The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Ryal Bush Post Office And Telephone Bureau
The Ryal Bush Post Office And Telephone Bureau was established in 1893, and is conducted at the schoolhouse. Mails are received on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in each week, and the outward mails are despatched on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Mr John Officer, headmaster of the publie school, acts as postmaster.