New Zealand Gazette

Jumb. 24.] 907

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922.

1Juhlh1gth hy iutqorift!.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1922.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES,

1922-24. 908 THE NEW ~EALAND GAZETTE.

Inland .MaQ..aemau, 1922-24.

Post and Telegraph Department, General Post Office, Wellington, 31st Maroh, 1922. T HE following list of inland ma.ii-services within the Dominion in operation on 1st January, 1922, is published for general information. R. B. MORRIS, Secretary.

REFERENCES.-• Services may be affected by railway extension, and may be terminated by the Postmaster-General on bis giving one month's notice in writing. t Services may be terminated by the Postmaster-General on his giving one month's notice in writing. § Special conditions attach to these tourist services. Particulars may be ascertained from Chief Postmasters. II Clause 6 of the special conditions attaching to tourist services does not apply to these services. 'II Clause 7 only of the special conditions attaching to tourist services applies to these services.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Frequeocy, - How performed, Name o-f -Co-n-tr_a_ctor-.-.---A-nn-na-1---,--'.l)-'-er~~t-;:-n-of- .8·~:?'",-- Service. I I :,a.,e !I Bubsidy, Contract. ~~ -~~~~------PERFORMED UNDER CONTRA.OT. £ s. d. l Ahuroa and Puhoi .• 8 Thrice weekly Buggy A. Bayer 105 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 2 Albany and Redvale 6l Weekly Vehicle E. Wright 28 12 0 :n Dec., 1922. 3 Aratapu and Mititai ll As required • • Ferry J. Gaddis 26 0 0 .. 4 Auckland, Bayswater, and Takapuna .• 6 Bayswater daily; Fe r r y and Takapuna Tram- 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. thrice daily steam-tram ways and Ferry from and twice Co. (Ltd.) da.ily to Takapuna 6 Awanui and Kaingaroa 6 Thrice weekly Coach B. Rivera 45 0 0 6 Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitu Ill 4 times weekly Gig R. Whyte 69 10 0 Central Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany 9 Daily { Motor-bus and L. J. Foley 220 0 0 7 (part rural delivery) } wagonette Albany and Dairy Flat 6 Thrioe weekly 8 Bombay and Paparata 4l Twice weekly Horse P. Wyatt ~ 0 0 9 Broadwood and Runaruna (part rural 8 Twice weekly Packhorse or J. R. Bruce 35 0 0 delivery) trap 10 Cabbage Bay and Port Charles 10 Weekly Horse E. A. Florance 40 0 0 11 Clevedon and Maraetai Road (rural de 8 Thrice weekly Cart J. Paton 40 0 0 livery 12 Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Cabbage 16 Weekly Horse Denize Bros. 65 0 0 Bay 13 tCoromandel. Amodeo Bay, and Cab 16 Fortnightly Horse Goudie Bros. 26 0 t) bage Bay 14 fCoromandel, Te Rerenga, and '\\nanga- 11 Weekly Horse Denize Bros. 32 10 0 poua 16 Coromandel Wharf and Post-office 11 As required Vehicle Denize Bros. 60 0 0 16 Coromandel and Whitianga .. 23 Weekly Coach W. B. Topp 48 0 0 31 De~:. 1922. 17 Donm,lly's Crossing and Oranoa 2 Twice weekly Cart W. T. W.Hall 22 0 0 31 Aug., 1922. 18 Drury, Runciman, Ramar&ma, and 8 Twice daily Motor J. H. Carter 255 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Bombay 19 Ellerelie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and 9! Twice daily .. Motor J. Crawford 160 0 0 Howick 20 Fairbum's Junction Box, Pamapuria, 16! Thrice weekly Vehicle F. A. Trigg 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Takahue, and Victoria Valley 21 Helensville and Parakai 2 Twice daily to Motor A. Hunter 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Pamkai (except Thursdays, when one trip only); daily from Parakai 22 Henderson and Massey (rural delivery) 8 Thrice weekly Horse J. C. Thomas 36 0 0 23 Hikurangi, Helena Bay, and Whanga 25 Twice weeklv in Coach W. Renner 65 0 0 ruru summer; w;kly in winter 24 Hikurangi, Marua, and Whananaki • , 16 Twice weekly •. Coach W. Renner 73 0 0 26 Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opuawhanga 10 Twice weekly .• Coach Hamilton Bros..• 45 0 0 26 Hoteo Railway -station, Post - office, 10 Thrice weekly Horse E. H. Marcroft 116 0 0 Tauhoa, and Wharehine 27 Houhora-Pukenui Landing, Pukenui, 43 Weekly Buggy and M. Waata 192 0 0 Houhora, Waihopo, Te Kao, Tango launch ake Landing, Parenga, and Te Hapua 28 *HuarauRailway-station, Paparo&, Mata- 21 Daily with extra Motor W. H. Rossiter .. 416 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. kohe, and Ruawai · trip Huarau

Railway-station to Paparoa (one way only) Saturdavs J 29 Hunua, Paparimu, and Moumoukai 11 T\\ice weekly. . Horse • • A. P. Home ·. . • 60 0 O 31 Dec., 1924. (rural delivery via Paparimu and Mangatawhiri Road) 30 Kaeo and Mangonui 24 Weekly Motor or J. H. Penney 130 0 0 coach 31 Kaeo, Waipapa, Waimate North, and 29 Weekly Motor J. F. Whitehead 120 0 0 Ohaeawai (one way only) 32 Kaikohe Railway-station and Post-office t As required Gig A.Kihi 60 0 0 33 Kaikohe and •raheke 11 Thrice weekly (',oach J. Cope 165 0 0 Kaikohe and Tautoro . . • • 6 Twice weekly 1 Horse M.Kuao 65 0 0 { Tautoro and Awarua (part rural 8 Weekly J 31 Dec., 1922. 34 delivery along Mangakahia and Otaienga Roads) 36 Kaimaumau and Waiharara •• 3 As required .. Trap E. W. Shine 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 36 Kaipara Flats, Streamlands, and Wark 81 4 times weekly C o a c h or Civil and Rams - 260 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. worth motor bottom Vehicle in } 37 f Kaitaia and Ahipara 10 Twice weekly { summer; L B l Ahipara and Herekino 12 Weekly packhorse in · raham 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. winter 38 Kaitaia and Awanui 6 Thrice weekly Coach or F. S. Waite 78 0 0 motor 39 Kaiwaka, Hakaru, and Mangawai 11 Twice weekly.. Motor in W. L. P. Jones .• 120 0 0 summer; gig in winter APRIL 3.J THE NEW ZEALANb GAZE'rTE. 909

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND---ronnn-Z.

Date or Annual Termination of j_!~g ,_I ____llervi_•_•· _____,l_;i:,._! ,,____l!'req-ue~y-.-, How performed. \ Name ol Contractor. , Subsidy. Contract.

PBBFOlUlllD VNDD CONTBAC"r-Continued. i s. d. 40 KaiwakaRailway-stationandPost-office I lil 6 times weekly Cart or horse J. A. McClean 42 0. 0 31 Dec., 1924. 41 Ka.mo Railway-station and Post-office / i Thrice weekly Motor A. F. McRae 22 10 0 (includes carriage of all hampers) 42 Ka.mo, Ruatangata, and Moengawahine 20 Thrice weekly Motor Northern Bus Com 200 0 0 (part rural delivery) pany 43 Kamo, Ruatangata East, and Otakai- 13 Thrice weekly Horse G. V. Drake 120 0 0 26 July, 1923. rangi (rural delivery) 44 Ka.ukapakapa and Parakakau 7 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry J.C. R. Cantelin 30 0 Ci 31 Dec., 1924. or wagon 45 Kaukapakapa Railway-station and Post i As required .. Vehicle F.Dye 30 0 0 office 46 *Kawakawa or Otiria, Pakaraka, Ohaea- 37 Thrice weekly Motor A. J. Rowsell 1,100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. wai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Marangai, Utakura, Maraeroa, and Horeke 47 Kerikeri and Waipapa 4 Thrice weekly Horse M. Kingi 39 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 48 Kiripaka and Ngunguru 7 Twice weekly .. Launch G. T. Shoobridge 60 0 0 Kohukohu and Broadwood.. . . 18 Thrice weekly 1 Motor A.P.Edwards 399 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 49 {Broaawood, Okioi, and Herekino (part 15 Twice weekly j rural delivery) Mangapai, :Moewhare, and Ruarangi 7 Weekly Horse J. Clegg 24 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. (rural delivery) 51 Mangapai and Waipu Caves (rural de 9i Weekly Horse B. Mundell 30 0 0 livery) 52 Mangatangi and Miranda Si Weekly Horse L. T. Coxhead 26 0 0 53 Mangatawhiri and l\faramarua 8 Thrice weekly Gig H. C. Clark 70 0 0 31 ned:, 1922. 54 Mangonui and Lake Ohia 10 Weekly Buggy J. H. Penney 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 55 Mangonui, Ontru, Komiti,Peria,Kaiaka, 30 Thrice weekly Coach or J. Penney 550 0 0 Fairbum's, Fairburn'• Junction, and motor Kaitaia 56 Manurewa, Alfriston, Brookby, and 10 Daily Motor or gig G. Granger 161 0 0 Whitford (part rural delivery) 57 Manurewa and Weymouth : 3i Thrice weekly Motor ,J. Evans 35 0 0 .. 58 Marsden Point, Ruakaka, and Waipu 13 6 times weekly Coach M. L. McLeod 365 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 59 Matakana, Big Omaha, Whangateau, 9 Weekly Horse C. E. Gravatt 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Leigh 60 Matakohe. and Ararua (rural cliilivery) 10 Twice weekly •• Gig F. Burdett 40 0 0 Matakohe and Hukatere • • . . 9 4 times weekly I { Horse or gig G. A. Mayall 120 0 0 :n Dec., 1922. 6l Hnkatereand Tinopai(partrural delivery) 6 Weekly .. / 62 J',fatakohe, Oparaku, and P_arahi (rural 12 Twice weekly .. Horse H. Hughes. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. delivery) 63 Maungaturoto Railway - station and 2i Thrice weekly Gig or horse ,T. Trewin 39 0 0 31 Dec., 1922 .. Marohemo · 64 Maungaturoto Railway - station, Post 3 6 times weekly Motor J. 1<'. Hyland 156 0 0 office, and Rowsell's (with extra trip to Maungaturoto one way) 65 *Maungaturoto and Wairere .. 6 Twice weekly .. I Vehicle . • G. B. Rogers 52 0 0 66 Mititai and Arapohue 3! 5 times weekly Gig or horse : Mrs. F. Webb 48 0 0 31 ned:, 1924. 67 Mititai and Okahu (rural delivery) 17 Thrice weekly in Cart . . I A. E. Wilkins 24 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. summer; twice weekly in winter 6~ New Lynn and Titirangi 3 Daily Cart W. A. Bishop 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 69 Ohaeawai and Ngawha 2 Thrice weekly Horse J. Lyon 26 0 0 70 Ohaeawai and Waimate North 5 Twice weekly. . Motor A. S. W. Hazard 45 0 0 71 tOhaeawai, Waimate North, Waipapa, 35 Weekly Motor or Penney and Ken- 97 10 0 Kaeo, and Whangaroa coach ney 72 Okaihau and Rangiahua 11 Thrice Wl)ekly Waggonette E. Nehua 110 0 0 73 Okioi, Irwin's Boardinghouse, and Wha 7 Twice weekly. . Launch P. Lindgard 80 0 0 ngape 74 Onewhero and Port Waikato 16 Twice weekly .. Horse R. Ihaka 45 0 0 75 Onewhero and Wairamarama (private 12 Weekly . Vehicle Pattullo Bros. 52 0 0 bag delivery) Opononi, ',V aiotemarama, Waimamaku Twice weekly., Vehicle 7i 1 F. ,J. Baker 100 0 0 { Waimamaku and Wekaweka (part 5 Weekly Horse ) 76 rural delivery, via Pakanae and W aimamal..-u Roads) 77 Otahuhu and East Tamaki •. 4 Daily Vehicle Andrew and An 42 0 0 drew 78 Otahuhu Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Vehicle Andrew and An 70 0 0 drew 79 Pakotai and Cheddar Hills (rural de 16 Weekly Horse Miss K. H. Ruddell 28 0 0 livery along portion of Okaharau and Opoutiki-Waima Roads) 80 Papakura, Clevedon South,and Clevedon 8 Twice daily Mot-Or J. Paton 140 0 0 (part rural delivery) 81 Papakura and Hunua 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor Laslett and Soper 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 82 Papakura and Karaka (rural delivery a20 Thrice weekly .. Motor Richardson Bros. 160 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. via Beach Road, Main Papakura- Wainku and Karaka.-Waiau Roads) 83 *Paparoa and Mararetu 6 Twice weekly •. Motor or buggy W. H. Rossiter .. 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 84 Paparoa and Pahl .. 6 Thrice weekly .. Motororbuggy W. H. Rossiter .. 90 0 0 85 Papatoetoe and Flat Bush (rural de al6f Daily Gig A. C. Black 156 0 0 6 No.;'., 1922. livery) 86 Patumahoe and Waiau Pa 11 Thrice weekly .. Gig A. W. Hamish .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 87 Pokeno, Pokeno Valley, Mangatawhiri 9 Daily Motor F. S. B. Lowry •• 195 0 0 Valley, and Mangatawhiri (part rural delivery) 88 Puhoi and Pukapuka 5 Thrice weekly ... Horse C. Paul 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 89 tPukekohe, Patumahoe, llfauku, Glen 14 Twice daily to Motor F. G. Parker 370 0 0 Temporarily ar brook Comer, Pukeoware, and Wai- Waiuku; daily ranged, pend. nku · to other places ing Railway I Department taking over I line. aRound trip. 910 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-continued.------Date of Frequency. ___s_&_•_lc_a ______,_Jlil ! How performed. I Name of Con~·-a-ct-or_._,__s_~_:i_ual_d_y.--'-_T_erm_c_~_~tra-ati~f of

PERFORMED UNDER 0oNTRACT--contmued. £ 8. d. 90 Pukekohe and Pukekohe Easo 3 Daily Gig T. Morgan 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 91 Pukekohe and Puni 4 Daily Horse A. G. Landon 55 0 0 92 Puni and Tuketuke (rural delivery along 4 Thrice weekly. . Horse A. G. Landon 35 0 0 Main Road to Eastern Drain) 93 Ramarama and Ararimu (part rural 8 Twice:weekly .• Wagon R. Armiger 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. delivery) 94 Ranganui Railway-station and Batley .. 7 Weekly Launch J. Lewis 52 0 0 95 Rangiahua, Umawera, and Mangamuka 15 Twice weekly .. Trap· N. Otene 70 0 0 31 Dec.," 1924. f Rangi Point Landing and Post-offioe .• l Twice weekly ( 96 Horse Mrs. E. Dunn l Rangi Point and Mitimiti . • . . 5 Weekly .. j 39 10 0 97 Rawene and llfotukaraka 2 Thrice weekly .. Launch G. T. Clendon .. 46 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 98 Rawene, Omanaia, One, and Whirinaki 15 Twioe weeklv .. Packhorse S. Wikaira 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 99 Rawene and Whakarapa 12 Weekly • Launch M. Te Wake 25 0 0 100 Ruakaka and Mata 6 Thrice weekly .. Horse Miss C. R. Draffin 26 0 0 31 net, rn22. 101 Rus.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAN~.

1 Date of Service. Frequency. I How. performed.· Name of Contractor. , Annual Termination of· I Subsidy. Contract.

PERll'ORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. £ s. d. 1 Ahuroa, Komokoriki, and Glorit 10 Weekly Horse T. J. Becher 20 0 0 2 Amodeo Bay steamer and post-office •• 23ch As required . . Foot and boat S. C. L. McCall .. 3 0 0 3 Aranga Railway-station and Post-office q Thrice weekly.. Wagon Bourke and Co ... 20 0 0 4 Auckland and Buckland's Beach 17 Daily Motor W. J. Hindman 20 0 0 5 Auckland Landing Service (landing and As required Steamer Defence Depart- I 250 0 0 shipping mails to and from vessels in ment the stream) 6 Auckland and Onehunga 8 Daily out ; 5 Electric tram- Auckland C i t y 6s. 5d. per times weekly in car Council week. 7 Auckland Suburban Post-offices and Hourly between Electric tram- Auckland C i t y 477 12 0 Chief Post-office (Dominion Road, 9 a.m. and 6 Council Epsom, Greenwood's Corner, Grey p.m. from all Lynn - Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount offices except Greenwood's Corner, Royal Oak, Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, and West Lynn; twicc daily from Greenwood's Ponsonby, Remuera, Royal Oak, Comer, Royal Oak, and West, Lynn Upper Symonds St., and West Lynn) 8 Awanui Landing and Kaitaia 5 Weekly Mo tor or F. S. Waite 20 0 0 vehicle 9 Awanui and Waipapakauri .. 3 As required Motor or R. M. Jones 20 0 0 horse 10 Awanui Wharf and Post-office ! As required Horse B. Rivers 15 0 0 11 Awhitu Central and Manukau Heads 6 Weekly Horse F. Hall 15 0 0 12 Birkenhead Wharf and Post-office l As required Motor-bus Birkenhead Motor- 6d. per bag bus and Transit or hamper. Co. (Ltd.) 13 Broadwood and Paponga 7 Twice weekly .. Horae Mrs. E. Dyer 15 0 0 14 Buckland Railway-station and Post- 100 Twice daily .• Foot J. F. O'Malley .. 10 0 0 office yd. 15 Cabbage Bay Wharf and Post-office 2! As required Vehicle J. Meredith 16 0 0 16 Clevedon and Whakatiri 7 Twice weekly .. Cart S. Bryers and Co. 5 0 0 17 Coromandel and Driving Creek lt Daily Horse W. H. French . . 20 0 0 18 Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay 11 Weekly Horse K. Potae 20 0 0 19 Greenhithe Wharf and Post-office 1 Daily Foot G. W. Coulam 10 0 0 20 Hikurangi and Marna 6 Weekly Horse Mrs. N. Nancarrow 2s. 6d. per trip. 21 Hikurangi and Tanekaha 6 Thrice.weekly in Motor Hikurangi Dairy I 10 0 0 summer; Co. (Ltd.) twice weekly in winter 22 Hukerenui and Riponui 6 Twice weekly.. I Horse W. 0. Clark 16 0 0 23 Hukerenui and Tapuhi 5 Twice weekly. . Horse Mrs. E. M. Hedley 15 12 0 24 Irwin's Boardinghouse and Pawarenga 2 Twice weekly. . Horso H. Poriwhira 6 0 0 25 Kaeo, Otoroa, and Te Pene .. 14 Weekly Coach Penney and Kenney 20 0 0 26 Kaeo and Pupuke .• 6 Twioe weekly. • Horse S. Slade 7 0 0 27 Kaimaumau Landing-service 50 Weekly Foot F. J. Hagger 11 0 0 yd. 28 Kaimaumau and Rangiputa •. • 4 Weekly Yacht J. D. Meenan 5 0 0 29 Kohukohu and Rawene 5 Daily Launch T. F. Hartley 10 0 0 30 Kohukohu and Tutekehua .. 6 Thrice weekly in Launch Hokianga Co-op. 2s. 6d. per summer; weekly Dairy Co. (Ltd.) trip. in winter 31 Koutu Wharf and Post-office 100 As required Foot Miss M. La. V. E. 10 0 0 yd. Riokcord 32 Kuaotunu Landing-service •. ! Fortnightly or Boat Miss M. Ritchie 7s. 6d. per monthly trip. 33 Lake Ohia and Whatuwhiwhi 12 Weekly Horse T. Hetaraka 6 0 0 34 Lake Ohia Road Junction and Parapara 2 Weekly Horse C. W. Wright 9 0 0 35 Mahurangi Landing-service .. ! Thrice weekly Foot Mrs. M. M. Lawrie 20 0 0 36 Makarau Railway-station and Post-office 4 Twice weekly .. Horse Miss F. M. Hooper 20 0 0 37 Mangat.angi and Kaiaua 10 Weekly Horse R. E. Workman .. 20 0 0 38 Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi 6 Weekly Motor F. S. B. Lowry .. 20 0 0 39 Mangonui, Kenana, and Kohumaru 11! Weekly Horse N. Rapa 13 0 0 40 Mangonui and Taemaro 6 Weekly Boat and horse D. 0. Morris 8 0 0 41 Maraetai Wharl and Post-office 1 As required Foot J. H. Webb 10 0 0 42 Mareretu and Ta.ipuha 6 Weekly Horse A. T. Johnston •. 13 0 0 43 Marsden Point and Takahiwai 6 Weekly Horse M. Pirihi 15 0 0 44 Matakana and Tawharanui .• 7 Weekly Horse E.G. Day 12 0 0 45 llfaungatapere, Kara, and Kokopu 10 Twice weekly .. Horse A. E. Walker 19 0 0 46 Maungatapere .and Otuhi 5 Weekly Horse A. Edge 13 0 0 47 Naumai Wharf and Post-office ! As required •. Foot Miss E. Te Paa .. 12 0 0 48 Ngunguru and Tntukaka 2! Thrice weekly Vehicle H. Ferguson 10 0 0 49 Northcote Wharf and Post-office ! Weekly Foot C. Greenslade 5 4 0 50 Ohaeawai and Otiria (one way only, 10 Weekly Motor Triangle Motor Co. 7s. 6d. per letter mail) trip. 51 Okonga Landing-service 3 Weekly Foot and boat Mrs. E. Carlson .. 8 0 0 52 Okupu Landing-service 80 As required Foot and boat Mrs. M. J. Sander- 6 10 0 yd. son 53 Onerahi, Limestone, and Portland 2 Thrice weekly La1mch Wilson's Portland 20 0 0 Cement Co. (Ltd.) 54 Onerahi Wharf, Railway-station, and 500 As required .. Handcart l\:Irs, I. M. Brown 40 0 0 Post-office yd 55 Opaheke and Ponga 5 Twice weekly .• Horse Mrs. A. K. Knight 12 0 0 56 Opahekc Railway-station and Post- i Twice daily Foot P. 0. Roy 12 10 0 office 57 Opua and Waihaha 7 Weekly Foot and boat A. Burling 14 0 0 58 Orere Point steamer and Post-office I! Weekly Boat Miss G. Ashby 4 0 0 59 Orua Bay Wharf and Post-office i Twice weekly .. Horse Miss D. M. F. Jo. 8 0 0 hallBBOn 912 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

P03TAL DISTRICT OF AUCKL.AND-ootztinued.

