Inland Mail Services List




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office, Wellington, 19th June, 1879.
THE following list of Inland Mail Services now being performed within the colony is published for general
information.
By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
* Services not under bond and terminable at a month's notice are shown by an .

Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
1 Auckland, Newton, and Ponsonby Twice daily Coach F. Quick £ s. d. 65 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
2 Auckland and Eden Terrace Daily Horse John Ellyett 15 0 0 *
3 Auckland, Eden Terrace, and Whau Daily Coach F. Quick 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1880§
4 Whau Bridge and Henderson's Mill Twice weekly Horse G. Thomas 26 10 0
5 Whau Bridge, Titirangi, and Muddy Creek Weekly Horse J. Jones 18 0 0
6 Auckland and Devonport Twice daily Steamer O. Mays 30 0 0
7 Auckland and Upper Parnell Daily Foot and horse W. E. Sadler 19 5 0
8 Panmure and St. John's College Daily Horse P. Corrigan 25 0 0
9 Ellerslie Railway Station and Howick Daily Coach G. Wagstaff 50 0 0
10 Otahuhu and Mangare Thrice weekly Horse W. Absolum 16 0 0
11 Otahuhu Post Office and Railway Station Daily Horse H. Mitchell 14 0 0
12 Papakura Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot R. Willis 15 0 0
13 Papakura and Wairoa Thrice weekly Horse T. L. Wallis 40 0 0
14 Pukekohe Railway Station and Waiuku Twice weekly Horse W. Braun 80 0 0
15 Waiuku and Port Waikato Weekly Horse E. Currie 20 0 0
16 Waiuku and Pollock Settlement Weekly Horse H. Parker 15 19 6
17 Taupiri Post Office and Railway Station Thrice weekly Foot W. H. M. Lovell 20 0 0
18 Ngaruawahia, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, and Raglan Twice weekly Horse A. K. Barton 140 0 0
Service Frequency How Performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
19 Harapipi and Alexandra Twice weekly Horse J. H. Thompson 19 10 0
20 Raglan and Aotea Weekly Horse W. Breginan 20 0 0
21 Hamilton and Ngahinapouri Weekly Horse H. J. Davys 25 0 0
22 Hamilton and Waitoa Twice weekly Horse W. G. Harp 30 0 0
23 Hamilton Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Coach W. K. Carter... 8 0 0
24 Hamilton and Cambridge Daily Coach W. K. Carter... 175 0 0
25 Cambridge and Pukerimu Thrice weekly Coach W. K. Carter... 25 0 0
26 Ohaupo, Te Awamutu, and Kibikihi Daily Coach W. K. Carter ... 100 0 0
27 Ohaupo, Paterangi, and Alexandra Thrice weekly Coach W. K. Carter... 75 0 0
28 Auckland, Harkins Point, and Waitemata Mills Daily Steamer W. Lodder 150 0 0
29 Waitemata Mills and Ararimu Twice weekly Horse C. H. Johnson 10 8 0
30 Helensville and Kaukapakapa Thrice weekly Horse G. Rix 40 0 0
31 Kaukapakapa and Komokoriki Weekly Horse G. W. Armstrong 25 0 0
32 Wade and Parakakau Weekly Horse C. E. Grut 14 0 0
33 Wade and Whangaparoa Weekly Horse C. E. Grut 9 0 0
34 Wade and Puhoi Weekly Horse C. E. Grut 31 0 0
35 Waiwera and Puhoi Weekly Horse C. E. Grut 18 0 0
36 Tekapa and Lower Matakana Weekly Horse W. Grant 22 0 0
37 Warkworth, Kaipara Flats, and Tauhoa Weekly Horse Thomas Inger... 25 10 0
38 Warkworth, Wellsford, and Port Albert Weekly Horse T. A. Gubb 60 0 0
39 Port Albert and Warehine Weekly Foot Thomas Inger... 9 10 0
40 Warkworth and Pakiri Weekly Horse W. Wright 34 10 0
41 Wellsford, North Oruawharo, Te Arai, and Mangawai Weekly Horse R. Henderson... 29 10 0
42 Wellsford, Kaiwaka, and Maungaturoto Weekly Horse W. Rowsell 120 0 0
43 Maungaturoto and Paparoa ... Weekly Horse W. Rowsell 20 0 0
44 Paparoa and Pahi Weekly Horse C. Hook 16 0 0
45 Maungaturoto, Waipu, Mangapai, and Whangarei Weekly Horse A. J. Finlayson 110 0 0
46 Whangarei, Maungakaramea, and Tangihua Weekly Horse J. G. Miller 36 0 0
47 Whangarei, Kamo, and Ruatangata Weekly Horse H. Campbell 30 0 0
48 Whangarei and Kaurihohore Weekly Horse J. W. Kerr 20 0 0
49 Whangarei and Ngunguru Weekly Horse H. G. Stevens... 30 0 0
50 Whangarei Heads and Waipu Weekly Horse J. Munro, jun. 35 0 0
51 Whangarei Heads and Parua Bay Weekly Horse W. McDonald 15 0 0
52 Russell and Whangaruru Fortnightly Horse H. Tamihana 30 0 0
53 Russell and Paihia Steam-launch R. W. Moody... 120 0 0 31 Dec., 1879
54 Russell and Kawakawa Twice weekly Horse R. Wharepapa 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
55 Hokianga, Whirinake, and Omapere Weekly Horse J. Hare, jun. 25 0 0
56 Whangaroa and Kaio Weekly Boat J. Truman 13 0 0
57 Whangaroa and Totara Weekly Horse J. Berghan 60 0 0
58 Maunganui, Oruru, Awanui, Kaitaia, and Ahipara Weekly Horse D. A. Berghan 40 0 0
59 Ahipara and Parengarenga Fortnightly Horse J. C. Dix 25 0 0
60 Kapanga and Tokatea Thrice weekly Horse C. Harris 19 0 0
61 Kapanga and Wangapoua Weekly Horse J. Dooley 26 0 0 *
62 Kapanga and Kennedy's Bay Weekly Horse J. Macfarlane 20 0 0
63 Auckland and Waiheke Weekly Steamer J. Macfarlane 20 0 0 *


