New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 17

Page 737

✨ Postal Services Schedule



MAR. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 737

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. £ s. d. Date of Termination of Contract.
47 Taihape and Moawhango .. 24 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus .. Nicholl's Transport, Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
48 Taihape and Papaki (rural delivery) .. 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. Nicholl's Transport, Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
49 Taihape and Pukeokahu (rural delivery) 72 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus .. Nicholl's Transport, Ltd. 120 0 0 31/12/36
50 Taihape Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. Motor-van .. Nicholl's Transport, Ltd. 160 0 0 31/12/36
51 Turakina and Turakina South .. 1½ Thrice daily (except Wed., two trips) Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
52 Turakina and Turakina Valley (rural delivery) 30 Twice weekly .. Motor-truck N. M. Sims .. 30 0 0 ..
53 Utiku and Omata no (rural delivery) .. 28¾ Twice weekly .. Motor-truck S. F. Reid .. 36 0 0 ..
54 Utiku Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. Foot .. W. M. O'Connor .. 39 0 0 ..
55 Waitotara and Nukumaru (rural delivery) 10 Daily .. Motor-lorry or car G. McConachy .. 57 0 0 31/12/36
56 Waitotara, Taumatahai, Makakaho Road and Pearce's woolshed (rural delivery) 78 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry W. A. Hurley .. 138 0 0 31/12/36
57 Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office 2½ As required .. Motor-car .. G. McConachy .. 26 0 0 ..
58* Wangaehu Railway-station and Post-office 44 yd Daily .. Foot .. A. C. Ryan .. .. ..
59 Wanganui and Brunswick (rural delivery) 46 Daily .. Motor-car .. H. H. Couchman 115 0 0 31/12/36
60 Wanganui and Carlton Avenue (one way only) 2 Twice daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
61 Wanganui and Gonville (one way only) 2 Twice daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
62 Wanganui and Kirikau—
Wanganui and Koriniti (by road), ..
Koriniti, Banana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki (by river) ..
Pipiriki, Mangapurua, Kokakoriki, and Kirikau (by river)		 70
45
130		 Thrice weekly ..
Thrice weekly ..
Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 14 Dec.		 Motor-truck
Steamer ..
Steamer ..		 Wanganui River Services, Ltd. 3,500 0 0 31/12/36
63 Wanganui (or Fordell) and Mangamahu 56 Daily .. Motor-car .. A. J. Henley .. 168 0 0 31/12/36
64 Wanganui and Marton Jn., Railway-station (conveyance of letter-mails only, both ways to connect with north and south bound “Limited” Express trains) 49 Daily .. Motor-car .. Martin and Vernon 75 0 0 (plus ls. 6d per bag in excess of three) 31/12/36
65 Wanganui and Nos. 1 and 2 Lines (rural delivery) 21½ Daily .. Motor-car .. J. Cant .. 54 0 0 31/12/36
66 Wanganui and Westmere (rural delivery) 34½ Daily .. Motor-car .. P. J. Matthews .. 134 0 0 31/12/36
67 Wanganui and Raetihi (part rural delivery)—
Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kakatahi, and Raetihi ..
Kakatahi and Junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads (part rural delivery) ..
Raetihi and junction of Parapara and Matahiwi Roads (rural delivery)		 120
16
30		 Daily ..
Thrice weekly ..
Twice weekly ..		 Motor-car ..
Motor-car ..		 T. D. Baker .. 339 0 0 31/12/36
68 Wanganui and St. John's .. 2 Twice daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
69 Wanganui and Wanganui East (one way only) 1½ Twice daily .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
70 Wanganui Chief Post Office and suburban offices—
Castlec1iff ..
Gonville and Carlton Avenue ..
Wanganui East ..		 35½ Twice daily each way ..
Twice daily, inward only ..
Once daily outwards; thrice daily inwards ..		 Electric tram ..
Motor-car ..		 Wanganui City Council 81 0 0 ..
71 Wanganui: Clearance of town receiving boxes and delivery of postmen's overflow bags 56½ As required .. Motor-car .. J. Cant .. 230 0 0 31/12/36
72 Wanganui: Delivery of parcels in city and suburbs within area of two miles from Chief Post-office .. Twice daily .. Motor-truck W. G. Davison .. 2d. per parcel 31/12/36
73 Wanganui Railway-station, Town Wharf, Up-river Wharf, and Chief Post-office 1 As required .. Motor-truck W. L. Thomson .. 250 0 0 31/12/36
74 Waverley and Kohi (rural delivery) .. 20 Daily .. Motor-lorry .. R. S. How .. 85 0 0 31/12/36
75 Waverley and Moewatoa .. 56 Weekly .. Horse and buggy A. C. Cole .. 60 0 0 31/12/36
76 Waverley and Ngutuwera .. 14 Daily .. Motor-truck W. F. Gifkins .. 48 0 0 31/12/36
77 Waverley Railway-station and Post-office 1½ As required .. Motor-car .. J. M. Hamilton .. 87 0 0 31/12/36
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal District of Wanganui Mail Services Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Wanganui, Contractors, Schedule
20 names identified
  • Nicholl, Contractor for mail services
  • N. M. Sims, Contractor for mail services
  • S. F. Reid, Contractor for mail services
  • W. M. O'Connor, Contractor for mail services
  • G. McConachy, Contractor for mail services
  • W. A. Hurley, Contractor for mail services
  • A. C. Ryan, Contractor for mail services
  • H. H. Couchman, Contractor for mail services
  • A. J. Henley, Contractor for mail services
  • Martin, Contractor for mail services
  • Vernon, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Cant, Contractor for mail services
  • P. J. Matthews, Contractor for mail services
  • T. D. Baker, Contractor for mail services
  • W. G. Davison, Contractor for mail services
  • W. L. Thomson, Contractor for mail services
  • R. S. How, Contractor for mail services
  • A. C. Cole, Contractor for mail services
  • W. F. Gifkins, Contractor for mail services
  • J. M. Hamilton, Contractor for mail services