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SUPPLEMENT

TO THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928.

·Jluhli:s~th b!,l '.autqoritp.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES,

NORTH IbLAND, 1g2s-so. SOUTH ISLAND. 1g25-28. 576 THE NEW ~EALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

lnl,and Mail aerviua, North laland, 1928-30; South Island, 1926-28.

POBt e.nd Telegraph Department, General Post Office, Wellington, 25th February, 1928. THE following list of mail-services within the Dominion in operation as on let J&11uary, 1928, is published for general information. __ G. McNAMARA, Secretary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Servlre. fuquency, co!:;a':fce. of Contractor, 8~i:;/'ty1 I Name I . ,T~t:a'tf~of Contract. ----~~.

I £ •. d. [ I Ahuroa and Glorit I 20 Weekly Horse I D. C. Woodcock 39 0 0 , Albany and Red Vale Twice weekly 2 1 13 Mf,:!orry or I E. Wright 35 o o I I 3 0 0 3 Amodeo Bay, steamer, and Post-office 1,012 As required .. Foot and boat S. C. L. McCal\ .. yd. 4 Aranga Railway-station and Post-office 3 Thrice weekly Wagon Bourke and Co. 20 0 0 5• Aratapu, steamer, and Post-office 200yd. As required Foot Miss J.E. Daniel Auckland and Bayswater . . . . 4 ~ 6 { Auckland and Devonport . . . . 4 As uired Ferry steamer Devonport · Steam Auckland, Northcote, Birkenhead, and 6 req 180 0 0 Ferry Co., Ltd. Chelsea J 7 Auckland and Buckland's Beach 34 Daily Motor-bus .• Passenger Trans­ 28 0 0 port Co., Ltd. 8 Auckland : Clearing receivers within a As required Motor-vans (Deptl. officer) .• radius of 4t miles of Chief Post-office rAuckland: Delivery of postmen's extra · As required 1 ~ bags Motor-vans (Deptl. officers) .. 9 [ Auckland: Delivery of parcels in city Twice daily in city;~ and suburbs daily in suburbs J IO Auckland, junction of Coatesville 71 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. R. A. Lister 350 0 0 31/12/30 Road, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa, Waiwera, and Puhoi · ll Auckland, junction Orakei Road and 18 Twice daily, and daily Motor-bus .. L. J, Keys 120 0 0 31/12/30 St. Heliers parcels 12 Auckland and Onehunga 16 Daily out, 5 times weekly Electric tram. Auckland ~ity 6s. 5d. per in car Council week 13 Auckland, Panmure, Pakuranga, and 29 Twice daily Motor-bus .. H. and J. Crawford 120 0 0 31/12/30 Howick 14 Auckland Railway-station, wharves, As required Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers) .. and Chief Post-office 15 Auckland suburban post-offices and 8 times daily, Monday to Electric tram Auckland City 515 13 4 Chief Post - office (Dominion Road, Friday ; 5 times Satur- Council Edendale North, Epsom, Green Lane, day-Newmark et, Greenwood's Corner, Grey Lynn­ Newton, Ponsonby, Upper Symonds Street. Arch Hill, Kingsland, Mount Albert, 6 times daily, Monday to Friday ; 3 times Saturday - Do­ Mount Eden, Newmarket, Newton, minion Roa.d, Epsom, Grey Lynn-Arch Hill, Kingsland, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, Royal Mount Eden, Parnell, and Remuera. Oak, Upper Symonds Street, and Thrice daily, Mount Albert. West Lynn) Twice daily, Greenwood's Corner, Edendale North; twice daily, Monday to Friday ; once on Saturday- Green Lane, Royal Oak, and West Lynn 16 Auckland, Tryphena,. Okupu, Whanga- 120 Weekly Steamer Northern Steam­ 300 0 0 31/12/30 para, Okonga, and Port Fitzroy ship Co., Ltd. 17 Avondale Railway-station and Post- As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) office 18 Awanui, unction Waiharara Road, 60 Fortnightly Motor-car or Hl~tley Bros. 84 IO 0 31/12/30 Pukenui, and Houhora motor-lorry Awanui and Kaingaroa . . . . 10 Thrice weekly '\ 19 { Kaingaroa and Lake Ohia .. 8 Twice weekly j Coach B. Rivers 95 0 0 31/12/30 Lake Ohia and Matthew's Homestead 6 Weekly 20 Awanui Landing, Awanui Post-office, IO Weekly Motor-car . . ! Hutley Bros. 48 0 0 31/12/30 and Kaitaia 21 Awanui and Waipapakauri .. 6 Thrice weekly Horse and trap! J. N. O'Brien 20 0 0 22 Awbitu Central and Manukau Heads .. 12 Weekly Horse F. Hall 15 0 0 23 Awhitu Wharf, Awhitu, and Awhitn ll 4 times weekly Horse and gig J, T. Morgan 70 0 0 31/12/30 (',antral Babylon Railway-station and Post-office 20 yd. As required .. Foot J. H. Gossett Batley Wharf and Post-office 600yd. Twice weekly Foot A. F. Hoadley Bayswater Wharf, Bayswater, and 7 Daily to and from Bays­ Motor-van North Shore Trans- 250 0 0 31/12/~0 Takapnna water ; thTice daily port 0o., Ltd. from and twice daily to Takapuna 27 Beachlands Wharf and Post-office I Twice weekly Foot A. Doidge 5 0 0 28 Birkenhead, Glenfield, and Albany 18 Daily Motor-bus Marine Suburbs 105 O 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) Bus Co., Ltd. 29 Birkenhead Wharf and Post-office 1 As required .. Motor-bus Marine Suburbs 30 0 0 Bus Co., Ltd. 30 Bombay and Paparata 9 Twice weekly Horse P. Wvatt 26 0 0 31 Broadwood and Runaruna .. 16 Twice weekly .. Motor-car F. Holland 35 0 0 32 Buckland Railway-stat.ion and Post- 200 yd. As required .. Foot J. Milligan IO O 0 office 33• Chelsea Wharf and Post-office t Daily Foot W. Carson 3i Clevedon and Maraetai Road (rural 16 Thrice weekly Motor-truck A. Smith 30 0 0 delivery) 35 Clevedon and Moumoukai (rural

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-continued.

Date of Mode of Annual ! llemce, l!'requency. Name of Contractor. :Termlmttion Conveyance. I Subsidy. Iof Contract.

£ s. d. 36 Clevedon and Wha.katiri 14 Twice weekly Motor-truck S. Bryers and Co. 5 0 0 37 Colville and Poihakene (rural delivery) 46 Weekly Pack-horse I F. H. Purdom , . 52 0 0 31/12/30 38 Colville and Port Charles 20 Weekly Horse I E. A. Florance .. 40 0 0 39 · Colville Wharf and Post-office 5! As required .. Wa.gon . J, Meredit,h .. 3s. 6d. per trip 40* Cor~len steamer and Post-offic11 1 or 2 Twice weekly Foot 1 ,J, H. Keenan •• 41 Coromandel, Amodeo Bay, and Colville 29 Weekly, with additional Motor-car R. 8. Goudie 58 10 0 fortnightly trip when plus 17s. 6d. Colville steamer fort­ per trip nightly for fort­ I nightly service 42 Coromandel ann Driving Creek 3! Daily Bicycle I (Dept!. officer) 43 Coromandel and Kennedy's Bay 17 Weekly Horse Kapa Potae 20 0 0 44 I Coromandel, Te Rerenga, and Whanga­ 10 Weekly Horse Denize Bros. 32 10 0 poua. 45 Coromandel Wharf a.nd Post-office •• As required Motor-ell r, Denize Bros. (;2 0 0 31/12/30 motor-lorry or cart 46 Coromandel and Whitianga. 44 Weekly, with additional Motor-car L. F. White 117 0 0 31/12/30 trip fortnightly when no direct steamer 47* Cowes steamer and Post-office l!OOyd. As required .. J!'oot H. L Insley 48 Darga.ville and Bradley's La.nding (rural 13 Thri® weekly Bicycle T. H. Aiken 65 0 0 , 31/12/30 delivery) 49 Da.rgaville, Ma.ngawhare, Arata.pa, Miti- 40 Daily (twice weekly to Steamer Northern W airoa 200 0 0 31/12/30 tai, Te Kopuru, Toke.toke., N auma.i, Tangaihi) Co-op'~ive Dairy Tikinui, Raupo, Tangaihi., and Rua.wa.i Co., Ltd. 50 Da.rgaville Railway-station and Post- ! As required Handcart (Dept!. officer) office 51 Dargaville, steamers, Railway-station, 500yd. As required Cart D. McKenzie 100 0 0 31/12/30 and Post-office 52 Dargaville, Tangowahine, HoangaNorth 62 Thrice weekly Steamer Northcm Wairoa 200 0 O :H/12/30 Wharf, Kirikopuni, and Tangiteroria. Co-op'tive Da.iry Co., Ltd. 53 Da.rgaville and Waibue (rural delivtiry) 21! Thrice weekly Motor-lorry Northern Wa.iroa 35 0 0 Co op'tive Dairy Co., Ltd. 54 Devonport Wharf and Post-office 110yd. As required .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) 55 Donnelly's Crossing, Mangatu, and Ma­ 4 Twice weekly Cart J. Gamble 20 16 0 ngatu School 56 Donnelly's Crossing and Oranoa 4 Twice weekly Cart W. T. W. Hall 26 '() 0 57 Donnelly's Crossing, Tutamoe, and Wai­ 26 Twice weekly •• Motor-oar or C. McAllister 75 0 0 31/12/30 matenui pack-horse 58* Drury Railway-station and Post-office 1,000 As required Foot C. Thornton yd. 59 Drury Railway-station, Runciman, Ra- 14! Twice daily Motor-car J. H. Carter 212 0 0 31/12/30 marama, and Bombay 60* Drury Railway-sta.tion-Runci.man l Daily Foot Miss D. L. Maxwell 61 Ellerslie Ra.ilway-sta.tion a.nd Post-office 600yd. As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) 62 Glen Eden a.nd Ka.reka.re 32 Weekly Horse or Badham and 20 0 0 buggy Farley 63 Glen Eden a.nd Nihotupu (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. Motor-car H. Lloyd 30 0 0 to 30 April; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. 64 I Glen Eden and Oratia. 5 Daily Bicycle or foot Miss M. Naden 18 0 0 65 i Glen Murra.y and Ka.awa 20 Twice weekly Motor - car or S. Miller 50 0 0 31/12/30 horse 66 Greenhithe Wha.rf and Post-office ! Daily Foot G. W. Coulam 10 0 0 67 Helensville and Parakai 4 Twice daily, except Thurs­ Motor-oar W. T. Beagle 35 0 0 day, when one trip only 68 Helensville, Ponto, Ta.ngaihi, Ruawai, 128 Weekly to Pouto and Steamer KaiparaSteamship 1,250 0 0 31/12/30 Raupo, Naumai, Tokatoka, Te Ko­ Tangaihi; 5 times Co. puru, Ara.ta.pu, a.nd Darga.ville weekly to other places 69 Helensville Railway-station and Post- ! Twice daily Motor-lorry H. Pengelly 40 0 0 office ( one way) 70 Helensville Railway-sta.tion, Wharf, and t As required .• Handcart (Dept!. officer) Post-office 71 Henderson a.nd Massey (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weekly Horse J, C. Thomas 40 0 0 72 Henderson Railway-station and Post- 704 As required •• Handcart ( Dept!. officer) office yd. 73 Henderi;on and Te Atatu 7 Daily Bicycle (DeptL officer) 74 Hikurangi, Helena Ba.y, and Whanga.- 50 Twice weekly, l Sept. to Motor-car and Hamilton Broo .•. 90 0 0 31/12,'30 ruru South 31 May; weekly, 1 June buggy to 31 Aug. 75 Hikura.ngi and Ma.ma - - 12 Weekly . Horse Mrs. R. Williams 5s. per trip 76 Hikurangi, Ma.rue., a.nd Wha.na.naki 30 Twice weekly Motor-car or C. C. Dysart 90 0 0 31/12/30 buggy 77 Hikurangi, Otonga, and Opua.whanga 23 I Twice weekly Motor-car Ha.milton BrOR, •• 45 0 0 31/12/30 78 Hikurangi Railway-station and Poet­ 700 As required .• Ha.ndcart (Dept!. officer) office yd.

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.

" r 578 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-rominued.

Date of 8 Annual Subsidy. Termination !::-~....!~;w.0· 1______Serv_l_ce_. ______.__~_;;;-.J_e----F-re-q-ue_n_e_y. ·1 ~oi l ___ _i_ I __eo_~_•_Y_&~-~-e.- I Name of Contmcror, of Contract.

£ 8, d. 79 Hikurangi and Taneka.ha 12 Thrice weekly, 1 Oct. to Motor-lorry Hikurangi Dairy 10 0 0 30 April; weekly, 1 Co., Ltd. May to 30 Sept. 80 Hoanga North Wharf and South Wharf 6 Thrice weekly, with ad­ Horse D. H. Crump 44 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) ditional t,rips fort­ nightly, 1 Dec. to 28 Feb. 81 * Hobsonville steamer and Post-office .. 4 Daily .. Foot ,J. W. Sinton 82 Horeke, Kohukohu, Motukaraka, Ra­ 52 Thrice weekly Launch S. H. Watkins .. 500 0 O 31/12/30 wene, Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere 83* Hoteo Railway-station and Post-office l As rertuired .. Foot T. A. Gubb 84 Hoteo Railway-station, Tauboa, and 20 Thrice weekly Motor-car •. R. G. Inger 104 0 0 31/12/30 Wharebine Houhora-Pukenui L:mding, Pukenui 6 Fortnightly .. .. ") { and Houhora ~Buggy 156 0 0 85 Houhora, Waiho1o0,Ngataki,and Te Kao 33 Weekly .. ) : : }R, Murray .. 31/12/30 Te Kao, Parenga, and Te Hapua . . 41 Fortnightly Launch 86* Huapai Railway-station and Post-office 200yd. '.l'wice daily •. Foot Miss F. R. ,J. Gould 87 Huia Wharf and Post-office • . 1 Twice weekly Truck A. E. Hill .. 30 0 0 88 Hukerenui and Riponui . . . . 12 Twice weekly Horse W. 0. Clark .. 16 0 0 89 Hukerenui and Tq,uhi . . . . 10 Twice weekly Horse T. Hedley .. 15 12 0 90 Irwin's Boardinghouse and Pawarenga l Twice weekly Horse W. L. Powell .. 6 0 0 91 Junction of Albany - Dairy Flat and 4 Thrice weekly Horse Miss J. M. Munro 22 0 0 Alliany-Riverhead Roads and Coates­ ville 92 Junction of Auckland - St. Heliers and 4 Daily Horse Nia Hira 25 0 0 Orakei Roads and Orakei 93 Junction of Awanui-Honhora and Wai­ 4 Fortnightly .. M"otor-,2ar ~~ I C. B. Shine 10 0 0 harara Roads and Waiharara horse 94 Junction of Hunue.-Paparata Valley 12 Thrice weekly, I Sept. to Horse or gig Mrs. M. A. Home 26 0 0 and Moumoukai Roads t-0 Horne's 31 May; twice weekly, (rnral delivery) 1 June to 31 Aug. 95 Junction of l\langonui-Kaitaia and 24 Thrice weekly Motor-car •. R. Crene 125 0 0 31/12/30 Victoria Valley Roads, Pamapuria, Victoria Valley, and Takahue 96* ,Junction of Maungaturoto-Waipu and 52 Thrice weekly Foot T. Healey Rowsell's Roads and Rowsell's yd. 97 Junction of Omanaia and Whirinaki 31 Twice weekly Horse H. Pickering 10 0 0 Roads and Omanaia 98 Junction of Paparoa-Dargaville and Daily Bicyc~e or foot A. Hopewell 15 0 0 Mititai Roads and Mititai 99 Junction of Paponga .and Kohukohu­ Twice weekly Horae D. Ma.xwell 22 10 0 Broadwood Roads and Paponga 100 Junction of Ruawai Road and Parahi 18 Thrice weekly, l Sept. to Cart W. C. M. Hillier 50 0 0 31/8/28 (rural delivery) 30 April ; twice weekly, I May to 31 Aug. 101* Junction of Tuakau-Glen Murray and Thrice weekly Trap H. H. Chapman .. Opuatia Roads and Opuatia I 102 Junction of Wheki Valley Road and 4 Twice weekly Horse Mrs. C. M. Lamb 13 0 0 Otuhi 103 Kaeo, Kahoe Bridge, Oruaiti, and Man­ 48 Thrice weekly Motor-car or H. W. Jones 250 0 0 31/12/30 gonui motor-truck 104 Kaeo and Omaunu (rural delivery) •. 13 Twice weekly Horse .. W. R. Bramley .. 49 0 0 31/12/30 105 Kaeo, Otoroa, Te Pene, and Matauri 30 Weekly Motor-lorry or Whitehead Bros. 23 0 0 Bay . coach 106 Kaeo and Pupuke , • . . . . 12 Twice weekly .. I Horse .. T. Rudolph .• 12 0 0 .. 107 Kaikohe and Mataraua Valley •. 20 Twice weekly .. Horse .. R.H. Watson .. 26 0 0 .. 108 Kaikohe Railway-station and Post-office 11 Nine trips weekly • . , Motor-lorrv Nesbit and Morey 50 0 0 31/12/30 109 Kaikohe Railway-station and Post-office ll As required .• Handcart· .. (Deptl. officer) .. 110 Kaikohe, Taheke, and Punakitere .. 29 Thrice weekly Motor-truck G. Ruwhiu •• 80 .. 0 0 I 31/i2/30 12 Twice weekly .. ~ { Kaikohe and Tautoro . . . . Motor-car .• E. D. Allott 31/12/30 111 Tautoro and Awarua (rural delivery) 26 Weekly • , j 75 0 0 112 Kaimaumau and Waiharara •. 8 Weekly •• Motor-car or E.W. Shine 40 0 0 .. coach 113 Kaimaumau Wharf and Post -office •. 100 Weekly •• I ]'oot F. J. Hagger 11 0 0 yd. 114 Kaipara Flats Railway-station and 300 As required .. .. ! Foot (Deptl. officer) .. Post-office yd. 115 Kaipara Flats, Warkworth, and Mata­ 33} Daily, with additional mail Motor-bus •. C. C. Gubb 325 0 0 31/12/30 kana (part rural delivery) Warkworth to Auckland ( rural delivery thrice weekly) 116 Kaitaia and Awanui . • • . 10 Thrice weekly • • I Motor-car .. H. W. Jones 50 0 0 31/12/30 117 Kaitaia, Pukepoto, Ahipara, and Here­ 43! Twice weekly • • I Motor-car •. P. Edwards 92 10 0 31/12/30 kino 118 Kaiwaka Railway-station, Kaiwaka, 22 Thrice weekly Motor-trnck or R. Shields 130 0 0 31/12/30 Hakaru, and Ma.ngawai buggy 119 Kaiwaka Railway-station and Post­ Thrice weekly Motor-car . . K. R. Marshall .. 25 0 0 office j i.,o Kamo and McLeod's Bridge (rural Thrice weekly Motor-van .. A. L. Wolfe 50 0 0 31/12/28 I delivery) ( * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. ------·------,--

MAR. l.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 579

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-continued. .; Annual Servioe. 3~ Frequency, Mode ol I ITermination Da~ of St~ii o..!l Conveyance. Na.me of Contractor. Subsidy. E-I;@ I of Contract. 'Jl__E_ I I £ s. d. 121 Kamo and Otakairangi (rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly l~,fotor-oar or J. H. Thorburn .. 99 10 0 31/12/30 horse 122 Kamo Railway-station and Post-office 1 Thrice weekly I Motor-car Northern Motor­ 27 ti 0 (includes carriage of all hampers) bus Co., Ltd. 123 Kamo Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Foot (Dept!. officer) .. 124 Kamo, Ruatangata, andMoengawahinc 36 Thrice weekly Motor-bus Carrington a n d 06 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) Stuart 125 Kamo and Whangaroi (one way only) 3t Irregular Motor-bus Northern Motor­ 9d. per bag bus Co., Ltd. 126 Kara (Walker's Garage) and Kokopu 8 Twice weekly Horse A. E. Walker 5 0 0 127 Kaukapakapa, Parakakau, and Upper 26 Twice weekly (with addi­ Motor-lorry or P. V. Thomas 70 0 0 31/12/30 Waiwera tional trip free of cost, horse-wagon I 1 Oct. to 30 April) 128 Kaukapakapa Railway · station and 1616yd. As required Handcart ( Dept!. officer) Post-office l 120 Kawakawa and Karetu 18 Weekly Horse Miss M. Munn 10 0 0 130 Kawakawa Railway-station and Post- 1500yd. As required Handcart (Dept]. officer) office 1:31* Kawiti Railway-station and Tuhipa .. lt Thrice weekly Foot Mrs. A. Cotton 132 Kiripaka and Matapouri (rural delivery) 22 Twice weekly Horse E. Clements 70 0 0 :H/l2/:l0 ma Kiripaka and Ngunguru 14 Thrice weekly Launch J. C. ]<'. Spiers 70 0 0 31/12/30 ( Kohukohu and Broadwood 34 Thrice weekly 134 ~ Broadwood, Okioi, and Herekino (part 30 Twice weekly ~ I Motor-car J. D. Dyer 197 0 0 31/12/30 l rural delivery) Jt 135 Kohukohu and Rawene 8 Daily Launch G. J. Lane 10 0 0 136 Kohukohu and Tutekehua 12 Irregular Launch Hokianga Co-op. 2s. 6d. per Dairy Co., Ltd. trip 137 Kohukohu and Tutekehua 12 Irregular Launch G. J. Lane 2s. 6d. per trip ms Kohukohu Wharf and Post-office 1280yd. As required Truck (Dept!. officer) .. 131) Koutu Wharf and Post-office j200 yd. As required Fout MI'S. M. Bindon 10 0 0 140 Kumm, Railway-station and Vost-office 132yd. Twice dailv Foot (Dej ti. officer) .. 141 Kumeu Railway-station and Riverhea.d , ti Daily • Motor-cydc .. 8. B. Gould 15 l:l 0 14:l Kumeu (rural delivery) 13 Daily Motor-car or J. H. McKinlay .. 150 I) O! 31/1:l/:IO µ:ig l\1ahurangi steamer and l'ost-ofliec l Twice wccklv Fout Mrs. M. M. Lawrie 143 I ' 20 0 0' 144 Makarau Railway-station and Post-office 4 Twice weeklv Gig C. J. M. Hooper 20 0 0 145 Mamaranui and Kairara l] Thrice weekiy Cart G. Druitt II 14 0 I46 Mangapai Railway . station anc! Post­ l Daily Motor-car S. R. McAllister .. 50 0 () , 31/12/30 office 147 Mangapai and Waipu Caves (rural de­ 10 Weekly Horse W. J. Lee 28 0 0 livery) 148 Mangonui, Kenana, and Kohuma,ru .. 18 Weekly Horse R. Hapa lli 0 () 14U Mangonui, Oruru, Komiti, Po r i a, 60 'fhriec weekly .. Motor-ca,· or H. W. Jonos :rno 0 0 31/1:l/:JO Kaiaka, Fairburn'•, junction Victoria motor-true k Valley Road, and Kaitaia 150 Mangonui steamer and Post-office ,200 yd. As required Handcart . . (Deptl. offieer) 151 Mangonui and Taemaro 10 , Weekly Boat and horse S. Chi!de 8 () (J 152 Manurewa, Alfriston, and Whitford 20 I Daily Motor-car E. A. Horne 150 0 (I 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) 153 Manurewa Railway-station and Post- J; 1 As required Handcart (Dept!. officer) office 154 Manurewa and Weymouth .. 7 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. 'I'. Darby 35 () O! 155 Maraetai Wharf and Post-office 100yd. AB required .Foot Mrs. v. Pocock .. [5 0 0' 156 Mareretu Railway-station and Post- l Daily Horse Miss F. J. S. Brad- :15 0 (J office bury 157*, Maropiu Railway-station and Post- 140yd,; Daily Fout W. G. Marchant I office () () I 158 i Matakana, Big Omaha, Whanga,teau, 1 l8 Thrice weekly Motor-ear C. K Gravatt 90 31/1:l/:lO i and Leigh 1591 llfatakana and Tawharanui .. 14 Weekly Horse E. Young 14 0 () 160* Matakana Lower steamer and Post­ 2 Weekly Foot A. J. Rayner office 161 Matakohe and Ararua (rural delivery) 18 Twice weekly Buggy Mrs. F. A. Jones 46 (J (J 31/12/30 {Matakohe and Hukatere (rural delivery) 20 Thrice weekly 162 l Motor-car A. Si!ich (J Hukatere and Tinopai . . . . 12 Weekly J 100 0 31/12/:IO 163 Matthew's Homestead and Parapara 6 Weekly Horse U. W. Wright 9 0 0 164 Matthew's Homestead and Whatuwhi­ 22 Weekly Horse R. l'oharama 6 0 0 whi 165 I Maungaturoto Railw11y-station and 5 Thrice weekly Motor-oar Miss N. Trewin 39 0 0 l\farohemo rMaungaturot-0 Railway-station, Mau­ 34 Daily 'i l6l' I ngaturoto, and Waipu (part rural ! t ?" Motor-oar M. L. McLeod .. 250 0 () 31/1:l/:JO delivery) i ' Waipu and Ruakaka .. 13 Thrice weekly 167 Mercer and Churchill 22 Twice weekly Launch Roose 8.'hipping Co.,I' 40 () 0 Ltd. 168 Mititai and Arapohue 4,. 7 5 times weekly Motor-cycle N. D. Dreadon .. 50 0 0 31/12/30 169 Mititai and Okahu (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly, I Oct. to Cart A. E. Wilkins I 36 0 0 30 April; twice weekly, I May to 30 Sept. 170* Mititai steamer and Post-office .. 1176yd. As required Foot . ." A. Hopewell I * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. j // ----~~------·----·------

580 THE NEW ~EALAND GA~ETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-continued.

Date of. I!ode of Name of Contractor. , Annual Termination Conveyance. Subsidy. Iof Contract. UT S~~. I ~, '---F-r-eq-u-cn_c_y·-----'

