New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 42

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✨ Mail Service Contracts Tables



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 42

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Napier and Taradale vid Meanee Daily Coach George Rymer... £ 55 s. 0 d. 31 Dec. 1882
2 Taradale and Puketapu Thrice weekly ... Coach George Rymer... 45 0 0 "
3 Puketapu and Erewhon Weekly Horse W. F. Stephens 110 0 0 "
4 Farndon and Clive Twice daily Foot J. R. Martin 17 0 0 "
5 Hastings and Havelock Twice daily ... Coach G. R. Grant 40 0 0 "
6 Hastings and Maraekakaho Twice weekly Horse Thomas Burgess 35 0 0 "
7 Maraekakaho and Kereru Twice weekly A. Harding 10 0 0 "
8 Te Aute and Railway Station Twice daily F. D. McDonell 10 0 0 "
9 Kaikora and Pourerere vid Patangata and Tamumu Twice weekly Horse E. Gray 89 0 0 "
10 Havelock and Mangakuri Weekly Horse W. Sutherland 59 0 0 "
11 Waipawa Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot J. H. Weaver 20 0 0 "
12 Waipawa and Hampden Twice weekly Horse Mohi Hatua 37 0 0 "
13 Waipawa and Ongaonga Twice weekly Horse T. Waldron 45 0 0 "
14 Takapau and Makeritu Twice weekly Horse N. Loye 30 0 0 "
15 Ongaonga and Blackburn Twice weekly .. Horse A. V. Harrison 20 0 0 "
16 Waipukurau and Porangahau Twice weekly Horse & coach E. L. Peters 200 0 0 "
17 Porangahau and Wainui Twice weekly "
18 Waipukurau Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Telegraph Line man
19 Napier Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach C. Maloney 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
20 Napier and Port Ahuriri (including seaborne mails) As required Mail-cart D. Cotton 135 0 0 "
21 Port Ahuriri and Vessels in Harbour As required Steam tender U.S.S. Co. 100 0 0 "
22 Napier and Wairoa Weekly Horse F. R. McRoberts 145 0 0 "
23 Wairoa and Mahia Fortnightly Horse David Tully 39 0 0 "
24 Norsewood and Ormondville Thrice weekly A. Levy 5 0 0 "
25 Napier and Petane Thrice weekly ... Coach W. Villers 20 0 0 "
26 Napier and Taupo Weekly Horse Evan Griffiths 275 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Gisborne Post Office and Vessels in Harbour As required Pilot-boat ... ...
2 Gisborne and Ormond Twice weekly Coach S. Climo £ 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
3 Gisborne and Tologa Bay Weekly } Horse A. Banks 200 0 0 "
4 Tologa Bay and Port Awanui Fortnightly

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WANGANUI.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Waitotara Post Office and Railway Station, and Ngaire Daily Coach Andrew Young 200 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 Hawera and Opunake Thrice weekly... Coach W. R. Prosser... 75 0 0 "
3 Bull's and Greatford Daily Coach W. Hayward 60 0 0 "
4 Wanganui and Makirikiri Twice weekly Coach M. T. Blackburn 15 0 0 "
5 Marton and Tutaenui Twice weekly Coach & horse Jointly with No. 10
6 Marton and Crofton Thrice weekly Coach & horse
7 Wanganui Post Office and Wharf As required Coach Thomas Hayes... 87 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
8 Wanganui Post Office and Railway Station As required Coach "
9 Wangaehu Post Office and Railway Station Thrice weekly Foot H. Hancock 10 0 0 "
10 Marton Post Office and Railway Station As required Horse & coach Andrew McIndoe 113 0 0 "
11 Wanganui and Brunswick Thrice weekly Horse D. H. Pattie 15 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Service. Frequency. How Performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Wellington Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharf As required Cart R. Taylor & Son 215 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
2 Wellington and Foxton Daily 4-horse coach James Macara... 1,385 0 0 †
3 Wellington and Karori Daily Horse and trap E.W.Woodhouse 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1882
4 Wellington and Ohariu Twice weekly Horse and trap T. Bassett 16 0 0 "
5 Palmerston North and Makatoka Thrice weekly 4-horse coach? (See No. 2) James Macara... 290 0 0 "
6 Masterton and Woodville Thrice weekly (See No. 2)
7 Masterton and Castlepoint Twice weekly A. Harford 107 10 0 ‡
8 Eketahuna and Alfredton Weekly Horse M. Neilson 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1881
9 Masterton and Bideford Weekly Horse A. Harford 45 0 0 "
10 Masterton and Brancepeth Weekly Horse Edward Noble... 22 10 0 31 Dec., 1882
11 Carterton and Gladstone Thrice weekly .... Horse and trap H. Harrison 70 0 0 "
12 Featherston and Wangaimoana Weekly Coach H. C. Dowman 65 0 0 "

