Postal District Mail Services




Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 319

POSTAL DISTRICT OF THAMES.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Opotiki and Raukokore Fortnightly Horse Kemara Tapeta £ s. d. 40 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
2 Opotiki and Waiotahi Weekly Horse J. H. Parkinson 13 0 0 "
*3 Paeroa and Junction Wharf As required Coach G. Crosby 5 0 0 "
*4 Paeroa and Waihi Daily 4-horse coach D. Campbell 52 0 0 "
*5 Puriri and Nevesville Weekly Horse H. O. Cooper 15 0 0 "
*6 Tauranga and Rotorua via Oropi Twice weekly 2-horse coach E. Robertson 200 0 0 "
*7 Tauranga and Te Puke Twice weekly 3-horse coach A. Fenton 80 0 0 "
8 Tauranga Post Office and the Wharves As required Spring-cart F. C. Baker 18 0 0 "
9 Te Aroha and Waiorongomai Daily Express J. H. Emett 28. 0 0 "
10 Te Aroha and Shaftesbury via Waiorongomai Twice weekly Horse E. Gallagher 35 0 0 "
11 Te Aroha Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Hand or cart E. Gallagher 20 0 0 "
12 Te Puke and Maketu Twice weekly Horse Paoro te Rongo 17 0 0 "
13 Te Puke and Opotiki Twice weekly Horse C. Rogers 274 0 0 "
14 Thames and Tapu Twice weekly Horse R. M. Hawkes 21 0 0 "
15 Thames, Paeroa, and Te Aroha Daily 4-horse coach T. Bradley and Co. 120 0 0 "
16 Thames, Kuranui, and Tararu Daily Horse R. H. Ellis 20 0 0 12 Mar., 1893.
*17 Thames, landing and shipping Mails As required Foot F. Arns 10 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
18 Thames Chief Post Office and the Wharves As required Sping-cart C. Short 30 0 0 "
19 Thames Chief Post Office and Miranda via Kaiawa Weekly Boat J. Johnson 20 0 0 "
*20 Waihi and Tauranga Twice weekly 4-horse coach D. Campbell 295 0 0 "
21 Waitekauri Post Office and Junction of Waitekauri and Tauranga Roads Thrice weekly Horse D. Campbell 25 0 0 "
*22 Whakatane and Te Teko Weekly Horse Himiona 10 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Inglewood and Purangi via Tarata Twice weekly Horse W. Jeffrey £ s. d. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
2 New Plymouth and Egmont Village Twice weekly Coach J. Tarry 5 0 0 "
3 New Plymouth and Fitzroy Daily Horse J. B. Roberts "
4 New Plymouth and Opunake Thrice weekly 4-horse coach Job Vile 210 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
5 New Plymouth, landing and shipping Mails As required Boat Harbour Board 60 0 0 "
6 New Plymouth Chief Post Office and Railway Station As required Cart West and Jury 60 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
7 Lepperton Post Office and Railway Station Twice weekly Horse J. T. Campbell "
8 Receiving and despatching Mails at Breakwater, and reporting Shipping As required .. Railway Department 20 0 0 "
9 Sentry Hill and Huirangi Weekly Horse J. Andrews 8 0 0 "
10 Stratford and Cardiff Twice weekly Horse G. Collingwood 13 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
11 Toko and Stratford Thrice weekly Horse or cart J. McGrath and H. Ball 35 0 0 "
12 Urenui and Awakino Weekly Horse T. Thompson 50 0 0 "
13 Waitara and Tikorangi Twice weekly Horse H. Faull "
14 Waitara Post Office, Wharves, and Beach As required Cart P. Taylor 25 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
15 Waitara and Urenui Twice weekly Cart C. N. Rowe 24 17 6 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Gisborne and Muriwai via Te Arai Bridge Thrice weekly Coach J. Dixon £ s. d. 20 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
2 Gisborne and Ormond via Waerangaahika Daily Coach E. C. Whitlock 30 0 0 "
3 Gisborne and Patutahi Thrice weekly Coach L. Stevens 20 0 0 "
4 Gisborne and Port Awanui via Coast Offices Weekly Horse E. Walker 200 0 0 "
5 Gisborne and Waimata Valley Weekly Horse W. F. Richardson 30 0 0 "
6 Gisborne and Wairoa via Tiniroto and Fraser-town Weekly Horse W. McKinley 109 19 6 "
7 Gisborne and Whatatutu via Tekaraka Weekly Coach A. Devery 42 10 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 via Rangitukia and Te Araroa Fortnightly Horse E. H. Henderson 30 0 0 "

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

No. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
1 Danevirke and Weber via Waipatiki Weekly Horse A. Hagensen £ s. d. 70 0 0 31 Dec., 1894.
2 Farndon and Clive Twice daily Foot T. Jeffcoat 25 0 0 "
3 Frasertown and Waikaremoana (Onepoto) Weekly Horse J. R. Phillips 35 0 0 "
4 Hastings and Havelock North Twice daily Coach J. Cooper 40 0 0 "
5 Hastings and Mangakuri via Waimarama Weekly Horse J. G. Sutherland 75 0 0 "
6 Hastings and Maraekakaho Daily Coach J. Semple 25 0 0 "
7 Kaikora North and Pourerere via Patangata and Tamumu Twice weekly Horse J. A. Westmoreland 95 0 0 "
8 Maharahara and Railway Station Thrice weekly Horse or foot J. Chadwick 12 0 0 "
9 Maraekakaho and Kereru Twice weekly Horse W. H. Williams 25 0 0 "
10 Moawhanga and Karioi Weekly Horse E. McDonnell 36 0 0 "
11 Napier and Fernhill Daily Coach G. Rymer 40 0 0 "
12 Napier and Moawhanga via Kuripapanga Weekly Coach G. Rymer 160 0 0 "
13 Napier and Petane Daily Coach C. Villers 20 0 0 "
14 Napier and Port Ahuriri, and as required for sea-mails between Napier and Port Ahuriri and the Breakwater and Napier Twice daily, and as required for sea mails Express J. Owens 69 19 6 "
15 Napier and Puketapu Daily Coach G. Rymer 30 0 0 "


