Postal Services Schedule




APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
7 Greymouth and Marsden 20 Weekly Motor-car W. R. Coburn £ s. d. 15 0 0 ..
8 Greymouth Railway-station, Wharves, and Chief Post-office 3 As required Motor-lorry Brady and Son 224 0 0 31/12/43
9 Greymouth, Greig’s, Barrytown, Puna-kaiki, Tiromoana, Charleston, and Westport 132 Daily (an extra trip on Tues., Thurs., and Sat. free of cost) Motor-car Gibbs (Nelson) Motors, Ltd. 890 0 0 31/12/43
10 Harihari and Herepo (rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. Searle 100 0 0 31/12/43
11 Hokitika and Hoho (rural delivery) 24¼ Thrice weekly Motor-van Andrews Bros 85 15 0 31/12/43
12 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu 10 Daily Motor-bus N.Z. Railways Road Services 55 0 0 ..
13 Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, and Koite-rangi (part rural delivery) 30 Thrice weekly Motor-car C. T. Woolhouse 110 0 0 31/12/43
14 Hokitika, Haast, Okuru, and Jackson’s Bay 300 Weekly Aeroplane Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. 16 10 0 per trip up to 520 lb.; excess mail, 7·6d per pound 8/7/41
15 Hokitika, Railway-station, Wharf, and Post-office ½ As required Horse-lorry J. Cameron 96 0 0 31/12/43
16 Hokitika, Ross, Fergusons, Pukekura, Evans Creek, Harihari, Tetaho, Wataroa, The Forks, Okarito, Tare, Franz Josef Glacier, and Weheka 238 to Okarito; 228 other offices Twice weekly to Okarito; thrice weekly to other offices Motor-lorry N.Z. Railways Road Services 500 0 0 ..
17 Ikamatua and Alexander River 36 Twice weekly Motor-truck Hempseed Bros. 60 0 0 31/12/43
18 Ikamatua and Waiuta 22 Daily Motor-lorry B. I. Cummings 120 0 0 31/12/43
19 Kotuku Railway-station and Post-office Four times weekly (two trips a day) Motor-car Miss M. O. Pickering 28 0 0 ..
20 Kumara and Hohonu 26 Twice weekly Motor-lorry Mrs. C. Passmore 35 0 0 ..
21 Kumara Railway-station and Post-office 8 As required Motor-bus A. B. Spiers 115 0 0 31/12/43
22 Kumara, Goldsborough, and Stafford 23 Twice weekly Motor-van R. N. May 20 0 0 ..
23 Kumara and Wainihinihi 24 Thrice weekly Motor-car McIntosh and May 24 0 0 ..
24 Ngahere and Nelson Creek 8 Daily Motor-lorry H. E. Williams 45 0 0 31/12/43
25 Otira Railway-station and Post-office 250 yd As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
26 Paroa Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd Daily (two trips) Foot Mrs. N. M. Price 5 0 0 ..
27* Poerua Railway-station and Post-office Three times weekly (two trips a day) Foot Miss R. Buttola .. ..
28 Reefton, Merrijigs, and Big River 32 Twice weekly Motor-lorry E. W. V. Jones 100 0 0 31/12/43
29 Reefton Railway-station and Post-office As required Motor-lorry D. A. Reid 92 14 0 31/12/43
30 Reefton, Rahu, and Maruia 84 Weekly Motor-lorry D. A. Reid 36 15 0 ..
31 (a) Reefton, Rahu, and Maruia 84 Weekly N.Z. Railways Road Services 50 0 0 ..
(b) Reefton and Maruia Springs 74 Twice weekly } Motor-bus
32 Rewanui and Upper Rewanui 4 Daily Foot Mrs. E. Pearson 10 0 0 ..
33 Ross Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor-car J. P. Hansbury 24 0 0 ..
34 Ross and Waitaha 30 Twice weekly Motor-van J. T. Cornish 20 0 0 ..
35 Rotomanu Railway-station and Post-office Four times weekly (two trips a day) Bicycle Miss A. M. Ryan 40 0 0 ..
36 Runanga Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. ..
37 Ruru and Bell Hill 22 Daily Loco.-engine Lake Brunner Saw-milling Co. .. ..
38 Weheka, Karangarua, Jacobs River, Mahitahi, and Bruce Bay 68 Twice weekly Motor-truck N.Z. Railways Road Services 200 0 0 ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Aria and Mokauiti (rural delivery) 24 Twice weekly Motor-truck C. Opie 20 0 0 ..
2 Aria and Rira (rural delivery) 25 Twice weekly Horse J. Buntain 138 0 0 31/12/41
3 Bartholomew’s Siding and Te Whetu 18 Thrice weekly Motor-car C. R. Jeffreys 120 0 0 31/12/41
4 Cambridge and Fencourt (rural delivery) 50 Daily Motor-car C. L. Mason 325 0 0 31/12/41
5 Cambridge and Horahora (rural delivery)—
(a) Cambridge and Horahora 51 Daily L. S. Mason 344 10 0 31/12/41
(b) Junction of Cambridge–Horahora Road and Power-station, Horahora 5 Thrice weekly } Motor-car
6 Cambridge and Rotoorangi (rural delivery) 59½ Daily Motor-car F. L. St. John 386 0 0 31/12/41
7 Cambridge and Whitehall (rural delivery) 42½ Daily Motor-car L. S. Mason 273 0 0 31/12/41
8 Cambridge Railway-station and Post-office 1 Thrice daily Motor-truck Cambridge Transport, Ltd. 98 0 0 31/12/41
9 Eureka Railway-station, Eureka, and Tauwhare 10 Daily Motor-car D. S. Fell 85 0 0 31/12/41
10 Frankton Junction and Rotokauri (rural delivery) 20 Daily Motor-car W. H. Haggard 69 0 0 31/12/41
11 Frankton Junction and Te Kowhai (part rural delivery) 48 Daily Motor-van F. Herbert, Ltd. 211 0 0 31/12/41
  • 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, Greymouth, Hamilton, Postal routes, Contractors, Subsidies
30 names identified
  • W. R. Coburn, Contractor for mail service
  • Brady, Contractor for mail service
  • Gibbs, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Searle, Contractor for mail service
  • Andrews, Contractor for mail service
  • C. T. Woolhouse, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Cameron, Contractor for mail service
  • B. I. Cummings, Contractor for mail service
  • M. O. Pickering (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • C. Passmore (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • A. B. Spiers, Contractor for mail service
  • R. N. May, Contractor for mail service
  • H. E. Williams, Contractor for mail service
  • N. M. Price (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • R. Buttola (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • E. W. V. Jones, Contractor for mail service
  • D. A. Reid, Contractor for mail service
  • E. Pearson (Mrs), Contractor for mail service
  • J. P. Hansbury, Contractor for mail service
  • J. T. Cornish, Contractor for mail service
  • A. M. Ryan (Miss), Contractor for mail service
  • C. Opie, Contractor for mail service
  • J. Buntain, Contractor for mail service
  • C. R. Jeffreys, Contractor for mail service
  • C. L. Mason, Contractor for mail service
  • L. S. Mason, Contractor for mail service
  • F. L. St. John, Contractor for mail service
  • D. S. Fell, Contractor for mail service
  • W. H. Haggard, Contractor for mail service
  • F. Herbert, Contractor for mail service