New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 18

Page 531

✨ Postal Services Contracts



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 531

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
22 Peel Forest and Rangitata (part rural delivery) 31½ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. D. G. Rutherford £ s. d. 130 0 0 31/12/34
{Pleasant Point and Raincliff (rural delivery) 42¾ Daily .. .. }Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 243 0 0 31/12/34
23 Hanging Rock Bridge, Kakahu School, Raincliff Road, Opihi River Road, to Hanging Rock Bridge 8 Thrice weekly .. ..
24 Pleasant Point and Sutherlands (rural delivery) 35 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 212 0 0 31/12/34
25 Pleasant Point Railway-station and Post-office 5 ch. Twice daily .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
26 Rangitata and Rangitata Island (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly .. .. Gig .. Mrs. M. A. Tate.. 45 0 0 31/12/34
27 St. Andrew’s and Bluecliffs (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 62 0 0 31/12/34
28 St. Andrew’s and Springbrook (rural delivery) 18 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 47 0 0 31/12/34
29 St. Andrew’s Railway-station and Post-office 10 ch. As required .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
30 Temuka and Hilton (rural delivery) .. 60⅝ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 275 0 0 31/12/34
31 Temuka and Orton (part rural delivery) 43½ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 226 0 0 31/12/34
32 Temuka Railway-station and Post-office ⅔ As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
33 Temuka and Seadown (part rural delivery) 15 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 78 0 0 31/12/34
34 Timaru Chief Post-office: Delivery of parcels within boundary of postmen’s deliveries .. Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
35 Timaru Chief Post-office and Railway-station, Post-office and vessels at wharf; also distribution of postmen’s overflow bags, and delivery of hospital bag .. As required; Hospital, twice daily Motor-lorry.. J. McKnight .. 253 10 0 31/12/34
36 Timaru Chief Post Office: Clearing receiving-boxes 13 Twice daily .. .. Motor-cycle J. McKnight .. 194 0 0 31/12/34
37 Timaru, Highfield, and Gleniti .. 6 Twice daily .. .. Motor-cycle J. McKnight .. 49 10 0 31/12/34
{Timaru and Salisbury (part rural delivery) 45 Daily .. .. }Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 350 0 0 31/12/34
38 Holme Station Corner and Maungati as far as Greig’s Corner, thence via Cabbage-tree Point, and Gordon’s Valley Road (rural delivery) 22½ Thrice weekly .. ..
39 Timaru and Tycho (rural delivery) .. 36 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 227 0 0 31/12/34
40 {Timaru and Waimate (part rural delivery) 102 Daily .. .. }Motor-car {Cecil Wood Co., Ltd. 460 0 0 31/12/34
Sodwall Extension 2 Twice weekly .. ..
41 Waimate and Grassy Hills (part rural delivery) 42 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-van .. D. S. C. Watson 98 10 0 31/12/34
42 Waimate and Pentland Hills (part rural delivery) 66 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-van .. D. S. C. Watson 138 0 0 31/12/34
43 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry-town Post-office 3 Daily .. .. Gig .. Miss D. Breen .. 32 0 0 ..
44 *Washdyke Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. .. Foot .. D. Kellahan .. .. ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.
1 Aramoho and Papaiti (rural delivery) 19½ Daily .. .. Bicycle .. G. Allen .. 50 0 0 31/12/33
2 Aramoho Railway-station and Post-office 264 yd As required .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
3 Brown’s Corner (tram stop) and Castlecliff 22 yd As required .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
4 *Hihitahi Railway-station and Post-office ⅓ As required .. .. Foot .. H. Woodley .. .. ..
5 Horopito Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
6 Hunter ville and Mangahoe (rural delivery) 42 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-truck T. G. Taylor .. 110 0 0 31/12/33
7 Hunter ville and Pukeroa (rural delivery) 46 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-truck T. G. Taylor .. 145 0 0 31/12/33
8 Hunter ville and Sandon Block (rural delivery) 35 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-truck T. G. Taylor .. 100 0 0 31/12/33
9 Hunter ville and Watershed Road (rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-truck T. G. Taylor .. 100 0 0 31/12/33
10 Hunter ville Railway-station and Post-office 1,408 yd As required .. .. motor-car .. R. P. Ansley .. 168 0 0 31/12/33
11 *Jerusalem Landing and Post-office .. 350 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. M. D. Smart .. .. ..
12 Junction Koeke and Okake Roads and Pohonui (rural delivery) 16 Thrice weekly .. .. Horse .. G. Douglas .. 65 0 0 31/12/33
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Timaru, rural delivery, contractors
7 names identified
  • D. G. Rutherford, Contractor for Peel Forest and Rangitata
  • Cecil Wood, Contractor for Pleasant Point and Raincliff
  • M. A. Tate (Mrs), Contractor for Rangitata and Rangitata Island
  • J. McKnight, Contractor for Timaru Chief Post-office services
  • D. S. C. Watson, Contractor for Waimate services
  • D. Breen (Miss), Contractor for Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry-town Post-office
  • D. Kellahan, Contractor for Washdyke Railway-station and Post-office

🚂 Postal Services in Wanganui District

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Wanganui, rural delivery, contractors
6 names identified
  • G. Allen, Contractor for Aramoho and Papaiti
  • H. Woodley, Contractor for Hihitahi Railway-station and Post-office
  • T. G. Taylor, Contractor for Hunterville services
  • R. P. Ansley, Contractor for Hunterville Railway-station and Post-office
  • M. D. Smart, Contractor for Jerusalem Landing and Post-office
  • G. Douglas, Contractor for Junction Koeke and Okake Roads and Pohonui