New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 33

Page 681

✨ Inland Mail Services



May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 681

Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office, Wellington, 13th May, 1885.

THE following list of Inland Mail Services now being performed within the colony is published for general information.

By order.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

*Services not under bond and terminable at a month’s notice are indicated thus , and services performed by Postmasters thus †.**

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahipara, Te Kao, and Parenga Fortnightly Horse H. Henare £ s. d. 30 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
2 Alexandra and Harapipi Twice weekly Horse John H. Thompson 18 0 0 "
3 Alexandra and Kawhia Weekly Foot A. C. Force .. ..
4 Auckland and Devonport Twice daily Steamer John Lilewall 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
5 Auckland Chief Post Office and Railway Station As required Carts J. Craig 125 0 0 "
6 Auckland Chief Post Office and Wharves As required Carts J. Craig 125 0 0 "
7 Auckland, Clearing Receivers .. Horse and spring-van J. Craig 120 0 0 "
8 Auckland and Great Barrier Weekly Steamer Northern River Steamship Co. 200 0 0 "
9 Auckland and Waiheke Weekly Steamer Coromandel Steamship Co. .. ..
10 Auckland, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat W. Kerr 25 10 0 31 Dec., 1886
11 Auckland and Mount Roskill Daily Omnibus R. Paterson 7 0 0 "
12 Auckland, Northcote, Birkenhead, and Chelsea Daily Steamer .. .. †
13 Avondale, Titirangi, and Muddy Creek Weekly Horse T. S. Armstrong 22 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
14 Awhitu, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat J. Garland 15 0 0 "
15 Cambridge and Pukekura Daily Horse Amy Morris 15 0 0 "
16 Cambridge Post Office and Railway Station As required Omnibus W. K. Carter 20 0 0 "
17 Coromandel and Tiki Thrice weekly Horse C. McCormick 22 0 0 "
18 Coromandel, Driving Creek, and Tokatea Thrice weekly Horse E. Schroder 20 0 0 "
19 Devonport, Takapuna, Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, and Warkworth Thrice weekly 4-horse coach Thomas Butler 360 0 0 "
20 Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay Thrice weekly Coach R. S. White 52 0 0 "
21 Ellerslie Railway Station, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick Daily Horse T. McInness 55 0 0 "
22 Hamilton Railway Station and Post Office As required Coach F. Gandin 25 0 0 "
23 Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan Twice weekly ½ year coach, ½ year horse C. Sutton 200 0 0 "
24 Hautapu and Tamahere Railway Station and Post Office Daily Horse and buggy J. T. Camp 55 0 0 "
25 Helensville and Dargaville Twice weekly Steamer Northern River Steamship Co. 400 0 0 "
26 Helensville, Batley, Pahi, and Matakoe Weekly Steamer .. 20 0 0 "
27 Helensville and Kaukapakapa Thrice weekly Horse W. Stirling 20 0 0 "
28 Henderson’s Mill and Hobsonville Twice weekly Horse H. W. Stebbing 20 0 0 "
29 Henderson’s Mill, Railway Station, and Post Office Daily Foot H. W. Stebbing 12 0 0 "
30 Herd’s Point, Waima, and Taheke Weekly Horse Hohepa Katete 35 0 0 "
31 Herd’s Point, Whirinaki, and Omapere Weekly Horse W. Russell 45 0 0 "
32 Horeke, Kohukohu, and Herd’s Point Weekly Steamer A. Brown 75 0 0 "
33 Howick and Whitford Twice weekly Horse T. McInness 15 0 0 "
34 Kaitaia and Awanui Weekly Horse F. L. Spanhake 5 0 0 "
35 Kaiwaka and Mangawai Twice weekly Horse T. W. Webster 19 9 4 "
36 Kamo and Ruatangata Weekly Horse S. G. Smith 18 10 0 "
37 Kamo, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi, and Otonga Weekly Horse J. McKenzie 48 10 0 "
38 Kamo Railway Station and Post Office As required Foot J. Munro 10 0 0 "
39 Kaukapakapa and Komokoriki Weekly Horse J. Marmant 18 0 0 "
40 Kawakawa, Ohaeawai, Okaihou, and Horeke Weekly 4-horse coach J. W. Bindon 120 0 0 "
41 Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot J. Page 10 0 0 "
42 Kohuhohu and Rangiahua Weekly Boat George Ogle 20 0 0 "
43 Kumeo Flat and Waitemata Mills Daily Horse T. W. Deacon 39 0 0 "
44 Mangapai, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat and horse H. J. Harrison 10 0 0 "
45 Manurewa and Brookby Twice weekly Horse A. Tebbutt 15 0 0 "
46 Matakana, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat J. A. Anderson 20 0 0 "
47 Maungakaramea and Tangihua Weekly Horse C. Osborne 15 12 0 "
48 Mongonui, Landing and Shipping Mails As required Boat W. H. Prosser 6 0 0 "
49 Mongonui, Oruru, Peria, Victoria Valley, Kaitaia, and Ahipara Weekly Horse Hopa Toamia 49 15 0 "
50 Morrinsville and Te Aroha Daily Coach Bradley and Co. 60 0 0 On opening of Thames-Wai-kato Railway
51 Ngaroto and Paterangi Daily Horse R. W. Dickson 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1886
52 Ohaeawai and Kaikohe Weekly Horse G. F. Dickson 23 0 0 "
53 Ohaeawai and Waimate Weekly Horse Arena Nepia 12 0 0 "
54 Ohaupo and Pukerimu Thrice weekly Spring-cart J. T. Edwards 20 0 0 "
55 Ohaupo and Tuhikaramea Twice weekly Horse R. Drabble 15 0 0 "
56 Okoroiri and Lichfield Twice weekly Coach Giles Keeley 75 0 0 "
57 Okura Road to Lucas Creek and Dairy Flat Thrice weekly Horse Thomas Butler 35 0 0 "


