New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 7

Page 105

✨ Post Office and Telegraph Classification



Jan. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

Post Office and Telegraph Classification.

THE following is the list of persons employed in the Post Office and Telegraph service, showing the details of the classification provided for under the provisions of “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” and the salaries for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1892.

E. MITCHELSON,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd January, 1891.

Consecutive No. Name. Age last Birthday. Office. Date of first Appointment. Length of Service on March 31, 1891. Salary for Year 1891-92. Remarks.

FIRST DIVISION.

1 | Lemon, C. | 57 | Superintendent, Wellington | 1/8/63 | Y. M. D. 27 8 0 | £ 700 | }
2 | Gray, W. | 46 | Secretary, Wellington | 1/2/64 | 27 2 0 | 650 | At maximum.

CLERICAL DIVISION.

FIRST CLASS.

1 | Rose, T. | 42 | Inspector of Post Offices, Wellington | 29/11/73 | 17 4 2 | 525 | }
2 | Warburton, J. K. | 46 | Controller and Accountant, Wellington | 11/3/62 | 29 0 21 | 525 | Maximum, £550 a year.
3 | Grubb, J. | 51 | Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Wellington | 1/8/63 | 27 8 0 | 480 | Maximum, £500 a year.
4 | Bold, E. H. | 49 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Napier | 1/9/63 | 26 7 0 | 465 | Dispensed with, 31st Dec., 1877; reappointed, 1st Jan., 1879. Maximum, £500 a year.
5 | Logan, J. K. | 46 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Dunedin | 25/9/65 | 25 6 6 | 500 | Maximum, £500 a year.
6 | Meddings, W. G. | 47 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Christchurch | 1/11/67 | 21 11 0 | 415 | Maximum, £450 a year.
7 | Gannaway, J. W. | 38 | Sub-Inspector of Telegraphs, Nelson | 2/5/70 | 20 11 0 | 300 | Resigned, 30th June, 1873; reappointed, 1st Jan., 1875.
8 | Orchiston, J. | 33 | Sub-Inspector of Telegraphs, Auckland | 15/1/74 | 17 2 17 | 280 |
9 | Smythe, W. C. | 34 | Electrician, Wellington | 24/12/84 | 6 3 8 | 350 | At maximum.

  • Maximum, £300 a year.

SECOND CLASS.—From £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each.

1 | Goodman, R. J. | 46 | Chief Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington | 1/10/63 | 27 6 0 | 400 |
2 | Hoggard, J. | 42 | Chief Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington | 1/1/64 | 27 3 0 | 385 |
3 | Mason, J. W. | 45 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Christchurch | 24/1/64 | 27 2 8 | 385 |
4 | Furby, W. S. | 41 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland | 1/10/65 | 25 6 0 | 370 |
5 | Lubecki, A. D. | 50 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin | 1/1/66 | 25 3 0 | 385 |
6 | Robertson, C. C. | 42 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wellington | 1/1/67 | 24 3 0 | 400 |

THIRD CLASS.—From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.

1 | Ferguson, J. | 57 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin | 7/6/63 | 27 9 24 | 355 |
2 | Gray, G. | 44 | Senior Clerk, Accountant’s Branch, G.P.O., Wellington | 24/7/67 | 23 8 8 | 315 |
3 | Berry, C. J. | 51 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland | 16/2/69 | 22 1 13 | 355 |
4 | Cumming, D. | 47 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Christchurch | 1/12/69 | 21 4 0 | 355 |

FOURTH CLASS.—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.

1 | Harrington, H. W. | 40 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Napier | 23/5/65 | 25 10 9 | 300 |
2 | Mountfort, W. L. | 39 | Assistant Officer in Charge, C.P.O., Wanganui | 14/6/67 | 23 9 17 | 300 |
3 | Stevens, S. P. | 44 | Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin | 12/5/63 | 19 10 3 | 275 | Resigned, 31st October, 1865; reappointed, 17th November, 1873.
4 | Halliwell, L. | 36 | Second Clerk, Secretary’s Branch, G.P.O., Wellington | 6/8/72 | 18 7 26 | 290 |
5 | Robertson, D. | 30 | Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland | 25/3/73 | 18 0 7 | 275 |
6 | Morris, W. R. | 38 | Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington | 1/5/75 | 15 11 0 | 275 |

FIFTH CLASS, FIRST GRADE.—From £235 to £250, by One Annual Increment of £15.

1 | Andrews, A. | 48 | Senior Mail Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington | 15/12/61 | 29 3 17 | 250 |
2 | Price, W. H. | 50 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Invercargill | 18/9/63 | 27 6 13 | 250 |
3 | Cresswell, A. E. | 46 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Nelson | 1/1/64 | 27 3 0 | 260 |
4 | Smith, H. F. | 54 | Mechanician, Wellington | 1/5/64 | 26 11 0 | 285 |
5 | Seagar, H. F. | 37 | Assistant Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin | 1/11/69 | 21 5 0 | 235 |
6 | Hemus, H. | 38 | Assistant Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland | 29/11/69 | 21 4 2 | 235 |
7 | Campbell, R. A. | 39 | Senior Clerk, C.P.O., Wanganui | 1/1/70 | 21 3 0 | 235 |
8 | Renner, W. H. | 37 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wakapuaka | 1/3/70 | 21 1 0 | 250 |
9 | Keys, B. H. | 34 | Assistant Officer in Charge, C.P.O., Blenheim | 1/4/70 | 21 0 0 | 235 |



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22 January 1891
Post Office, Telegraph, Classification, Salaries, 1891-92
36 names identified
  • C. Lemon, Superintendent, Wellington
  • W. Gray, Secretary, Wellington
  • T. Rose, Inspector of Post Offices, Wellington
  • J. K. Warburton, Controller and Accountant, Wellington
  • J. Grubb, Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Wellington
  • E. H. Bold, Inspector of Telegraphs, Napier
  • J. K. Logan, Inspector of Telegraphs, Dunedin
  • W. G. Meddings, Inspector of Telegraphs, Christchurch
  • J. W. Gannaway, Sub-Inspector of Telegraphs, Nelson
  • J. Orchiston, Sub-Inspector of Telegraphs, Auckland
  • W. C. Smythe, Electrician, Wellington
  • R. J. Goodman, Chief Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington
  • J. Hoggard, Chief Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington
  • J. W. Mason, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Christchurch
  • W. S. Furby, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland
  • A. D. Lubecki, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin
  • C. C. Robertson, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wellington
  • J. Ferguson, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin
  • G. Gray, Senior Clerk, Accountant’s Branch, G.P.O., Wellington
  • C. J. Berry, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland
  • D. Cumming, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Christchurch
  • H. W. Harrington, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Napier
  • W. L. Mountfort, Assistant Officer in Charge, C.P.O., Wanganui
  • S. P. Stevens, Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin
  • L. Halliwell, Second Clerk, Secretary’s Branch, G.P.O., Wellington
  • D. Robertson, Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland
  • W. R. Morris, Senior M.O. and S.B. Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington
  • A. Andrews, Senior Mail Clerk, Circulation Branch, G.P.O., Wellington
  • W. H. Price, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Invercargill
  • A. E. Cresswell, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Nelson
  • H. F. Smith, Mechanician, Wellington
  • H. F. Seagar, Assistant Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin
  • H. Hemus, Assistant Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland
  • R. A. Campbell, Senior Clerk, C.P.O., Wanganui
  • W. H. Renner, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wakapuaka
  • B. H. Keys, Assistant Officer in Charge, C.P.O., Blenheim

  • E. Mitchelson, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner