HOKITIKA is a township in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island, 40km (25 miles) south of Greymouth and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River
Founded on gold mining in 1864, it was a centre of the West Coast Gold Rush.
By late 1866 it was one of the country's most populous centres


UNCLAIMED LETTER LIST
List if Letters received during the month of June, and remaining unclaimed at Hokitika on the 30th September, 1866:-
note I would be wary re the spelling of some of these names.
I have been unable to find many of them using this spelling

... A ...
John ADAMS
Samuel ADRAIN
Michael AINSLEY
David ANDERSON
John ANDERSON (3)
John M. ANDERSON
T. W. ANDERSON
Mrs ARMOND
William ARMSTRONG
William ATKINSON
F. AVANT
G. AVEY

... B ...
Mark BAIN
William BARBER
Townsend Heatley BASHFORD (1843-1899)
10 Feb 1875 BASHFORD?WILLS?Feb. 10, at St. Paul's, Canterbury, (NSW, Australia) by the Rev. James Carter, LL.D., Townsend Heatly Bashford, Esq., of New Zealand, fifth son of J. Bashford Esq., Monaghan, Ireland, to Marion Victoria, fifth daughter of J. W. Wills, of Ashfield
Joseph BATTILANA
Thomas BEIRNE
G. BIDGOOD
John BIRCH
T. D. BISHOP
Joseph A. BLACKETT
Harry BOURCIE
Nathaniel BOYCE
James S. BOYLE
Thomas BOYLE
Michael BRADY
Lawrence BRADLEY
Joseph BRANAHAM
Robert BRIDSON
William BRITTON
Daniel BROSNAHAN
David W. BROWN
George Smith BROWN
James BROWN
John BROWN
John Philson BROWN
S. BROWN
William Alexander BROWN
Prouf BRUE
George F. BUCKLEY
John BULFIN
John BURLING
C. F. BURTON
James BURTON
BUTTNER & HALLE
Captain BULTON

... C ...
Murdoch CAMERON
Alexander CAMPBELL (2)
Richard CAMPBELL
William CAMPBELL
Joseph CARREN (2)
Timothy CARROLL
Mr CARSEN
Thomas CARTHEW
William CARTHEW
F. CARVERAS
William CHANDLER
James C. CHAPMAN (2)
William CHAPMAN (2)
Auguste CHIEBO
James CHITTENDEN
P. CHRISTENSEN
F. CHURCH
Edward CLARK
Duncan CLARK
William CLARKE
William CLIFFORD
David COCKBURN
Mr COHEN
George COLE
John Hartley COLE
John COLLINS (4)
Richard COLLINS
M. A. COLEMAN
Feudry CONSTANTINE
Fredrick COOPER
Thomas CORIN
James CORMACH
James COTTER
James COULTER
William COUTTS
Hugh COWAN
William CRAIG
John CRAIGEE
J. R. CRAWFORD
John CURRIE

... D ...
David DANIEL
Alexander DAVIDSON
John DAVIS
Francizs DA COZA
George DELL
John DICK
William Henry DICK
T. DIGNUM
Patrick DISNEY
Samuel DODD
Jacob DONALD (2)
James DARREN
James G. DOUGLAS
Robert DUFFY
Fanny DUNFORD
John or Mich DWYER

... E ...
James EARP
Robert T. EDGAR (2)
Herman ELBERT
George ELDRIDGE
J. Z. ELLIS
William EVANS

... F ...
David FALCONER
James FANDRICK
John FARIS
George FARRILLY
Charles FAULKS
Pat FENNELL
John FEIGER
Benjamin FERGUSON
Frances FERRO
Alexander FINDLAY (2)
John FINLAY
John FINLAYSON
Edward FINNEY
Frank FISHER
Charles FITZPATRICK
W. or H. FITZSIMMONS
Matthew FLEMING
FLIN Esq.,
James FOGUN
T. FORDICE
Donald FORSYTH
William FOWERAKER
William FOXCROFT
John FRASER (2)
E. FRIEND

... G ...
Edward GALLAHEW
Henry GARDE
Charles GARMOUR
John GARACK
Michael GEARY
Michael GENN
Peter GIFFOREY
George GIBSON
D. GIRDWOOD
Henry G. GLASS
James GLASS
Daniel GREGORY
John GREENWOOD
Edward GRENNAN
D. J. T. GRIFFITHS
Philip Mole GRIFFITH
Samuel GRIFFITH
Charles GRANT
G. N. GROVES
Peter GUNN
H. GUTHRIE

