New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 67

Page 851

✨ Mail Service Contracts Table



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 851

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
64 Tauranga and Opotiki Weekly Horse Nikora te Tahi £ 180 s. 0 d. 31 Dec., 1880
65 Tauranga and Ohinemutu Weekly
66 Ohinemutu and Napier Thrice weekly} Coach W. Kelly 1,800 0 0 †
67 Chief Office and Queen's Wharf As required Cart J. Craig 65 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
68 Chief Post Office and Railway Station As required Cart J. Craig 60 0 0 ”
69 Auckland, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat H. Hawks 26 0 0 ”
70 Onehunga ” As required Boat J. Neville Per trip to Beacon, 7s. Per trip to Bluff, 15s.
71 Tekapa ” As required Boat W. Grant 20 0 0
72 Matakana ” As required Boat J. Morgan 9 0 0
73 Whangarei Heads ” As required Boat J. Munro, jun. 15 0 0
74 Russell ” As required Boat W. Baker 20 0 0
75 Mongonui ” As required Boat W. H. Prosser 5 0 0
76 Warkworth ” As required Foot Joseph Williams 20 0 0
77 Mangapai ” As required Boat B. Ormandy 6 0 0
78 Awitu ” As required Foot J. Garland 10 0 0
79 Whangaroa ” As required Boat J. Truman 13 0 0
80 Maungatawhiri and Pokeno... Thrice weekly... Horse W. Dean 35 0 0 ”
81 Mongonui and Oruru Weekly Horse R. J. Adamson 12 10 0 ”
82 Paihia, Waitangi, and Ohaeawai Twice weekly Horse T. Joyce 95 0 0 ”
83 Ohaeawai, Waimate, and Okaihau Weekly Horse Hemi Matengi 45 0 0 ”
84 Ohaeawai, Taheke, and Hokianga Weekly Horse Waipapa Mihaka 96 0 0 ”
85 Whangarei, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat J. Ward 7 0 0 ”
86 Waipu and Periwaka Weekly Horse M. Macgregor... 6 0 0 ”
87 Pukekohe and Pukekohe East Twice weekly Horse F. Houlihan 20 0 0 ”
88 Drury, Springfield, and Bombay Thrice weekly... Coach R. S. White 28 0 0 ”
89 Pokeno and Razorback Thrice weekly... Horse P. McIntyre 23 0 0 ”
90 Waitemata Mills and Waikoukou Weekly Horse M. Wilkins 7 0 0 ”
91 Devonport and Waiwera Thrice weekly... Coach C. G. Quick 400 0 0 ”
92 Hokianga and Kohukohu Weekly Boat Hone Mete 15 0 0 ”
93 Whangarei and Ohaeawai Weekly Horse J. M. Spence 99 0 0 31 Dec., 1879
94 Wade and Parakakau Weekly Horse W. Lamont 8 0 0 ”
95 Tauranga and Napier (amended service) Coach W. Kelly 2,250 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
96 Hamilton and Whatawhata Weekly Horse H. M. Salmon... 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1879
97 Tauranga and Katikati Twice weekly Steamer J. MacFarlane ‡ 200 0 0 5 Nov., 1881
98 Hobsonville Post Office and Wharf As required Foot C. B. Davis *
99 Papakura and Hunua Twice weekly Horse A. Angus 16 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
100 Kapanga and Manaia Twice weekly Horse James Dunbar... 10 0 0 *
101 Dargaville and Mangakahia Weekly Steamer Mitchelson & Co. Nil *
102 Whakatane and Te Teko Weekly Horse Hirini and Hi- miona 10 0 0 *
103 Newmarket Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot John Angus 10 0 0 *

