Inland Mail Services




Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 317

Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office, Wellington, 9th March, 1893.

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.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Ahipara and Herekino Weekly Horse T. J. Ryan £ 7 10 0 31 Dec., 1894.
2 Ahipara and Parenga Fortnightly Horse Pene Arano 29 15 0 "
3 Alexandra and Harapipi Twice weekly Horse J. H. Thompson 10 0 0 "
4 Aponga and Mangakahia Weekly Horse J. Hunter 15 0 0 "
5 Auckland and Arch Hill Daily Coach Paterson and Co. 7 0 0 "
6 Auckland and Devonport Thrice daily Messenger G. G. Blandford.. 60 0 0 "
7 Auckland and Great Barrier Weekly Steamer Northern S.S. Co. (Limited) 250 0 0 "
8 Auckland and Mount Eden Daily Coach Paterson and Co. 7 0 0 "
9 Auckland and Mount Roskill Daily Coach Paterson and Co. 7 0 0 "
10 Auckland, Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and Wharves As required Wagon Paterson and Co. 200 0 0 "
11 Auckland, clearing Receivers Twice daily Spring-cart J. J. Craig 119 0 0 "
12 Auckland Landing Service As required Steamer Devonport S.F. Co. (Limited) 12 0 0 "
13 Auckland and Western Springs Daily Coach Paterson and Co. 10 0 0 "
14 Auckland and St. Heliers Daily ’Bus A. J. Guy 26 0 0 "
15 Avondale and Brooklyn Weekly Horse L. J. Armstrong.. 13 10 0 "
16 Awhitu Landing Service Thrice weekly Steamer J. Garland 19 0 0 "
17 Awhitu and Awhitu Central Thrice weekly Horse W. R. Hill 46 0 0 "
18 Birkenhead and Dairy Flat Thrice weekly Horse R. S. White 5 0 0 "
19 Bombay and Paparata Weekly Coach & trap L. J. Armstrong.. 13 10 0 "
20 Brooklyn and Huia Weekly Horse T. H. Brown 20 0 0 "
21 Cambridge Railway Station and Post Office As required Spring-trap R. B. Waterton.. 9 0 0 "
22 Clevedon and Maraetai Weekly Horse Sarah Darling 22 0 0 "
23 Coromandel and Cabbage Bay Weekly Horse Sarah Darling 19 19 0 "
24 Coromandel and Whangapoua Weekly Horse E. F. J. Dugend.. 18 0 0 "
25 Coromandel and Tokatea Thrice weekly Horse R. H. Davies 20 0 0 "
26 Devonport and Takapuna Thrice weekly Coach T. Butler 448 0 0 "
27 Devonport and Warkworth Thrice weekly Coach R. S. White 55 0 0 "
28 Drury and Bombay Daily Coach T. and J. Crawford 65 0 0 "
29 Ellerslie and Howick Daily Coach J. B. Wright 20 0 0 "
30 Fairburn’s and Takahue Weekly Horse L. Sutton 10 0 0 "
31 Frankton Junction and Kirikiroa Twice daily Coach Railway Depart’nt 30 0 0 "
32 Frankton Junction and Te Awamutu Weekly Velocipede L. Sutton 24 19 0 "
33 Hamilton and Cambridge Thrice weekly Coach C. E. Sutton 95 0 0 "
34 Hamilton and Raglan Twice weekly Coach and pack-horse Hirini Tamihana (Northern Union) Steamboat Co. (Limited) 10 0 0 "
35 Helena Bay and Wangaruru Weekly Horse P. Jackson 13 0 0 "
36 Helensville and Dargaville Twice weekly Steamer S. La Trobe 12 0 0 "
37 Helensville and Matakoe Weekly Hohepa Tawhai.. 20 0 0 "
38 Helensville and Parkhurst Twice weekly Horse J. Maxwell 107 10 0 "
39 Henderson Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot W. G. Finnegan.. 25 0 0 "
40 Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Taheke Weekly Horse D. H. Kerr 20 0 0 "
41 Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Omarere Weekly Boat D. H. Kerr 15 10 0 "
42 Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Broadwood Weekly Boat & horse C. B. Mawhinney 19 19 0 "
43 Hikurangi and Puhipuhi Weekly Horse J. Maxwell 65 0 0 "
44 Hikurangi and Opuawhanga Weekly Boat J. O’Halloran 12 0 0 "
45 Hikurangi and Whananaki Weekly Horse W. L. Matthews 9 17 6 "
46 Horeke and Rawene Weekly Boat J. Bowmar 18 0 0 "
47 Howick and Whitford Twice weekly Horse N. G. McKay 125 0 0 "
48 Kaitaia and Awanui Weekly Horse T. D. Ormandy 14 0 0 "
49 Kaiwaka and Mangawai Weekly Horse N. G. McKay 25 0 0 "
50 Kamo and Kawakawa Weekly Coach and pack-horse F. Dye.. 7 16 0 "
51 Kamo and Aponga Weekly Horse C. F. Gardner 30 0 0 "
52 Kamo and Hikurangi Weekly Coach H. Bindon 130 0 0 "
53 Kaukapakapa Railway Station and Post Office As required Foot A. W. Page 8 0 0 "
54 Kaukapakapa and Glorit Weekly Horse E. F. J. Dugend 15 0 0 "
55 Kawakawa and Horeke Weekly Coach T. W. Deacon 20 0 0 "
56 Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot A. S. Graham 62 10 0 "
57 Kuaotunu and Upper Kuaotunu Twice weekly Horse P. Solon 8 19 9 "
58 Kumeo Flat and Waitemata Mills Thrice weekly Horse W. J. Harrison 10 0 0 "
59 Lichfield and Taupo Weekly Coach A. Tebbutt 17 0 0 "
60 Mangapai and Waikiekie Weekly Horse J. D. McKay 18 0 0 "
61 Mangapai Landing Service As required Horse W. Smith 10 0 0 "
62 Manurewa and Brooklyn Twice weekly Horse J. G. Miller 15 0 0 "
63 Marsden Point and Waipu Twice weekly Coach W. H. Kirk 12 10 0 "
64 Matakoe Landing Service As required Car E. M. Masters 93 10 0 "
65 Maungakaramea and Tangihua Weekly Horse
66 Maungaturoto and Waipu Weekly Horse
67 Mongonui and Ahipara Weekly Express and horse


