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All Rights Reserved For more books on CD from Archive CD Books Australia, see the web pages at www.archivecdbooks.com.au STEVENS AND BARTHOLOMEW'S NEW ZEALAND DIRECTORY FOB 1866-6 7: INCLUDING WELLINGTON HOKITIKA OMARU PICTON AUCKLAND GREYMOUTH TIMARU NAPIER DUNEDIN INVERCARGILL AKAROA TAURANGA CHRISTCHURCH BLUFF LYTTELTON ONEHUNGA NELSON PORT CHALMERS BLENHEIM OTAHUHU WANGANUI, &c. &c. ALSO THE VABIOUS TOWNSHIPS IN THEIR VICINITY. COMBINED WITH THE RUNHOLDERS' DIRECTORY For Canterbury, Otago, Hawkes Bay, 8f Marlborough Provinces for 1866-67. TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE EPITOME OP THE OFFICIAL, GENERAL, AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS, (FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES,*) AND FULL STATISTICAL, GENERAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE WHOLE COLONY, AND ITS RESOURCES, ETC. IN ADDITION TO WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND YEARLY ADVERTISER. ALSO A COMPLETE AND COEEECT MAP OF NEW WITH ALL THE LATEST ADDITIONS AND COERKCTIONS STEVENS & D. H. BARTHOL MELBOURNE. SOLD BY THE FOLLOWING AGENTS •- E. G. SMITH, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON; WATTE & BATGER, Q STBEKT, AUCKLAND ; C. W. COOKE & CO., COLOMBO STBKET, CHBISTCHUBCH; GOEDON & GOTCH, STDNET AND MELBOURNE. [Copyright: all Eights reserved."} PREFACE. In presenting " The NEW ZEALAND DIRECTORY for 1866-67 " to the Public, the Proprietors have to apologise for the delay attending its appearance. This has been caused by the addition to the Alphabetical List (as at first intended,) of a Trade, Professional and Runholders' Directory; the greater (than anticipated) length of time occupied in visiting and collecting information of the numerous places comprised; and the delay attendant on the printing, &c, of a^work of such a comprehensive nature, which they have endeavoured to make as full and complete as possible, the information alone occupying 110 1 The Proprietors beg to return their sincere thanks for the liberal manner in which they have been encouraged both by Subscribers and Advertisers; also to the following gentlemen, who have kindly interested themselves on their behalf, and have furnished them with useful information, &c. &c, viz:—W. Gisborne, Esq.; Under-Secretary, Wellington; John Williamson, Esq., Waste Lands Commissioner, Auckland; J. B. Wemyss, Esq., Provincial Secretary, Blen- heim, Marlborough Province; J. Sharp, Esq., Registrar Supreme Court* Nelson; G. A. Reade, Esq., Waste Lands Office, Christchurch; Wm. Raynor, Esq., Lyttelton; — Skeet, Esq., surveyor, Auckland; Messrs. Driver, Maclean and Co., Dunedin, to whom we are indebted for the List of Run- holders for Otago Province. In the first compilation of a work of such magnitude, some errors must necessarily appear, but the Publishers venture to hope they will be so few and far between as to be overlooked. The Advertising Sheet and Page Advertisements have been got up and displayed to the greatest possible advantage; and from the circulation of this work, which considerably exceeds that 01 any other similar medium hitherto published in the Australasian Colonies, they must prove very beneficial to the Advertisers generally. The Map has been carefully corrected up to date. In conclusion, the Publishers respectfully intimate that it is their intention to renew the work (which they purpose much^nlarging and improving) in December, 1867. STEVENS AND BARTHOLOMEW, Compilers and Publishers. 48 FLINDERS LANE EAST, MELBOURNE. 1st August, 1866. CONTENTS. PAGE PAOB Wellington Alphabetical Directory... 1 Governmental and Official 214 „ Trade and Professional 12 Customs Duties 224 „ Country Districts 19 New Zealand and Australian Tariffs Nelson Alphabetical 27 Compared 226 „ Trade and Professional ...... 35 Postal Information 227 „ Country Districts 40 Electric Telegraph Information 228 Dunedin Alphabetical 41 Lighthouse Dues 230 „ Trade and Professional 66 Fees Payable to Registrars Supreme Port Chalmers Alphabetical ,... 84 Court 230 Oamaru Commercial 86 Fees Payable in Civil Suits in Resi- Auckland Alphabetical 88 dent Magistrate's Court 231 „ Trade and Professional ... 117 General Information 233 Onehunga Commercial 134 Itinerary 239 Otahuhu and Tauranga Commercial. 135 Lighthouses, Signal Stations, Har- Christchurch Alphabetical 136 bours, &c 241 ,, Trade and Professional 148 Statistical Information .,. 257 Lyttelton Commercial 158 Receipts and Expenditure, Govern- Canterbury Province, East Coastal— mental and Bank Akaroa Commercial 162 Customs Returns, &c 260 Timaru Commercial 163 General Resources 263 Canterbury Province, West Coastal. Wellington Province — Descriptive Hokitika Alphabetical 164 and Official Information, &c 269 ,, Trade and Professional... 169 Wanganui, &c.—Descriptive, Infor- Greymouth Alphabetical 174 mation, &c 274 ,, Trade and Professional 176 Wanganui and District—Official and Cobden Commercial 177 Professional, &c 275 Flagstaff Commercial 178 Auckland Province—Descriptive, In- Hawkes Bay Province. formation, Official, &c 277 Napier Alphabetical 178 Otago Province—Descriptive, Infor- Southland Province. mation, Official, &c 237 Invercargill Commercial 181 Canterbury Province—Descriptive, Bluff Township Commercial 185 Information, Official, &c 298 Marlborough Province. Nelson Province—Descriptive, Infor- Blenheim Commercial 186 mation, Official, &c 310 „ District Commercial ... 187 Hawkes Bay Province—Descriptive, Picton Commercial 188 Information, Official, &c 315 Wanganui Alphabetical 189 Southland Province—Descriptive, In- „ Trade 193 formation, Official, &c 319 Wanganui Professional. {See Wan- Marlborough Province—Official, &c. 320 ganui Information page.) Taranaki Province—Descriptive, In- Bangitikei and Turakina Alpha- formation, Official, &c 321 betical 195 A dvertisp.mcnts— Kunholders, Canterbury Province ... 198 Melbourne Commercial 1 „ Otago Province 209 Sydney Commercial 20 „ Hawkes Bay Province 211 Wellington and Wanganui 22 Bunholders and Flockowners, Marl- Auckland Province 28 borough Province 212 Otago Province 43 Wellington Province Pastoral Infor- Canterbury Province 53 mation 213 Miscellaneous Advertisements 64 WELLINGTON ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. 1866. A. Ballinger, J., painter, plumber, &c, Wil- lis street Abraham, —, Bishop of Wellington, Mul- Bamford, J., carter, Nairn street grave street Bampton, W., saddler, Molesworth street Adams, —, boardinghouse, Ingestre
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