New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 7

Page 115

✨ Postmaster Classifications



JAN. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 115

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Consecutive No. Name. Age last Birthday. Office. Date of first Appointment. Length of Service on March 31, 1891. Salary for Year 1891-92. Remarks.
Y. M. D. £
1* Falck, F. 59 Postmaster, Lawrence 1/4/63 28 0 0 260
2* Johnston, S. 52 Postmaster, Kaiapoi 14/5/65 25 10 18 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
3* Wilkie, W. 51 Postmaster, Port Ahuriri 1/1/68 23 3 0 250
4* Buckham, G. 50 Postmaster, Rangiora 15/7/68 22 8 17 250
5* Teesdale, F. 40 Postmaster, Milton 7/10/68 22 5 25 230
6* Gudgeon, J. B. 36 Postmaster, Picton 1/11/69 21 5 0 250 Also Customs Officer; Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Mining Registrar; and Receiver of Gold Revenue.
7* O’Halloran, B. D. 39 Postmaster, Wangarei 1/3/70 21 1 0 230 Also Registrar of Electors; house allowance, £25, to be reduced annually, and to cease after two increments.
8* Bundle, W. 39 Postmaster, Palmerston 1/3/70 21 1 0 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
9* St. George, D. 38 Postmaster, Waimate 1/5/70 20 11 0 255 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
10* Long, J. F. 43 Postmaster, Patea 2/5/70 20 10 30 225 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
11* Logie, H. 39 Postmaster, Hamilton 1/6/71 19 10 0 250
12* Curtis, P. 33 Postmaster, Foxton 1/6/71 19 10 0 220
13 Capper, H. W. 37 Postmaster, Dunedin North 14/7/71 19 8 18 260
14* Stevens, J. H. 34 Postmaster, Feilding 1/9/72 18 7 0 240 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; house allowance, £12, to cease after one increment.
15* Pickett, J. J. 37 Postmaster, Waipawa 13/1/75 16 2 19 220 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
16* Whelan, C. 38 Postmaster, Tapanui 28/1/75 16 2 4 195 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
17* Mann, A. W. 35 Postmaster, Temuka 19/6/75 15 9 12 220 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
18* Dewar, S. 41 Postmaster, Queenstown 3/9/75 15 6 28 210 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
19* Keele, R. 30 Postmaster, Naseby 16/10/75 15 5 16 185 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
20* Walsh, W. J. 31 Postmaster, Woodville 15/1/76 15 2 17 175
21* Chaney, W. J. 40 Postmaster, Marton 25/4/76 14 11 6 240 House allowance, £15, to cease after one increment.
22* Algie, J. A. 33 Postmaster, Balclutha 1/5/77 13 11 0 180 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

POSTMASTERS, THIRD GRADE.—From £185 to £210, by One Annual Increment of £10 and One of £15.
(Graded in relation to the value of the total work performed at each office. Postmasters whose salaries are above the maximum of this class to be considered for transfer to a higher grade.)