† On the 1st April, 1881, arrangements were completed for a daily service between Wellington and Foxton, in connection
with services 5 and 6, at a total cost of £1,385 per annum, the contractor having the right to terminate the additional tri-weekly
service at the end of September, 1881.

‡ This service was first established as thrice-weekly jointly with 5 and 6, at an annual subsidy of £1,275, terminable 31st
December, 1882.



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🚂 Inland Mail Services Contracts for Napier, Gisborne, Wanganui, and Wellington Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail contracts, Postal services, Contractors, Subsidies, Napier, Gisborne, Wanganui, Wellington
43 names identified
  • George Rymer, Contractor for Napier and Taradale service
  • George Rymer, Contractor for Taradale and Puketapu service
  • W. F. Stephens, Contractor for Puketapu and Erewhon service
  • J. R. Martin, Contractor for Farndon and Clive service
  • G. R. Grant, Contractor for Hastings and Havelock service
  • Thomas Burgess, Contractor for Hastings and Maraekakaho service
  • A. Harding, Contractor for Maraekakaho and Kereru service
  • F. D. McDonell, Contractor for Te Aute and Railway Station service
  • E. Gray, Contractor for Kaikora and Pourerere service
  • W. Sutherland, Contractor for Havelock and Mangakuri service
  • J. H. Weaver, Contractor for Waipawa Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Mohi Hatua, Contractor for Waipawa and Hampden service
  • T. Waldron, Contractor for Waipawa and Ongaonga service
  • N. Loye, Contractor for Takapau and Makeritu service
  • A. V. Harrison, Contractor for Ongaonga and Blackburn service
  • E. L. Peters, Contractor for Waipukurau and Porangahau service
  • C. Maloney, Contractor for Napier Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. Cotton, Contractor for Napier and Port Ahuriri service
  • F. R. McRoberts, Contractor for Napier and Wairoa service
  • David Tully, Contractor for Wairoa and Mahia service
  • A. Levy, Contractor for Norsewood and Ormondville service
  • W. Villers, Contractor for Napier and Petane service
  • Evan Griffiths, Contractor for Napier and Taupo service
  • S. Climo, Contractor for Gisborne and Ormond service
  • A. Banks, Contractor for Gisborne and Tologa Bay service
  • Andrew Young, Contractor for Waitotara Post Office and Railway Station, and Ngaire service
  • W. R. Prosser, Contractor for Hawera and Opunake service
  • W. Hayward, Contractor for Bull's and Greatford service
  • M. T. Blackburn, Contractor for Wanganui and Makirikiri service
  • H. Hancock, Contractor for Wangaehu Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Andrew McIndoe, Contractor for Marton Post Office and Railway Station service
  • D. H. Pattie, Contractor for Wanganui and Brunswick service
  • R. Taylor, Contractor for Wellington Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharf service
  • James Macara, Contractor for Wellington and Foxton service
  • E. W. Woodhouse, Contractor for Wellington and Karori service
  • T. Bassett, Contractor for Wellington and Ohariu service
  • James Macara, Contractor for Palmerston North and Makatoka service
  • A. Harford, Contractor for Masterton and Castlepoint service
  • M. Neilson, Contractor for Eketahuna and Alfredton service
  • A. Harford, Contractor for Masterton and Bideford service
  • Edward Noble, Contractor for Masterton and Brancepeth service
  • H. Harrison, Contractor for Carterton and Gladstone service
  • H. C. Dowman, Contractor for Featherston and Wangaimoana service