New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 9

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✨ Postal Service Contracts



FEB. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 235

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES—continued.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
8 Rotorua and Lake Tarawera .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Natives .. £ s. d. Free. ..
9 Rotorua and Rotoiti .. .. Once weekly .. Horse .. A. K. Hutuha .. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
10 Tauru and Tapu .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. C. Brown .. 21 0 0 "
11 Tauranga, Landing and Shipping Mails .. As required .. Boat and cart G. L. Musgrave .. 18 6 0 "
12 Tauranga and Rotorua via Oropi .. Twice weekly .. 4-horse coach G. Crosby .. 198 0 0 "
13 Tauranga and Te Puke .. .. Twice weekly .. 2-horse coach G. Crosby .. 75 0 0 "
14 Te Aroha and Waiorongomai .. .. Daily .. 2-horse coach E. Gallagher .. 35 0 0 "
15 Te Aroha Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily .. Cart .. E. Gallagher .. 20 0 0 "
16 Te Puke and Maketu .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. Puta te Tamaira-ngi 18 4 0 "
17 Te Puke and Opotiki .. .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. H. P. Edwards .. 330 0 0 "
18 Thames Chief Post Office and Wharves .. As required .. Express .. F. Power .. 26 0 0 "
19 Thames and Miranda .. .. Fortnightly .. Boat .. T. E. Smith .. 25 0 0 "
20 Thames and Paeroa .. .. Daily .. 4-horse coach T. Bradley and Co. 150 0 0 "
21 Thames and Tairua .. .. Daily .. Horse .. C. Brown .. 19 0 0 "
22 Waiorongomai and Shaftesbury .. Twice weekly .. 2-horse coach E. Gallagher .. 35 0 0 "
23 Whakatane and Te Teke .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Himiona .. 10 0 0 *
24 Thames, Landing and Shipping Mails .. As required .. .. F. Arns .. 10 0 0 *

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Chief Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Cart .. A. Ross .. 45 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
2 Lepperton Post Office and Railway Station Twice weekly .. Horse .. J. T. Campbell .. .. *†
3 New Plymouth and Opunake .. .. Thrice weekly .. Coach .. T. Robinson .. 100 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
4 New Plymouth, Landing and Shipping Mails As required .. Boat .. Harbour Board .. 80 0 0 *
5 Pukearuhe and Mokau .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Wetera Takerei .. 30 0 0 *
6 Sentry Hill and Huirangi .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. John Andrews .. 8 0 0 *†
7 Waitara to Urenui and Pukearuhe .. Weekly to Pukearuhe Twice weekly to Urenui Horse .. C. N. Rowe .. 40 0 0 (Terminable at one week's notice)
8 Waitara Post Office, Wharves, and Beach As required .. Cart .. I. Johnson .. 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1888

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Gisborne and Combermere .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. S. C. Caulton .. 12 0 0 †
2 Gisborne and Ormond .. .. Daily .. Coach .. E. Whitlock .. 15 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
3 Gisborne and Patutahi .. .. Thrice weekly .. Spring-trap .. J. Dixon .. 20 0 0 "
4 Gisborne and Port Awanui via Tologa Bay and Coast Weekly .. Horse .. E. Walker .. 230 0 0 "
5 Gisborne and Wairoa via Tiniroto .. Weekly .. Horse .. K. K. Nelson .. 125 0 0 "
6 Gisborne and Whatatutu via Puhatikotiko Weekly .. Coach .. A. Skillcorn .. 18 0 0 "
7 Gisborne Post Office and Wharf .. As required .. Coach .. S. M. Wilson .. 25 0 0 "
8 Gisborne Wharf and Vessels in Harbour .. As required .. Steam-launch Union S.S. Co. .. 50 0 0 *
9 Port Awanui and Hicks Bay .. .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. E. H. Henderson .. 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1888

