Postal Service Contracts




MAR. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 681
POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON—continued.
| Service. | Total Mileage. | Frequency. | Mode of Conveyance. | Name of Contractor. | Annual Subsidy. | Date of Termination of Contract. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Okoroire and Patetere (rural delivery) | 13 | Daily | Motor-car | J. G. Ross | £85 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Okoroire and Tapapa (rural delivery) | 10 | Daily | Motor-car | J. G. Ross | £70 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire Railway Post-office | 60 yd | Twice daily | Foot | Miss G. Churchward | ... | ... |
| Ongaroto Siding and Post-office | 6 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | K. S. Cox | £10 0 0 | ... |
| Ongarue and Tapuiwahine (rural delivery) | 35 | Thrice weekly | Motor-truck | T. Taylor | £117 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Ongarue Railway-station and Post-office | 160 yd | Twice daily | Foot | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Oparau and Okupata (rural delivery) | 10 | Twice weekly | Motor-truck | F. I. V. Irvine | £26 0 0 | ... |
| Opatu Landing and Post office | 10 | Twice weekly | Packhorse | W. M. Gibbons | £20 0 0 | ... |
| Otewa and Rewarewa (rural delivery) | 12 | Twice weekly | Packhorse | J. L. Cowan | £35 0 0 | ... |
| Otorohanga and Honikiwi (rural delivery) | 26 | Thrice weekly, 1 Oct. to 31 May; twice weekly, 1 June to 30 Sept. | Motor-truck | A. B. Carter | £48 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Otorohanga and Paewhenua (rural delivery) | 35 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | C. V. Mexted | £155 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Otorohanga and Puketarata (rural delivery) | 19 | Daily | Motor-car | C. V. Mexted | £180 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Otorohanga and Tahaia (rural delivery) | 21 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | C. V. Mexted | £40 0 0 | ... |
| Otorohanga and Waimahora (rural delivery) | 30 | Thrice weekly | Motor-lorry | T. Toa | £27 10 0 | ... |
| Otorohanga and Whawharua (rural delivery) | 22 | One, two, or three times weekly, according to cream-cart running | Motor-lorry | W. J. Annis | £18 0 0 | ... |
| Otorohanga Railway-station and Post-office | 100 yd | As required | Handcart | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Otuiti Landing and Koiro | 2½ | Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 14 Dec. | Packhorse | A. A. Siteman | ... | ... |
| Owhango and Kawautahi (rural delivery) | 17 | Weekly | Horse | Mrs. C. Oldfield | £26 0 0 | ... |
| Owhango Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Daily | Motor-car | E. P. Gatchell | £30 0 0 | ... |
| Piopio and Haku (rural delivery) | 32 | Twice weekly | Motor-truck | J. Hanson | £95 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Pirika Railway-station and Post-office | 400 yd | Daily | Foot | R. Morris | £10 0 0 | ... |
| Pirongia and Te Rore (rural delivery) | 14 | Daily | Motor-car | A. H. Moon | £81 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Porootarao Railway-station and Post-office | 66 yd | Twice daily | Foot | Mrs. U. S. Martyn | ... | ... |
| Pukeatua and Arohena (rural delivery) | 24 | Twice weekly | Motor-lorry | A. T. Weal | 12s. 6d. per trip | 31/12/31 |
| Pukemiro Railway-station and Pukemiro Junction Post-office | 220 yd | Daily | Foot | Mrs. A. Crook | ... | ... |
| Puketutu Railway-station and Post-office | 200 yd | Daily | Foot | Mrs. F. L. Tuohy | ... | ... |
| Putaruru, Arapuni, and Waotu (part rural delivery) | 34 | Daily | Motor-lorry | D. Duff | £220 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| 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. | £220 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Putaruru, Ongaroto Siding, and Mokai | 100 | Thrice weekly | Train | Taupo Totara Timber Co., Ltd. | £50 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office | 60 ch. | Twice daily (three trips) | Cart | V. W. Eather | £72 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office | 60 ch. | As required | Handcart | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office | 2½ | Daily | Motor-car | Mrs. L. A. M. Pulham | £40 0 0 | ... |
| Raurimu, Kaitieke, and Whakahoro (part rural delivery) | 65 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | H. A. Hutson | £220 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Raurimu Railway-station and Post-office | 10 ch | As required | Handcart | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Rotorua, Guthrie, and Upper Atiamuri | 40 | Weekly | Motor-lorry | T. V. Humphrey | £30 0 0 | ... |
| Rotorua, Kaharoa, and Te Pu | 27 | Twice weekly | Motor-truck | H. Dittmer | £52 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotorua, Kopuriki, Murupara, Te Whaiti, and Ruatahuna | 166 | Weekly | Motor-bus | The Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. | £170 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotorua and Ohinemutu | 2 | Twice daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Rotorua, Rotoiti, and Lake Rotoma | 50 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | “K” Motor Service, Ltd. | £150 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotorua, Rotokawa, Mourea, and Okere Falls | 26 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. | £50 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Reporoa, Wairakei, and Taupo | 112 | Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. | Motor-car | The Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Ltd. | £75 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotorua and Whakarewarewa | 4 | Twice daily | Bicycle | (Deptl. officer) | ... | ... |
| Rotorua Railway-station and Post-office | 1 | Twice daily (four trips) | Motor-lorry | Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. | £130 0 0 | 31/12/33 |
| Rotowaro Railway-station and Post-office | ½ | Daily | Cart or foot | Miss M. D. Spence | £10 0 0 | ... |
| Ruatahuna and Maungapohatu | 50 | Fortnightly | Packhorse | T. Tawa | £24 0 0 | ... |
| Selwyn Timber Co.’s Siding and Mangatapu | 3 | Daily | Trolley | J. W. S. McArthur | £15 0 0 | ... |
| Taringamotu and Oruaiwi | 30 | Daily | Train | Taringamotu Totara Sawmills, Ltd. | Nil | ... |
| Tatuanui Railway-station and Post-office | 100 yd | Daily | Foot | J. E. Hillary | ... | ... |
| Taumarunui and Aukopae (rural delivery) | 25 | Thrice weekly | Motor-car | J. P. Uden | £70 0 0 | 31/12/33 |

