Inland Mail Services




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 24

Inland Mail-services.

General Post Office, Wellington, 15th March, 1895.

THE following list of inland mail-services now being performed under contract or arrangement within the colony is published for general information.

By order,
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

No. Service Frequency How performed Name of Contractor Annual Subsidy Date of Termination of Contract
Performed under Contract
1 Ahipara and Herekino Weekly Horse H. Bowman £12 0 0 31 Dec., 1896
2 Alexandra, Te Rori, Harapipi, and Karamu Twice weekly Horse G. Smith £16 0 0 ...
3 Aponga and Mangakahia Weekly Horse A. McNaughton £15 0 0 ...
4 Auckland and Arch Hill Daily 'Bus Paterson and Co. £7 0 0 ...
5 Auckland and Mount Eden Daily 'Bus Paterson and Co. £7 0 0 ...
6 Auckland and Mount Roskill Daily 'Bus Paterson and Co. £7 0 0 ...
7 Auckland and Western Springs Daily 'Bus Paterson and Co. £10 0 0 ...
8 Auckland, St. John's College, and St. Helier's Daily 'Bus A. J. Guy £26 0 0 ...
9 Auckland Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and wharves As required Wagons, carts, etc. J. J. Craig £169 0 0 ...
10 Auckland, clearing receivers within radius of two miles Twice daily Cart Paterson and Co. £160 0 0 ...
11 Auckland Landing-Service As required Steam-launch J. H. Bradney £12 0 0 ...
12 Avondale, Tirirangi, Brooklyn, and Huia Weekly Saddle-horse L. J. Armstrong £27 0 0 ...
13 Awhitu Landing Service, Awhitu and Awhitu Thrice weekly Horse J. Garland £23 8 0 ...
14 Central Birkenhead and Birkdale Daily delivery on main road from 1st Feb. Horse W. Newton £20 0 0 ...
15 Birkenhead, Freeman's, Albany, and Dairy Flat Thrice weekly Horse T. Horton £60 0 0 ...
16 Bombay and Paparata Weekly Trap E. Fahey, jun. £7 0 0 ...
17 Cabbage Bay and Port Charles Weekly Horse R. Carey £8 0 0 ...
18 Cambridge Railway Station and Post Office Daily Buggy W. T. Carr £15 0 0 ...
19 Clevedon and Maraetai Weekly Horse J. Graham £8 16 0 ...
20 Clevedon and Ness Valley Weekly Horse R. B. Waterton £6 0 0 ...
21 Coromandel and Cabbage Bay Weekly Horse C. Daley £19 15 0 ...
22 Coromandel and Whangapoua Weekly Horse C. Daley £18 0 0 ...
23 Coromandel, Driving Creek, and Tokatea Thrice weekly Horse A. B. Kelly £20 0 0 ...
24 Coromandel Post Office and Wharf As required Vehicle H. O'Brien £15 0 0 ...
25 Coromandel Landing Service As required Boat J. Harney £4 0 0 ...
26 Cross Roads to Ruatangata East Weekly Horse J. Smith £5 0 0 ...
27 Devonport and Takapuna Thrice weekly 'Bus Paterson and Co. £20 0 0 ...
28 Devonport, Takapuna, Wade, Orewa, and Waiwera Thrice weekly Coach T. Butler £530 0 0 ...
Waiwera and Puhoi Twice weekly Horse Coach T. Butler £50 0 0 ...
