✨ Post Office Closures and Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 439

Post Offices Closed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1873.
THE following List of Offices which have been
closed in the Colony, is published for general
information.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Name of Office. In what Province or County. Circulating Office.
Aylmer Lead ... Westland ... Hokitika.
Hunt's Beach ... Westland ... Hokitika.
Long Valley ... Otago ... Dunedin.
Nukumaru ... Wellington ... Wellington.
Sawyers Bay ... Otago ... Dunedin.
Snowdon ... Canterbury ... Christchurch.
Whananaki ... Auckland ... Auckland.

Appointment of Postmasters.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1873.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-
General by His Excellency the Governor, the
following appointments have been made in the Postal
Service of the Colony.
JULIUS VOGEL.

Name. To be Postmaster at In what Province or County. From.
James Douglas ... Aratapu Auckland ... 15 Nov., 1872
James Millar ... Aylmer Lead Westland ... 1 Jan., 1873
W. H. Barnes ... Amberley Canterbury 1 Mar., 1873
Robert Hine ... Awamoko Otago 1 Jan., 1873
Charles Binney ... Aratapu Auckland ... 1 April, 1873
Peter Purcell ... Arnold Westland ... 1 April, 1873
S. B. F. Walmsley ... Ahaura Nelson 1 July, 1873
A. Simpson ... Amberley Canterbury 1 July, 1873
R. A. Buchanan ... Akaroa Canterbury 1 July, 1873
Sinclair McBeth ... Beaumont Otago 1 Dec., 1872
Thomas Finch ... Brighton Nelson 1 Feb., 1873
Duncan Dunbar ... Beaconsfield Otago 1 Mar., 1873
James Stevenson ... Black's Point Westland ... 1 Mar., 1873
Hugh Taylor ... Christys Nelson 1 Jan., 1873
J. Gallagher ... Crow's Town Nelson 1 Jan., 1873
R. M. Cotton ... Coleridge Canterbury 1 Feb., 1873
Samuel Deighton ... Chatham Isles Chatham Isles 1 Feb., 1873
W. J. Petchell ... Drury Auckland ... 1 May, 1873
G. H. Attwood ... Fortrose Otago 1 Jan., 1873
W. H. Gorton ... Greendale Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
William Wain ... Glenore Otago 1 Jan., 1873
Henry Newton ... Governor's Bay Canterbury 1 July, 1873
F. C. Algie ... Half-Ounce... Nelson 1 Dec., 1872
W. Edmonds ... Hamilton's Otago 1 Jan., 1873
James Kelly ... Harlington Otago 1 Feb., 1873
D. Campbell ... Harcourt's Ferry Westland ... 1 April, 1873
David Stuart ... Inangahua ... Nelson 1 Jan., 1873
William Creighton ... Kawau Auckland ... 1 Dec., 1872
W. O. Williams ... Kaiwaraiwai Wellington 1 July, 1873
Donald McKinnon ... Lovell's Flat Otago 1 Jan., 1873
John Fennell ... Lyell Nelson 1 Mar., 1873
W. T. Ward ... Long Bush ... Otago 1 May, 1873
J. Cunningham ... Lake Brunner Westland ... 1 June, 1873
Robert Murrell ... Mararoa Otago 1 Jan., 1873
J. F. Long ... Mount Ida ... Otago 1 April, 1873
W. G. Wallace ... Maungatua ... Otago 1 Jan., 1873
W. C. Drake ... Mercer Auckland ... 1 April, 1873
J. C. Speedy ... Meanee Hawke's Bay 1 Jan., 1873
Samuel Mooney ... Mangawai Auckland ... 1 April, 1873
Charles White ... Marton Wellington 1 June, 1873
Daniel Scally ... Nevis Otago 1 Jan., 1873
Job Coulam ... Nokomai Otago 1 Jan., 1873
James Hoyes ... Newton Auckland ... 1 Feb., 1873
W. H. Brightwell ... Oroua Wellington 1 Nov., 1872
Wm. Greenwood ... Omaha Auckland ... 1 Jan., 1873
J. H. Broadfoot ... Otahuhu Auckland ... 1 May, 1873
Name. To be Postmaster at In what Province or County. From.
James Strachan ... Pleasant Point Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
T. Russell ... Pembroke Otago 1 Jan., 1873
Marks Friedlander ... Pleasant Valley Canterbury 1 Mar., 1873
P. J. Gavin ... Panmure Auckland ... 1 Feb., 1873
J. H. Knox ... Popotunoa ... Otago 1 Mar., 1873
Frederick Hunt ... Pitt's Island Chatham Isles 1 May, 1873
Charles Jas. Sale ... Pigeon Bay ... Canterbury 1 May, 1873
C. W. Jones ... Parakakau ... Auckland 1 April, 1873
Charles Peake ... Quartzville ... Otago 1 Mar., 1873
Thomas Johnson ... Robinsons Bay Canterbury 1 Jan., 1870
James Newman ... Ruataniwha Hawke's Bay 1 Jan., 1873
James Petrie ... Richmond Nelson 1 Mar., 1873
Charles F. Roberts ... Rough Ridge Otago 1 May, 1873
George Buckham ... Rangiora Canterbury 1 July, 1873
William Hughey ... Sanson Wellington 1 Jan., 1873
S. E. Horneman ... Sumner Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
James Thompson ... Swannanoa ... Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
A. W. Barnett ... Stoke Nelson 1 Feb., 1873
John Thompson ... Southbrook... Canterbury 1 April, 1873
Thomas Collins ... Southside Marlborough 1 July, 1873
Robert Forbes ... Tai Tapu Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
Adam Brandigam ... Tapanui Otago 1 Jan., 1873
James Pugh ... Titirangi Auckland 1 Mar., 1873
Eliza Firth ... Te Aute Hawke's Bay 1 Jan., 1873
James Murdoch... Taieri Beach Otago 1 April, 1873
Alfred Hale ... Teviot Otago 24 Mar., 1873
Thomas Hughan ... Taieri Beach Otago 1 June, 1873
Wm. W. Beswick ... Timaru Canterbury 1 June, 1873
John Thorne ... Upper Horowhenua Canterbury 1 Jan., 1873
Name. To be Postmaster at In what Province or County. From.
G. S. Pope ... Wangaloa Otago 12 Dec., 1872
Geo. Buckham ... Waiau Nelson 1 Dec., 1872
Samuel Mitchell ... Woodstock Westland ... 1 Jan., 1873
Robert Telford ... Waiwera Otago 1 Jan., 1873
Robert Finlayson ... Wairoa Hawke's Bay 1 Jan., 1873
C. A. Wright ... Washdyke Canterbury 1 Mar., 1873
James Reynolds... Wangaroa Auckland ... 1 Mar., 1873
H. A. Cowper ... Waikouaiti Otago 1 April, 1873
Joseph Cox ... Waipori Otago 1 April, 1873
William Cox ... Waikuku Canterbury 1 June, 1873
John Iveson ... Woodside Otago 1 June, 1873
A. Winterburn ... Wairau Nelson 1 June, 1873
Alexander Dawson ... Whatawhata Auckland ... 1 July, 1873
Martin Krippner ... Wade Auckland ... 1 July, 1873

