Postal Contracts




Feb. 25. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 701

POSTAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND—continued.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency. How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
£ s. d.
56 Okupu and Awanga Weekly Foot E. Paddison *
57 Okupu Landing Service As required Boat and foot B. Sanderson 6 10 0
58 Omapere Post Office and Steamer Weekly Foot F. S. Bryers At per trip.
59 Oparau and Kawhia Road Twice weekly Foot M. Turner *
60 Opononi Post Office and Wharf As required Foot B. G. Howe *
61 Opua and Waihaha Weekly Boat and foot D. G. Lane 9 0 0
62 Otaua and Waiuku Twice weekly Horse J. Enright 4 0 0
63 Papatoetoe Post Office and Railway Station Thrice daily Foot E. Mellsop *
64 Parenga Post Office and Steamer Every alt. Monday Foot G. T. Yates *
65 Peria and Te Koroa Weekly Horse F. Rhodes 10 0 0
66 Piako Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot T. S. Allan *
67 Port Fitzroy Post Office and Steamer Weekly Foot E. G. LeRoy *
68 Port Fitzroy and Okiwi Weekly Horse S. Cooper *
69 Pouto Post Office and Steamer 4 times weekly Foot and boat E. Curel 10 0 0
70 Riverhead Post Office and Wharf Twice weekly Foot G. Clifton 10 0 0
71 Rowsell’s and Maungaturoto Thrice weekly Horse H. Cullen 3 18 0
72 Scarrott’s Post Office and Steamer As required Foot B. E. Williams *
73 Swanson Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot R. Knox *
74 Tairua Post Office and Steamer As required Foot H. A. Simpson *
75 Tamahere Railway Station and Matangi Daily Foot W. Peck *
76 Tangaihi Landing Service As required Foot J. Houghton *
77 Tangiteroria Post Office and Steamer As required Foot M. J. Sherwin *
78 Tangowahine Post Office and Steamer As required Foot P. Langton *
79 Tangowahine and Onetea Twice weekly summer; once weekly winter Horse J. J. Stanaway 9 0 0
80 Tauhoa and Mangakura Twice weekly Horse G. Ogle 9 9 0
81 Taumarere Railway Station and Post Office Twice weekly Foot M. Tautari 10 0 0
82 Taupaki Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot W. A. Russell *
83 Te Kao Landing Service Alt. Fridays Foot C. W. Ablet 7 0 0
84 Te Whaiti, Ruatahuna, and Mangapohatu Weekly Horse Tutakangahau 6 0 0
85 Tikinui Post Office and Steamer As required Foot P. Moloughney *
86 Tokaanu Landing Service As required Foot Crowther and Macaulay 20 0 0
87 Tokatoka Post Office and Wharf As required Foot E. S. Jones 5 0 0
88 Totara North Post Office and Steamer As required Foot T. M. Lane *
89 Totara North and Saies Weekly Horse W. H. Saies 5 0 0
90 Towai and Marlow Weekly Horse A. Christie 6 10 0
91 Tryphena (landing and shipping mails) As required Foot and boat J. Blair 6 0 0
92 Wade and Nanahu Twice weekly Horse R. Kelly 10 0 0
93 Waerenga and Tangawahia Twice weekly Horse E. S. Masters 10 0 0
94 Waharoa Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot E. S. Scelly *
95 Waiau Pa Post Office and Steamer As required Foot G. H. Leaming *
96 Waiharara Landing Service Weekly Foot F. J. Hagger 7 0 0
97 Waikumete Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot E. J. Bennett *
98 Waikumete and Nihotupu Twice weekly Horse T. Elliman 15 0 0
99 Waimamaku and Wekaweka Weekly Horse M. A. Drewet 10 0 0
100 Waimauku Post Office and Railway Station As required Foot M. White *
101 Waimauku and Waikoukou Twice weekly Horse J. Wilkins 6 0 0
102 Waingaro and Ruakiwi Weekly Horse T. Wilson 12 0 0
103 Waiotemarama and Waimamaku Weekly Horse F. Bracey 10 0 0
104 Waitakerei Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot M. Noble *
105 Waiuku and Akaaka Twice weekly Horse J. Enright 10 0 0
106 Waiuku and Packington Weekly Horse J. Mellsop 5 0 0
107 Waiwera Landing Service As required Foot P. J. Lennan 13 0 0
108 Walton Post Office and Railway Station Twice daily Foot M. K. Given 3 0 0
109 Whakapara Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot .. ..
110 Whakapirau Post Office and Steamer As required Foot W. H. Jackman 5 0 0
111 Whangamarino Post Office and Railway Station Twice weekly Foot V. Anderson 5 0 0
112 Whangamata Post Office and Steamer As required Foot W. Maitland *
113 Whangapara Landing Service Weekly .. C. E. Werner 5 0 0
114 Whangarata Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot E. J. Reston *
115 Whangarei and Kaitara Weekly Horse E. Ferguson 9 0 0
116 Whitianga and Gumtown As required Launch F. W. Meikle £1 per month.
117 Woodhill Post Office and Railway Station Daily Foot E. A. Pengelly *
118 Pahi and Matakohc As required Steam-launch Northern Union Steamboat Company (Limited) 5 0 0
  • Payment included in salary.