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


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🚂 Postal service contracts and subsidies for Hamilton district (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Hamilton, Contractors, Subsidies, Mail routes
43 names identified
  • J. G. Ross, Contractor for Okoroire and Patetere rural delivery
  • J. G. Ross, Contractor for Okoroire and Tapapa rural delivery
  • G. Churchward (Miss), Contractor for Okoroire Railway-station and Post-office
  • K. S. Cox, Contractor for Ongaroto Siding and Post-office
  • T. Taylor, Contractor for Ongarue and Tapuiwahine rural delivery
  • F. I. V. Irvine, Contractor for Oparau and Okupata rural delivery
  • W. M. Gibbons, Contractor for Opatu Landing and Post office
  • J. L. Cowan, Contractor for Otewa and Rewarewa rural delivery
  • A. B. Carter, Contractor for Otorohanga and Honikiwi rural delivery
  • C. V. Mexted, Contractor for Otorohanga and Paewhenua rural delivery
  • C. V. Mexted, Contractor for Otorohanga and Puketarata rural delivery
  • C. V. Mexted, Contractor for Otorohanga and Tahaia rural delivery
  • T. Toa, Contractor for Otorohanga and Waimahora rural delivery
  • W. J. Annis, Contractor for Otorohanga and Whawharua rural delivery
  • A. A. Siteman, Contractor for Otuiti Landing and Koiro
  • C. Oldfield (Mrs), Contractor for Owhango and Kawautahi rural delivery
  • E. P. Gatchell, Contractor for Owhango Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. Hanson, Contractor for Piopio and Haku rural delivery
  • R. Morris, Contractor for Pirika Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. H. Moon, Contractor for Pirongia and Te Rore rural delivery
  • U. S. Martyn (Mrs), Contractor for Porootarao Railway-station and Post-office
  • A. T. Weal, Contractor for Pukeatua and Arohena rural delivery
  • A. Crook (Mrs), Contractor for Pukemiro Railway-station and Pukemiro Junction Post-office
  • F. L. Tuohy (Mrs), Contractor for Puketutu Railway-station and Post-office
  • D. Duff, Contractor for Putaruru, Arapuni, and Waotu rural delivery
  • Hawke’s Bay Motor Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, Oruanui, Wairakei, and Taupo
  • Taupo Totara Timber Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Putaruru, Ongaroto Siding, and Mokai
  • V. W. Eather, Contractor for Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office
  • L. A. M. Pulham (Mrs), Contractor for Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. A. Hutson, Contractor for Raurimu, Kaitieke, and Whakahoro rural delivery
  • T. V. Humphrey, Contractor for Rotorua, Guthrie, and Upper Atiamuri
  • H. Dittmer, Contractor for Rotorua, Kaharoa, and Te Pu
  • The Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Rotorua, Kopuriki, Murupara, Te Whaiti, and Ruatahuna
  • “K” Motor Service, Ltd. , Contractor for Rotorua, Rotoiti, and Lake Rotoma
  • Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Rotorua, Rotokawa, Mourea, and Okere Falls
  • The Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Reporoa, Wairakei, and Taupo
  • Rotorua Bus Co., Ltd. , Contractor for Rotorua Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. D. Spence (Miss), Contractor for Rotowaro Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. Tawa, Contractor for Ruatahuna and Maungapohatu
  • J. W. S. McArthur, Contractor for Selwyn Timber Co.’s Siding and Mangatapu
  • Taringamotu Totara Sawmills, Ltd. , Contractor for Taringamotu and Oruaiwi
  • J. E. Hillary, Contractor for Tatuanui Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. P. Uden, Contractor for Taumarunui and Aukopae rural delivery