£ s. d. 1 171 1 Motukaraka Wharf and Post-office .. , 3 I As required Horse L. M. Riesterer .. 60 0 0 31/12/30 172* 1 Mulle~ Point : Landing and shipping i • As required Boat J. D. Algie 173*1 Na~:1:i Wharf and Post-office . . 1 I As required rrrap Miss B. W. Deacon 174 , New Lynn Railway-station and Post- ;200yd. As required Foot (Dept!. officer)

1 office 175 'I New Lynn and Titirangi 6 Daily Motor - car or W. A. Bishop 40 0 0 cart 176 Ngunguru and Tutukaka . . . . 5 Thrice weekly Buggy A. J ..Ferguson 10 0 0 177 j Northcote Wharf and Post-office (one i- Twice daily Motor-bus Waitemata Bus 12 10 0 [way only) and Transport Co., Ltd. 178 Northcote Wharf and Post-office i As required Foot (Dept!. officer) .. 179 Oakleigh and Mata . 12 Thrice weekly Horse Miss E. A. Draffin 26 0 0 180* Oakleigh Railway-station and Post- 400 yd.'I Daily Foot Mrs. B. M. Crane office 4 181 Ohaeawai and Ngawha Thrice weekly Horse Mrs. L.A. Wood 23 8 0 182 Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, and Remuera 11! Thrice weekly Packhorse Mrs. L.A. Wood 60 0 0 31/1:l/30 Settlement (part rural delivery) 183 Ohaeawai, Waimate North, Kerikeri, 79 Thrice weekly (weekly to Motor-car Whitehead Bros. 300 0 O 31/12/30 Waipapa, Kaeo, and Whangaroa Kcrikeri) 184 Okaihau Railway-station, Okaihau, 34 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry G. Penney 220 0 0 31/l:l/30 1_Marangai, Utakura, Maraeroa, and , Horeke 185 Okaihau Railway-station and Post­ Thrice weekly Motor-car G. Penney 3!) 0 0 office 186 Okaihau Railway-station and Rangiahua 22 Thrice weekly Motor-car A. ,J. Rowsell 128 14 O 31/12/30 187 Okioi, Whangape, and Irwin's Board­ 18 Twice weekly Launch P. Murray 62 0 0 31/12/30 inghouse I 188 Okupu landing service 160 yd. As required Foot and boat I Mrs. M. ,f. Sander­ H 10 0 son (-Onehunga Railway-station and Post­ 400yd. i 189 ~ office )- As reqnirml Handcart .. ( Dept!. officer) LOnehunga Wharf and Post-office It J 190 Onewhero and Wairamarama (private 28 Twice weekly Motor-lorry Woolley, Morgan, 30 0 0 31/1:l/30 bag delivery) & Burnett, Ltd. 191 Opaheke and·Ponga . . . . 7 Twice weekly Horse H. Procter l:l O 0 192 Opaheke Railway-station and Post-office li Twice daily I Foot a,nd P. 0. Roy 12 10 0 sledge 193* Opahi Railway-station and Pokere .. Thrice weekly .. Foot , R. O. Yorke I 18 Thrice weekly I 10pononi, Waiotemarama, and Wai- 1 I 104 ~ mamaku (via Pakanae Road) Motor-ear F. J. Baker 150 0 0 :H/12/30

l Waimamaku and·Wekaweka : 10 I Twice weekly J1· 195 Opononi Wharf and Post-office ,176 yd. As required . . . . 11,oot A. Andrewes 5 0 0 196 Opua, Paihia, and Russell I 10 Daily ( thrice weekly to Launch 0. R. Neuma,nn 100 0 0 31/1:l/30 Paihia) I 197 Opua and Waihaha . . 14 Weekly ]foot and boat A. Burling 14 0 0 198 Orere Point steamer and Post-office 3 Weekly Boat Miss A. Ashby .. 4 0 0 199 Orua Bay Wharf and Post-office li Twice weekly Horse Miss A. E. Scopes 8 0 0 200 Oruru and Paranui 4 Twice weekly Horse E. W. J. Blyth .. IO O 0 201 Otahuhu and East Tamaki . . 8 Daily Motor-van Andrew & Andrew 55 10 0 :H/12/30 202 Otahuhu Railway-station and Post- 2 As required .. Motor-van Andrew & Andrew 75 10 0 :H/12/30 office j • 203 Otiria, Pakaraka, and Ohaeawai . . . 23 'I Thrice weekly Motor-loITy C. W. Collet.t 170 0 0 31/12/30 204* Paerata Railway-•. tation and Post-office j200 yd. As required .. .Foot F. 1\1. Mullions .. 205 Pahi and Whakapirau . . . . I l Thrice weekly Boat G. H. H. Jackman 25 0 0 206* Paihia Wharf and Post-office .. 528yd.' Daily .. Foot Miss M. G. Bedg- • I good 207 I Pakaraka and Puketona . . . . , 14 I Thrice weekly Horse H. Holt l:l () 0 208 ; Papakura, Clevedon South, and Cleve- I 18 ' Twice daily .. I Motor-car V. A. Brown l:lO O 0 31/12/30 don (part rural delivery) rPapakura and Hunua, 20 Daily outward; 5 times , Motor-bus ~ weekly in 209 L. Laslett 115 0 0 31/12/30 Hunua and Paparata Valley (rural 'I 22 Thrice weekly , M.otor-lorrv L delivery) I • 210 Papakura and Karaka (rural delivery) , 20 Thrice weekly I Motor-van .. McDonald l:!O O 0 31/12.fHO 211 Papakura Railway-station and Post- II, 188 As required Handcart or (Dept!. Officer) office yd. bicycle 212 Paparoa and Pahi 12 Thrice weekly Motor-ear .. Spick & Evans 00 0 0 31/12/30 21a Paparoa Railway-station, Paparoa, 84 Daily Motor-bus and Smith & Rrarlluy 482 10 0 31/12/30 I Matakohe, Ruawai, junction of Papa- j trailer roa-Dargaville ,i,nd Mititai Roads, and Dargaville I 214 Papatoetoe and Flat Bush (rural delivery) i Hi Daily Hor!m, trnp, R.R. Watson 145 0 0 31/12/30 or bicvcle 215 Papatoetoe Railway-station and Post- '10oyd.i As required Handca;t (Dept!. Officer) office 1 216 Paremoremo steamer and Post-office .. , 1 Daily Foot Mrs. K. Pitcher 10 0 0 Parenga steamer and Post-office 1 Fortnightly Launch J. W. Chapman 5s. per trip 217 I 218 Parua Bay--Owhiwa (rural delivery) 14 Thrice weeklv Horse W. B. Holt 78 0 0 31/12/30 219 Patumahoe Railway-station and Post- 1,\- Twice daily • .. Motor-van ,J. Henry 44 0 0 31/12/30 office 220 Patumahoe and Waiau Pa .. 16 Thricll week! v Motor-van J. Henry 40 0 0 221 Penrose Railway -station and Post-office , :I- I As required · .. ~'oot L. Dodds 15 0 0

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. MAR. 1.J THE NEW ZEAJ,AND GAZETTE. 581

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-wntinued.

Mode of Annual Dato of Service. Frequency. Name of Contractor. \ Termination Conveyance. I Subsidy. Iof Contract.

£ s. d. 222 Peria and Te Koroa . . . . 14 Twice weekly . . . . Horse F. Rhodes II 6 0 223* Poka.pu Railway-station and Post-office 2 Thrice weekly . . Foot .. G. W. Davis 224 Pokeno and Kopuku . . . . 34 Twice weekly . . Motor-lorry A. Findlay 20 0 0 Pokeno and Mangata.whiri (part rural 18 Daily . . } { delivery) 225 Mangatawhiri, Ma.nga.t,angi, Miranda, 37{ Thrice weekly Motor-car F. S. B. Lowry .. 305 0 0 31/12/30 and Kaia.us. 226 Pokeno and Ma.ramarua . . . . 32 Thrice weeklv .. Motor-lorry K. J. B. McCardle 65 0 0 31/12/30 227 Pokeno Railway-station and Post-office 680yd. As required •. . . . Haudcai·t · .. (Deptl. officer) .. 228 Pokeno and Razorback . . . . 1 7 Thrice weekly .. Horse .. R. W. Webster .. 18 0 0 229 Port Fitzroy and llfotairehe.. . . 15 I Weekly ·.. . . Horse .. Mrs. S. Beazley .. 15 0 0 230 Port Fitzroy and Okiwi . . . . ' 7 Weekly . . . . Horse .. Mrs. F. A. Cooper 5 0 0 231 Port Fitzroy steamer and Post-office • . i l · Weekly . . . . Foot or boat J. E. Paddison .. 6 0 0 232 Portland Railway-station and Post-office ! As required . . . . Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) .. 233 Ponto Wharf and Post-office . . , ! 4 times weekly .. Foot .. C. Newman .. 5 0 0 234 Puhoi and Pukapuka . . . . ! 10 Thrice weekly .. Horse .. M. Wenzlick .. 25 0 0 235 Pukehuia. and Creamsta.ncl (rural de- 9! Thrice weekly, 1 Sept. to Motor-lorry J. G. Barclay .. 25 0 0 31/8/28 livery) 30April; twiceweekly, l May to 31 Aug. 236 Pukehuia Railway-station and Post- Daily .. Motor-car .. E. Warman 65 0 0 31/12/29 office 237 Pukekohe, Mauku, and Puni (part 23 Daily Motor-car .. W. D. West 120 0 0 31/12/30 rural delivery) 238 Pukekohe and Pukekohe Ea.st 6 Daily Trap Mrs. S. J. Walker 60 0 0 31/12/30 239 Pukekohe Railway-station and Post- l As required .. Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) .. office 240 Putiki and Onetangi 8 Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to Motor-bus .. G. R. McGrevy .. 8 0 0 30 April; weekly, l May to 31 Oct. 241* Putiki, steamer, and Post-office . . l! As required .. Foot .. J. Whitaker 242 Ra.mare.ma and Ararimu (part rural 16 Thrice weekly Motor-truck R. Armiger 50 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) 243 Ranganui Railway-station and Batley 14 Weekly .. . . Launch T. Lewis 52 0 0 31/12/30 244 Ra.ngiahua, Uma.wera, and Mangamuka 30 Twice weekly •• I Buggy B. Stevens .. 60 0 0 31/12/30 Twice weekly .,45 {Rangi Point Landing and Post-office 2 Horse Mrs. E. Dunn .. I 39 10 0 ~ Rangi Point and Mitimiti . . . . 16 Weekly , . }! 246* Ra.ngiputa : Landing and shipping mails 2 As required .. . . Foot A. E. Mountford 247 Raupo Wharf and Post-office . . 300yd. Daily .. . . Foot .. Miss A. P. Perrea.u 15 0 0 248 Rawene, junction of Omanaia Road, 18 Twice weekly . . Motor-lorry W. M. Cochrane 36 0 0 Oue, and Whirinaki 249 Rawene and Panguru 18 Weekly . . . . Launch M. Te Wake .. 25 0 0 250 Rawene and Wharerakau .. 24 Thrice weekly, I Nov. to Launch Hokianga. Co- 6 10 0 31 May; weekly, I June operative Dairy to 31st Oct. Co., Ltd. 251 Rawene Wharf and Post-office .. 352yd. As required .. Cart W. M. Cochrane 30 0 0 252 Ruakaka and Ta.kahiwai .. 13 Twice weekly Horse M. Pirihi 22 10 0 263 Ruawai and Soldiers' Block (rural de- 27i Thrice weekly Motor-car .. A. Mitchell 160 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 254 Ruawai Wharf and Post-office .. 792yd. As required .. Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) .. 265 Runciman and Kara.ks. (rural delivery) 7 Daily .. Motor-van .. H. T.King 70 0 0 31/12/30 256 Runciman and Tuhimata. (rural delivery) 11! Daily .. Motor-van .. H. T.King 80 0 0 31/12/30 257 Russell, Kerikeri Inlet, and Kerikeri 24 Twice weekly Launch .. A. E. Fuller 20 0 0 258 Russell and Purerua. .. 20 Twice weekly .. Launch .. S. W. Hansen .. I 60 0 0 31/12/30 259 Russell Wharf and Post-office .. 520yd. As required .. Handcart or (Dept!. officer) .. foot 260 St. Heliers and Purewa Camp 4 Twice daily except Satur­ Bicycle (Dept!. officer) .. day, when one trip 261* Surfdale steamer and Post-office J! As required .. Foot Mrs. J.B. Lush .. 262* Swanson Railway-station and Post- i As required .. Foot :M:rs. M. Corey .. office 263 Taheke and Waima .. • • JO} Twice weekly Horse F. Hohepa 13 0 0 264* Taitimu Wharf and Post-office . . ! As required .. Foot Mrs. E. Bryan , . 265* Take.Dini Railway-station and Post- 200yd. Twice daily .. Foot E.G. Roberts .. office Takapuna, Milford, Campbell's Bay, 15 Daily 266 { and Brown's Bay } Motor-bus .. Lovell and Silich 49 0 0 31/12/30 Brown's Bay and Oneroa. . . . . 4 Thrice weekly 267 Tangiteroria steamer and Post-office .. 286yd. As required .. Foot R. A. Walton 12 10 0 268 Tangowahine, Onetea, and Ruddie's 30 Thrice weekly Gig ,J. McAneney 70 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) 269* Tangowahine Wharf and Post-office .. 400yd. As required .. Cart C. W. Russell 270 Tauhoa and Hoteo Bridge (rural de­ 8! Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to Horse C. L. Ogle 20 0 0 livery) 31 May; weekly, l June to 31 Aug. 271 Taumarere Railway-station and Post- 220yd. As required .. Foot Miss E. C. Goodhue 10 0 0 office 272• Taupaki Railway-station and Post-office 500yd. Daily Foot .. Miss F. L. Parker 273 Taupaki (rural delivery) . . . . 13 Daily Motor-van or J.P. Boland .. 94 0 0 31/12/30 horse 274 Te Hana Railway-station and Post-office 1,100 7 times weekly Foot or cart G. E. Farrand . , 17 IO 0 yd. 275 Te Hana and Te Arai .. 18 Twice weekly Horse W. H. Connelly .. 65 0 0 31/12/30 276 Te Hapua Wharf and Post-office ll Fortnightly .. Cart M. Suoich 5s. per trip

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. 582 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-----OOntinued.

Mode of u1·- Scr:~:·----·--··1-~11-- ·-Frequency. of Conveyance. Name Contractor.. , s!g~~~. ITe~,::~~on z; ~i I . of Contract. ------'- ~------~---- £ 8. d. 2771 Te Kopuru and Leggett's Gate (rural 13 Twice weekly .. Motor-bus . , "Te Kopuru-Darga­ 49 15 0 31/12/30 delivery) ville Bus Co., Lt 301*, Waitakere Railway-station and Post­ 50 yd. Twice daily Foot F. Lea office 302 W aiuku, Glenbrook, and Pukeoware 18! Daily Motor-car E. Drorngool 220 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) I Daily Motor-car L. N. Rawlings .. 303 W aiuku, Otaua, and Akaaka ( part rural I 18 240 0 0 31/12/:lO delivery) I 304 Waiuku Railway-station and Post-office 1,200 Twice daily Motor-car F. G. Parker 99 0 0 31/12/30 yd. 305 W aiuku, W aipipi, Kohekohe, and Pollok 38 Thrice weekly Motor-car C. F. T. Garland 200 0 0 31/12/30 Settlement (part rural delivery) 306 W arkworth, Matakana Lower, and 20 Weekly Horse A. H. Goatley .. 30 0 0 Mullet Point 307 Warkworth and Pohuehue .. 8 Weekly Horse Miss F. M. Shaw 12 0 0 308 Warkworth and W aiwhiu 10 Twice weekly .. Horse A.H. Joyce 10 0 0 :l09 Wellsford and Hoteo North (rural de- 28 Twice weekly Horse Mrs. A. Wilson 60 0 0 31/12/28 livery) · :no Wellsford and Pakiri 32 Twice weekly Packhorse A. ,J. Gravatt 114 0 0 31/12/30 311 Wellsford Railway-station and Post­ As required Handc1trt (Dept!. officer) office 312 Wellsford Railway-3tation, Wellsfor

* Service performed by non-permanent officer, Payment included in salary. MAR. 1.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 583

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND-rontinued.

)lode of Name of Contractor, Annual \1'e::f;a'tfon Conveyan~. I Subsidy. of Contract. U;_I_____ Serv_l""_· ____ ~I, if l ___:~quency, ----~'------''------'

£ s. d. 323 Whangarei (or Parua Bay), Whangarei 31 Thrice weekly Launch, cart, H. H. Jagger 12s. a trip 31/12/30 Heads, and Taurikura or horse fromWha- ngarei ; 14s. a trip from Pa; rua Bay 324 Whangarei, Puwera, and Maungakara­ 28 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. White Top Taxi­ 120 0 0 31/12/30 mea cab Co., Ltd. 325 Whangarei Railway-station, Wharf, and 1,276 As required . , Motor-lorry .. D. Hill .. 250 0 0 31/12/30 Post-office yd. Whangarei and Tahere 21 Thrice weekly, 20 to 31 March; twiceSept.1 { weekly, 1 April to 19 326 Rept. Motor-lorry Whangarei C o - 55 0 0 31/12/30 Tahere and Donaldson's Flat (rural 4 Twice weekly, 20 Sept. operative Dairy delivery) to 31 March; weekly, Co., Ltd. 1 April to 19 Sept. J 327 Whangarei Heads landing and Post­ 4 Thrice weekly , . Foot M. Stuart 8 0 0 office 328 Whangaroa and Kaeo 11 Twice weekly Motor-car Whitehead Bros. 20 16 0 329 Whangaroa and Matangirau 9 Weekly Horse C. Urlich 25 0 0 330 Whangaroa and Totara North 3 4 times weekly from, Launch T. M. Lane and 85 0 0 31/12/30 thrice weekly to, Totara Sons, Ltd. North 331 I Whangaroa Wharf and Post-office (and 400yd. As required .. Foot A. G. Ratcliffe 20 0 0 handling all transit mails at wharf) 332 I Whangaruru South and Whangaruru 5 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to Launch E. Jones Nil 31 May; weekly, 1 June . I . I to 31 Aug. 333* Whatipu Wharf and Post-office . . I 1 As required Foot· Miss D. M. Gibbons 334 Whatoro Railway-station and Post-office] i Daily Foot M. J. Nelson 7 16 0 335 Wbatoro and Terawhati Road (rural 22 Weekly Horse L. J. Woodhouse 21 0 0

delivery) j 336* Whenuapai Wharf and Post-office ,400yd. Daily Foot J. W. Brinson 337 Whitiaoga, Coroglen, and Whenuakite I 30 Twice weekly Launch A. B. White 32 0 0 338 Whitianga and Kuaotunu , , ! 20 Twice weekly Motor-lorry or W. J. Kirk 40 0 0 packhorse. 339 Whitianga landing service . . . . I 40 yd., As required .. Foot A. B. White . . I 1 16 0 340* Wiri Railway-station and Post-office I 3! Daily .. Cart R. W. Wilson , . 341* Woodhill Railway-station and Post- 400yd. Daily . , Foot Mra. E. A. Pengelly office i

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM. 1 Blenheim Chief Post-office : Delivery of As required .. Motor-lorry, . E. Thomas 200 0 0 31/12/28 parcels and postmen's bags 2 Blenheim, Jordan, and.Molesworth 142 Weekly .• Motor-lorry .. J. H. Peter 300 0 0 31/12/28 3 Blenheim and Omaka (rural delivery) 32 Thrice weekly Motor-car L.Curry 156 0 0 31/12/28 Blenheim, Renwioktown, Waihoi,ai, 80 Thrice weekly Wairau Valley, Hillersden, and ! l J. C. Chapman 4 Birch Hill J Motor-oar 221 0 0 31/12/28 Birch Hill; Branch River,and The Wash 20 Twice weekly l (part rural delivery) 5 Blenheim, Seddon, Ward, Kekerangu, 190 Daily Motor-oar Kaikoura TTnited 237 0 0 31/12/28 Clarence Bridge, Mangamaunu, Ha­ Motor Service, puku Schoolhouse, and Kaikoura Ltd. 6 Blenheim and Netherwood (private-bag 72 Twice weekly Motor-lorry Mrs. A. D. J. Clu- 200 0 0 31/12/28 delivery) nies-Ross 7 Blenheim, Onamalutu, Fabian's Valley, 84 Twice weekly Motor-lorry E. J. Trueman 104 0 0 31/12/28 Pine Valley, and Te Rou 8 Blenheim Railway-station, vessels in 1 As required Motor-lorry F.. Thomas 200 0 0 31/12/28 river, and Chief Post-office 9 Blenheim, Robin Hood Bay, Ocean Bay, 70 Weekly Laun~h T.A.Smith 137 0 0 31/12/28 Hakahaka, Whangataura, and Ilakana 10 Blumine Island, Onauku, Otanerau, 28 Weekly Launch K. Watson 70 0 0 31/12/28 Greensill, Wharehunga, and Kilmar­ nock 11 Canvastown and Deep Creek .. 12 Twice weekly Cart J, R. Buncombe 50 0 0 31/12/28 12 Hapuku and Chisnall's Homestead (rural 13 Thrice weekly Gig Mrs. A. McSavney 40 0 0 delivery) 13 Hapuku and Puhipubi (rural delivery) 16 Weekly Gig Mrs. A. McSavney 30 0 0 14 Havelock, Homewood, Teranui, Crail 267 Weekly Launch M.J.North 383 0 0 31/12/28 Bay, Hopai, Manaroa, Clova Bay, Waimaru, Brightlands, Elaine Bay, Pohuenui, Waitata Bay, Bulwer, Port Ligar, Forsyth Island, Wakatahuri, Te Puru, Okoha, Titirangi, and French Pass * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment inclu

584 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF BLENHEIM-continued.

Annual Date of Ber~oo. Fr~uency, ~:;;a~c~ Name of Conkaooor. , Subsidy. Termination JI I I !I I I I of Contract. ~'--',------. ,------~-----~·------~------£ 8, d. 15 Havelock, Brownlee's, Ohinge.roe., Ma- 123 Twice weekly Launch E. A.{Johnson . , 220 0 0 31/12/28 hau, Nike.u Bay, Tamure, Ynoyca Bay, South-east Bay, Te Ra.wa, Tira Ora, Hamilton's, The Reef, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay. Pinohia, Whe.tanihi, a.nd Havelock 16 Havelock, Mahe.kipawa, Grove, and 27 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. R. C. Herd 95 0 0 31/12/28 Grove Wharf, with extra trip between Mahakipawa and Grove Wharf when morning service connects with Wellington st.ea.mer at Picton 17 Havelock Wharf and Post-office .. l As required , • Trap .. A. J. Brown 39 0 0 18 Kenepurn Head landing-place and Post­ 2l Twice weekly Foot or horse F. J. Beech 5 0 0 office 19 Koromiko Railway-station and Post- 2 Daily Trap D. Paterson 20 0 0 office 20 Mane.roe. Wharf and Post-office .. I Twice weekly Foot (Deptl. officer) .. 21 Pelorus Bridge and Rai Falls .. t Twice daily .. Bicycle Miss A. E. Gardiner 5 0 0 .. 22 Picton, Cannibal Cove, Port Gore, and 51 Weekly Launch Philpotts and Gil- 60 0 0 31/12/28 Anakakata (private-bag delivery) lice 23 Picton and Endeavour Inlet 50 Weekly Launch Philpotts and Gil­ Nil lice 24 Picton, Golden Point, Dryden's Bay, 51 Weekly Steamer Bowden and Kenny I 90 0 0 31/12/28 Pnkekoikoi, Endeavour Inlet, and Resolution Bay i 25 Picton, Mara.etai Bay, Onapua, Red­ 45 Weekly Steamer or Bowden and Kenny 80 0 0 31/12/28 heugh, De.ore's Bay, Te Pangu, and launch TeAwaiti 26 Picton and Portage 15 Twice weekly Launch and E. C. Lawrence .. 50 0 0 31/12/28 motor-lorry 27 Picton, Teranui, and Grove Wharf .. 28 Thrice weekly Steamer or Bowden and Kenny 60 0 0 31./12/28 launch 28 Picton Railway-station, wharves, and I As required .. Horse-lorry .. W.Todd 144 0 0 31/12/28 Post-office (including landing a n d shipping of transit mails at Picton wharf) 29 Portage, Kenepuru Head, Wait&ria Bay, 29! I Twice weekly Launch E. C. Lawrence .. 07 10 0 31/12/28 St. Omer, Broughton Bay, and I Portage 30 Rai Falls and Tinline . . . . 12 Twice weekly Trap D. C. Mills .. 30 0 0 31 Schoolhouse Blenheim-Kaikoura Me.in 3 Daily Cart Mrs. A. McSavney 10 0 0 Road and Hapuku Post-office 32 ~pring Creek and Rapaura . . . . 8 Daily Motor-cycle H. C. Squire .. 50 0 0 31/12/28 33 Tue.marina Railway-station and Post­ t Thrice daily .. Foot Mrs. E. G. Knight 12 0 0 •• office 34* Tue.marina and Waikake.ho .. 15 Weekly Trap Mrs. A. E. Badman

