New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 9

Page 241

✨ Postal Service Contracts, Postmaster Appointments, Post Office Openings



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 241

POSTAL DISTRICT OF INVERCARGILL—continued.

Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
22 Rees Gorge and Glenorchy .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. J. McDougall .. £ s. d. 31 Dec., 1888
23 Riversdale and Waikaka .. .. Daily .. Coach .. G. Hunt .. 20 0 0 "
24 Riverton and Groper's Bush .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. J. Steel .. 70 0 0 "
25 Riverton Post Office and Railway Station As required .. Foot or trap .. R. Robertson .. 20 0 0 "
26 South Hillend and Heddon Bush .. Twice weekly .. Horse .. F. Saunders .. 30 0 0 "
27 Thornbury and Heddon Bush via Isla Bank and Drummond .. .. Twice weekly .. Horse or coach .. H. N. Stewart .. 14 0 0 "
28 Winton and Hokonui .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. J. Nisbet .. 40 0 0 "
29 Woodlands and Dacre .. .. Weekly .. Trap .. S. B. Scammell .. 19 0 0 "
30 Wyndham and Fortrose .. .. Thrice weekly.. Coach .. Richardson and Horne .. 12 0 0 "
31 Wyndham and Mimiuhau .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. E. Wild .. 35 0 0 "
32 Wyndham and Mokoreta .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Richardson and Horne .. 10 0 0 "
20 10 0 "

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st February, 1887.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal-Telegraph Service of the colony.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name. To be Postmaster at Postal District. Date.
Perry, A. C. .. .. .. .. Brunswick .. Wanganui .. 1 Jan., 1887.
Eyes, Amos .. .. .. .. Frankton Junction .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Gardner, J. .. .. .. .. Glorit .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Cullen, P. .. .. .. .. Guntown .. Auckland .. 1 Feb., "
Hirst, T. H. .. .. .. .. Hukerenui .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Pankier, F. .. .. .. .. Makaraka .. Gisborne .. 1 Jan., "
Macfarlane, E. .. .. .. .. Makaretu .. Napier .. 1 Jan., "
Scullion, P. .. .. .. .. Meanee .. Napier .. 1 Jan., "
Bews, D. .. .. .. .. Mokoreta .. Invercargill .. 1 Jan., "
Harvey, C. .. .. .. .. Mount Roskill .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Pope, F. .. .. .. .. Okoroire .. Auckland .. 12 Jan., "
Robinson, J. .. .. .. .. Pigeon Bay .. Christchurch .. 25 Jan., "
Pulleng, S. .. .. .. .. Point Curtis .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Mitchieson, J. .. .. .. .. Rae's Junction .. Dunedin .. 1 Jan., "
Williamson, J. .. .. .. .. Saddle Hill .. Dunedin .. 1 Jan., "
Tuck, J. .. .. .. .. Taumutu .. Christchurch .. 1 Jan., "
Macmillan, A. .. .. .. .. Te Arai Bridge .. Gisborne .. 1 Jan., "
Dugend, E. .. .. .. .. Tokatea .. Auckland .. 1 Jan., "
Robinson, J. .. .. .. .. Upper Moutere .. Nelson .. 1 Jan., "

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st February, 1887.

THE following names of additional post offices which have been opened in the colony are published for general information.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name of Office. Postal District. Circulating Office.
Glorit .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. Auckland.
Guntown .. .. .. Auckland .. .. Auckland.
Hukerenui .. .. .. Auckland .. .. Auckland.
Taumutu .. .. .. Christchurch .. Christchurch.


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🚂 Postal Service Contracts - Invercargill District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Postal, Contracts, Invercargill, Subsidy, Contractors, Rees Gorge, Glenorchy, Riversdale, Waikaka, Riverton, Groper's Bush, South Hillend, Heddon Bush, Thornbury, Isla Bank, Drummond, Winton, Hokonui, Woodlands, Dacre, Wyndham, Fortrose, Mimiuhau, Mokoreta
11 names identified
  • J. McDougall, Contractor for Rees Gorge and Glenorchy
  • G. Hunt, Contractor for Riversdale and Waikaka
  • J. Steel, Contractor for Riverton and Groper's Bush
  • R. Robertson, Contractor for Riverton Post Office and Railway Station
  • F. Saunders, Contractor for South Hillend and Heddon Bush
  • H. N. Stewart, Contractor for Thornbury and Heddon Bush via Isla Bank and Drummond
  • J. Nisbet, Contractor for Winton and Hokonui
  • S. B. Scammell, Contractor for Woodlands and Dacre
  • Richardson, Contractor for Wyndham and Fortrose, Wyndham and Mokoreta
  • Horne, Contractor for Wyndham and Fortrose, Wyndham and Mokoreta
  • E. Wild, Contractor for Wyndham and Mimiuhau

🚂 Postmasters Appointed

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 February 1887
Appointments, Postmasters, Brunswick, Frankton Junction, Glorit, Guntown, Hukerenui, Makaraka, Makaretu, Meanee, Mokoreta, Mount Roskill, Okoroire, Pigeon Bay, Point Curtis, Rae's Junction, Saddle Hill, Taumutu, Te Arai Bridge, Tokatea, Upper Moutere
19 names identified
  • A. C. Perry, Appointed Postmaster at Brunswick
  • Amos Eyes, Appointed Postmaster at Frankton Junction
  • J. Gardner, Appointed Postmaster at Glorit
  • P. Cullen, Appointed Postmaster at Guntown
  • T. H. Hirst, Appointed Postmaster at Hukerenui
  • F. Pankier, Appointed Postmaster at Makaraka
  • E. Macfarlane, Appointed Postmaster at Makaretu
  • P. Scullion, Appointed Postmaster at Meanee
  • D. Bews, Appointed Postmaster at Mokoreta
  • C. Harvey, Appointed Postmaster at Mount Roskill
  • F. Pope, Appointed Postmaster at Okoroire
  • J. Robinson, Appointed Postmaster at Pigeon Bay
  • S. Pulleng, Appointed Postmaster at Point Curtis
  • J. Mitchieson, Appointed Postmaster at Rae's Junction
  • J. Williamson, Appointed Postmaster at Saddle Hill
  • J. Tuck, Appointed Postmaster at Taumutu
  • A. Macmillan, Appointed Postmaster at Te Arai Bridge
  • E. Dugend, Appointed Postmaster at Tokatea
  • J. Robinson, Appointed Postmaster at Upper Moutere

  • Julius Vogel, Postmaster-General

🚂 Post Offices Opened

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 February 1887
Post Offices, Openings, Glorit, Guntown, Hukerenui, Taumutu
  • Julius Vogel, Postmaster-General