✨ Postmaster Appointments and Tenders




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 102]

Postmasters appointed.

General Post-office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1883.

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.

RICHARD OLIVER,
Postmaster-General

| Name. | To be Post-
master at | In what Postal
District | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Robinson | Awahou | Thames | 1 May, 1883 |
| J. Garland | Awhitu | Auckland | 1 July, |
| W. Strickland | Awatere | Blenheim | 1 Sept., |
| J. L. Moore | Bannockburn | Dunedin | 21 June, |
| L. Perham | Barry's Bay | Christchurch | 17 April, |
| J. H. Newton | Belfast | Christchurch | 29 June, |
| J. Berlin | Berlin's | Westport | 1 April, |
| J. O'Hara | Birdling's Flat | Christchurch | 17 May, |
| J. G. McElwain | Boatman's | Greymouth | 1 June, |
| T. Dodds | Cass River | Christchurch | 1 Aug., |
| W. N. McIntosh | Cowes | Auckland | 1 July, |
| M. Anderson | Croekston | Dunedin | 1 May, |
| T. J. Press | Devonport | Auckland | 1 Oct., |
| W. Smith | Doyleston | Christchurch | 10 April, |
| A. Warburton | Dunback | Dunedin | 16 Aug., |
| J. H. Andrews | Ealing | Christchurch | 15 May, |
| A. Graham | Edenvale | Invercargill | 19 March, |
| J. R. Rees | Ferntown | Nelson | 1 Oct., |
| P. W. Tait | Fordell | Wanganui | 19 Aug., |
| A. McBride | Gillespie's Beach | Hokitika | 1 July, |
| J. C. Birley | Glenorchy | Invercargill | 1 May, |
| W. Hitchell | Glentunnel | Christchurch | 9 June, |
| O. Gage | Hikurangi | Auckland | 1 Oct., |
| J. Reynolds | Hornby | Christchurch | 9 June, |
| W. Blackey | Horokiwi | Wellington | 16 June, |
| G. Wagstaff | Howick | Auckland | 1 July, |
| E. Piper | Hyde | Dunedin | 15 June, |
| J. Bennett | Kaiwera | Invercargill | 20 Sept., |
| T. J. Gullery | Kenepuru | Blenheim | 1 Oct., |
| R. C. Bryant | Kinloch | Invercargill | 1 May, |
| R. O. Stewart | Kirikiri | Thames | 15 April, |
| W. Gilfillan | Kohukohu | Auckland | 1 July, |
| W. Bowles | Leeston | Christchurch | 26 June, |
| J. S. Woodhouse | Little Akaloa | Christchurch | 1 April, |
| F. C. Smith | Longbush | Invercargill | 1 May, |
| R. Grant | Longridge | Invercargill | 1 July, |
| J. Needham | Macetown | Invercargill | 25 July, |
| A. Benner | Maketu | Thames | 1 May, |
| W. Judd | Matawhero | Gisborne | 1 May, |
| C. A. Kavanagh | Mauku | Auckland | 1 July, |
| R. T. Batley | Mohonga | Napier | 1 June, |
| R. M. Beattie | Moonlight | Dunedin | 1 May, |
| H. J. Clifford | Morrinsville | Auckland | 1 April, |
| J. Southwick | Mount Cargill | Dunedin | 1 July, 1882 |
| T. Hix | Mount Somers | Christchurch | 1 July, 1883 |
| R. McNeice | Murchison | Westport | 1 July, |
| T. Paton | Ngapara | Oamaru | 1 July, |
| T. Coates | Ngaroto | Auckland | 24 June, |
| P. S. Brown | Ngunguru | Auckland | 1 May, |
| R. Black | Ohiwa | Thames | 1 July, |
| W. D. Andrews | Okarito | Hokitika | 17 July, |
| J. Lambert | Otaraia | Invercargill | 1 July, |
| W. Douglas | Otautau | Invercargill | 4 Feb., |
| J. H. Nicholls | Paeroa | Thames | 1 July, |
| J. G. Berwick | Pahi | Auckland | 1 May, |
| K. L. Poole | Paihia | Auckland | 1 April, |
| T. Halliwell | Pakuranga | Auckland | 1 June, |
| J. Fleming | Panmure | Auckland | 1 Aug., |
| G. H. Cottam | Papakura | Auckland | 1 July, |
| G. Stevenson | Paringa | Hokitika | 1 May, |
| H. D. Thomas | Paroa | Greymouth | 1 May, |
| R. McDougall | Pembroke | Dunedin | 6 Sept., |
| T. Westwood | Pihama | Wanganui | 20 April, |
| T. Mortimer | Pine Bush | Invercargill | 1 Aug., |
| D. McGuire | Port Awanui | Gisborne | 1 July, |
| W. Bevan | Pukekohe | Auckland | 24 June, |
| J. R. Martin | Pukeuri | Oamaru | 3 Sept., |
| Isabella Mackay | Rae's Junct. | Dunedin | 1 April, |
| H. E. C. Seager | Rangitata | Timaru | 27 July, |
| A. Absolum | Ross | Hokitika | 11 July, |
| S. G. Smith | Ruatangata | Auckland | 1 May, |