Date~ Termination of jj_/ ______s_erv1__ ~------~'i_f~{~i~-~-~-u_~_c_r_. __ ~l~H---perf_orm__ ~-~1-N_-_•_~_0on_t_ractor __ ·~-'-J!~~ Con~

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT-C0711inued. £ s. d. 60 Oruru and Paranui 2 Twice weekly .. Horse I N. Pnru .. IO O O: 61 Pahl and Whakapirau ! Thrice weekly Boat W. H. H. Jackman IO O O 62 Paihia Wharf and Post-office 28ch As required •. Foot W. H. Bedggood 15 0 0 63 Pakaraka and Puketona 7 Thrice weekly Horse A. D. Martin 13 0 0 64 Paremoremo steamer and Post-office .. ! Daily Foot Mrs. T. Dewdney 10 0 0 65 Parua Bay Landing and Post-office 1 Thrice weekly Horse L. K. Hamett .. IO O 0 66 Peria and Te Koroa 7 Twice weekly .. Horse F. Rhodes II 5 0 67 Pokeno and Razorback 3 Thrice weekly Horse Mrs. E. Webster 18 0 0 68 Port }'itzroy and Motairehe 9 Fortnightly Horse Mrs. E. Walker .. I IO 0 69 Port Fitzroy and Okiwi 5 Weekly Horse Miss X. Cooper .. 5 0 0 70 Port Fitzroy steamer and Post-office .. 22 Weekly Foot E.G. LeRoy II O 0 yd. 71 Pouto Wharf and Post-offiee ! 4 times weekly Foot C. Newman 5 0 0 72 Raupo Wharf and Post-office 150 Daily Foot Miss I. Gubb 15 0 0 yd. 73 Rawene Wharf and Post-office Sch As required Cart J. J. Beazley 20 0 0 74 f Riverhead Wharf and Post-office ! } D 'I • Foot G. Clifton l Kumeu Railway-station and Riverhead 3 ai Y IO O 0 75 Ruawai Wharf and Post-office !Sch As required Foot F. Ellis 20 0 0 76 Ruawai and Whenuanui 4 4 times weekly Cart C. McCarthy Nil to and three times weekly from Whenuanni 77 Russell and Kerikeri 12 Twice weekly, . Launch Fuller Bros. 20 0 0 78 Russell and Manawaora 8 Weekly Horse H. H. King 8 0 0 79 St. Heliers Wharf and Post-office i Thrice daily . . Foot Mrs. M. A. G. 20 0 0 Fuller-Sandye 80 Silverdale Wharf and Post-office !Och As required Foot Mrs. M. K. Trebilc,o 15 0 0 81 Stre.amlands coach and Post-office i Thrice weekly Foot T. C. R. OA.kes 5 0 0 82 Taheke and Punakitere 3! Thrice weekly Horse O.T.Mohi 17 0 0 83 Taheke and Waima 6 Twice weekly .. Horse D. Wilcox 13 0 0 84 Tairua and Hikuai 9 Weekly Launch C. C. Beach 13 0 0 85 Tairua Wharf and Post-office 130 As required Cart 0. C. Beach 4 IO 0 yd. 86 Tangiteroria st.earner and Post-office 0!-ch As required Foot S. S. (".,ampbell 12 10 0 87 Tangowahine Valley Road and School 3! Twice waekly .• Horse S. H. Thome IO O 0 (rural delivery) 88 Tauhoa and Hoteo Bridge (rural de, 4 Twice weekly in Horse H. Sanderson 20 0 0 livery) sum.mer ; weekly in winter 89 Taumarere Railway-station and Post, 110 As required . • Foot Miss L, M. Goodhue 10 0 0 office yd. 90 Te Atatu Landing and Post-office 2 Thrice weeklv Cart F. McDonald 16 0 0 91 TP. Hana &ilway-station and Post-office ! 7 times weekiy Packhorse or G. E. Farrand 17 IO 0 Vehicle 92 Te Kopuru and Red Hill 5 Weekly Horse G. Pitoni 15 0. 0 93 Te Kopuru and Ripia 4 Thrice weekly Horse or trap H. Te Paa 7 0 0 94 Te Pena and Matauri Bay I!I Weekly .. Horse T. Haare 2 IO 0 95 I Tint>pai Wharf and Post-office 1 Weekly .. Vehicle E. M. BroWll 96 Titoki and Houto .. 4 Thrice weekly Cart W. W. Holster IO O 0O I 97 Totara North and Whangaroa (one way 41 Weekly Launch L. M. Lane IO O 0 only) 98 Towai and Paiaka .• 3 Twice weekly .. Horse Mrs. L. A. Rusk 7 16 o I 99 Tryphena : Landing and shipping mails 100 As required .. Foot and boat G. V. Braithwaite 6 0 0 yd. 100 Turiwiri Wharf and Post-office 3 Thrice weekly Horse Mrs. M. Martin •. 6 0 0 IOI Waikopua Wharf and Post-office 300 Thrice weekly Foot J. G. Knight 5 0 0 yd. 102 Waikumete and Oratia 2! Daily Foot Mrs. C. Leedham 18 0 0 103 Waikumete Railway-station and Post- I! Twice daily .. Foot Mrs. C. Cochrane IO O 0 office ch. 104 Waiwera and Orewa 3! Twice weekly .. Trap or horse A. Cook 17 IO 0 105 Warkworth and Pohuehue .. 4 Weekly Horse Miss F. M. Shaw 12 0 0 106 Warkworth and Waiwhiu 5 Twice weekly .. Horse A.H. Joyce 10 0 0 107 Whakapara and Puhipuhi .. 5 Weekly Coach E. F. Jordan 15 0 0 108 Whangamata and Opoutere 9 Weekly Horse J. Savage 15 0 0 109 Whangaparaoa stea.mer and Post-office 420 As required Foot W. Po!kinghome 5 0 0 yd. no Whangarei and Parua Bay .. 15 Weekly Launch E. H. Wright 7 0 0 Ill Whangarei and Tahere II Weekly Trap W. Morgan 20 0 0 112 Whangarei Heads Landing and Post- 2 Thrice weekly Foot M. Stuart 8 0 0 office 113 Whangarei Heads and Taurikura 2! Thrice weekly .. Launch or E. B Jagger 12 0 0 horse ll4 Whatoro Railway-station and Post-office !Och Daily Foot M. J, Nelson 7 16 0 115 Whitianga Landing-service . . 20 As required •• Foot A. B. White I 16 0 yd.

PERFORMED BY POSTIIUSTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHIOH INCLUDED IN SALARY), I Babvlon Railway-station aod Post- · IO As required . . Foot Mrs. E. Tapp office yd. 2 Batley Wharf and Post-officp 300 Twice weekly. . Foot A. F. Roadley yd. 3 Bickorstaffe Railway-station and Puke 2! Twice weekly. . Cart T. H. Wallace rata 4 Chelaea Wharf and Post-office i Daily Foot F. Hubble 5 Cowes steamer and Post-office 400 As required .. Foot H. I. Insley yd. 6 Drury Railway-station and POl!t-office 500 4 times daily •• Foot Mrs ..E. M. Hamil yd. ton 7 Gumtown steamer and Post-office 300 As required .. Foot E. Nicholas yd. APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 913

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCK.LAND-continued.

Date or ..lnnual Termination ol Subsidy. :_:~=!~'------l!emce.------'~'~i~·~'--l!'req_u_eney_._ 1How performed, I. Name ol Contractor. Contract.

PERFORJIIED BY Po~TlllASTEBS (PAYMENT FOB. WHICH INCLUDED IN SALABY)--continued. 8 Hobsonville steamer and Post-office 2 Daily Foot J. W. Sinton 9 Hoteo Ra.ilwav-station and Post-office ll As required Foot T. A. Gubb 10 Huapai Railway-station and Post-office 100 Daily Foot W. H. Ma.lins yd. 11 Kaipara Fla.ts Railway-station and 150 As required Foot Miss M. M. Salt Post-office yd. 12 Ka.wakawa and Karetu 9 Weekly Horse Miss F. Padlie 13 Kumeu Railway-station and Post-office 3ch Daily Foot Miss V. A. M. Boord 14 Ma.ropiu Railway-sta.tio~ and Post-office 70 Daily Foot W. G. Marchant .. yd. 15 Marsden Point Whip-£ and PoPt-office .. l As required Foot Mrs. J. Munro 16 Mata.kana steamer and Post-oiJice .. 13ch As required Foot or trap Mrs. E. K. Leather 17 Ma.taka.na Lower st.ea.mer and Post-office 1 Twice weekly .. Foot J. L. Buchanan .. I 18 Maungaturoto and Rowsell's (one way l! Weekly Ho_rse T. Healey only) 19 Mitita.i steamer and Post-office 4ch As required Foot Miss H. Wilkins .. I 20 Opa.hi Railway-station and Pokere i Twice weekly .• Foot J. J. Packer 21 Opononi Wharf and Post-office 4c As required Foot A. Andrewes 22 Orakei Wharf and Post-office Dailv Foot P. Lawrence 23 Penrose Railway-station and Post-office 20ch As required .. Bicycle Miss H. L. Vincent 24 Putiki st.earner and Post-office i As required .. Foot J. A. Aspden 25 Swanson Railway-station and Post-office 4ch Daily Foot Mrs. M. Corey 26 Ta.itimu Wharf and Post-office l Thrice wr,ckly .. Foot T. G. Bryan 27 Taka.nini Railway-station and Post-office 100 Daily Foot D. Webster yd. 28 Tanga.ihi Landing-service 150 Twice weekly .• Launch Miss K. Houghton yd. 29 Taupaki Railway-station and Post-office 250 Daily Foot Miss H. M. Gray yd. 30 Tikinui steamer and Post-office 100 As required Foot G. Gaynor yd. 31 Totara North steamer and Post-office ll As required Foot L. M. Lane 32 Wa.ima.uku Railway-station and Post 2ch Daily Foot L. C. Foster office 33 Wa.itakere Railway-station and Post- 200 Daily Foot F.New office yd. 34 Wha.ngama.ta steamer and Post-office 1 As required Foot G. W. Smailes 35 Whatipu Wharf and Post-office i As required Foot Miss L. J. Gibbons 36 Whenuapai "'narf and Post-offi!)8 200 Daily Foot J. W. Brinson .. yd. 37 Wiri Railway-station and Post-office .. If Daily Horse L. H. Spooner .. 38 Woodhill Railway-station and Post 200 Daily Foot Mrs. E. A. Pen- office yd. gelly

PEBFORlllED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. 1 Aratapu steamer and Post-office 100 As required Foot yd. 2 Auckland Railway-station, wharves, l As required Motor and Chief Post-office 3 Auckland : Clearing receivers within a Thrice daily Motor radius of 4} miles of Chief Post-office 4 Auckland: Deliverv of Postmen's extra Twice daily in Motor bags as required ; also delivery of city ; daily in parcels in city and suburbs suburbs 5 Avondale Railway-station and Post l As required Foot office ti Devonport Wharf and Post-office 2ich As required Handcart 7 Ellerslie Railway-station and Post-office 300 As required Foot yd. 8 Helensville Railway-station, Wiuvf, and l As required Handcart Post-office 9 Henderson Railway-station and Post- 16oh As required Handcart office lO Hikura.ngi Railway-station and Post- 350 As required Handcart office yd. 11 Kawaka.wa Railway-station and Post- 250 As required Foot office yd. 12 Kohukohu Wharf and Post-office 140 As required Foot yd. 13 Manurewa Railway-station and Post- l As required Foot office 14 Northcote Wharf and Post-office l As required Foot Onehunga Railway-station and Post- 2 15 { office ~i }As required Handcart Onehunga Wharf and Post-office •• 16 'apakura Railway-station and Post 27ch As required Handcart or office bicycle 17 Papatoetoe Railway-station and Post 50 As required Foot office yd. 18 ,Pukekohe Railway-station and Post ! As required Handcart office 19 Tuakau Railway-station and Post-office 150 As required Handcart yd.

SEA SERVICES. £ s. d. 1 I Auckland, Tryphena, Okupu, Whanga-1621 Weekly • • 1 Steamer . · 1 Northem Steam- , 250 0 0 131 Dec., 1922. para, Okonga, Port Fitzroy, and ship Co. (Ltd.) Motairehe 914 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAN~inmd.

Date of ;;i., .,., II!..- Jl'raquency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Tennlnatlon of HI s~... ;ii I ,. I Bublld:,. Contract. fz;~ i!! ~o~------~~o~------~-----~------~----~----- SEA SERVICES-continued, £ s. d. 2 Auckland, Whangaroa, and Mangonui 184 Weekly Steamer Northern Steam- 225 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. (one way only) ship Co. (Ltd.) 3 ,rnargaville, Hoanga, Tangowahine, 31 7 ti rn es fort- Steamer Northern Wairoa 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Pukehuia, Kirikopuni, and Tangi- nightly Co-operative teroria Nov. to Feb. ; Dairy Co. (Ltd.) thrice weekly Sept., Oct., March, and April; twice weekly May to August 4 De.rgaville, Turiwiri, Are.te.pu, Mitita.i, 20 Daily Stea.mer .. INorthern Wairoa 275 0 0 ,, Te Kopuru, Te.te.rariki, Toke.toke., Co-oper e.tive Ne.uma.i, Tikinui, Re.upo, and Ruawai Dairy Co. (Ltd.) (inter-river) 5 ,rHelensville, Pouto, Tange.ihi, Ruawai, 64 Twice weekly to Stea.mer IG. T. Niccol •. 1,300 0 0 Raupo, Tikinui, Naumai, Tokatoka, Pouto, Tanga- Tate.re.riki, Te Kopuru, Arate.pu, ihi, Tikinui, I Me.nge.whare, and Darga.ville and Tatatariki ; 5 times weekly to other places 6 Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Koutu, 26 Thrice weekly •. Launch J. ~- Andrewes .. 350 0 0 Rangi Point, Oponoui, and Oma.pare 7 Ra.wane, Kohukohu, and Horeke (one 9 Twice weekly .. Launch T. F. Hartley 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. way only) 8 RuBBell, Paihia, and Opua 4 As required Launch 0. R. Neumann .. 100 0 0 ,, 9 Whangarei Harbour, between steamer 22 Thrice weekly .. Launch Northern Steam- 175 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. " Manaia "and Marsden Point, Parua ship Co. (Ltd.) Bay, Reotahi, and Whangarei Heads

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM. PERFORI\IED UNDER CONTRACT, £ s. d. l Blenheim Chief Post-office : Deliverv of As required . . Express S. E. Brown 3d. per par- 31 Dec., 1924. parcels and postmen's bags • eel; 6d. per postmen's bag 2 Blenheim Railway-station, vessels in l As required • • Motor-lorry •. R. Hobson 200 0 0 river, and Chief Post-office Blenheim, Renwicktown, Waihopai, 40 Thrice weekly Wairau Valley, llillersden, Want- { 3 wood, and Birch Hill (part rural de- M. N. Rrryner . . 240 0 0 livery) Birch Hill and Branch River .. 4 Twice weekly .. 4 §11,rBJenheim, Seddon, Grassmcre, Ward, 95 Daily United Motor Ser- 32 0 0 Kekerangu, Clarence Bridge, Manga vice (Limited) maunu, Hapuku, and Kaikoura 5 Blenheim and Netlterwood 30 Twice weekly .. Coach W. Gosling and Son 240 0 0 ,, 6 Blenheim, Onamalutu, Fabian's Valley, 42 Twice we«>kly .. Motor-lorry •. The E. H. Best 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Pine Valley, and Te Rou Company (Ltd.) 7 Canvastown and Deep Creek 6 Daily Coach W. H. Reeve 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1924, 8 Hapuku and Chisnall's Homestead (rural 8 Thrice weekly .. Gig Mrs. A. Nordstrom 40 0 0 delivery) 9 Hapuku and Puhipuhi (rural delivery) 5 Weekly Gig Mrs. A. Nordstrom 30 0 0 IO Havelock, Mahakipawa, and Grove 12 Thrice weekly .. Motor .J. Murphy 95 0 0 31 De;_', 1922. Wharf. 11 Havelock Wharf and Post-office l As reg uired Tr"p A. J. Brown 26 0 0 :n Dec., 1924. 12 Picton Railway-station, wharves, and l As required Express or Parfitt and Gould 190 0 0 Post-office (includes landing and ship motor ping transit mails at Picton wharves) 13 Spring Creek and Rapaura .. 4 D1tilv Motor-cycle H. O. Squire 50 0 O 14 Seddon, Jordan, and Molesworth 61· Weekly Express A. P. Satherley . . 250 o· 0 PEBFORIIIED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. l Blind River Railway-station and Post l Daily Foot Mrs. E. Snowden 13 0 0 office 2 Kenepuru Head Landing-place and Post l! Twice weekly.. Foot or horse F. J. Beech 5 0 0 office 3 Koromiko Railway-station and Post- l Daily Trap D. Paterson 20 0 0 office 4 Renwicktown and Omaka 3 Twice weekly •. Horse Mrs. R. R. Byford 20 0 0 5 Te Rou and Top Valley 3 Twice weekly .. Horse J. Moore 5 0 0 6 Tuamarina and Waikakaho .. 51 Weekly •. Horse J. Harris 15 0 0 7 j Tua.marina Railway-station and Post ! Thrice daily .. Foot Mrs. E. G. Knight 12 0 0 office

PERFORIIIED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. 1 I Manaroa Wharf and Post-office . . I ii As required • • I Foot . . I SEA SERVICES. 1 Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, 35 Weekly Launch T. A. Smith 137 0 0 31 Dec., 1924 Hakahaka, Whangataura, and Nga kuta 2 French Pass, Port Gore, Titirangi, 102 Weekly (except Launch J. W. Orchard 368 0 0 Okoha, Te Puru, Waka.ta.hurl, Forsyth Port Gore, Island, Port Ligar, Bulwer, Waits.ta fortnightly) Bay, Pohuenui, Waihohonu, Elaine Bay, Brightlands, Manaroa, Hopai, Crail Bay, and Homewood (calling at all places both wavA) AFBIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 915

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM-continued.

Service. :!· 1 Frequency. 1·I· How pe:.rormed. \ Contractor. \ Ter~~ti°::: l !.. 0" ~~~~-~! Subsidy.A~==--1 Contract.'

SEA SERVICES--con!inued. £ s. d. 3 Havelock, Brownlecs, Ohingaroa, 62 Twice weekly. . Launch E. A Johnson .. 220 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Mahan, Nikau Bay, Tamure, Yncyca Bay, Homewood, To Rawa, Tira Ora, Hamilton's, The Reef, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, Pinohia, Whatanihi, Kai uma Bay, and Havelock 4 Picton, Kilmarnock, Wharehunga, Ota 76 Fortnightly I Launch Philpotts a n d 98 16 0 nerau, Onauku, Motuara Island, Gillice Cannibal Cove, and Anakakata 5 Picton, Pukekoikoi, Endeavour Inlet, 33 Weekly Launch Bowden, Bowden, 80 0 0 and Resolution Bay and Kenny 6 Picton, Koutounui, Hitaua, Onapua, 28 Weekly Launch Bowden, Bowden, 80 0 0 Redheugh, Te Weka, Te Pangu, and Kenny Craigieburn, and Te Awaiti 7 Pinoltia (or Nikau Bay), Broughton Bay, 40 Twice weekly .. Launch J. W. Orchard .. 90 0 0 St. Omer, Waitaria Bay, Portage, and i Kenepuru Head 8 Picton and Endeavour Inlet 251 Weekly Launch Philpott• a n d Nil Gillice ------

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHR.ISTCHURCH. PERFORMED UNDER CONTRA.OT, £ s. d. l Amberley and Mount Brown (rural 12 Thrice weekly. . Motor vehicle S. Frew 86 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. delivery) 2 Anama Railway-station and Post-office 31, Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle T. F. Lee 38 0 0 3 Annat and Russell's Flat (rural delivery) al3 Daily Horse vehicle M. D. Coffey 55 0 0 4 Arthur's PBl!s, Otira, and Otira Railway- 9 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle A. Hall (Ltd.) and 624 0 0 Until "comple station Cassidv and Co. tion of Otira (Ltd.). Tunnel. 5 Ashburton and Laghmor (rural delivery) 10 Daily Horse vehicle A. McDowell 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1024. 6 Ashburton and Ashbnrton Forks (rural 16 Tluicc weekly .. l\fotor-cyele E. H. Healey 130 0 0 delivery) 7 Ashbnrton, .Elgin, Wakanni, Riverside, al6 Thrice Wl'ekly .. Motor-cycle E. IL Healey 180 0 0 Seaview, Seafield, Newland, and Ash bnrton 8 Ashburton, Wheatstone, ARhton, Water 16 Daily Motor vehicle R. J. Gluyas 180 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. ton, and Longbea.ch

9 Ashburton, Winchmore, Porowhita,{ out18!} . and Springfield Estate (rural delivery) : Daily .. Motor vel1icl0 .E. H. Healey 200 0 0

10 Ashburton Railway-station and Post- i As required up to Home vehicle S. Cunliffe ls. 10d. per 31 Dec., 1924. office ' five trips daily trip 11 Aylesbury, Charing Cross, and Greendale 11 Daily Horse vehicle E. Kilburn 120 0 0 12 Barry's Bay, ]j'rench Farm, and Wainui 6 Daily Horse vehicle A.H. Hawker 80 0 0 13 Chertsey and Pendarves (delivery of 14 Daily Horse vehicle P. J\foCann 180 O O 31 Dec':, 1922. private hags) 14 Christchurch and Cheviot 74 Daily Motor vehide United Motor Ser- 49 0 · 0 31 Dec., 1924. vice (Ltd.) 15 t§!IOhristchurch, Halswell, Tai Tapu, 55 Daily Motor vehicle Read's Motor Co. 845 0 0 31 Dec., Hi:.!2. Motukarara, Ataahua, Poranni, Little (Ltd.) River, Barry's Bay, Duvauchelle, Robinson's Bay, Takamatua, and Akaroa I 16 Christchurch and Leithfield . • 30 Daily Motor vehicle United Motor Ser 43 0 0 i 31 Dec., 192•1. vice (Ltd.) 17 Christchurch, Motunau, and Stonyhurst 67 Daily Motor vehicle United Motor Ser 104 0 0 Gate vice (Ltd.) 18 Christchurch, Woodend, Waikuku, and 20 Daily Motor vehicle Kaikoura Motor Co. 25 0 0 Saltwater Creek (Ltd.) 19 Coalgate and Hororata 4} Daily Motor vehicle I A. E. Pollard .. 75 0 0 20 §Culverden and Hanmer Springs 24! Daily Motor vehicle W. V. Mockett .. 245 0 0 21 Culverden and Lowry Hills (private bag 91 Thrice weekly .. Motor vehicle W. V. Moclmtt .. 70 0 0 delivery) 22 Darfield and Kimberley 3! Daily Horse vehicle Miss S. Revelev .. 1\0 0 0 23 Doyleston Railway-station and Post, i 4 times daily .. Foot W. A. Nelson • 40 0 0 office 24 Ealing, Mataipuke, and Ruapuna (in 16 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle ,J. Conway 140 0 0 cluding clearing of posting-boxes at Cross Road, School Road, and Ander son's Comer) 25 Flaxton Railway-station, Post-office, 4 Daily Horse vehicle P.Qninn 38 0 0 and Ohoka 26 tGlentunnel, Glenroy, Windwhistle 30 Thrice weekly .. Motor vehicle W. Leeming 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. House, and Lake Coleridge 27 Hawarden and The Peaks (rural delivery) 27£ Daily Motor vehicle C. S. Brooker 230 0 0 28 Hawarden and Woodgrove •• 4 Daily Horse vehicle P. O'Connor 80 0 0 31 De/: 1924. Hinds, Maronan, and Lismore 29 f Hinds, Lowcliffe, and Lynnford ~~ }Daily HorRe vehicle Mrs. E. O'Reilly 260 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 30 Homby Railway-station and Yaldhurst 3 Daily Horae vehicle Mrs. E. S. Burgess 26 0 0 31 DPc., 1924. 31 Irwell Railway - station, Post - office, 9! Daily H.orse vehicle C. Lawrence 1:15 0 0 Brookside, and Killinchy 32 Kaiapoi, Clarkville, and Eyreton 8 Daily Horse v~hicle P. Shepherd 96 0 0 33 Kaikoura and Kaikoura Suburban 3 Daily Motor vehicle Kaikoura Motor 20 0 0 Co. (Lt.d. l a Round trip. B . . 916 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZE'l'T.E . [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH-continued. --- -·--·-·---~---,------·----· ll'requency How performed. \ Name of Contractor. ~':i°t~. UJl:llt0 Bemoe. I=IQ,}ii I l I l_:i::i.:~ ~~ -~~~~~~~~~-----~~~~~---- PERFORMED UNDER CoNTRACT--COnlinued. £ s. d. 34 Kirwee and Courtene,y • . . . I 3!1 Dailv Horse vehicle F. W. Roper 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 35 Le Bon's Bay, Duvauchelle, Pigeon Bay, a60 De,ily Motor vehicle A. C. N. Anderson 750 0 0 Little Akaloa, Chorlton, Okain's Bay, e,nd Le Ban's Bay 36 Leeston, Lakeside, and Taumutu 8 Daily Horso vehicle D. Millar 100 0 0 :n Dec., 1922. 37 Little River and Puaha 4 Daily Horse vehicle Mrs. J. A. Vanstone 53 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 38 1 'Little River and Te Oka (rural delivery) 5 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle P. ,T. Sullivan 75 0 0 39 Lowcliffe and Coldatream Settlement al4 Daily Motor vehicle R. Bonnington .. 78 0 0 (rural delivery) 40 Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, 13 Daily Motor vehicle Conway & Webster 180 0 0 Allandale, and Teddington 41 Mayfield and Porateko (rural delivery) a24 Thrice weekly.. Horse vehicle S. G. Owers 90 0 0 Temporary ar rangement. 42 Medbury Railway-station, Post-office, 4l Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle Mrs. R. Murray 48 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Hurunui 43 Methven and Highhank 6! 4 times weekly Horse vehicle G. W. Dore 60 0 0 44 Methven and Mount Hutt (private-bag st Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle R. W. Wightman 30 0 0 31 De~:. 1922. delivery) 45 Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge .. 18 Weekly Horse vehicle T. W. Hix 98 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 46 Ouruhia and Coutts Island .• 3 Daily Horse D. P. George 40 0 0 47 Oxford and Glentui Station (rural de 10 Daily Horse vehicle G. E. Youngme,n 140 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. livery) 48 Oxford, Tawera, Cooper's Creek, View 19} Daily Horse vehicle W. L. Oldman •. 145 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Hill, and Bexley 49 Oxford and Whakahua (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly •. Horse vehicle M. E. Morgan 50 0 0 50 *§UP a r n ass us, Conway Fingerpost, 37 Daily Motor vehicle United Motor Ser- 17 0 0 Hundalee. Oaro, and Kaikoura vice (Ltd.) 51 Raka;a, Barr Hill, and Highbank 18 Daily H01'Se vehicle ,J. J. Cronin 180 0 0 52 Rakaia; Ovordale, Kyle (via Dobbin's lfl! Daily Horse vehicle G. W, E. Stoddart 140 0 0 Ford and River Road), and Dorie 53 Rakaia and Te Pirita 8 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle R, H. Fagan 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 54 Rangiora, Okuku, Hayland, Birch Hill, 25! Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle F. Elderton 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Rakahuri 55 Rangiora Railway-station and Post-office l As required H01w vehfole A. Hendy ls. per trip 56 Rangiora, Lobum, North Lobum, and 15 Daily Horse vehicle H. C. Cox 165 0 0 Whit.crook Station (rural delivery from North Lobum onwards) 57 Rotherham Railway-station and Post ! Twice daily Motor vehicle T. WiddoW'!on 50 0 0 office 58 Scargill Railway-station and Post-office l Twice daily Horse vehicle T. 0. Johnson 40 0 0 59 Spcingbum Railway-station, Post-office, 6 Daily Motor vehicle T. M. Hutt 120 0 0 Staveley, and Alford Forest 60 Springston Railway-station and Spring- 3 Daily Horse vehicle D. Hamilton 30 0 0 ston South or bicycle 61 Va!etta Railway-station and Mayfield 5 Twice daily Horse vehicle J. A. Lilley 62 View Hill and Rockford 5 Thrice weekly .. Horse Miss E. H. Fe,rrelly go I 63 §ll'lfWaiau and Kaikoura 52! Thrice weekly .. Motor vehicle Kaikoura Motor 200~i i0 Co. (Ltd.) 64 Waian Railway-station and Post-office ll Twice daily Horse vehicle T. Derrett 45 ·O 0 65 Weedon's Railway-station, Post-office, 10 Daily Motor vehicle W. H. Oakley 100 0 0 West Melton, and Halkett Town 66 Winslow, Willowby, and Eiffelton 6 Daily Horse vehicle Mrs. I. Mciver r.o o o

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. 1 Belfast Railway-station and Post-office, l 4 times daily • • Foot A. Brown 15 0 0 (clearance of street receiving-box) 2 Bennett's Railway-station and Post- lOch 4 times daily .. Foot Mrs. C. O'Loughlin 15 0 0 office 3 Cheviot and Port Robinson .• 6 Weekly Horse vehicle J. A. Scott 15 0 0 4 Christchurch and Greenpark 15 Daily Motor vehicle A. E.Humm 15 0 0 5 Christchurch and Marshland 4 Daily Horse vehicle T. R. Thomson .. 16 0 0 6 Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram As required Tram Christchurch Tram- 400 0 0 routes way Boar

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH-continued.