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. 1•1 Allandale Main Road and Post-office. . , i Twice daily Foot Mrs. M. E. Radcliffe 2 Amberley and Leithfield . . . . 8 Daily Motor-car J. W. Barich 65 0 0 31/12/28 3 Amberley-Mount Brown (rural de- 18 Daily Motor-car J.E. Cook 160 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 4 Amberley Railway-station and Post- 352yd. 4 times daily •• Foot (Deptl. officer) ·offioe 5* Annat Railway-station and Post-office 220yd. Twice daily Foot G. G. Sutherland 6 Annat-Russell's Flat (rural delivery) .. 14 Daily Cart C.Adkins 75 0 0 31/12/28 7 Ashhurton-Alford Forest (part rural 82! Daily Motor-car D. Smith 500 0 0 31/12/28 delivery) ( also clears boxes at The Brothers and Staveley) 8 Ashburton-Eiffelton (rural delivery) . . 42 Daily Motor-car E. R. Truman 290 0 0 31/12/28 9 Ashburton-Longbeach (part rural de- 38l Daily :M:otor-car R. J. Gluyas 234 0 0 31/12/28 livery) IO Ashburton-Methven (part rural de- 47 Daily Motor-car J. S. Yeoman 210 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 11 Ashburton-Newland (rural delivery) 49 Daily Motor-car G. W. Leadley 330 0 0 31/12/28 12* Ashley Bank Railway-station and Post. 1 Twice daily Foot J. Criglington office 13 Ashburton Railway-station and Post­ ! As required, up to six Motor-truck S. Cunliffe ls. 6d. per 31/12/28 office trips daily trip 14 Aylesbury-Greendale (part rural de- 23 Daily Motor-car W. H. Parris 165 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 15 Barry's Bay, French Farm, and Wainui 12 Daily Packhorse A.H. Hawker 90 0 0 31/12/28 16 Belfast Railway-station and Post-office I 4 times daily .. Foot A. Brown 15 0 0 17 Bennett's Railway-station and Post- 1 4 times daily .. Foot Mrs. C. O'Loughlin 15 0 0 office 18 Chertsey-Pendarves (private-bag de- 31 Daily Motor-car L. A. Colville 175 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 19 Cheviot-Spotswood (rural delivery) .. 29 Daily Motor-car G. Struthers 180 0 0 31/12/28

• Service performed by non-perm'l.nent officer. Payment includerl in salary. MAR. I.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 585

POSTAL DISTR!CT OF CHRJ..STCHURCH-001tttnue

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£ 8. d. 20 Christchurch, Halswell, Tai Ta.pu, 105 Daily (with extra trip Motor-car Read's Motor Co., 500 0 0 31/12/28 Motukarara, Ataa.hua., Pora.nui, Little outwards daily to Hals­ Ltd. River, Barry's Bay, Duva.uchelle, well and Tai Tapu, and Robinson's Bay, Ta.ka.ma.tua., and extra. trip inwards daily Aka.roa. from Aka.roa, Duvau­ chelle, Tai Tapu and Halswell) 21 Christchurch and Broadfield 24 Daily Motor-oar T. H. Watts and 20 0 0 A.G. Chidgey 22 Christchurch-Courtenay (rural delivery) 46 Daily Motor-car E. J. Edwards 327 0 0 31/12/28 23 Christchurch Chief Post Office, and 1 Thrice daily (twice on Foot (Deptl. officer) .. Government Buildings ( old and new), Sa.turdays) I (delivery of correspondence and pri­ ' va.te ba.g and clearance of posting receivers) 24 Christchurch and Greenpa.rk 30 Daily Motor-cycle A. E.Humm 15 0 0 25 Christchurch, Glenroy, Windwhistle 138 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. M. J. Jeal 150 0 0 31/12/28 House, and Lake Coleridge 26 Christchurch and Marshland 8 Daily Cart A. F. Roberts 16 0 0 27 Christchurch : Delivery of pa.reels with­ Daily Motor-lorry (Deptl. offioer) in radius ha.If mile of Chief Post Office 28 Christchurch : Delivery of postmen's As required Motor-lorry (Deptl. offl.oor) overflow bags in oity and suburbs 29 Christchurch Railway - station, Chief As required Motor-lorry (Deptl. offioer) Post Office, High Street, and clearing I I receivers in city and suburbs 30 Christchurch-Southbridge (rural de­ 100 ! Daily Motor-oar .. The Lyttelton 498 0 0 31/12/28 livery). (Including ca.rria.ge of mails Times Co., Ltd. · between Christchurch and Leeston on three days a week when train is not running) i 31 Christchurch-Springston (rural delivery)! 63! [ Da.ily Motor-car T. H. Watts and 410 0 0 31/12/28 A. G. Chidgey 32 Christchurch and all sub-offices on tram , As required Tram Christchurch Tram- 400 0 0 routes I way Boa.rd 33 Christchurch trams and Chief Post­ As required Foot (Deptl. officer) offioe I 34 Coalgate and Hororata 9 Daily Motor-ca.r A. Charles 90 0 0 31/12/28 35 Conway Finger-post and Conway Flat 7 Thrice weekly Horse H. King 15 0 0 (private-bag delivery) 36 Culverden and Hanmer Springs (inward 49 Daily Motor-ca.r Mooketts Motors, 250 0 0 31/12/28 mails conveyed to Christchurch daily) Ltd. 37 Culverden Railway-station and Post­ i Thrice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) office 38 Da.rfield Railway-station and Post­ 220yd. 4 times daily, Mon., Foot (Deptl. officer) office Tues., Thurs., Sat. ; twice daily, Wed., Fri. 39 Darfield-Waddington (rural delivery} 32 Daily Motor-oa.r G. V. Bergh 250 0 0 31/12/28 40 Doyleston Railwa.y-st&tion and Post­ l 4 times daily, Tues., Foot J. S. Brake 40 0 0 office Thurs., Fri.; twice daily, Mon., Wed., Sat. 41 Duvauchelle, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa, 55 Daily Motor-car .. Read's Motor Co., 650 0 0 31/12/28 Chorlton, Oka.m's Bay, Le Bon's Bay, Ltd. and Duva.uchelle (alao, depositing correspondence in boxes at Summit Road) 42 Fernside Ra.ilwa.y-station and Post­ t Twice daily Foot Miss K. Milne 10 0 0 office 43• Glentunnel Railway-station and Post­ l Twice daily Foot G. Weastell office Greenpa.rk Railwa.y-sta.tion and Post- 1 Daily Foot A.H. Clark office 45 Hawarden-Hurunui (rural delivery) .. 17 Daily Motor-car J. Harvey 120 0 0 31/12/28 46 Hawarden-Mason's Flat (rural delivery) 34 Daily Motor-car P. J. O'Connor .. 228 0 0 31/12/28 47 Hawarden Railway-station and Post- ll Thrice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) offloe 48 Ha.wa.rden-The Pea.ks (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-oar W. E. Pierce 215 0 0 31/12/28 49 High Street Post-office and Chief Post- 1 8 times daily •• Bicycle (Deptl. officer) office . 50 Hinds-Lowcliffe (rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car E. R. Truman 286 0 0 31/12/28 51 Hinds-Mayfield (rura.l delivery) . . 45! Dllily Motor-ca.r W. MoKie 325 0 0 31/12/28 52 Hinds Railway-station and Post-offioe 352yd. 8 times daily .. Foot (Deptl. officer) 53* Homby Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot A. Still 54 Hororata-Glenroy (rural delivery) . • 32 Daily Motor-oar A. Charles 295 0 0 31/12/28 55* Islington Railway-station and Post-office i Twice daily .. Foot F. A. McTeigue .. 56 Ka.iapoi-Ohoka. (rural delivery) . • 45 Daily Motor-car J. E.Monk 293 0 0 31/12/28 57 Kaia.poi Railway-station and Post- l 13 times daily Foot (Deptl. officer) •. office 58 Kaia.poi, Woodend, and Wa.ikuku 12 Daily Motor-car C. B. Bourne 140 0 0 31/12/28 59 Kaikoura. and Ka.ikoura Suburban 6 Daily Motor-car Kaikoura. United 20 0 0 Motor Co., Ltd.

• Service performed by non-permanent officer. Pa.yiuent included in ea.lacy. -----~------

586 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. rNo. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH-continued.

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I I £ s. d. 60 Kaikoura Wharf and Post-office 2 As required , Motor-car Kaikoura United I 15 0 U Motor Co., Ltd. I 61 Kowai Bush Railway-station and Post­ Thrice weekly Foot Mrs. R. S. Stratford 13 0 0 office 62* Ladbrook's Railwav-station and Post- 3 Daily Foot J. Brown !' office • 63* Lauriston Railway-station and Post- 1 Daily, twice on Tues. and Foot ,v. D. Brunsden , office Thurs. I 64 Leeston-Dunsandel (rural delivery) 60 Daily Motor-car A. G. Chidgey .. I 385 0 0 31/1:!/28 65 Leeston Railway-station and Post-office ! 4 times daily .. Foot (Dept!. officer) . . I 66 Little Akaloa Wharf and Post-office . . ! As required Foot F. L. Britton .. 10 0 O 67 Little River and Puaha 8 Daily Motor-car Mrs. I. A. Vanstone 40 0 0 68 Little River - Te Oka (rural delivery) .. I 10 Twice weekly Horse J. P. Elliot .. 75 0 0 31/12/28

69 Lyttelton, Port Levy, and Puwari 1 18 ' Weekly Motor-launch H. Grennell 23 0 0 70 Lyttelton Railway-station and Post-1176 yd.' 12 times daily Foot (Dept!. officer) office 71 Lyttelton wharves and Railway-station: . . As required .. Foot and rail­ Railway Dept. , 150 0 0 Handling mail-bags by ferry-steamers, way and transferring to railway-trucks at ship's side mails from other steamers 72 Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governor's Bay, 26 Daily Motor-car T. H. Radcliffe & 150 0 0 31/l2/:l8 Allandale, and Teddington J. A. Harrie 73 Mayfield-Porateko (rural delivery) 20 I Thrice wceklv Motor-car J. A. Lilley 75 0 0 31/12/28 74 Medbury Railway-station and Post­ Daily . :Foot Miss B. M. Butler 16 0 0 office 75 Methven Railway-station and Post­ Twice daily :Foot (Dept!. officer) .. office 76 Mina and Cheviot .. Twice daily Motor-car Tho Cheviot Motor 50 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 1Mom1t Somers - Hakatere 36 Twice weeklv 77 ~ Hakatere - Ashburton Gorge 8 Weekly • Motor-lorry T. W. Hix llO O 0 31/12/28 l (rural delivery) 78 Okain's Bay Wharf and Post-office 3 As required Foot W. Robinson, jun. 5 0 0 79 Ouruhia and Coutts Island .. 6 Daily Horse J. W. Todd .. 1 40 0 0 80 Oxford - Carlton Road (rural delivery) 9 Daily Motor-cycle G. G. Harhidge .. 60 0 0 31/1:!/:!8 81 Oxford-Glentui (rural delivery) 20 Daily Cart J. W. 'l'homson 97 lO 0 31/12/28 82 Oxford- Lees Valley (private-bag de- 64 Weekly Motor-lorry C. F. Hall 125 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 83 Oxford Railway-station and Post-office Daily Trap G. E. Youngman 15 0 0 84 Oxford-Rockford (part rural delivery) 24 Daily Motor - cycle G. G. Harbidge .. • 125 0 0 31/12/28 and side-car 85 Parnassus, Conway-Fingerpost, Hunda- 74 Daily Motor-car Kaikoura United 150 0 0 31/12/28 lee, Oaro, and Kaikoura Motor Co., Ltd.

86 Parnassus and Kaikoura (conveyance of 74 1 Daily, except Wed. Motor-car Curran's Motors .. 25 0 0 parcels) I 87*· Port Levy Wharf and Post-office 220yd.l As required Foot H. Field 88* Prebbleton Railway-station and Post­ ! Twice daily Foot A. Maxey office 89 Rakaia, Overdale, via Mainwarings, 33 Daily Motor-car J. Crossley 180 0 0 :H/12/28 Dobbins Ford and River Roads, and Dorie 90 Rakaia - Mount Hutt (part rural de- 70 Daily Motor-car A. A. Oliver 375 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 91 Rakafa Railway-station and Post-office 293yd. 9 times daily .Foot (Dept!. officer) 92 Rakaia and Te Pirita 16 Thrice weekly Motor-car R.H. Fagan 50 0 0 31/12/28 93 Rangiora-Horrelville (rural delivery) .. 55 Daily J\fotor-car L. J. 'l'horncycroft 346 0 0 31/12/28 94 Rangiora Railway-station and Poet- 1 As required Motor-truck Hendy Bros. 100 0 0 31/1:J/:!8 office 95 Rangiora Railway-st1ttion and Post­ Daily (early morning trip) Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) offil1e 96 Rangiora-Rakahuri (private-bag de­ 43 'rhrice weekly Motor-truck F. Elderton 50 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 97 Rangiora-White Rock (part rural de­ 30 Daily Motor-trnok H. C. Cox 155 0 0 31/12/:!8 livery) 98 Rotherham Railway-station and Post­ 1} Twice daily Motor-van '.r. Widdowson 40 0 0 office 99 Scargill and Motunau (also, delivery of 25 Daily Motor-car T. 0. Johnson 139 0 0 31/12/28 private bags as far as Greta Paddock) 100 Scargill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Motor-car T. 0. J·ohnson 40 0 0 101 Sefton-Sefton (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-car W.Hay&Co., 160 0 0 31/1:!/:!8 102 Sheffield Railway-station and Post-office l 5 times daily .. l<'oot (Deptl. officer) .. 103 Southbrook Railway-station and Post- ! Twice daily (thrice Foot I Mrs. M. J. Martyn 15 0 0 office Saturdays) 104 Valetta Railway-station and Mayfield 10 Twice daily .. Motor-car J. A. Lilley 60 0 0 31/l:Jj:!8 105 Waiau and Kaikoura 105! Thrice weekly Motor-car Kaikoura United 333 0 0 31/12/28 Motor Co., Ltd. 106 Waiau Railway-station and P0st-office 2! Twice daily Coach 1 W.R. Creed 45 0 0 31/12/28 107 Waipara-Omihi (rural delivery) 38 Daily Motor-car I A. S. Whyte 270 0 0 31/12/28 108 Woodend and Tuahiwi 4 Daily Bicycle I Mrs. C. Crane 15 0 0 ------* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. MAR. l.' THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 587

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN.

I -t Dat,, of !I$ Frequency. Mode of Annual Service. Conveyance. Name of Contractor. I Suhsidy. Termination I I of Contract. ----~_!~ .....,______.______I I I £ s. Abbotsford Railway-station and Fair- I, 4 Daily IMotor-car KT. Ross 40 0 field . 2 Alexandra-Earnseleugh (rural delivery) I IO! Daily . Bicyele (Deptl. officer) I 16 0 0 3 Alexandra, Fruitlands, and Roxburgh 56° Thrice weekly Motor-car Wanaka Motors, ! 180 0 0 31/12/28 Ltd. Alexandra Railway-station and Post- I l! As required I Trap A. McKellar 40 0 0 5 Allantonoffice and Momona I 4l Daily Motor-lorry .. C. C. O'Hara 50 0 0 31/12/28 6"' Allanton Railway-station a.nd Post- 418 y

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN-oontinuea.

.... nnual Date of HI Service. i 3 ~ I E'requency. / Mode of Name of Contractor. Subsidy. 'rermination Z:,~ I ~s Conveyance. Iof Contract. ~ I ~ __ o"-'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~-~~~~-'--

: I £ s. d. 46* Evans Flat Railway-station and Post- I' 2 I Daily I Foot S. J. Gosling office : 47 Forsyth Railway-station and Post-office 572 yd.! Thrice weekly j Foot Mrs. !IL Crawford 5 0 0 48* GallowayRailway-stationandPost-office I '. Daily Foot Mrs. H. D. Baird 49 Glenomaru Railway-station and Otekura 10 I Thrice weekly Gig J. Lindsay 65 0 0 31/12/28 50" Glenomaru Railway-station and Post- 110yd. 5 times weekly Foot Mrs. A. Mules .. office I 51 Glenore Jtailway-station and Post-office 594 yd. Daily Foot Mrs. M. Ridgwell 12 0 0

52 Green Island Railway-station and Post- 1 2 J 5 times daily .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) .. office : I 53 Hawea Flat and Maungawera 18 Thrice weekly Motor-car Wanaka Motors, 40 0 0 31/12/28 Ltd. 54 Henley Railway-station and Berwick.. 7 Daily Motor-van W. K. Robinson .. 50 0 0 31/12/28 55 Henley Railway-station and Post-office I Twice daily Horse E. Smith 15 0 0 56 Henley Railway-station and Waipori 28 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry . .- Dunedin Citv Cor­ Nil Falls poration • 57 Heriot and Crookston 8 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. T. Brownlie 50 0 0 31/12/28 58 Heriot-MoaFlatEstate(ruraldelivery): 32 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry The Otago Farm­ 100 0 0 31/12/28 ers' Co-op. Assn. i of N.Z., Ltd. 511 Heriot and Parkhill . , .. I llt Twice weekly Motor-car A. E. D. McKay 60 0 0 31/12/28 60 Hindon Railway-station and Post-office I 8 Twice weekly Trap J. Fernie 35 0 0 61 Houipapa Railway-station and Post-office: l Thrice weekly Horse D.R. Wright 25 0 0 62* Kaihiku Railway-station and Post-office I ! Daily . Foot Mrs. E. Maider 63 Kaitangata-Paretai Punt (rural I 17 Thrice weekly Gig A. Reid 70 0 0 31/12/28 delivery) 64 Kaitangata Railway-station and Post- !814 yd. As required Trap A. Reid 20 0 0 office 65 Kaitangata and Wangaloa . . 10 Thrice weekly Trap A. Reid 26 0 0 66 Kakapuaka Railway-station and Post- 264yd. Daily Foot Mrs. D. Jenkins .. 5 0 0 office 67 Kakapuaka Railway-station and Wai­ 8 Daily Motor-lorry J. I. G. Somerville 60 0 0 31/12/28 tepeka 68 Kelso-Glenkenich (rural delivery) 28 Thrice weekly Gig W. J. Ward 120 0 0 31/12/28 69 Kokonga Railway-station, Post-office, IO Daily Motor-car W. 0. Helm 90 0 0 31/12/28 and Kyeburn 70 Lauder-Beck's (part rural delivery) .. 23 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. Haig 150 0 0 31/12/28 71 Lawrence and Bluespur 5 Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 72 Lawrence Railway-station and Post­ 1,232 As required Express F. J. Gunn 85 16 0 31/12/28 office yd. 73 Lawrence, Whenuakoa, Tuapeka West, 32 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry, . A. Hellyer 80 0 0 31/12/28 Kononi, and Tuapeka Mouth 74 Maclennan Railway-station and Papa­ 2 Thrice weekly Trap K. Ross 40 0 0 towai 75 Maclennan Railway-station and Post­ t 4 times weekly Foot E. Lockerbie 10 0 0 office 76* Manuka Creek Railway-station and 2 Daily Foot C. A. Burnett Post-office 77 Makarora Wharf and Post-office IO Weekly Trap R. J. Dunning 40 0 0 78 Mihiwaka Railway-station and Purakanui 2! Daily Foot D. McLachlan 32 IO 0 79* Milburn Railway-station and Post-office I! Daily Foot L. C. Sutherland 80 Miller's Flat, Ettrick, and Roxburgh .. 24 Daily Motor-oar S. Robb 165 0 0 31/12/28 81 Miller's Flat Railway-station and Post- ! Twice daily Motor-car 8. Robb 30 0 0 office 82 Milton-Moneymore (rural delivery) .. 12 Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 83 Milton Railway-station and Post-office 1,056 As required Express W. Read 45 0 0 31/12/28 yd. 84 Milton, Raureka.u, and Glenledi 22 Twice weekly Motor-car or J.C. Jones 44 0 0 31/12/28 gig 85 Milton-Table Hill(rural delivery) 16 Twice weekly Trap Leckie and Stevens 30 0 0 86 Mosgiel and East Taieri . . . . 4 Daily Bicycle ( Dept!. officer) 87 Mosgiel-East Taieri (rural delivery) .. l4t Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 88 Mosgiel-North Taieri (rural delivery) 16 Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 89 Mosgiel Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor-lorry R. Campbell 60 0 0 31/12/28 90 Mosgiel Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Bicycle I (Dept!. officer) 91 Naseby and Kyeburn Diggings 22 Weekly Motor-car .. A. E. Brown 26 0 0 92 Omakau, Drybread, and Matakanui 31 Daily (thrice weekly to Motor-lorry J. Craig, jun. 162 0 0 31/12/28 Drybread) 93 Omakau Railway-station and Ophir . . 5 Twice daily .. Motor-lorry .. J. Craig, jun. 85 0 0 31/12/28 04 Omakau Railway -station and Post-office 350 yd. Twice daily Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) 95 Ophir, Poolburn, and Moa Creek . . 25 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry J. Craig, jun. 103 5 0 31/12/28 96 Otokia Railway-station and Post-office ! Daily Foot Mrs. S. McRae 10 0 0 97 Oturehua, Blackstone Hill, St. 37! Daily Motor-car A. F. McGregor 190 0 0 31/12/28 Bathan's, and Cambrian 98 Oturehua Railway-station and Post- 100yd. As required Handcart (Dept!. officer) office 99 Outi:am and Clark's 36 'l.'wice weekly Motor-lorry. . J. M. Hoare 85 0 0 31/12/28 100 Outram Railway-station and Post-office 528yd. 4 times daily .. Handcart ( Dept!. officer) 101 Outram, Woodside, and Maungatua . . 11 Daily Motor-lorry.. F. David 100 0 0 31/12/28 102 Owaka-Miller's Corner (rural delivery) 8 Twice weekly Motor-car . . R. A. McBratney 30 0 0 103 Owaka, Owaka Valley, and Katea (part 28! Thrice weekly Motor . car or IR. J. Roger 153 0 0 31/12/28 rural delivery) cart 104 Owaka and Pounawea 6 Thrice weekly ; daily, Motor-car . • W. Moffat 50 0 0 31/12/28 six weeks in summer 105 Owaka Railway-station and Post-office 506yd. As required .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. MAR. l.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 589

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN-continued.

St81"E Service. 1-t1.5 ~ i~requenry, Mode of N I c t to I Annual \1:ef~~atlon ~~ ~~ LConveya._n_c_e._':-~-•_•_nc_. o__ ,o_n_r,_a,_, _'_· ~-s_u_b_•l_d_Y·-~,_o-f c_o_n_tr_a_ct_. _o_ ------~--- l £ s. d. 106* Owaka V111ley Railway_- station and 110yd. Thrice weekly Foot J. Duley I Post-office 107 Palmerston, Glenpark, D u n b a ck , 56 Thrice weekly Motor-car J. Challis 220 0 0 31/12/28 Macrae's Flat, 11nd .Moonlight 108 Palmerston, Glenpark, D n n b a c k , 48 Daily Motor-car J. Challis 368 0 0 31/12/28 and Morrison's 109 Palmerston Railway-station and Post- 198yd, As required .• , Handcart (Dept!. officer) office llO Papatowai, Tautukn, and Waipati 29 Twice weekly Motor-car J. T. Gutsell 45 0 0 31/12/28 Ill Patearoa and Paerau 27 Twice weekly Motor-lorry, . Mrs.F.McAtamney 50 0 0 31/12/28 ll2 Pembroke and Cardrona :12 Twice weekly, M11y to Gig R. McDougall, een. £1 10s. per 31/12/28 31 Oct. trip 113 Pembroke, Minaret Wharf, and Maka­ 74 Weekly Launch F ..J. Norris 150 0 0 :Jl/12/28 rora Wharf 114* Pomahaka Railway-station and Post­ 1220yd. Daily Foot R. Allan office 115 Pomahaka Railway-station and Wai­ IO 5 times weekly Motor-car R. Allan 95 0 0 31/12/28 koikoi 116 Port Chalmers Railway - station, As req nired .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) Wharves, and Post-office 117 Port Molyneux, Kaka Point, and Kai­ 12 Thrice weekly Trap Mrs. E.G. Hines 38 0 0 mataitai 118 Portobello and Otakou Thrice weekly Motor-car Peninsula Motor 39 0 0 I 9 Service, Ltd. ll9* Foot A. W. Murphy .. 2

120 ::~:~:::a:::;::~:::::da;:st::~~ Ii ~ :::::s:::y Foot W.R. Ross 9 10 0 121* Purakanui and Mihiwaka . . . . 2k Daily Foot Mrs. ,J. E. Hobsi<>n 122 Rae's Junction (motor on Main Road), j ! Daily Foot Mrs. A. M. Stivcn 6 0 0 and Post-office 123 Ranfurly and Gimmerburn . . I 17 Thrice weekly Gig W. Helm 50 0 0 31/12/28 124 Ranfurly and Naseby I 19 Daily Motor-rnr W. H. Templeton 100 0 0 31/12/28 125 Ranfurly Railway-station and Post- 396yd. Twice daily Hanckart (Dept!. officer) .. I office 126 Ratanui Railway-station and Post- 3 5 times weekly Gig Miss E. M. Harring- 46 0 0 31/12/28 office ton 127 Ratanui, Tarara, and Purakauiti School 16 Twice weekly Horse D. M. Smith 50 0 0 31/12/28 128 Ravensbourne Railway-station and I ! I As required Foot (Dept!. officer) .. Post-office 129* Rock and Pillar Railway-station and 132yd. Daily Foot Mrs. K I. Mansfield\ Post-office I 130 Romahapa, Port Molyneux, and Puerua 12 · Thrice weekly Horse-van P. S. Grant 60 0 0 31/12/28 131* Romahapa Railway-station and Post- ! I Daily .. Foot J. A. Fraser Office 132 Roxburgh - Coal Creek }'lat (rural de­ 12 Da.ily .Motor-cycle S.A. H. Robb 80 0 0 31/12/28 livery) and side-car 133* St. Leonard's Railway-station and Post­ Twice daily Foot G. Young office 134* Sawyer's Bay Railway-station and Post- 200yd. Twice daily Foot C. W. Ridley office 135 Stirling and Kaitangata 9k Daily Motor-car W. J. Marsh 40 o o I 136* Sutton Railway-station and Post-office 396yd. Daily Foot .Miss W. N. John­ stone 137 Tapanui Railway-station and Post-office 3 As required Motor-coach Mrs. E. McCann .. 20 0 0 138 Tarras and Lindis Pass 28 Weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Trap D. A. Jolly and £1 5s. per Sons trip 139 Tarras and Lindis Pass 28 Weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Cart J. Shadrach Nil 140 Tawanui Railway-station and Post-office 1 Thrice weekly Foot Mrs. M. Scott 15 0 0 141 Th.-, Reefs Railway-station and Post-office 2 Daily Foot .Miss D. S. Moli- 6 0 0 neaux 142 Toiro Railway-station and Post-office 4 Daily Gig T. Guyatt 40 0 0 143 Tuapeka Mouth and Rongahere 7 Thrice weekly Cycle G. Houliston 20 0 0 144* Waihola Railway-station and Post-office 200yd. Twice daily Foot F. P. McCarthy 145 Waikouaiti - District Road (rural de- 14 Daily Motor-car D. G. Shand 67 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 146 Waikouaiti - Flag Swamp (rural de­ 14 Daily Motor-car D. G. Shand 84 0 0 31/12/28 livery)

