Postal Services Schedule




Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
29 Invercargill, Lorneville, Wallacetown, Wright’s Bush, and Gummie’s Bush (part rural delivery) 96 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. £ s. d. 225 0 0 31/12/34
30 Invercargill, Makarewa Junction, Isla Bank, and Otahuti (part rural delivery) 84 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 297 0 0 31/12/34
31 Invercargill–Otara (part rural delivery)— Invercargill, Gorge Road, Kapuka, and Waimatua 94 Daily (twice weekly to Gorge Road and Kapuka Motor-car Southland Times Co., Ltd. 498 10 0 31/12/34
Morton Main South, Titiroa, Waimahaka, Fortrose, and Gorge Road 59 Daily (twice weekly to Titiroa and Waimahaka)
32 Invercargill and Otautau (one way; letters only) 31 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. .. ..
33 Invercargill and Toa .. .. 15 Daily .. .. Motor-bus .. Southland News Co., Ltd. 5 0 0 ..
34 Invercargill, Tokanui, Putangahau, Niagara, and Waikawa (part rural delivery) 140 Daily (Tokanui twice weekly) Motor-bus .. J. G. N. O. Hewton 132 0 0 31/12/34
35 Invercargill, Otatara, and West Plains (part rural delivery) 22 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 65 0 0 31/12/34
36 Invercargill Railway-station and Chief Post-office 220 yd As required .. .. Motor-truck T. B. McKay .. 208 0 0 31/12/34
37* Kapuka Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd Four times weekly .. Foot .. Miss L. H. Robinson .. ..
38* Kauana Railway-station and Post-office 132 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. Miss M. E. Allison .. ..
39 Kingston and Queenstown .. .. 50 Daily .. .. Steamer .. Railway Dept. .. 500 0 0 31/12/34
40 Kinloch Wharf and Post-office .. 88 yd Thrice weekly, summer; twice weekly, winter Foot .. I. L. G. Bryant .. 5 0 0 ..
41* Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. .. Foot .. D. C. McKerchar .. ..
42 Longwood and Poukino .. .. 24 Daily .. .. Sawmill loco. T. More .. 9 10 0 ..
43* Lower Shotover Main Road and Post-office 88 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. M. Smith .. .. ..
44 {Lumsden and Mossburn .. .. 24 Four times weekly .. } Motor-car Lumsden Tourist Co. 150 0 0 31/12/34
Mossburn, The Key, and Te Anau .. 82 Twice weekly .. ..
Te Anau and Manapouri .. .. 18 Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April: weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct.
45 Lumsden Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Five times daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
46 Mataura and Tuturau (rural delivery) 22 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 86 0 0 31/12/34
47 Mataura Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd Six times daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
48 Mossburn and Matuku (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Lumsden Tourist Co. 50 0 0 31/12/34
49* Mossburn Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Twice weekly .. .. Motor-lorry C. G. Macauley .. .. ..
50 Nightcaps and Beaumont (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 70 0 0 31/12/34
51 Nightcaps Railway-station and Post-office As required .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
52* Ocean Beach Railway-station and Post-office 88 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. F. J. Price .. .. ..
53 Ohai and Birchwood (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 23 8 0 ..
54 Ohai Railway-station and Post-office.. 1 Daily .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
55 Orawia and Feldwick (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. C. E. Goodall .. 25 0 0 ..
56 Otautau, Nightcaps, Wrey’s Bush, and Aparima (part rural delivery) 53 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 170 0 0 31/12/34
57 Otautau, Orawia, and Blackmount (part rural delivery) 94 Thrice weekly (twice weekly between Clifden and Blackmount—one trip free of cost) Motor-lorry.. W. R. Ireland .. 150 0 0 31/12/34
58 Otautau Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
59 Pahia Railway-station and Post-office 396 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. E. A. Brown .. 8 0 0 ..
60* Parawa Railway-station and Post-office Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. A. E. Butson .. .. ..
61 Pukerau and Paterson’s Block (rural delivery) 26 Four times weekly .. Horse and gig L. H. Marshall .. 95 0 0 31/12/34
62 Pukerau Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd Four times daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
63 Queenstown, Lower Shotover, Arthur’s Point, and Arrowtown (part rural delivery) 25 Nine times weekly; thrice weekly one way, from Queenstown via Arthur’s Point; Lower Shotover, once daily Motor-car .. Mount Cook Tourist Co. of N.Z., Ltd. 125 0 0 31/12/34
64 Queenstown, Kinloch, and Glenorchy.. 55 Thrice weekly, summer; twice weekly, winter Steamer .. Railway Department 55 0 0 ..
65 Queenstown, Long Gully, and Skippers 40 Weekly .. .. Coach and packhorses H. J. H. Lewis .. 60 0 0 31/12/34
66 Queenstown Wharf and Post-office .. 1,628 yd As required .. .. Motor-lorry R. Murdoch .. 26 0 0 ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail Services Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Invercargill, Contractors, Schedule
17 names identified
  • J. G. N. O. Hewton, Contractor for mail service
  • T. B. McKay, Contractor for mail service
  • L. H. Robinson (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • M. E. Allison (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • I. L. G. Bryant, Contractor for mail service
  • D. C. McKerchar, Contractor for mail service
  • T. More, Contractor for mail service
  • M. Smith (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • C. G. Macauley, Contractor for mail service
  • C. E. Goodall, Contractor for mail service
  • W. R. Ireland, Contractor for mail service
  • E. A. Brown, Contractor for mail service
  • A. E. Butson, Contractor for mail service
  • L. H. Marshall, Contractor for mail service
  • H. J. H. Lewis, Contractor for mail service
  • R. Murdoch, Contractor for mail service
  • F. J. Price, Contractor for mail service