Date of Service. Frequency. IRow performed. I Name of Con~'ltor_._--'---l_ui_:_:::-_;_. _ _c__T_erm_eo_i_:t_rt_~:'.__ ol

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT-continued. £ s. d, 23 Springston Railway-station and Post- 1 I Daily I Foot R. MoMeekin 11 0 0 office 24 Waddington Railway-station and Post- ti 4 times daily . . Foot D. Miller 20 0 0 office J 25 Woodend and Tuahiwi 2 Daily Bicycle Mrs. C. Crane 15 0 0

PERFORMED BY PoST!IIASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHIOH INCLUDED IN SALARY). l Annat Railway-station and Post-office 5ch Twice daily Foot W. E. Sturgiss 2 Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post- !Ooh Twice daily Foot G.T.Beddis office 3 Glentunnel Railway-station and Post t Twice daily Foot J. McKie offioe 4 Greenpark Railway-station and Post- lOch Daily Foot H. Carr office 5 Hornby Railway-station and Post-office l Twice daily Foot A. Still 6 Horrelville Railway-station and Post- 5ch Twice daily Foot J.C. W. Brain office 7 Islington Railway-station and Post-office lOch Twice daily }'oot U. Campbell 8 Kaituna Railway-station and Ataahua !Och Daily Foot Mrs. J. Gread Post-office 9 Ladbrooks Railway-station and Post l! Daily Fout J. Brown office 10 Lauriston Railway-station and Post ! Daily,and twiue }'oot D. Smith office on Thursdays 11 Port Levy wharves and Post-office . • 5ch As required Foot H. Field 12 Probbleton · Railway-station and Post- t Twice daily Foot T. Robins office 13 Spotswood Railway-station and Post ! Daily Foot A. D. Frru!er office

PERFORMED BY DEl'ART!IIENTAL 0FF10ERS. 1 I Christchurch Railway -station, Chief As required . • Motor vehicle 1 Poat- office, and High Street, and 1 clearing posting-receivers in city and suburbs at midnight 2 Christchurch, delivery of parcels within Daily Motor vehicle a radius of three miles of Chief Post- office 3 Christchurch, delivery of postmen's As required . . Motor vehicle overflow bags in city and suburbs ·4 Cust and Pukeraumati (rural delivery) 4 Thrice weekly.. Bicycle

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN. PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ •• d. l Abbotsford Railway-station and Fair 2 Daily . · 1 Horse vehicle I Misll M. Loudon •. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. field 2 Alexandra. and Earnsoleugh .. 4 Thrice weekly, Motor • . H. Hesson .. 50 0 0 l Nov. to 30 April ; weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. 3 §111Alexandra., Fruitlands,l Tawhiti, Coal 28 Thrice weekly. • Motor H. Hesson 225 0 0 Creek Flat, and Roxburgh (part rural delivery) 4 Alexandra Railway-station and Post ! As required .• Horse vehicle A. McKellar 40 0 0 office 5 Allanton and Momona 2! Daily Motor J. Dobbie 50 0 0 6 Balclutha, Stony Creek, Bishop's, Hill- a38 Twice weekly •. Motor W. B. Duff 180 o o I end, Pukekoma, Awamangu, and Pukepito (pa.rt rural delivery) 7 Balclutha, Pukea.wa., Greenfield, Clyde- 26 Thrice weekly .• Motor J. K. H. Burrows 280 0 0 vale, Wharetoa, and Tuapeka. Mouth (part rural delivery) 8 Balclutha Ra.ilway-sta.tion and Post- 30ch As required Horse vehicle G. Thomson 40 0 0 office 9 Bannockburn and Nevis 20 Weekly Horse vehicle R. Toms 90 0 0 10 *§111Beaumont, Rae's Junction, Island 28 Daily Motor D. McDonald 430 0 0 Block, Miller's Flat, Ettrick, Dum- barton, and Roxburgh 11 Caberfeidh Railway-siding and Ka.huika l! Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle T. F. Johnston 31 0 0 12 Catfui.'s River Railway-station and ll 5 times weekly Horse vehicle Miss A. E. Har 46 0 0 RaJ;a.nui rington 13 Clinton, Taumata., and Ashley Downs 16 Daily Horse vehicle P. M. Renton 92 10 0 (rural delivery) 14 Clinton and Popotunoa (rural delivery) 20 Twice weekly, Motor and T. Beck and Son 80 0 0 1 Sept. to 31 horse vehi May ; weekly, cles 1 June to 31 Aug. us Clinton and Wairuna (rural delivery) .. 15 Daily Horse vehicle P. M. Renton (95 0 0 ·16 §JnTCromwell, Ka.warau Gorge, Gibbston, 30 Thrice weekly •• Motor J. Anderson 250 0 0 and Arrowtown (part rural delivery) '17 Cromwell and Bannockburn .. 4 5 times weekly Horse vehicle R. Toms 90 0 0 11:&ound trip. 918 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24·

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN-continued.

Date of Service. Frequency How perlormed. \ l!i ame o! Coutrartor. Annual I Subsidy. 'l'ermi nation "' Contract.

PBBFOBMED UNDEB CONTBAC,'T-continued. £ s. d. 18 §11,rCromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Queens 45 Thrice weekly. . Motor J. Anderson 600 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. berry, Luggate, Hawea Flat, Albert Town, and Pembroke 19 §11,rCromwell, Lowburn Ferry, Bendigo, 25 Twice weekly. • Motor A. McDonald 176 0 0 Lindis Crossing, and Tarras (part rural delivery) 20 Cromwell Railway · station and Post ! As required . . Motor J. Anderson 75 0 0 office 21 Dunback and Stoneburn 5 Twice weekly. . Horse vehicle W. Mowat 24 0 0, 22 Dunedin, North-east Harbour, and 11 Daily Horse vehicle J. S. McCartney .. 65 0 0 Broad Bay 23 Dunedin, Brighton, Kuri Bush, Taieri 25 Thrice weekly ; Motor C. J. Hobbs 95 0 0 Moi'tth, and Taieri Beach daily to Brigh- ton 4 months in summer 24 Dunedin, Highcliffe, Pukehiki, and 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor J. Riddell 58 0 0 Sandymount 25 Evansdale, Beaconsfield, and Merton 7 Daily Horse vehicle J. Hunter 104 0 0 ( rural deli very) 26 Glenomaru Railway-siding, Ahuriri Flat, 5 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle J. Lindsay 60 4 0 and Otekura 27 Henley Railway-station and Berwick .. Horse vehicle 4 '1 Daily .. W. K. Robinson 50 0 0 28 Heriot and Moa Flat Estate (rural de 1fj Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle Otago Farmers' 100 0 0 livery) Co-op. ABBn. 29 Heriot, Crookston, Dunrobin, and Park 18 Thrice .weekly .. Horse vehicle J. W. White 150 0 0 hill 30 Hindon Railway-station and Post-office 4 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle W. R Cameron •. 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 31 Houipapa Railway-siding and Post- ! 'fhrice weekly .. Horse J. Wright 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. office 32 Kaitangata,.lnch-Clutha, and Paretai 5 Thrice weekly .. H orso vehicle A. Reid 45 0 0 33 Kaitangata and Wangaloa .. 5 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle A. Reid 26 0 0 34 Kakapuaka Railway-siding and Waite 4j Daily Horse vehicle J. A. Somerville .. 60 0 0 peka or motor 35 Kokonga Railway-station, Post-office, 5 Daily Horso vehicle W. M. Pearson 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. and Kyeburn (part rural delivery) 36 Lauder and Becks .• 5 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle H. R. Martin 69 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 37 Lawrence, Weatherstone, and Bluespur 3 Daily Horse J. Hopkins 48 0 0 38 Lawrence Railway-station and Post- ! Twice daily .. Motor D. R. Jones and 93 18 0 office Co. (Ltd.) 39 Lawrence, Whenuakoa, Tuapeka West, 15 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle J. Brown 90 0 0 Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth (part rural delivery) 40 Lawrence and Waipori 14 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle F. W. Knight 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 41 Maclennan Railway-siding and Papa- 1 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle K. Ross 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. towai 42 Makarora Wharf and Makarora 6 Weekly Horse vehicle W. J. Taylor 25 0 0 43 Mihiwaka Railway-siding and Purakanui 1! Daily J!'oot D. McLachlan 32 10 0 44 Milton, Raurekau, and Glenledi (part 11 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle R. McLeod 44 0 0 rural delivery) i5 Milton and Moneymore 4 Daily Cycle or horse Mrs. M. E. Allan 50 0 0 vehicle 46 Milton and Table Hill (part rural de- 8 Twice weekly .. Horse W. A. Taylor 30 0 0 livery) 47 Milton Railway-station and Post-office i 8 times daily .. Horse vehicle W. Read 45 0 0 48 Mosgiel Railway-station and Post-office l Thrice daily .. Horse vehicle R. Campbell 90 0 0 49 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings lli Weekly Horse vehicle A. E. Brown 26 0 0 f Omakau and Matakanui . . . • 8 Daily 50 l Matakanui and Drybread . . . . 3 Thrice weekly .. JMotor F. Donnelly 130 0 0 51 Omakau Railway-station and Ophir .. l! Daily Motor F. Donnelly 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1922; 52 Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek .. 12 Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle Mrs. E. Reilly 110 0 0 53 Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. Bathan's, 18 Daily Motor F. R. McGregor .. 170 0 0 31 De~:. 1924. and Cambrian (part rural delivery) 54 Outram, Lee Stream, and Clark's 18 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle C. McCann 95 0 0 55 Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua 6 Daily Horse vehicle J. Anderson 108 0 0 (part rural delivery) 56 Owaka, Owaka Valley, Tahatika, Pure a24! Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle Roger and Shaw 120 0 0 kireki, Awatea, and Katea (part rural I delivery) 57 Owaka and Pounawea 3 Thrice weekly ; Horse vehicle A. Moffat 50 0 0 daily for six weeks in sum mer 58 Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Mac 28 Twice weekly .. Motor J. Challis 175 0 0 rae's Flat, and Moonlight 59 Palmerston, Glenpark, Dunback, Green 24 Twice weekly .. Motor J. Challis 145 0 0 Valley, and Morrison's 60 Patearoa and Paerau 131 Weekly .. Motor Mrs. F. McAtamney 32 10 0 61 Pembroke and Cardrona 161 Twice weekly, 1 Horse vehicle R. McDougall, sen. £1 lOs. per l\1ay to 31 Oct. trip 62 §11,rPembroke and Makarora Wharf .. 33 Weekly .. Launch F. J. Norris 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 63 Pomahaka Railway-station and Wai- 5 5 times weekly Horse vehicle J. Steward 80 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. koikoi 64 Portobello and Otakou 4! Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle J. S. McCartney .. 39 0 0 65 Port Chalmers and Portobello 2! Twice daily .. Steam-boat .. Portobello Railway 45 0 0 Ferry Co. (Ltd.) 66 Port Molyneux, Kaka Point, and Kai 6 I Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle T. Hines 25 0 0 mataitai (part rural delivery) a Round trip. APRIL 3.) THE NEW· ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN-continued.

Date of Service. Annual Termination of 1: ; Frequency. I How performed. Name of Contractor. Subsidy, 1 :;;1:0! I I I Contract. ------~------~------~-----~------Pl!lB.FOBMED UNDER CONTRACT-continued. £ s. d. 67 Ranfurly and Naseby . . . · 1 9! Daily Motor W. H. Templeton 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 68 Ratanui, Tarara, and Purakauiti School IO Twice weekly. . Horse D. M. Smith 54 0 0 (part rural delivery) 69 Romahapa, Port Molyneux, and Puerua 1 6} Thrice weekly .. Horse vehiclo P. S. Grant 59 0 0 70 Tapanui Railway-station and Post-office I} As required Motor-crnwh G Peake 58 10 0 71 Tarras and Lindis Pass 15 Weekly, 1 May Horse vehicle H. M. Munro 32 IO 0 to 31 Oct. 72 Toiro Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily Horse vehicle T. Guyatt 40 0 0 73 Waikouaiti and Flag Swamp (rural 4 Daily Horse vehicle J. Macaulay 85 0 0 delivery) 74 Waipiata and Gimmerburn (part rum! 8! Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle W.Helm 50 0 0 delivery 75 Waipiata and Patearoa (part rural 9} Thrice weekly .. Motor Mrs. F. McAtamney! 55 0 0 delivery) 76 Waitahuna, Waitahuna West, and a28 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle T. McKenzie 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Puketi (rural delivery) 77 Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully 3 Thrice weekly .. Horse F. Pennell 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1924.

PE1t1ro.1tMED UND.l<.lH. AlUtANGJ<.lMENT. 1 Albert Town and ll'iaungawera 4 Weekly Horse vehicle .Mrs. ,J. Carson 20 0 0 2 Clarksville Railway-siding and Post ! As required Foot Miss E. E. Scuda 10 0 0 office more 3 Dunedin, Anderson's llay, Cavcrsham, As required Tram Dunedin City Cor 250 5 0 Dunedin North, Moray Place, Manor poration Place, North-east Valley, Routh Dunedin, St. Kilda, and con vcyance of postmen 4 Dunedin and Mornington 2 As required Tram Dunedin City Cor 15 0 0 poration 5 Dunedin and Mount Cargill .. 6 Twice weekly .. Horse vehicle A. Souquct 20 0 0 6 Dunedin, Roslyn, and Maori Hill 3 i Thrice daily .. Tmm Dunedin City Cor- - 30 0 0 µoration 7 Dunedin and Whare Flat 10 Twice weekly .. Hor::ie S. Rollinson 20 0 0 8 l<'orsyth Railway-siding and Post-office ! Thrice weekly .. Foot Mrs. llf. Crawford 5 0 0 9 Glenore Railway-siding and Post-office :I: Daily Puut Mrs. M. Ridgwell 12 0 0 10 Henley Railway-station and Post-office i Twice dail v Honm E. Smith 15 0 0 11 Hunt's Road Railway-siding and Post- ! Thrice weekly .. Foot Mrs. M. Walker 15 12 0 office 12 Kaitangata Railway-station and Post As required Horse vehicle A. Reid 20 0 0 office !I 13 Kakapuaka Railway-siding and Post 100 Daily Foot Mrs. D. Jenkins 5 0 0 office yd. 14 Maclennan Railway-siding and Post f! 4 ti mes week] y Fout Mrs. I. McIntyre IO O 0 office 15 Milton and Lawrence 24 Twice weekly .. Motor D. R. J onea and 10s. per week. Co. (Ltd.) 16 Ngapuna Railway-siding and Post ! Daily Foot W. Cole 5 0 0 office 17 Otckia Railway-station and Post-office t Daily Fout A. E. Leedham 10 0 0 18 Owaka Railway-station and Post-office l As required Horse vehicle Roger and Shaw 20 0 0 19 Paretai Coach Road and Post-office .. 4- 'rhrice weekly .. Foot Miss V. 111. Little 5 0 0 20 Pembroke and Glendhu 9 Weekly Horse vehicle J. Perrow 20 0 0 21 Pembroke and Mount Barker (rural 7f Twice weekly .. Hurse vehicle J. Perrow 15 0 0 delivery) 22 Port Chalmers Railway-station, Wharves, t As required Horse vehicle C. Stevenson 12 0 0 and Post-office 23 Puketiro Railway-siding and Post ! 4 times weekly Foot W.R. Ross 9 IO 0 office 24 Rae's Junction, Coach on Main Road !Och Daily Foot l\Irs. A. M. Harland 6 0 0 and Post-office I

25 Ratanui and Hinahlna 1 Horse vehicle Mrs. M. Harrington IO O 0 32 Twice weekly .. 26 Stuart Street Tram Terminus and Kai Daily Tram Dunedin and Kai- 1 0 0 korai Tram rrerminus korai Tram Co. 27 Tawanui Railway-siding and Post-office ij Thrice weekly .. Foot Miss M. Scott 15 0 0 28 The Reefs Railway-siding and Post-office 1 I Daily .. Foot H. S. Molineaux 6 0 0 29 Waipiata and Pukepouri 6 Weekly Motor Mrs. F. McAtamney 12 0 0 30 Waipiata Railway-siding and Post ! Daily Foot W. Dowle 20 0 0 office 31 Waitahuna and Mount Stuart 3} Thrice weekly .. Horse vehicle Herbert and Co. 12 0 0 (Ltd.)

PeRFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYM>'NT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).

1 Aenhar Railway-siding and Post-office I ! Daily Vehicle J. T. Park I 2 Chatto Creek Railway-siding and Post- I i Daily l<'oot lllrs. 111. Huston office 3 Clarendon Railway-siding and Post- !Och Daily ]<'out Mrs. J. Johnston office 4 Edievale Railway-siding and Post-office 100 Daily Foot Miss J. H. lll. Dodds yd. 5 Evans Flat Railway-siding and Post l Daily Foot Mrs. I. Peak office 6 Galloway Railway-siding and Post i Daily Foot Mrs. H. D. Baird office 7 Glenomaru Railway-siding and Post- 100 Thrice weekly .. Foot lllrs. N. R. Camp- office I yd. bell a Round trip. 920 'l'BE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN-continued.

Date of Termination of i-~l~·~[-~-----Ber-vl_ce. ______li_{ I_._F_r_eq_u_•n_•_Y·_ _,_I_H_o_w_perf_o_rm_ed_• ...J\'--N-am_e_or_eo_n_tr_acto_,_·...!....._s~-~-nua_d~. Contract.

P:i!:BJl'OBMIIID BY PoSTMASTIIIBS (PAYMENT J'OR WBIOH INOLUDBD IN BALABY)-continued. 8 Ida Valley Railway-siding and Post- 1200 Daily Foot I W. F. Dundass •• a office yd. 9 Ka.ihiku)!tailway-siding and Post-office 200 .Daily Foot D. Maider .. yd. 10 Ke.ikorai~ra.m Terminus and Halfway f Daily Foot Miss M. E. Bunting Bush 11 Ma.nub Creek Railway-siding and Post- 1 Daily Foot Mrs. M. K. Callanan office 12 . Milburn Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Foot I G. S. Tomkinson 13 · Pomahaka. Railway-siding and Post- 250 Daily Foot R. Allan .• office yd. j 14 Puketeraki Railway-station and Ka.ri- 11 Thrice weekly •• Foot G. W. Brown tane Post-office 15 Pura.kanui and Mihiwaka 11 Daily Foot C. A. McLaohla.n 16 Rook and Pillar Railway-siding and !Ooh Daily Foot Mrs. M. MoCreanor Post-office 17 Romahapa Railway-siding and Post- lOoh Daily Foot A. C. Miles office 18 St. Leonarda Railway-siding and Post- t Twice daily Foot Mrs. H. Manson •• office 19 Button Rai.lway-siding and Post-office 260 Daily lfoot Mrs. M. A. Deaker yd. 20 Warrington Railway-station and Post- 30 Daily l!,oot H. Couper office yd. 21 Wingatui Railway-siding and Post-office I 1 Daily Foot J. MoLa.uchlan 22 Wilie's Crossing Railway-siding and !Ooh Daily Foot W. Hare ost-offioe PIIIRJ'OBMED BY DEPARTMENTAL 0FFI0ERS. 1 Clinton and Kuriwao (rural delivery) 4 Thrice weekly •. Cycle 2 Clyde Rai.lway-station and Post-office 400 As required Handcart yd. 3 Dunedin: Daily clearance of pillar- As required Motor boxes and collection of certain suburban mails 4 Dunedin : Midnight clearance of pillar- As required Motor boxes 5 Dunedin Railway-station, Wharves, and As required Motor Chief Post-office 6 Dunedin : Delivery of parcels and dis- As required Motor tribution of postmen's overflow bags I 7 Dunedin and Anderson's Bay, supplying Daily Horse vehicle horse and trap for postmen 8 Dunedin, Pine Hill, Leith Valley, and Daily Horse vehicle Halfway Bush, supplying horse and trap for postman 9 Lawrence Railway-station and Post- ! As required Hand-cart office 10 Mosgiel, East Taieri, and North Taieri 29 Daily Cycle (rural delivery) 11 Mosgiel Railway-station and Post-office I As required Cycle

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE. PIIIBJ'OBMED UNDIIIB CONTRAOT. £ s. d. 1 Gisborne: Delivery of parcels within Daily Cart Clare and Clare .. 145 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. the boundaries of postmen'& deliveries 2 Gisborne Chief Post-office, wharves, and 5 As required Cart M.B.Mahony .. 350 0 0 Railway-station, and delivery of postmen's bags ( clearing receivers at railway-station) 3 Gisborne wharves and vessels in road- As required .. Steam-tender Union Steamship 220 0 0 31 Dec., 1922, stead Co. (Ltd.) 4 Gisborne and Mange.papa 2 Twice daily Motor-bus .. A. Wilkinson 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 5 *§llfisborne, Manutuke, Wh!l:rerata, 70 Twice weekly .. Coach or car Wilkinson's Motor 560 0 0 orere, Nuhaka, Whakak1, and Co. ~Ltd.) Wairoa 6 Gisborne, Matawhero, Manutuke, and 19 Daily Motor-bus .. E. Pevreal 180 0 0 Muriwai 7 Gisborne and Patutahi 10 Daily Motor-bus .. E. R. Hansen llO 0 0 8 §11,rGisborne, Tamarau, Tolaga Bay, 84 Thrice weekly .. Coach or oar Wilkinson's Motor 2,000 0 0 Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Tinaaruhe, Co. (Ltd.) .. Waitakaro, and Ruatorea 9 Gisbome, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto 42 Weekly Car• · pack- Wilkinson's Motor 350 0 0 hmse Co. (Ltd.) 10 Gisborne, Hexton, and Waimata Valley 16 Thrice weekly .• Mot,or-car F. B. Pollard 200 0 0 11 Hicks Bay and Cape Runaway 34 Wt>ekly Packhorse Wi White 110 0 0 12 Manutuke and W aingake 12 Twice weekly .. Buggy J. Kilpatrick 105 0 0 31 Ded:, 1922. 13 Matawai, Koranga, and Moanui (rural 16 Weekly Packhorse or C. Simpson 72 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. delivery) gig 14 MatawaiRailway-stationandPost-office t As required Motor-car W. J. Schollum •. 48 0 0 15 Motuhora and Motu 3 Daily Motor vehicle C. Lovell 50 0 0 16 §11,illotuhora, Motu, Toato&, and Opotiki 48 Thrice weekly .. Motor-oar A.G. Anderson .. 48 0 0 17 Motu and Marumoko . . . . 9 Weekly Horse or buggy H. L. Twistleton 26 0 0 APRIL 3.J TBE NEW ZEALAND GAZET'.fE. 921

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE--oonlinued.

Date ot Servioo. Frequency How performed•. Name or Contractor. Annual TerminatiOD or I Bnbeldy. Con~. UIZlj llil PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT-Continued. £ s. d. 18 I Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopae 24 I Weekly I Motor-bus E. R. Hansen 170 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 19 Panikau Junction· and Williams's Home- 6 I Twice weekly .. ! Packhorse W. H. Williams 75 0 0 stea

PERFORMED UNDER ARRAN

POSTAL DIRTRICT OF GREYMOUTH. PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d. 1 Ahaura and Ahaura River (rural de- 23 Weekly Motor-lorry .. J. F. White 70 0 0 31 Dec.,, 1924. livery) 2 Awatuna.Railway-station, Stafford, and 2 Thrice weekly Trap S. Stewart 50 0 0 Goldsborough (2 trips a day) 3 Cronadun and Capleston 5 Thrice weekly .. Cart F. A. G. Archer .. 30 0 0 4 Granity :(tailway-station, coal-bins, and lOch As required Cart A. F. Smallholme 39 0 0 Post-office 5 Greymouth Railway-station, wharves, As required Motor-lorry .. H. Baker 350 0 0 31 Dec .. 1922 and Chief Post-office 6 Greymouth and Cobden (delivery of 6 Daily Motor-lorry H. Baker 175 0 0 p,trcels within postmen's deliveries) 922 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No: 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH-continued.