147 Waikouaiti Railway-station and Post- 374yd. As required Handcart (Deptl. officer) . . 'I office) 148 ' Waipiata and Patearoa 22! Thrice weekly Motor-lorry Mrs. F. McAtamney 105 0 0 31/I2/:l8 149 Waipiata Railway-station and Post- 176yd. Daily Foot A. Gregory I 20 0 0 office 150 Waitahuna and .Mount St,uart 7 Thrice weekly Trap Herbert and Co., I 12 0 0 A Ltd. 151 Waitahuna-Puketi (rural delivery) 28 Twice weekly Motor-car F. Pennell 90 0 0 31/12/28 152 Waitahuna Railway-station and Post­ 1,210 As required Foot (Dept!. officer) office) yd. 153 Waitahuna and Waitahnna Gully 6 Thrice weekly Motor-car F. Pennell 30 0 0 154* Wai tati Railway-station and Post-office 1,100 Twice daily Horse F. Y. Milnes I yd. 155* Warrington Railway-station and Post- :10 yd. Daily J;'oot H. Couper office) I 156* Wingatui Railway-station and Post-office i Daily Boot Mrs. E. L. Harris 157* Wylie's Crossing Railway-station and j ! Daily Foot W. Hare Post-office ------·--~------• Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. 590 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF Gf8ROl{~K

Service. Moue of Name o( Contractor. Annual Te~~~~on Conveyance. Subsidy. Iof Contract. ·---'-- .£ s. cl. Cape Runaway and Matengarika Station I 37 Weekly Horse J. P. Blane 70 0 0 31/12/30 (private-bag delivery)

2 Cape Runaway Beach and Post-office .. As required 1 Cart Settlers' Shed Asso-[ 30 0 0 ciation 3 Gisborne : Delivery of parcels within Daily Motor-lorry .. Coutts and Son.. 177 0 0 31/12/30 boundaries of poatmen's deliveries 4 Gisborne Chief Post-office, Railway­ As required Motor-lorry .. Coutts and Son . . 304 0 0 31/12/30 station and wharves, and delivery of postmen's bags 5 Gisborne wharves and vessels in road- As required Steam tender Union Steamship 1 17/i O 0 31/12/30 stead or launch Co., Ltd. 6 Gisborne and Mangapapa 4 Twice daily Motor-bus Gisborne Borough 50 0 0 Council

7 Gisborne, Makaraka, and Patutahi 20 Daily Motor-bus S. D. Worsnop .. 1 85 0 0 31/12/30 8 Gisborne, Tamarau, Whangara, Tolaga 168 Daily Motor-car East Coast Motors, 1,500 0 0 31/lj/30 Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Ltd. Springs, Tinaaruhe, Waitakaro, Ao­ rangi, and Ruatoria 9 Gisborne and Te Hapara 3 Daily Tram Gisborne Borough 5 0 O Council 10 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto 84 Twice weekly ( one trip Motor-car or H. Cooper ,, 300 0 0 31/12/30 free of cost) coach 11 Gisbornc-Waihirere (rural delivery) . . 32 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry .. Coutts and Son 169 0 0 31/12/30 12 Gisborne, Hexton, and Waimata Valley 34 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. Jones . . 150 0 O* 31/12/30 13 Gisborne, Makaraka, Manutuke, Muri- 300 Daily Motor-car De Luxe Motor Ser-12,000 0 0 31/12/30 wai, Wharerata, Morere, Nuhaka, vice Co., Ltd. Whakaki, W airoa, Turiroa, Mohaka, Kotemaori, Putorino, Tutira, Tangoio, and Napier 14 Hicks Bay, Lottin Point, and Cape 56 Weekly ·Packhorse .. H. Kururangi 70 0 0 31/12/30 Runaway 15 Hicks Bay Wharf, Hicks Bay, and Tc 18 As rcquirod Motor · car or George MnKcrldie 25 0 0 Araroa uoauh 16 Junction of East Coast and Panikau 12 Twice weekly Packhorse W. H. Williams 60 0 0 31/12/30 Roads and Williams Homestead , 17 Junction Main Road and Whakaangiangi 8 I Twice weekly .. Horse A. E. Thompson 30 0 0 18 Junction Wharerata and Wairoa Roatls 704yd. Daily Foot J. TC Morgan 7 0 0 and Wharerata Poat-office As required Coach Kelly and Fleming, £2 per trip

0 0 24 Ltd.

:: I :::::e::il::;::::ion an~ ~ost-officc 1 ! 'I, As rer1 uired i Foot R. S. Bryce 14 0 0 rManutuke and Waingake . . . . , 22 T w1ce. wee kly.. h I 21 ~ Waingake and Paparatu Station . . 30 Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to I \.M t -b 30 April ; weekly, l I O or us· · E. S. Rasmussen 115 0 0 31/12/30 I May to 31 Oct. J 22 Matawai, Oponae Road to Chilcott's 27 Weekly Motor-truck C. Blomquist 50 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) 23 Matawai, Koranga Road to Judd's and 32 Weekly Motor-lorry C. Blomquist 52 0 0 31/12/30 Moanui Road to Hope's (rural delivery) 24 Matawai Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Motor-car A. J. Hustler 40 0 0 25 Motu and Marumoko 12 Weekly Buggy H. L. Twistleton 18 0 0 26 Motu, Toatoa, Lower Waiawa, and 90 Daily Motor-car Rtcvenson a n d 250 0 0 31/12/30 Opotiki Mitchell 27 Motuhora and Motu 6 Thrico daily Motor-car Mrs. M. Lovell .. 90 0 0 31/12/30 28 Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopae 48 Weekly Express E. C. Papworth 126 0 0 31 /12/:lll 29 Ngatapa Railway - station and Post- I Thrice weekly .. Motor - car or J. S. Harrison 20 0 0 office foot 30 Omaio Beach and Post-office l! As required Foot W .. N. Coughlan 3 0 0 31 Oponae and Wairata 14 Weekly Horse A. F. Gellert 35 0 0 32 Opotiki, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, 96 Weekly Launch W. Walker 260 0 0 31/12/:{0 and Cape Runaway 33 Opotiki, Torere, and Houpoto 56 Weekly Motor-car Kelly and Fleming, 39 0 0 Ltd. 34 Opotiki and Oponae 46 Weekly Motor-lorry .. A. E. Reece 50 0 0 31/12/30 35 Opotiki Wharf and Post-office 1 As required Buggy W.W. Stevens 21 10 0 36 Ormond Railway-station and Post-office i As required Foot F. Friar .. 20 0 0 37 Port Awanui Beach and Post-office .. 1 As requ'red Cart, A. Te l\faro 12 0 0 38 Puha and Whatatutu 16 Daily Motor-ca,· E. J. Cahill 130 0 0 31/12/30 39 Rakauroa Railway-station and Post­ 2 Thrice weekly .. Foot or horse- F. A. Cleveland 13 0 0 office vehicle 40 Ruatoria, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa 34 Weekly Buggy H. G. Burnett 50 0 0 :l!/12/:Jo 41 Ruatoria, Waiomatatini, Tikitiki, ,ind 55 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 Motor-car, G. McKeddie 500 0 0 :H/12/30 Te Araroa April; thrice weekly, coach, or 1 May to 31 Oct. packhorse (three trips per week in summer free of cost) 42 Ruatoria and Tuparoa, 10 Twice weekly .. Horse K. Haenga 60 0 0 31/12/30 43 Te Araroa, Horoera, and East Cape 30 Weekly Horse R. T. Koherc 20 0 o 44 Te Araroa and Hicks Bay 16 Twice weekly .. Buggy E. J. Pearce , 80 0 o 31/12/30 45 Tc Araroa and Tikitiki (conveyance of 30 As required Motor-car or G. McKeddie ' 2s. per bag overweight parcels) coach

* Plus £1 5s. per month until Waimata Bridge replaced. MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 691

POSTAL DISTRIUT OF GISBORNE-continued.

Date of Service. Frequency. Annual eo!~;a~~e. Name of Contractor. [ Subsidy. Termination I I Iof Contract. ---~ £ s. d. 46 Te Karaka and Kanakanaia (private-bag 30 Twice weekly, l Oct. to Motor-car or R. Stephenson .. 95 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) 31 May ; weekly, l horse June to 30 Sept. 47 Te Karaka Railway-station and Post- 1,100 As required .. Slingsby truck (Dept!. officer) .. office yd. 48 Tikitiki and Rangitukia 7 Twice weekly Gig P. M. Kohere 20 0 0 49 Tikitiki and Waiomatatini .. 2 As required .. Foot T. Akena 5s. per re­ turn trip 50 Tinaaruhe and Owhena (private-bag 64 Weekly Motor-car or H. Walker 140 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) packhorse 51 Tokomaru Bay and Hantanoa 4 Twice daily (daily, Motor-lorry .. H. C. Bignell 59 0 0 31/12/30 Saturdays) .. ! 52 Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro Bay .• 24 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. N. Matehe 97 10 0 31/12/30 53 Tokomaru Bay and Whakoau (private. 50 Weekly .. Motor-car or E. B. Clews 120 0 0 31/12/30 bag delivery) coach :: I 54 Tokomaru Bay roadstead and wharves As required .. Launch Tokomaru Harbour[ 100 0 0 31/12/30 Board , 55 Tokomarn Bay wharves and Post-office 5 As required .. Motor-lorry .. H. C. Bignell . . I 149 0 0 31/12/30 (Tolaga Bay and Arataha . . . . 14 Twice weekly .. I Motor-car, P. G. Mullooly . . 1 182 0 0 31/12/30 13 Weekly .• ),- 56 i Arataha and Arakihi . . . . j buggy, or LArataha and Puketawa . . . . 27 Weekly .. packhorse I 57 Tolaga Bay: Vessels in roadstead, and As required .. Launch .. Gisborne S he e p-1 40 0 0 Post-office farmers' Frozen Mea~ and Mer- [

cantile Co., Ltd. , 58 Waerengaahika Railway - station and 6 Daily Cart D. J. Clacher .. 1 40 0 0 Post-office 59 Waerengaokuri, Pehiri, and Tahunga .. 44 Weekly Motor-lorry or C. Stevens 130 0 0 31/12/30 express 60 I Waikohu and Whakarau (private· bag . 24 Weekly Motor-car or C.R. Will 85 o o I 31;12;30 delivery) ' buggy 61 Waikohu Railway -station and Post-office I ! As required Foot Mrs. E. Hoey 13 0 0 62 Waiomatatini and Port Awanui .. 6 Twice weekly Horse Wi Pepere 50 0 0 31/12/30 63 Waipaoa Railway-station and Post-office l As required Motor-lorry .. J. J. Box 20 0 0 64 Waipiro Bay Beach and Post-office .. t As required Cart Waipiro Bay Trad- I 5 0 0 ing eo. I 65 Whatatutu and Iwiroa 24 Weekly Coach E. J. Gregory . 50 0 0 31/12/30 66 Whatatutu and Wheturau (private-bag 20 Weekly Coach E. J. Gregory 50 0 0 31/12/30 delivery)

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH. Ahaura and Ahaura River (rural de­ 46 Weekly Motor-car J. F. White 50 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 2 Ahaura Railway-station and Post-office l! As required Motor-car J. F. White 15 0 0 3 Awatuna Railway-station, Stafford, and 10 Thrice weekly (two trips Cart S. Stewart 50 0 0 31/12/28 Goldsborough per day) 4 Blackball and Atarau 16 Twice weekly .. Cart Mrs. A. D. Christie 15 0 0 5 Blackball Railway-station and Post­ 2 As required Motor-lorry .. J. Park 100 0 0 31/12/28 office 6 Brunnerton Railway-station and Post­ As required .. Bicycle (Dept(. officer\ •. ofiico 7* Dunollic Railway-station and Post-office 300yd. As required Foot Mrs. E. Neilson .. 8 Greymouth, Barrytown, and Maher's 46 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. J. Ryall 100 0 0 31/12/28 Creek 9 Grcymouth and Cobden (delivery of 6 Daily Horse-van Corcoran & Morris 225 0 0 31/12/28 parcels within boundaries of post­ men's deliveries) 10 Greymouth and Cobden 2 Daily Bicycle (Dept]. officer) 11 Greymouth and Marsden 20 Weekly Motor-car J. R. Coburn 15 0 0 12 Groymouth Railway-station, Wharves, l As required Horse-lorry .. J. R. Coburn 290 0 0 31/12/28 and Chief Post-office 13 Harihari and Herepo 4 Twice weekly Cart D. S. Adamson .. 15 0 • 0 14 Hokitika, Hoho, and Humphreys 22 Twice weekly Gig J. Cameron 40 0 0 15 Hokitika, Kanieri, Woodstock, and 10 Daily Motor-bus Mrs. G. E. F. 55 0 0 31/12/28 Rimu Keenan 16 Hokitika, Lower Kokatahi, and Koite­ 30 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. O'Brien 59 6 8 31/12/28 rangi (part rural delivery) 17 Hokitika Railway-station, Wharf, and As required .. Horse-lorry .. J. Cameron 75 0 0 31/12/28 Post-office Hokitika, Ross, Ferguson's, Pukekura, 194 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to Motor-car .. f Evans Creek, Harihari, Tetaho, 30 April; twice weekly, l 18 Matainui, The Forks, Tatare, Waiho 1 May to 31 Oct. (Newman's Motors, 450 0 0 31/12/28 Gorge j Ltd. lWaiho Gorge and Weheka 34 Weekly Pack-horse .. 19 Hokitika and Waitaha 62 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to Motor-lorry .. Westland Coo I 30 0 0 30 April ; weekly, l Storage and May to 31 Aug. Dairy Co., Ltd. 20 Ikamatua, Hukarere, Blackwater, and 22 Daily Motor-bus .• R. M. Hempseed 59 0 0 31/12/28 Waiuta 21 Kaihinu Railway-station and Arahura 4 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry .. Mrs. S. Cropper 22 0 0

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. C 592 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GREYMOUTH-continued.

Mode of Annual Date of Service. +:> _ Frequency. Na.me of Contractor. Termination :,,,_, -;ii I Conveyance. Subsidy. I Iof Contract. ~~u1 ------~i -----~ I £ s.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTO:-{.

Aria and Oniao 8 Twice weekly 1 Pack-horse CT. K ;\kllor 12 0 0 2 Aria-Rira (rural delivery) 32 Twice weekly Pack-horse .f. Bm1tain 89 0 0 31/12/30 3 Aukopae Landing and Post-office If Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to Foot J.P. Uraiuu1·a1 R. A. Shannon .. 348 0 0 7 \ Junction of Cambridge-Horahora 8 Daily fI M,,.,, '"' .. 31/12/30 route along Taotaoroa and Mata- I mata Roads to Todd's Road I Junction of Cambridge-Horahora 8 Twice weekly l route and Whitehall j 8 Cambridge-Rotoorangi (rural delivery) 33 Daily Motor-car T. Worthing 275 0 0 31/12/30 9 Cambridge Railway-station and Post- 1 As rcquirccl Cart H. A. Bell 75 0 0 31/12/30 office 10 Eureka Railway-station, l~ureka, and 10 Daily Motor-car A.H. Lock 115 4 0 31/12/30 Tauwhare 11 }'lume Road (McKindcr's Gate) and Te 5! Thrice weekly Pack-horse .. F. Keytc 35 0 0 Miro 12 Frankton Junction and Tc Kowhai 35 Daily Motor-lorry J. L.Law 177 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) 13 Frankton Junction-Tuhikaramea (rural 23 Daily Motor-car E. ,J. Wills 138 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) 14 Frankton. Junction, Whatawhata, 46 Daily Motor-car A.G. Wood 179 0 0 31/12/30 Karamu, Te Palm, Harapepe, and Pirongia (part rural delivery)

15 Frankton Junction Railway and Cam- 30 Daily Motor-car .. G. Wratten . . 1 90 0 0 31/12/30 bridge (to connect with south-bound main trunk express from Monday to Friday, also to clear late-fee box at Chief Post-office, Hamilton, at 9 p.m. daily 16 Frankton Junction Railway, Whata­ 62 Daily Motor-car .. H. R. Rogers 211 0 0 31/12/30 whata, Waitetuna, Te Uku and Raglan Frankton Junction Railway-station, 4 As required Motor-lorry Frankton Junction Railway Post­ office, Frankton Junction Post-office 11 Hamilton Chief Post-office, Hamil- ton Railway-station, and Hamilton 17 600 0 0 East ri J. Wills 31/12/30 Hamilton: Delivery of parcels within a Daily Motor-car radius of one mile from Chief Post­ office and postmen's bags at points I l as required JI .------_ _, __ -

MAR. 1.j THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 593

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON-continued.

I Date of Service. Frequency. Mode or Annual 0~ I Conveya.nce. .llame of Contractor. I Subsidy. Termination I s~&<.;:; of Contract. ----·---~'----c~------"' '

£ B, d. 18 Glen Afton Railway-station, Glen Afton, 2f Daily Motor-car Pukemiro Trans­ 40 0 0 and Pukemiro port Co. 19 Glen Afton and Woodleigh {part rural 58! Thrice weekly Motor-car Pukemiro Trans­ 160 0 0 31/12/30 and private-bag delivery) port Co. 20 Gordonton--Piako Road (rural deliYery) JO Daily Gig Mrs. L. Southgate 60 0 0 31/12/28 21 Hamilton, Hamilton East, Tamahcrr, 14 Daily (mails from Cam­ Motor-car G. Wrattcn 90 0 0 31/12/30 Pukeroro and Cambridge (part rural bridge and 'l'amahcrc to delivery), (one way only) Hamilton also conveyed by contractor) 22 Hamilton and Hamilton North .. I l As required Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 23 Hamilton-Rototuna (part rural delivery}i 33 Daily Motor-c>tr H. Gadd 295 0 0 31/12/30 24 Hamilton-Rukuhia (rnral delivery) .. [ ]8 Decily Gig or motor­ W. T. Asplin 125 0 0 31/12/30 ua.r 25 Hamilton-Silverdale (rural delivery) .. D1tily Motor-lorry W. l\iaite 60 0 0 :H/12/30 26 Hamilton Chief Post-office: Convey- Weekly Motor-car .. G. Wratkn 5 0 0 ance to l<'rankton Junction Railway of clearance front late-fee box 27 Hangatiki Railway-station and Waitomo 12 Twice daily Motor-car W. Nicholw,n 50 0 0 31/12/30 Caves 28 Hinuera Railway-station and Post-office 4i0yd. As required Foot Mi.8s l\L Germann 20 0 0 29• Horotiu Railway-station and Post-office 300 ytrt 50 0 0 31/12/30 kokowai, and Ruawaro I 32 Huntly Railway-station and Post-office 230yd.l As required Hand-cart .. (Dept!. officer) 33 Junction of Awakino Road and Arapao 132yd. Daily .Foot H. G. Weir 7 10 0 34 Junction of Awakino Road and Te 6 Thrice weekly Pack-horse .. G. Laurenson 11 0 0 Mapara 35 Junction of Raglan-Hamilton Road, 28 Thrice weekly l\fot(Jr-van .. C. J. D. Given 140 0 0 31/12/30 Kauroa, Te Mata, and Aotea 36 Junction of Te Kuiti-Te Waitere route 8 Twice weekly P>tck-horse .. Messrs. Ashworth 20 0 0 and Ngapaenga and Honnor 37 Kaiherc and Torchape 6 Twice weekly \Vagon A.G. Davis 5 0 0 38 -Uppcr Retarukc (rural de- 20 Twice weekly Pack-horse .. H. W. Treacy 50 0 0 31/12/:lO livery) 39 Kakahi Railway-station and Post-office Dailv Motor-car W. George 46 0 0 :H/12/30 40 Kawhia and Hauturu 24 , Twi~e weekly Launch H. T. Morgan 57 4 0 31/12/30 41 Kawhia and Owhiro 24 1 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to Launch Oparau Co-op'tive 13 0 0 30 April; weekly, l May Dairy Co., Ltd. I to 31 Aug. 42 Kawhia, Te Maika, Te Waitere, and 20 I Thrice weekly Launch J. Schultz 50 0 0 31/12/30 Kinohaku 43 Kawhia Wharf and Post-office 500yd.1 Weekly Hand-cart (Dept!. officer) 44 Kokakonui Landing and Kirikau 2 I Twice weekly Foot W. E. Le Gros 15 0 0 45* Kokakoriki Landing and Post-office 21 I Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. to Horse Mrs. A. Chappell 30 April ; twice weekly, I !\lay to 14 Dec. 46 Kopaki Railway-station and Post-office 360yd.i Thrice daily Foot (Dept!. officer) 47 l\Iamaku Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd.I 4 times daily .. Foot (Dept!. officer) 48 l\Iangapehi Railway-station and Post- 400yd,j Twice daily Foot (Dept!. officer) office 49 Manunui and 12 I Twice weekly Locomotive R. Stillwell 5 0 0 50 l\Ianunui Railway-station and Post- 500yd.l Daily Hand-cart (Dept!. officer)

office 1' 51 l\Iatamata and Okauia (part rural de- 23 I Daily Motor-car ;\,frs. A. Gibson 125 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 52 l\Iatamata-Peria (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-car S. T. Neems 190 0 0 31/12/:iO 53 l\Iatamata and Te Poi (part rural de- 38 I Daily Motor-car l\L G. Xeems 220 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 54 l\Iatamata Railway-station and Post- ,270yd.l As required Foot (Dept!. officer) office ! I 55* l\Iatangi Railway-station and Post- 1500yd. 'rhrice daily Foot Miss E. S. Jamieson office I I 56 -Otangiwai (rural delivery) 19 Twice weekly Trap L.A. Margan 90 0 0 31/12/30 57 l\Iatiere Railway-station and Post-office ! l} Daily Trolly Public Works Dept. 50 0 0 58 l\lorrinsville-Kiwitahi (rural delivery) I 34 Daily Motor-citr A. W. Stuckey 230 0 0 31/12/30 59 Morrinsville - Mangateparu Settlement I 10! Daily Motor-car A. Howarth 85 10 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) 60 l\lorrinsville-Motumaoho (rural delivery)[ 18 Daily Motor-car A. W. Stuckey 150 0 0 31/12/30 61 l\1orrinsville-Piako (rural delivery) .. , 4! Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 62 Morrinsville, Tahuna, and Patetonga ! 42 Daily Motor-bus J. L. McDonald .. 127 10 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) ' 63 l\lorrinsville-Tauhei (rural delivery) . . 27 Thrice weekly Gig Mrs. A. M. Maxwell' 140 0 0 31/12/30 64 Morrinsville Railway-station and Post- 1 As required Motor-lorry .. J. Robson & Sons 84 0 0 31/12/30 office 65 National Park, Tongariro, and Tokaanu , 88 Thrice weekly, I Nov. to Motor-car .. Gillies Motors, Ltd. 100 0 0 31/12/30 I I 30 April ; twice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. Newstead Railway-station and Post. j2ooyd.l Twice daily Foot Mrs. A. T. Mankte­ office low ------• Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. 594 THlTI NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON--,:ontinued.