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Danevirke Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily .. Foot .. A. E. Clausen .. 20 0 0 Terminable at one month's notice
2 Farndon and Clive .. .. .. Twice daily .. Foot .. A. Walker .. 25 0 0 †
3 Hastings South and Havelock North .. Twice daily .. Coach .. James Cooper .. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
4 Hastings South and Mangakuri via Waimarama Weekly .. Horse .. J. G. Sutherland .. 75 0 0 "
5 Hastings South and Maraekakaho .. Twice weekly .. Coach .. Elizabeth Lyons .. 20 0 0 "
6 Kaikora North and Pourerere via Patangata and Tamumu Twice weekly .. Horse .. J. Westmoreland .. 80 0 0 "
7 Maraekakaho and Kereru .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. Elizabeth Lyons .. 30 0 0 "
8 Moawhanga and Karioi .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. .. 25 0 0 Paid for by Public Works Department
9 Napier and Fernhill via Taradale .. Daily .. Coach .. George Rymer .. 32 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
10 Napier and Moawhanga via Kuripapanga Weekly .. Coach .. William Jones .. 95 0 0 "
11 Napier and Petane .. .. Daily .. Coach .. W. Villers .. 25 0 0 "
12 Napier and Port Ahuriri .. .. As required .. Coach .. Daniel Cotton .. 124 19 0 "
13 Napier and Puketapu .. .. Daily .. Coach .. George Rymer .. 25 0 0 "
14 Napier and Taradale via Meanee .. Daily .. Coach .. George Rymer .. 55 0 0 "
15 Napier and Taupo .. .. Weekly .. 4-horse coach Crowther and McCauley 200 0 0 "
16 Napier and Wairoa .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. W. McKinlay .. 145 0 0 "
17 Napier Post Office and Railway Station .. As required .. Coach .. Elizabeth Griffiths 70 0 0 "
18 Ongaonga and Makaretu via Blackburn .. Thrice weekly .. Horse .. L. Larsen .. 28 10 0 "
19 Ormondville and Norsewood .. .. Daily .. Express-wagon A. De Lamba .. 24 0 0 "
20 Port Ahuriri and Vessels in Harbour .. As required .. Steam-launch Union S.S. Co. .. 100 0 0 "
21 Puketapu and Rissington .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. W. Williams .. 25 0 0 †
22 Takapau and Ashley-Clinton .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. George Durham .. 24 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
23 Taupo and Rotorua .. .. Weekly .. Coach .. Crowther and McCauley 80 0 0 "
24 Taupo and Tokaanu .. .. .. Fortnightly .. Horse .. J. Gallagher .. 26 0 0 31 Dec., 1887
25 Waipawa and Ongaonga .. .. Thrice weekly .. Coach .. J. McGreevy .. 49 0 0 31 Dec., 1888
26 Waipawa and Tikokino .. .. Thrice weekly .. Horse .. Moi ti Hatua .. 38 0 0 "
27 Waipawa Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Express .. M. Moroney .. 35 0 0 "


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services - Thames Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 February 1887
Mail, Services, Contracts, Subsidy, Frequency, Contractors, Thames
16 names identified
  • A. K. Hutuha, Contractor for Rotorua and Rotoiti service
  • C. Brown, Contractor for Tauru and Tapu service
  • G. L. Musgrave, Contractor for Tauranga, Landing and Shipping Mails service
  • G. Crosby, Contractor for Tauranga and Rotorua via Oropi service
  • G. Crosby, Contractor for Tauranga and Te Puke service
  • E. Gallagher, Contractor for Te Aroha and Waiorongomai service
  • E. Gallagher, Contractor for Te Aroha Post Office and Railway Station service
  • Puta te Tamaira-ngi, Contractor for Te Puke and Maketu service
  • H. P. Edwards, Contractor for Te Puke and Opotiki service
  • F. Power, Contractor for Thames Chief Post Office and Wharves service
  • T. E. Smith, Contractor for Thames and Miranda service
  • T. Bradley (and Co.), Contractor for Thames and Paeroa service
  • C. Brown, Contractor for Thames and Tairua service
  • E. Gallagher, Contractor for Waiorongomai and Shaftesbury service
  • Himiona, Contractor for Whakatane and Te Teke service
  • F. Arns, Contractor for Thames, Landing and Shipping Mails service