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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1879, No 67





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🚂 Publication of Inland Mail Services for Auckland Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 June 1879
Mail services, Auckland, Contractors, Postal routes, Subsidies, Wellington
63 names identified
  • F. Quick, Contractor for Auckland mail services
  • F. Quick, Contractor for Auckland mail services
  • John Ellyett, Contractor for Auckland and Eden Terrace service
  • G. Thomas, Contractor for Whau Bridge and Henderson's Mill service
  • J. Jones, Contractor for Whau Bridge, Titirangi service
  • O. Mays, Contractor for Auckland and Devonport service
  • W. E. Sadler, Contractor for Auckland and Upper Parnell service
  • P. Corrigan, Contractor for Panmure and St. John's College service
  • G. Wagstaff, Contractor for Ellerslie Railway Station and Howick service
  • W. Absolum, Contractor for Otahuhu and Mangare service
  • H. Mitchell, Contractor for Otahuhu Post Office service
  • R. Willis, Contractor for Papakura Post Office service
  • T. L. Wallis, Contractor for Papakura and Wairoa service
  • W. Braun, Contractor for Pukekohe Railway Station and Waiuku service
  • E. Currie, Contractor for Waiuku and Port Waikato service
  • H. Parker, Contractor for Waiuku and Pollock Settlement service
  • W. H. M. Lovell, Contractor for Taupiri Post Office service
  • A. K. Barton, Contractor for Ngaruawahia mail service
  • J. H. Thompson, Contractor for Harapipi and Alexandra service
  • W. Breginan, Contractor for Raglan and Aotea service
  • H. J. Davys, Contractor for Hamilton and Ngahinapouri service
  • W. G. Harp, Contractor for Hamilton and Waitoa service
  • W. K. Carter..., Contractor for Hamilton Post Office service
  • W. K. Carter..., Contractor for Hamilton and Cambridge service
  • W. K. Carter..., Contractor for Cambridge and Pukerimu service
  • W. K. Carter ..., Contractor for Ohaupo, Te Awamutu service
  • W. K. Carter..., Contractor for Ohaupo, Paterangi service
  • W. Lodder, Contractor for Auckland and Waitemata Mills service
  • C. H. Johnson, Contractor for Waitemata Mills and Ararimu service
  • G. Rix, Contractor for Helensville and Kaukapakapa service
  • G. W. Armstrong, Contractor for Kaukapakapa and Komokoriki service
  • C. E. Grut, Contractor for Wade and Parakakau service
  • C. E. Grut, Contractor for Wade and Whangaparoa service
  • C. E. Grut, Contractor for Wade and Puhoi service
  • C. E. Grut, Contractor for Waiwera and Puhoi service
  • W. Grant, Contractor for Tekapa and Lower Matakana service
  • Thomas Inger..., Contractor for Warkworth, Kaipara Flats service
  • T. A. Gubb, Contractor for Warkworth, Wellsford service
  • Thomas Inger..., Contractor for Port Albert and Warehine service
  • W. Wright, Contractor for Warkworth and Pakiri service
  • R. Henderson..., Contractor for Wellsford mail service
  • W. Rowsell, Contractor for Wellsford, Kaiwaka service
  • W. Rowsell, Contractor for Maungaturoto and Paparoa service
  • C. Hook, Contractor for Paparoa and Pahi service
  • A. J. Finlayson, Contractor for Maungaturoto, Waipu service
  • J. G. Miller, Contractor for Whangarei and Tangihua service
  • H. Campbell, Contractor for Whangarei, Kamo service
  • J. W. Kerr, Contractor for Whangarei and Kaurihohore service
  • H. G. Stevens..., Contractor for Whangarei and Ngunguru service
  • J. Munro, jun., Contractor for Whangarei Heads service
  • W. McDonald, Contractor for Whangarei Heads and Parua Bay service
  • H. Tamihana, Contractor for Russell and Whangaruru service
  • R. W. Moody..., Contractor for Russell and Paihia service
  • R. Wharepapa, Contractor for Russell and Kawakawa service
  • J. Hare, jun., Contractor for Hokianga mail service
  • J. Truman, Contractor for Whangaroa and Kaio service
  • J. Berghan, Contractor for Whangaroa and Totara service
  • D. A. Berghan, Contractor for Maunganui mail service
  • J. C. Dix, Contractor for Ahipara and Parengarenga service
  • C. Harris, Contractor for Kapanga and Tokatea service
  • J. Dooley, Contractor for Kapanga and Wangapoua service
  • J. Macfarlane, Contractor for Kapanga and Kennedy's Bay service
  • J. Macfarlane, Contractor for Auckland and Waiheke service

  • W. Gray, Secretary