Mode of Annual Date of Frequency. Conveyance. I Name of Cootracta.1 Subsidy. Termination HI Service. I I Iof Contract. z_~-a~------ii

£ 8. d.1 - 67 Ngaruawahia, Glen Massey, Waingaro, 64 Daily Motor-lorry M. T. Macdonald 100 0 o 1 31;12;30 and Te Akau (part rural delivery) 68 Ngaruawahia Railway-station and Post­ 1 , 000 As required Hand-cart (Dept!. officer) office yd. 69 Ngongotaha Railway-station and Post­ 600yd. 4 times daily .. Foot (Dept!. officer) office 70 Nihoniho Railway-station and Post- 352yd. Twice daily Foot S. J. Stevenson .. 20 0 0 office 71 Ohaupo--Kaipaki (rural delivery) 19 Daily Motor-car I.E. Giles 150 0 0 . 31/12/30 72 Ohaupo--Ngahinapouri (rural delivery) 26 Daily Motor-car F. J. Field 200 0 0 · 31/12/30 73 Ohaupo--Paterangi (rural delivery) 25 Daily Motor-car I.E. Giles 180 0 0 ' 31/12/30 74 Ohaupo Railway-station and Post-office 1,452 Twice daily Motor-car or F. J. Field 31 0 0 yd. foot 75 Ohinewai and Kaihere (part rural de- 42 Thrice weekly Motor-bus or R. T. Hill 200 0 0 31/12/30 livery) coach 76 Ohinewai-Mangapiko (rural delivery) .. 24 Thrice weekly, 1 Oct. to Motor-lorry C. Storey 35 0 0 31 Mar.; twice weekly, 1 April to 30 Sept. 77 Ohinewai and To Hou 22 Daily, 1 Oct. to 31 Mar. ; Wagon or Messrs. W. and C. 70 0 0 31/12/30 thrice weekly, 1 April motm·-lorry Thompson to 30 Sept. 78 Ohinewai Railway-station and Post- i Twice daily .. Motor - lorry, A. Gall .. 32 10 0 office hand - cart, or foot 79 Ohura, Tatu, , and Roto 50 Twice weekly Motor-car .. W. H. Turner .. 104 0 0 31/12/30 80 Ohura and Waitaanga 26 Weekly I Pack-horse Messrs. A. J. Baker 19 0 0 and Son 81 Ohura Railway-station and Post-office lJ Daily Motor-lorry K. Kalli! 85 0 0 31/12/31) 82* Okahukura Railway-station and Post- 600 yd. Daily Foot Miss T. F. Benck office 83 Okahukura Railway-station, Tuhua, 37 Daily Train Public Works De- 350 0 0 Matiere, Nihoniho, and Ohura Rail­ partment way-station 84 Okoroire--Patetere (rural delivery) 16 Daily Motor-car .. J. Kirkwood 65 0 0 31/12/30 85 Okoroire-Tapapa (rural delivery) 10 Daily Motor - car, G. Pulman 65 0 0 31/12/30 motor-cycle, or horse 86 Okoroire Railway-station and Okoroire 6 Daily Motor-car J. Kirkwood 70 0 0 31/12/30 87 Ongaroto Siding and Post-office 6 Thrice weekly Pack-horse .. K. S. Cox 10 0 0 88 Ongarue-Tapuiwahine (rural delivery) 35 ThricA weekly Motor-truck W. H. Nicoll 130 0 0 31/12/30 89 Oparau-Okupata (rural delivery) 10 Twice weekly Pack-horse .. G. G. Jonathan •• 20 0 0 90 Opatu Landing and Post-office 10 Twice weekly Pack-horse .. W. M. Gibbons .. 20 0 0 91 Otewa-Rewarewa (rural delivery) 12 Twice weekly .. Pack-horse .. Mrs. 0. C. Davidson 35 0 0 92 and Honikiwi 20! Weekly Buggy J. H. Graham 40 0 0 93 Otorohanga, Otewa, and Tahaia 19 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. W. Mooney· 78 0 0 31/12/30 94 Otorobanga-Paewhenua (rural delivery} 35 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. L. C. Mexted 150 0 0 31/12/30 95 Otorohanga-Puketarata (rural delivery) 19 Daily Motor-lorry .. L. C. Mexted 175 0 0 31/12/30 96 Otorohanga - Wb.awharua (rural de- 22 One, two, or three times Motor-lorry .. J. A. Murdoch 18 0 0. livery) weekly, according to cream-cart running 97 Otorohanga Railway - station and Post- 100yd. Thrice daily .• Hand-cart .. (Dept!. officer) office 98* Otuiti Landing and Koiro 2! Twice weekly •. Pack-horse .. A. A. Siteman 99 Owhango-Kawautahi (rural delivery) 21 Weekly Horse Mrs. C. Oldfield 26 0 0 100 Owhango Railway - station and Post- 1 Daily Motor-car .. R. G. Groebner .. 30 0 0 office 101 Piopio-Haku (rural delivery) 32 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. J. Hanson 95 0 0 31/12/30 102 Piopio, Wairere Falls, and Aria 9 Daily Motor-car W. Nicholson 50 0 0 31/12/30 103 Piriaka Railway-station and Post-office 396yd. Daily Foot R. Morris 10 0 0 104 Pirongia -Te Rore (rural delivery) 14 Daily Gig T. C. Grace 95 0 0 31/12/30 105 Porootarao and Tapuwae 8 Daily Train Tunnel Timber Ltd. 10 0 0 106* Porootarao Railway-station and Post­ 50yd. Twice daily Foot Mrs. L. Gray office 107 Pukeatua-Arohena (rural delivery) .. 24 Twice weekly .. Gig or pack- J. C. Culloty 78 0 0 31/12/28 horse 108* Pukemiro Railway· station and Puke- 220yd. Daily Foot Mrs. A. Crook miro Junction Post-office 109* Puketutu Railway-station and Post- 44yd. Daily Foot Mrs. J. Hansen .. office llO Putaruru, Lichfield, Tokoroa, Oruanui, 122 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April ; Motor-car Hawke's Bay Motor 200 0 0 31/12/30 Wairakei, and Taupo thrice weekly, 1 May Co., Ltd. to 31 Oct. 111 Putaruru, Ongaroto Siding, and Moka.i 100 Thrice weekly Train Taupo Tot.ara Tim- 50 0 0 31/12/30 ber Co., Ltd. 112 Putaruru, Puketurua, and Arapuni . . 20 Daily Motor-car W.J.Moore 80 0 0 31/12/28 113 Putaruru and W aotu 20 Thrice weekly .. Motor-truck G. Johnson 97 10 0 31/12/30 114 Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office £ Twice daily .. Cart L. Coombs 72 0 0 31/12/30 ll5 Putaruru Railway-station and Post-office ! Twice daily .. Hand-cart (Deptl. officer) 116 Rangiriri Railway-station and Post-office 2! Daily Trap H.N.Pulham 40 0 0 117 Raurimu, Kaitieke, and 65 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car H. A. Hutson 180 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) 118 Raurimu Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd. As required .. Hand-cart (Dept!. officer)

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. M.rn. 1.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 595

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON--oontinued.

Service. :3 Frequency. Mode of Name of Contractor. I Annual ITe~r!t':a'ftoo ~~!·~ I ~~i Conveyance. Subsidy. of Contract. ~-.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---'-~~-+-~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~-'-~~~~~~~-'-~~~~--'--~~~-

£ 8, d. 119 Rotorua, Kopuriki, Murupara, Te Wha- 166 we~kly Motor-lorry .. H. Macpherson .. 210 0 0 31/12/30 iti, and Ruatahuna 120 Rotorua and Ohinemutu 2 Twice daily Bicycle (Dept]. officer) .. 121 Rotorua and Upper Atiamuri 40 Weekly Motor-lorry .. T.V.Humphrey 30 0 0 122 Rotorua, Waiotapu, Wharepaina, Re­ 112 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; Motor-car .. Rotorua M o t o r 75 0 0 31/12/30 poroa, Wairakei, and Taupo thrice weekly, 1 May Transport C o., I to 31 Oct. Ltd. 123 Rotorua and Whakarewarewa I 4 Daily Bicycle ( Dept!. officer) .. 124 Rotorua Post-office, V\lhakarewarcwa, I 4 Daily Motor-car D. F. Mackay .. 50 0 0 31/12/30 and Rot,orua Railway-station I 125 Rotorua Railway-station and Post-office Twice daily l\Iotor-lorry .. W. L. Richards .. 156 0 0 31/12/30 126 Rotowaro Railway-station and Post- ' Daily Cart or foot L. Munro IO O 0 office 127 Ruatahuna and Maungapohatu 40 J<'ortnightly Pack-horse .. T. and M. Tauaki 24 0 0 128 Selwyn Timber Co. 's Siding and Manga­ 2 Daily Trolly J. W. S. McArthur 15 0 0 tapu 129 Taringamotu Railway-station and Orua­ 32 Daily Train Taringamotu 'l1o­ Nil iwi tara Sawmills, 'I Ltd. 130* Tatuanui Railway-station and Post-office IOOyd.i Daily Foot J.E. Hillary 131 -Hikumutu (rural delivery) 26 'fhrice weekly .. Motor-truck or W. West 67 0 0 31/12/30 pack-horse 132 Taumarunui-Otunui (rural delivery) .• 36 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry or W. West 100 0 0 31/12/30 pack-horse 133 Taumarunui and Taringamotu 6 Dailv Motor-car G. J. Mear 35 2 0 134 Taumarunui Railway - station, Post- 1 As required Motor-truck W. West 200 0 0 31/12/30 office, and river-landing 135 Taupiri, Gordonton, and Orini (part 86 Daily Motor-car .. A. McKrc 215 0 0 31/12/30 rural delivery) 136 Taupiri-Tenfoot (rural delivery) 17 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry, . R. T. Hill 78 0 0 31/12/30 137 Taupiri Railway-station ancl Post-office 200yd. 4 times daily Hand-cart (Dept!. officer) 138 Taupo and Waitahanui 16 Weekly Motor-car •. Gillies Motors, Ltd. 6 0 0 139 Te Akau and Ruakiwi (private-bag de­ 16 Thrice weekly Motor-car .• M. T. Macdonald 75 0 0 31/12/30 lin1ry) 140 Te Akau - Wapp's Corner (rural de- 15 Twice weekly Pack-horse .. J. A. Evans 35 0 0 livery) 141 Te Awamutu - Hairini (rural delivery) 30 Daily Motor-bus W. Cavanagh and 175 0 0 31/12/30 Sons 142 Te Awamutu and Kihikihi 5 Daily Motor-bus Thomson Bros.•. Nil 143 Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Pukeat.ua, and 44 Daily I Motor-car H. L. E. Richards 240 0 0 31/12/30 Arapuni (part rural delivery) 144 Te Awamutu and Pil:ongia (part rural 20 Daily Motor-bus W. Cavanagh and 100 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) Sons 145 Te Awamutu, Pirongia, Puketotara, 86 Daily Motor-car H. T. Salter & Co. t250 0 0 31/12/30 Ngutunui, Te Rauamoa, Oparau, and Kawhia 146 Te Awamutu and Wharepuhunga (part 40 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Thomson Bros. . . 80 0 0 31/12/30 rural delivery) 147 To Awamutu Railway-station and Post­ As required Motor-van .. H. L. E. Richards 160 0 0 31/12/30 office ( day servfoe and to meet night express trains) 148 Te Hoe - Hapnakohe (rural delivery) 12 Daily, 1 Oct. to 31 Mar. ; Motor-car lorry W. & C. Thompson 30 0 0 thrice weekly, 1 April or motor­ to 30 Sept. cycle 149 Te Kauwhata Railway-station, Te Kau­ 25 Daily Motor-bus •. K . .B • .Pulham .. 150 0 0 31/12/30 whata, Waerenga, and Taniwha (part rural delivery) 150 Te Kawa - Ngahape (rural delivery) .. 22 Daily, l Sept. to 31 Mar. ; Motor-lorry .. J. W. Thomson .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 thrice weekly, 1 April to 31 Aug. 151 Te Kawa - Pokuru (rural delivery) . . 25 Daily Motor-car J. H. Murcott 150 0 0 31/12/30 152 Te Kawa Railway-station and Post- 1,144 As required Foot J. H. Murcott 8 0 0 office yd. 153 Te l'(uiti, Arapae, Piopio, Mahoenui, and 100 Daily Motor-car W. Nicholson 300 0 0 31/12/30 Awakino 154 Te Kuiti, Oparure, Mairoa, Kiritehere, 14ti 'fwice weekly llfotor-car A. A. McDonald 325 0 0 31/12/30 Marokopa, Te Anga, Kinohaku, and Te Waitere (part rural delivery) 155 Te Kuiti Railway-station and Post-office 320yd. As required .. Hand-cart (Dept!. officer) 156* Te Maire Landing and Patunga 6 Twice weekly Pack-horse .. W. G. Powell 157 Te Mata and Moerangi 26 Weekly Wagon or pack- T. Te Haro 25 0 0 horse 158 Te Uku and Okete 5 4 times weekly Pack-horse or R. Harsant 20 0 0 trap 159 Te Waitere - Waerengahou (rural de- 20 Weekly Pack-horse .. J. Kyle 15 0 0 livery) 160 Tirau-Mangapouri (rural delivery) 12 Daily Motor-car J. Cole .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 161 Tirau-Piarere (rural delivery) 19 Daily Motor-car J. Cole .. 140 0 0 31/12/30 162 Tirau Railway-station and Post-office It As required Motor-car J. Cole .. 85 0 0 31/12/30 163* Tuhua Railway-station and Post-office I Daily _ Foot_ ___ Mrs. A. Hayward ------* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included·in salary. t Plus an additional payment of £1 5s. per week when it is necessary to serve Ngutunui and Puketotara thrice weekly from the Te Kawa - Kawhia route during the winter months. 596 'l'HE NEW ZEALAND GA.i'JETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON-.:ontinued.

Date of FrC'qucncy. Mode of Annual 'rermination Service. I I Conveyance. Name of Cont,ractor · I Subsidy. Uz= I ii~i Iof Contract.

£ s. d. l~_l_lWacrenga an

167 1 Waihou-Chudleigh (rural delivery) . . 14 Daily Motor-roar l<'. G. Miles 119 0 0 31/12/30 168 Waihou-Eastport (rural delivery) .. 117. I Daily Motor-car l<'. G. Miles 147 0 0 31/12/30 169 Waihou Railway-station and Post-office l Twice daily Motor-car F. G. Miles 15 0 0 170 Waimiha Railway-station and Post-office j- Daily Foot JI. J. H. Williamson 15 l2 0 171 Waimiha Railway-station, Waimiha, , 26 'rhrico weekly Motor-ear or R .•J. Williamson 156 0 0 31/12/30 Tangitu, Mapiu, and Mokauiti pack-hor:-io 172 Waitoa - Lower Waitoa (rural delivery) Daily Motor-lorry .. W. G. N. Howard 12!) 0 0 31/12/30 173 Waitoa-Ngarua (rural delivery) I ~~ Daily Motor - cycle T. 8. Joynt 130 0 0 31/12/30 I and side-car 174 Waitoa Railway-station and Post-office Thrice daily Foot /Dept!. officer) 175 Waitomo Caves - Putake (rural de­ i24~r· Weekly Pack-horse .. A. Moore 13 0 0 livery) 176 Waitomo Caves and Tc Anga , 40 Twico weekly .Motor-car .. A. A. l\IcDonald 75 0 0 :H/12/30 177 Walton-Pakarau (rural delivery) I I:l lhily Motor - cycle T. R. Joynt 95 0 0 31/12/30 and side-car 178 Walton Railwnv-st,ation and l'ost-offiec 1'250yd. As required Foot (Dept!. officer) 179 Whampuhunga: Matapara, and Nga- 21;\- Twice w,,ckly Motor-ear or H. G. St. Clair 4!) 10 0 31/12/:lO roma lorry _

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVER.CARGILL.

Balfour Railway-station and.Post-office 1660yd.l Thrice daily .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) .. 1 ~ I Bluff and Half-moon Bay . . . . 44 Weekly .. Motor-tug Bluff Harbour Board1 300 0 0 31/12/28 3 Bluff Railway-station and Post-office 176 yd. 5 times daily .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) 4* Brown's Railway-station and Post-office 188yd. Daily .. Foot A. N. Pope Centre Bnsh Railway-station and Lime- 1 2 I Daily Foot ,J. A. Stewart, 5*1 hills o' Clifden-Wairoto (rural

17 Gore-Te Tipua (rural delivery) 37* Daily Motor-car 1 A. W. Young 150 0 0 31/12/28 18 Gore, Waikaka Valley, Maitland, and 40- Twice weekly in winter Motor-bus ' T. Keating 19 0 O

Waikaka ·1 As required (Dept!. officer) 19 Gore Railway-station and Post-office ...400y 1d. Truck 20* Gorge Road Railway-station and Post- 2 Daily Foot J.B. Plank office

21 Hedgehope Railway-station and Post- II i Daily Foot J. S. Young 4 0 0 office 22 Invercargill: Clearing receiving-boxes 22-} Twice daily l\Iotor-cyde S. A. Ayling 2-15 0 0 21/12/28 23 lnvercargill: Delivery of parcels in town Daily Horse-van .. ,J. Meffiu 2s. 9d. per 1 31/12/28 and suburbs doz. par­ cels. 24 Invercargill, Isla Bank, Waipango, 69 Daily Motor-car .. L. D. Burgess 135 0 0 31/12/28 Gummies Bush, Otahuti, and Drum­ mond 25 Invercargill-Glencoe (part rural de­ 75! Daily Motor-car T. A. Remy 2:n o o 31/12/28 livery) 26 Invercargill, New River Ferry, and 20 Twice weekly Cart A. D. Derbie 30 0 0 Otatara 27 Invercargill and Toa 15 Daily Motor-car The Southland 11 10 0 News Co., Ltd. 28 Invercargill, Lorne, and W allacetown 14 Daily .Motor-car R. J. Fraser 40 0 0 29 Invercargill, W aikiwi, and West Plains 39} Daily Motor-car E. C. Crisp 269 0 0 :H/12/28 (also clearing receivers en route) (subsidized delivery) I 30 lnvercargill Railway-station and Chief 220 yd. As required .. Horse-van H. T. Selwood .. 312 0 0 31/12/28 Post-office 31 Junction Main and Waikawa Valley ! 1,540 Thrice weekly Foot J. H. Buckingham 5 0 0 Roads and Putangahau yd. 32* Knpuka Railway-station and Post-office,, t Daily l

I son 33* Kauana Railway-station and Post-offico'484yd. Daily Foot Miss W. A. Allison

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. MAR. l.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 597

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL-continued.

Date of Mode of Annual Service. Frequency. Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Termination Subsidy. Iof Contract.

£ s. d. 34 Kingston and Queenstown .. 50 Daily Steamer Railway Dept. ' 500 0 0 35 Kinlock Wharf and Post-office 88yd. Thrice weekly summer, Foot Miss I. L. G. Bryant! 5 0 0 twice weekly winter 36* Lochiel Railway-station and Post-office Inward, 9 times weekly; Foot D. C. l\fcKerchar outward, daily 37 ! Longwood and Poukino 24 Daily Sawmill loco­ T. l\fore 7 0 0 motive 38 Longwood Railway-station and Post- 792yd. Twice daily Foot Miss F. M. Port 7 16 0 office 39* Lower Shotovcr l\Iain Road and Post- 88 yd. Daily ! Foot l\1. W. Urquhart office (Lumsden and Mossburn . . . . 24 Weekly 40 !~ Lumsden, The Key, Hillside Creek, 104 Twice weekly .. Motor-car . . The L u m s cl e n 371 0 0 31/12/28 : L and Te Anau Tourist Co. ! Hillside Creek and l\Ianapouri 20 Weekly 41 i Lumsden Railway-station and Post-office 200 yd. 5 times daily . , Handf'art (Dept!. officer)

42 II Maitland Railway-station and Post- li 4 times weekly Foot Mrs. M a r g a r e t 7 l O 0 office Donald 43 Maitland Railway-~tation-Pukcwhonna 16 Thrice weekly Gig S. Nicolson llO O 0 31/12/28 I (rural delivery) 44 Makarewa Junction Railway-station Daily }'oot Mrs. A. Wylie 6 0 0 and Post-office 45 Mataura-Tuturau (rural delivery) 22 Daily Motor-ear I. Larson 130 0 0 31/12/28 46 Mataura Railway-station and Post-office i 6 times daily .. Handcart (Dept!. officer) 47 Mossburn and Matuku IO Thrice wec;k]y from Moss- Motor-car W. Heenan 45 0 0 31/12/28 burn ; twice weekly from Matuku Mossburn Railway-station and Post­ Daily l<'oot C. G. Macauley .. office 126:t· 49 Nightcaps-Opio and Beaumont Schools Thrice weekly Trap D. J. Heenan 62 0 0 31/12/28 (rural delivery) 50 Nightcaps and Ohai 10 Daily ' Motor-car ,J. Lynch 5 0 0

51 Nightcaps and Wrey's Bush 10 Daily Motor-car Mrs. Jane Kaveney 1 55 0 0 31/12/28 52 Nightcaps Railway-station and Post­ As required ;\fotor-lorry If J. B. Grant . . 1 70 4 0 31/12/28 office I Ocean Beach Railway-station and 88yd. Daily Foot N. W. McGorlick Post-office 54 Ohai and Birchwood 11 Thrice weekly Motor-car J. Lynch 60 0 0 31/12/28 55 Ohai Railway-station and Post-office .. I Daily Handcart ( Dept!. officer) 56 Orawia-Feldwick (rural delivery) 7 Thrice weekly Gia G. Muir 40 0 0 57 Otautau-Aparima (rural delivery) 40 Daily M.;'tor-car John Lynch i 200 0 0 31/12/28 \ ( Otautau, Merri vale, Orawia, Eastern 48 Thrice weekly 58 ~ Bush. and Cliiden Motor-lorry . . W. R. Ireland 200 0 0 31/12/28 LClifden, Mangapiri, and Blackmount .. 46 Twice weekly 59 Otautau-Gladfield (rural delivery) 18 Daily Motor-car ,John Lynch 70 0 0 31/12/28 60 Otautau Railway-station and Post- ! l\1., W., F., twice daily; Handcart ( Dept!. officer) office T., Th., S., 4 times I daily 61 Pahia Railway-station and Post-office 396 yd.I Daily Foot E. A. Brown 8 0 0 62 Pukemaori Railway-station and Post­ It 4 times weekly Foot R. D. Froudc 20 0 0 office 63 Pukerau-Benio (rural delivery) 12 Thrice weekly Horse L. H. Marshall 30 0 0 64 Pukerau-Patcrson's Block (rural de­ 26 ! Twice weekly Horse L. H. Marshall 50 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 65 Pukerau Railway-station and Post-office 400 yd. 4 times dailv .. Foot ( Dept!. officer) I I Queenstown, Arthur's Point, and 25 Thrice weelily (i 6 ! 1 Arrowtown ;1 Queenstown, Lower Shotovcr, and 25 Daily Tho Mount Cook 250 0 0 31/12/28 Arrowtown Motor Co. 67 Queenstown, Kinloch, and Glonorchy 55 Thrico weekly, summer; Steamer Railway Dept. 55 0 0 twice weekly, winter fi8 Queenstown, Arthur's Point, Skippers, 47 Weekly Coach ancl H. J. H. Lewis 80 0 0 31/12/28 and Upper Rhotover packhorse 69 Queenstown Wharf and Post-office 1,628 As rcquircd Motor-lorry .. R. Murdoch 26 0 0 ! yd. 70 Rivcrsdalc and Kawcku 7 Twice weekly Trap John Shea 19 0 0 71 Riverton and Ngapohatu 4 Daily, I Dec. to 30 April ; Motor.ca.r William Raunders ls. per day thrice weekly, I May to 30 Nov. 72 Riverton Railway-station mul Post­ 1572yd. As re

* 8ervice performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. ------.------·-~ -~-

598 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVEROARGILL--continu&l.

Service. Annual Subsidy. Tr::~~ai~on -----~I _i_-_!__,_I ____Fr-cq-uenc_y_. ----'-- Co~ii:a~ce. I Name of Contractor. \of Contract. ------£ s. cl. 791 Titiroa Railway-station and Pine Bush 4 Daily Horse W. S. Andrews 35 0 0 80) Titiroa Railway-station and Post-office 1 Daily Foot Miss I. Beattio 81 I Tokanui and Otara. 18 Twice weekly Gig ,T. Wybrow 30 0 0 82 I Tokanui, Haldane, and Slopo Point 17 Twice weekly Gig A. Wyhrow 45 0 0 31 /12/28 83 Tokanui Railway-station, Quarry Hills, 34 Thrice weekly I Motor-bus F. W. Jenks 120 o ·o 31/12/28 junction Main and Waikawa Valley Roads, Niagara, and Waikawa 84 Tua.tapere and Papatotara 12 Weekly Horse ! W. J. Erskine 15 o o I 85 Tuatapere Railway-station and Post­ 1,012 4 times daily .. Handcart ( Dept!. officer) office yd.

86 Waianiwa and Taramoa 7 Twice weekly Horse R. Harris 20 o o J 87 W aihoaka Railway - station and Post- I! Twice weekly Foot Miss M. Brownridge! 5 0 0 ' office 88 Waikaia Railway-station and Post-office ll As required Motor-car H. Northcoat 45 0 0 31/12/28 89 Waikaka-Wendon Valley(ruraldelivery) 18 Thrice weekly Motor-car D. W. Maslin 79 0 0 31/12/28 90 Waikaka Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Cart T. Keating 26 0 0 91 Waikaka Valley Railway-station and 616yd. Daily Horse Miss M. T. Allott 15 0 0 Post-office 92 Waimahaka and Fortification 16 Weekly Horse R. A. Elliot & Co. 20 0 0 93 W aimahaka and Fortrose 10 Daily Motor-car E. Humphries .. 80 0 0 31/12/28 Waimatua Railway-station and Post- 132 yd. Thrice weekly Foot J. Everett office 95 Waipounamu Railway - station and 5 4 times weekly Bicycle Miss 0. K. Atkin- 20 0 0 i Post-office son 96 Wilson's Crossing and Tussock Creek . . 8 Twice weekly Horse J. Wilson 24 0 0 97 Winton-Otahuti (rural delivery) 47 , Daily Motor-car W. Blakie .. I 204 0 0 31/12/28 98 Winton-Otapiri Gorge (rural delivery) 46 ' Daily Motor-car The Southland 84 0 0 31/12/28 News Co., Ltd. 99 Winton - South Hillend (part rural 58! I Daily Motor-car J. D. Campbell .. 170 0 0 31/12/28 1 delivery) 100 Winton-Wallacetown(ruraldelivery) .. i 20 j' Daily Motor-car W. Blakie 50 0 0 31/12/28 101 Winton Railway-station and Post-office 1308yd. Twice daily Handcart ( Dept!. officer) 102 Woodlands-Waituna (rural delivery). - 59 j Daily Motor-car R. Hamilton 110 0 0 31/12/28 103 Wright's Bush Railway-station and I ! Daily Foot M. King 15 0 0 Post-office 10! Wyndham, Menzies J<'erry, Seaward 1 31 Daily Motor-car G. W. Stewart 85 0 0 31/12/28 Downs, and Mataura Island 105 Wyndham-Mimihau (rural delivery) .. 19 Twice weekly Trap M. Perkins 56 0 0 31/12/28 106 Wyndham-Mokoreta (part rural de­ 30 Twice weekly Motor-lorry. . 1 Miss M. Richardson 93 0 0 31/12,/28 livery) 107 Wyndham Railway-station and Post- ,800yd. 8 times daily Handcart .. (Dept!. officer) .. [ office I I

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

I I Olive Railway-station and Post-office j I 4 times daily .. Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 1 2 Elsthorpe - Valley Road (rural delivery) 11 Twice weekly Trap I J. Macaulay .. 30 0 0 3 Eskdale Railway-station and Post-office I! Daily Motor-lorry .. , W. E. Saunders .. 30 0 0 14 Thrice weekly 'f Frasertown and Harker's . . . . :Motor-lorry .. : G. Beckett 65 0 0 4 I.. Harkcr's to Brync's (rural delivery) .. IO Weekly 31/12/30 ( Hastings delivery of parcels within the Daily 5 ~ postmen's delivery Dray R. Stead 350 0 0 Hastings Railway-station ancl Post­ As rcq uirecl :n; 12;:10 L office ll Hastings and lfavelock North 6 Thrice daily l\fot,or- bus ]~. Nimon 110 0 U 31/12/30 7 Hastings-Mahora South (rural delivery) (l Thrice weekly Bicycle (Dept!. officer)

8 Hastings.-Mangateretcro (rural delivery) I 22 Daily Motor-cycle L. J. B. Hammond 1' 122 0 0 31/12/30 ' f Hastings, Fernhill, and Maraokalmho 28 Daily 0 Motor-bus Graham and Gebbie 350 0 0 31/12/30 I.. Maraekakaho and Kereru 30 Thrice weekly } 10 Hastings and Waiteronui Homestcacl :;s Daily Motor-car Graham and Gebbie 250 0 0 31/12/30 (private-bag clelivory) 11 Hastings ancl Waiwhare Homosteacl Twice weekly Motor-bus I J". Mills 198 0 0 31/12/30 (private-bag delivery) 12 Hastings - Whanawhana 1-lomcsteacl 6fl Twice weekly Motor-bus i R. Shcrwoocl 150 0 0 31/12/30 (private-bag delivery) i 13 Haumoana-Olifton (rurnl clclivery) 17 Daily , Motor-car I R. P. McCarthy 97 10 0 31/12/30 14 Havelock North along l\1araetotara 59 Twice weekly i Motor-lorry .. 1 W. Taylor 75 0 0 31/12/30 Road to W aipoapoa Road, thence two miles to junction of Tawa and Waipoapoa Roacls, returning through Waimarama along main Waimarama Road to Havelock North 15 Havelock North and Pukahu 4 Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 16 Havelock North along Middle Road to . 20 Twice weekly Motor-car W. Taylor 40 0 0

motor-shed on bank of Tukituki 1· River (private-bag delivery) I 17 Junction Tikokino - Waipawa and Te 6 Daily Horse H. M. Preston . . i 35 0 0 Onepu Roads and Argyll East 18 Napier and Arapawanui Station (private- I 46 Weekly Motor-car I Hawke's Bay Motor, 80 0 0 31/12/30 _bap; delivery) _ ··~------______Co., Ltd. 1 * Service pcrformecl by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. ------~------

MAR. l.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 599

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER-continued.

