886 TIIE GAZETTE. [No. 27

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI---,----continued. I Annual II Date of Service. Frequency. Conveyance.Mode of Name of Contractor. Termination I Subsidy. of Contract. ·-

£ S, d. Smith 11 I Junction Koeke and Okake Roads and 16- Thrice weekly .. ·Horse .. w; " 75 0 0 31/12/39 Pohonui (rural delivery) 12* Junction Main Road and Kauanga.roa t Twice daily .. Foot " W. E. Russell .. " .. 13 Junction Parapara and Upokonui Roads 18 Twice weekly .. Horse " M. H. O. Benseman 52 0 0 31/12/39 and Mangahonhi (rural delivery) fKai Iwiand Simson's (rural delivery)- Kai to Junction Watershed and 51 Thrice weekly .. Ahn Ahn Valley Roads 4 C. E. Stockman 180 0 0 31/12/39 Junction Watershed and Ahu Ahu 22! Twice weekly, 1 Sept. to · L Valley Roads and Simeon's 31 May ; weekly, 1 fM•-~ June to 31 Aug. J 5 Karioi and Kennedy's (rural delivery) 45! Twice weekly .. Motor-car or S. Freeman " 110 0 0 31/12/39 motor-lorry 6 Makakaho Road (Murphy's) and 6 Thrice weekly .. Horse or D. C. Waldie, jun. 30 0 0 " Waldie's (rural delivery) motor- lorry 7 Makirikiri and Makirikiri Valley (rural 13 Twice weekly .. Motor-car " W. P: Newsham 32 0 0 .. delivery) 8 and Ngamatea (rural de- 32 Twice weekly .. Motor-car .. R. C. Cook .. 80 0 0 31/12/39 livery) \, Kawhatau, and Te Kapua (rural delivery)- 19 }Thrice weekly .. Motor-truck C. E. Oulsnam 167 0 0 31/12/39 L Mangaweka and Kawhatau .. 41 " Mangaweka to Te Kapua " 18 20 Mangaweka Railway-station and ];'ost- 21 As required " .. Motor-car " C. E. Oulsnam " 104 0 0 3_1/12/39 office 21 Marton, Rata, and Bonny Glen (rural 89 Daily .. " Motor-van .. J. Stewart . . 451 0 0 31/12/39 delivery) 22 Marton and Crofton .. " l! Daily " " Bicycle .. (Deptl. officer) " .. .. 2 3 Marton Railway-station and Post-office 3! As required " " Motor-truck I. W. Price .. 160 0 0 31/12/39 24 and Wairepo Road (rural de- 34 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry or Brooky Bros., Ltd. 37 14 0 " livery) motor-car 25 Maxwell Railway-station and Post-office 6! Daily (two trips) .. Motor-truck H. Siddall " 52 0 0 31/12/39 26 Ngutuwera and Omata Road (rural 14! Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry E. H. Reardon " 37 10 0 .. delivery) ,·, 27 Junction Railway-station and 44yd As required .. .. Handcart .. (Deptl. officer) .. " Post-office 28 Ohakune Junction Railway-station, 18 As required .. .. Service-car .. Webb's Motors Ltd. 290 0 0 31/12/39 Ohakune, and Raetihi, and clearance of late-fee boxes at Raetihi 29 · Ohingaiti Railway-station and Post- 1'76 yd As required .. .. Foot " (Dept!. officer) " .. " office 30 Ohotu Siding and Post-office " 2! Daily ... .. Foot .. F. S. C. Jackson 10 8 0 " 31 and Long-acre (rural delivery) .. 32 Twice weekly .. Motor-lorry H. H. Gaunt " 42 0 0 31/12/39 32 Okoia and Waikupa (rural delivery) .. 7 Daily .. .. Motor-car or H. H. Gaunt .. 38 10 0 " lorry 33* Okoia Railway-station and Post-office 44yd As required " .. Foot " H. H. Gaunt " .. " \Patea Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. 34 ~ Patea and Whenuakura (rural delivery) 20 Daily .. .. }Motor-lorry Glenny's Ltd. .. 400 0 0 31/12/39 1 LPatea, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville, 34 Daily .. .. 1 and Manutahi

(a) Pipiriki"and Shaw's .. .. 50 (a) Twice weekly, 1 May { At rate of £1,250, 1 35 to 31 Oct.· " Wanganui River May to 30 Nov. (b) Pipiriki and Retaruke .. llO (b) Thrice weekly, 1 Nov. Services, Ltd. £1,000, I Dec. to 30 r-'""--- . to 30 April }-- April. 31/5/40 36* Pokaka Railway-station and Post-office 300 yd Daily .. " Foot " E. Mugridge " " " 37 Raetihi and Huikumu (private-bag de- 20! Twice weekly .. .. .· Motor-lorry Raetibi Carrying 70 0 0 31/12/39 livery) Co., Ltd. 6(} 38· Raetihi and Makakahi Road (rural de- Twice weekly " Motor-lorry Raetihi Carrying 150 0 0 31/12/39 livery) Co., Ltd. {".,.""(rural ~, delivery)--- -·,...,.· (Holwn'•l 39 Raetihi and Waipapa Valley Road 68 Twice weekly .. } Motor-lorry Raetihi · Carrying 250 0 0 31/12/39 Waipapa Valley Road and Manga- 12 Weekly " .. Co., Ltd. purua (Bolton's) 40 Rangataua Railway-station and Post- 330 yd As required .. Handcart (Deptl. officer) .. office · " " " " 41 Rata Railway-station and Post-office l Daily " .. Foot .. (Deptl. officer) .. " " 42* Ratana Railway-station and Ratana Pa l Daily .. .. Foot .. H. Meihana " " .. 43 and Bell's Junction (rural de- 60 Thrice weekly Motor-truck Nicholl's Transport 155 0 0 31/12/39 livery) Ltd. 44 Taihape and Mangaohane (rural de-· 70 Thrice weekly " Motor-truck W. H. Horton .. 50 0 0 31/12/39 livery) {Tallia,.,arere -·-(rural delivery)-=d ...... 45 Taihape and Turangaarere .. 25 Weekly " " }Motor-truck Nicholl's Transport 150 0 0 31/12/39 Taihape, , and Turanga- 43 Twice weekly " Ltd. arere 46 Taihape and Papaki (rural delivery) .. 10 Thrice weekly .. . Motor-cycle K. W. B. Kelly 40 0 0 "

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