Iii l_ __Frequenc:.- i How p~formed. \ Name of Contra-ct_o_•·-'-l:~-8~--~-~-t1_~_. --'--T-enru_eo_~_::_:_~!_t_°'_

PERFORMED UNDER CoNTRAOT--COntinued. £ s. d. 7 Greymouth, Rapahoe, Ten-mile Creek, 20 Weekly .. Coach . · 1 J. Ryall 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Barrytown I 8 Greymouth and Marsden 10 Twice weekly 1st Cart . . J. R. Coburn 26 0 0 Oct. to 31st May; weekly 1st ,Tune to 30th Sept. 9 Hokitika Railway-station, wharl, and :I- As required Lorry J. Cameron 80 0 0 Post-office 10 Hokitika, Hoho, and Humphreys 11 Twice weekly .. Trap J. Cameron 30 0 0 11 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and Rimu 5 Daily Motor-bus F. Keenan 55 0 0 . 12 j Hokitika and Lower Kokatahi 11 Thrice weekly ( Motor-car W. O'Brien 85 0 0 . Lower Kokatahi and Koiterangi 4 Twice weekly ) 13 Ikamatna, Hukarere, Blackwater. and 11 Daily Coach T. H. Broderick .. 120 ,0 0 Waiuta 14 Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura 2 Thrice weekly .. Trap R. A. Cropper .. 22 0 0 15 Kumara Railway-station and Post-office 4 As required )fotor-car A. B. Spiers 140 0 0 16 Millerton Brakehead and Millerton } Daily Cart J. Hunter 35 0 q 17 Ngahere Railway-station, Ngahere, and 4 Daily Coach H. E. Williams .. 80 0 0 Nelson Creek 18 t§lliJOtira, Wainihinihi, Goldsborough, 58 Thrice weekly. . Motor-car S. E. Clements .. 49 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. , Stafford, and Hokitika 19 Reefton, Progress Junction, Merrijigs, 18 Twice weekly. . Cart D. W. Robertson 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Big River 20 Reefton Railway-station and Post-office 1:1- As required I Lorry D. W. Robertson no o o , 21 Ross Railway-station and Post-office .. 1 As required Coach J. P. Hansbury 24 0 0 Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, and 33 Twice weekly. . } Harihari { Harihari, Tetaho, Wataroa, Ma_tai- 44 22 §11'1! nui, The Forks_ Tatare, and T,t:~~:kto!:t Motor-car S. E. Clements .. 500 0 0 Waiho Gorge April; weekly 1st May to 31st Oct. , 23 The Forks and Okarito 5 Twice weekly. . Trap G. J. Friend 45 0 IJ 31 Dec., 1922. 24 Waiho Gorge and Weheka 17 W(lekly I Packhorse S. E. Clements 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 25 j Waimangaroa and Denniston 8 Twice daily / M t Daily I o or~car Caldwell and 500 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. .Denniston and Burnett's Face 2 Gardiner Weheka, Karangarua. Bruce Bay, 26 Weekly 26 §ii { and Mahitahi l}Packhorse R. C. Trevathan 275 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. : Mahitahi, Haast, and Okuru 5:l Fortnightly l 27 §11,-fWestport, Corbyvale, Te Namu, Ko 61 Twice weekly. . 1 Motor-car _ . ,T. Kilkenny 240 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. ngahu, Arapito, Karamea Ferry, Market Cross, and Karamea (part rural delivery) 28 Westport, Addison's, and Charleston .. 18 I Weekly Motor-lorry J. Menzies 55 0 0 29 Westport: Vessels in harbour, Railway I As required Express A. Craddock 180 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. station, and Post-office i 30 §11,-fWestport, Tiroroa, Berlin's, Inanga 47 i Daily :\'lo tor-car Newman Bros. 890 0 0 31 Dec., 1926 hua Junction, Inangahua Landing, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton

PERFORMED UNDEt{ ARRANGEMENT. l Ahaura Railway-station and Post-office i[ As required Vehicle J. F. White Hi O 0 2 Arapito to junction of Karamea and l I As required Horse Mrs. M. M. Line 2s. Gd. per Little Wanganui Road ham trip 3 Blackball and Atarau 8 Twice weekly. . Vehicle Mrs. E. ,T. Turner 15 0 0 Denniston and Conn's Creek If, As required } rGranity and Mangatina .. 4 6 I Daily I Tramway Westport Co a I 31 10 0 Granity and Millerton .. l!, Daily I Company tGranity and Mine Creek .. 4 Daily 5 oldsborough and Callaghan's 5} Twice weekly. . Trap S. Stewart 7 16 0 6 Granity and Millerton (by road) 2- As required . . Drav J. Hunter 8s .. per trip. 7 Harihari and Herepo 2 Twice weekly.. ! Trap T. E. White 15 0 0 8 lkamatua and Hukawai 7 Twice weekly. . Trap Mrs. E. E. Kinzett 7 0 0 9 ,Junction Main Road and W aitaha 3! Twice weekly. . 'frap ,L B. Martin 20 0 0 10 Karamea and Oparara 5 Weekly Trap W. Sathcrle:v 7 10 0 11 Karamea Wharl and Post-office } As req uircd Cart Rowlcv and Mc- 12 0 0 Le~~ 12 Kotukn Railway-station and Post-office l! Thrice weekly. . Foot Mrs. J[. A. Dcw- 10 0 0 hin

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTER (PAYMENT FOR wmcrr INCLULED IN SALARY). Bruce Bay Landing and Post-office .. I 6 i As required .. I Horse .. I William Ritchie ..

PERFORMED BY DET'ARTMENTAT OFFICERS. l .l B!ackballRailwa..y. -station and Post-officel ~1 As required .. , Foot 2 Blackball and Hoa . . . . 2f Thrice wt'<·kly .. j Bicycle

------~------APRIL 3.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 923

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON.

~-,eq-u-en_c_y_. - How performed. Date of ·1-it 1-· -1 Annual Termination of Servloo. Name of Contractol 1 I Subsidy. Contract. :i ~ ------___Q ______

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRAf'T, £ s. d. Aria, along Totora, Potaku, Kumara, a32 'l'wice wcd..l~· .. Gig W. D. Anderson HiO O O 31 Dec., 1924. Paraheka, and Waitewhena Roads, Kaea.ea, Rira, and Aria (rural de livery) 2 Cambridge, Hautapu, Bruntwood, and '130 Dail,,· Motor H. (', Rohson 300 0 n 31 Doc., 1922. along Fcncourt, Flume, Goodwood, Victoria, ar,d Thornton Roads, and Cam bridge ( rural delivery) 3 Cambridge, Karapiro, Taotaoroa, Hora- a34 Daily Motor K. F. Hopper 500 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. hora, Maungatautari, and Cambridge (rural delivery) Cambridge, Monovale, and Rotoorangi, u21 ! 1 (rural delivery along Pukekura, Re- 4 doubt, Patrol, and Flat Park Roads) Daily Motor J. T. Douce 375 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. (' Cambridge and Pukerimu (rural 6 delivery) 5 Cambridge Railway-station and Post- 1 As required Trap H. A. Bell 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. office 6 Cambridge and Whitehall (rural de Twice weekly Trap H. A. Bell 50 0 0 livery) 7 Cross Roads and Pokuru Daily Horse F. Harris 40 0 0 31 l\far., 1922. 8 Eureka Railway-station, Post-office, Daily Gig D. Shaw 125 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Tauwhare 9 Frankton Junction, Koromatua, and Daily Gig Mrs. M. H. Willis 190 0 0 Tuhikaramea (rural delivery) 10 Frankton Junction Railway and Cam- Daily \fotor G. \Vmtten 148 0 0 bridge (to connect with south-bound Main Trunk express from Monday to Friday and to clear late.fee box at Chief Post-office, Hamilton, at 9 p.m., daily with the exception of Satur- days) ll Frankton Junction Railway-station, 2 As required Motor H.P. Minnear .. 500 0 0 Frankton Junction Post-office, Hamil ton Chief Post • office, Hamilton Railway-station, and Hamilton l~ast

(the contractor is also required to 'I carry postal officers between the Chief Post-office and Frankton Junction Railway - station on departmental . business) 12 Frankton Junction Railway, Whata- 34 1 Daily Motor N. D. Robertson 450 0 0 whata, Waitetuna, Te Uku, and Raglan I 13 Frankton Junction, Rosedale, Te Ko- 20 Daily Horse vehicle J. L.Law 160 0 v whai Road, and Te Rapa (rural delivery) 14 Frankton Junction, Whatawhata, Ka- I 2ltI Daily Mot.or R. Gihh 230 0 0 ramu, Te Pahu, Harapepe, and Tc Rore Bridge (part rural delivery) 15 Glen Murray Landing and Post-office I 3 Twice weekly .. Gig A. Maurice 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1923. 16 Glen Murray and Woodleigh . . 14 Twice weekly .. Horse T. Pairama 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 17 Hamilton, Claudelands (and rural de- la25 Daily Motor K. Borman 300 0 0 :n Dec., 1924. livery to Rototuna, Horsham Downs, I

and Puketaha) 1· 18 Hamilton ( delivery of parcels within a . . Daily Mot.or f rel and and Burn l{d. per rarlius of one mile from Chief Post- eel office) 19 Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahere, 14~ Daily Motor G. Wratten 200 0 0 Pukeroro, and Cambridge (part rural delivery) 20 Hamilton and Rukuhia (rural delivery) 7 Daily Cart G. Fowler Hl5 0 0 21 §'l[Hangatiki Railway-station and Wai 6 Twice daily Motor A. K Magon 85 0 0 tomo Caves 22 Huntly, Pukekapia, Rotongaro, an

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON-continued.

Date of Service. Frequency How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual 1'ermination ol I i Subsidy. Contraot.

Pll'..Rll'OBMED UNDER CoNTRACT-Continued. £ B. d. 36 Matamata, rural delivery along Bur nl3 Daily Gig J. Robb 120 0 0 :n Dec., 1922. wood, Puketutu, Matai, and Peria Roads 37 Matamata and Taihoa (rural delivery) 15 Daily Gig T. I. O'Dwyer 125 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 38 Matamata and Te Poi 6} Daily Gig S. P. Priestly 140 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 39 Matamata and Turangamoana (rural 8} Daily Home or gig A. B. Gibson 95 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. delivery along Tower and Main Te Aroha Roads) 40 Matiere, Otangiwai, and Waikaka (rural a22 Twice weekly .. Cart L.A. Margan 118 0 0 delivery along Mirohuia, Manga- kahikitea-, Waikaka, and Whenuakura Roads) 41 Mercer, Churchill, and Glen Murray 22l Twice weekly .. Launch Waikato Shipping 78 0 0 31 Dec., 1923. Landing Co. (Ltd.) 42 Mercer and Kopuku 12 Twice weekly •. Launch Waikato Shipping 26 0 0 Co. (Ltd.) 43 Morrinsville, Kiwitahi, Pakarau, Kere al2 Thrice weekly .. Gig, cart, or A. Thompson 195 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. one, and Morrinsville (rural delivery) horse Morrinsville and Motumaoho (rural 8 Daily 44 { delivery) Gig, cart, or A. Thompson 235 0 0 Morrinsville Railw:1y -station and Post l As required } horse office 45 Morrinsville, Tahuna, and Patetonga 22 Thrice weekly .. Gig or cart .• A. Thompson 240 0 0 (part rural delivery) 46 Morrinsville, and Tauhei Main, Sands, a27 Thrice weekly .. Gig, cart, or A. Thompson 190 0 0 Swamp, and Hangawera Roads, and horse Morrinsville (rural delivery) 47 Murupara and Kopuriki 13 Weeklv Gig J. Grant 30 0 0 48 Ngaruawahla, Glen Massey, Te Akatea, 291 Thrice· weekly .. Motor R. Gibb 300 0 0 Waingaro, aud Te Akau (part rural delivery) 49 Ngaruawahia and Te Kowhai 7 Daily Coach A. Hunt 100 0 0 50 Ohaupo, along Main Road, part Ruku 11 Daily Gig F. J. Field 180 0 0 hia Road, and Ngahinapouri (rural delivery) 51 Ohaupo, Kaipaki, and Walker's Gully 9 Daily Gig J. H. Jenkinson .. 160 0 0 (rural delivery) 52 Ohaupo, Ngaroto, and Lake, Ohaupo, a23 Daily Motor E.W. Giles 270 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Paterangi, and Te Awamutu Roads, and Ohaupo (rural delivery) 53 Ohinewai and Te Hoe 11 Daily in summer; Spring-wagon J. Hall 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. thrice weekly in winter Ohinewai, Waiterimu, Matahuru, and 21 Twice weekly .. Motor in sum R. T. Hill 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Kaihere mer; coach in winter 55 Ohura and Tokirima 16 Weekly Gig or pack- A. Christensen 82 10 0 31 Dec., 1924. horse 56 *Okahukura Railway-station, Post-office, 125 Daily Coach Mrs. C. A. Cornes 750 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura · 57 Okoroire, along main Rotorua Road 5 Daily Hort!6 W. W. Sutcliffe .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. (rural delivery) 58 Okoroire and Patetere (rural delivery) 4i Daily Motor, buggy, R. G. Lewis 60 o o I or horse 59 Okoroire Railway-station and Post 3! As required Coach or R. G. Lewis 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. office motor 60 Ongarue, along Ohura and Upper Ohura 22! Thrice weekly .. Brake W. H. Nicoll 140 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Roads, and Tapuiwahine (rural de livery) 61 Oparau and Okupata Road (rural de- 10 Twice weekly .. Horse Mrs. M. E. Scott 36 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. livery) 62 Oparau Ferry and Kawhia .. 7 Thrice weekly .. Launch W. H. Armstrong 135 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 63 Otewa and Rewarewa (rural delivery) 6 Twice weekly .. Horse F,, Zohs 40 0 0 64 Otorohanga and Honikiwi . , .. lOJ Weekly Buggy B. Budden 40 0 0 65 Otorohanga, Otcwa, and Tahaia 94 Thrice weekly .. Motor C.H. Smith 60 0 0 6(1 Otorohanga, Rangiatea, "Maihiihi, and 18 Twice weekly .. Buggy E. S. Dawson 103 0 Paewhenua 01 67 Owhango and Hikumutu Valley (rural 13 Twice weekly .. Horse R. Logan 62 8 0 delivery) 68 Owhango and Kawaut.ahi Road (rural 14 Weekly Horse C. ,T. Brown 35 0 0 delivery) 69 Owhango and Oio Road (rural delivery) 13 Weekly Horse C. J. Brown 30 0 0 70 Owhango Railway-station and Post- l Daily Cart J. O'Donnell 45 0 0 office 71 Piopio, Mangaotaki, and Haku (rural 15 Twice weekly .. Motor or buggy E. B. Hanson llO O 0 delivery) 72 Pirongia, Puketotara, Te Rauamoa, arid 29 Thrice weekly .. Coach C. C. Berry 350 0 0 Oparau Ferry · 73 Pirongia, Te Rore, Anderson's and Han- a14 Daily Buggy C. Richdale 130 0 0 cock's Corners, and Pirongia (rural delivery) 74 *Pukemiro Railway-station and Post- 2l Thrice weekly .. Cart W. G. Mulholland 50 0 0 31 Dee., 1922. office 75 Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, Ongaroto 50 Daily Train Taupo Tot a r a 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1!}24. Siding, and Mokai Timber Co. (Ltd.) 76 Putaruru, Puketurua, and Waotu 15 Thrice weekly .. Buggy G. Johnson 148 0 0 77 Rangiriri Railway-station and Post- 1± Daily Trap H. M. Pulham .. 40 0 0 office a Round trip. APRIL 3.J T1:t:E NEW .ZEALAND GA~ETTE. 925

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON-continued.

Date of Frequency I How performed. \ Name of Contractor. Annual Termination of • Subsidy . ContraM.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTBACT-Conlinued. £ s. d. 78 Ra.urimu and Kaitieke (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly. . Mo t or or W. N. S. Cowern 90 0 0 131 Dec., 1924. buggy 79 Rotorua and Atiamuri 28 Weekly Motor T.V.Humphrey 50][0JIO 31 Dec., 1922. 80 §,TRtitorua, Murupara., and Te Wha.iti .. 53 Weekly Motor E. E. Williams .. 2d. per lb.II' 31 Dec., 1924. for the carriage of outward mails with a minimum of £2 per trip ; inward mails carried free 81 Rotorua Railway-station and Post-office ! As required . . Motor W. L. Rkhards .. 156 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 82 Rotorua Railway-station and Wha.ka- 2 Daily Motor A. Smith 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. rewa.rewa. 83 ~otorua, Waiotapn, Wharepaina, Wai- 57 Daily in sum- Motor Rotorua Motor 50 0 0 rakei, a.nd Taupo mer ; thrice Transport Co. weekly in win- (Ltd.) ter with extra trip from Waiotapu on Saturdays if required 84 Tahuna and Manga.wara Valley (rural 9 Twice weekly. . Horse J. Silcock 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. delivery) 85 Taringamotu Railway-station and Post Daily Truck J. Gillespie 23 8 0 office 86 Taumaruriui and Otunui (rural delivery 33 Twice weekly .. Horse C. R. Kelland 115 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. along Kururau, Whakamaro, Otunui Nurth, and Aramohoe Roads, and back via Okaikai Road) 87 Taumarunui Railway - station, Post } As required Cart C. R. Kelland 230 0 office, and River Landing 88 Taupiri, rural delivery along Waring's, ttl5 Thrice weekly .. Motor Hill Bros. 117 0 Henry's, Tenfoot, and Orini Roads, and Taupiri 89 Taupiri, Komakorau, and Gordunton .. 9 Daily Coach R. Puhipuhi 104 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 90 •raupiri and Orini (part rural delivery) .. 8! Daily Motor A. R French 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 91 Te' Akau and Rua.kiwi (private-bag 8 Twice weekly .. Horse or Weatherell and 48 0 0 31 Dec., 1923. delivery) vehicle MacDonald 92 Te Anga, Awama.rino, and Marokopa .. 10 Twice weekly .. Buggy P. Tarrant JOO O 0 :n Dec., 1924. 93 Te Awamutu, Hairini, and Pua.hue a24! Daily Motor R. T. Turpin 208 0 0 (rural delivery) 94 'l'e Awamutu and Kihikihi .. 2I Twice daily Crnich Thomson Bros. 65 0 () 95 Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Korakonui, and 20t Thrice weekly .. Motor R. T. Turpin 135 0 0 Wharepuhunga 96 Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, and Pukeatua 18! Thrice weekly .. Motor R. T. Turpin 120 0 0 (part rural delivery) 97 Te Awamutu and Mangapiko (rural 'de 11 Daily Motor J. P. Tunnell 125 0 0 livery) 98 Te Awamutu Railwav-station and Post As required Motor J. P. Tunnell 180 0 0 office (day service' and to meet night express trains) 1!9 Te Awamutu Railway-station, Post 919 times weekly Motor J.P. Tunnell 170 0 0 office, and Pirongia 100 Te Kauwhata Railway-station, Post 12! Daily .. Motur K. B. Pulham 125 0 0 office, Waerenga, and Taniwha (part rural delivery) i Te Kuiti, Arapae, Piopio, Wairere Falls, 231 Daily lQl ·{ and Aria. }Motor E. Jackson 265 o· o Piopio and Mahoenui . . . . . 15 Thrice weekly .. 102 e Kuiti, Ma.iroa, Rimunui, Waitanguru, 29 Twice weekly .. Motor K ,Jackson 265 0 0 and Mangaohae (part rural delivery) 103 Te Poi and Oma.hine (rural delivery 6 Daily Horse S. P. Priestly 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. along Mata.mat&, Tauranga, Hinuera, and Te Aroha Roads) 104 Te Waikato Sanatorium and Te Miro .. 4! Thrice weekly .. Horse W. S. Br!t

a Round trip. 926 i'ItE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF IIAMlLTON----continued.

PEBFORMED UNDER CONTRACT-cnn/mt,ed, £ 8. d. 118 Waitmno C1tves, Te Anga, and Kino 31 Twice weekly.. Coach P. Tarrant 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. haku (part rural delivery, via Caves and Mangapohuc Roads) 119 Walton Railway-station and Post-office 126 As required .. Foot Miss J. Ouston .. 25 0 0 yd. 120 Wharepuhunga, l\fahpara, anrl Nga 12! ·Twice weekly .. Mutur, ooach, Th" Waipa Supply 95 0 0 roma or packhorse Company (Ltd.)

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. 1 Aria and Oniao 4 Twice weekly. . ) Horse G. E. Mellor 12 0 0 2 Ankopae Landing and Post-office ! Thrice weekly Foot J.P. Uden 20 0 0 in summer; twice weekly in winter 3 Glen Murray and Kaawa 10 Twice weekly. . Horse S. J. Miller 15 0 0 4 Hamilton Chief Post-office ( clearance of 1 Twice weekly. . Motor G. Wratten 5 0 0 late-fee box) and Frankton Junctfon Railway-station 5 Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office 235 As required . . Foot F. H. Wade 20 0 0 yd. 6 Junction of Main Road and Te Mapara 3 Thrice weekly Horse G. Laurenson 11 0 0 Post-office 7 Junction of Ohura-Tokirima Road, and 3 Weekly Horse A. P. Browne 15 12 0 Tatu 8 Junction of Wharepuhunga Road and 2! Thrice weekly. . Horse H. Wilson 20 0 0 Ngahape 9 Kokakonui Landing and Kirikau 1 '.rhrice weekly .. }'oat J. McLeod 15 0 0 10 Mail-coach and Arapae Post-office 3ch Daily l~oot H. G. Weir 7 10 0 11 Mangaohae and Ngapacnga .. 4 Twice weekly .. Horse E. Brier 20 0 0 12 Manunui and Ngapuke 7 Daily Locomotive W. Thornton 5 0 0 13 Ngongotaha Railway-station and Post- 340 4 times daily .. Foot Miss F. M. Davies 13 0 0 office yd. 14 Ohaupo Railway-station and Post-office 33ch Twice daily Foot G. H. Blackley .. 12 0 0 15 Ohura and Waitaanga 13 Weekly Horse E. H. Nalley and 20 0 0 · Son 16 Ongaroto Siding and Ongaroto 3 Daily Horse K. S. Cox 10 0 0 17 Oparau Ferry and Post-office 1 As required Vehicle G. G. Jonathan .. 17 0 0 18 Oparau and Oparau Valley (rural de 5 Twice weekly .. Horse W. H. Armstrong 20 0 0 livery along Pirongfo, West Road) 19 Opatu Landing and Post-office 5 Twice weekly. . Horse G. Potter 20 0 0 20 Otorohanga and Whawharua (rural de 11 1, 2, or 3 times Vehicle H. J. Thomas .. 18 0 0 livery) weeklv, ac- cording· to cream-cart running 21 Piriaka Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily . . Foot Mrs. M. S. M. Wil lO O 0 liams 22 Pirongia and Makeokeo 7 Thrice weekly .. Buggy Yeates and Dering Nil. 23 Putaruru and Te Whetu 14 Thrice weekly .. Locomotive Bartholomew Land N'tl. and Timber Company 24 Rangiriri and Awaroa River Junction .. 20 Weekly Launch Sanders Bros. 10 0 0 25 Rotowaro Ral!way-station and Waiko 5 Weekly Horse Mrs. E. Naylor .. 17 0 0 kowai 26 Selwyn Timber Company's siding and 1 Daily Trolly J. W. S. McArthur 15 0 0 Mangatapu Post-office 27 Taringamotu Railway-station, Post 16 Daily Train Taringamotu To- Nil. office, and Oruaiwi tarn Sawmills (Limited) 28 Taupo Totara Timber Company's Line 30ch Daily Foot Miss M. Pepperell 20 0 0 · and Lichfield Post-office 29 Te Kawa Railway-station and Post-office 200 As required }'oot S. Clark 8 0 0 yd. 30 Te Mata and Te Papatapu .. 8 Weekly Horse R. Brown 15 0 0 31 Te Waitere and Waerengahou (rural de- 10 Weekly Horse Mrs. A. F. Mitchell 10 0 0 livery) 32 Te Ulm and Okete 2} 4 times weekly Jlorse or trap A. Peart 20 0 0 33 Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna 18 Fortnightly .. Buggy or horse A. McG. Grant 20 0 0 34 Tokirima (mail-coach) and Rota 4 Weekly Packhorse or A. ChriRtensen 20 0 0 gig 35 Waimiha Railway-station and Post-office 12ch Thrice weekly .. Coach C. P. Tullock 10 0 0 36 Waiterimu. along Mangapiko Valley 6 Twice weekly .. Horse or gig W. H. Holder 20 0 0 Road (rural delivery) 37 Waitoa and Ngarua 5! Daily (',art Miss 0. Pentecost 26' 0

PBRFORMED BY POSTM!.STERS (PAYMENT FOR WHIOH INOLUDED IN SALARY). 1 Awaroa River Junction and Naike 3 Weekly Horse IL. R. Handley ·, 2 Glen Murray Landing and Opuatia Post- 2 Twice weekly. . Trap Mra. M. I. Osborne office 3 Junction of Pirongia-Oparau Ferry l Thrice weekly. . Foot R. Rangitia .. Roads and Ngatunui 4 Kokakoriki Landing and Post-office 11 Twice weekly. . Horse Mrs. D. E. Powell 5 Mangapehi Railway-station and Post- 200 Daily Foot Miss M. H. Horni office yd. brooke 6 Newstead Railway-station and Post- 100 Daily Foot Mrs. A. T. Mankte office yd. low 7 Okahukura Railway-st&tion and Post- 300 Daily Foot Miss E. C. Hollis offioo yd. APRIL 3.J THE NEW !6EALAND GAZETTE. 927

POSTAL DISTRLCT OF HAMILTON-continued.