| Name. | To be Post-
master at | In what Postal
District | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Yates | Russell's Flat | Christchurch | 1 April, 1883 |
| J. Mathers | Saltwater Creek | Christchurch | 1 May, |
| A. Walker | Scarrott's | Auckland | 1 July, |
| T. A. Dickens | Spring Creek | Blenheim | 1 July, |
| A. Weir | Studholme Junction | Timaru | 8 June, |
| R. J. Knight | Southbrook | Christchurch | 15 Aug., |
| G. F. Webster | Taheke | Auckland | 1 July, |
| J. Lillewall | Takapuna | Auckland | 1 May, |
| S. F. Boler | Tauhoa | Auckland | 1 July, |
| M. Tautari | Taumariri | Auckland | 1 Aug., |
| A. Miller | Te Mata | Auckland | 1 April, |
| W. Cooper | Terawhiti | Wellington | 11 June, |
| T. S. Dixon | Terrace End | Wellington | 1 April, |
| R. Morgan | Tikorangi | New Ply-
mouth | 11 May, |
| J. Smith | Tinwald | Christchurch | 27 July, |
| J. Porter | Titirangi | Auckland | 1 May, |
| C. B. Vickers | Tuhikaramea | Auckland | 1 Sept., |
| A. Petherbridge | Upper Ferry | Timaru | 15 June, |
| W. E. Church | View Hill | Christchurch | 1 Aug., |
| T. Bond | Wade | Auckland | 1 June, |
| W. H. Wilton | Wadestown | Wellington | 1 April, |
| H. Lippert | Waihemo | Dunedin | 1 July, |
| A. Neilson | Wai-iti | Nelson | 1 Sept., |
| J. Joseph | Waikoko | Dunedin | 1 Sept., |
| J. Wilkinson | Wainui | Christchurch | 12 Sept., |
| J. Soppett | Waiorongo-
mai | Thames | 8 May, |
| R. Ballinger | Wairio | Invercargill | 18 July, |
| J. F. Spencer | Wairoa | Auckland | 1 July, |
| J. Pocock | Waitekauri | Thames | 1 Oct., |
| A. Crookson | Wakanui | Christchurch | 1 July, |
| J. Ballans | Washdyke | Timaru | 28 April, |
| E. Murphy | White Cliffs | Christchurch | 1 Aug., |
| B. Low | Willowby | Christchurch | 1 Jan., |
| W. Adams | Windwhistle House | Christchurch | 1 July, |
| H. R. Johnson | Winslow | Christchurch | 14 April, |
| A. McSwan | Woodlands | Invercargill | 1 April, |
| H. Peat | Yaldhurst | Christchurch | 1 July, |

Cancelling the Opening of a Money-Order and Savings-Bank
Office at Fortrose.

General Post-office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1883.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the
notice contained in Gazette No. 87, 30th August, 1883,
page 1230, has, so far as it relates to the opening of a Money-
Order and Savings-Bank Office at Fortrose (Chief Office,
Invercargill), been cancelled. The office will not now be
opened.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Tenders for Inland Mail Services.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th September, 1883.

SEALED tenders will be received at the Chief Post Office,
Dunedin, until Saturday, the 20th October proximo,
for the conveyance of mails between the under-mentioned
places for a period of one and also two years from the 1st
January, 1884.

