Postal Services Schedule




APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 873

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.
41 Invercargill and Putangahau (rural delivery) 131 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland News Co., Ltd. £ s. d. 35 0 0 ..
42 Invercargill and Toa .. .. 15 Daily .. .. Omnibus .. Southland News, Co., Ltd. 5 0 0 ..
43 Invercargill, Tokanui, Niagara, and Waikawa (part rural delivery) 140 Daily .. .. Omnibus .. Messrs. H. & H. Motors, Ltd. 130 0 0 31/12/40
44 Invercargill, Otatara, Makarewa, and West Plains (part rural delivery) 43 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 161 0 0 31/12/40
45 Invercargill Railway-station and Chief Post-office ½ As required .. Motor-truck W. A. Bamford .. 175 0 0 31/12/40
46 Invercargill, Kingston, and Queenstown 119 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. N.Z. Railways Road Services 500 0 0 ..
47* Kapuka Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. Miss L. H. Robinson .. ..
48* Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office ½ Twice daily .. Foot .. A. D. McKerchar .. ..
49 Longwood and Poukino .. .. 24 Daily .. .. Sawmill locomotive T. More .. 9 10 0 ..
50* Lower Shotover, Main Road, and Post-office 88 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. M. Smith .. .. ..
51 Lumsden and Castlerock (rural delivery) 21 Five times weekly .. Omnibus or motor-car J. B. Monk .. 76 0 0 31/12/40
52 Lumsden and Mossburn .. .. 24 Four times weekly (service to rural boxes thrice weekly) Motor-car .. N.Z. Railways Road Services 30 0 0 ..
53 Lumsden and Te Anau— Lumsden, The Key, Manapouri, Te Anau, and Hollyford 236 Twice weekly (Hollyford weekly) Motor-car .. N.Z. Railways Road Services (Deptl. officer) 209 0 0 ..
54 Lumsden Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Five times daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
55 Mataura and Tutarau (rural delivery) 22 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. M. Tait. (Deptl. officer) 86 0 0 31/12/40
56 Mataura Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd Six times daily .. Handcart .. .. .. ..
57 Mossburn and Matuku (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. N.Z. Railways Road Services 25 0 0 ..
58* Mossburn Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. C. G. Macauley .. .. ..
59 Nightcaps and Beaumont (rural delivery) 29 Thrice weekly .. Motor-van .. D. C. McColl (Deptl. officer) 60 0 0 31/12/40
60 Nightcaps Railway-station and Post-office As required .. Foot .. .. .. ..
61* Ocean Beach Railway-station and Post-office 88 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. N. W. McGorlick .. ..
62 Ohai Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily .. .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
63 Orawia and Feldwick (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. E. J. Goodall .. 42 17 0 31/12/40
64 Otatara, Wairio, Nightcaps, Ohai, Wreys Bush, and Aparima (part rural delivery) 62 Daily .. .. Motor-van .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 217 0 0 31/12/40
65 Otatara, Orawia, and Clifden .. .. Clifden and Blackmount (part rural delivery) 45 49 Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly (one trip free) Motor-lorry .. W. R. Ireland .. (Deptl. officer) 131 0 0 31/12/40
66 Otatara Railway-station and Post-office 440 yd As required .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
67 Pahia Railway-station and Post-office 396 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. R. W. Pickering 8 0 0 ..
68 Pukerau and Patersons Block (rural delivery) 26 Four times weekly .. Gig .. L. H. Marshall .. 95 0 0 31/12/40
69 Pukerau Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd Four times daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
70 Queenstown and Glenorchy .. .. 55 Thrice weekly, summer; twice weekly, winter Steamer .. N.Z. Railways Dept. 55 0 0 ..
71 Queenstown, Long Gully, and Skippers 40 Weekly .. .. Motor-truck, express, or packhorse H. J. H. Lewis .. 60 0 0 31/12/40
72 Queenstown Wharf and Post-office .. 1,628 yd As required .. Motor-lorry .. D. J. Braden .. 10 0 0 ..
73 Riversdale and Wendonside (rural delivery) 49½ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. F. H. Slocombe 148 0 0 31/12/40
74 Riverton and Ngapohatu .. .. 4 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
75 Riverton Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd As required .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
76 Riverton and Tuatapere (rural delivery) 84 Daily .. .. Motor-van .. Southland Times Co., Ltd. 350 0 0 31/12/40
77 Te Anau and Glade House .. .. 92 Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April Steamer .. Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 10s. per trip ..
78 Thornbury Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
79* Tisbury Railway-station and Post-office ½ Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. S. G. Gilson .. ..
80 Tokanui and Slope Point (rural delivery) 26 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. A. A. Wybrow .. 84 0 0 31/12/40
81 Tuatapere and Pukemaori (rural delivery) 44 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. A. Hobbs .. 197 0 0 31/12/40
82 Tuatapere Railway-station and Post-office 1012 yd Four times daily .. Hand-cart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Inland Mail-Services Schedules (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Invercargill, Contractors, Schedules
19 names identified
  • L. H. Robinson (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • A. D. McKerchar, Contractor for mail service
  • T. More, Contractor for mail service
  • M. Smith (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • J. B. Monk, Contractor for mail service
  • J. M. Tait, Contractor for mail service
  • C. G. Macauley, Contractor for mail service
  • D. C. McColl, Contractor for mail service
  • N. W. McGorlick, Contractor for mail service
  • E. J. Goodall, Contractor for mail service
  • W. R. Ireland, Contractor for mail service
  • R. W. Pickering, Contractor for mail service
  • L. H. Marshall, Contractor for mail service
  • H. J. H. Lewis, Contractor for mail service
  • D. J. Braden, Contractor for mail service
  • F. H. Slocombe, Contractor for mail service
  • A. A. Wybrow, Contractor for mail service
  • J. A. Hobbs, Contractor for mail service
  • S. G. Gilson (Mrs), Contractor for mail service