Date ol Frequency Annual termination of 8 I How performed. \ Name o! Contractor. Subsidy. 1~1~·1,__-:_- __--_--_ _er_vi_ce.---~---_-_I Ii I Contract.

PERFORMED BY PosTMM!TERS (PAYMENT FOR WHIOH ISOLUDED IN SALARY)--continued. 8 OtuitiLandingandKoiro Post-office . . l! T~rice weekly I Horse N. B. Gibbons .. 1n summer; I twice weekly in winter 9 Tatuanui Railway - station and Post- 50 Daily Foot J. E. Hillary office yd. I lO Te Maire Landing and Patunga 5t Twice weekly. . i Hurse R. M. Gairdner ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL 0FFICEB.'3. Mamaku Railway-station and Post-office 50 Twice daily I Foot yd. 2 Matamata Railway-station and Post- 135 Daily Foot office yd. 3 Ohinewai Railway-station and Poat- 220 Twice daily Foot office yd. 4 Raurimu Railway-station and Post- lOO As required Hand-cart office yd 5 Rotorua and Ohinemutu 1 Twice daily Foot 6 Rotorua and Whakarewarewa (one way) 2 Daily Bicycle 7 Waitoa Railway-station and Post-office 4ch. Daily Foot

POS !'AL DISTRIC1' OF INVERCARGILL. PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.

Ct'.ntre Bush Railway-station, Jlata.i, and 1 7 Twice weekly .. Vehicle [ R. L. Lockerbie .. 40 o o :n Dec., 1924. Otapiri Gorge 2 Colao Bay and Round Hill 3 Thrice weekly. . Horse I H. J. Heal 35 0 0 3 Freshford Railway-station ,mu vV cnclon 4 5 times weekly Motor-lorry. . ,J. Stevenson 49 0 0 when school open; thrice weekly during school holidays 4 Freshford Railwav-atation and Wen- 3 Daily . . I Bicycle J. A. Hurley 30 0 0 donside • i 5 Glenorchy and Paradise 12 Thrice weeklv I Coach and Mrs. I. J. Heffer 2G O 0 summer; twicejl motor-car nan weekly winter 6 Gore, East Chatton, Chatton, Otama, 29 5 times weekly. . i Motor-cycle H. E. MacLean .. 175 0 0 and Knapdale 7 Hedgehope Railway-station and Glencoe 10 j Twice weekly .. Horse E.G. Munnings .. 26 0 0 8 Hokonui Railway-station and Post-office 3!i Thrice weekly .. Horse J. Galt .. 35 0 0 9 Invercargill (clearing receiving-boxes in 14 I Twice daily .. Motor-cycle H.J. Blick 220 o e town and suburb~ 10 Invercargill ( delivery of parcels in town Daily Vehicle N.Z. Express Co. per and suburbs) 11 InvercargiH. Ista Bank, Otahuti, and 26 Daily Motor-car J. T. Hazlett 140 0 0 Drummond 12 Invercargill, New River Ferry, and 10 : Twice weekly .. Vehicle A. D. Derbie 30 0 0 Otatara Invercargill Railway-station and Chief 5ch As required Vehicle H. T. Selwood 260 0 0 Post-office 14 Invercargill, Lorne, and Wallaci,town. . 7 fhily Conch S. McDowell 40 0 C 15 Invercargill, Waikiwi, and West Plains 16,\, llaily Mot.or-cycle KC. Crisp 2GO O O 31 Dec., 1922. (rural delivery, also clearing receivers en route) 16 Kapuka and Waituna 4 Thrice wceklv .. Horse P. M. Kelly 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 17 Kennington, Myross Bush, Roslyn Bush, , 12 Thrice weekly .. Gig T. Tilson 84 0 0 Grove Bush, and Mabel School Lumsden, Mossburn 12 Twice weekly .. Mossburn, The Key, Manapouri, i 51 Twice weekly 1 l J Nov. to 30 Lumsden Tourist 18 lljf l and Te Anau I Apl.; weekly ~ Motor-car .. 300 0 0 1 Mav to 31 Co. Oct.. J 19 Maitland Railway-station,Merino Downs,' 5:i: 'fwice weekly .. I Horse W. J. McKenzie .. 30 0 0 and Puk&whenua I

20 Mataura and Ferndale 5 'I Twice weekly .. Vehicle Mrs. E. Clement. '. 30 0 0 21 Mataura, Waimumu, and Te Tipua 8 Thrice weekly .. I, Vehicle Mrs. E. Clement .. 50 0 0 22 Mataura and Tuturau 6-k Thrice weekly .. I Vehicle Mrs. E. Clement .. 50 0 0 23 Moss burn and Matuku 5-kj Twice weekly .. B. McKay 44 0 0 24 Nightcaps;Opio, and Beaumont Schools 12 I Weekly I ~i~rse T. Cosgriff 35 0 0 I (rural deli very) 25 Nightcaps,JunctionofWairakiRoadand 12 Thrice weekly .. I Vehicle S. S. A!len 100 0 0 I Nightcaps-Birchwood Road, Ohai, I ' and Birchwood 26 Orawia and Feldwick (rural delivery).. 7 Thrice weekly .. Gig A. Ballantyne 40 0 0 27 Otautau, Scott's Gap, and Aparima (part 12 Thrice weekly .. Vehicle E. Matheson 120 0 0 31 DPc. 1!)2~ rural delivery) Otautau, Merrivale, Orawia, Eastern 24 Thrice weekly .. 28 { Bush, and Clifdeu }coach 200 0 0 31 Dec .. 1924 Mangapiri and Blackmount . 21 Weekly 29 Papatowai, Tautuku, Chaslands, and 15 Weekly Vehicle C. Pipson 40 0 0 Waipati (pa1t rural delivery) 30 Pukerau, Kaiwera, Otaraia, Paterson's 12 Twice weekly .. Vehicle L. H. Marshall 50 0 0 :ll Dec., 1922. Block, andStanilands (rural delivery) 31 Queenstown, Frankton, Lower Shotover, 13 9 times weekly Motor-car or W. McLaren ::100 0 0 and Arrowtown coach 928 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL-continued.

Date cl Service. Frequency Annual Termination of IHow performed. I Name of Contractor. Suba!dy, Contra.cl. llf~----- I PERFORMBD UNDER CONTRAOT-oontinued. £ 8, d. 32 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Skippers, 27 Weekly Coach and H. J. H. Lewis 80 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Upper Shotover packhorses 33 Queenstown Wharf and Post-office 37ch As required Vehicle R. Murdoch 26 0 0 1134 Riverton, Waipango, and Gummie's Bush 81 Thrice weekly.. Vehicle S. J. Barron 50 0 0 35 Riverton Railway-station and Post-office 26ch As required Vehicle A. F. Webb 45 0 0 36 South Hillend and Dunearn (rural de!.) 12 Daily Trap A. N. Frederickson 100 0 0 31 ~.'. 1922. 137 Titiroa Ra.ilway-sta.tion e.nd Pine Bush 2 Da.ily Hor.e G. B. Somerville 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 38 Tokanui, Otara., Haldane, and Slope 20 Twice weekly.. Vehicle Miss V. G. Harvey 70 0 0 31 Dec., \922. Point 39 Tokanui, Quarry Hills, Junction of Main 17 Thrice weekly. . Vehicle T, W. Hagen 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1Q24. and W a.ikawa V a.Iley Roads, Niagara, and Wa.ikawa 40 Tua.tapere, Blueoliff, and Port Cra.ig 30 Weekly Vehicle and Marlborough Tim - 30 0 0 launch berCompany 41 Tuatapere e.nd Pukeme.ori 6j- Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. G. Gorton 40 0 0 42 We.ie.niwa and Spar Bush 5 Thrice weekly .. Motor-cycle E. C. McCulloch .. 22 0 0 43 W a.i~a.ia Ra.ilway-&tation and Post-office 54ch Daily H. Northcoat 45 0 0 Wa.ikaka e.nd Greenvale . . . . 4 Weekly fWaike.ka Ra.ilway-station and Post- l TwicL daily .. 44 office F. Lawson 75 0 0 I Wa.ike.ka and Wendon Valley 4 I Twice week! y .. F~".. LW aike.ka and North Chatton 4 Weekly .. 4o W aime.h&ka a.nd Fortrose 5 Daily Coach C. J. Humphries 115 46 Wairio e.nd Wrey's Bush 5 Daily Vehicle Mrs. J. Kaveney 55 47 Wilson's Crossing and Tussock Creek .. 4 Twice weekly. , Hotse H. Cox 24 48 Winton, Oreti, Heddon Bush, and South 20 Daily Motor-car J. D. Campbell .. 200 Hilland 49 Wyndham, Menzie's Ferry, Seaward 15 Da.ily Trap H. C. Grace 149 0 0 Downs, and Mataura Island 50 Wyndham and Mimihau (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly .. Trap M. Perkins 50 0 0 51 Wyndham a.nd Mokoreta. (part rural de- 17 Twice weekly .. Trap T. A. Robinson .. 90 0 0 livery)

P"ERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT,

1 1· Charlton Railway-station and Post-office !- Daily .. Foot Mrs. M. Carmichael 4 0 01 2 Clifden a.nd Wa.iroto (rural delivery) .. 8 Weekly . . Vehicle C. A. Hardy 20 0 0 3 Ge.rston Ra.ilway-station and Post-office l As required . . 1 Foot MissM.Cunningham 10 0 0 4 Glenorohy Wha.rf and Post-office .• ! Thrioeweeklyin Hand-cart 0. A. J. Thornton 20 0 0

summer; twice1 weekly winter 5 Gore and Croydon Bush 4 Thrice weekly. . Cycle Miss A. C. Pullar 15 0 0 6 Hedgehope Ra.ilway-station and Post- ! Daily Foot E. G. Munnings .. 4 0 0 office 7 Hekeia and Poukino 12 Daily Vehicle T.More 7 0 0 8 Junction Ma.in Road andWaikawa Valley 2 Thrice weekly .. Horse Mrs. H. Marshall 12 0 0 9 Kingston and Queenstown .. 25 Daily Steamer N.Z. Govt. Rlys. 500 0 0 10 Kinloch Wha.rf and Post-office 2ch Thrice weekly in Foot Miss I.L.G.Bryant 5 0 0 summer ; twice weekly winter 11 Longbush and Toa. . 2 Daily Foot M. Bulling 11 10 0 12 Ma.itle.nd Railway-station and Poat-office 50ch Daily Foot W. R. Donald 7 10 0 13 Otautau e.nd Gladfield (rural delivery) 8 Weekly Vehicle Holmes and Co ... 10 0 0 H Pahia Ra.ilway-station and Post-office 9ch Daily Foot J. Taylor 8 0 0 15 Para.we. and Nokomai 11 Weekly Vehicle J. H. Campbell .. 16 Pukerau and Benio (rural delivery) 5 Thrice weekly. . Horse L. H. Marshall .. :z g oool 17 Queenstown, Walter Peak, Glenorchy, 38 Thrice weekly in [ Steamer N.Z. Government 55 0 Kinloch, e.nd Creighton summer; twice Railways weekly in winter ; weekly to Walter Peak 18 I Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and 7 Twice weekly.. Vehicle A. A. Grant 20 0 0 Whan,huanui 19 Riversdale and Kaweku 4 Twice weekly. . Trap M. Shea 19 0 0 20 Riverton and Ngapohatu 2 Da.ily 1 Nov. to Vehicle W. Saunders ls. per day. 30 Apl. ; thrice weekly 1 Mav to 31 Oct. 21 Ryal Bush, Verula.m School, and Maka 9 Twice weekly.. Vehicle H. D. Dawson 20 0 0 rewa North (rural delivery) 22 Springhills Ra.ilway-station a.nd Post- i Twice weekly .. Foot w. Mitehell 15 0 0 office 23 Te Arum and Glade House .. Twice weekly .. Steamer D e p a rtment of £1 per trip. Tourist and 1~ Health Resorts 24 Tuatapere, We.imotu, a.nd Papatotara I 3 Weekly Horse W. J, Erskine .. 15 0 0 25 W aianiwa and Taramoa . . . . 3! Twice weekly .. Bicycle E. McClean 20 0 0 26 Wa.ike.ka Va.lley Ra.ilway-sta.tion and 114ch Daily Horse Miss I. M. Allott 15 0 0 Post-office 27 Wa.imahaka e.nd Fortification . . 8 Weekly Horse R. A. Elliot and Co. 20 0 () 28 Wa.ipounamuRailway-statione.ndPost- . 2! 5 times weekly Bicycle Miss E. J. Kelly 20 0 0 office 29 Wa.lrio and Moretown 5 Daily Train Wairio Railway & Nil. Coal Company 30 W oodla.nds and De.ere 5 Weekly Trap J, Swale 17 0 .0 31 Wright's Bush Railway . station and 1 Thrice weekly .. Foot \ R. Colquhoun .. 15 0 0 Poat-office

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYM'ENT FOR WIDOH INCLUDED IN SALARY),

l I BenmoreRa.ilway-stationandPost-otlice,2oh I Daily .. , Foot I Miss M. Matthews ! 2 Brown's Railway-station and Post-office 2oh Da.ily . . Foot A. Tull .. I 31 Caroline Railway-station and Post-office 2 Thrice weekly.. Foot , P. McLean .. ' APRIL 3.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 929

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL----oontinued.

Dale al ,\nnuol lrr~ueney. How perform~ Name of Connc&or. \ Termination al \l{J_ _ I Subsidy. Contr&o'- ·lfl-~----'-·------:,;"' PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR wmcn INCLUDED IN SALARY)-continued. 4 Centre Bush Railway-station and Lime- 1 I I>aily Foot J. A. Stewart hills 5 Gorge Road Railway-station and Post- ·l Daily Foot T. P. Beck office 6 Harrington's Railway-station and Post- 1 .Twice weekly.. Foot W. Rabbitt office 7 Kapuka Railway-station and Post-office 15ch Daily Foot F. W. Robinson .. 8 Kauana Railway-station and Post-office ! Daily Foot Miss B. M. Rabbitte 9 Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office l Inwards 9 times Foot D. C. McKerchar weekly ; out wards daily 10 Lower Shotover, Main Road, and Post 2ch Daily Foot w. J. Chumtain •• office 11 Mak..arewa Railway-station and Post l Daily Foot Mrs. E. M. Fother- office ingham 12 l\1:ossburn Railway-station and Post 6ch Daily Foot T. P. Dyer office 13 Ocean Beach Railway-station and Post. 2ch Daily Foot N. W. McGorlick office. 14 Te Tua Railwav-station and Post-office l Daily Foot Mrs. S. Crimmins 15 Te Waewae Railway-station and Post- ! Daily Foot T. O'Brien office 16 Tihaka Railway-station and Post-office 2ch Daily Foot J. G. Donaldson 17 Tisbury Railway -station and Post-office ! Daily Foot Mrs. H. O. Nicol 18 Titiroa Railway-station and Post-office l Daily Foot Miss T. Beattie .. 19 Waihoaka Railway-station and Post- l , Twice weekly .. Foot Mrs. H. Hawthorne office 20 Waimatua Railway-station and Post 3ch[ Daily Foot I Mrs. J. Lindsay offioe I

SEA SERVICE. £ s. d.

1 J Bluff and Half-moon Bay . . I 22 I Weekly I Steam tug B I u r f Harbour 1 300 0 0 / 31 Dec., 1924• I Board 1 - ... ------

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER. P1mFORMED UNDER CONTRA<'T. £ 8. d. 1 Dannevirke : Delivery of parcels within Daily Lorry Rowe & Thomson 104 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. the boundaries of the postmen's delivery 2 Dannevirke, Mangatoro, Toi Flat, Wai 48 Daily Motor-car S. J. Williams - - 566 0 0 patiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimble don, and Herbertville 3 Dannevirke Railway-station and Post ! As required Lorry Rowe & Thomson 80 0 0 office 4 Dannevirke and Raumati ' 5 Daily Horse or bi Dannevirke Pub- 30 0 0 cycle lishiog Co. (Ltd.) 5 Dannevirke, Ruaroa, Te Rehunga, Kiri Daily Motor Dannevirke Pub- 120 0 0 taki, and Maharahara 123 lishing Co. (Ltd.) 6 Dannevirke and Umutaoroa .• 4 Daily Horse or bi- Dannevirke Pub- 46 0 0 I cycle lishing Co. (Ltd.) 7 Elsthorp11 and Valley Road (rural ] 5l Twice weekly .. Trap J. Macaulay 30 0 0 delivery) I ( Frasertown and Clydebank.. . . 7 Thrice weekly .. 8 G. Beckett 65 0 0 l Clydebank to Byrne's (rural delivery) 8 Weekly } Trap Hastings : Delivery of parcels within Daily 9 { the postmen's delivery 31 Dec., 1922. Hastings Railway-station and Post lOch As required 1Horse vehicle R. Stead 286 0 0 office j 10 &Stings, Fernhill, Maraekakaho, and 29 Thrice weekly Motor-bus .. Graham & Gebbie 180 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Kerera 11 Hastings and Havelock North 3 Thrice daily Motor vehicle E. Nimon & Sons 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 12 Hastings and Waiterenui Homestead 19 Daily Motor-bus .. Graham & Gebbie 225 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. (t.o include carriage of private bags) 13 Hastings and Whanawhana Homestead 31 Weekly Motor vehicl<' Graham & Gebbie 100 0 0 14 Hastings and Willowford Accommoda 30 Weekly Motor-bus Graham & Gebbie 120 0 0 tion-house 15 Hatuma and Flemington, and to School 26 Weekly Gig J. Gordon 38 0 0 house (rural delivery) 16 Hatuma to Rangitoto and Marakeke 26 Weekly Gig J. Gordon 35 0 0 Roads (rural delivery) 17 · Havelock North, along Middle Road to IO ' Twice weekly .. Motor vehicle C. Hampton 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. motor-shed on bank of Tukituki River (to include carriage of private bags) 18 Havelock North, Maraetotara Settle a55 Twice weekly .. Motor vehicle c_ Hampton 195 0 0 ment, Waimarama, and Havelock North (to include carriage of private bags) 19 : Matamau Railway-station and Post i Twice daily Foot G. Steventon 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. office 20 Matamau and Tataramoa .. li Daily Bicycle J. A. Stratford, 23 0 0 jun. 21 *t.!lfapier and Arapawanui Station (to [ 23 Weekly Buggy or Hawke'sBayMotor 80 0 0 '.include carriage of private bags) motor-car Co. (Ltd.)

a Round trip. 930 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER---continue.d.

Date of Annual Termination ol Suboldy. ·,-J! l, .. ------llerv.l--ce.--,--~-~11__ :~:~1 __Pr_eq_u_•_ncy_. _ IHow performed. I Name of Coutraotor. Contract. PERFORMED UNDER CoNTRAOT-conlim,ed. £ 8, d, 221 Na.pier Ma.in Road, thence to Havelock, 6 Daily Horse 130 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Thompson's, Wa.ima.ra.ma., and Orwell I~. IGrkman Roa.de, and thence a.long the Ma.in Road to junction of Havelock Road (rural delivery) 23 *t I Na.pier, Port Ahuriri, a.nd Peta.ne .. 7 Twice daily . . (Motor-bus .. Hawke's Bay Motor 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. )_ Peta.ne a.nd Eskdale . . . . 'I· 3 Daily I Co. (Ltd.) 24 Na.pier, Rissington, Patoka., and Puketi'. 35 Thrice weekly. . I ·Motor A.A.P.W. Motor 345 0 0 tiri Service 25 *t1JNa.pier, Tangoio, Tutira., Putorino, 84 Twice weekly .. Motor Aard Taxi Service 600 0 0 Moha.ka., Turiroa., and W airoa (Ltd.) 26 1JNapier, Te Pohue, Te Haroto, Tara.were., 103 Twice weekly .. Motor Hawke's Bay Motor 200 0 0 Ra.ngita.iki, and '.]'a.upo Co. (Ltd.) 27 •t,rNuha.ka. and Opouta.ma. 8 Twice weekly .. Trap, sum Mrs. C. Bendall .. 95 0 0 31 Dec., 19~2. mer; pack horse, winter 28 Nuha.ka. and Ta.ngitere 12 Weekly Horse T. E. Taylor 44 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 29 Onga.onga, Blackbum, and Hinerua. 13 Twice weekly .. Gig Mrs. E. Adams 60 0 0 30 Onga.onga a.nd Waka.re.re. 17 Twice weekly .. Motor vehicle E. Turfrey 95 0 0 Onnondville to junction of W a.ikopiro 4 Daily 31 { and Ma.unga Roa.de }Motor vehicle J. T. Burling 255 0 0 And to Pedersen's gate (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly .. 32 nnondville, South Norsewood, and 4! Twice daily .. Coach . . / F. Schmidt 120 0 0 31 Dec,, 1922. Norsewood 33 Otane, Pata.ngata., Elsthorpe, and Ka.i 23 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry. . R. L. Grant 175 0 0 31 Dile,, 1924. ra.ka.u 34 Otane, Ana.roe., Pukehou, Argyll East, a25 Twice weekly .• Motor vehicle Bruce Rough (Ltd.) 81 0 0 a.nd Ota.ne (rural delivery) 35 Ponga.roa.--Weber Road (to include car 15 Thrice weekly .. Motor vehicle J. Bradley 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. riage of private bags andWaione mail) 36 Pora.nga.hau a.nd Ma.nawaangia.ngi Set 12 Twice weekly .. Gig J. R. Sebley 85 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. tlement 37 Puketa.pu and Waiha.u Settlement (to 16 Weekly Coe.oh E. Hayes 45 0 0 include carriage of private ha.gs) 38 Ta.ka.pa.u and Ashley-Clinton 12 Thrice weekly .. Coe.oh J. Derry 85 0 0 39 Ta.ka.pa.u a.nd Ma.karetu 14 Thrice weekly .. Express J. R. Dickson 150 0 0 31 De~:. 1922. 40 Taka.pa.u a.nd Ota.whao Block, past al5 Thrice weekly Cart B. Blair 110 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. cheese-factory to Ta.kapa.u - Norse wood Road, a.long Take.pan - Norse wood Road, thence by ha.ck road to Ta.ka.pau - Kopua. Roa.d, and a.long Ta.ka.pa.u - Kopua. Road to Ta.kapa.u Post-office ( rural delivery) 41 Ta.ka.pa.u a.nd South Ma.karetu (letter de 12 Twice weekly .. Gig F. D. Gray 75 0 0 livery), (contractor to cross river at Thomson's and return through the Raka.utata.hi district) 42 Ti-tree Point and Akitio 20 Thrice weekly .. Buggy and T.McKain 100 0 0 packhorse 43 Waipa.tiki, Wa.imiro, and rural delivery 18 Twice weekly .. Gig I. Fife 115 0 0 to Ellingham's (pa.rt rural delivery) 44 W aipawa coa.oh on roa.d and Argyll Ea.st 3 Daily Horse J. T. Little 35 0 ,o Waipawa., Oma.kere, Pourere, and 34 Twice weekly .. { 45 Blackhead } Motor vehicle E. Phillip 183 · 0 0 Waipa.wa. a.nd Cla.reinch 22 Weekly Bnd horse 46 Waipa.wa. Railway-station and Post } As required Ca.rt C. Rose 120 0 0 office 47 Wa.ipawa., Rua.ta.niwha, a.nd Onga.onga. I 12 Twice daily Mol;or A. D. Stewart 150 0 0 31 Dec.; 1922. 48 Waipa.wa. and Tikokino, via. direct road 13 Daily Motor R. J. Brown 150 0 0 31 Dec , 1924. 49 W&ipukura.u Railway-station and Post- ! As required Horse vehicle Gallaglier & Cooper 120 0 O· 31 Dec., 1922. office 50 Waipukura.u, Wa.nstea.d, Wallingford, 28 Daily Motor vehicle J. Foster 355 0 0 31 Dec., '1924. and Pora.nga.hau in Wairoa. and Fra.sertown 5 Twice daily Motor-bus .. G. Beckett 45 0 0 52 Wairoa., Maruma.ru, Te Reinga., and 32 Weekly Motor or horse Hawke's Bay 240 0 0 Ruakituri vehicle Motor Co. (Ltd.) 53 ~Wairoa, Fra.sertown, Oma.hanui, and 42 Twice weekly .. Motor vehicle Hawke's Bay 500 0 0 W aika.remoa.na. and coach Motor Co. (Ltd.) M Wa.iroa, vessels in river, and Post-office !Och As required Horse-lorry .. W. Ryan .. I 70 0 0 55 Wairoa., Turiroa., and Waha.nui 21 Weekly Horse vehicle Hawke's Bay 100 0 0 Motor Co. (Ltd.) I

I'F:Rl!'ORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. Na.pier a.nd Port Ahuriri ll Da.ily Electric tram- , Napier Borough Ils. 6d. a weekj car i Council Tram- way and Electricity De.J.>artment 2 Napier and Wairoa. 84 As required Motor (when I . . 10s. per bag running) ! ea.oh way (gra.tuityra.te) 3 Norsewood and Nga.moko 4 Daily:. 1st Sep- Express . · I A. J. Olsen 10 0 0 i temberto30th April; four times week! y 1st May to 31st August 4 Pakipa.ki Railway-station and Post-officellOch Twice daily Foot W. Moroney 12 0 0 5 Pouka.wa Railway-station and Post- ! Daily Trap J. Corless 16 0 0 office 6 Shipping mails for Wairoa . . . . As required ,J. Botham :ls. e,i,ch occ,i, sinn o Round trip. APRIL 3. THE NEW ZEALAND GA~ETTE. 931

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER-continued.