Additional Money Order Offices.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1873.
IT is hereby notified, that information has been
received from the General Post Office, Mel-
bourne, that Money Order Offices have been opened
in the Colony of Victoria, at
LEIGH ROAD, and at
STOCKYARD CREEK.
By order.
W. GRAY,
(for the Secretary).

Licensing Officers under Arms Act appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 18th July, 1873.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE FREDERICK HARRIS, Esq.,
Collector of Her Majesty's Customs at Poverty
Bay; and
HENRY FREEMAN ANDREWS, Esq.,
Collector of Her Majesty's Customs at the Thames,
to be Licensing Officers under "The Arms Act,
1860."
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner.



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πŸš‚ List of Post Offices Closed in the Colony

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
14 July 1873
Post Offices, Closed, Westland, Otago, Wellington, Auckland
  • Julius Vogel

πŸš‚ Appointments of Postmasters for various locations

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
14 July 1873
Postmasters, Appointments, Auckland, Westland, Canterbury, Otago, Nelson, Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Chatham Isles, Marlborough
89 names identified
  • James Douglas, Appointed Postmaster at Aratapu
  • James Millar, Appointed Postmaster at Aylmer Lead
  • W. H. Barnes, Appointed Postmaster at Amberley
  • Robert Hine, Appointed Postmaster at Awamoko
  • Charles Binney, Appointed Postmaster at Aratapu
  • Peter Purcell, Appointed Postmaster at Arnold
  • S. B. F. Walmsley, Appointed Postmaster at Ahaura
  • A. Simpson, Appointed Postmaster at Amberley
  • R. A. Buchanan, Appointed Postmaster at Akaroa
  • Sinclair McBeth, Appointed Postmaster at Beaumont
  • Thomas Finch, Appointed Postmaster at Brighton
  • Duncan Dunbar, Appointed Postmaster at Beaconsfield
  • James Stevenson, Appointed Postmaster at Black's Point
  • Hugh Taylor, Appointed Postmaster at Christys
  • J. Gallagher, Appointed Postmaster at Crow's Town
  • R. M. Cotton, Appointed Postmaster at Coleridge
  • Samuel Deighton, Appointed Postmaster at Chatham Isles
  • W. J. Petchell, Appointed Postmaster at Drury
  • G. H. Attwood, Appointed Postmaster at Fortrose
  • W. H. Gorton, Appointed Postmaster at Greendale
  • William Wain, Appointed Postmaster at Glenore
  • Henry Newton, Appointed Postmaster at Governor's Bay
  • F. C. Algie, Appointed Postmaster at Half-Ounce
  • W. Edmonds, Appointed Postmaster at Hamilton's
  • James Kelly, Appointed Postmaster at Harlington
  • D. Campbell, Appointed Postmaster at Harcourt's Ferry
  • David Stuart, Appointed Postmaster at Inangahua
  • William Creighton, Appointed Postmaster at Kawau
  • W. O. Williams, Appointed Postmaster at Kaiwaraiwai
  • Donald McKinnon, Appointed Postmaster at Lovell's Flat
  • John Fennell, Appointed Postmaster at Lyell
  • W. T. Ward, Appointed Postmaster at Long Bush
  • J. Cunningham, Appointed Postmaster at Lake Brunner
  • Robert Murrell, Appointed Postmaster at Mararoa
  • J. F. Long, Appointed Postmaster at Mount Ida
  • W. G. Wallace, Appointed Postmaster at Maungatua
  • W. C. Drake, Appointed Postmaster at Mercer
  • J. C. Speedy, Appointed Postmaster at Meanee
