Postal Services Schedule




MAR. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 439

POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH—continued.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
76 Puketoi and North Range Road (rural delivery) 13 Twice-weekly .. Motor-truck A. H. Russell-Bunn £ 55 0 0 31/12/42
77 Rangiotu Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd Twice daily .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
78 Raumai Bridge and Awahou South (rural delivery) 6 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. R. A. Cheyne .. 25 0 0 ..
79 Rongotea, Glen Oroua, and Taikorea (part rural delivery) 30 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. Woodland .. 124 0 0 31/12/42
80 Shannon Railway-station and Post-office 100 yd Four times daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
81 Tokomaru Railway-station and Post-office 1 Four times daily .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
82 Waione and Ellingham's (rural delivery) 34 Thrice weekly .. Horse or motor-car W. Holdem .. 168 10 0 31/12/42
83 (a) Waituna West and Rewa .. (b) Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) 12 40 Daily .. .. Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. M. J. T. Krivan 120 0 0 31/12/42
84 Woodville and Gorge Road (rural delivery) 11 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
85 Woodville and Kumeroa (rural delivery) 45 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. R. F. Wills .. 270 0 0 31/12/42
86 Woodville and Papatawa (rural delivery) 21 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. R. F. Wills .. 95 0 0 31/12/42
87 Woodville Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Motor-car .. A. T. Walker .. 175 0 0 31/12/42

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

Number Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Awakeri Railway-station and Post-office Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Pollock and Graham 20 0 0 ..
2 Colville and Fletcher's Bay (rural delivery) 56 Weekly .. .. Motor - truck and horse H. N. Jeffcoat .. 65 0 0 31/12/41
3 Colville and Port Charles .. .. 20 Weekly .. .. Horse .. C. R. Bronlund .. 35 0 0 ..
4 Coromandel and Colville (part rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly, 1 May to 30 Sept.; thrice weekly, 1 Oct. to 30 April Motor-lorry R. S. Goudie .. 113 12 0 31/12/41
5 Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay 17 Weekly .. .. Horse .. K. Potae .. 16 0 0 ..
6 Coromandel and Tererenga (rural delivery) 34½ Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. Denize Bros. .. 78 0 0 31/12/41
7 Coromandel Wharf and Post-office (one way) 1 As required (before 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m.) Motor-lorry Denize Bros. .. Is. per bag ..
8 Edgecumbe Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily (two trips) .. Motor-car .. M. Michael .. 60 0 0 31/12/41
9 Hikutaia Railway-station and Post-office ¾ Monday to Friday, four times daily; Saturday twice daily Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
10 Katikati and Athenree (rural delivery) 41¼ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. B. J. Harvey .. 350 0 0 31/12/41
11 Katikati Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
12 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd Twice daily .. Foot .. J. T. Davies .. 12 0 0 ..
13 Matata and McMillan's Corner (rural delivery) 45 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. W. M. Rimmer .. 142 0 0 31/12/41
14 Matata Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Motor-car .. R. R. Lees .. 90 0 0 31/12/41
15* Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot .. Mrs. I. A. Maxwell .. ..
16 Mount Maunganui Wharf and Post-office Twice daily .. Motor-lorry J. Barney .. 39 0 0 ..
17 Ngatea and Kaihere (rural delivery) 28 Daily .. .. Motor-truck G. Rawson .. 105 0 0 31/12/41
18 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Horse .. J. T. J. Tilsley .. 20 0 0 ..
19 Paeroa and Komata .. .. 14 Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. H. McCormick .. 3 12 0 ..
20 Paeroa, Netherton, and Kerepehi (part rural delivery) 46 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry Brenan and Co., Ltd. 201 7 0 31/12/41
21 Paeroa, Ngatea, and Auckland (letters only) 166 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Transport Ltd. .. 49 0 0 31/12/41
22 Paeroa Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Motor-truck Brenan and Co., Ltd. 197 0 0 31/12/41
23 Paeroa and Tirohia (rural delivery) 17½ Daily .. .. Motor-lorry C. C. Webb .. 49 0 0 31/12/41
24* Pipiroa Wharf and Post-office 100 yd Daily .. .. Foot .. F. J. Fabian .. .. ..
25 Puriri Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required .. .. Foot .. Mrs. L. Roe .. 30 0 0 ..
26 Taneatua Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
27 Taneatua and Ruatoki North .. 12 Thrice weekly (one trip free of cost) Motor-bus .. J. H. Hunt .. 20 0 0 ..
28 Tauranga (delivery of parcels) .. Daily .. .. Motor-van .. F. Robinson .. 2d. per parcel 31/12/41
29 Tauranga and Gate Pa .. 6 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. .. ..
30 Tauranga and Mount Maunganui 6 Twice daily .. Launch .. Faulkner Bros. and Co. 65 0 0 31/12/41
31 Tauranga, Omanawa Falls, and Kaimai (part rural delivery) 64 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. E. S. Taylor .. 172 17 0 31/12/41
32 Tauranga and Oropi .. .. 29 Twice weekly .. Motor-car E. S. Taylor .. 95 5 0 31/12/41
33 Oropi and Ngawaro .. .. 21¼ Weekly .. .. Motor-car E. S. Taylor .. 95 5 0 31/12/41
Tauranga and Pye's Pa Road (rural delivery) 24 Daily, 1 Aug. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 July Motor-lorry E. F. Collett .. 69 10 0 31/12/41
  • Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.