Mode of Service. Freqnency. Name of Conveyance. Contractor, I s!~~ld~.• IT•~~f:a'fionof Contract. ---',-----',---- £ s. d. 19 Napier and Bay View 14 Twice daily .. Motor-car Hawke's Bay Motor 49 0 0 31/12/30 Co., Ltd. 20 Napier Chief Post. office, Railway. Aa required Motor-van (Dept!. officer) station, Breakwater, Port Ahuriri, and vessels at wharves 21 Napier: Delivery of postmen's extra bags Aa required Motor-van (Deptl. officer) 22 Napier: Clearance of receiving-boxes .. Daily Motor-van , . (Dept!. officer) 23 Napier : Delivery of parcels within a Daily Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) radius of two miles from the C.P.O. Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale 10 Twice daily . . Puketapu, Fernhill, Mahora, Pako- 46 Daily(additionaltrip 1 24 { whai, Clive Railway-station, Clive, from Taradale and Motor-car .. S. Nicol 410 0 0 31/12/30 Haumoana, Meeanee, returning to Greenmeadows to Napier via Riverbend Road (part Napier at 6.30" a.m. rural delivery) free of cost) J 25 Napier and Port Ahuriri Daily . . . . Electric tram Napier Borough ls. 6d. per Council Tramway week and Electricity Dept. 26 Napier, Wairoa, and Gisborne (limit of 296 Daily Motor-car .. Hawke's Bay Motor 550 0 0 31/12/30 weight - Napier--Oisborne, 3 cwt. ; Co., Ltd. Gisborne-Napier, 1 cwt.), (convey­ ance of letter mails only) 27 Napier, Rissington, Patoka, and Puke­ 70 5 times weekly Motor-car .. The Aard Motor 250 0 0 31/12/30 titiri Services, Ltd. 28 Napier, Te Pohue, Te Haroto, Tarawera 206 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; Motor-car The Aard Motor 5 0 0 31/12/30 Rangitaiki, and Taupo Twice weekly, 1 May Services, Ltd. to 31 Oct. 29 Norsewood and Ngamoko .. 6 Daily Trap A. J. Olsen 20 0 0 30 Nuhaka, Waikokopu, and Opoutama 16 Twice weekly Motor-car P. J. Brewster .. 60 0 0 31/12/30 31 Nuhaka and Tangitere 18 Weekly Horse T. E. Taylor 40 0 0 32 Omahanui, Te Toi, and Shannon Station 26 Twice weekly Buggy Hawke's Bay Motor 125 0 0 31/12/30 Co.,Ltd. 33 Ongaonga, Blackburn, and Hinerua .. 26 Twice weekly Motor-car T. Adams 80 0 0 31/12/30 34 Ongaonga and Wakarara 34 Twice weekly Motor-lorry D. A. Preston .. 60 0 0 31/12/30 35 Opoutama and Mahia 13 Weekly Packhorse W. H. Greening 25 0 0 36 Ormondville, South Norsewood, and 9 Twice daily Motor-car .. C. L. Nielsen 100 0 0 31/12/30 Norsewood Ormondville and junction of Waiko- 12 Daily 37 { piro and Maunga Roads Motor-lorry G. Donghi 164 0 0 31/12/30 Junction to Collin's Gate (rural delivery 46 Thrice weekly } 38 Otane - Argyll East (rural delivery) .. 31 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry G. W. Thorpe and 150 0 0 31/12/30 .Otane along Weber Street to Waipawa­ 20. Daily Co. Patangata Road, along Waipawa­ J Patangata Road via Tekura Settle- 39 ment and Miller Road to Patangata, Motor-bus .. J, T. Rumba! 300 0 0 31/12/30 along Patangata Main Road via l Tod's corner to Otane (rural delivery) } Pll.tangata, Elsthorpe, and Kaira.kau .. 32 Thrice weekly 40 Pakipaki Railway-station and Post­ ! Twice daily , , Foot T. Horton 12 0 0 office 41 Porangahau - Manawaangiangi Settle­ 26 Twice weekly Motor-car J. J. McGreevy .. 71 0 0 31/12/30 ment (rural delivery) 42 Port Ahuriri; shipping mails for Wai­ As required A. G. Thompson 3s. each oc­ roa casion 43 Poukawa Railway-station and Post- ! Daily Trap J.Corless 16 0 0 office 44 Puketapu and Waihau Settlement 32 Weekly Motor-lorry E. Hayes 40 0 0 31/12/30 45 Ruakituri and Papuni 24 1 Twice weekly Packhorse' .. A. W. Forsyth 60 0 0 31/12/28 461 Takapau-1\lakaretu (viaAshley-Clinton) 38 Daily Motor-lorry F. H. Stretton 240 0 0 31/12/30 ( part rural delivery) 47 Takapau-Otawhao Block (rural delivery) 15 Thrice weekly Motor-van .. R. S. Askew 98 0 0 31/12/30 48 Takapau-South Makaretu (rural de­ 22 Twice weekly Motor-car A. W. Thomson 60 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 49 ~Waipawa, Pourere, and Blackhead .. 66 Twice weekly Motor-car H. J. Kirkham .. 208 0 0 31/12/30 Waipawa and Claroinch . . . . 46 Weekly Waipawa, Ruataniwha, and Ongaonga, 21 Daily via Main RO!ld and Fairfield Road, 50 returning via Main Road Motor-car .. A. D. Stewart .. 200 0 0 31/12/30 lWaipawa and Ongaonga via the Middle 23 Daily } Road ol Waipawa Railway-station and Post- 1 Aa required Motor-lorry C. H. F. Edwards 104 0 0 31/12/28 office 52 Waipawa and Tikokino . . . . 27 Daily Motor-bus C. M. Petersen .. 168 0 0 31/12/30 53 Waipukurau-Hatuma (rural delivery) 67 Daily Motor-car W. J. Ma.honey .. 265 0 0 31/12/30 54 Waipukurau, Wanstead, Wallingford, 60 Daily Motor-car W. J. Mahoney .. 215 0 0 31/12/30 and Porangahau 55 Waipukurau, along Wai.nui Road to 84 Daily (additional daily Motor-bus W. J. Mahoney .. £1 10s. per 31/12/30 junction of main Dannevirke-Her­ trip from Waipukurau bag per bertville Road (private-bag delivery) to Porangahau is made annum free of cost) 56 Waipukurau Railway-station and Post. ! As required , , Motor-lorry W. J. Mahoney •. 120 0 0 i 31/12/30 office D 600 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER-continued.

Mode of Annual Daw of Service. Frequency. Conveyance. Na.me of Contractor. Subsidy. Tcrmina tion I1 Iof Contract.

£ s. d.

57 W airoa, Marumaru, Te Reinga, and 64 [I Daily (4 trips per week I Motor-car .• J. H. Bat,y 250 0 0 31/12/30 Ruakituri free of cost) 1 58 Wairoa : Vessels in the river and Post­ 1- 1 As required . . . . I Motor-lorry W. Ryan 40 0 0 31/12/30 office 4 59 Wairoa, Turiroa, and Wahanui 50 I Weekly , . . . : Motor-car or W. Mogridge 95 0 0 31/12/30 · I horse 60 W airoa, Frasertown, Omahanui, Tera­ 84 Daily to Tuai and daily Motor.car Hawke's Bay 297 10 0 31/12/30 patiki, Tuai, and Waikaremoana to Waikaremoana while. Motor Co., Ltd. roads in good order I

61 Westshore Railway-station and Post-11, l 73 '1· Daily . . Bicycle A. A. Watson 30 0 0 office yd.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON. 1 Baton Bridge and Baton · is Weekly Trap Mrs. V. Moran 18 0 0 2 Belgrove, Hiwipango, and Golden Downs 26 Weekly Trap J.P. Banks 40 0 0 3 Brightwater and Waim.-a West 5 Daily Trap L. H. Palmer 30 0 0 4 Brightwater, Wairoa Gorge, and River 11 Daily Motor-cycle R. V. Taylor 69 0 0 31/12/28 Terrace (rural delivery) 5 Collingwood, Aorere, Rockville, and 20 5 times weekly Motor-car R. Benson 75 0 0 31/12/28 Bainham 6 Collingwood, Pakawau, and Puponga 28 Twice weekly Motor-car T. McNabb 47 0 0 31/12/28 7 Foxhill Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot Miss C. E. Thom­ 25 0 0 son 8 French Pass and Greville Harbour 42 Weekly Launch ,T. C. Kassey 65 0 0 31/12/31 (private-bag delivery) 9 French Pass : Receipt and despatch of As required M. Aston 26 0 0 mails at night and handling of transit mails. 10 French Pass, Waikawa Bay, Okouri 30 Weekly Launch P. D. Hope 145 0 0 31/12/28 Point, Otarawao, Wairangi, and Croisilles (private-bag delivery) (French Pass, Whareatea Bay, and Wai- 28 Weekly l 11 ~ tai _)Launch C. Norberg 60 0 0 31/12/28 LWaitai-Patuki (private-bag delivery) 8 Fortnightly 12 Gowan Bridge and Gowan 7 Twice Wflekly .. Motor-ca~ A. Flower 12 0 0 13 Hope Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot H.K. Johnston .. 12 0 0 14 Junction of Tophouse Road and Atapo 21 Twice weekly. , Cart ,J. S. M. Wilkinson 10 8 0 15 Kawatiri and Howard 28 Weekly Trap ,J, G. Fleming .. 36 0 0 14 Thrice weekly 16 {Kohatu, Motupiko, and Korere } Motor-car .. J. Wilkinson 179 0 0 Korere and Tophouse .. 40 Twice weekly .. 31/12/28 17 Matariki and Wangapeka 8 Twice weekly .. Horse Miss E. M. Drew 10 0 0 18 Motueka Wharf and Post-office 6 As required .. Horse-lorry or C. Holyoake 100 0 0 31/12/28 motor-lorry 19 Motueka, Pangatotara Valley, Ngati­ 118 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. A. E. Shuttleworth 313 4 0 31/12/28 moti, Pokororo, Stanley Brook, Thorpe, Dovedale, and Wakefield, via Woodstock (part rural delivery) 20 Murchison and Katanga 32 Weekly Motor-lorry .. H.J. Hodgson and 25 0 0 Co. 21 Murchison-Tutaki (rural delivery) 24 Twice weekly Cart or motor­ H.J. Hodgson and 60 0 0 31/12/28 lorry Co. 22 Nelson, Atawhai, Wakapuaka, Hira, 158 Daily Motor-car . _ Newman Bros., Ltd. 950 0 0 31/12/28 Whanganioa, Timatanga, Rai Valley, Rai ]!'alls, Canvastown, Havelock, Havelock Suburban, Okaramio, Kai­ tuna, Renwicktown, and Blenheim 23 Nelson Chief Post - office, Railway­ 6 As required . , Express and A. E. A. Fear 639 10 0 31/12/28 station, Port Nelson Post-office and motor-lorry wharf, and delivery of parcels and bags in Nelson postmen's delivery, as required 24 Nelson, Glenhope, Kawatiri, Gowan 336 Daily Motor-car . . Newman Bros., Ltd. 2, 700 0 0 31/12/28 Bridge, Owen Junction, Owen River, Mangarata, Longford, Murchioon, Fern Flat, Sullivan's Bridge, Newton Flat, Lyell, Three Channel Flat, Inangahua Junction, Berlin's, Tiriroa, Westport, Rotokohu, Cronadun, and Reefton 25 Nelson, Mahana, Mapua, Tasman, Ma­ 68 Daily Motor-car C.R. Newman 260 0 0 31/12/28 riri, and Motueka 26 Nelson, Motueka, Upper Takaka;East 140 Daily Motor-car C.R. Newman 528 0 0 31/12/28 Takaka, and Takaka 27 Nelson, Nelson South, Wakatu, Stoke, 74 Twice daily Motor-car Newman Bros., Ltd. 550 0 0 31/12/28 Richmond, Appleby, Redwood's Val­ ley, Upper Moutere, Price's Corner, Harakeke, Braeburn, Lower Moutere, Motueka, Umukuri, and Riwaka 28 Nelson and Tahunanui 4 Twice daily Motor-bus .. E. C. Russell 15 0 0 29 Nelson-Wakapuaka (rural delivery) .. 30 Weekly Motor-lorry .. W. Rayner 15 0 0 MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NELSON-continued. .; !~ Mode~ Annual Service. ii Frequency. Name ~ Contractor. ITermination Daoo ~ ~i ~i Conveyance. Subsidy. of Contract. iz;"o I I I

£ S. d. 30 Owen River-Owen Valley (rural 16 Weekly .. .. Trap .. D. Whitford .. 17 0 0 . . delivery) 31 Pakawau and Paturau River .. 40 Weekly .. .. Gig .. J. B. Nicholls .. 70 0 0 31/12/28 32 Port Nelson and Glenhope, or any inter- 120 As required .. .. Motor-car .. Newman Bros., Ltd. £6 for whole . . mediate station journey; lesser amount for shorter journey 33 Price's Corner and Neudorf .. 3 Daily .. .. Horse .. Miss E. F. Benke 63 0 0 31/12/28 34 Riwaka and Sandy Bay .. .. 12 Twice weekly .. .. Horse .. Mrs. E. Holyoake 26 0 0 . . 35 Spring Grove Railway-station and Post- ! 4 times daily .. .. ]foot .. G. Francois .. 25 0 0 . . office 36 Tadnior, Matariki, and Sherry River .. 11 Thrice weekly .. Trap .. F. H. ,J. Lines 50 0 0 31/12/28 37 Takaka, Ha.me.ma, and Uruwhcnua .. 24 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-car .. E. W. Riordan .. 65 0 0 31/12/28 38 Takako. and Kotinga .. .. 4 Thrice weekly •. . . Bicycle .. F. R. Hitchcock 7 0 0 .. {Takaka and Motupipi .. .. 6 Daily .. Motor-car J. Winter 120 0 () 39 Motupipi and Tarakohe .. .. 10 5 times weekly } .. .. 31/12/2~ 40 Takako., Puramahoi, Onekaka, and Col- 36 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. R. Benson . . 100 0 0 31/12/28 lingwood 41 Takako. and Waitapu Wharf (convey- 6 As required .. .. Car .. Newman Bros., Ltd. 2s.perham- . . ance of parcel-receptacles only) per 42 Tarakohe, Anatimo, and Awa-iti .. 30 Twice weekly .• .. Horse .. }'. G. Hadfield .. 85 0 0 31/12/28 43 Transport of mails across Takaka River ! As required .. .. Boat .. H. W. Page .. 10s. per trip . . when in flood 44 Tui Railway-station and Post-office .. 2 Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. M. E. Russ 10 0 0 .. 45 Wai-iti Railway-station and Post-office I Twice daily .. .. Foot Miss B. F. Hoult 20 0 0 .. 46 Waitapu Wharf: Custody of parcel- .. As required ...... H. A. Haase .. 12 0 0 . . hampers 47 Wakefield, Brightwater, and Nelson 17 Twice weekly .. .. Motor-bus .. E. A. Burn .. 10 0 0 .. (one way only) i 48 Wakefield and Koreke .. .. I 14 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle .• A. E. Shuttleworth 96 0 0 31/12/28

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. { Ahititi-Kotare . . . . 24 Twice weekly Okau-Rerekapa (rural delivery) 16 Weekly } Horse J.B. Carr 90 0 0 31/12/30 2 Awakino and Whareorino 42 Weekly Motor-lorrv W. J. Thomas 50 0 0 31/12/30 3 Brixton and Huirangi 10 Daily, 1 Sep. tu 31 May; Trap • L.A. Sarten 20 0 0 thrice weekly, 1 Juneto 31 August 4 Douglas Railway-station and Post-office ! Daily, Foot C. A. Bredow 10 0 0 5 Egmont Village and Kaimiro 7 Daily Horse 0. Peters 26 0 0 {Eltham, Mangatoki, Kaponga, River- 52 Twice daily 6 lea, Awa.tuna, Te Kiri, and Opunake Motor-car J. S. B. Smith 225 0 0 31/12/30 Eltham and Kaponga . . . . 16 Thrice daily } 7 Eltham-Omoana (part rural delivery) 46 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry S. W. and W. H. 114 0 0 31/12/30 Norris 8 Eltham Railway-station and Post-office I As required Motor-truck J. W. Willis 90 0 0 31/12/30 9 Eltham-Rawhitiroa (rural delivery) 16 Daily • Bicycle T. C. List 65 0 0 31/12/30 10 Eltham-Te Roti (rural delivery) 8 Daily Motor-cycle W. A. Parkinson 55 0 0 31/12/30 and Co., Ltd. 11 Hawera-Ararata (rural delivery) 28 Daily Motor-car .. J. G. Lippingwoll 150 0 0 31/12/30 12 Hawera: Delivery of parcels over 3 lb. Daily Motor-lorry C. Stone 175 0 0 31/12/30 in weight within boundaries of post- men's delivery {Hawera, Ina.ha, and Manaia •• 19 Thrice daily (one trip is} free of cost) Motor-car .. The Egmont 220 0 0 31/12/30 13 Manaia, Kaupokonui, Otakeho, Piham

602 fHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH-continued. "i Servlre. ii Froquency, Mode of Annual ~~of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. I Subsidy. ITermination z~i ~ii , of Contract. 'a I I I I £ s. d. 26 Kiore Ra.ilway-sta.tion and Post-office ! Thrice weekly .. Foot .. A. J. Stockley .. 6 0 0 .. 27 Kohura.tahi-Whitia.nga (rural delivery) 11 Thrice weekly .. Cart .. C. E. Ba.con .. 60 0 0 31/12/30 28* Lepperton Railwa.y-station and Post• 2 Daily .. .. Foot .. J. C. S. Wa.lla.ce •. .. .. office 29 Ma.na.ie.-Oeo (part rural delivery) .. 341 Daily .. .. Motor-oar .. The Egmont Tour- 265 0 0 31/12/30 .. ist Motors, Ltd. 30 Ma.na.ie.-Oka.ia.wa (part rural delivery) 51 Daily .. .. !Motor-oar .. The Egmont Toor- 185 0 0 31/12/30 ,. ist Motors, Ltd. 31 Midhirst and Tuna .. .. 8 Da.ily .. .. Motor-cycle T. H. Bransgrove 5 0 0 .. 32 Midhirst and Uia ...... 7 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry .. F. Bell .. 12 0 0 .. 33 Moka.u-Ma.ngatoi Lower Homestead 36 Weekly, l June to 31 Aug.; Launch .. E. Lewes .. 100 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) twice weekly, 1 Sept. to 31 May 34 New Plymouth and Bell Block .. 10 Twice da.ily .. .. Motor-bus and Gibsons Motors, 10 0 0 .. car Ltd. 35 New Plymouth : Clearance of street .. Daily .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) ...... receivers, delivery of parcels, and delivery of postmen's overflow bags 36 New Plymouth u.nd Fitzroy .• .. 4 Daily .. .. Electric tram New Plymouth 5 0 0 .. Borough Council 37 New Plymouth-Fru.nkley Rou.d (rural 32 Thrice weekly .. Motor-van •. (Dept!. officer) ...... delivery) 38 New Plymouth and Hillsborough .. 12 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. E. Davis .. 12 0 0 .. 39 New Plymouth-Hurford Rou.d (rural 18 Thrice weekly .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) ...... delivery) 40 New Plymouth, Lower Ma.ngorei, Kent 18 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. M. S. Ma.son .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 Road, and Egmont Villa.ge 41 New Plymouth u.nd Moturoa .. 31 Daily .. .. Electric tram New Plymouth 5 0 0 .. Borough Council 42 New Plymouth and North Mount 38 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car •• Gibsons Motors, Nil .. Egmont I Ltd. 43 New Plymouth, Oma.ta, Oakura, Tata- 80 Daily .. .. 1 Motor-bus . ·. Gibsons Motors, 350 0 0 31/12/30 raimaka., Oka.to, Puniho, Warea, Ltd. Pungarehu, Rahotu, Oaonui, and Opunake 44 New Plymouth Railway-station and l As required .. .. Motor-van .. (Deptl. officer) ...... Chief Post-office 45 New Plymouth and Tarorum.ngi .. 17 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle .. W. C. Bransgrove 26 0 0 .. 46 Oka.to and Tuma.bu .. .. 10 Thrice weekly .. Motor-bus . . Gibson's Motors, 20 0 0 . . Ltd. 47 Okoke Roads-Okoke (rural delivery) .. 15 Thrice weekly .. Gig .. L. Fraser .. 40 0 0 . . 48 Omoana. and Moeroa .. .. 16 Weekly .. .. Horse .. J, Hamilton .. 14 0 0 .. 49 Pohokura. Railway-station and Post- ll Daily .. .. Foot .. Mrs. L. E. Metcalfe 15 0 0 . . office 50 Puniwhakau and Taurakawa .. 15 Weekly .. .. Horse .. Mrs. C. R. Bunn 15 0 0 .. 51 Porangi and Ma.tau .. .. 10 Thrice weekly .. Horse . . Mrs. E. A. RoHe I 45 0 0 .. 52* Ra.hiri and North Mount Egmont .. 7 Thrice weekly .. Cart .. J. N. Lorimer .. . . 53 Ra.botu and Upper Kahui .. .. 9 Daily .. .. Horse .. Miss Ma.re Horo .. 12 10 0 .. 54* Railway Travelling Post-office and 1 Du.Hy .. .. Foot .. Miss I. F. Bullot I .. .. I Waipuku ! 55• Sentry Hill Railway-station and Post- ll Daily .. .. Foot .. R. Gorrie .. .. I . . office I 56 South Road and Korn .. .. 6 Daily .. . . Horse .. G.F. Walsh .. i 18 0 o I . . 57 Rtra.tford, Cardiff, Mahoe, Rowan, and 28 Daily .. .. Motor-cu.r . . T. C. List .. 110 0 0 31/12/30 Lowga.rth 58 Stratford: Clearance of street receivers 7 Daily .. .. Motor-van .. (Dept!. officer) ...... 59 Strat!ord - Gordon Road (mral delivery) 23 Du.Hy .. ... Motor-cycle Ta.ranaki De.ily 10 0 0 .. News 60 \ Stratford, Huinga, and Tututawa .. 40 Daily .. .. T. H. Bransgrove 85 0 0 31/12/30 Tututawa and Puniwhaka.u .. 16 Twice weekly .. }Motor-cycle 61 tru.tford-Huiroa (pa.rt rural delivery) 32 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle T. H. Bru.nsgrove 70 0 0 31/12/30 62 Stratford-Ngaere (rural delivery) .. 60 Daily .. .. Motor-van .. (Dept. officer) ...... 63 Strathmore and Mu.ku.hu .. .. 11 Twice weekly .. Gig .. Miss M. Ford .. 40 0 0 .. 64 Tu.hors. Railway-station and Tangarakau 1 As required .. .. Foot .. C. E. Morton .. ls. per trip . . Balla.st Train 65 Tahora and Tangarakau ... .. 7 Daily .. .. Ballast train Public Works De- 6 10 0 .. partment, Stru.t- ford 66 Tariki-Ratapiko (mral delivery) .. 19 Da.ily .. .. Motor-car . . F. Middleton .. 156 0 0 31/12/80 67 Te Tawa and Piakau .. .. IO Daily, 1 Sept. to 31 May ; Cart .. R. E. Herbert . . IO 0 0 .. thrice weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. 68 Te Wera and Strathmore .. .. 8 Daily .. .. Motor-lorry .. D. Mouat .. 49 0 0 .. 69* Uruti and Ngatamiro .. .. 12 Fortnightly .. .. Horse . . A. Mortensen ...... 70 Umti and Pehu ...... 22 Weekly .. .. Horse . . F. Aubrey .. 50 0 0 31/12/30 71 Waitara-Awakino mail bus and Motu- 100yd. Da.ily .. .. Foot . . J. H. Harvey .. 8 0 0 .. nui (includes sorting into boxes and clearing receiver at Motunui) 72 W aita.ra and Brixton .. .. 4 Daily . . .. Bioy cle .. (Deptl. officer) ......

