road | }Motor-car | J. W. Whitmore | 400 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 13 | Dannevirke and Maharahara (part rural delivery) | 53½ | Daily | Motor-car | A. E. Hutchings | 325 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 14 | {Dannevirke, Awariki, and Mangahei Dannevirke and Makuri | 34 73 | Twice weekly Thrice weekly (one trip free of cost) | }Motor-car | C. L. Love | 254 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 15 | Dannevirke : Delivery of parcels within boundaries of postmen’s deliveries | .. | Daily | Horse or motor-lorry | J. E. Tyler | 100 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 16 | Dannevirke, Weber, Waione, and Pongaroa | 84 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | H. D. Meek | 52 10 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 17 | Dannevirke Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | As required | Horse or motor-lorry | J. E. Tyler | 160 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 18 | {Dannevirke and Raumati Raumati and Tiratu | 7 15 | Daily Thrice weekly | }Motor-cycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co., Ltd. | 50 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 19 | Dannevirke and Umutaoroa | 14 | Daily | Motor-cycle | Dannevirke Publishing Co., Ltd. | 70 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 20 | Feilding and Aorangi (rural delivery) | 29½ | Daily | Motor-van | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 21 | Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, Kimbolton, and Apiti | 59 | Daily | Motor-bus | A. E. Prujean | 275 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 22 | Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Bulls | 32 | Daily | Motor-car | S. Sharp | 206 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 23 | Feilding and Cunningham’s (rural delivery) | 59 | Daily | Motor-car | Manawatu Daily, Times Co., Ltd. | 90 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 24 | Feilding and Halcombe (rural delivery) | 60 | Daily | Motor-van | (Deptl. officer) | .. | .. |
| 25 | Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and Kimbolton (part rural delivery) | 36 | Daily | Motor-car | Manawatu Daily Times Co., Ltd. | 170 0 0 | 31/12/30 |
| 26 | Feilding Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | As required | Horse and express | J. H. Worsfold | 108 0 0 | 31/12/30 |

  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Oamaru, Contractors, Subsidies
12 names identified
  • C. A. Orr, Contractor for Oamaru and Kakanui service
  • M. Dumbleton (Mrs), Contractor for Otekaike Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. K. Richardson, Contractor for Otiake Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. Mayfield, Contractor for Papakaio Railway-station and Post-office service
  • M. Rendall (Mrs), Contractor for Peebles Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. M. Guthrie, Contractor for Shag Point Railway-station and Post-office service
  • J. Rawson (Mrs), Contractor for Teschemaker’s Railway-station and Reidston service
  • W. A. Rainsford, Contractor for Tokarahi Railway-station and Post-office service
  • T. B. McLay, Contractor for Totara Railway-station and Totaratahi service
  • M. A. Smith (Mrs), Contractor for Uxbridge Railway-station and Georgetown service
  • G. H. Lee, Contractor for Waianakarua Railway-station and Post-office service
  • H. W. Stringer, Contractor for Waitaki Railway-station and Post-office service

🚂 Postal Services Contracts, Palmerston North District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Palmerston North, Contractors, Subsidies
11 names identified
  • R. A. Cheyne, Contractor for Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai service
  • J. T. Andrew, Contractor for Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office service
  • F. C. Garard, Contractor for Bulls and Marton service
  • J. W. Whitmore, Contractor for Dannevirke, Waipatiki, Weber, Titree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville service
  • A. E. Hutchings, Contractor for Dannevirke and Maharahara service
  • C. L. Love, Contractor for Dannevirke, Awariki, and Mangahei service
  • J. E. Tyler, Contractor for Dannevirke parcel delivery service
  • H. D. Meek, Contractor for Dannevirke, Weber, Waione, and Pongaroa service
  • A. E. Prujean, Contractor for Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, Kimbolton, and Apiti service
  • S. Sharp, Contractor for Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Bulls service
  • J. H. Worsfold, Contractor for Feilding Railway-station and Post-office service