  • Samuel Mooney, Appointed Postmaster at Mangawai
  • Charles White, Appointed Postmaster at Marton
  • Daniel Scally, Appointed Postmaster at Nevis
  • Job Coulam, Appointed Postmaster at Nokomai
  • James Hoyes, Appointed Postmaster at Newton
  • W. H. Brightwell, Appointed Postmaster at Oroua
  • Wm. Greenwood, Appointed Postmaster at Omaha
  • J. H. Broadfoot, Appointed Postmaster at Otahuhu
  • James Strachan, Appointed Postmaster at Pleasant Point
  • T. Russell, Appointed Postmaster at Pembroke
  • Marks Friedlander, Appointed Postmaster at Pleasant Valley
  • P. J. Gavin, Appointed Postmaster at Panmure
  • J. H. Knox, Appointed Postmaster at Popotunoa
  • Frederick Hunt, Appointed Postmaster at Pitt's Island
  • Charles Jas. Sale, Appointed Postmaster at Pigeon Bay
  • C. W. Jones, Appointed Postmaster at Parakakau
  • Charles Peake, Appointed Postmaster at Quartzville
  • Thomas Johnson, Appointed Postmaster at Robinsons Bay
  • James Newman, Appointed Postmaster at Ruataniwha
  • James Petrie, Appointed Postmaster at Richmond
  • Charles F. Roberts, Appointed Postmaster at Rough Ridge
  • George Buckham, Appointed Postmaster at Rangiora
  • William Hughey, Appointed Postmaster at Sanson
  • S. E. Horneman, Appointed Postmaster at Sumner
  • James Thompson, Appointed Postmaster at Swannanoa
  • A. W. Barnett, Appointed Postmaster at Stoke
  • John Thompson, Appointed Postmaster at Southbrook
  • Thomas Collins, Appointed Postmaster at Southside
  • Robert Forbes, Appointed Postmaster at Tai Tapu
  • Adam Brandigam, Appointed Postmaster at Tapanui
  • James Pugh, Appointed Postmaster at Titirangi
  • Eliza Firth, Appointed Postmaster at Te Aute
  • James Murdoch, Appointed Postmaster at Taieri Beach
  • Alfred Hale, Appointed Postmaster at Teviot
  • Thomas Hughan, Appointed Postmaster at Taieri Beach
  • Wm. W. Beswick, Appointed Postmaster at Timaru
  • John Thorne, Appointed Postmaster at Upper Horowhenua
  • G. S. Pope, Appointed Postmaster at Wangaloa
  • Geo. Buckham, Appointed Postmaster at Waiau
  • Samuel Mitchell, Appointed Postmaster at Woodstock
  • Robert Telford, Appointed Postmaster at Waiwera
  • Robert Finlayson, Appointed Postmaster at Wairoa
  • C. A. Wright, Appointed Postmaster at Washdyke
  • James Reynolds, Appointed Postmaster at Wangaroa
  • H. A. Cowper, Appointed Postmaster at Waikouaiti
  • Joseph Cox, Appointed Postmaster at Waipori
  • William Cox, Appointed Postmaster at Waikuku
  • John Iveson, Appointed Postmaster at Woodside
  • A. Winterburn, Appointed Postmaster at Wairau
  • Alexander Dawson, Appointed Postmaster at Whatawhata
  • Martin Krippner, Appointed Postmaster at Wade

  • Julius Vogel

πŸš‚ Notification of Additional Money Order Offices Opened in Victoria

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
22 July 1873
Money Order Offices, Victoria, Melbourne, Leigh Road, Stockyard Creek
  • W. Gray (for the Secretary)

βš–οΈ Appointment of Licensing Officers under the Arms Act

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
18 July 1873
Licensing Officers, Arms Act, Customs, Poverty Bay, Thames
  • George Frederick Harris (Esquire), Appointed Licensing Officer at Poverty Bay
  • Henry Freeman Andrews (Esquire), Appointed Licensing Officer at the Thames

  • William H. Reynolds, Commissioner