  1. Cromwell and Bendigo, once weekly.
  2. Cromwell and Pembroke via Bendigo and Hawea
    Flat, once weekly.
  3. Cromwell and Pembroke via Luggate, once weekly.
  4. Cromwell and Queenstown, thrice weekly.
  5. Lawrence and Cromwell, thrice weekly.
  6. Naseby and Clyde via St. Bathans and Cambrian,
    twice weekly.
  7. Palmerston and Naseby, twice weekly.
  8. Palmerston and Naseby via Macraes and Hyde, once
    weekly.
    9. Pembroke and Cardrona, once weekly.
    10. Pomahaka Railway Siding and Schoolhouse, Wai-
    koikoi, twice weekly.

*Services may be terminated by the Postmaster-General
on his giving one month's notice in writing.
Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of contract,
may be procured at any post office.
No tender will be considered unless made on the printed
form.



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πŸš‚ Appointments of Postmasters throughout the colony

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
27 September 1883
Postmasters, Appointments, Postal Service, Colony
108 names identified
  • T. J. Robinson, Appointed Postmaster at Awahou
  • J. Garland, Appointed Postmaster at Awhitu
  • W. Strickland, Appointed Postmaster at Awatere
  • J. L. Moore, Appointed Postmaster at Bannockburn
  • L. Perham, Appointed Postmaster at Barry's Bay
  • J. H. Newton, Appointed Postmaster at Belfast
  • J. Berlin, Appointed Postmaster at Berlin's
  • J. O'Hara, Appointed Postmaster at Birdling's Flat
  • J. G. McElwain, Appointed Postmaster at Boatman's
  • T. Dodds, Appointed Postmaster at Cass River
  • W. N. McIntosh, Appointed Postmaster at Cowes
  • M. Anderson, Appointed Postmaster at Croekston
  • T. J. Press, Appointed Postmaster at Devonport
  • W. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Doyleston
  • A. Warburton, Appointed Postmaster at Dunback
  • J. H. Andrews, Appointed Postmaster at Ealing
  • A. Graham, Appointed Postmaster at Edenvale
  • J. R. Rees, Appointed Postmaster at Ferntown
  • P. W. Tait, Appointed Postmaster at Fordell
  • A. McBride, Appointed Postmaster at Gillespie's Beach
  • J. C. Birley, Appointed Postmaster at Glenorchy
  • W. Hitchell, Appointed Postmaster at Glentunnel
  • O. Gage, Appointed Postmaster at Hikurangi
  • J. Reynolds, Appointed Postmaster at Hornby
  • W. Blackey, Appointed Postmaster at Horokiwi
  • G. Wagstaff, Appointed Postmaster at Howick
  • E. Piper, Appointed Postmaster at Hyde
  • J. Bennett, Appointed Postmaster at Kaiwera
  • T. J. Gullery, Appointed Postmaster at Kenepuru
  • R. C. Bryant, Appointed Postmaster at Kinloch
  • R. O. Stewart, Appointed Postmaster at Kirikiri
  • W. Gilfillan, Appointed Postmaster at Kohukohu
  • W. Bowles, Appointed Postmaster at Leeston
  • J. S. Woodhouse, Appointed Postmaster at Little Akaloa
  • F. C. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Longbush
  • R. Grant, Appointed Postmaster at Longridge
  • J. Needham, Appointed Postmaster at Macetown
  • A. Benner, Appointed Postmaster at Maketu
  • W. Judd, Appointed Postmaster at Matawhero
  • C. A. Kavanagh, Appointed Postmaster at Mauku
  • R. T. Batley, Appointed Postmaster at Mohonga
  • R. M. Beattie, Appointed Postmaster at Moonlight
  • H. J. Clifford, Appointed Postmaster at Morrinsville
  • J. Southwick, Appointed Postmaster at Mount Cargill
  • T. Hix, Appointed Postmaster at Mount Somers
  • R. McNeice, Appointed Postmaster at Murchison
  • T. Paton, Appointed Postmaster at Ngapara
  • T. Coates, Appointed Postmaster at Ngaroto