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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Under Contract in the Auckland Postal District (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 February 1904
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Auckland, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Horse transport, Foot, Boat, Steam-launch, Launch
63 names identified
  • E. Paddison, Contractor for Okupu and Awanga mail service
  • B. Sanderson, Contractor for Okupu Landing Service
  • F. S. Bryers, Contractor for Omapere Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • M. Turner, Contractor for Oparau and Kawhia Road mail service
  • B. G. Howe, Contractor for Opononi Post Office and Wharf mail service
  • D. G. Lane, Contractor for Opua and Waihaha mail service
  • J. Enright, Contractor for Otaua and Waiuku mail service
  • E. Mellsop, Contractor for Papatoetoe Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • G. T. Yates, Contractor for Parenga Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • F. Rhodes, Contractor for Peria and Te Koroa mail service
  • T. S. Allan, Contractor for Piako Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • E. G. LeRoy, Contractor for Port Fitzroy Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • S. Cooper, Contractor for Port Fitzroy and Okiwi mail service
  • E. Curel, Contractor for Pouto Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • G. Clifton, Contractor for Riverhead Post Office and Wharf mail service
  • H. Cullen, Contractor for Rowsell’s and Maungaturoto mail service
  • B. E. Williams, Contractor for Scarrott’s Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • R. Knox, Contractor for Swanson Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • H. A. Simpson, Contractor for Tairua Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • W. Peck, Contractor for Tamahere Railway Station and Matangi mail service
  • J. Houghton, Contractor for Tangaihi Landing Service
  • M. J. Sherwin, Contractor for Tangiteroria Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • P. Langton, Contractor for Tangowahine Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • J. J. Stanaway, Contractor for Tangowahine and Onetea mail service
  • G. Ogle, Contractor for Tauhoa and Mangakura mail service
  • M. Tautari, Contractor for Taumarere Railway Station and Post Office mail service
  • W. A. Russell, Contractor for Taupaki Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • C. W. Ablet, Contractor for Te Kao Landing Service
  • Tutakangahau, Contractor for Te Whaiti, Ruatahuna, and Mangapohatu mail service
  • P. Moloughney, Contractor for Tikinui Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • Crowther, Contractor (with Macaulay) for Tokatoka Landing Service
  • Macaulay, Contractor (with Crowther) for Tokatoka Landing Service
  • E. S. Jones, Contractor for Tokatoka Post Office and Wharf mail service
  • T. M. Lane, Contractor for Totara North Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • W. H. Saies, Contractor for Totara North and Saies mail service
  • A. Christie, Contractor for Towai and Marlow mail service
  • J. Blair, Contractor for Tryphena landing and shipping mails
  • R. Kelly, Contractor for Wade and Nanahu mail service
  • E. S. Masters, Contractor for Waerenga and Tangawahia mail service
  • E. S. Scelly, Contractor for Waharoa Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • G. H. Leaming, Contractor for Waiau Pa Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • F. J. Hagger, Contractor for Waiharara Landing Service
  • E. J. Bennett, Contractor for Waikumete Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • T. Elliman, Contractor for Waikumete and Nihotupu mail service
  • M. A. Drewet, Contractor for Waimamaku and Wekaweka mail service
  • M. White, Contractor for Waimauku Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • J. Wilkins, Contractor for Waimauku and Waikoukou mail service
  • T. Wilson, Contractor for Waingaro and Ruakiwi mail service
  • F. Bracey, Contractor for Waiotemarama and Waimamaku mail service
  • M. Noble, Contractor for Waitakerei Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • J. Enright, Contractor for Waiuku and Akaaka mail service
  • J. Mellsop, Contractor for Waiuku and Packington mail service
  • P. J. Lennan, Contractor for Waiwera Landing Service
  • M. K. Given, Contractor for Walton Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • W. H. Jackman, Contractor for Whakapirau Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • V. Anderson, Contractor for Whangamarino Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • W. Maitland, Contractor for Whangamata Post Office and Steamer mail service
  • C. E. Werner, Contractor for Whangarata Landing Service
  • E. J. Reston, Contractor for Whangarata Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • E. Ferguson, Contractor for Whangarei and Kaitara mail service
  • F. W. Meikle, Contractor for Whitianga and Gumtown mail service
  • E. A. Pengelly, Contractor for Woodhill Post Office and Railway Station mail service
  • Northern Union Steamboat Company (Limited), Contractor for Pahi and Matakohc mail service