New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 9

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✨ Inland Mail Services



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 233

Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office, Wellington, 9th February, 1887.

The following list of Inland Mail Services now being performed within the colony is published for general information.
By order.
THOS. ROSE,
(For 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, Ohora, Te Kao, and Parenga .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. Tamaho Kamiti,.. £ s. d. 31 Dec., 1888
2 Alexandra and Kawhia .. Weekly .. (Mails carried by Constabulary) .. 30 0 0 ..
3 Alexandra, Te Rore, and Harapipi .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. F. Bolton .. 10 10 0 ..
4 Auckland and Arch Hill .. Daily .. Omnibus .. Henry Sparkes .. 8 0 0 ..
5 Auckland and Devonport .. Twice daily .. Steamer .. J. Lillewall .. 40 0 0 †
6 Auckland and Great Barrier Island .. Weekly .. Steamer .. A. McGregor .. 150 0 0 31 Dec., 1887
7 Auckland and Greenhithe .. .. .. Not under contract .. ..
8 Auckland and Mount Roskill .. Daily .. Omnibus .. Paterson and Co. 7 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
9 Auckland Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves As required .. Spring-van .. Paterson and Co. 198 0 0 ..
10 Auckland, Clearing Receivers .. Twice daily .. Spring-van .. Morpeth Brothers 113 0 0 ..
11 Auckland, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Boat .. H. Hawkes .. 24 0 0 ..
12 Auckland, Northcote, Birkenhead, and Chelsea .. Steamer .. Not under contract .. ..
13 Avondale, Titirangi, Brooklyn, and Huia Weekly .. Horse .. L. J. Armstrong.. 28 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
14 Awhitu, Landing and Shipping Mails .. As required .. Foot .. J. Garland .. 15 0 0 †
15 Cambridge and Pukekura .. Daily .. Horse .. Maria Cudworth 15 0 0 †
16 Cambridge Railway Station and Post Office Twice daily .. Coach .. W. K. Carter .. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
17 Coromandel, Driving Creek, and Tokatea Thrice weekly.. Horse .. E. Schroeder .. 18 0 0 †
18 Dargaville and Te Kopuru .. Daily .. Coach .. A. Rayner .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1887
19 Devonport, Takapuna, Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, Puhoi, and Warkworth Thrice weekly.. Coach .. T. Butler .. 480 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
20 Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. R. S. White .. 52 0 0 ..
21 Ellerslie Railway Station, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick Daily .. Horse .. H. E. Ockenden 53 0 0 ..
22 Hamilton and Kirikiriroa .. Twice daily .. Omnibus .. J. Calderwood .. 5 0 0 ..
23 Hamilton Railway Station and Post Office As required .. Omnibus .. J. Calderwood .. 10 0 0 ..
24 Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan Twice weekly .. Coach and pack-horse C. Sutton .. 150 0 0 †
25 Helensville and Babylon .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. J. Harris .. 13 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
26 Helensville and Dargaville .. Thrice weekly.. Steamer .. W. Lodder .. .. ..
27 Helensville, Batley, Point Curtis, Pahi, and Matakoho Weekly .. Steamer .. W. Lodder .. 450 0 0 ..
28 Helensville and Kaukapakaka .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. W. Stirling .. 27 10 0 ..
29 Henderson's Mill, Railway Station, and Post Office Daily .. Foot .. H. W. Stebbing.. 12 0 0 ..
30 Herd's Point (Rawene), Waima, and Taheke Weekly .. Horse .. Rereniki Wharerau 28 0 0 ..
31 Herd's Point (Rawene), Whirinaki, and Omapere Weekly .. Horse .. J. H. Moetara .. 38 0 0 ..
32 Horeke, Kohukohu, and Herd's Point (Rawene) Weekly .. Steam-launch J. W. Waller .. 75 0 0 ..
33 Howick and Whitford .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. H. E. Ockenden 12 0 0 ..
34 Kaitaia and Awanui .. Weekly .. Horse .. W. L. Matthews 11 19 0 ..
35 Kaiwaka and Mangawai .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. T. W. Webster .. 19 9 4 ..
36 Kamo and Ruatangata .. Weekly .. Horse .. P. M. Steele .. 16 0 0 ..
37 Kamo, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi, and Otonga Weekly .. Horse .. G. L. S. Kerr .. 37 10 0 ..
38 Kamo Railway Station and Post Office.. As required .. Horse .. J. Munro .. 10 0 0 ..
39 Kaukapakapa, Makarau, and Komokoriki Weekly .. Horse .. H. Woodcock .. 17 10 0 ..
40 Kawakawa, Ohaeawai, Okaihau, Utakura, and Horeke Weekly .. Four-horse coach H. Parker .. 140 0 0 ..
41 Kihikihi, Otorohanga, Te Kuiti, Poroate- rao, and Taumaranui Thrice monthly Horse .. H. T. Hetet .. 125 0 0 ..
42 Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office Daily .. Foot .. A. W. Page .. 8 0 0 †
43 Komokoriki and Glorit .. Weekly .. Foot .. J. Gardner .. 5 0 0 †
44 Kumeo Flat and Waitemata Mills .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. T. W. Deacon .. 20 0 0 †
45 Mangapai, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Horse .. W. J. Harrison .. 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
46 Manurewa and Brooklyn .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. A. Tebbutt .. 16 0 0 †
47 Matakana, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Boat .. J. Anderson .. 18 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
48 Matakoho, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Boat .. R. C. Smith .. 7 16 0 †
49 Maungakaramea and Tangihua .. Weekly .. Horse .. C. J. Osborne .. 16 8 0 31 Dec., 1888
50 Maungaturoto and Waipu .. Weekly .. Horse .. S. Taylor .. 17 0 0 ..
51 Mongonui, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Boat .. W. H. Prosser .. 6 0 0 ..
52 Mongonui, Oruru, Peria, Victoria Valley, Kaitaia, and Ahipara Weekly .. Horse .. L. Braham .. 50 0 0 ..
53 Mount Albert Railway Station and Post Office Daily .. Foot .. S. Stephenson .. 6 0 0 †
54 Ngaroto and Paterangi .. Daily .. Horse .. R. Burke .. 38 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
55 Ohaeawai and Kaikohe .. Weekly .. Horse .. H. Dickeson .. 19 0 0 ..
56 Ohaeawai and Waimate .. Weekly .. Horse .. Arena Napia .. 20 0 0 ..
57 Ohaupo and Pukerimu .. Thrice weekly.. Horse .. J. T. Edwards .. 20 0 0 ..
58 Ohaupo and Tuhikaramea .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. W. Reed .. 17 10 0 ..
59 Okaihau, Rangiahua, and Maungamuka Weekly .. Horse .. J. J. McDonald.. 45 0 0 ..


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9 February 1887
Mail, Services, Contracts, Subsidy, Frequency, Contractors, Auckland
  • THOS. ROSE, (For Secretary)