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 May 1885
Mail Services, Inland, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors
54 names identified
  • H. Henare, Contractor for Ahipara, Te Kao, and Parenga
  • John H. Thompson, Contractor for Alexandra and Harapipi
  • A. C. Force, Contractor for Alexandra and Kawhia
  • John Lilewall, Contractor for Auckland and Devonport
  • J. Craig, Contractor for Auckland Chief Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Craig, Contractor for Auckland Chief Post Office and Wharves
  • J. Craig, Contractor for Auckland, Clearing Receivers
  • Northern River Steamship Co., Contractor for Auckland and Great Barrier
  • Coromandel Steamship Co., Contractor for Auckland and Waiheke
  • W. Kerr, Contractor for Auckland, Landing and Shipping Mails
  • R. Paterson, Contractor for Auckland and Mount Roskill
  • T. S. Armstrong, Contractor for Avondale, Titirangi, and Muddy Creek
  • J. Garland, Contractor for Awhitu, Landing and Shipping Mails
  • Amy Morris, Contractor for Cambridge and Pukekura
  • W. K. Carter, Contractor for Cambridge Post Office and Railway Station
  • C. McCormick, Contractor for Coromandel and Tiki
  • E. Schroder, Contractor for Coromandel, Driving Creek, and Tokatea
  • Thomas Butler, Contractor for Devonport, Takapuna, Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, and Warkworth
  • R. S. White, Contractor for Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay
  • T. McInness, Contractor for Ellerslie Railway Station, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick
  • F. Gandin, Contractor for Hamilton Railway Station and Post Office
  • C. Sutton, Contractor for Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan
  • J. T. Camp, Contractor for Hautapu and Tamahere Railway Station and Post Office
  • Northern River Steamship Co., Contractor for Helensville and Dargaville
  • W. Stirling, Contractor for Helensville, Batley, Pahi, and Matakoe
  • H. W. Stebbing, Contractor for Henderson’s Mill and Hobsonville
  • H. W. Stebbing, Contractor for Henderson’s Mill, Railway Station, and Post Office
  • Hohepa Katete, Contractor for Herd’s Point, Waima, and Taheke
  • W. Russell, Contractor for Herd’s Point, Whirinaki, and Omapere
  • A. Brown, Contractor for Horeke, Kohukohu, and Herd’s Point
  • T. McInness, Contractor for Howick and Whitford
  • F. L. Spanhake, Contractor for Kaitaia and Awanui
  • T. W. Webster, Contractor for Kaiwaka and Mangawai
  • S. G. Smith, Contractor for Kamo and Ruatangata
  • J. McKenzie, Contractor for Kamo, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi, and Otonga
  • J. Munro, Contractor for Kamo Railway Station and Post Office
  • J. Marmant, Contractor for Kaukapakapa and Komokoriki
  • J. W. Bindon, Contractor for Kawakawa, Ohaeawai, Okaihou, and Horeke
  • J. Page, Contractor for Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office
  • George Ogle, Contractor for Kohuhohu and Rangiahua
  • T. W. Deacon, Contractor for Kumeo Flat and Waitemata Mills
  • H. J. Harrison, Contractor for Mangapai, Landing and Shipping Mails
  • A. Tebbutt, Contractor for Manurewa and Brookby
  • J. A. Anderson, Contractor for Matakana, Landing and Shipping Mails
  • C. Osborne, Contractor for Maungakaramea and Tangihua
  • W. H. Prosser, Contractor for Mongonui, Landing and Shipping Mails
  • Hopa Toamia, Contractor for Mongonui, Oruru, Peria, Victoria Valley, Kaitaia, and Ahipara
  • R. W. Dickson, Contractor for Ngaroto and Paterangi
  • G. F. Dickson, Contractor for Ohaeawai and Kaikohe
  • Arena Nepia, Contractor for Ohaeawai and Waimate
  • J. T. Edwards, Contractor for Ohaupo and Pukerimu
  • R. Drabble, Contractor for Ohaupo and Tuhikaramea
  • Giles Keeley, Contractor for Okoroiri and Lichfield
  • Thomas Butler, Contractor for Okura Road to Lucas Creek and Dairy Flat

  • W. Gray, Secretary