New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 18

Page 703

✨ Postal Contracts



Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

No. of Service. Service. Frequency How performed. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT. £ s. d.
1 Gisborne and Patutahi .. .. .. Daily .. Coach .. G. E. Robb .. 50 0 0 31 Dec., 1906.
2 Kaiteratahi Railway Station and Te Karaka Twice daily Coach .. J. T. Cassidy .. 100 0 0 "
Te Karaka and Whatatutu .. .. Once daily
3 Te Karaka and Poututu .. .. .. Twice weekly Trap .. Louis Carron .. 100 0 0 "
Poututu, Whakarau, and Motu .. Weekly
4 Gisborne and Waimata Valley .. .. Twice weekly Coach .. B. E. Greaves .. 47 10 0 "
Waimata Valley and Arakihi .. .. Weekly
5 Gisborne, Pakarae, Hauiti, and Tolaga Bay Thrice weekly Coach .. J. R. Redstone and Son 95 0 0 "
6 Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay, and Waipiro Bay Twice weekly .. Coach .. W. F. Sinclair .. 165 0 0 "
7 Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui Weekly .. Horse .. W. F. Sinclair .. 85 0 0 "
8 Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Hicks Bay Weekly .. Horse .. Hakopa Puha .. 59 10 0 "
9 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Marumaru, Frasertown, and Wairoa Weekly .. Coach .. W. F. Sinclair .. 170 0 0 "
10 Gisborne, Matawhero, Te Arai Bridge, and Muriwai Daily .. Coach .. J. L. Baker & Co. 50 0 0 "
11 Gisborne, Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa Weekly .. Coach .. J. R. Redstone and Son 130 0 0 "
12 Whakarau and Rakauroa .. .. .. Weekly .. Trap .. J. H. Beaufoy .. 30 0 0 "
13 Ngatapa and Wharekopae .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. J. McCutchan .. 25 0 0 "
14 Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua .. .. .. Weekly .. Horse .. Thomas Gordon.. 44 10 0 "
15 Gisborne Post Office and wharves an i Railway Station As required .. Express .. James O’Dowd .. 40 0 0 "

PERFORMED UNDER ARRANGEMENT WITH POSTMASTERS, ETC.

| 1 | Wharves and vessels in harbour .. .. | As required .. | Steamer .. | Union Steam Ship Company | 80 0 0 | |
| 2 | Beach and Post Office, Port Awanui .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | W. Kelly .. | 1s. per trip. | |
| 3 | Beach and Post Office, Tuparoa .. .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | E. R. Ludbrook.. | 5 0 0 | |
| 4 | Beach and Post Office, Waipiro Bay .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | W. Painter .. | 1s. per trip. | |
| 5 | Beach and Post Office, Tokomaru Bay .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | Wilson Bros. .. | 5 0 0 | |
| 6 | Beach and Post Office, Tolaga Bay .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | Henry Glover .. | 5 0 0 | |
| 7 | Beach and Post Office, Hicks Bay.. .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | E. C. Bolton .. | 2s. per trip. | |
| 8 | Whatatutu and Wheturau .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | B. Taylor .. | 15 0 0 | |
| 9 | Junction Gisborne Road and Hangaroa .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | D. B. Watt .. | 6 0 0 | |
| 10 | Te Araroa and East Cape Lighthouse .. | Monthly .. | Horse or foot | Hoani Kahaki .. | 3 0 0 | |
| 11 | Makaraka Post Office and Railway Station | Twice daily .. | Foot .. | William Dixon .. | 16 0 0 | |
| 12 | Waerengaahika Post Office and Railway Station | Twice daily .. | Horse .. | Robert Colebrook | 30 0 0 | |
| 13 | Ormond Post Office and Railway Station .. | Twice daily .. | Foot or horse | W. A. Friar .. | 20 0 0 | |
| 14 | Beach and Post Office, Te Araroa .. .. | When stmr. calls | Dray or foot | J. E. Beattie .. | 1 10 0 | |
| 15 | Hauiti and Ponana .. .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | J. B. Morris .. | 52 0 0 | |
| 16 | Whatatutu and Iwiroa .. .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | B. Taylor .. | 15 0 0 | |

