Postal Services Details




516 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 18

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.
£ s. d.
54 Matamata and Te Poi (part rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car L. C. A. Potter 219 0 0 31/12/33
55 Matamata Railway-station and Post-office 270 yd As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
56 *Matangi Railway-station and Post-office 500 yd Thrice daily Foot Miss L. Retter .. ..
57 Matiere and Otangiwai (rural delivery) 23 Twice weekly Motor-truck or trap N. E. Margan 69 10 0 31/12/33
58 Matiere Railway-station and Post-office 1 1/4 Daily Trolly Public Works Department (Deptl. officer) 50 0 0 ..
59 Mokai Siding and Post-office 88 yd Thrice weekly Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
60 Morrinsville and Kiwitahi (rural delivery) 43 Daily Motor-van Wallace Supplies, Ltd. 219 10 0 31/12/33
61 Morrinsville and Mangateparu Settlement (rural delivery) 10 1/2 Daily Gig W. Aplin 80 0 0 31/12/33
62 Morrinsville and Motumaoho (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-van Wallace Supplies, Ltd. 115 0 0 31/12/33
63 Morrinsville, Tahuna, Patetonga, and Kaihere (part rural delivery) 48 Daily Motor-bus S. J. Phillips 170 0 0 31/12/33
64 Morrinsville and Tatuanui (part rural delivery) 39 Daily Motor-van Wallace Supplies, Ltd. 200 0 0 31/12/33
65 Morrinsville and Tauhei (rural delivery) 29 Daily Motor-van Wallace Supplies, Ltd. 182 0 0 31/12/33
66 Morrinsville Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-lorry or cart T. Gwillim 144 0 0 31/12/33
67 National Park and The Chateau 22 Daily Motor-car or lorry Dept. of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity, Wellington 26 0 0 ..
68 National Park, Tongariro, Turangi, and Tokaanu 88 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Motor-car Gillies Motors, Ltd. 100 0 0 31/12/33
69 *Newstead Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Twice daily Foot Miss M. M. Osborne .. ..
70 Ngaruawahia, Glen Massey, Waingaro, and Te Akau (part rural delivery) 56 Daily Motor-lorry M. T. Macdonald 175 0 0 31/12/33
71 Ngaruawahia and Waikorea Road (part rural and private-bag delivery) 110 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry W. H. Best 210 0 0 31/12/33
72 Ngaruawahia Railway-station and Post-office 1,000 yd. As required Hand-cart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
73 Ngongotaha Railway-station and Post-office 600 yd Four times daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
74 Nihoniho Railway-station and Post-office 60 ch. Twice daily Foot S. J. Stevenson 20 0 0 ..
75 Ohaupo and Kaipaki (rural delivery) 19 Daily Motor-car I. E. Giles 140 0 0 31/12/33
76 Ohaupo and Ngahinapouri (rural delivery) 26 Daily Motor-car F. J. Field 190 0 0 31/12/33
77 Ohaupo and Paterangi (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-car I. E. Giles 160 0 0 31/12/33
78 Ohaupo Railway-station and Post-office 1,452 yd. Twice daily Motor-car or foot J. H. Jenkinson 20 0 0 ..
79 Ohinewai and Mangapiko (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly, 1 Aug. to 31 May; twice weekly, 1 June to 31 July Motor-lorry F. C. F. Storey 35 0 0 31/12/33
80 Ohinewai and Matahuru (rural delivery) 32 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry R. T. Hill 150 0 0 31/12/33
81 Ohinewai and Te Hoe (part rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car W. and C. Thompson 180 0 0 31/12/33
82 Ohinewai Railway-station and Post-office 1/4 Daily Motor-bus W. and C. Thompson 20 0 0 ..
83 Ohinewai Railway-station and Post-office 1/4 Daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
84 Ohura, Tatu, and Heao Valley 28 Daily to Heao Valley; twice weekly to Tatu Motor-car Mrs. D. F. V. McKenzie 12 0 0 ..
85 Ohura and Roto 25 Twice weekly Motor-truck W. K. Williams 18 4 0 ..
86 Ohura and Waitaanga 30 Weekly Pack-horse A. J. Baker and Son 31 0 0 ..
87 Ohura Railway-station and Post-office 1 1/4 Daily (two trips) motor-van K. Kallil 70 0 0 31/12/33
88 *Okahukura Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Foot Miss I. E. Grey .. ..
89 Okahukura Railway-station, Tuhua, Matiere, Nihoniho, Ohura, and Tokirima 52 Daily to Ohura; five times weekly to Tokirima Train Public Works Department 100 0 0 ..
90 Okoroire and Patetere (rural delivery) 15 Daily Motor-car J. G. Ross 85 0 0 31/12/33
91 Okoroire and Tapapa (rural delivery) 10 Daily Motor-car J. G. Ross 70 0 0 31/12/33
92 *Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire Railway Post-office 60 yd Twice daily Foot Miss G. Churchward .. ..
93 Ongaroto Siding and Post-office 6 Thrice weekly Motor-car K. S. Cox 10 0 0 ..
94 Ongarue and Tapuiwahine (rural delivery) 35 Thrice weekly Motor-truck T. Taylor 117 0 0 31/12/33
95 Ongarue Railway-station and Post-office 160 yd Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) .. ..
96 Oparau and Okupata (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly Motor-truck W. H. Robinson 15 0 0 31/12/33
97 Otewa and Rewarewa (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly Pack-horse J. L. Cowan 35 0 0 31/12/33

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



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🚂 Postal Services in Hamilton District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Hamilton, rural delivery, contractors
26 names identified
  • L. C. A. Potter, Contractor for Matamata and Te Poi rural delivery
  • L. Retter (Miss), Contractor for Matangi Railway-station and Post-office
  • N. E. Margan, Contractor for Matiere and Otangiwai rural delivery
  • W. Aplin, Contractor for Morrinsville and Mangateparu Settlement rural delivery
  • S. J. Phillips, Contractor for Morrinsville, Tahuna, Patetonga, and Kaihere rural delivery
  • T. Gwillim, Contractor for Morrinsville Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. T. Macdonald, Contractor for Ngaruawahia, Glen Massey, Waingaro, and Te Akau rural delivery
  • W. H. Best, Contractor for Ngaruawahia and Waikorea Road rural delivery
  • S. J. Stevenson, Contractor for Nihoniho Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. E. Giles, Contractor for Ohaupo and Kaipaki rural delivery
  • F. J. Field, Contractor for Ohaupo and Ngahinapouri rural delivery
  • J. H. Jenkinson, Contractor for Ohaupo Railway-station and Post-office
  • F. C. F. Storey, Contractor for Ohinewai and Mangapiko rural delivery
  • R. T. Hill, Contractor for Ohinewai and Matahuru rural delivery
  • W. and C. Thompson, Contractor for Ohinewai and Te Hoe rural delivery
  • D. F. V. McKenzie (Mrs.), Contractor for Ohura, Tatu, and Heao Valley
  • W. K. Williams, Contractor for Ohura and Roto
  • A. J. Baker, Contractor for Ohura and Waitaanga
  • K. Kallil, Contractor for Ohura Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. E. Grey (Miss), Contractor for Okahukura Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. G. Ross, Contractor for Okoroire and Patetere rural delivery
  • G. Churchward (Miss), Contractor for Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire Railway Post-office
  • K. S. Cox, Contractor for Ongaroto Siding and Post-office
  • T. Taylor, Contractor for Ongarue and Tapuiwahine rural delivery
  • W. H. Robinson, Contractor for Oparau and Okupata rural delivery
  • J. L. Cowan, Contractor for Otewa and Rewarewa rural delivery