New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 15

Page 599

✨ Postal Services Details



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 599

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
45 Taihape and Bell’s Junction (rural delivery) 60 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Nicholl’s Transport, Ltd. £ s. d. 75 0 0 31/12/39
46 Taihape and Mangaohane (rural delivery) 70 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Nicholl’s Transport, Ltd. 40 0 0 31/12/39
47 { Taihape, Moawhango, and Turanga-arere (rural delivery)—
Taihape and Turangaarere
Taihape, Moawhango, and Turanga-arere		 25
43		 Weekly
Twice weekly		 Motor-truck Nicholl’s Transport, Ltd. 40 0 0 31/12/39
48 Taihape and Papaki (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Motor-car Nicholl’s Transport, Ltd. 40 0 0 ..
49 Taihape, Ohotu, and Pukeokahu (rural delivery) 64 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Nicholl’s Transport, Ltd. 120 0 0 31/12/39
50 Taihape Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Motor-truck F. J. Ireland 200 0 0 31/12/39
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 or car N. M. Sims 39 0 0 ..
53 Utiku and Omatane (rural delivery) 28½ Twice weekly Motor-truck E. C. Gibbs 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-truck or car Mrs. M. E. McConachy 75 0 0 31/12/39
56 Waitotara, Taumatatahi, Makakaho Road, and Murphy’s (rural delivery) 82 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry W. A. Hurley 150 0 0 31/12/39
57 Waitotara Railway-station and Post-office 2½ As required Motor-car Mrs. M. E. McConachy 50 0 0 31/12/39
58* Wangaehu Railway-station and Post-office 44 yd Daily Foot A. C. Ryan .. ..
59 Wanganui and Brunswick (rural delivery) 62½ Daily Motor-car H. H. Couchman 255 0 0 31/12/39
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, Ranana, Jerusalem, and Pipiriki (by river)
Pipiriki, Mangapurua, Kokakoriki, Koiro, 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 31/3/37
63 Wanganui (or Fordell), Kauangaroa, and Mangamahu 56 Daily Motor-bus A. J. Henley 168 0 0 31/12/39
64 Wanganui and Marton Junction Railway-station: Conveyance of letter mails only, both ways, to connect with north and south bound “Limited” Express trains and the north-bound “Main Trunk” Express 49 Daily Service-car Martin and Vernon 100 0 0 plus 1s. 6d. per bag in excess of three 31/12/39
65 Wanganui and Nos. 1 and 2 Lines (rural delivery) 21½ Daily Motor-car J. Cant 57 0 0 31/12/39
66 Wanganui and Westmere (rural delivery) 34½ Daily Motor-car Mrs. F. E. Matthews 134 0 0 31/12/39
67 { Wanganui and Raetihi (part rural delivery)—
Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kakatahi, and Raetihi
Kakatahi and Junction Parapara and Matahiwi Roads (part rural delivery)
Raetihi and Junction Parapara and Matahiwi Roads (rural delivery)		 120
16
30		 Daily
Thrice weekly
Twice weekly		 Motor-car T. D. Baker 389 0 0 31/12/39
68 Wanganui and St. John’s 2 Twice daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
69 Wanganui and Wanganui East (one way only) 1¾ Twice daily Bicycle (Deptl. officer) .. ..
70 { Wanganui Chief Post-office and Suburban Offices—
Castlecliff
Gonville and Carlton Avenue
Wanganui East		 35½ Twice daily each way
Twice daily inwards only
Once daily outwards; thrice daily inwards		 Electric tram Wanganui City Council 81 0 0 31/12/39
71 Wanganui: Clearance of town receiving-boxes and delivery of Postmen’s overflow bags 56½ As required Motor-car J. Glover 235 0 0 31/12/39
72 Wanganui: Delivery of parcels and packets which may be handed to the Contractor for delivery in the city and suburbs within area of two miles from Chief Post-office Twice daily Motor-truck W. G. Davison 2d. per parcel 31/12/39
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Wanganui, Contractors, Schedules, Rural delivery
17 names identified
  • Nicholl, Contractor for mail services
  • F. J. Ireland, Contractor for mail services
  • N. M. Sims, Contractor for mail services
  • E. C. Gibbs, Contractor for mail services
  • W. M. O’Connor, Contractor for mail services
  • M. E. McConachy (Mrs), 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
  • F. E. Matthews (Mrs), Contractor for mail services
  • T. D. Baker, Contractor for mail services
  • J. Glover, Contractor for mail services
  • W. G. Davison, Contractor for mail services