29 Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay Daily Spring-trap J. Carter £48 10 0 ...
30 Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick Daily 'Bus T. and J. Crawford £65 0 0 ...
31 Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue Weekly Pack-horse F. W. Tadman £18 0 0 ...
32 Frankton Junction, Hamilton, and Kirikiriroa Twice daily Coach N. Ferguson £80 0 0 ...
33 Hamilton, Tamahere, and Hautapu Thrice weekly Saddle-horse N. Ferguson £52 0 0 ...
34 Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan Twice weekly Coach and pack-horse C. E. Sutton £110 0 0 ...
35 Helensville and Parkhurst Twice weekly Horse J. Harris £15 0 0 ...
36 Henderson Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot S. La Trobe £12 0 0 ...
37 Herd's Point (Rawene), Omanaia, and Waima Weekly Pack-horse Pine Wikitahi £18 0 0 ...
38 Herd's Point (Rawene), Motukaraka, and Broadwood Weekly Boat & horse J. Black, jun. £24 0 0 ...
39 Hikurangi, Otonga, Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Wangaruru Weekly Horse D. H. Kerr £60 0 0 ...
40 Hikurangi, Otonga East, and Whananaki Weekly Horse C. Dysart £37 0 0 ...
41 Hikurangi and Opuawhanga Weekly Horse D. H. Kerr £19 0 0 ...
42 Hikurangi, Hukerenui, Towai, and Kawakawa Weekly Coach A. Christie £80 0 0 ...
43 Howick and Whitford Twice weekly Saddle-horse A. H. Gaskell £10 0 0 ...
44 Hohoura and Waihopo Weekly Boat J. M. Tynan £4 0 0 ...
45 Kaikohe and Oruoru Fortnightly Horse G. Mitai £18 0 0 ...
46 Kaitaia and Awanui Weekly Horseback W. L. Matthews £12 0 0 ...
47 Kaiwaka, Hakaru, and Mangapai Weekly Horse W. Bowmar £18 0 0 ...
48 Kamo, Ruatangata, and Aponga Weekly Horse J. Andre £17 10 0 ...
49 Kaukapakapa Railway Station and Post Office As required Vehicle or foot F. Dye £7 14 0 ...
50 Kaukapakapa, Makarau, Komokoriki, and Glorit Weekly Horseback J. Simeock £39 10 0 ...
51 Kawakawa and Ruapekapeka Weekly Horseback A. Hislop £13 0 0 ...
52 Kawakawa, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, and Horeke Weekly Coach W. Stewart £220 0 0 ...
53 Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office Daily Foot A. W. Page £8 0 0 ...
54 Kuaotunu and Upper Kuaotunu Twice weekly Horse F. A. Marshall £15 0 0 ...
55 Kumeu Flat and Riverhead Thrice weekly Horse T. W. Deacon £20 0 0 ...
56 Mangapai, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie Weekly Horse J. Babe £17 0 0 ...
57 Mangapai Landing Service As required Horse W. J. Harrison £10 0 0 ...
58 Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby Twice weekly Horse A. Tebbutt £17 0 0 ...
59 Marsden Point and Waipu Twice weekly Coach J. P. McKay £40 0 0 ...
60 Matakohe Landing Service As required Horse E. Pheasant £9 0 0 ...
61 Matakohe and Pahi As required Boat E. Pheasant 6s. per trip ...


