New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 54

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✨ Post Office and Telegraph Departmental List



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 54]

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Consecutive No. Name Age last birthday Office Date of first Appointment Length of Service to March 31st, 1895 Salary on 31st March, 1895 Remarks
Y. M. D. £ s. d.
CHIEF POSTMASTERS, FIRST GRADE.—From £445 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £20 each and One of £15.
1 Biss, S. B. 50 Chief Postmaster, Auckland 1/3/60 34 1 0 500
2 Kirton, R. 57 Chief Postmaster, Christchurch 1/3/54 39 1 0 485
3 Cook, E. ... 56 Chief Postmaster, Dunedin 13/9/57 36 6 28 485
CHIEF POSTMASTERS, SECOND GRADE.—From £370 to £425, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.
1* Coney, J. E. 54 Chief Postmaster, Thames 10/10/59 34 5 22 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
2 Wilkin, J. W. 47 Chief Postmaster, Invercargill 1/4/62 32 0 0 425
3 Jago, S. J. 54 Chief Postmaster, Napier 1/2/64 30 2 0 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
4 McBeth, J. F. 52 Chief Postmaster, Wanganui 1/8/64 29 8 0 425 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and Registrar of Deeds.
5 Hutton, J. A. 47 Chief Postmaster, Oamaru 12/1/64 28 6 20 425 Resigned, 1st July, 1868; reappointed, 28th Feb., 1870.
6 Goodman, R. J. 49 Chief Postmaster, Timaru 1/10/63 30 6 0 425 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and Registrar of Deeds.
7 Calders, H. 46 Chief Postmaster, Nelson 1/10/65 28 6 0 400 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
CHIEF POSTMASTERS, THIRD GRADE.—From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.
1 Ballard, J. G. 42 Chief Postmaster, Blenheim 14/12/66 27 3 18 350
2* Beswick, W. W. 46 Chief Postmaster, Gisborne 1/8/67 26 8 0 350 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps.
3* Holdsworth, F. D. 42 Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth 1/7/68 25 9 0 350 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
4* Berry, C. J. 54 Chief Postmaster, Greymouth 16/2/69 25 1 13 350 Also Registrar of Electors.
5* Sheath, J. H. 45 Chief Postmaster, Westport 11/4/65 28 11 20 340 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
6* Cresswell, A. E. 49 Chief Postmaster, Hokitika 1/1/64 30 3 0 340
POSTMASTERS, FIRST GRADE.—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. (Graded in relation to the value of the total annual work performed at each office.)
1* Browne, G. J. 53 Postmaster, Onehunga 27/11/61 32 4 4 300
2* Bagge, J. 63 Postmaster, Masterton 25/1/60 31 5 22 300 Also Registrar of Electors, and Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Resigned, 15th March, 1874; reappointed, 1st Dec., 1876.
8* Bull, J. 50 Postmaster, Tauranga 25/12/63 30 3 7 340 Also Land and Customs Officer.
4* Innes, G. 54 Postmaster, Palmerston North 1/3/66 28 1 0 300
5* Sampson, G. W. 40 Postmaster, Port Chalmers 27/8/66 27 7 5 300
6* Douglas, W. S. 44 Postmaster, Ashburton 25/3/69 25 0 7 300
7* King, T. T. 36 Postmaster, Gore 21/9/74 19 6 11 300 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
8* Martin, J. F. 39 Postmaster, Hawera 1/12/74 19 4 0 300 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Registrar of Deeds. Pays rental of £25 a year for quarters from 1st April, 1891.
9* McHutcheson, W. 42 Postmaster, Bluff 15/6/66 27 9 16 290 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
10* Bundle, W. 42 Postmaster, Reefton 1/3/70 24 1 0 290
11* Chaney, W. J. 43 Postmaster, Marton 25/4/76 17 11 6 275 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
Postmaster, Lyttelton
POSTMASTERS, SECOND GRADE.—From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. (Graded in relation to the value of the total work performed at each office. Postmasters drawing salaries below the minimum of this class to be considered for transfer to a lower grade.)
1* Johnston, S. 55 Postmaster, Kaiapoi 14/5/65 29 10 18 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
2* Wilkie, W. 54 Postmaster, Port Ahuriri 1/1/68 26 3 0 250
3* Teesdale, F. 43 Postmaster, Milton 7/10/68 25 5 25 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
4* Gudgeon, J. B. 40 Postmaster, Picton 1/11/69 24 5 0 250 Also Customs Officer; Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Mining Registrar; and Receiver of Gold Revenue.
5* Nicholls, W. H. S. 48 Postmaster, Woodville 23/2/70 24 1 6 250 From 1st July, 1894.
  • Also Government Life Insurance Agents, for which fees paid direct.


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🚂 Post Office and Telegraph Departmental List (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 April 1894
Post Office, Telegraph, Cadets, Salaries, 1894-95
32 names identified
  • S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster, Auckland
  • R. Kirton, Chief Postmaster, Christchurch
  • E. Cook, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin
  • J. E. Coney, Chief Postmaster, Thames
  • J. W. Wilkin, Chief Postmaster, Invercargill
  • S. J. Jago, Chief Postmaster, Napier
  • J. F. McBeth, Chief Postmaster, Wanganui
  • J. A. Hutton, Chief Postmaster, Oamaru
  • R. J. Goodman, Chief Postmaster, Timaru
  • H. Calders, Chief Postmaster, Nelson
  • J. G. Ballard, Chief Postmaster, Blenheim
  • W. W. Beswick, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne
  • F. D. Holdsworth, Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth
  • C. J. Berry, Chief Postmaster, Greymouth
  • J. H. Sheath, Chief Postmaster, Westport
  • A. E. Cresswell, Chief Postmaster, Hokitika
  • G. J. Browne, Postmaster, Onehunga
  • J. Bagge, Postmaster, Masterton
  • J. Bull, Postmaster, Tauranga
  • G. Innes, Postmaster, Palmerston North
  • G. W. Sampson, Postmaster, Port Chalmers
  • W. S. Douglas, Postmaster, Ashburton
  • T. T. King, Postmaster, Gore
  • J. F. Martin, Postmaster, Hawera
  • W. McHutcheson, Postmaster, Bluff
  • W. Bundle, Postmaster, Reefton
  • W. J. Chaney, Postmaster, Marton
  • S. Johnston, Postmaster, Kaiapoi
  • W. Wilkie, Postmaster, Port Ahuriri
  • F. Teesdale, Postmaster, Milton
  • J. B. Gudgeon, Postmaster, Picton
  • W. H. S. Nicholls, Postmaster, Woodville