Consecutive No. Name. Age last Birthday. Office. Date of first Appointment. Length of Service on March 31, 1891. Salary for Year 1891-92. Remarks.
1* McHutcheson, W. 39 Postmaster, Riverton 15/6/66 24 9 16 230 Also Land Officer; house allowance, £25.
2* Halliday, C. C. 38 Postmaster, Cromwell 11/3/67 24 0 21 210 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
3* Elliott, S. 54 Postmaster, Opotiki 21/5/67 23 10 11 200 Also Lineman.
4* Finch, T. 48 Postmaster, Geraldine 29/2/68 23 1 0 200
5* Dansey, R. D. 39 Postmaster, Rotorua 12/9/70 20 6 19 210 Also Clerk of Court and Native Interpreter.
6* Nicholas, C. E. 40 Postmaster, Bull’s 1/11/70 20 5 0 215
7* Hester T. 37 Postmaster, Cambridge 1/11/71 19 5 0 210
8* Drake, W. C. 37 Postmaster, Carterton 1/1/72 19 3 0 200
9* Storey, C. 35 Postmaster, Russell 13/6/72 18 9 18 200
10* Black, R. C. 40 Postmaster, Greytown North 19/8/72 18 7 13 200
11* Dawson, H. W. 37 Postmaster, Akaroa 20/6/73 17 9 11 185 Also Clerk, Resident Magistrate’s Court.
12* Jeffries, H. 43 Postmaster, Helensville 11/11/73 17 4 20 175 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
13* Robertshaw, F. J. 36 Postmaster, Kaikoura 20/6/74 16 9 11 175 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; house allowance, £13, to cease after two increments.
14* Absolum, A. 33 Postmaster, Kumara 20/6/74 16 9 11 170
15* Empson, G. A. 33 Postmaster, Kawakawa 1/9/74 16 7 0 210 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
16* Inder, S. 32 Postmaster, Coromandel 1/11/74 16 5 0 195 Also Registrar of Electors.
17* Clough, T. E. 47 Postmaster, Te Aroha 1/1/76 15 3 0 185 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
18* King, J. 43 Postmaster, Manaia 1/10/76 14 6 0 175 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
19* Brown, J. 39 Postmaster, Wyndham 1/1/77 14 3 0 175 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
20* Lecocq, T. W. 35 Postmaster, Waipukurau 1/1/79 12 3 0 175 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
21* Barford, G. W. 31 Postmaster, Waitara 19/4/79 11 11 12 170 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
  • Also Government Life Insurance Agents, for which fees paid direct.


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🚂 Postmasters, First Grade (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1891
Postmasters, First Grade, Salaries, 1891-92
22 names identified
  • F. Falck, Postmaster, Lawrence
  • S. Johnston, Postmaster, Kaiapoi
  • W. Wilkie, Postmaster, Port Ahuriri
  • G. Buckham, Postmaster, Rangiora
  • F. Teesdale, Postmaster, Milton
  • J. B. Gudgeon, Postmaster, Picton
  • B. D. O’Halloran, Postmaster, Wangarei
  • W. Bundle, Postmaster, Palmerston
  • D. St. George, Postmaster, Waimate
  • J. F. Long, Postmaster, Patea
  • H. Logie, Postmaster, Hamilton
  • P. Curtis, Postmaster, Foxton
  • H. W. Capper, Postmaster, Dunedin North
  • J. H. Stevens, Postmaster, Feilding
  • J. J. Pickett, Postmaster, Waipawa
  • C. Whelan, Postmaster, Tapanui
  • A. W. Mann, Postmaster, Temuka
  • S. Dewar, Postmaster, Queenstown
  • R. Keele, Postmaster, Naseby
  • W. J. Walsh, Postmaster, Woodville
  • W. J. Chaney, Postmaster, Marton
  • J. A. Algie, Postmaster, Balclutha

🚂 Postmasters, Third Grade

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1891
Postmasters, Third Grade, Salaries, 1891-92
21 names identified
  • W. McHutcheson, Postmaster, Riverton
  • C. C. Halliday, Postmaster, Cromwell
  • S. Elliott, Postmaster, Opotiki
  • T. Finch, Postmaster, Geraldine
  • R. D. Dansey, Postmaster, Rotorua
  • C. E. Nicholas, Postmaster, Bull’s
  • T. Hester, Postmaster, Cambridge
  • W. C. Drake, Postmaster, Carterton
  • C. Storey, Postmaster, Russell
  • R. C. Black, Postmaster, Greytown North
  • H. W. Dawson, Postmaster, Akaroa
  • H. Jeffries, Postmaster, Helensville
  • F. J. Robertshaw, Postmaster, Kaikoura
  • A. Absolum, Postmaster, Kumara
  • G. A. Empson, Postmaster, Kawakawa
  • S. Inder, Postmaster, Coromandel
  • T. E. Clough, Postmaster, Te Aroha
  • J. King, Postmaster, Manaia
  • J. Brown, Postmaster, Wyndham
  • T. W. Lecocq, Postmaster, Waipukurau
  • G. W. Barford, Postmaster, Waitara