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services in the Auckland Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 March 1895
Mail services, Contracts, Auckland, Postal routes, Contractors
51 names identified
  • H. Bowman, Contractor for Ahipara and Herekino mail service
  • G. Smith, Contractor for Alexandra, Te Rori, Harapipi, and Karamu mail service
  • A. McNaughton, Contractor for Aponga and Mangakahia mail service
  • A. J. Guy, Contractor for Auckland, St. John's College, and St. Helier's mail service
  • J. J. Craig, Contractor for Auckland Chief Post Office, Railway Station, and wharves mail service
  • J. H. Bradney, Contractor for Auckland Landing-Service mail service
  • L. J. Armstrong, Contractor for Avondale, Tirirangi, Brooklyn, and Huia mail service
  • J. Garland, Contractor for Awhitu Landing Service, Awhitu and Awhitu mail service
  • W. Newton, Contractor for Central Birkenhead and Birkdale mail service
  • T. Horton, Contractor for Birkenhead, Freeman's, Albany, and Dairy Flat mail service
  • E. Fahey (junior), Contractor for Bombay and Paparata mail service
  • R. Carey, Contractor for Cabbage Bay and Port Charles mail service
  • W. T. Carr, Contractor for Cambridge Railway Station and Post Office mail service
  • J. Graham, Contractor for Clevedon and Maraetai mail service
  • R. B. Waterton, Contractor for Clevedon and Ness Valley mail service
  • C. Daley, Contractor for Coromandel and Cabbage Bay, Coromandel and Whangapoua mail services
  • A. B. Kelly, Contractor for Coromandel, Driving Creek, and Tokatea mail service
  • H. O'Brien, Contractor for Coromandel Post Office and Wharf mail service
  • J. Harney, Contractor for Coromandel Landing Service mail service
  • J. Smith, Contractor for Cross Roads to Ruatangata East mail service
  • T. Butler, Contractor for Devonport and Takapuna, Devonport, Takapuna, Wade, Orewa, and Waiwera, Waiwera and Puhoi mail services
  • J. Carter, Contractor for Drury, Ramarama, and Bombay mail service
  • T. and J. Crawford, Contractor for Ellerslie, Panmure, Pakuranga, and Howick mail service
  • F. W. Tadman, Contractor for Fairburn's, Victoria Valley, and Takahue mail service
  • N. Ferguson, Contractor for Frankton Junction, Hamilton, and Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, Tamahere, and Hautapu mail services
  • C. E. Sutton, Contractor for Hamilton, Whatawhata, Waitetuna, Okete, and Raglan mail service
  • J. Harris, Contractor for Helensville and Parkhurst mail service
  • S. La Trobe, Contractor for Henderson Railway Station and Post Office mail service
  • Pine Wikitahi, Contractor for Herd's Point (Rawene), Omanaia, and Waima mail service
  • J. Black (junior), Contractor for Herd's Point (Rawene), Motukaraka, and Broadwood mail service
  • D. H. Kerr, Contractor for Hikurangi, Otonga, Opuawhanga, Helena Bay, and Wangaruru, Hikurangi, Otonga East, and Whananaki, Hikurangi and Opuawhanga mail services
  • C. Dysart, Contractor for Hikurangi, Otonga East, and Whananaki mail service
  • A. Christie, Contractor for Hikurangi, Hukerenui, Towai, and Kawakawa mail service
  • A. H. Gaskell, Contractor for Howick and Whitford mail service
  • J. M. Tynan, Contractor for Hohoura and Waihopo mail service
  • G. Mitai, Contractor for Kaikohe and Oruoru mail service
  • W. L. Matthews, Contractor for Kaitaia and Awanui mail service
  • W. Bowmar, Contractor for Kaiwaka, Hakaru, and Mangapai mail service
  • J. Andre, Contractor for Kamo, Ruatangata, and Aponga mail service
  • F. Dye, Contractor for Kaukapakapa Railway Station and Post Office mail service
  • J. Simeock, Contractor for Kaukapakapa, Makarau, Komokoriki, and Glorit mail service
  • A. Hislop, Contractor for Kawakawa and Ruapekapeka mail service
  • W. Stewart, Contractor for Kawakawa, Ohaeawai, Te Ahuahu, Okaihau, Utakura, and Horeke mail service
  • A. W. Page, Contractor for Kingsland Railway Station and Post Office mail service
  • F. A. Marshall, Contractor for Kuaotunu and Upper Kuaotunu mail service
  • T. W. Deacon, Contractor for Kumeu Flat and Riverhead mail service
  • J. Babe, Contractor for Mangapai, Ruarangi, and Waikiekie mail service
  • W. J. Harrison, Contractor for Mangapai Landing Service mail service
  • A. Tebbutt, Contractor for Manurewa, Alfriston, and Brookby mail service
  • J. P. McKay, Contractor for Marsden Point and Waipu mail service
  • E. Pheasant, Contractor for Matakohe Landing Service, Matakohe and Pahi mail services

  • W. Gray, Secretary