Date of . Annual Termination ol Service. j£ I Frequeney. IHow performed. Name of Contractor. Sulloldy. ill ISiig Contract.· PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHIOH INOLUDED IN SALARY), Mangatera Railway-station and Post- llOch Twice daily Foot I J. Smith .. office 2 Piripiri Railway-station and Matatera llOch Twice daily Foot Mrs. E. K. Smith 1 Post-office ] 3 PukehouRailway-stationandPost-office lOch Twice daily Foot , A. D. Priest

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL 0FFIOERS. 1 Clive and Farndon ! 4times daily Bicycle 2 Havelock North and Pukahu 2 Daily Bicycle • 3 Napier Chief Post-office, Railway-eta- As required Motor vehicle tion, Breakwater, Port Ahuriri Post- office, and vessels at wharves 4 Napier: Delivery of postmen's extra As required Motor vehicle bags 5 Napier : Clearance of receiving-boxes .. Twice daily Motor vehicle 6 Napier: Delivery of parcels within a Daily Motor vehicle radius of two miles from Chief Post- office , Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale 10 Twice daily ITaradale, Puketapu, Fernhill, Mahora, a53 Daily 7 Pakowhai, Farndon Railway-station, Clive, Haumoana, Meeanee, Awatoto, and Napier (part rural delivery) }-·-·

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT, £ s. d. l Anatimo, Totaranui, and Awa-iti 7 Twice weekly .. Horse G. T. Sigley 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 2 Belgrave, Hiwipango, and Golden Downs 13 Weekly Trap J.P. Banks 40 0 0 3 Brightwater and Waimea West 2} Daily Trap L. H. Palmer 30 0 0 31 De;,, 1924. 4 Collingwood and Mangarakau ' 20 Weekly Trap P. G. Hawkins 60 0 0 5 Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga .. 14 Twice weekly .• Trap P. G. Hawkins 60 0 0 6 Collingwood, Rockville, Aorere, and 10 5 times.weekly Motor-car N. L. Emms 150 0 0 Ba.inham 7 Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office ! Twice daily .. Foot Miss C. E. Thomp 25 0 0 son 8 Glenhope and Howard (rural delivery) 18 Weekly Trap E. Springer 40 0 0 9 'i[Glenhope, Pikomanu, Kawatiri, Owen 108 Thrice weekly Motor-car Newman Bros. 1,223 0 0 31 ne:;,, 1926. Junction, Mangarata, Murchison, Fern (Ltd.) Flat, Ariki, Newton Fiat, Lyell, Three Channell Flat, Inangahua Junction, Berlins, Tiroroa, Westport, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton 10 Harley's Road and Tasman.. 4 Daily Trap W. H. Homer .. 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 11 ( Kohatu, Motupiko, and Korere 7 Thrice weekly } Motor-car .. F. E. Hargreaves 160 0 0 l. Atapo and Tophouse . . 20 Twice weekly .. 12 Marnia Post-office and Marnia South 13 Weekly Horse W. H. Bartlett •• 50 0 0 (rural delivery) 13 Motueka Post-office and Wharf 3 As required Coach R. P. Rawlings .. 110 0 0 14 Motueka, Pangatotara Valley, Orinoco, 59 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry .• H. and C. Hill 290 0 0 Ngatimoti, Pokororo, Stanley Brook, (Ltd.) Thorpe, Awa, Dovedale, and Wake field, via Woodstock (part rural de livery) 15 Murchison and Katanga (rural delivery) 16 Weekly Cart H. J. Hodgson and 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Co. 16 Murchison, Matakitaki, Upper Mataki 43 Weekly Coach J. W. Granger 160 0 0 taki, Warwick Junction, and Marnia (part rural delivery) 17 Murchison and Tutaki (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly Cart Mrs. J. Esler 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. in summer; twice weekly in winter 18 Nelson Chief Post-office, Railway-sta 3 As required . . Lorry A. E. A. Fear 525 0 0 tion, Port Nelson Post-office and Wharf (also delivery of parcels and bags in Nelson postmen's delivery) 19 'j[Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka Suburban, 79 Daily Motor-car .. Newman Bros. 865 0 0 31 Dec., 1926. Hira, Whangamoa, Timatanga, Flat (Ltd.) Creek. Rai Falls, Canvastown, Have lock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kaituna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim 20 'l[Nelson, Wakatu, Stoke, Richmond, 37 Twice daily .• Motor-car .. Newman Bros. 022 0 0 Appleby, Redwood's Valley, Bronte (Ltd.) Corner, Upper Moutere, Harakeke, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Hau, Motueka, Umukuri, and Riwaka 21 'j[Nelson, Motueka, Upper Takaka, East 70 Daily Motor-car N. L. Emms 600 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Ta;kaka, and Takaka 22 I Price's Corner and Neudorf . , .. l} Daily Horse Miss D. M. Perry 63 0 0 23 Riwaka and Sandy Bay 6 Twice weekly .. Cart Franklin and 26 0 0 I Harvey

a Round trip. D 932 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON-contimted.

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PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT-rontinued. £ s. d. ( Sullivan's Bridge and Ariki 3 Twice weekly. . Trap ( T. Bred bury 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 24 l_ Ariki and Paenga (rural delivery) 15 Weekly Horse j 25 Tadmor, Sherry River, and Matariki .. 5l Thrice weekly Cart G. G. Hodgkinson 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 26 Takaka, Puramahoi, Onakaka, and 18 Daily Motor-car N. L. Emms 150 0 0 Collingwood 27 Takaka and Motupipi 3 Daily Cart J. Winter 48 0 0 28 tTakaka and Tarakohe 8 Thrice weekly Cart J. Winter 35 0 0 29 Takaka, Hamama, and Uruwhenua 12 Twice weekly .. Cart 0. W. Sixtus 65 0 0 30 Tapawera and Baton 12 Weekly Cart Miss G. G. Gibbs 25 0 0. 31 Dec.," 1922. 31 Tarakohe and Anatimo 6 Twice weekly .. Cart F. Robertson 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 32 Upper Moutere an·d Mahana .. 3 Twice weekly .. Cart C. D. C. Eggers .. 26 0 0 33 Wakefield and Koreke (delivering cor 7 Daily Motor-cycle .. F. E. Shuttleworth 70 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. respondence)

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. French Pass : Receipt and despatch of As required M. Aston 10 0 0 I mails at night I 2 Gowan Bridge and Gowan .. 3} Twice weekly .. Trap Mrs. B. Marr 3 Hope Railway-station and Post-office .. l Twice daily Foot J. Calder g g g! 4 Kohatu and Motupiko 2 Twice weekly .. Foot R. A. Parlane 10 o o I 5 Lower Moutere and Mariri 2 Daily Horse T. M. Morrissey .. 15 o o 1 6 Matariki and Wangapeka 4 Twice weekly .. Horse Mrs. A. Thomas .. 10 o o I 7 Nelson and Mapua .. 15 Weekly Motor-car R. A. Rough 1s. 4d. per bag 8 Nelson and Tahunanui 2 Twice daily Bus T. A. Williams 15 o o I 9 Nelson and Wakapuaka (rural delivery) 15 Weekly Trap W. Rayner 15 0 0 10 Owen Junction and Owen Valley (rural 8 Weekly Trap D. Whitford 17 0 0 f delivery) 11 Port Nelson and Glenhope or any inter 60 As required Motor-car N e w m a n Bros. £6 for whole journey or lesser mediate station amount for shorter journey. 12 Spring Grove Railway-station and Post ! 4 times daily Foot W. E. Lewis 20 0 0 office 13 Takaka and Kotinga 2 Thrice weekly Cart N. Bensemann 7 0 0 14 Takaka and Waitapu Wharf (for the 3 As required Cart A. R. A. Bruce 2s. 6d. per conveyance of parcel hampers only) hamper. 15 Tui Railway-station and Post-offioe .. ! Twice weekly .. Foot Mrs. M. M. Ransby 7 0 0 16 Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office i Twice daily Foot Miss B. F. Hoult 20 0 0 17 Waitapu Wharf, for the custody of As required H. A. Haase 7 0 0 parcel hampers

SEA SERVICES. l .French Pass, Waikawa Bay, Okouri 15 Weekly Motor-launch P. D. Hope 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Point, Otarawao, Wairangi, and Croisilles 2 French Pass, Whareatea Bay, and Wai- 12 Weekly Motor-launch C. Norberg 50 0 0 tai

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLY:MOUTH.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. rl.

~cesu:;~::J~ Ahititi, Okau, and Kotare (rum! de- 12 { weekly in J. B. Carr 80 0 0 Dec .• 1924. l { livery) winter(three }Hoe, .. I :n mouths) Okau and Rerekapa (rural delivery) .. 4 Weekly 2 Awakino and Whareorino 21 Weekly Pack -horse .. R. O'Brien !lO O 0 31 Dec , 1922. 3 Eltham, l\fangamingi, Matemateaonga, 23 Twice weekly .. Motor-truek 0. F. Robinson .. 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Omoamt (rum! delivery) 4 *Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, River 26 Twice daily Mot;or Wilsur1's l\i o t. or :J50 0 0 lea, Awatuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake Supplies (Ltd.) 5 Eltham Railway-station and Post-office ! As required Cart Gower Bros. 90 0 0 Hawera, l\fokoia, Whakamara, Mere 15 Daily mere, and Ohangai *Hawera, Inaha, and l\fanaia IO Twice daily Hawera, Tangahoe Hill, Scott, Glover, a35 Daily and Wa,ihi Roads t-0 Hawera (rural delivery) The Globe Motor 6 Hawera, Manaia, Kapuni, Mangawhero a59 Daily Lw. Company (Ltd.) 710 0 0 Factory, Auroa, Matapu, Okaiawa, and Scott Road to Hawera (rural delivery) l\fanaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Oeo, 19 Daily j and Opunake 7 Hawera, Ararata, Fraser R-Oad, and a28 Daily Trap R. a. Jobliu 162 0 0 Hawera (rural delivery) 8 Hawera Railway-station and Post-office t As required Cart C. Stone 170 0 0 9 Huiroa Railway-station and Post-office l As required Tmp J. A. Stanford 52 0 0 10 Kohuratahi and Ohura, Whitianga all Twice weekly Cart H. E. Hight 65 0 0 and Kohuratahi Roads to Kohuratahi (rural delivery) a Round trip. APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZET'l1E. 933

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH-continued.

Date of Service. Frequency. Annual Termination ol IBow performed. Name of Contractor. Subsidy. Contract. UI ------'-1,~r ------'------'------PERFORMED UNDER CONTBACT---00nlinued. £ s. d. 11 Mokau and Mangatoi Lower Homestead 18 Twice weekly Lf.unch E. Lewe• :30 0 0 31 Dec., 1924- (rural delivery) in summer; weekly in winter 12 New Plymouth, Omata, Oakura, Tata 40 Daily Motor J. Martin and Co. 400 0 0 raimaka, Okato, Puniho, Warea, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oanui, and Opunake New Plymouth, Lower Mangorei, Kent 13 Daily } 13 { Road, Egmont Village, and Inglewood Inglewood, Kaimat.a, Tarata, and Pu- 23 Thrice weekly.. Motor Archi bald and Stuck 310 0 0 rangi (part rural delivery) ' 14 New- Plymouth Railway-station and ! As required Motor-lorry .. Hooker Bros. 230 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Post-office 15 New Plymouth and Tarurutangi 8l Daily Motor-cycle W. C. Bransgrove 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 16 Ngaere and Chea!, Wingrove, Waihapa, 15 Daily Gig ' A.. Bradley 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. and Robson Roads (rural delivery) 17 Normanby and Okaiawa 4 Daily Motor J. C Barclay 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 18 Purangi and Matau 5 Thrice weekly Horse Miss D. E. Rolfe 35 0 0 19 Stratford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, Low- a28 Daily Motor-cycle T. C. List 180 0 0 31 Dec.," l!l22. garth, and Stratford ( Stratford, Dou_glas, and Tututawa .. 17 Daily 20 } Motor-cycle T. H. Bransgrove 113 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. l Tututawa and Puniwhakau .. 8 Twice weekly .. 21 Strathmore and Makahu 5l Twice weekly .. Gig M. Ford 41 12 0 22 Tariki, Ratapiko, and Taitama (rural 9! Daily Gig J. ,Jacobsen 156 0 0 delivery) 23 Te Wera, Huiakama, and Strathmore 4 Daily Trap A. Meredith 70 0 0 24 Toko Railway-station and Post-office 300 As required Foot or wheeled P. A. Griffiths 30 0 0 yd. convevance 25 Urenui and Okoke, and along Piko, 24 Twice weekly Motor in sum J. G. Fitzgerald ' 75 0 0 Okoke, and Kaka Roads (rural de in summer; mer; trap livery) weekly in in winter winter 26 Uruti and Pehu 11 Weekly Horse T. Henry 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 27 §IJWaitara, Motunui, Onaero, Urenui, 48 Daily in summer; Motor-bus in C. H. Johnston . . 1,000 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Waitoitoi, Uruti, Ahititi, Tongapo thrice weekly summer; ruru, Mokau, and Awakino in winter coach in winter 28 Waitara and Tikorangi (includes sort 4l Daily Mot.or-cycle W. C. Bransgrove 36 0 0 :n Dec., 1922. ing of correspondence into private boxes and clearing receiver at Tiko rangi) 29 Waitoitoi and Pukearuhe 8 Thrice weekly in Motor A. J. Smith 25 0 0 summer; twice weekly in winter 30 Whangamomona and Mangare Road 12 Weekly Horse J. N. Carver 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. (rural delivery) 31 *Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Ta 11 Weekly Trap F. Rooney 72 0 0 hora 32 Whangamomona Railway-station and i As required Trap C. McGuinn 40 0 0 Post-office 33 Whangamomona, Aotuhia, and Tahuna 18 Weekly Horse F. Rooney 71 0 0 roa. via Okara Road (rural delivery)

PERFORMED UNDER ARB,1.NGEMENT. Ahititi and junction of Okau and Mokau 300 Thrice weekly Foot C. Jensen 5 0 0 Road,; yd. 2 Bell Block Railway-station and Post- 1 Daily Horse J, W. Downs 14 0 0 office 3 Douglas Railway-station and Post-office i Daily Foot W. Marshall 10 0 0 4 Egmont, Village and Kaimiro ::it Weeklv Trap H. Peters 10 0 0 Ii Inglewood, Kaimiro, and Rahiri 8 Weekly Motor-lorry J. McLean 10 0 0 6 Inglewood and Waitmiki 3! Daily in sum Cart W. P. Brash 5 0 0 mer; twice weekly in win ter 71 Kiore Railway-station ,md Post-office IIOch Thrice weekly Foot A. J. Stockley 3 0 0 8 Kohuratahi Railway-station and Post- 1120 As required Foot Mrs. G. L. A. V. Ii O 0 office yd. Uren 9 Lower Mangorei and Albert Road . . ' 5 Thrice weekly in Horse A. J. M. Orchard 5 0 0 summer; twice weekly in winter IO Lower Mangorei and Korito 5 Daily in summer; Horse B. J. Herbert 20 0 0 twice weekly in winter 11 Lower Mangorei and lfangorei 4 Thrice weekly HOi"Be S. Richards IO O 0 12 Midhirst and Tuna 4 Daily Motor-cycle T. H. Bransgrove 5 0 0 13 Midhirst and Uia .. 3} Dailv Motor-lony P. T. Bloxham .. 12 0 0 14 New Plymouth and Fitzroy 2 Daily Tram-car New Plymouth 5 0 0 Borough Council 15 New Plymouth and Hillsborough 6 Daily Bioycla L. Withers 15 0 0 16 Omoana and Moeroa 8 Weekly Horse ,J. Hamilton 14 0 0 17 Pohoknra Railwav-station and Post- ! Daily Foot A. Dawson 15 0 0 office • 18 Puniwhakau and Taurakawa 7i Weekly Ho.rse Miss M. F. Hayes 15 0 0 a Round trip. 934 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH-continued.

Dateo! Bervlce. Frequency. IHow performed. I Name o! Contractor. Annual I Termination of ------~-----~------~-s_u_b_•l~-'1·--__eo_n_tm-•t_. -

PlilBFORMJIID UNDER ARRANGII.MENT--confinued. £ s. d. 19 South Roa.cl and Kioru . . . . 31 Daily . . Horse Mrs. A. E. Hinkley 18 0 0 20 Tahora Railway-station and Post-office 100 As required . . , Foot Public Works De 2s. 6d. per yd. I partment week. 21 Te Tawa and Piakau . . . . 5 Daily in summer; Cart A. M. Johnston .. 10 0 0 thrice weekly I 1 in winter I 22 Toko and Huinga . . 2 Thrice weekly I Horse H. E. Jensen 15 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERl' (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY). 1 Inglewood and Ngatoro 4 Daily in summer; Motor-lorry .. W. Fu!lforth twice weekly in winter 2 Inglewood and W aiongona 5 Thrice weeklv in Motor-lorry .. E. J. Clough summer ; iwice weekly in winter 3 LeJ)perton Railway-station and Post- It Daily Horse Mrs. E. K. Bain .. office 4 Rahiri and Tahura.ngi 4 Twice weekly Cart Miss J. M. Cameron 5 Sentry Hill Railway-station and Post- 1 Daily Horse S. Oliver office 6 Uruti and Ngatamiro 8 ]'ortnight.ly Horse A. Mortensen 7 Waipuku Railway-station and Post- ! Daily Foot Miss I. F. Bullot office

P!IRFOR.MED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. 1 Inglewood and Te Tawa 3 Daily Bicycle 2 New Plymouth: Clearance of receivers, 20 Daily Motor-van •. delivery of parcels and postmen's overflow bags 28 Thrice weekly and Carrington Roads to Hurworth 3 r-School,Pl- and Fra.nkley_ Road.... ,_..., New Plymout.h, Westown (outer por- 18 'fhrice weekly }MSro,= tion), and Barrett Road 4 tratford : Cle.a.ranee of receivers .. 7 Daily I Motor-van .. 5 Stratford and Whi,.rehuia (rurnl delivery) 40 Daily Motor-van .• 6 Waitara and Brixton 2 Daily Bicycle •.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU. PERFORMED UNDER CONTBAOT.

l{Hakataramea and Maungatiro 12 Thrice weekly £ s. d. Maungatiro and Kowhatu •. 7 Twice weekly 1 Kowha.tu and Dip Creek .• 5 Weekly :}M_., J. Barclay 140 o. 0 31 Dec., 1924. . Returning via McCa.w's once weekly 'ti (rural delivery) 2 akataramea, Station Peak, Clarks- 12 Weekly Motor or trap J. Barclay 25 0 0 field, and Mount Parker (rural delivery) 3 Kurow and Haka.taramea 1 Daily Motor vehicle J. Bal'Clay 30 0 0 I§11,r Kurow, Wharekuri, Omara.ma, 41 Twice weekly and Clea.rburn Motor vehicle K urow Motor Gar- 300 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 4 §11,r Clea.rburn and Lake Ohau (from 20 Weekly age and Service 15th September to 14th June) Co. (Ltd.) Oamaru via Pukeuri Junction, Peebles, 101 Daily Awamoko, Georgetown, Borton's, Duntroon, Kurow, thence be.ck to Duntroon, Maerewhenua, Living- stone, 'rokarahi, Nga.para, and ' Weston (rural delivery) 68 Daily Motor vehicle North Ota.go Times 821 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Weston, Awamoa to Ka.kanui, Publishing Co. thence to Maheno, Incholme Dis- (Ltd.) trict, Kauru Hill to Hacquoil's cor- "11-·~·--·-hner, thence to Marua.koa,Mara.kerake, i and Kia. Ora Districts to Cormack's ( rural delivery) I 6 Oa.maru Chief Post - office, Railway- fl As required Horse vehicle New Zealand Ex- 325 0 0 station, and breakwater, and delivery preBB Co. (Ltd.) of postmen's parcels and overflow bags Shag Point Railway-station and Post- fl Daily Foot J, McD. Guthrie 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 71 office

PEBFOR.MIID. UNDER ARRANGEMENT. 1 Deborah Railway - station and Alma 1 Twice daily .. Foot Mrs. M. Robinson 20 0 0 Post-office 2 Enfield Railway-station and Post-office i Twice daily Foot Miss J, Cameron 15 0 0 3 Island Cliff Railway-station and Post- 100 10 times weekly Foot J. Temple 10 0 0 office yd. 4 Lome Reilway-station and Whitstone i Twice daily Foot Miss M. Joyce 6 0 0 Post-office 5 Omarama and Longslip (private bag 12 Weekly Motor or trap J. S. Woods 12. 6d. per service only) (1st May to 31st October) trip. APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 935

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU-continued.

Date of Annual I Frequency. How pcrlormoo.1 Name of Contractor. Termination ol !Ii I Subsidy. Contract.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANOEMENT----continued. £ B. d. 6 Otiake Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot J. K. Richardson 5 0 0 7 Waianakarua Railway-station and Post- 1 Twice daily Foot G. H. Lee 8 0 0 office 8 Weston Railway-station and Post-office ! Twice daily Foot S. Wilson 15 0 0 9 Windsor Railway-station and Post-office ! Twice daily Foot R. Taylor 5 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY).

1 Borton's Railway-station and Post-office J 4ch Twice daily Foot J.P. Wright 2 Hillgrove Railway - sta.tion and Post- 2ch Twice da.ily Foot Mrs. E. C. Cleverley office 3 Otekaieke Railway-station and Post- 2ch Twice daily Foot Mrs. M. Dumbleton office 4 Teschemaker's Railway - station and lOch Twice daily Foot Mrs. J. Rawson Reidston Post-office 5 Tokarahi Railway-station and Post-office lOch Twice daily Foot W. B. Gibb 6 Totara Railway-station and Totaratahi 4ch Twice daily Foot J. Herron Post-office 7 Waitaki Railway-station and Post-office 2ch Twice daily Foot H. W. Stringer

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

PERFORMED UNDER Ck>NTRACT. £ s. d. 1 Cape Runaway and Matengareka Station 18l Weekly Horse F. N. McLean 75 0 0 I 31 Deo., 1924. 2 Cape Runaway Beach and Post-office .. 600 As required Cart Settlers' Shed As- 30 0 yd. sociation 3 Hikutaia and Whangamata .• 19 Weekly Horse A. N. Martin 80 0 :1 4 Kopu and Tuma 5 Daily Launch Gibbons and Dodd 35 0 0 5 Kopuarahi Wharf and Pipiroa Post- 200 Daily Boat J.E. Kelly 26 0 0 office yd. " 6 Kutarere and Hiwirau 4 Twice weekly •. Horse W. E. Knight 25 0 0 7 Matata, Manawahe, and Lake Roto- 13i Twice weekly Cart W. E. Goulter 71 10 0 kokio (rural delivery) in summer; weekly in winter 8 Ohinepanea and Hosking'• Siding 3 Daily Buggy T. Tikiterc 50 0 0 9 Opotiki, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, 70 Weekly Launch W. Walker 220 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. and Cape Runaway 10 Opotiki, Torere, and Hawai 19 Weekly Buggy Kelly and Fleming 35 0 0 31 Deo., 1924. (Ltd.) 11 Paengaroa and Maketu 5 Thrice weekly •. Buggy C. Rogers 40 0 0 12 Paeroa, Netherton, Kerepehi, and Ngatea 13 Daily Motor-oar W. Roigard 150 0 0 13 Paeroa Railway-station, steamers at 2 As required Cart R. Nield 165 0 0 Puke, and Post-office 14 Pongakawa Railway-station and Post- 2 Daily Trap W. H. Steevens 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. office 15 Puriri Railway-station and Post-office t As required Horse Miss H. M. Walsh 35 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 16 Puriri, Puketui, Hikua.i, and Ta.irua .. 33 Weekly Horse J. Morrison 104 0 0 17 Rotorua, Rotoiti, Te Tako, Awakeri, and 56 Daily Motor-car Charlton and Gil- 860 0 0 Whakatane lies 18 Rotorua, Te Ngae, Okere Falls, Paenga- 38 Thrice weekly •. Motor-car E. E. Williams •. 2d. per pound roa, and Te Puke on outward ma.ii, inward" car• ried free, with minimum of £2 per trip. 19 Rotorua, Te Pu, Ngawaro, Oropi, Gate 42 Twice weekly .. Motor-car H. McCormick 165 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Pa, and Tauranga. 20 Taneatua and Ruatoki North 6 Twice weekly .. Buggy E. B. Biddle 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 21 Taura.nga, Lower Kaimai, and Ka.imai 20 Weekly Cart K. A. Powell 39 0 0 22 Tauranga and Mount Maunganui 3 Daily Launch R. H. and G. F. C. 75 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. Faulkner 23 Tauranga, Tauriko, and Omanawa Falls 161 Twice weekly •. Buggy A. V. Bannatyne 55 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 24 Tauranga Wharves and Post-office ! .As required .. Cart C. W. Plummer 100 0 0 2.5 Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, Te Aroha 17 Daily .. Trap P. Carmody 200 0 0 West, Manawaru, and Gordon 26 Te Aroha Railway-station and Post-office i As required .. Cart J. Robinson 75 0 0 27 Te Puke Railway-station and Post-office ! As required Trap A. L. Wells 65 0 0 28 Te Puke and Muir's Reefs .. 8 Twice weekly .. Trap E. Haigh 45 0 0 29 *Te Teko and Otakiri 6i Twice weekly .. Motor-car R. A. Shannon 65 0 0 30 Thames Railway-station, wharves, and li As required .. Motor-car w. White 240 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. Chief Post-office 31 Thames, Waiomio, and Tapu 13 Daily Coach C.H. Hill 49 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 32 Thames and W aitakaruru 12 Thrice weekly .. Launch A. McCarthy 50 0 0 33 Tuma and Kopuarahi (rural delivery) 7 Daily Trap R. McLean 100 0 0 34 W a.ihi Railway-station and Post-office l As required Cart H. T. Deverell 190 0 0 31 De/, 1922. 35 *§11,rwa.ihi, Athenree, Katikati, Omo- 45 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car J. R. Kidd 490 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. koroa Junction, Aongatete, Te Puna Junction, and Tauranga 36 Wa.ikino and Waitekauri 4 Daily Trap R. J. Walker 36 0 0 37 Waitakaruru and Mangatarata 5 Thrice weekly .. Horse H. P. Whittaker • .' 37 IO 0 38 §11,rwhakatane, Otangihaku, Taneatua, 43 Daily Motor-car J. J. Chapman 600 0 0 Waimana Junction, Nukuhou North, Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Opotiki 39 Whakatane wharves and Post-office .. !. As required Cart A. Hall 24 10 0 936 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES-contimted.