🚂 List of Inland Mail Services - New Plymouth Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 February 1887
Mail, Services, Contracts, Subsidy, Frequency, Contractors, New Plymouth
7 names identified
  • A. Ross, Contractor for Chief Post Office and Railway Station service
  • J. T. Campbell, Contractor for Lepperton Post Office and Railway Station service
  • T. Robinson, Contractor for New Plymouth and Opunake service
  • Wetera Takerei, Contractor for Pukearuhe and Mokau service
  • John Andrews, Contractor for Sentry Hill and Huirangi service
  • C. N. Rowe, Contractor for Waitara to Urenui and Pukearuhe service
  • I. Johnson, Contractor for Waitara Post Office, Wharves, and Beach service

🚂 List of Inland Mail Services - Gisborne Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 February 1887
Mail, Services, Contracts, Subsidy, Frequency, Contractors, Gisborne
9 names identified
  • S. C. Caulton, Contractor for Gisborne and Combermere service
  • E. Whitlock, Contractor for Gisborne and Ormond service
  • J. Dixon, Contractor for Gisborne and Patutahi service
  • E. Walker, Contractor for Gisborne and Port Awanui via Tologa Bay and Coast service
  • K. K. Nelson, Contractor for Gisborne and Wairoa via Tiniroto service
  • A. Skillcorn, Contractor for Gisborne and Whatatutu via Puhatikotiko service
  • S. M. Wilson, Contractor for Gisborne Post Office and Wharf service
  • Union S.S. Co., Contractor for Gisborne Wharf and Vessels in Harbour service
  • E. H. Henderson, Contractor for Port Awanui and Hicks Bay service

🚂 List of Inland Mail Services - Napier Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 February 1887
Mail, Services, Contracts, Subsidy, Frequency, Contractors, Napier
26 names identified
  • A. E. Clausen, Contractor for Danevirke Post Office and Railway Station service
  • A. Walker, Contractor for Farndon and Clive service
  • James Cooper, Contractor for Hastings South and Havelock North service
  • J. G. Sutherland, Contractor for Hastings South and Mangakuri via Waimarama service
  • Elizabeth Lyons, Contractor for Hastings South and Maraekakaho service
  • J. Westmoreland, Contractor for Kaikora North and Pourerere via Patangata and Tamumu service
  • Elizabeth Lyons, Contractor for Maraekakaho and Kereru service
  • George Rymer, Contractor for Napier and Fernhill via Taradale service
  • William Jones, Contractor for Napier and Moawhanga via Kuripapanga service
  • W. Villers, Contractor for Napier and Petane service
  • Daniel Cotton, Contractor for Napier and Port Ahuriri service
  • George Rymer, Contractor for Napier and Puketapu service
  • George Rymer, Contractor for Napier and Taradale via Meanee service
  • Crowther and McCauley, Contractor for Napier and Taupo service
  • W. McKinlay, Contractor for Napier and Wairoa service
  • Elizabeth Griffiths, Contractor for Napier Post Office and Railway Station service
  • L. Larsen, Contractor for Ongaonga and Makaretu via Blackburn service
  • A. De Lamba, Contractor for Ormondville and Norsewood service
  • Union S.S. Co., Contractor for Port Ahuriri and Vessels in Harbour service
  • W. Williams, Contractor for Puketapu and Rissington service
  • George Durham, Contractor for Takapau and Ashley-Clinton service
  • Crowther and McCauley, Contractor for Taupo and Rotorua service
  • J. Gallagher, Contractor for Taupo and Tokaanu service
  • J. McGreevy, Contractor for Waipawa and Ongaonga service
  • Moi ti Hatua, Contractor for Waipawa and Tikokino service
  • M. Moroney, Contractor for Waipawa Post Office and Railway Station service