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Pu.yment included in salary. MAR. 1.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 603

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH-continued. .; Annual Dato of Service. :s tf Frequency. Mode of Name of Contractor. Termination I~~ I Conveyance. I I Subsidy. of Contract. £ s. d. 73 Waitara, Onaero, Urenui, Waitoitoi, 106 Daily .. .. Motor-bus and W. Nicholson .. 450 0 0 31/12/30 Ur·uti, Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Mokau, car and Awakino (also carriage three Au ckland district letter bags to New Plymouth on return) 74 Waitara and Pukearuhe .. .. 42 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. G. N. Skelton . . 25 0 0 .. 75 Waitara and Tikorangi (includes also 9 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle W. C. Bransgrove 36 0 0 .. 80rting into boxes and clearing re- ceivers at Tikorangi) 76 Whangamomona Railway-station and 660yd. As required .. .. Motor-car .. H. Anderson .. 40 0 0 .. Post-office 77 Wha ngamomona-Tahunaroa (part rural 36 Weekly .. .. Motor-car or H. Anderson .. 69 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) horse

POSTAL DISTRICT OF OAMARU. 1 Aitchison's Ra.ilway-station and Awa- 4 Daily Bicycle A. R. Brunton .. 15 0 0 moko 2* Borton's Railway-station and Post-office 55yd. Daily Foot T.B.McLay 3 Deborah Railway-station and Alma .. 2 Daily Bicycle or foot Mrs. M. Robinson 20 0 0 JHakataramea-Maungatiro 24 Thrice weekly Maungatiro-Kowhatu 14 Twice weekly 4 Motor-car J. Barclay 130 0 l Kowhatu-Dip Creek, returning via IO Weekly 0 31/12/28 McCaws (part rural delivery) } ·5 Hakataramea, Station Peak, Clarksfield, 24 Weekly Motor-car J. Barclay 25 0 0 and Mount Parker (rural delivery) 6* Herbert Railway-station and Post-office I Daily Bicycle J. N. Mursell 7* Hilderthorpe Railway-station and Post- 88yd. Daily Foot D. Bishop office 8* Hillgrove Railway-station and Post-office 88yd. Daily Foot E. C. Cleverley .. 9 Kurow and Hakataramea 2 Daily Motor J. Barclay 30 0 0 Motor Twice weekly Kurow 369 0 0 31/12/28 IO J Kurow-Clearburn 90 Motor-bus Garage and '\. Clearburn-Lake Ohau 40 Weekly } { Service Co., Ltd. 11 Maheno Railway-station and Kakanui 8 Daily Trap and bi- T. Thorby 50 0 0 31/12/28 cycle 12 Oamaru-C',ormack's (rural delivery) 202 Daily Motor-car Timaru Herald 400 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 13 Oamaru-Kia Ora (rural delivery) 165 Daily Motor-car Timaru Herald 395 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 14 Oamaru Railway-station, Chief Post- 5 As required Motor-vehicle N.Z. Express Co., 325 0 0 31/12/28 office, Breakwater, and delivery of Ltd. postmen'~ parcels and overflow bags 15 Omarama-Longslip (private-bag de- 24 Weekly, l May to 31 Oct. Motor or trap D. W. Kain 6e. 3d. per livery) trip 16* Otekaieke Railway-station and Post- 88yd. Daily Foot Mrs. M. Dumbleton office 17 Otiake Railway-station and Post-office 198yd. Daily Foot J. K. Richardson 5 0 0 18*. Papakaio Railway-station and Post- 44yd. Daily Foot J. Mayfield [ office 19 Peebles Railway-station and Post-office 4 Daily Foot Mrs. M. Rendall .. 28 0 0 20 Shag Point Railway-station and Post- q. Daily Foot J. M. Guthrie 30 0 0 office 21* Teschemaker's Railway - station and 1,188 Daily Foot Mrs. J. Rawson .. Reidston Post-office yd. 22* Tokarahi Railway-station and Post-office l Daily Foot W. A. Rainsford 23* Totara Railway-station and Totaratahi 176yd. Daily Foot Mrs. M.A. Huston 24 Uxbridge Railway-station and George- 3 Daily Horse and trap Mrs. M. A. Smith 30 0 0 town 25 Waianakarua Railway - station and It Daily Foot G.H.Lee 8 0 0 Post-office I 26* Waitaki Railway-station and Post-office 88yd. Daily Foot H. W. Stringer ..

POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH. I Apiti-Rangiwahia (rural delivery) 26 Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 95 0 0 31/12/30 Times Co., Ltd. 2 Apiti, Umutoi, and Utuwai .. 26 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. R. A. Cheyne ll5 0 0 31/12/30 3 Ashhurst Railway-station and Post-office If As required .. Bicycle (Dept!. officer) Thrice weekly via Ngapu- 4 Ashhurst, Raumai, Pohangina, and Utu- i tahi ~ Motor-car .. R. A. Cheyne 285 0 0 31/12/30 wai (part rural delivery) {: Thrice weekly via Piripiri J 5 Ashhurst-Watershed Road (rural de- 24 Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 125 0 0 31/12/30 livery) Times Co., Ltd. 6 Bainesse Railway-station and Post-office 2 Twice daily Motor-car or ,J. T. Andrew 30 0 0 cycle 7 Bull's-Marton (rural delivery) 25! Daily Motor-car F. C. Garard 210 0 0 31/12/30

* Servioe performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. 604 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1 No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH-continued. liiS I: ,, Service. .l~-Si~'° :.:: Frequency. Mode 01 Name of Contractor. Annual Te::ina~lonte f =.'5 I I Conveyance. Subsidy. Iof Co~traot. Z-g -·------'---'------'------'------'------,---- £ s. d. , 8 Bull's-Scott's Ferry {rural delivery) 24 Daily Motor-car .. F. C. Garard 140 0 0 31/12/30 9 Bunnythorpe-Hiwinui (rural delivery) IO 5 times weekly Bicycle (Deptl. officer) 10 Colyton -Te Awa (rural delivery) 36 Weekly Motor-lorry .. H. E. Lockyer 10 0 0 II 11 Dannevirke, Waipatiki, Weber, Titree 95 Daily (via Waitahora Motor-car .. J. W. Whitmore 400 0 0 31/12/30 Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville Road thrice weekly ; via Main Road, thrice weekly) 12 Dannevirke, Ruaroa, Te Rchunga, Kiri­ 40 Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 120 0 0 31/12/30 taki, aud Maharahara Times Co., Ltd. (Daunevirke, Awariki, and Mangahei 34 Twice weekly h 13 -; Danncvirke and Makuri . . . . 73 Thrice weekly (one trip JMotor-car .. C. L. Love 245 0 0 31/12/30 L is free of cost) 14 Dannevirke : Deli very of parcels within Daily Horse or motor- J.E. Tyler 100 0 0 31/12/30 the boundaries of the postmen's lorry deliveries 15 Dannevirkc, Weber, Waionc, and Ponga­ 84 Thrice weekly Motor-car If. D. Meek 45 0 0 31/12/30 roa 1 16 Dannevirke Railway-station and Post­ :! As required .. Horse or motor- ,J.E. Tyler 160. 0 0 31/I 2/30 office lorry 17 JDannevirke and Raumati .. 7 Daily Il Motor-cycle Dannevirke Pub- 50 0 0 31/12/30 \Raumati and Tiratu 15 Thrice weekly f lishing Co., Ltd. 18 Dannevirke and Umutaoroa IO Daily Motor-cycle Dannevirke Pub- 50 0 0 31/12/30 lishing Co., Ltd, 19 :Feilding-Aorangi (ruml delivery) Daily Motor-van (Dept!. officer) · 20 Feilding, Chdtenham, Kiwitea, Kim- Daily Motor-bus A. E. Prujean .. 275 0 0 31/12/30 bolton, and Apiti 21 Feilding, Awahuri, Sanson, and Bull's 32 Daily Motor-car S. Sharp 200 0 0 31/12/30 22 Feilding-Cunningham's (rural delivery) 59 Daily Motor-car 1\Ianawatu Daily 90 0 0 31/12/30 Times Co., Ltd. 23 Feilding-Halcombe (rural delivery) 60 Dailv Motor-van (Deptl. officer) .. 24 Feilding, Cheltenham, Kiwitea, and 36 Daily Motor-car Manawatu Daily 170 0 0 31/12/30 Kimholton (part rural delivery) Times Co., Ltd. 25 Feilding Railway-station and Post-office Horse and J. H. Worsfold 108 0 0 31/12/30 express 26 Feilding, Colyton, and Spur Road 38 Daily Motor-car A. R. Allerby 260 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) 27 Feilding, Ridgelands, and Waituna West 3'' Daily Motor-car Manawatu Da,i\y 200 0 0 31/12/30 Times Co., Ltd. 28 Foxton and Manawatu Heads 7 Daily Motor-car A. Steer 20 0 0 29 Foxton, 1\farotiri, and Moutoa 16 Dailv I Motor-bus T. S. Madge 39 0 0 30 Foxton - Oroua Downs (part rural de- 25 Daily Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 75 0 0 :H/12/30 livery) Times Co., Ltd. 31 Foxton Railway-station and Post-office -k As required Foot (Dept!. officer) 32 Glencoe' ,Junction and Pakowhai 16 Weekly Horse A. R. Mason 25 0 0 (private-bag delivery) 33 Greatford an

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF PALMERSTON NORTH-contin11ed. •

I I,ate of Servloo. 3i Frequency. Mode of Name of Contractor, Annual ~i§~ I o.si Conveyance. Subsidy. \Tennlnatlon :,,;"' ~iii of Contract. 'a I I I I £ s. d. 60 Palmerston North and Aokautere " 11 5 times weekly .. Motor-car .. I Mrs. F. Scott .. 25 0 0 " 51 Palmerston North- Fitzherbert West 21! Daily .. .. Motor-cycle llfonawatu Daily 52 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) Times Co., Ltd. 52 Palmerston North-Kairanga (rural 78 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle .. The Manawatu 260 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) Standard, Ltd. 53 Palmerston North- Kopane (rural 43! Daily .. .. Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 80 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) Times Co., Ltd. 54 Palmerston North: Delivery of parcels Daily Motor-van .• (Dept!. officer) ...... " " over whole borough 55 Palmerston Nort,h Railway-station and 1 As required " .. Motor-lorry .. (Dept). officer) .. .. " Post-office .. 56 Palmerston North and Rongotea " 26 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. The Highways 125 0 0 '31/12/30 TransportCo.,Ltd. 57 Palmerston N orth-Sanson-McDonell's 71 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle The Manawatu 200 0 0 31/12/30 Line (part rural delivery) Standard, Ltd. 5S Palmerston North, Rongotea, Carnar- 52 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle The Manawatu 100 0 0 31/12/30 von, and Tangimoana Standard, Ltd. 59 Palmerston North, Kelvin Grove, and 14! Daily .. .. Bicycle " Manawatu Daily 70 0 0 31/12/30 Whakarongo Times Co., Ltd. 60 Pongaroa and Aohanga Road (" Brans- 32 Weekly .. .. Motor-car .. M. Ferrick .. 59 0 0 31/12/30 oombc " Station), (rural delivery) 61 Pongaroa-Pukehinau (rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly .. Motor•car .. M. Ferrick .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 62 Puketoi - North Range Road (J. 13 Twice weekly .. Horse .. A. Dickson .. 50 0 0 31/12/30 McKay's) (rural delivery) Rakaunui-Mara (rural delivery) Weekly Horse J. G. Woodhouse 63 " 22 ...... 35 0 0 " 64 Rangiotu and Mangawhata " 6 Daily .. .. Horse .. S. L. Corlett .. 35 0 0 .. 65 Rongotea, Glen Orona, and Kaimatarau 25 Daily .. .. Motor-cycle The Manawatu 170 0 0 31/12/30 (part rural delivery) Standard, Ltd. 66 Shannon-Makurerua (rural delivery) .. 28! Daily .. .. Motor-cycle Manawatu Daily 100 0 0 31/12/30 Times Co., Ltd. Shannon and Mangahao Hydro Daily Motor-car W. J. G. Cochrane 0 67 .. 2S ...... 130 0 " 68 Tiakitahuna Railway-station and Po8t- 1 Twice daily .. .. Foot .. F. H. Garner .. 15 0 0 .. office 69 Titree Point and Akitio .. .. 40 Thrice weekly .. Buggy and T.McKain .. 200 0 0 31/12/30 pack-horse 70 Waione, Waimiro, Easton's Woolshed, 25 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car .. W. Holdem .. 120 0 0 31/12/30 and Ellingham's (part rural delivery) 71 Waituna West and Feilding /one way 16 Daily .. .. Motor-car " Manawatu Daily Nil .. only) Times Co., Ltd. 12 J Waituna West and Rewa .• " Daily .. .. } Motor-car .. 72 '\.Rewa and Pakihikura (rural delivery) 40 Twice weekly .. I W. Watt .• 120 0 0 31/12/30 73 Woodville-Gorge Road (rural delivery) 11 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) ...... 74 Woodville-Kumeroa (part rural de- 25~ Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Manawatu Daily 195 0 0 31/12/30 livery) Times Co., Ltd. 75 Woodville-Papatawa (rural delivery) .. 18 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Manawatu Daily 130 0 0 31/12/30 Times Co., Ltd. 76 Woodville Railway-station and Post- 2 As required .. .. Motor-car .. R. N. L. Munro .• 160 0 0 31/12/30 office

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POSTAL DIS'.rRICT OF THAMES. 1 Edgecumbe and Otakiri 7 Daily Motor-car Mrs. S. A. Lewis £6 per calen- darmonth 2 Hikutaia Railway-station and Post-office ! Twice daily Foot (Deptl. officer) 3 Junction of Tauranga Road and Omo- 2 Daily Horse Miss M. J. Lauder 20 0 0 koroa. 4* Junction of Tauranga Road and Te 3 Daily Horse Miss F. M. Lock- Puna head 5 Junction of Tauranga Road and Whaka- 8 Thrice weekly Locomotive The Whakamarama, 15 0 0 marama Land and Timber Co. 6 Kerepehi-Pckapeka Road (rural de- 9! Daily Horse J. H. Nicholson .. 95 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 7 Kopu Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Foot Miss M. Ladner .. 15 0 0 8 Kopuarahi Wharf and Pipiroa 400yd. Daily Boat S. W. Rolfe 26 0 0 9 Mangaiti Railway - station and Post- 2 As required Foot C. E. Mace 10 0 0 office 10 Matata-McMillan's Corner (rural de- 31 Twice weekly Motor-car H. N. Theobald 110 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 11 Matata Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required Motor-truck W. Sheriff 75 0 0 31/12/28 12* Matatoki Railway-station and Post- 1 Twice daily Foot M. Cook office 13 Ngatea and Waitakaruru 18 Daily Motor-car G. L. Connell 50 0 0 31/12/30 14 Ohinepanea Railway-station and Post- 6 Daily Horse Mrs. A. J. Duck- 50 0 0 31/12/30 office worth 15 Omahu Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Horse J. T. J. Tilsley .. 20 0 0 16* Otamarakau Railway-station and Post- 3 4 times weekly Foot Miss A. Robertson office 17 Paengaroa and Maketu 10 Thrice weekly Buggy PukaiMoses 40 0 0 18 Paeroa and Komata 14 Thrice weekly Trap Mrs. M. Ryan 7 16 0

* Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. ----·--~-·------

606 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. !No. 17

.POSTAL DISTRIOT 01!' THAMES-continued.

Mode of Annual Date of Service. Frequency. Conveyance, l Name of Contractor. , Subsidy. Termination l!I I Iof Contract. I I £ s. d. 19 Paeroa;Netherton, Kerepehi, and Nga­ Daily ! Motor-car Messrs. W. Flemingl 178 0 0 31/12/30 tea & Son, Ltd. 20 Paeroa Railway-station, steamers at As required Motor-lorry .. Messrs. Brena n 1 125 0 0 31/12/30 Puke, and Post-office and Co., Ltd. 21 Pongakawa Railway-station and Post­ 6 times weekly Gig Miss H. B. Bright- ' 52 0 0 31/12/30 office well 22 Puriri, Nevesville, Puketui, Hikuai, and 66 Weekly Horse R. L. Savage 116 10 0 31/12/30 Tairua 23 Puriri Railway-station and Post-office 1 As required Horse Mrs. Laura Roe 35 0 0 24 Rotorua, Kaharoa, Te Pu, Ngawaro, 84 Twice weekly Motor-car L. G. Taylor 215 0 0 31/12/30 Oropi, Gate Pa, and Tauranga 25 Rotorua, Rotoiti, Lake Rotoma, Te 192 Daily Motor-car Williams Motors, I, 707 0 0 Teko, Edgecumbe, Awakcri, Poro­ Ltd. poro, Whakatane, Otangihaku, Ta­ neatua, Waimana, Nukuhou North, Kutarere, Waiotahi, and Opotiki 26 Rotorua, Rotokawa, Mourea, Okere 76 Daily Motor-car G. T. Burbery .. 115 0 0 31/12/30 Falls, Paengaroa, and Te Puke 27 Tairua and Hikuai 18 ~eekly Launch Miss 0. S. K. Shep­ 13 0 0 pard 28 Tairua Wharf and Post-office 260yd. As required Cart Miss 0. S. K. Shep- 4 10 0 pard I 29 Taneatua Railway-station and Post- 2 Thrice weekly Trap C.R. Gooch 25 0 0 I office (conveyance of parcels only) I 30 Taneatua Railway-station and Post- 2 As required .. Bicycle (Dept!. officer) office 31 Taneatua and Ruatoki North 12 Twice weekly Buggy E. B. Biddle 30 0 0 32 Tauranga and Hairini 7! Daily Motor-car J. K. W. Rissetto 26 0 0 33 Tauranga-Kaimai (rural delivery) 40 Weekly Motor-car D.S. Cattanach 65 0 0 31/12/30 34 Tauranga and Mount Maunganui 6 Daily Launch R. H. and G. F. C. 50 0 0 31/12/30 Faulkner I 35 Tauranga, Tauriko, and Omanawa Falls 32 Twice weekly Buggy D. B. Belcher 104 0 0 31/12/30 36 Tauranga, Papamoa, Te Puke, Paenga- 120 Daily Train Public Works De­ 80 0 0 roa, Pongakawa, Ohinepanea, Ota­ partment marakau, Matata, Edgecumbe, Awa­ keri, and Taneatua 37 Tauranga Railway-stations, wharves, As required .. Motor-lorry James Parllie 125 0 0 31/12/30 and Post-office 38 Tauranga and Upper Papamoa 10 Twice weekly Cart Messrs. Garrett 12 IO 0 Bros. 39 Tauranga and White Island 116 Irrogular Launch White Island Pro- Nil ducts, Ltd. 40 Te Aroha-Gordon (rural delivery) 43 Daily Motor-car G. Cochrane 300 0 0 31/12/30 41 Te Aroha Railway-station and Post- 1 As required Motor-truck J. Robinson 110 0 0 31/12/30 office 42 Te Puke and Muir's Reefs 16 Twice weekly Motor-car .. G. T. Burbery 50 0 0 31/12/28 43 Te Puke Railway-station and Post-office I As required Motor-lorry J.P. Ryan 80 0 0 31/12/30 44 Thames, Ahimia, and Coromandel 80 Weekly Motor-car W. White Gratuity rate 45 Thames and Kauaeranga 7 Twice weekly Horse Miss L. K. Mc.Pike 14 10 0 46 Thames, Thornton's Bay, Waiomio, and 24 Daily Motor-car G. A. Gundlock 26 0 0 Tapu 47 Thames Railway - stations, wharves, 3 As req ui.red Motor-truck J. H. S Corbett 205 0 0 and Chief Post-office and A. Winder 48 Thames South Railway-station, Chief 2 As required Bicycle (Dept!. officer) Post-office, and Thames South Post­ office 20 Daily 49 {Thames and Turua Motor-bus W. White Nil Thames and Ngatea 34 Twice daily 50 Thames and Turua 20 Daily Motor-bus W. White 49 ~ 0 51 Tirohia Ra.ilway-station and .Post-office 1 Daily l<'oot W. Stephenson JO O () 52 Turua-Kopuarahi (rural delivery) 14 Daily Trap A. K Weldon 125 0 0 31/12/30 53 Turua Wharf and Post-office 400yd. As required Foot (Doptl. officer) Daily Motor-car ,J. L. Hume 750 0 0 54 Waihi, Athenree, Katikati, Aongatete, 88 Omokoroa Junction, Whakamarama I Junction, Te Puna Junction, Bethel­ hom, and Tauranga I 55 Waihi Railway-station and Post-office I} As required .. Motor-lorry .. Tho Waihi-Pacroa 110 0 0 31/12/30 Transport Co. 56 Waihi and Waihi Beach 12 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; Motor-car C. Kennedy 22 0 0 ! twice weekly, 1 May to 31st Oct. 57 Waihi and Whangamata 46 Weekly Packhorse J. Savage 75 0 0 31/12/30 58 Waikino Railway-station and Post-office l! As required .. Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 59 Waikino and Waitekauri 8 Daily Horse Miss S. Bramble 50 0 0 31/12/28 60 Waitakaruru and Mangatarara 16 Thrice weekly .. Trap H.P. Whittaker 50 0 0 31/12/30 61 Whakatano and Kopeopeo .. II Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 62 Whakatane-Thornton (rural delivery) 39! Daily Motor-bus W. S. l<'. Snow .. 285 0 0 31/12/30 63 Whakatane Wharves and Post-office .. 1 As required Cart A. Hall 24 10 0 64 Whangamata and Opoutere .. 15 Weekly Horse ,T. Savage 15 0 0 65 Wharepoa Railway-station and Post­ 2 As required Horse Miss M. H. Bailey 20 0 0 office MAH. 1.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 607

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU. ------.,------·------,------~----

bate o! 11·8 1 Servlre. :Si0 .9l Frequency. Conveyance.Mode of I Name of Contractor. I Subsidy..4.nnual Termt11atlm ~ ...------~-E-<_Sl_:·------;------c------''------'-of-Con_trao__t. £ s. d. • 1 Albury-Rocky Gully Bridge (rural de. 38 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car U.Rollinson 200 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 2 Cave-Cannington (rural delivery) 26 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car H. Blissett 190 0 0 31/12/28 3* Cricklewood Railway-station and Post­ 132yd. Twice daily J Foot Mrs. A. Sinclair office 4 Fairli!' - Black Forest Station (private. 43 Weekly I Motor-lorry W. L. Bourn 150 0 0 31 /12/28 bag dplivery) I Fairlie, Kimbell, Burke's Pass, La.ke 184 Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. to 'I Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, and Hermi­ 30 April; twice weekly, l Jtage l May to 31 Oct. . J 5 Hermitage, Lake Pukaki, Omara.ma, 380 Twice weekly ( I Nov. to Motor-car .. MountCookl\fotor 1,351 0 0 31/12/43 Lindis Pass, Tarras, Pembroke, 30 April) Co. Ca.rdrona., Arrowtown, and Queens­ l town 6 airlie, Kimbell, and Burke's Pass .. 28 Weekly (l May to 31 Oct.) Motor-lorry or W. L. Bourn £1 per trip trap 7 Fairlie-Raincliff (rural delivery) 33 Twice weekly. . Motor-car The Timaru Herald 60 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 8 Fairlie - Sherwood Downs (rural de­ 32 Daily Motor-car TheTimaruHerald 285 0 0 31/12/28 livery) Co., Ltd. D Geraldine and Belfield 9 Thrice weekly Motor-car TheTimaruHerald 46 16 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 10 Geraldine-Kakahu Bush (rural delivery) 89 Daily, except portion Motor-car The Timarn Herald 503 0 0 31/12/28 through Beautiful Val­ Co., Ltd. ley, thrice weekly Glenavy-Elephant Hill .. 32 Weekly 11 { Glenavy-Waika.kahi Settlement 24 Twice weekly .. }Motor-lorry F. S. Simpson 60 0 0 31/12/28 (Rural delivery) 12• Levels Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily .. Foot M. Rogers 13* Ma-waro Railway-station and Post-office 4i Twice daily .. Foot C. Brosnahan 14 Orari Railway - station, Orari, and 10 4 times daily .. Motor-car C. W. McKenzie 154 0 0 31/12/28 Geraldine 15 Otaio-Kohika (rural delivery) 18 Daily Gig A. JI. Boulton .. 80 0 0 31/12/28 16* Otaio Railway-station and Post-office 220yd. 4 times daily .. Foot Mrs. S. Boulton 17 Otipua and Adair .. 3 Thrice weekly Gig Mrs. L. Cumberland 7 IO 0 18* Pareora Railway-station and Post-office 1 Twice daily Foot P. D. Sinclair 19 Peel Forest - Forest Creek (rural de- 60 Twice weekly .. Gig H. M. Tinkler . . 140 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 20 Peel Forest - Rangitata (rural delivery) 30 Daily Motor-C'.ar E. S. Foden 120 0 0 31/12/28 21 Pleasant Point - Raincliff (rural de­ 47 Daily, except between Motor-car The Timaru Herald 260 0 0 31/12/28 livery Hanging Rock Bridge, Co., Ltd. Kakahu School, Rain­ cliff Road, and Opihi River Road to Hang­ ing Rook Bridge, thrice weekly 22 Pleasant Point - Sutherland's (rural de­ 35 Daily Motor-car H. Blissett 300 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 23 Rangitata - Rangitata Island (rural de­ 18 Twice weekly .. Gig Mrs. M. A. Tate .. 45 0 0 31/12/28 livery) 24 St. Andrew's-Bluecliffs (rural delivery) 24 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car The Tima.rn Herald 73 0 0 31 /12/28 Co., Ltd. 25 St. Andrew's - Springbrook (rural de­ 18 Thrice weekly .. Motor-car The Timaru Herald 50 0 0 31/12/28 livery) Co., Ltd. 26 Temuka-Hilton (rural delivery) 51 Daily, except beyond Motor-car The Tima.ru Herald 235 10 0 31/12/28 Upper Waitohi Flat Co., Ltd. and Talbot Road to A. P. Kelland's, thrice weekly · 27 Temuka-Orton (rural delivery) 30 Daily Motor-car .. The Timaru Hera.Id 230 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 28 Temuka Railway-station and Post-office I, 173 As required Spring dray T. Gunnion 75 0 0 31/12/28 yd. 29 Temuka-Seadown (rural delivery) 15 Daily Motor-car .. The Timaru Herald 80 0 0 31/12/28 Co., Ltd. 30 Timarn : Delivery of parcels within Daily Motor-lorry .. J. McKnight 3id,perpar- 31/12/28 boundary of postmen's deliveries eel 31 I Timaru Chief Post-office, Railway- ' As required Motor-lorry .. J. McKnight 272 0 0 31/12/28 ! station, and vessels at wharf ; also dis- I tribution of postmen's overflow bags 32 1 Timaru: Clearing receiving-boxes .. 14 Twice daily .. Motor-cycle J. McKnight .. I 200 0 0 31/12/28 33 Timaru and Gleniti 6 Twice daily Motor-cycle J. McKnight 60 0 0 31/12/28 { Timaru-Salisbury .. 45 Daily 34 Holme Station - Maungati. . 58 Thrice weekly .. }Motor-car .. The Timarn Herald 412 IO O 31/12/28 (Pvt rural delivery) Co., Ltd. 35 Timaru-Tycho (rural delivery) 36 Daily Motor-car The Timarn Herald 260 0 Co., Ltd. 0 131/12/28 361 Timaru-Waimate (part rural delivery) 104 Daily, except along Sod­ Motor-car The Timaru Herald 500 0 0 31/12/28 wall extension, twice J Co., Ltd. weekly ' * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. E 608 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF TIMARU-continued.

of Mode of Annual Date Service. Frequency. Name of Contractor, Termination Conveyance. I Subaidy. Iof Contract.

