✨ Postal Appointments and Office Changes




May 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 631

Appointments in Postal Telegraph Service.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1885.

In virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal Telegraph Service of the colony.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name. Date. Position. Office. Salary.
Bannister, E. M. 1 April, 1885 Lineman Gisborne 110
Bradley, B. 25 March, Assistant Messenger Invercargill 65
Hayes, Robert Edward 20 April, Cadet Dunedin 75
Mouat, R. W. 1 April, Assistant Messenger Wellington 60
Percival, Thomas E. 1 April, Cadet Auckland 50

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1885.

In virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal Telegraph Service of the colony.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name. To be Postmaster at In what Postal District. Date.
Nelson, Thomas Ashurst Wellington 26 Nov., 1884.
Campbell, James Claremont Timaru 1 April, 1885.
Rouberg, Ole Peter Danevirk Napier 1 April,
Shearer, J. C. Drummond Invercargill 1 April,
Clayton, H. R. Drury Auckland 1 April,
Ashworth, John Endeavour Inlet Blenheim 1 May,
Gibb, R. Hikutaia Thames 12 March,
Carter, Thomson Hilton Timaru 1 April,
Smith, R. J. Hunterville Wanganui 1 April,
Youngman, H. G. Lyell Westport 1 May,
Birnie, Alexander Mataiwi Napier 15 April,
Stenberg, Alexander Makeritu Napier 1 May,
Clemett, A. D. Ohaupo Auckland 1 April,
Watson, James Opuku Auckland 1 April,
MacKinlay, J. Pokeno Valley Auckland 1 April,
Walls, John Redcliffe Timaru 1 May,
Shepard, H. South Hillend Invercargill 1 March,
Nicol, A. M. Stony Creek Dunedin 1 April,
Stott, L. Te Kopuru Auckland 1 April,
Abbey, W. Waihou Auckland 1 April,
Berry, A. J. Warkworth Auckland 1 April,
Smith, D. Wharehine Auckland 1 April,

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1885.

The following list of additional post offices which have been opened in the colony is published for general information.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name of Office. In what Postal District. Circulating Office
Drummond Invercargill Invercargill.
Endeavour Inlet Blenheim Blenheim.
Hunterville Wanganui Wanganui.
Makeritu Napier Napier.
Mataiwi Napier Napier.
Opuku Auckland Auckland.
Redcliffe (reopened) Timaru Timaru.

Post Offices closed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1885.

The following list of post offices which have been closed in the colony is published for general information.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Name of Office. In what Postal District. Circulating Office.
Gladfield Invercargill Invercargill.
Wangaparapara Auckland Auckland.



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πŸš‚ Appointments in Postal Telegraph Service

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
1 May 1885
Appointments, Postal Telegraph Service, Salaries, Positions
  • E. M. Bannister, Appointed Lineman at Gisborne
  • B. Bradley, Appointed Assistant Messenger at Invercargill
  • Robert Edward Hayes, Appointed Cadet at Dunedin
  • R. W. Mouat, Appointed Assistant Messenger at Wellington
  • Thomas E. Percival, Appointed Cadet at Auckland

  • JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General

πŸš‚ Postmasters Appointed

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
1 May 1885
Appointments, Postmasters, Postal Districts
22 names identified
  • Thomas Ashurst Nelson, Appointed Postmaster at Wellington
  • James Campbell, Appointed Postmaster at Claremont, Timaru
  • Ole Peter Rouberg, Appointed Postmaster at Danevirk, Napier
  • J. C. Shearer, Appointed Postmaster at Drummond, Invercargill
  • H. R. Clayton, Appointed Postmaster at Drury, Auckland
  • John Ashworth, Appointed Postmaster at Endeavour Inlet, Blenheim
  • R. Gibb, Appointed Postmaster at Hikutaia, Thames
  • Thomson Carter, Appointed Postmaster at Hilton, Timaru
  • R. J. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Hunterville, Wanganui
  • H. G. Youngman, Appointed Postmaster at Lyell, Westport
  • Alexander Birnie, Appointed Postmaster at Mataiwi, Napier
  • Alexander Stenberg, Appointed Postmaster at Makeritu, Napier
  • A. D. Clemett, Appointed Postmaster at Ohaupo, Auckland
  • James Watson, Appointed Postmaster at Opuku, Auckland
  • J. MacKinlay, Appointed Postmaster at Pokeno Valley, Auckland
  • John Walls, Appointed Postmaster at Redcliffe, Timaru
  • H. Shepard, Appointed Postmaster at South Hillend, Invercargill
  • A. M. Nicol, Appointed Postmaster at Stony Creek, Dunedin
  • L. Stott, Appointed Postmaster at Te Kopuru, Auckland
  • W. Abbey, Appointed Postmaster at Waihou, Auckland
  • A. J. Berry, Appointed Postmaster at Warkworth, Auckland
  • D. Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Wharehine, Auckland

  • JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General

πŸš‚ Post Offices Opened

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
1 May 1885
Post Offices, Opened, Postal Districts
  • JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General

πŸš‚ Post Offices Closed

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
1 May 1885
Post Offices, Closed, Postal Districts
  • JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General