† Contract terminated 31st January, 1879, and amended service arranged.
‡ Contract taken for three years. Subsidy, first year, £200; second year, £150; third year, £113 10s.
§ Likely to be affected by railway extension. Terminable at four months' notice.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THE THAMES.
1 Thames and Tararu Daily Horse E. Ensor 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
2 Thames and Hastings Thrice weekly... Horse W. Deeble 56 0 0 ”
3 Thames, Puriri, and Nevesville Twice weekly Horse J. Read 76 0 0 ”
4 Paeroa, Mackaytown, and Owharoa Thrice weekly... Horse D. Murphy 58 0 0 ”
5 Paeroa and Waitekauri }
6 Chief Post Office and Wharves at Short- land and Grahamstown As required Spring cart J. Nicholls 20 0 0 ”
7 Thames Harbour, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat R. May 26 0 0 ”
8 Thames and Miranda Fortnightly Boat W. Cato 12 0 0 ”

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.
1 Normanby and Opunake Twice weekly Horse Armed Constabu- lary Nil *
2 Hawera and New Plymouth... Thrice weekly Coach A. Young 500 0 0 31 Dec., 1880
3 Mokau and Pukearuhe Once weekly Horse J. Shore, agent for Wetere Takerei 30 0 0 *
4 New Plymouth, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat A.Boswelland Co. 200 0 0 *
5 New Plymouth and Okato Twice weekly Horse C. F. Crawford 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1879
6 New Plymouth, Chief Post Office, Land- ing-place, and Railway Station As required Foot Henry Bailey ... 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1880


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🚂 Publication of Inland Mail Services (Continuation) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 June 1879
Mail services, Contractors, Subsidies, Auckland, Thames, New Plymouth, Postal routes, Table
50 names identified
  • Nikora te Tahi, Contractor for service 64
  • W. Kelly, Contractor for service 66
  • J. Craig, Contractor for service 67
  • J. Craig, Contractor for service 68
  • H. Hawks, Contractor for service 69
  • J. Neville, Contractor for service 70
  • W. Grant, Contractor for service 71
  • J. Morgan, Contractor for service 72
  • J. Munro (junior), Contractor for service 73
  • W. Baker, Contractor for service 74
  • W. H. Prosser, Contractor for service 75
  • Joseph Williams, Contractor for service 76
  • B. Ormandy, Contractor for service 77
  • J. Garland, Contractor for service 78
  • J. Truman, Contractor for service 79
  • W. Dean, Contractor for service 80
  • R. J. Adamson, Contractor for service 81
  • T. Joyce, Contractor for service 82
  • Hemi Matengi, Contractor for service 83
  • Waipapa Mihaka, Contractor for service 84
  • J. Ward, Contractor for service 85
  • M. Macgregor, Contractor for service 86
  • F. Houlihan, Contractor for service 87
  • R. S. White, Contractor for service 88
  • P. McIntyre, Contractor for service 89
  • M. Wilkins, Contractor for service 90
  • C. G. Quick, Contractor for service 91
  • Hone Mete, Contractor for service 92
  • J. M. Spence, Contractor for service 93
  • W. Lamont, Contractor for service 94
  • W. Kelly, Contractor for service 95
  • H. M. Salmon, Contractor for service 96
  • J. MacFarlane, Contractor for service 97
  • C. B. Davis, Contractor for service 98
  • A. Angus, Contractor for service 99
  • James Dunbar, Contractor for service 100
  • Hirini, Contractor for service 102
  • Himioma, Contractor for service 102
  • John Angus, Contractor for service 103
  • E. Ensor, Contractor for Thames service 1
  • W. Deeble, Contractor for Thames service 2
  • J. Read, Contractor for Thames service 3
  • D. Murphy, Contractor for Thames service 4
  • J. Nicholls, Contractor for Thames service 6
  • R. May, Contractor for Thames service 7
  • W. Cato, Contractor for Thames service 8
  • J. Shore, Agent for service 3
  • Wetere Takerei, Principal for service 3
  • C. F. Crawford, Contractor for service 5
  • Henry Bailey, Contractor for service 6