Date ol Service. Frequency I How performed. I Name of Contractor. Annual l'ermina.tion of Subsidy. Contract.

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT. :£ s. d. 1 Hikut&ia Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot Mrs. K. Courtney 20 0 0 2 Hawai and Houpoto 8 Weekly Horse R. G. Saxby 7 0 0 3 Junction Tauranga Road and Omokoroa 1 Daily Horse Miss E. Anderson 14 0 0 Post-office 4 Ka.rangahake Railway-station and Post- As required Foot Mrs. T. E. Ansley 15 0 0 office 5 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily Foot Miss C.R. Watene 15 0 0 6 Mangaiti Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily Horse C. E. Mace 10 0 0 7 Matata Railway-station and Post-office As required Cart L. G. Culpan 6d. per hamper. 8 Mount Maunganui and Mata.ta Twice weekly .. Train Public Works De- 80 0 0 partment 9 Mount Maunganui Railway-station and t As required Foot D.Bain 10 0 0 steamers (supervision of mails at wharf) 10 Ohiwa and Opotiki .. 10 As required Coach W. B. Kelly :£2 per trip. 11 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office t Twice daily Foot J. T. J. Tilsley .. 20 0 0 12 Omaio Beach and Post-office ! As required Foot W. N. Coughlan 3 0 0 13 Opotiki Wharf and Post-office t As required Buggy Dickey and Kelly 12 10 0 14 Paeroa and Komata 7 Thrice weekly .. Trap D. J. Evans 7 16 0 15 Tauranga Wharf : Storage of mails ex 30 As required Truck C.H. Hine 10 0 0 steamer yd. 16 Te Puke, along Te Matai Bush, and 14 Weekly Trap Farmers' Union 10 0 0 Rangiuru Roads Trading Co. (Ltd.) 17 Thames and Kauaeranga 3! Twice weekly .• Horse Miss L. K. McPike 14 10 0 18 Thames and Coromandel 40 Weekly Motor-car w. White. Gratuity. 19 Turua Wharf and Post-office ! As required .. Cart F. N. Trulove .• 15 0 0 20 Waihau Bay and Raukokore 3 As required .• Horse W. Allison 2s. 6d. per trip. 21 Whakatane and Thornton !Of Thrice weekly .. Motor-car J. J. Chapman .. Gratuity. I 22 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post 1 Twice daily •. Horse Miss G. O'Hara .. 20 0 0 office PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN SALARY). 1 I Mat&toki Post-office and Railway-station! ll Twice daily . . I Foot . . I W. Dynes . . f 2 Junction of Tauranga Road and Te Puna l! Thrice weekly.. Horse . . :Miss F. M. Lock- I , Post-office I head : PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. 1 I Mata.ta. Railway-station and Post-office 1 I As required . . Bicycle 2 i Thames South Railway-station, Chief ti As required . . Bicycle I Post-office, and Thames South Post office 3 j Waikino Railway-station and Post-office !I As required Bicycle 4 Waimana. Junction and Waimana .. l! Daily Bicycle '

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU.

PERFORMED UNDER CONT.RA.OT. :£ s. d 1 Albury, Tengawai, Waratah (as far as /a44 Thrice weekly .. Motor , W. Ford .. I 266 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Dale's Hill), Limestone Road, Coal- pits, Chamberlain, Shenley, Opawa, Mount Nessing, and Rocky Gully Bridge ( rural delivery) 2 Cave, Cannington, and :ltfotukaika (rural a38 Weekly Vehicle H. Killoh 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. delivery) 3 Fairlie, Grampians, Gray's Hills, Haldon 45 Weekly Motor-lorry .. W. L. Bourn 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Station, and Black Forest Station (rural delivery) 4 Fairlie, Waikarua, Ashwick Flat, and a36 Daily ten mos. ; I Gig J. Siegert 245 0 0 Sherwood Downs (rural delivery) thrice weekly July and Aug. 5 Fairlie and Raincliff (rural delivery a36 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. Canterbury 40 0 0 through Raincliff district, going via Farmers' Co-op. Middle Valley, and returning via Assn. (Ltd.) Cattle Valley) . Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake 96 Thrice weekly .. Motor Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, Hermitage (from I Nov. to 30 April) Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, Lake 58 Weekly Motor or coach Tekapo, and Lake Pukaki (from 1 May to 31 Oct.) 6 Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke's Pass 15 Weekly Motor or coach Mount Cook MotJ 1,300 0 0 31 Oct.. 1924. (from t May to 31 Oct.) Co. (Ltd.) Lake Pukaki, Omara.ma, Lindis Pass, 100 Weekly Motor Tarras, and Pembroke (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) Pembroke, Cardrona, Arrowtown, and 48 Twice weekly .. Motor Queenstown (from 1 Nov. to 30 April) 7 Geraldine and Orari 5 4 times daily .. Motor C. W. McKenzie .. 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 8 Geraldine, Orari Bridge, and Woodbury alO Twice daily .. Motor Timaru Herald Co. 80 0 0 (rural delivery) (Ltd.) 9 Geraldine, Four Peaks, Pleasant Valley, a68 Daily, except to Motor Timaru Herald Co. 380 0 0 Te Moana, continuing as far as Lynn's Beautiful Val- (Ltd.) Road, along Woodside Road to Gapes ley, thrice Valley, up Beautiful Valley as far as weekly Newton's, and Kakahu Bush, returning to Geraldine through Wahimomona and Gapes Valley, and on to Hilton Road (rural delivery) a Round trip. APRIL a.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 937

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU-continued.

Date of Annual Service. Frequency. I How performed. , Name of Contractor. Termination ol Subsidy. Contract.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT-continued. £ s. d.

10 Glenavy, lkawai, and Elephant Hill, a32 Weekly f Motor E. P. Lavery 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924, returning via Middle Road (rural de!.) 11 Orari and Belfield .. I 3 Thrice weekly .. Motor Timaru Herald Co. 50 0 0 (Ltd.) 12 Otaio and Kohika, going via Lower al8 Twice weekly .. Gig A. H. Boulton 38 0 0 Kohika Road and returning via Upper Kohika Road (rural delivery) 13 §Jl,rl'eel Forest, Arundel, and Rangitata 15 Daily Motor E. S. Faden 120 0 0 (rural delivery) 14 Pleasant Point, Kakahu School, Hazel a50 Daily, except Motor Timaru HeraId Co. 268 10 0 burn, and Raincliff Station ( rural between Hang- (Ltd.) delivery) ing Rock Bridge and Kakahu School, and Hazelbum and Raincliff Station, thrice weekly 15 St. Andrew's and Bluecliffs, returning a24 Thrice weekly •• Gig S. A. Hoskin 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. via Lyalldale (rural delivery) .. I 16 Temuka Railway-station and Post-office ! As required Cart T. Gunnion .. 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 17 Temuka, Orakipaoa, Ohape, Clande a30 Daily Motor Timaru Herald Co. 250 0 0 31 Dec.. 1924. boye, and Orton, returning via Bad (Ltd.) ham's and Factory Road (rural delivery)

Motor • , Timaru Herald Co. 260 0 0 18 Temuka, Rangatira Valley (as far as a50 D a i I y, except 1 A. P. Kelland's), Waitohi Flat, Upper beyond Upper (Ltd.) W aitohi Flat, thence via Opihi Terrace, Waitohi Flat, Young's Road, and Waiapi to Hilton, and Talbot returning to Temuka via Winchester Road to A. P. ( rural delivery) Kelland's, on alternate days 19 Temuka and Seadown, returning via alO Daily Motor Timaru Herald Co. 80 0 0 Hedley's corner and Arowhenua Rail (Ltd.) way-station (rural delivery) 20 Timaru Chief Post-office : Delivery of Daily Motor-lorry J. McKnight 3!d, per 31 Dec., 1922. parcels within boundary of postmen's parcel deliveries 21 Timaru Railway-station, wharves, and As required Motor-lorry J. McKnight 200 0 0 Chief Post- office ; also distribution of postmen's overflow bags 22 Timaru Chief Post-office : Clearing re- 14 Twice daily Motor cycle .. J. McKnight 220 0 0 ceiving-boxes In all Timaru, Fairview, Claremont, South- Daily }Motor burn, Pareora West, Otipua, and a42 Salisbury, via Kingsdown (rural 23 { delivery) Timaru Herald Co. 380 0 0 31 Deo., 1924. Holme Station comer and Maungati, 9 Thrice weekly (Ltd.) I as far as Greig's comer (rural delivery) 24 Timaru and Glen-iti I 31 Twice daily . . Motor-cycle.. J. McKnight 60 0 0 j 31 Dee., 1922.

25 Timaru, via Grant's and Page's roads, la36 Daily . . Motor Timaru Herald Co. 260 0 0 j 31 Dec., 1924. by Hadlow to Tycho Flat School, (Ltd.) I thence via Begg's and Hayes's cross-roads to McLeod's Road, to Tycho Main Road, up Levels Valley Road to Rolling Ridges Road, to comer of Rosewill Valley Road, Rosewill School, past Harper's, Davie's, Kelland's, and Lindsay's corner to Timaru (rural delivery) · 26 Timaru to Makikihi on Main Road, to al041 Daily, except ' Motor " I Timaru Herald Co. I 500 0 0 131 Dec., 1924. Hook Road oomer, thence to Adam- along Sodwall I (Ltd.) son's corner, back to Station Road, , Extension, past Bitchener's on Great South Road, twice weekly along Main Road to Waimate; thence around Deep Creek Settlement, Waituna Settlement, and circling round to Hook School, d'Auvergne's Road, O'Neill's Road, Makikihi to Hunter Hills Road as far as Teschemaker's Valley Road, along.Sodwall Exten sion; thence Teschemaker's Valley Road to Pakihi Road, to Hunter School, Hunter Post-office, and Makikihi Road back to Timaru (rural delivery). 27 Tycho Flat School, along Rolling Ridges I 5 Daily Horse A.G.Hart 36 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Road and Downs Road to junction of I Levels Valley Road (rural delivery) 28 Waihao Downs, Waihaorunga, Tara ·a3g Thrice weekly.. Motor W. R. Sullivan 120 0 0 Settlement, and Pentland Hills, as I far as Rutherford's Homestead (rural 1

delivery) 1 29 Waihao Downs and Grassy Hills (rural 1a26 Thrice wkly. to Motor Canterbury 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. delivery) Brown's comer; Farmers' Co-op. twice wkly. to Assn. (Ltd.) Grassy Hills 30 Waihao Forks and Allanholm Settle- al2 Twice weekly .. Motor W. R. Sullivan 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. ment (rural delivery along Allanholm and Waihaorunga roads) 31 Waimate Railway-station and Post-office, !-I As required l\fotor-lorry .. Price Brothers 52 0 0 32 *tWaimate, Arno, Waihao Forks, and 8 Daily Motor Canterbury 200 0 0 31 Dec.," 1922. W aihao Downs Farmers' Co. -op. Assn. (Ltd.) 33 Waitawa Railway-station and Kerry l! Daily Gig J. Breen 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Town 34 · Woodbury and Orari Gorge Station all Daily Motor Timaru Herald Co. 60 0 0 (rural delivery) (Ltd.)

a Round trip.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF TL'\fARU-continued.

Date of Annual llerv:lce. ll'reqnency. How perlormed. Name of Contractor. Termination ol ji!I I Snbeldy. Contrac$. u""l I !il81 PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT, £ s. d. 1 Fairlie, Kimbell, and Burke's Pass (from 15 Weekly Motor or trap W. L.Boum £1 per trip. 1 May to 31 Oct.) .. I 2 Glenavy and Waikakahi, via Pike's a24 Twice weekly .. Motor E. P. Lavery 15 0 0 Point Road, and returning via Dog- .. I kennel Road (rural delivery) 3 Morven and Waikakahi Settlement al7! Twice weekly .. Delivery van Canterbury I 10 0 0 (rural delivery) Farmers Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.) , 4 Otipua and Adair •. It Thrice weekly .. Trap Mrs. L. Cumberland' 7 10 0 5 Rangitata and Rangitata Island 9 Twice weekly, , Trap J. Buck " I 20 0 0

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WIDCH INCLUDED IN SALARY), 1 Cricklewood Railway-station and Post- 3ch Twice daily 'Foot Mrs. A. Sinclair .. office 2 Levels Railway-station and Post-office t Twice daily Foot W. Scott 3 Ma-waro Railway-station and Post- 2! Twice daily Foot C. Brosnahan office 4 Otaio Railway-station and Post-office 5ch I Four thnes daily Foot Mrs. S. Boulton .. 5 Pareora Railway-station and Post-office !i Twice daily Foot P. D. Sinclair 6 Sutherland's Railway-station and Post- 121 Twice daily .. Foot Miss. M. Mitten .. office ch. 7 Washdyke Railway-station and Post- t Twice daily .. Foot D. Kellahau office

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

PE!lll'OBMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d. 1 Aramoho and Mr: Earle's residence 5 Daily Bicycle L. B. S. Randal. . 50 0 0 31 Dctl., 1924. ( rural deli very) 2 Bull's, Parawanui, and Scott's Ferry 12 Daily Motor-car J. K. Simpson 180 0 0 (part rural delivery) 3 Erna and Riariaka (Luoni's) (rural de- 16 Weekly Packhorse M. Luoni 36 0 0 livery) 4 Greatford and Bull's 4 Four times daily Motor-car Lundy and Murphy 69 15 0 5 Hunterville, Onga Road, Tura!rina River, a28 Twice weekly .. Buggy W. J. Knight 80 0 0 junction of Fordell and Mangahoe Roads (rural delivery) 6 Huntcrville and Pukcroa (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly, . Motor-car or gig H. R. Watkins 102 0 0 7 Hunterville, Sandon Block, Mangapapa a35 Twice weekly .. Buggy W. J. Knight 75 0 0 Road, and Pakihikura Road (rural delivery) 8 Hunterville Railway-stat.ion and Post- 32ch As required " Buggy w. J. Knight 110 0 0 31 Der.., 1922. office 9 Hunterville, West Road (Bum's), and 21 Twice weekly .. Buggy W. ,T. Knight 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Watershed Road (Earle's), (rural delivery) 10 ,Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o-te-ac a22 Twice weekly .. Horse , A. E. Sands 60 0 0 Roads to junction Ohura and Middle Roads, via l\langanui-o-te-ao, Motete, Pnkekaha, and Middle Roads (rural delivery) 11 Junction of Ohura and Erua Roads, via 16 Twice weekly, 1 Horse F. Stafford 90 0 0 Ohura and Waipapa Roads, to F. J. Sept. to 31 · Bright's (rural delivery) May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. 12 Kai lwi and Paparangi Homestead, via 18 Twice weekly .. Coach J. Barron 90 0 0 Rangitatau Road (rural delivery) 13 Karioi and Kennedy's Homestead, via 14 Twice weekly .. Gig W. C. Dillon 90 0 0 31 Dec., 1923. Rangiwaea Road (rural delivery) 14 Makakaho Suspension Bridge and junc- 7! Twice weekly .. Buggy J. Washington 45 0 0 · 31 Dec., 1924. tion of Makakaho and Te Mutu Roads (rural delivery) 15 l\lakirikiri and Makirikiri Valley (Lam- 9 Twice weekly .. Gig W. P. Newsham 32 0 0 bert's), (rural delivery) 16 Mangamahu and Ngamatea, via River 16 Twice weekly .. Horse S. McDonald 70 0 0 Road (rurai delivery) 17 Mangapurua Landing and Quin's Home- 12 Weekly Horse S. Buckland 60 0 0 stead, via Mangapurua Valley Road (rural delivery) 18 Mangaweka, along Mataroa Road to al8 Twice weekly, . Horse J, W. Delicate ·60 0 0 junction of Mataroa and Makohine Valley Roads, along Makohine Valley Road to Te Kapua and Mangaweka (rural delivery) 19 Mangawcka Railway-station and Post- 1 m. As required " Coach or H. Johnston 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. office 13ch motor 20 Mangaweka, Hawainga, Kawhatau June- 18! Thrice weekly .• Motor vehicle J. W. Delicate 156 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. tion, Kawhatau Valley, Auputu, and Mangakoeke Roads, and Upper Ka- whatau (Bailey Bros.), (rural delivery) 21 Marton, Tutaenui, Jenkin'R Comer, Jef- ,i78 Daily Gig J. Conder 450 0 0 ferson's Line, Neumann's Gate, Fern Flat, Hadfield's, Bowen's, Bonny Glen, and Bruce's Road ; and Marton, One- puhi Bridge, Gower's Gate (Leeds- town), and Cliff Road (rural dolivery) ---- a l!ound trip, APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND. GAZETTE. 939

POSTAL DISTRIOI' OF WANGANUI__,11t,11U&I.

!~-Ji~" I Service. I!JI" l!'reqoenoy, I How perform~.. ) Name ot Contractor. Annual TerminationDateot ol Z :ilg BobaidJ. c:on,ract. _cl_.______~ ..,______.______,______,______L ______

·Pn:roBDD mmn Co:imiA~ontinued. £ •• d. 22 Marton Railway-station and Post-office lf As required Motor-bus W. M. Archibald 190 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 23 Marton to Williamson's Road (Gais a23 Daily Motor-car • • F. C. Garard 225 0 0 31 Der., 1924. ford's), via Pukepa.pa, Ma.kirikiri, and Great North-western Roads, Bull's, a.long Great North-western Road to Williamson's Road (rural delivery) 24 Ma.taroa, Koeke, via Rongoiti and a40 Twice weekly .. Motor-car and H. A. Lamb 140 0 0 Panema.ngo Row, thence along Huia buggy and Whaka Roa.de (except between R. B. Owen's and J. C. McCarthy's), thence to Tirira.ukawa and back to Mataroa· (rural delivery) 25 Ma.taroa and Ruanui. Homestead (rural 7 Twice weekly .. Motor-car and H. A. Lamb 40 0 0 delivery) buggy 26 Moumahaki Ra.ilwa.y-station and Ngu 4 Da.ily Gig A. Warner 65 0 0 tuwera 27 Oha.kune Railway-sta.tion 11,nd Post-office lf }.s required Motor-car T. Herbert 150 0 0 2!! Okehu Railway-station and Maxwell 31 Da.ily Motor-car H. Sidda.ll 52 0 0 town 29 Okoia, No. 3 Line, and Long Acre Valley al7 Twice weekly .. Horse H. H. Gaunt 53 0 0 (rural delivery) a.tea Ra.ilway-station and Post-office 1 As required Patea and Whenuakura . . . . 4 Da.ily 30 } Motor vehicle W. C. Glenny 250 0 0 ~ Pa.tea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, 17 Da.ily Manuta.hi, and Patea • 31 piriki Wharf and Post-office •• i As required Coach A. Ha.trick and Co. 60 0 0 (Ltd.) 32 Pukeroa, via Mangamahoe, Okaka, and a30 Twice weekly •• Motor - car or H. R. Watkins •• 161 0 0 Turakina. Valley Roads to Pukeroa gig (rura.l delivery) 33 Raetihi and junction of Para.para and 13 · Weekly Motor-car and Crawley and Daw- 80 0 0 Ma.ta.hiwi Roads, via Para.para Road coach son (rura.l delivery) 34 Raetihi and Huikumu Junction (But 10 Weekly Motor-oar and Crawley and Daw 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. ler's), via Pipiriki Road coach son 35 Raetihi Ra.ilway-station and Post-office i Four times daily Motor-lorry •• R. E. Chisholm •• 104 0 0 36 Raetihi and Ruatiti (rural delivery on 161 Twioe weekly .. Motor-car . or Crawley and Daw 200 0 0 31 De;:, 1924. Ohura Road and depositing mail for coach son Mar«anui-o-te-a.o, Hoihenga., Puke kaha, Motete, and Middle Roads, at the nearest point on Ohura Road) 37 Raetihi and J. Splitt's, via Makotuku 5i Twice weekly .. Trap C.H. Faull 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Valley Road (rural delivery) 38 . Ruanui Homestead and Bell's Junction, 12 Twice weekly .. Motor-car and H. A. Lamb 95 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. I via Tura.kina Valley Road (rural de buggy livery) 39 Ruatiti and junction of Ma.ngatiti and 17! Twice weekly, 1 Horse T. Epps 90 0 0 Waipapa Roads (rural delivery) Sept. to 31 May; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. . 40 . Rua.titi and junction of Ohura and Erna 7! Twice weekly, l I Horse • . I R. Croton 50 0 0 Roads, via Ohura Road (part rural Sept. to 31 delivery) May ; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. 41 Taihape and Kaweka (rural delivery) .. 12 Weekly Horse E. Jones 50 0 0 42 Taihape and Moawhango 12 Thrice weekly. . Motor-car . • G. Lord 125 0 0 43 Taihape and Papaki Road (Scott's), 5 Thrice weekly. • Horse E. Jones 65 0 0 (rural delivery) 44 Ta.ihape Railway-station and Post-office ! As required Motor or horse N. P. Thoma.sen 180 0 0 vehicle 45 Taiha.pe, Rangitikei River Ford (Poho- 27 Weekly Coach or G. Lord 100 0 0 kura Station), (rural delivery) motor-car 46 Taihape, Winiata, Ohutu, Ta.oroa, a35 Thrice weekly •. Motor-car C. L. Nicholls l!lO O 0 Wheeler's, Raukura., and Taihape (part rural delivery) 47 Taoroa and Mokai (rural delivery) 7 Twice weekly .. Motor-car J.Law .. 60 0 0 48 Taoroa and Pukeokahu (rural delivery) 10! Twice weekly .. Motor-car C. L. Nic)lolls 70 0 0 49 Te Tuhi Landing and Martin's Home- 12 Weekly Horse R. Martin 40 0 0 stead (rural delivery) 50 Top of Parihauhau Hill and Manga.houhi 9 Twice weekly .. Horse W. A. Hamilton 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. (Todd's), (rural delivery) 51 Turakina, Turakina Valley,andMangara a30 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry •• F. A. Cameron 65 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Creek, via Fitzherhert's (rural delivery) 52 Waitotara, Ngutuwera, Ngamatapouri, 3lt Twice weekly.,. Buggy J. Washington 180 0 0 and Taumatatahi (part rural delivery) 53 Waitotara Ro.ilway-station and Post 11 As required •• ?,f otor-car F. C. Goldsmith .• 90 0 0 office 54 Wanganui, up-river wharves, and Chief t 6 trips per week, Horse vehicle A. Gurney 30 0 0 Post-office as required 55 Wanganui, clearance of town receiving- 40 As required Motor-cycle J. H. G. Henderson 368 0 0 boxes and delivery of postmen's overflow bags 56 Wanganui, delivery of parcels in borough Twice da.ily Express and V. L. Jones 3d.per parcel and suburbs within an area of two bicycles miles from Chief Post-office 57 Wanganui, Fordell, and Mangamahu .. 28 Daily Motor-car Windelburn Bros. 130 0 0 131 Dec., 1924. Wanganui and Makirikiri . . . . 7 Dailv }. 58 { Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kakatahi, along 36! Thrice weekly .. Motor-car Windelburn Bros. 305 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Para.para Road to Glenn's (part rural delivery) a Round trip. E 940 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POSTAL DISTBIC9.r OF WANGANUI-eonnaued.