POSTAL DISTRICT OF NAPIER.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

| 1 | Aohanga, Akitio, and Ti-tree Point .. | Thrice weekly.. | Pack-horse .. | Francis Armstrong | 110 0 0 | 31 Dec., 1906. |
| 2 | Dannevirke Post Office and Railway Station | As required .. | Express .. | John Miller .. | 33 19 0 | " |
| 3 | Dannevirke, Ngapaeruru, Mangatoro, Waipatiki, Weber, Ti-tree Point, Wimbledon, and Herbertville | Thrice weekly.. | 4-horse coach | T. M. Mills .. | 300 0 0 | " |
| 4 | Dannevirke and Umutaoraa .. .. .. | Once daily .. | Wagonette .. | John Miller .. | 25 0 0 | " |
| 5 | Dannevirke, Waitahora, and Mangatoro Valley | Twice weekly .. | 4-horse coach | T. M. Mills .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 6 | Farndon and Olive .. .. .. .. | Thrice daily .. | Foot .. | P. G. Thornton .. | 25 0 0 | " |
| 7 | Hastings and Havelock North .. .. .. | Twice daily .. | ’Bus .. | W. A. Beecroft .. | 30 0 0 | " |
| 8 | Hastings and Maraekakaho .. .. .. | Daily .. | Coach .. | M. Nugent .. | 60 0 0 | " |
| 9 | Hastings and Waimarama .. .. .. | Weekly .. | Horse .. | J. Sutherland .. | 65 0 0 | " |
| 10 | Kaikora North, Patangata, Elsthorpe, Mangakuri, and Te Apiti | Twice weekly .. | 2-horse coach | W. McQuilkan .. | 60 0 0 | " |
| 11 | Maraekakaho and Kereru .. .. .. | Twice weekly .. | Horse and trap | M. Nugent .. | 40 0 0 | " |
| 12 | Napier, Port Ahuriri, Western Spit, Petane, and Eskdale | Twice daily .. | Coach or motor | Hawke’s Bay Motor Company | 80 0 0 | " |
| 13 | Napier, Awatoto, and Meeanee .. .. .. | Daily .. | Coach or motor | Hawke’s Bay Motor Company | 60 0 0 | " |
| 14 | Napier, Puketapu, Waikonini, Kuripapango, and Moawhango | Weekly .. | Coach .. | Hawke’s Bay Motor Company | 300 0 0 | " |
| 15 | Napier, Patoka, and Puketitiri .. .. .. | Twice weekly .. | 4-horse coach | F. T. Bradley .. | 64 0 0 | " |
| 16 | Napier, Greenmeadows, and Taradale .. | Twice daily .. | } ’Bus or motor | Hawke’s Bay Motor Company | 140 0 0 | " |
| | Taradale and Fernhill, and Taradale and Puketapu | Daily .. | | | | |
| 17 | Napier, Pohui, Upper Mohaka, Tarawera, and Taupo | Weekly .. | 4-horse coach | Crowther and McCauley | 425 0 0 | " |
| 18 | Napier, Port Ahuriri, Mohaka, Turiroa, and Wairoa | Once weekly .. | Coach or motor | Hawke’s Bay Motor Company | 345 0 0 | " |



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🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Under Contract in the Gisborne Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 February 1904
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Gisborne, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Coach, Trap, Horse, Express
26 names identified
  • G. E. Robb, Contractor for Gisborne and Patutahi service
  • J. T. Cassidy, Contractor for Kaiteratahi to Te Karaka and Whatatutu service
  • Louis Carron, Contractor for Te Karaka to Poututu and Motu service
  • B. E. Greaves, Contractor for Gisborne to Waimata Valley and Arakihi service
  • J. R. Redstone, Contractor for Gisborne to Tolaga Bay and Tolaga Bay to Waipiro Bay services
  • W. F. Sinclair, Contractor for multiple services including Tolaga Bay to Waipiro Bay and Gisborne to Wairoa
  • Hakopa Puha, Contractor for Port Awanui to Hicks Bay service
  • J. L. Baker, Contractor for Gisborne to Muriwai service
  • J. H. Beaufoy, Contractor for Whakarau to Rakauroa service
  • J. McCutchan, Contractor for Ngatapa to Wharekopae service
  • Thomas Gordon, Contractor for Tokomaru Bay to Huiarua service
  • James O’Dowd, Contractor for Gisborne Post Office to wharves and railway station service
  • W. Kelly, Postmaster arrangement for Port Awanui beach and post office
  • E. R. Ludbrook, Postmaster arrangement for Tuparoa beach and post office
  • W. Painter, Postmaster arrangement for Waipiro Bay beach and post office
  • Wilson Bros. Wilson, Postmaster arrangement for Tokomaru Bay beach and post office
  • Henry Glover, Postmaster arrangement for Tolaga Bay beach and post office
  • E. C. Bolton, Postmaster arrangement for Hicks Bay beach and post office
  • B. Taylor, Postmaster arrangement for Whatatutu to Wheturau and Whatatutu to Iwiroa services
  • D. B. Watt, Postmaster arrangement for Hangaroa junction service
  • Hoani Kahaki, Postmaster arrangement for Te Araroa to East Cape Lighthouse service
  • William Dixon, Postmaster arrangement for Makaraka Post Office and railway station
  • Robert Colebrook, Postmaster arrangement for Waerengaahika Post Office and railway station
  • W. A. Friar, Postmaster arrangement for Ormond Post Office and railway station
  • J. E. Beattie, Postmaster arrangement for Te Araroa beach and post office
  • J. B. Morris, Postmaster arrangement for Hauiti to Ponana service

🚂 List of Inland Mail Services Under Contract in the Napier Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 February 1904
Inland mail services, Postal contracts, Napier, Mail delivery, Contractors, Subsidies, Coach, Pack-horse, Express, 4-horse coach
12 names identified
  • Francis Armstrong, Contractor for Aohanga to Ti-tree Point service
  • John Miller, Contractor for Dannevirke postal services including railway station and Umutaoraa
  • T. M. Mills, Contractor for Dannevirke to Herbertville and Mangatoro Valley services
  • P. G. Thornton, Contractor for Farndon to Olive service
  • W. A. Beecroft, Contractor for Hastings to Havelock North service
  • M. Nugent, Contractor for Hastings to Maraekakaho and Maraekakaho to Kereru services
  • J. Sutherland, Contractor for Hastings to Waimarama service
  • W. McQuilkan, Contractor for Kaikora North to Te Apiti service
  • Hawke’s Bay Motor Company, Contractor for multiple Napier-area services including Port Ahuriri and Wairoa
  • F. T. Bradley, Contractor for Napier to Puketitiri service
  • Crowther and McCauley Crowther, Contractor for Napier to Taupo service
  • Crowther and McCauley McCauley, Contractor for Napier to Taupo service