  • P. S. Brown, Appointed Postmaster at Ngunguru
  • R. Black, Appointed Postmaster at Ohiwa
  • W. D. Andrews, Appointed Postmaster at Okarito
  • J. Lambert, Appointed Postmaster at Otaraia
  • W. Douglas, Appointed Postmaster at Otautau
  • J. H. Nicholls, Appointed Postmaster at Paeroa
  • J. G. Berwick, Appointed Postmaster at Pahi
  • K. L. Poole, Appointed Postmaster at Paihia
  • T. Halliwell, Appointed Postmaster at Pakuranga
  • J. Fleming, Appointed Postmaster at Panmure
  • G. H. Cottam, Appointed Postmaster at Papakura
  • G. Stevenson, Appointed Postmaster at Paringa
  • H. D. Thomas, Appointed Postmaster at Paroa
  • R. McDougall, Appointed Postmaster at Pembroke
  • T. Westwood, Appointed Postmaster at Pihama
  • T. Mortimer, Appointed Postmaster at Pine Bush
  • D. McGuire, Appointed Postmaster at Port Awanui
  • W. Bevan, Appointed Postmaster at Pukekohe
  • J. R. Martin, Appointed Postmaster at Pukeuri
  • Isabella Mackay, Appointed Postmaster at Rae's Junct.
  • H. E. C. Seager, Appointed Postmaster at Rangitata
  • A. Absolum, Appointed Postmaster at Ross
  • S. G. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Ruatangata
  • J. W. Yates, Appointed Postmaster at Russell's Flat
  • J. Mathers, Appointed Postmaster at Saltwater Creek
  • A. Walker, Appointed Postmaster at Scarrott's
  • T. A. Dickens, Appointed Postmaster at Spring Creek
  • A. Weir, Appointed Postmaster at Studholme Junction
  • R. J. Knight, Appointed Postmaster at Southbrook
  • G. F. Webster, Appointed Postmaster at Taheke
  • J. Lillewall, Appointed Postmaster at Takapuna
  • S. F. Boler, Appointed Postmaster at Tauhoa
  • M. Tautari, Appointed Postmaster at Taumariri
  • A. Miller, Appointed Postmaster at Te Mata
  • W. Cooper, Appointed Postmaster at Terawhiti
  • T. S. Dixon, Appointed Postmaster at Terrace End
  • R. Morgan, Appointed Postmaster at Tikorangi
  • J. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Tinwald
  • J. Porter, Appointed Postmaster at Titirangi
  • C. B. Vickers, Appointed Postmaster at Tuhikaramea
  • A. Petherbridge, Appointed Postmaster at Upper Ferry
  • W. E. Church, Appointed Postmaster at View Hill
  • T. Bond, Appointed Postmaster at Wade
  • W. H. Wilton, Appointed Postmaster at Wadestown
  • H. Lippert, Appointed Postmaster at Waihemo
  • A. Neilson, Appointed Postmaster at Wai-iti
  • J. Joseph, Appointed Postmaster at Waikoko
  • J. Wilkinson, Appointed Postmaster at Wainui
  • J. Soppett, Appointed Postmaster at Waiorongomai
  • R. Ballinger, Appointed Postmaster at Wairio
  • J. F. Spencer, Appointed Postmaster at Wairoa
  • J. Pocock, Appointed Postmaster at Waitekauri
  • A. Crookson, Appointed Postmaster at Wakanui
  • J. Ballans, Appointed Postmaster at Washdyke
  • E. Murphy, Appointed Postmaster at White Cliffs
  • B. Low, Appointed Postmaster at Willowby
  • W. Adams, Appointed Postmaster at Windwhistle House
  • H. R. Johnson, Appointed Postmaster at Winslow
  • A. McSwan, Appointed Postmaster at Woodlands
  • H. Peat, Appointed Postmaster at Yaldhurst

  • Richard Oliver, Postmaster-General

πŸš‚ Cancellation of Money-Order and Savings-Bank Office opening at Fortrose

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
27 September 1883
Cancellation, Money-Order Office, Savings-Bank Office, Fortrose, Invercargill
  • W. Gray, Secretary

πŸš‚ Call for tenders for Inland Mail Services for 1884

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
20 September 1883
Tenders, Mail Services, Conveyance, Dunedin, Cromwell, Pembroke