New Zealand Gazette – 1859 – No. 12

Page 81

✨ Mail Service Schedules

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
81
Inter-Colonial Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company (Limited),
Auckland, April 9th, 1859.

paying, to reimburse the Company the defi-
ciency.
"2 The service to commence in Sydney on
the 8th July next.
"3. The Government to be at liberty to
substitute Melbourne for Sydney as the port of
arrival and departure for one of the Inter-
Colonial boats; the Government increasing
the subsidy payable to the Company by £6000
per annum."

SIR, I have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your communication dated 7th inst.,
stating in reply to the proposal made on behalf
of this Company in my letter dated 2nd inst.,
addressed to yourself, "that the Government
are willing to accept the proposals therein
made, subject to the following conditions:—
"1. That the Auckland and Sydney boat
shall, if practicable, without requiring the em-
ployment of another boat, extend its voyage
to Napier and back, the Government guaran-
teeing a sum sufficient to cover the extra cost
for coals and for reasonable wear and tear
incurred by this addition, and undertaking in
case of the traffic on this part of the line not

On behalf of the Company, I beg to state
their willingness to accept the foregoing con-
ditions.

I have, &c.,
(Signed) EDWARD COLEMAN,
Manager for the Colonies.
The Honorable Henry John Tancred,
Postmaster-General of New Zealand,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.

TIME TABLE.

Inter-Colonial Monthly Mail Service between Sydney, Auckland, and Napier.
SYDNEY. AUCKLAND. NAPIER. AUCKLAND. SYDNEY.
Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive.
10th of every Month. 17th 20th 22nd 23rd 25th 28th 5th

Inter-Colonial Monthly Mail Service between Sydney, Nelson, Wellington, Canterbury,
and Otago.
SYDNEY. NELSON. WELLINGTON. CANTERBURY. OTAGO.
Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive.
8th of every Month. 15th 17th 18th 20th 21st 23rd 24th

OTAGO. CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON. NELSON. SYDNEY.
Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive.
27th of every Month. 28th 29th 30th 1st 2nd 5th. 12th.

Inter-Provincial Monthly Mail Service between Manukau, New Plymouth, Nelson,
Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago.
NELSON. NEW PLYMOUTH MANUKAU. NEW PLYMOUTH NELSON. WEL-
weather permitting Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. LINGTON.
20th of every Month 21st 22nd 23rd 26th 27th 27th 28th 29th 30th

WELLINGTON. CANTERBURY. OTAGO. CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON. NELSON.
Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. (Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Arrive.
2nd of every Month. 3rd 4th 5th 8th 9th 10th 11th 13th 14th

NOTE.—Each boat to leave Sydney on the day appointed, unless it shall have been ascertained before
that time by Telegraph that the English Mail Steamer has arrived at Kangaroo Island. In such case, the
Company's Boats to be detained for the Mail; and, for that trip, to be aliowed the same number of extra days
such detention shall have lasted.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1859, No 12

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Acceptance of Conditions for Inter-Colonial Mail Service Contract (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated9 April 1859
KeywordsMail Service, Steam Packet, Contract acceptance, Sydney, Auckland, Napier, Subsidy
👩‍💼 Officials

Edward Coleman, Manager for the Colonies
Henry John Tancred, Postmaster-General of New Zealand

🚂 Inter-Colonial and Inter-Provincial Monthly Mail Service Time Tables

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsMail schedule, Steam Packet routes, Sydney, Auckland, Nelson, Wellington, Otago, Manukau

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