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🚂 Postal District of Thames Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1893
Mail Services, Thames, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors
18 names identified
  • Kemara Tapeta, Contractor for Opotiki and Raukokore
  • J. H. Parkinson, Contractor for Opotiki and Waiotahi
  • G. Crosby, Contractor for Paeroa and Junction Wharf
  • D. Campbell, Contractor for Paeroa and Waihi, Waihi and Tauranga, Waitekauri Post Office and Junction of Waitekauri and Tauranga Roads
  • H. O. Cooper, Contractor for Puriri and Nevesville
  • E. Robertson, Contractor for Tauranga and Rotorua via Oropi
  • A. Fenton, Contractor for Tauranga and Te Puke
  • F. C. Baker, Contractor for Tauranga Post Office and the Wharves
  • J. H. Emett, Contractor for Te Aroha and Waiorongomai
  • E. Gallagher, Contractor for Te Aroha and Shaftesbury via Waiorongomai, Te Aroha Post Office and Railway Station
  • Paoro te Rongo, Contractor for Te Puke and Maketu
  • C. Rogers, Contractor for Te Puke and Opotiki
  • R. M. Hawkes, Contractor for Thames and Tapu
  • T. and Co. Bradley, Contractor for Thames, Paeroa, and Te Aroha
  • R. H. Ellis, Contractor for Thames, Kuranui, and Tararu
  • F. Arns, Contractor for Thames, landing and shipping Mails
  • C. Short, Contractor for Thames Chief Post Office and the Wharves
  • J. Johnson, Contractor for Thames Chief Post Office and Miranda via Kaiawa

🚂 Postal District of New Plymouth Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1893
Mail Services, New Plymouth, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors
16 names identified
  • W. Jeffrey, Contractor for Inglewood and Purangi via Tarata
  • J. Tarry, Contractor for New Plymouth and Egmont Village
  • J. B. Roberts, Contractor for New Plymouth and Fitzroy
  • Job Vile, Contractor for New Plymouth and Opunake
  • Harbour Board, Contractor for New Plymouth, landing and shipping Mails
  • West, Contractor for New Plymouth Chief Post Office and Railway Station
  • Jury, Contractor for New Plymouth Chief Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. T. Campbell, Contractor for Lepperton Post Office and Railway Station
  • J. Andrews, Contractor for Sentry Hill and Huirangi
  • G. Collingwood, Contractor for Stratford and Cardiff
  • J. McGrath, Contractor for Toko and Stratford
  • H. Ball, Contractor for Toko and Stratford
  • T. Thompson, Contractor for Urenui and Awakino
  • H. Faull, Contractor for Waitara and Tikorangi
  • P. Taylor, Contractor for Waitara Post Office, Wharves, and Beach
  • C. N. Rowe, Contractor for Waitara and Urenui

🚂 Postal District of Gisborne Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1893
Mail Services, Gisborne, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors
9 names identified
  • J. Dixon, Contractor for Gisborne and Muriwai via Te Arai Bridge
  • E. C. Whitlock, Contractor for Gisborne and Ormond via Waerangaahika
  • L. Stevens, Contractor for Gisborne and Patutahi
  • E. Walker, Contractor for Gisborne and Port Awanui via Coast Offices
  • W. F. Richardson, Contractor for Gisborne and Waimata Valley
  • W. McKinley, Contractor for Gisborne and Wairoa via Tiniroto and Fraser-town
  • A. Devery, Contractor for Gisborne and Whatatutu via Tekaraka
  • Union S.S. Co., Contractor for Gisborne Wharf and Vessels in Harbour
  • E. H. Henderson, Contractor for Port Awanui and Hicks Bay via Rangitukia and Te Araroa

🚂 Postal District of Napier Mail Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1893
Mail Services, Napier, Contracts, Subsidies, Contractors
13 names identified
  • A. Hagensen, Contractor for Danevirke and Weber via Waipatiki
  • T. Jeffcoat, Contractor for Farndon and Clive
  • J. R. Phillips, Contractor for Frasertown and Waikaremoana (Onepoto)
  • J. Cooper, Contractor for Hastings and Havelock North
  • J. G. Sutherland, Contractor for Hastings and Mangakuri via Waimarama
  • J. Semple, Contractor for Hastings and Maraekakaho
  • J. A. Westmoreland, Contractor for Kaikora North and Pourerere via Patangata and Tamumu
  • J. Chadwick, Contractor for Maharahara and Railway Station
  • W. H. Williams, Contractor for Maraekakaho and Kereru
  • E. McDonnell, Contractor for Moawhanga and Karioi
  • G. Rymer, Contractor for Napier and Fernhill, Napier and Moawhanga via Kuripapanga, Napier and Puketapu
  • C. Villers, Contractor for Napier and Petane
  • J. Owens, Contractor for Napier and Port Ahuriri, and as required for sea-mails between Napier and Port Ahuriri and the Breakwater and Napier