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🚂 Postal District of Palmerston North Schedule (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Palmerston North, Contractors, Schedule, Mail routes
7 names identified
  • A. H. Russell-Bunn, Contractor for Puketoi and North Range Road
  • R. A. Cheyne, Contractor for Raumai Bridge and Awahou South
  • J. Woodland, Contractor for Rongotea, Glen Oroua, and Taikorea
  • W. Holdem, Contractor for Waione and Ellingham's
  • M. J. T. Krivan, Contractor for Waituna West and Rewa, Rewa and Pakihikura
  • R. F. Wills, Contractor for Woodville and Kumeroa, Woodville and Papatawa
  • A. T. Walker, Contractor for Woodville Railway-station and Post-office

🚂 Postal District of Thames Schedule

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal services, Thames, Contractors, Schedule, Mail routes
24 names identified
  • Pollock, Contractor for Awakeri Railway-station and Post-office
  • Graham, Contractor for Awakeri Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. N. Jeffcoat, Contractor for Colville and Fletcher's Bay
  • C. R. Bronlund, Contractor for Colville and Port Charles
  • R. S. Goudie, Contractor for Coromandel and Colville
  • K. Potae, Contractor for Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay
  • Denize (Bros.), Contractor for Coromandel and Tererenga
  • M. Michael, Contractor for Edgecumbe Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. T. Davies, Contractor for Kopu Railway-station and Post-office
  • W. M. Rimmer, Contractor for Matata and McMillan's Corner
  • R. R. Lees, Contractor for Matata Railway-station and Post-office
  • I. A. Maxwell (Mrs.), Contractor for Matatoki Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. Barney, Contractor for Mount Maunganui Wharf and Post-office
  • G. Rawson, Contractor for Ngatea and Kaihere
  • J. T. J. Tilsley, Contractor for Omahu Railway-station and Post-office
  • H. McCormick, Contractor for Paeroa and Komata
  • C. C. Webb, Contractor for Paeroa and Tirohia
  • F. J. Fabian, Contractor for Pipiroa Wharf and Post-office
  • L. Roe (Mrs.), Contractor for Puriri Railway-station and Post-office
  • J. H. Hunt, Contractor for Taneatua and Ruatoki North
  • F. Robinson, Contractor for Tauranga (delivery of parcels)
  • Faulkner (Bros. and Co.), Contractor for Tauranga and Mount Maunganui
  • E. S. Taylor, Contractor for Tauranga, Omanawa Falls, and Kaimai, Tauranga and Oropi, Oropi and Ngawaro
  • E. F. Collett, Contractor for Tauranga and Pye's Pa Road