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1893
Mail Services, Postal District, Auckland, Contracts, Subsidies
44 names identified
  • T. J. Ryan, Contractor for Ahipara and Herekino
  • Pene Arano, Contractor for Ahipara and Parenga
  • J. H. Thompson, Contractor for Alexandra and Harapipi
  • J. Hunter, Contractor for Aponga and Mangakahia
  • G. G. Blandford, Contractor for Auckland and Devonport
  • J. J. Craig, Contractor for Auckland, clearing Receivers
  • A. J. Guy, Contractor for Auckland and St. Heliers
  • L. J. Armstrong, Contractor for Avondale and Brooklyn, Bombay and Paparata
  • T. H. Brown, Contractor for Brooklyn and Huia
  • R. B. Waterton, Contractor for Cambridge Railway Station and Post Office
  • Sarah Darling, Contractor for Clevedon and Maraetai, Coromandel and Cabbage Bay
  • E. F. J. Dugend, Contractor for Coromandel and Whangapoua, Kaukapakapa and Glorit
  • R. H. Davies, Contractor for Coromandel and Tokatea
  • T. Butler, Contractor for Devonport and Takapuna
  • R. S. White, Contractor for Birkenhead and Dairy Flat, Devonport and Warkworth
  • T. and J. Crawford, Contractor for Drury and Bombay
  • J. B. Wright, Contractor for Ellerslie and Howick
  • L. Sutton, Contractor for Fairburn’s and Takahue, Frankton Junction and Te Awamutu
  • C. E. Sutton, Contractor for Hamilton and Cambridge
  • Hirini Tamihana, Contractor for Hamilton and Raglan (Northern Union Steamboat Co. Limited)
  • P. Jackson, Contractor for Helena Bay and Wangaruru
  • S. La Trobe, Contractor for Helensville and Dargaville
  • Hohepa Tawhai, Contractor for Helensville and Matakoe
  • J. Maxwell, Contractor for Helensville and Parkhurst, Hikurangi and Puhipuhi
  • W. G. Finnegan, Contractor for Henderson Railway Station and Post Office
  • D. H. Kerr, Contractor for Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Taheke, Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Omarere
  • C. B. Mawhinney, Contractor for Herd’s Point (Rawene) and Broadwood
  • W. L. Matthews, Contractor for Hikurangi and Whananaki
  • J. Bowmar, Contractor for Horeke and Rawene
  • N. G. McKay, Contractor for Howick and Whitford, Kaiwaka and Mangawai
  • T. D. Ormandy, Contractor for Kaitaia and Awanui
  • C. F. Gardner, Contractor for Kamo and Aponga
  • H. Bindon, Contractor for Kamo and Hikurangi
  • A. W. Page, Contractor for Kaukapakapa Railway Station and Post Office
  • T. W. Deacon, Contractor for Kawakawa and Horeke
  • A. S. Graham, Contractor for Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office
  • P. Solon, Contractor for Kuaotunu and Upper Kuaotunu
  • W. J. Harrison, Contractor for Kumeo Flat and Waitemata Mills
  • A. Tebbutt, Contractor for Lichfield and Taupo
  • J. D. McKay, Contractor for Mangapai and Waikiekie
  • W. Smith, Contractor for Mangapai Landing Service
  • J. G. Miller, Contractor for Manurewa and Brooklyn
  • W. H. Kirk, Contractor for Marsden Point and Waipu
  • E. M. Masters, Contractor for Matakoe Landing Service

  • W. Gray, Secretary