New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 16

Page 591

✨ 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 1½ 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 1½ 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