Date of Annual Frequency, H~w perlorm~ Name of Contractor.• Termination of I I I Subsidy. Contract. ------'------

PBBl'OBKBD UNDBB CoHTBAC'!---i!ominued. £ s. d. 59 Wanganui Railway-station, Wharves, l As required Horse vehicle A. Gurney 370 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. and Chief Post-office · 60 W anganui, Rapa.nui, junction of Ka.i lwi a57 Da.ily Motor - cycle Wanganui Chronicle 287 10 0 Beach and Ka.i lwi Va.lley Roa.de, and gig Co. (Ltd.) Westmere,Mosstown, Tayforth, Upper St. John's, Blneskin, Grange and Brunswick Roa.de, and Nos. 1 and 2 Lines, via Warrengate Road (:rural delivery) Wanga.nui, Ra.nan&, Jernsalem, and 57. Thrice weekly .. Pipiriki Pipiriki, Ope.tu, Kok&koriki, Kirik&u. 87 Thrice weekly, 61 [ Koiro, Ankopae, P&tunga, Tatun&- 15 Dec. to 30 A. Ha.trick and Co. 2, 793 0 0 runni April ; twioo (Ltd.) weekly, l May to 14 Dec. 62 averley, junction of Ma.t&imoa.n& and 28 Weekly J. W. Ba.mes 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Moea.wat.e& Roa.de, and l',Joea.wat.ea Post-office (part rural delivery) 63 Wa.verley and Kohl Post-office , , 7 4 times weekly Gig Miss M. T. I. Price 27 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 64 Waverley Ra.ilway-sta.tion and Post-office ! As required Horse-lorry •. J.P. Thorpe 52 0 0 65 Westmere Railway-station and Bruns- 3 Da.ily I Gig or motor J.M. Murra.y 70 0 0 wick

PBBFOBIIIBD UNDER ABRANGBMBNT. l Gardner's Siding and Turangaarere Post· t Da.ily Foot P. Gardner 10 0 0 office 2 Ohotu Siding and Ohotn Post-office •• t Da.ily Foot R. R. Campbell •. 10 8 0 3 Ra.orikia Landing and Public Works 11 Weekly Horse J. S. Prankerd •. 108. per week Ca.mp (bridge site), vi& Ka.urapa.oa Road 4 Silverhope Railway-station and Post- 1 Da.ily Foot Mrs. D. Henderson 14 0 0 office 5 Tiriraukawa. and Pukema.upo (:rural 4 Twice weekly •. Horse Mrs. J. Worsfold 12 0 0 delivery) • 6 W a.nganni and Ca.stlecliff 4 Twice da.ily Electric tram Wanga.nui Borough 21 0 0 Council 7 Wanganui, No. 3 Line, Long Acre Valley 5 Da.ily Motor-cycle Wa.nganui Chronicle 18 15 0 Road, Kaima.tira Road, a.nd River Co. (Ltd.) Bank Road to Tipai Street, W anganui (rural delivery) 8 Westmere Crea.mery and W a.i Ora lf Da.ily Gig Wa.nganni Chronicle 20 0 0 Cheese-fa.ctory (rural delivery) Co. (Ltd.) 9 Whennakura and Matukuroa. At Da.ily, 1 Sept. to Trap L. Wilson 10 0 0 31 May ; twice weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug.

PEBFOBMIID BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOB WHIOH moLUDBD TN SALARY). 1 Hihitahi lta.ilway-station and Post-office l Twice da.ily Foot Mrs. I. M. Pratt •• 2 Jerusalem River La.nding and Post-office 8ch Dailkl Foot Miss A. Gough 3 Junction of Ma.ta.imoa.na. and Moeawa.t.e& 8 Wee y Horse D. D. Forsyth Roads and M&taimoa.na Post-office 4 Moumaha.ki Ra.ilwa.y-station and Oko- l Daily Foot R. M. Bradley tuku Post-office 5 Pokaka Ra.ilway-station and Post-office 7ch Da.ily Foot 0. Spiller 6 Waiouru Ra.ilway-station and Post-office l Twice daily Foot Miss G. Peters 7 Wangaehu Railway-station and Post- lch As required Foot Mrs. R. Hickey •. office

PBBFOBMBD BY DIIPABTMIINTAL 0FFI011BS. 1 Ara.moho Railway-sta.tion a.nd Post-office 6ch As required Bicycle 2 Brown's Comer (tram-atop) a.ndiCastle- 5ch As required Bicycle cliff Post-office 3 Horopito Ra.ilwa.y-sta.tion and Post-office l As required Foot 4 Ma.rton and Crofton t Da.ily Bicycle 5 Ohakune R&ilwa.y-station a.nd Ohakune lch As required Hand-cart Junction Post-office 6 Ohinga.iti Railway-station and Post-office 4oh As required Foot 7 Range.tau& Railway-station and Post- 7ch A!< required Hand-cart office 8 Turakina. and Turakina. South t Twice da.ily Bicycle 9 Utiku Railway-station and Post-office ! As required Bicycle

CJ RolUld trip. APRIL 3.] 'rHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 941

POSTAL DISTRIOI' OF WELLINGTON.

I!i I Frequency, IHow performed, I Name of Contracoor. S~bsi·d~. -, Ter£: of -~-----~----

l'EBrOBMBD UNDBB 0oNTRAOT, £ 8, d. l Apiti and Table Flat 7 Thrice weekly. • Horse W ..Hogan 50 0 0 · 31 lJeo., 1924. 2 Apiti, Kaheke, Umutoi, and Utuwai 13 Thrice weekly.. Motor J. Cheyne 115 0 0 (part rural delivery) 3 Ashhurst and Pohangina, Watershed, 28 Daily Motor-cycle W. A. Longworth p-180J:.O 0 Feilding, Bunnytliorpe, and Palmers- ton North Roads, and intersecting roads (rural delivery) Ashhurst, Raumai, and Poha.ngina . • 9 Daily } { Pohangina., Nga.putahi, Utuwai, Piri- a54 Thrice weekly Motor T. Hardy 350 0 0 4 piri, Koma.ko, Awahou, and return to Ashhurst (part rural delivery) 5 Bra.ncepeth and Nga.umu Road (rural 7 Twice weekly .. Horse F. C. Burling 52 0 0 delivery) Carterton, Belvedere, Carrington, a.nd1 West Ta.rata.hi section, as follows : r Carterton - Belvedere Road to Eagle's, Hina.u Gully, Moore's, Hururoa., Chester, and Norfolk I Roads to H. C. Thomson's, thence . I to Main, Chester, Ha.ringa, Cob- I 6 den, Manning's, and Brooklyn J Roads to Conwell's, and back ~ a85 Daily Motor B. Sewell 474 0 0 to Carterton (rural delivery) I Carterton, Hodder's Road, Dalefield Road to Bassett's, Jervois Road, Joseph Road to Sa.ywell's, Moffet I Road to school, Railway Road, Wa.terson's Road to Knowles's,J Swamp Road, and back to Carter ton (rural delivery) 7 Ca.rterton and Gladstone, via. Somerset, a50 Daily Motor Follows and Pin 440 0 0 i Dorset, and Francis Roads, Manga.- fold huia, Ahia.rube, Ponatahi Road, Pa.rk- [ va.le, W a.ihakeke, and Carterton (part rural delivery) S Carterton Railway-station and Post t As required Express Follows and Pin 130 O O 31 Dec., 1922. office fold 9 Cla.reville Railway-station and Post· l Thrice daily Foot s. Reid 28 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. office 10 Eketahuna, Newman, Nireaha., Atea, a36l Daily Motor W. E. Mills 400 0 0 via Manga.tainoka. Valley and New Roads to Rongokoka.ko, Falkner's and Kaiparoro Roads to Ha.stwell's, Smith's Line, and Mango.ma.hoe, and return via. Lower Road to Eketa- huna (pa.rt rural delivery) 11 Eketahuna Railway-station and Post i As required Motor D. P. Ryan 150 0 0 office 12 Eketahuna, Ta.wataia, Alfredton, and 30 f Daily Motor D. P. Ryan 350 0 0 Tiraumea (pa.rt rural delivery) { Featherston, Featherston South, and 91 Daily I Ta.uherenika.u (rural delivery) } Horse vehicle B. S. Hendy 312 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. l3 \Featherston Railway-station and Post i: As required office 14 ea.therston, Kahutara, Matawhero, 30 I Thrice weekly .• Motor-bus •. J. W. Milner 500 0 0 Burnside, Taununui, Pirinoa., Tura. nganui, and Wha.nga.imoana. (Ken nedy's) (pa.rt rural delivery) 15 Featherston, Kaiwaiwai, and Martin· 12 Thrice daily •. Motor W. Chapman 275 0 0 31 Dec., 1924 borough 16 Featherston, W aiorongomai, and Whare- 23 Twice weekly •• Motor A. Hodder 180 0 0 pa.pa (rural delivery) 17 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and 18 Daily Motor H. G. Minson 206 0 0 Kimbolton 18 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, Kim 29} Da.ily Motor V. A. Phillips 350 0 0 bolton, and Apiti (part rural delivery) Feilding and Colyton {rural delivery) 6 l 19 { Colyton, Spur Road, Midland Road, a32 jDaily Motor F. Allerby 300 0 0 Wanganui Harbour Board Block (rural delivery) 20 eilding Ra.ii way-station and Post-office ! As required Express J. H. Worsfold .. 80 0 0 21 Feilding, Awa.hurl, Sanson, and Ohakea. 16 Daily Motor J. S. Crichton 200 0 0 22 Feilding, Makino, Ridgelands, Cunning- 16 Daily Motor H. G. Minson 195 0 0 ' ham's, and Waituna. West 23 Foxton, Marotiri, Moutoa., and Shannon 12 Twice daily Motor F. G. Rout 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. 24 GlencoeJunotionandPakowai(delivery 8 Weekly Horse A. R. Mason 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. of private bags) 25 Greytown Railway-station and Post- 1 As required Motor T. B. Heapy 70 0 0 office 26 Hautere CroBB and Waihoanga (open 6 Thrice weekly •• Horse w. Hayward 30 0 0 delivery) and back to Te Horo 27 Himatangi and Oroua Downs • • 2t Daily Motor F. A. Mills 00 .ct:.. O 31 Dec.;..1922. 28 Hinakura, Glendhu, Paha.oa., and Glen- 21 Weekly Packhorse T. Grant 80 0 0 31. Dec.. 1924, burn (delivery of private bags) 29 Junction Kahutara Road and Pa.hautea 2 Thrice weekly •. Horse M. H. Lenihan 52 0 0 31 Dec., 1923. 30 Junction Main Road and Haunui 2 Twice weekly .• Horse G. H. Curtis-Hart 30 o O 31 Dec., 1924. 31 Kaitawa and Hinemoa (rural delivery) 10 Daily Horse T. F. Biggar 120 0 0 32 Karori and Makara 4i Thrice weekly .• Trap G. R. Hislop 30 0 0

a Bound trip, 942 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 'No. 24

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON-continued.

Date ol Service. l'requency, Name of Contractor. Annual IHow performed. ! Subsidy. Termination or iia Contract. Ill 1'£10 PBBF9Blllll:D UNDER CONTRAOT~-cominued. £ S, d. rKimoolWo, """"'rim~ P=bo,roo, IS Daily and Rangiwahia ( part rural delivery)I l i Rangiwahia, Karewarewa, Ruahine, 15 Thrice·weekly 33 and Mangaweka (part rural delivery) ~ Motor A. K Prujean .. 490 0 0 31 Dec., 1924 . lRangiwahia, two miles along Sandon 17 Thrice weekly Block Road, and Ohingaiti (part rural deli very) J 34 Levin and Foxton (part rural delivery) 14 Twice daily .. Mot.or P. Whitehead 95 0 0 35 Levin Railway-station, Post-office, and ! As required -· Motor P. Whitehead 35 0 0 Weraroa 36 Lower Hutt and Normandale (rural de- 4 Thrice weekly .. Trap Mrs. L. Fear 29 18 0 livery) 37 Lower Hutt Railway-station and Post: ! As required .. Cart W. A. Sammons 156 0 0 31 Dec., 1922 . office 38 Makuri and Coonoor (rural delivery) .. 11 Twice weekly .. Gig A.H. Raisin 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 39 Mangamaire, Marima, and Nikau (part 7 Daily Gig Mrs. F. B. Oliver 100 0 0 rural deli very) 40 Mangatainoka and Ruawhata (rural 8 Thrice weekly .. Gig W. H. Fisk 40 0 0 delivery) 41 Martinborough, Tuhirangi, Hautotara, 48 Twice weekly .. Brake and J. J. Connolly 225 0 0 Birch Hill, Sunnyside, Whakapuni, out packhorse Lagoon Hill, Tuturumuri, Te Awaite, 52 Tora, White &ock, Kaiwaka, and in Homebum ( rural delivery and private- bag service) 42 Martin borongh, Hillside, Wantwood, a42 Daily Motor G_. F. Lumley 350 0 0 Hautotara, Ruakakoputuna, Dyer- ville, Morrison's, and Martinborough I (rural delivery) 43 Martinborongh, Spring Grove, and Hina- 17 Thrice weekly .. Motor T. Grant 150 0 0 kura (part rural delivery) 44 Masterton, Taueru, Tinui, Whakataki, 44 Thrice weekly .. Motor C.H. Geange 325 0 0 and Castlepoint 23 {""'""°"•along the WhangaehuTo O=~, RoadWlm-ho, to Wai- 41 iti and Ditton (rural delivery) }~11, Motor C. C. Mclauchlan 500 0 0 Masterton and Rangitumau (rural de- 13 livery) 46 Masterton, Bideford, and Glendonald 18 Thrice weekly .. Motor J. E. Singleton 180 0 0 ( delivery of private bags) 47 Masterton, Taueru, Carswell's, Blair- 48 Twice weekly .. Motor F. B. Gray 208 0 0 logie, Seven Oaks, Beaumont, Waika- raka, Femglen, Kokowai, Beaumaris, Riversdale, Eparaima, Waiorongo, llild Homewood (includes delivery of private bags) {Masterton and Te Wharau . . . . 28 Thrice weekly .. 48 Te Wharau and Land's End (includes 5 Twice weekly .. }Motor i E. H. Spackman 225 0 0 delivery of private bags) 49 Masterton, Waingawa, and Matahiwi 20 Daily Motor I A. T. Jackson .. 280 0 0 ( rural deli very) [Masterton Railway-station and Post- 1 As required office 01 50 Masterton : Delivery of parcels within Daily Motor J. E. Singleton 375 0 31 Dec., 1922. l a radius of two miles from the post- } office 51 Masterton, Homebush, Te Whiti, Glad- 24 Daily Motor K. B. Cooper 260 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. stone, Longbush, and Spring Grove ( rural delivery and priva.t.e. bag ser· vice) 52 Masterton, Brancepeth, and Stronva.r 23 Twice weekly .. Motor F. B. Gray 130 0 0 (delivery of priva.te ha.gs) 53 Masterton, Mount Bruce, via. Upper 21 Daily Motor E. R. Whiteman 250 0 0 Opaki a.nd Pirau Roads and Kaipa- roro (rural delivery) 54 Masterton, W estmere Road, and Te 18 Twice weekly .. Motor J. W. McLauchlan 104 0 0 Weraiti (rural delivery) 55 Masterton and East Taratahi ( rural de- 15 Thrice weekly .. Motor A. T. Jackson 160 0 0 livery) 56 Ma.uriceville and Ihuraua (rural delivery) lli Thrice weekly .. Motor in sum- A. E. Clarke 57 0 0 ., mer, gig in winter 57 Mauriceville a.nd Mauriceville West 2! Daily Motor or brake J.E. Carter 55 0 0 58 Moore's Junction and Pori (rural de- 10 Thrice weekly .. Horse H. S. Mason 82 0 0 livery) 59 Mount Stews.rt, Henson's Comer, Sa.nson 4 Da.ily Bicycle J. B. Bradley 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Road, and Waitohi Road (delivery of priva.te ha.gs) 60 Otaki Railway.station and Post-office ll As required Motor-bus A. Smith 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. 61 Pahia.tua, Konini, Ha.mun, Newman, a42 Daily ~fotor H.J. Wakeman .. 325 0 0 Eketa.huna., Rongomai, Ta.ne, Ka.i- tawa, Ma.ngaramara.ma, a.nd.retum to Pahia.tua. (pa.rt rura.1 delivery) { Pahia.tua. and Makuri . • . . 19} Daily Makuri, Ma.ngatiti, Puketoi, and Po- 17} 62- ngaroa. } Thrice weekly Mrs. M. C. Rouls- 500 0 0 on a.lternate ton Ma.kuri, Ra.ka.unui, via. Rimu Roa.d to 21! days }M- L Pongaroa a Round trip. APRIL 3.1 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 943

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON~ontillued.

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PBB.FOBMIIID UNDllB CoNTBAOT-continued. £ 8, d, 63 Palmerston North and Aokautere 5}1 Daily Motor Mrs. F. Scott 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1924, 64 Palmerston North, Kauwhata, Awahuri, 22 Daily Motor Brown and Wain- 325 0 0 Rongotea, and Camarvon wright 65 Palmerston North and Kairanga 4!1 Daily Motor H. F. Blaxland .. 65 0 0 .. 66 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and 8 . Daily Trap C. V. Port 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. Whakaronga 67 Palmerston North Railway-station and i 1 As required Van Leyland and Lar- 525 0 0 Post-office sen 68 Palmerston North, Tiritea Valley Road, 13 Daily Bicycle Manawatu Daily 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. Fitzherbert West, and Main Welling Times Co. (Ltd.) ton Road (rural delivery) 69 Paremata and Pahautanui 4 Daily Wagonette .. F. V. Wilson 48 0 0 70 Petone Railway-station and Post-office t As required Motor-bus J. W. Sharp(Ltd.) 132 0 0 71 Pongaroa and Aohanga 181 Weekly Motor Mrs. M. C. Rouls- 75 0 0 ton 72 Pongaroa, Maku, along Alfredton - Motor Mrs. M. C. Rouls 75 0 0 Weber, Waipatukaka, Waihi Valley, ton and Pahiatuar-Pongaroa Roads and Pukehinau (rural delivery) ]::-, 73 Rakaunui, Waikereru, and Mara (rural Horse J. G. Woodhouse 35 0 0 delivery) 74 Rangiotu and Mangawhata . , 2 Daily Horse S. L. (',or)ett 48 0 0 75 Rangiwahia and Whitebridge, via Main 10 Thrice weekly .. Gig J. Bourke 30 0 0 and Kimbolton Roads (Stewart's). (rural delivery) 76 Rongotea, Glen Orona, Taikorea, and 21 Daily Motor Brown and Wain 200 0 0 Kaimatarau (part rural delivery) wright 77 Shannon and Kara, Kingston, Kaihinau, 121 Thrice weekly .• Motor-cycle W. S. Gardner 108 0 0 and Viotoria Roads, and Makurerua (rural delivery) 78 Te Wharau, Kaiwhata, and Kummer 8 Twice weekly. . Horse E. S. Vennell 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1922. stein ( delivery of private bags) 79 Tinui, Manawa, and Annedale (rural 14 Twice weekly.. Cart H. S. Mcisaac 75 0 0 31 Dec., 1924. delivery) 80 Tinui Junction and Whareama 2 Thrice weekly. . Horse Mrs. A. Street 40 0 0 81 Tiraumea and Waihoki Valley (delivery 9 Thrice weekly. . Horse H.F. McLean 50 0 0 of private bags) 82 Upper Hutt and Akatarawa .. 10 Twice weekly. . Motor Hazelwood and Co. 27 0 0. 83 Upper Hutt, along Wallaceville Road to 15 Thrice weekly. • Motor Hazelwood and Co. 94 0 0 Whiteman's Valley (rural delivery) Waitangi and Owenga, Chatham Is- 84 { lands 14 }As required { Horse }H- L. Clou1;h 50 0 0 30 June, 1922. Owenga and Pitt Island . . , . 15 Launch ( Waituna West and Rewa .. 7 Daily } W W. Watt 120 0 0 Dec., 1924. 85 l Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) a38 Twice weekly agon :n

86 Woodville, along Napier Road as far as a27 Daily . · 1 Motor V. Greenslade 220 0 0 Hopelands Road, along Hopelands Road to Kumeroa, back to Hopelands along Ngaawapurua Road (taking in Hopelands Cheese-factory) to Master ton Road, to Troup Road, via Troup and Ormond Roads back to Masterton Road, thence south along Masterton Road to "Carin's," and back along Masterton Road to Woodville (rural delivery) 87 Woodville, along Napier Road to Hug al7 Daily Motor V. Greenslade .• 175 0 0 gins's, back to O'Neil's Road, along O'Neil's Road to Papatawa School, thence follow Mangaatua Valley Road to Maharahara West, and Penfold Road to Ma.ngarawa and Woodville (rural delivery) 88 Woodville Railway-station and Post As required . . Mo to r o r V. Greenslade •• 200 0 0 office horse

PERFORMED UNDER MRANGEMENT. Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office l Twicedaily Horse or J. T. Andrew 20 0 0 cycle 2 Colyton and Te Awa (delivery of cor 17 Weekly Trap A. Funstan IO O 0 respondence) 3 Coach to Cunningham's ! Daily Foot Mrs. R. L. Sand 10 0 0 brook 4 Foxton and Manawatu Heads 3! Daily in sum Trap A. F. Wishart .. 20 0 0 mer; thrice weekly in winter 5 Foxton Railway-station and Post-office ! As. required .. Foot J. McKnight 5 0 0 6 Junction Valley Road and Putara 2! Thrice weekly .. Horse W. J. Manser 20 0 0 7 Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post- lOch Daily Foot Mrs. E. M. Wright 5·0 0 office 8 Levin and Ihakara 4 Daily Bicycle Mrs. A. I. Ward .. 20 0 0 9 Lower Hutt and Wainui-o-mata 8 Thrice weekly .. Horse J. Burrow 60 0 0 10 Paraparaumu Railway-station and Post. ! As required .. Cart H. A. Howell ls. 6d. per office ( conveyance of parcel-bags and trip. hampers) a Round trip. 944 THE NEW. ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 24

POST.AL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON-conti1111ed.

Date of Service. of Annual Termination ol ~Jj"·f.. .. · IHow performed. I :Same Contractor. Snbsldy. m__ Contract. z~ ------PERFORMED UNDER ABRANGEMENT-oontinued. £ s. d. 11 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post- Daily Foot Mrs. L. A. Leckie 10 0 0 office 12 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Post- Twice daily Foot Mrs. E. M. A. Sand- 15AO 0 office • ford 13 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. 3 Daily Trap F. C. Meyer 20 0 0 14 Waitangi and Kaingaroa (Chatham 20 As required Htiri::ie W. R. Mitchell £1 per trip. Islands) 15 Wellington Harbour: dealing with tele As reqwred Steamer L. lnkst~r IO 0 0 grams and mails on s.s. "Janie Seddon" 16 Wellington: Anchorage to wharf As required Steamer Defence Depart- £2 10s. per mc.nt trip. 17 Wellington: Conveyance of mails be As required Tram Wellington City 290 0 0 tween Chief Post-office and suburbs Corporation of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hataitai, Brooklyn, Karori, and Karori East 18 Wellington and Eastbourne 7 Outwards thrice Ferry steamer Eastbourne Bo- 60 0 0 daily; inwards rough Council twice daily 19 Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at ! As required Foot J. H. Gruar IO 0 0 contractor's shop, corner of Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue 20 Wellington Chief Post - office and Go t As required -- Motor Department of In- 100 0 0 vernment Buildings ternal Affairs

PERFORMED BY POSTMASTERS (PAYMENT FOR WHICH INCLUDED IN 8ALARY). Himatangi Railway-station and Post- 4chi Daily Foot Mrs. M. I. Duffin office 2 Khandallah Railway-station and Post 20chi Daily Foot Mrs. A. C. Butt .. office I 3 Marigamaire Railway-station and Post- Daily Foot Mrs. J<'. B. Oliver office i! 4 Porirua and Titahi Bay 3!1 Daily Cof\ch T. E. Hook 5 lvmgatPa Siding and Mf\kowhai 111 Daily F,1ot Mr,i. T. G. Dixon Ii T~ Hor,, ancl HR.uterc Crn'!E I 1 i D,ilv H0rec \Y. H,wwsrd

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS, 1 ' Ashhurst Railway-station and Post As required Bicycle or office hand-cart 2 Bunnythorpe and Hiwinw (rural de 5 Daily Bicycle livery) 3 Feilding, Colyton Road, Aorangi Road, a27 Daily Motor Reid's Line, Colyton Road, Newbury Line, Milson's Line, Cameron's Line, · and Feilding (rural delivery) 4 Feilding, Halcombe, Stanway, and ja60 I Thrice weekly .. Motor Feilding (rural delivery) I 5 Greytown and The Knoll (rural delivery) I 8 I' Daily Bicycle 6 j John~onville and Ohariu (rural delivery) . 4 Daily Bicycle 7 Ohan Railway-station and Post-office. . f As required Foot 8 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post- lOch As required Hand-cart office 9 Pahiatua, Kohinui, and Makairo, return- 10 Daily Motor ing via Ngaturi (rural delivery) IO Pahiatua, Ballance, Makomako, and a26 Daily Motor along Valley Road to Mangahao and Pahiatua (rural delivery) II Pahiatua Railway-station, Post-office, I! As required Motor and Mangamutu Palmerston North, delivery of parcels- 12 { Over whole borough . . . . Daily }Motor Over business area . . . . Twice daily 13 Palmerston North and Terrace End .. Thrice daily Motor l4 Wellington : Delivery of parcels in city Daily Motor and suburbs 15 Wellington Railway-stations, wharves, As required I Motor and Chief Post-office 16 Wellington: Carriage of parcel-mails 5 As required Motor between Chief Post-office and suburban offices 17 Wellington: Delivery of Postmen's over- 2 As required Motor flow bags 18 Wellington : Clearance of postal re 6 As required Motor ceivers 19 Woodville, along Upper Woodlands, 7 Daily Bicycle Oxford, Gorge, Franklin, and Lower Woodlands Roads (rural delivery) SEA SERVICE. Wellington and Waitangi (Chatham Is- f414 One trip every I 8teamer .. ·I The Chatham Is- 500 0 0 130 June, 1922. I lands) I two months lands Fishing __Co_m~p_a_n_y_(L_t_d_.) __ _ a Round trip.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, W,,llington.-1922. Price ls.] [1,220/ 4/22-4690