... H ...
John HABBOTT
Hugh T. HAGG
Mr HALL
John HALL
George HAMILTON
Joseph HAURAHAN
William HARDY
Walter HARRADEN
Mr HARRISSON
George William HARVEY
Hamilton HEWITT
John Henry HEWITT
G. Spencer HOLLINGS
Alfredd HOLYOAK
Charles HOMER
H. HOOTON (2)
Thomas HORE
H. HOWALL
George HUNTER
Thomas HUNTER
T. D. HUNTER

... J ...
Thomas R. JEMESON
Kennett JOBBAN
Charles JOHNSTON
James W. JOHNSON
William JOHNSON
John Smith JONES

... K ...
John KELLOCK
Martin KENNEDY
William KERR
Vincent KING
Mr KNOTT
Thomas KOYEN
M. I. KREILMAYER

... L ...
Edward LAMBRET
John LAMG
E. S. LAPHAM
H. L. LARSEN
Thomas LAW
Frederick LEE
Cho LEWIS
Evan H. LEWIS
John H. LEWIS
William P. LEWIS

... M ...
Jerry MALKAHAUS
John MAMION
John MANNING
E. MANTON
John MARKS
D. MARKERS
William MARTIN
William MASON
Joseph MASTERS
J. MATHESON
Mr MATHESON
Thomas MEANY
W. C. D. MEYER
Michael MOLONEY
William MOORE
Raymond MOREL
D. MORIGAN
D. MORTON
A. B. MOSS
Alfred H. MOVEY
Mr MULINS
Charles MUNN
George MURPHY
James MURPHY (2)
John MURPHY
George MUSSELBROOK
D. H. McARETUN
William McBURNEY
Joseph McCAHON
John McCORMALLY
William McCOOK
Jno McCORMICK
M. McCORMICH
William McDONALD
M. McDUFF
John McGRATH
Duncan McGREGOR
Michael McINERNY
Ewen McINTOSH
William F. McINTOSH
Daniel McKEANY
D. McKENZIE
Kenneth McKENZIE
John McLEAN
William McLELLAND
Donald McLOUD
Robert McMEMORICE
George McMILLAN
Alexander McSKELLEY

... N ...
James NEILL
John NELSON
Daniel NICHOLSON
J. A. F. NOKES
Alfred NORMAN
Thomas Brooks NORTON

... O ...
James OCKLESHAW
F. G. O'BRIEN
James O'CONNOR
W. M. O'CONNOR
Michael O'ROURKE
Peter O'SULLIVAN

... P ...
John PALMER
John C. PATERSON
G. and E. PAVIL
Mrs PEARCE
Henry R. PENSON
Mr PETERSEN
Henry PETERSEN
Henry PETERSEN
Michael PHEALAN
G. PHILIPS
John PLAISTED
Edward PLOWERS
George PORAGOTI
John POTTER

... R ...
Nichol RAMSAY
Edward RAWLING
Alexander READ
Mrs READ
Mrs REYNOLDS
Thomas RICHARDS
William A. RICHARDS
William RITCHIE
William ROBERTS
John ROBINSON
William ROSS
Arthur ROW
J. B. RUSSELL

... S ...
SARGOOD, KING & Co
Julius S. SCHRULD (2)
Thomas SHANKS
William SHEAHAW
William SHOTTER
Edward SIMS
Alexander SINCLAIR
Samuel SLYFIELD
W. R. SMALLWOOD (2)
James SMITH
George SPEAR
Jane STANBOROUGH
Archibald STEWART
M. STEWART (2)
Edward STIRZAKEI
W. H. STONE
John G. SUREUIN
John G. SUTHERLAND
James SWINTON

... T ...
J. B. THOMAS
William THOMAS
J. H. THOMPSON (3)
Robert THOMSON
Ellen TOLLEY
TRIST and BERTRAM
Andrew TULLOCK
Robert TULLOCK
J. Stratford TURNER

... V ...
G. E. VEITCH

... W ...
H. WAGNER
E. WALKER
J. P. WALKER
Poad WALKER
James WALSH
Henry WARREN
A. WATSON
Joseph WATSON
Walter WATSON
Robert WALSH
John WESLEY
Mrs J. WESLEY
William WILKIN
John WILLIAM
James G. WILSON
John WILSON
R. WILSON
William WILSON
H. C. WOOD
Thomas WOOD
F. G. WOODHOUSE

... Y ...
William YOUNG


PHOTO
HOKITIKA township in the 1870s