£ s. d. 37 Junction Tycho Hill and Rolling Ridges 10 Daily Horse R. Doake 50 0 0 31/12/28 Roads- Levels Valley Road (rural delivery) 38 Waimate-Gra.esy Hills (part rural de­ 42 Thrice weekly .. Motor-lorry .. D.S. C. Watson .. 145 10 0 31/12/28 livery) 39 Waimate - Pentland Hills (part rural 66 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry .. D.S. C. Watson .. 188 0 0 31/12/28 delivery) 40 Waimate Railway-station and Post­ As required Motor-lorry .. Price Bros. 80 0 0 31/12/28 office 41 Waita.wa Railway-station and Kerry­ 3 Daily Gig Miss D. Breen 32 0 0 town 42* Washdyke Railway-station and PoRt­ 1 Twice daily Foot D. Kellahan office

POSTAL DISTRICT OF W ANGANUI. 1 Aramoho-Papaiti (rural delivery) .. I 10 Daily Bicycle G. Allen 42 10 0 31/12/30 2 Aramoho Railway-station and Post-office,264 yd. As required Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 3 Brown's Corner (tram stop) aud Castle- . 22 yd. As required Foot (Dept). officer) cliff 1 4* Gibbs and Trevor's Siding and Murimotu. l Daily Foot Mrs. H. A. Gibbs 5 Horopito Railway-station and Post-office: ! As required Foot (Deptl. officer) 6 Hunterville-Mangahoe (rural delivery) I 42 Twice weekly Motor - truck E. McLachlan .. 122 10 0 31/12/30 and horse I and gig 7 Hunterville-Pukeroa (rural delivery) I 46 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Ellis Bros., Ltd. 190 0 0 31/12/30 8 Hunterville Railway-station and Post- ll,408 As required Motor-car .. R. P. Ansley 165 0 0 31/12/30 office yd. 9 Hunterville-Sandon Block (rural de- . 35 Twice weekly Motor - truck, E. McLachlan 122 10 0 31/12/30 livery) I and horse and gig 10 Hunterville-Watershed Road (rural 39 Twice weekly Motor - truck E. McLachlan 122 10 0 31/12/30 delivery) , and horse and gig l1 Junction of Ohura and Erua Roads anrl I 32 Twice weekly, l Sept. to Horse F. Stafforrl 100 0 0 31/12/30 Bright's (rural delivery) 31 May; weekly, l June to 31 Ang. 12 Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o- 22 Twice wt>ekly Horse A. E. Sands 75 0 0 :H/12/30 te-ao Roadq and junction of Oliura and Middle Roads (rural delivery) 13 Kai lwi - Paparangi (rural delivery) . . 41 Twice weekly Motor-lorry D. Glendinning .. 44 0 0 31/12/30 14 Karioi-Kennerly's (rural delivery) 24 Twice weekly Motor-car .. W. T. Harrison .. 95 0 0 31/12/28 15 Koeke ,Tunct.iun - Pohonui (rural de- 16 Thrice weekly Horse G. S. Campbell .. 65 0 0 31/12/30 livery) Hi Makakaho Suspension Bridge and 21 Twice weekly Horse and gig D. C. Waldie, jon. 60 0 0 31/12/30 Waldie's (rural delivery) 17 Makirikiri-Makirikiri Valley (rural de- 13 Twice weekly Motor-car W. P. Newsham 32 0 0 livery) 18 Mangamahu-Ngamatea (rural delivery) 32 Twice weekly Motor-car H.J. Archer 80 0 0 31/12/30 19 Mangapurua-Quin's (rural delivery) . . 24 Weekly · Horse 8. Buckland 45 0 0 31/12/30 Mangaweka - Kawhatau -Te Kapua 20 { (rural delivery)-- Mangawelm-Kawhatau . . . . 4.1 Thrice weekly Motor - truck C. E. Oulsnam 210 0 0 31/12/30 Mangaweka-Te Kapua 18! Twice weekly } and horse 21 Mangaweka Railway-station and Post- 2! As required Motor-bus .. J. Phillips 65 0 0 31/12/30 office 22 Marton and Crofton 1! Daily Bicycle {Dept!. officer) 23 Marton Railway-stat.ion and Post-office 3! As required Motor chara- J. Stewart 162 0 0 31/12/30 banc 24 Marton-Bonny Glen (rural delivery) -· 111 Daily Motor-truck W. S. Cameron 575 0 0 31/12/30 25 Mataroa - Wairepo Road (rural dehve,y) 34 Twice weekly Motor - lorry Messrs. Brocky 37 14 0 and car Bros., Ltd. 26 Mataroa - Bell's Junction (rural de- 60 I Thrice weekly Motor - lorry Messrs. Brooky 109 4 0 31/12/30 livery) and car Bros., Ltd. 27 Maxwell Railway-station and Post-office 6! Daily Motor-car H. Siddall 52 0 0 31/12/30 28 Moumahaki Railway-station and Ngntu- 7 Daily Motor-truck T. E.G. Parkinson 39 0 0 wera 29 Ngutuwera - Omata Road (rural de­ l 4l Twice weekly Motor-truck T. E. G. Parkinson 48 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 30 Railway-station and Ohakune 3! As required Motor-car Messrs. Webb's 150 0 0 31/12/30 Post-office Motors 31 Ohakune Junction and {con­ 9 . Twice daily l\f otor-car Messrs. Webb's 65 0 0 31/12/30 veyance of letter mails, one way only I . Motors and clearance of late-fee boxes) 32 Ohingaiti Railway-station and Post­ 176yd.1 As required Foot (Dept!. officer) .. offioe 33 Ohotu Siding and Post-office 2! I Daily Foot R. R. Campbell .. 10 8 0 3t Okoia-Waikupa (rural delivery) 7 Daily Horse H. H. Gaunt 38 10 0

* Service performed hy non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary. MAR. 1.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 609

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI-continued

Mode of Annual ~.;j Scrvlre. !j _ Frequency. Conveyance. Name of Cont.ractor. Subsidy. Te::~ac:lon u1 -t I \of Contract. ~~------~-----~----~------'a -----~----- £ s. d. 35 Okoia-Long Acre (rural delivery) 33! I T h r i c e weekly from Motor-lorry H. H. Gaunt 53 0 0 31/12/30 1 Aug. to 30 April; twfoe weekly from 1 May to 31 July (one trip per week in sum- mer performed free of cost) Patea Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .36 { Patea-Whenuakura (rural delivery) 20 Daily } Motor-lorry Messrs. W. C. 400 0 0 31/12/30 Patea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, 34 Daily Glenny, Ltd. Manutahi, and Patea 37 Pipiriki Wharf and Post-office 1 As required MotOl'-car .. H. l'. White 52 0 0 31/12/30 38 Raetihi-Huikumu (private-bag delivery) 20! Twice weekly Buggy H. S. Brown 78 0 0 31/12/30 39 Raetihi-Parapara Road (rural delivery) 26 Twice weekly I Buggy H. S. Brown 100 0 0 31/12/30 40 Raetihi Railway-station and Post-office l 4 times daily I Motor-lorry .. ,LA. Lynn 85 0 0 31/12/30 41 Raetihi-Ruatiti (rural delivery) 33 Twice weekly Coach H. S. Brown 130 0 0 31/12/30 42 Railway-station and Post­ 330yd. As required .. Handcart (Dept\. officer) office 43 Ruatiti-Mangatiti (rural delivery) 39 Twice weekly, 1 SeptJ to Horse E. Johnson 115 0 0 31/12/30 31 May ; weekly, 1 June to 31 Aug. 44 Ruatiti Extension (rural delivery) 15 Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to Horse l<'. 8tafford 50 0 0 31/12/30 31 May ; weekly, l June to 31 Aug. 45 Taihape and Moawhango 24 Thrice weekly Motor-bus Messrs. Nicholls 55 0 0 31/12/30 Bros. 46 Taihape-Papaki (rural delivery) 10 Thrice weekly Motor-car I Messrs. Nicholls 45 0 0 31/12/30 Bros. 4 7 Taihape Railway-station and Post-office t As require

Wanganui-Kakatahi (part rural de- 1·. -11 livery)- J Wanganui, Makirikiri, and Kakatahi ! 66 Daily 62 Kakatahi, along Parapara Road to · 8 Thrice weekly fi Motor-car A J. Burchell .. 300 0 0 31/12/30 I · Glenn's Glenn's to junction of Matahiwi 22 Thrice weekly, l Road (part rural delivery) to 30 April Dec.JI 63 W anganui and Mangamahu 56 Daily . • I Mot.or-ear Hudson's Pioneer 156 0 0 31/12/30 Motor Service, Ltd. 64 Wanganui Nos. 1 and 2 Lines (;.ural 28 Daily Motor-car .. J. Law 1.11 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) 65 Wanganui Railway-station, Town I As required Motor-trm,k J. Matthews 31/12/30 Wharf, Up-river Wharf, and Chief Post-office rwanganui, Ranana, Jerus1tlem, and llO , Thrice weekly 1I Pipiriki Thrice weekly, 15 Dec. , I 66 J Pipiriki, Opatu, Kokakoriki, Koiro, 178 8teamer Messrs. A. Hatrick 0 0 31/12/28 \ Aukopae, Patunga, and Taumarunui to 30 April; twice J and Co., Ltd. weekly, l May to 14 Dec. 67 lWanganui-West.mere (rural delivery) Daily Motor-car .. W. G. Turner 150 0 0 31/12/30 68 Wanganui East Post-office and Wanga­ Daily Electric tram Wanganui City 7 10 0 nui Chief Post-office ( one way only) Council 69 Waverley and Kohi 15 4 times weekly Gig Miss M. S. Mitchell 27 0 0 70 Waverley-Moeawatea (rural delivery) 56 Weekly Motor - truck T. E.G. Parkinson 88 0 0 31/12/30 and horse and gig 71 Waverley Railway-station and l'ost­ As required ' Motor-car and T. KG. Parkinson 90 0 0 31/12/30 office and horse vehicle F 610 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Annual !Jate of Servioe. Frequency. Conveyance.Mode of I Name of Contractor. Termination Sub•ldy. Iof Contract.

I £ s. d. Brancepeth- Ngaumu Road (rural de­ 14 I Twice weekly .. Horse or motor!- G. C. G. Burling 52 0 0 31/12/30 livery) car J 2 Carterton-Car~ington (rural delivery) 85 Daily Motor-car . . B. Sewell .. I 1 :389 0 0 31/12/30 3 Ca.1terton-Glaclstone (part rural de­ 77 i Daily Motor-car . . I B. Sewell 364 4 0 31/12/30 livery) 4 Carterton Railway-station and Post­ ! I As reg uiroo 140 0 0 31/12/30 office ::, fun, I: :~~... " 5 Clareville Railway-station and Post­ 4 1 Thrice daily 32 0 0 office ("Eketahuna.-Tiraumea. (part rural de- 58 1 Daily 6 \ livery) 1 Motor-car , D. P. Ryan and 300 0 0 31/12/30 LJunction Main Roar. and Haunui 4 I Thrice weekly J Sons, Ltd. (Eketahunar-Ma.ngamahoe (part rural 36! Daily I delivery) Motor-car 7 ~LJunction M11,in Road and Puta.ra School 6i I Thrice weekly W. L. Eagle 298 0 0 31/ 12/30 (rural delivery) } 8 Eketa.huna.-Pahiatua. (part rural do- 40{ Daily Motor-car .W. G. Waterreus 249 0 0 31/12/:30 livery) 9 Eketahuna Railway-station and Post­ As rcq uircd I Motor-lorry D. P. Ryan and 150 0 0 31/12/30 office Hons, Ltd. 10 Featherston and Martinborough 24 4, times daily .. Motor-omnibus I McKay and Co. 300 0 0 31/12/30 11 1,'eatherston - Kahuta.ra.--Ta,uherenikau 53 Daily Motor-car J. J. Connelly .. 330 0 0 31/12/30 (rural delivery) 12 Fei,,therston-Whangaimoana (part rural 63 Thrice weekly Motor-car W. S. C. Higgison 295 0 0 31 /12/30 delivery) 13 Featherston·Railwa.y-station and Post- As required Motor-omnibus McKay and Co. 100 0 0 31/12/30 office 14 Featherston-Wha.repapa (rural delivery) I 46 Twice weekly Motor-omnibus Arthur Hodder 150 0 0 31/12/30 15 Greytown-Ahikouka (rural delivery) 4! Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) .. ("Greytown Ra.ilway-station and Post- 2 As required office ;I Greytown and Woodside Railway­ 8 Daily l\ 16 l • MotOI'-car .. F. A. Nightingale ' station 220 0 0 31/12/:lO Greytown-Morrison's Bush (rural de­ 18{ Daily 11 l livery) j 17 Hinakura, Glendhu, Pahaoa, and Glen- 42 Weekly Pack-horse IT. Grant 80 0 0 31/12/30 burn (private-bag delivery) 18 ,Johnsonville-Ohariu (rural delivery) 8 Daily Bicycle I (Dept!. officer) 19 Kaitawa-Hinemoa (rural delivery) Hll Daily Motor-cycle I W. G. Beckett 126 IO o 131/ 12/:JO 20 Karori and Makara 6} Thrice WPekly Gig G. R. Hislop 30 0 0 21* Khandallah Railway-station and Post­ 40yd. As required Foot ,J.E. King office 22 Kopuaranga Railway-station and Post­ l Daily Foot Mrs. E. M. Wright 5 0 0 office Langdale Junction and Whareama 4 Daily Horse Mrs. A. Street 40 0 0 Lower Hutt Railway-station and Post­ 2 24 As required 1 Motor-lorry I. F. Sammons .. 185 0 0 31/12/30 office 25 Lower Hutt and Wa.inuiomata 16 Thrice weeklv Motor-co.r W. A. L. Andrews 60 0 0 31/12/30 26* Mangaroa Railway-station and Post­ 400yd.\ Daily • Foot L. Gorrie office 27 Martinborough-Dyerville (rural delivery) 40 Daily Motor-car G. F. Lumley 275 0 0 31 112130 28 Ma.rtinborough - Spring Grove and 34 Thrice weekly Motor-car T. Grant 150 0 0 31/12/30 Hinakura 29 Martinborough, Tuhirangi, Hautota.ra, 126! i Twice weekly Motor - lorry Ca.rruthera and 250 0 0 31/12/30 Birch Hill, Sunnyside, Whakapnni, and pack- Moore La.goon Hill, Tuturumuri, Te Awaite, horses Tora, Stony Creek, Cape River, Wairangi, Tawahi, Kaiwaka., Home- burn, and White Rock (private-bag I delivery) ! 30 Masterton - East Taratahi (rural de­ 27 Daily 1 Motor-car .. T. Thomsoq 200 0 0 31/12/30 livery) 31 Masterton-Longbush (part rural de­ 44 Daily I Motor-lorry H.P. Reed 210 0 0 31/12/30 livery) i 32 Masterton-Bideford-Glendonald (pri- I 36 'fhrice weekly Motor-car W. E. Gray 138 0 0 31/12/30 vate-ba.g delivery) 1 33 Masterton-Homebush (rural delivery) I 7 Daily Bicycle (Dept!. officer) 34 Masterton, Ta.ueru, Carswell's; Blairlogie, 85 Twice weekly Motor-car F. B. Gmy 165 0 0 31/12/30 Seven Oe,ks, Beaumont, Waika.raka, , Fernglen, Kokowai, Beaumaris, Riversdale, Epa.raima, Wa.iorongo, ' and Homewood (private-bag delivury) I 35 l\iasterton-Kaituna-Matahiwi (rural :l:! Daily I Motor-lorry C. F. !'rice 237 0 O :H/12/30 delivery) 36 Masterton - Mount Bruce (rural de- 40 Daily . . I Motor-car J. Stewa1t 250 0 0 31/12/30 livery)

Masterton Railway-station and Post- 2 As required I II { 37 office ~ Motor-car T. Thomson 365 0 0 31/12/30 Masterton ; delivery of parcels within Daily .l I radius of two miles of Post-office _ ------~------·· ------~ * Service performed by non-permanent officer. Payment included in salary.

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POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON-continued.

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£ s. d. 38 Mo.sterton-Rangitumau (rural delivery) 75 Daily Motor-car or C. C. McLauohlan I 450 0 0 31/12/30 motor-lorry 39 Masterton - Brancepeth - Stronvar (pri- 53 Twice weekly Motor-car .. l!'. B. Gray 120 0 0 31/12/30 vate-bag delivery) .. ( Masterton, via Gladstone and East 50 Thrice weekly I Coast Roads to Te Wharau (private- 40 ~ bag delivery) t Motor-lorry O. R. Fairbrother 180 0 0 31/12/30 Te Wharau - Lands End (rural de­ 10 Twice weekly l livery) J 41 Masterton, Tinui, Whakataki, and 88 Daily Motor-car .. Fly and Young, 375 0 0 31/12/30 Co.stlepoint Ltd. 42 Mo.sterton-Westmere (rural delivery) .. 36 Twice weekly Motor-car .. A. M. Johnson .. 70 0 0 31/12/30 43 Mauriceville-Ihuraua (rural delivery) .. 21 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. A. E. Clarki, .. 70 0 0 31/12/30 · 44 Mauriceville and Mauriceville West 5 Daily . . Motor-car .. A. E. Clarke .. 52 0 0 31/12/30 45* Ngaio Railway-station and Post-office 400yd. As required .. . . 1 Foot .. J.B. Lea .. 46 Otaki ;tnd Otaki Beach . . . . 4 Daily . . , Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) .. 47 Otaki Railway-sta.tion and Post-office 2 As required .. . . I Motor-omnibus G. W. Banks .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 48 Owenga Beach and Post-office .. 400yd. As required .. Dray or other J. H: Prendeville 2s. 6d. per .. conveyance trip 49 Paekakariki Railway-station and Post- . 600yd. As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. office 50 Para.paraumu and Paraparaumu Beach 4 Daily Horse express J. J. Caldwell 15 12 0 51 Paraparaumu Railway-station and l As required .. Handcart .. (Deptl. offioer) .. Post-office 52* Paraparaumu Railway-station and l Daily Foot L. W. Murphy .. 7 16 0 Post-office 53 Paremata and Pahautanui .. 8 Daily . . i Motor-car .. Mrs. H.P. Vander- 50 0 0 31/12/30 I pump 54* Paremata Railway-station and Post· 100yd. As required .. ·· I Foot D. Fisher office 55 Petone Railway-station and Post-office l As required .. Motor-omnibus C. E. Bentley 144 0 0 31/12/30 56 Porirua and Titahi Bay . . . . 7 Daily Motor-lorry. . S. W. Moult 29 0 0 .• 57 Pukerua Bay Railway-station and Post- 2 Daily Foot . . H. Ames 12 0 0 .• office 58 Tawa Flat Railway-station and Post. l Daily Foot . . , J. R. K. Roxbm-gh 10 0 0 office As required .. 59* Te Horo Railway-station and Post-office 200yd. Foot •• 'I E. A. Sawyer .. 60 Te Horo-Waihoanga (rural delivery) . . 17 Thrice weekly Motor-car .. H. L. Beauchamp 80 0 0 31/12/30 61 Te Wharau-Kummerstein (private-bag 16 Twice weekly Horse E. S. Vennell .. 40 0 0 delivery) 62 Tinui-Annedale (rural delivery) . . 20 Twice weekly Gig H. S. Mcisaa.c .. 75 0 0 31/12/30 63 Tiraumea-Waihoki Valley (private-bag 15 Thri-Oe weekly Horse H. F. McLean .. 50 0 0 31/12/30 delivery) 64*I Trentham Railway-station and Post- 800yd. As required .. Foot W.W. Shennan .. office 65 I Upper Hutt Railway-station and Post- ! As required .. Handcart . . [ (Dept!. officer) .. I office I 66 Upper Hutt- Whiteman's Valley (rural 20 Thrice weekly Motor-lorry .. i J. A. Hazelwood 91 0 0 ' 31/12/30 delivery) and Co., Ltd. 67 Waikanae Railway-station and Post- 600yd. Da.ily Foot D. Thompson .. 20 0 0 office 68 Waikanae and Reikorangi .. 6 Daily . Gig F. C. Meyer .. 40 0 0 69 Wait,mgi Wharl and Post-office . . 500yd. As reqmred .. Dray Waitangi Wharf 12 0 0 i Trust I 70 Wellington Anchorage and Wharf As required .. Steamer Defence Dept. . . 5 0 0 1 per trip 1 71 Wellington : Carriage of parcel mails As required .. Motor-vans .. (Dept!. officers) •• between Chief Post-office and subur­ ban offices 72 Wellington : Clearance of street re­ As required .• Motor-vans .. (Deptl. officers) .. ceivers 1Wellington: Conveyance of mails be- As required .. tween Chief Post-office and suburbs of Adelaide Road, Wellington South, j Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Miramar, Hatai­ tai, Island Bay, Berhampore, 73 Brooklyn, Karori, Karori East, and 1Tram-cars .. Wellington City 331 4 O I Wadestown I Corporation Conveyance of parcel-mails from Chief Once daily l Post-office to suburbs of Brooklyn, l Hataitai, Island Bay, Karori, Kilbirnie, Miramar, and Seatoun j 74 Wellington: Delivery of parcels in city Twice daily in city ; once Motor-vans .. (Deptl. officers) .. and suburbs in suburbs 75 Wellington: Delivery of postmen's As required .• Motor-vans .. (Dept!. officers) .. I .• overflow bags 76 Wellington: Deposit of mail-bags at As required .. Foot J. H. Gruar IO O 0 contractor's shop, comer of Lambton Quay and Kelburn Avenue 77 Wellington and Eastbourne 14 O~tward, thrice ~ily ; Ferry steamer Eastbourne Bo· 60 0 0 inward, twice daily rough Council

• Service performed by non-perma.m,nt officer. Payment included in salary. ------//

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612 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON--oontinued.

Annual Date of Service. Freqnency, Conveyance.Mode of I Name of Contractor. Subsidy. Termination Iof Contract.

I - £ s. d. 78 Wellington and French Pass 146 I Weekly Steamer Anchor Shipping I £1 per week and Foundry Co. 79 Wellington Chief Post-office, and Go· As required Motor-van (Deptl. officer) vernment Buildings Post-office 80 Wellington Harbour: Dee.ling with As required Swarner L. Inkster • 10 0 0 relegra.ms and mails on s.s. " Janie Seddon" 81 Wellington Railway-stations, Wharves, I As required .. Motor-lorries (Deptl. officers) .• I and Chief Post-office I 82 Wellington and Waitangi (Chatham 1828 Once every three months Steamer Westland Shipping 112 10 0 Islands) Co. ------

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WES'fPORT. Charleston and Tiromoana .• 20 Weekly or twice weekly Gig T. E. Price 20 0 0 as opportunity offers f Denniston and Conn's Creek 3 As required l 2 Granity and Mangatine. •• 12 Daily ~ Tramway Westport IJoal Co. 31 10 0, l Granity and Mine Creek 8 Daily j 3 Granity Railway-station, Post-office, 10 Daily Motor-car T. Moore 140 0 O! 31/12/28 Millerton, and Stockton Mine 4 Junction of Karamea and Little Wanga- 4 Thrice weekly Bicycle M. M. Lineham .. 26 0 0 nni Road and Arapito 5 Karamea Wharf and Post-office 1 As required .. Bicycle (Dept!. officer) .. 6 Market Cross and Oparara •. 8 Twice weekly Mot,or-car W. Satherley 15 0 0 7 Mokihinui Railway-station and Wai- 2} Twice weekly (two trips Foot Mrs. B. Sherlock .. 5 0 0 marie per day) 8 Morohison, Me.takite.ki, Upper Mataki- 74 Weekly I Motor-lorry B. F. Spiers and 125 0 0 31/12/28 te.ki, Warwick Junction, and Marnia Sons 9 Nikau Railway-station and Miko ' Twice weekly (two trips Foot or bicycle R.H. Luff 5 0 0, • per day) ~nllivan's Bridge - Ariki •• 6 Twice weekly Gig A. J. Rogers 78 0 0 31/12/28 IO Ariki-Pe.enga . . . . 28 Weekly } 11 aime.ngaroa letter delivery 2 Daily J<'oot Miss E. M. Sowerby 20 0 0 I 12 Waimangaroa Railway-station and ! As required Motor-lorry J. Bradley ls. 6d. per office trip 13 { Waime.ngaroa and Denniston 14 Twice daily Motor-car A. J. Oldham 250 0 0 31/12/28 Denniston and Burnett's Face 4 Daily } .. 14 Westport and Cape Foulwind 14 Weekly Motor-van .. R. Elley 12 0 0 15 Westport and Charleston 36 Twice weekly Motor-lorry ,J. Menzies 75 0 0 31/12/28 i 16 Westport, Corbyvale, Te Namu, 128 Twice weekly Motor-car G. H. Burrows 220 0 0 31/12/28 t Kongahu, Market Cross, and Ke.re.mea 17 Westport, Corbyvale, Te Ne.mu, 128 Weekly Motor-car G. H. Burrows 99 0 0 31/12/28 Konga.hu,MarketCross, and Karamea I 18 Westport, Berlins, Inangahue. Junction, 94 Daily (additional trips f Motor-car W. G. Gibbs 795 0 0 31/12/28 Ina.nge.hua Landing, Rotokohu, performed---see time- I Crone.dun, and Reefton table) 19 Westport, vessels in harbour, Railway- As required .. ; Motor-truck A. Mookett 125 0 0 31/12/28 ~ station, and Chief Post-office I ·------~--~------I

By Authority : W. A. G. SKINNER, Government Printer, Wellington.-1928. Price lB.]

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