Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1888 Post Office Department Inwards Correspondence Register Reference PO 2/1 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) SPECIAL NOTE: The actual letters referred to in this volume have either been purged or lost in fires. 1888/1 Dec 30 [1887] For list of midnight stations, to discontinue sending cablegrams from Australia to the ‘Star’ and Evening Bell Auckland (Manager Press Association, Wellington) 1888/2 Dec 30 [1887] For use of a private letter box (Sydney A. Pull, Registrar Births, Deaths, Marriages, Herbertville) 1888/3 Dec 20 [1887] Petition for a Post Office at Moutoa (Chief Postmaster, Wellington) - forward to 1890/1377 1888/4 Dec 30 [1887] That a stone building be erected for offices at Clyde and the Telephone be extended from Ophir to Matakanui (Vincent Pyke, MHR, Dunedin) - previous 1887/4414, forward to 1888/4117 1888/5 Dec 30 [1887] Mr Cooper will carry mails to and from Culverden - Hanmer Plain force (Chief Postmaster, Christchurch) - previous 1887/4607, forward to 1889/4336 1888/6 Dec 31 [1887] B/R £25 18s 6d sale of material (Officer in Charge, Christchurch) 1888/7 Dec 29 [1887] B/R £19 sale of line horse (Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth) 1888/8 Dec 30 [1887] Arthur Caird Greenock, requests that addressed to Mrs Rhodes Wellington, may be readdressed to Christchurch (Chief Postmaster, Wellington) 1888/9 Dec 30 [1887] J. P. Roberts Wellington N.S.W applies for a missent letter (Chief Postmaster, Wellington) 1888/10 Dec 31 [1887] Forwarding Memo and photo of Post Office Kaikoura (Chief Postmaster, Blenheim) - forward to 1888/3608 1888/11 Dec 27 [1887] Forwarding a letter posted with a previously used stamp affixed (Chief Postmaster, Thames) - previous 1887/6365 1888/12 Dec 27 [1887] Requisition for Date Stamp and Type for Port Albert (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) 1888/13 Dec 28 [1887] Reports illness of Letter Carrior Rolland, Howard and Abercrombie and employment of substitute (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) Transcribed by Dawn Chambers Last updated 28 April 2011 Page 1 of 84 www.nzpictures.co.nz/pandora.htm Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1888 Post Office Department Inwards Correspondence Register Reference PO 2/1 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) SPECIAL NOTE: The actual letters referred to in this volume have either been purged or lost in fires. 1888/14 Dec 28 [1887] Petition for a Post Office at Maioro (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) - forward to 1888/769 1888/15 Dec 28 [1887] Bombay: Mr F. Worden for Postmaster vice Mrs Jones (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) - forward to 1888/2326 1888/16 Dec 28 [1887] Mangawai: Mr M. Dean for Postmaster vice Mrs Miller (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) - forward to 1888/1661 1888/17 Dec 28 [1887] P.O. at Little Kyeburn to be closed (Chief Postmaster, Dunedin) 1888/18 Dec 28 [1887] Mr Absolum, Postmaster Ross, for removal (Chief Postmaster, Hokitika) - forward to 1889/804 1888/19 Dec 29 [1887] For removal (C. Bell, Waipawa) - previous 1887/3337, forward to 1888/2502 1888/20 Dec 29 [1887] Re special allowances to Frankton and Wairio (Chief Postmaster, Invercargill) - previous 1887/4847, forward to 1889/3330 1888/21 Dec 29 [1887] Application from A. Galloway for refund of 10s 10d charged on recent issue of Western Star (Chief Postmaster, Invercargill) - forward to 1888/3482 1888/22 Dec 31 [1887] Extract “Waipawa Mail” irregular delivery of letters posted in the Railway Vans (Chief Postmaster, Napier) 1888/23 Jan 03 Error in telegram Brooker, Nelson, to Brooker, Wellington (Officer in charge, Wellington) 1888/24 Dec 31 [1887] Unserviceable articles (Postmaster, Lyell) 1888/25 Dec 29 [1887] Requisition for Date Stamp “Raukokore” (Chief Postmaster, Thames) 1888/26 Dec 30 [1887] Leave of absence (W. Parlane, Dunedin) - forward to 1888/4264 1888/27 Dec 30 [1887] National Mortgage to apply for refund of 9s paid under protest (Officer in charge, Dunedin) Transcribed by Dawn Chambers Last updated 28 April 2011 Page 2 of 84 www.nzpictures.co.nz/pandora.htm Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1888 Post Office Department Inwards Correspondence Register Reference PO 2/1 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) SPECIAL NOTE: The actual letters referred to in this volume have either been purged or lost in fires. 