✨ 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