1888/28 Dec 30 [1887] For removal to a larger office (Tamati Turei, Waitotara) - previous 1887/6604, forward to 1888/1636 1888/29 Dec 29 [1887] Telegram Shiel R.R. to Isitt & Grey Christchurch on 21 Dec 1889 Posted as D. T. (Officer in charge, Christchurch) 1888/30 Dec 30 [1887] Postal note register (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) 1888/31 Jan 02 Account 10382 G. Wratt, Postmaster Dannevirke, accepts fractional part of 1s deposit (Chief Postmaster, Napier) 1888/32 Dec 10 [1887] For a post office at the Schoolhouse in their District (D. Manson and others, Lower Shotover, Invercargill) - forward to 1888/600 1888/33 Nov 01 [1887] Again enquiring for her son Alfred Setford (Eliza A. Setford, East Grinstead, Sussex) - previous 1887/1477 1888/34 Dec 31 [1887] M. Hennessey asks permission to paint Telegraph pole in front of his premises (Chief Postmaster, Blenheim) 1888/35 Dec 28 [1887] Non delivery of Telegram Mark, Tauranga to Goss, KatiKati (Postmaster, Tauranga) 1888/36 Dec 31 [1887] For removal (F. T. Cowper, Palmerston North) - forward to 1888/6030 1888/37 Dec 23 [1887] “Tauranga Mail and Bay of Plenty Gazette” be registered as a newspaper (R. Henry, Tauranga) 1888/38 Dec 23 [1887] Suggests that another room be added to each of the offices at Ormondville, Makatoka, Danervirke and Woodville for the use of the Telephone (Inspector Bold, Napier) - previous 1887/4704 1888/39 Dec 21 [1887] Increase of salary (George Somerville, Herbertville) 1888/40 Dec 22 [1887] Telegram sent from Danervirke to Kennie McDonald, Wangarei, not delivered (J. W. McKay, Whangarei) 1888/41 Dec 31 [1887] Contract for the carriage of mails to and from Motueka, Waitapa and Collingwood expired. Shall he continue for another twelve months (James S. Cross, Nelson) - previous 1887/4736 1888/42 Jan 02 Forwarding £2 being his annual subscription for use of private letters bag (W. Parata, Waikanae) 1888/43 Jan 02 Departure of R.M.S. ‘Zealandia’ for San Francisco via Auckland (Secretary General Post Office, Sydney) 1888/44 Dec 31 [1887] Account 8842 Edith James. Deposit of 2s not brought to charge (Chief Postmaster, Napier) Transcribed by Dawn Chambers Last updated 28 April 2011 Page 3 of 84 www.nzpictures.co.nz/pandora.htm Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1888 Post Office Department Inwards Correspondence Register Reference PO 2/1 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) SPECIAL NOTE: The actual letters referred to in this volume have either been purged or lost in fires. 1888/45 Dec 30 [1887] Unserviceable articles (Postmaster, Waitotara) 1888/46 Dec – [1887] One bag of mail from Suva, delivered by purser of S.S. ‘Wainui’ not entered on Ships Way Bill (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) 1888/47 Dec 31 [1887] Mr J. Campbell will take charge of Post Office Styx from 3rd to 19th January and at Sheffiled from 21st to 27th January as Assistant (Chief Postmaster, Christchurch) 1888/48 Jan 03 Mr Brookes … Pungarehu requires leave to visit Wellington (Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth) 1888/49 Dec 27 [1887] Again urges the establishment of a Post Office at Otonga East (R. Hobbs, MHR, Pokeno) - previous 1887/5566, forward to 1888/390 1888/50 Dec 16 [1887] Re delivery of a Registered letter for H. W. Dowling, Dunedin (F. Churton, Sydney) 1888/51 Dec 27 [1887] Asks whether a Justice of the Peace is exempt from payment of Telephone fees when using the Telephone on public service (J. C. Irvine, JP, Howick, Auckland) - forward to 1898/6749 1888/52 Dec 29 [1887] Applying for authority to expend 10s a month for washing out Waipawa Office (Chief Postmaster, Napier) - previous 1887/4283, forward to 1888/5417 1888/53 Dec 28 [1887] Forwards duplicate Bond for the Postmaster, Te Puke (Chief Postmaster, Thames) 1888/54 Dec 29 [1887] Re opening Private box lobby on Sundays and Holidays at 8 a.m. (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) - previous 1887/3791, forward to 1888/1902 1888/55 Dec 30 [1887] Reports incorrect notice given by agents S.S. ‘Janet Nicol’ (Chief Postmaster, Auckland) - previous 1887/2985, forward to 1889/1392 1888/56 Dec 30 [1887] Re Telegrams of 13th and 28th December from Chairman E. E. Co. and replies thereto of 24 and 20 December Co’s proposal to raise the tariff &c and the Government decision not to renew subsidy and changing terminal rates if maximum rate of 7s 6d and 6d exceeded (Superintendent Post & Telegraph Department) - previous 1887/2791, forward to 1888/4290 Transcribed by Dawn Chambers Last updated 28 April 2011 Page 4 of 84 www.nzpictures.co.nz/pandora.htm Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1888 Post Office Department Inwards Correspondence Register Reference PO 2/1 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) SPECIAL NOTE: The actual letters referred to in this volume have either been purged or lost in fires. 1888/57 Dec 29 [1887] John Johnston claiming his late wife’s account 5439 (Chief Postmaster, Greymouth) 1888/58 Jan 02 Forwarding a petition for Telephonic communication at Horata (J. G. Fountaine, for Sir J. Hall, Horata) 1888/59 Jan 04 Invoice and Bill of Lading for 10 cases envelopes per ‘Waimea’ (Agent General, London) 1888/60 Dec 31 [1887] Forwarding £1 on account of loan from … account (F. T. Cowper, Palmerston North) - previous 1887/2800, forward to 1888/3584 1888/61 Dec 13 [1887] Encloses £7 to repair and photograph her brother’s Grave (Henrietta Langenoever, Broken Hill, New South Wales) 1888/62 Dec 13 [1887] Is leaving Wellington and desires to pay for exchange connections for only the few days preceding departure (Dr F.