Post and Telegraph Appointments and Openings




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.

Andrews, George (railway officer) .. .. Springfield .. .. Christchurch .. .. 27 May, 1896.
Wellsted, George Grantham (railway officer) .. Featherston .. .. Wellington .. .. 29 May, "

POSTMASTERS.

Smith, Henry (railway officer) .. .. Opawa (Receiving House) | Christchurch .. .. 4 Feb., 1896.
Bonnington, James .. .. Blandville .. .. Christchurch .. .. 1 June, "
Deroles, John .. .. Hinau .. .. Wellington .. .. 8 June, "
Eyre, Annie .. .. Pepepe .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 Jan., "
Johnston, Mary .. .. Lee Stream .. .. Dunedin .. .. 25 May, "
Larsen, Martha .. .. East Tamaki .. .. Auckland .. .. 11 May, "
Loughnan, Mary Ann .. .. Progress Junction .. .. Greymouth .. .. 1 June, "
May, Georgiana .. .. Waipara .. .. Christchurch .. .. 21 May, "
Sinclair, John .. .. Pohokura .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 June, "
Stansell, William Frederick .. .. Mangarimu .. .. Wellington .. .. 18 May, "
Walker, James .. .. Kohi .. .. Wanganui .. .. 8 June, "

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.

Claudet, Lionel Henry .. .. Awanui .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 June, 1896.
Coxhead, Edward Routh .. .. Te Ahuahu .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 June, "
Hardy, James William .. .. Otakou .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 June, "
Tuckwell, Archer Earl .. .. Hamua .. .. Wellington .. .. 8 May, "

TELEPHONISTS.

Monk, John Peter .. .. St. Helier's Bay .. .. Auckland .. .. 2 May, 1896.
*Roulston, Clara Alice Luxford .. .. Whenuakura .. .. Wanganui .. .. 18 May, "
Wilson, Andrew Alexander .. .. Maungatapere .. .. Auckland .. .. 12 May, "

  • Now Postmistress and Telephonist.

Offices opened.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd July, 1896.
THE following particulars of offices opened are published for general information.
R. J. SEDDON,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Office. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Blandville .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. 1 June, 1896.
Hinau .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 8 June, "
East Tamaki (reopened) .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 11 May, "
Kohi .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. .. 8 June, "
Mangarimu .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 18 May, "
Progress Junction .. .. Greymouth .. .. .. 1 June, "
Birchfield .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. 15 June, "

MONEY-ORDER OFFICES AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED.

Apiri .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 24 June, 1896.
Springston .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. 1 July, "

POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.

Waiorongomai* .. .. .. Thames .. .. .. 1 July, 1896.

POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE OPENED.

Wakarara .. .. .. Napier .. .. .. 1 June, 1896.

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Beck's† .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. .. 8 June, 1896.
Birchfield† .. .. Westport .. .. .. 15 June, "
Highcliffe (reopened)§ .. Dunedin .. .. .. 1 July, "
Lake Tekapo† .. .. Timaru .. .. .. 15 June, "
Mornington (reopened)‖ .. Dunedin .. .. .. 9 June, "
Taita† .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 25 June, "
Waimata Valley¶ .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 5 June, "

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Flaxbourne .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. .. 18 June, 1896.
Mornington (reopened) .. Dunedin .. .. .. 9 June, "
Robin Hood Bay .. .. Blenheim .. .. .. 25 June, "

  • Now money-order office and Post-Office Savings-bank. † Now post-office and telephone (combined). ‡ Post and telephone (combined); new office, both branches. § Again post and telephone (combined) and bureau. ‖ Also bureau; no post-office. ¶ Now post and telephone (separate at opening; combined from 1st July).


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🚂 Appointments of Postmasters and Telegraphists

🚂 Transport & Communications
Appointments, Post Office, Telegraph, Officers, Department, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Wanganui
20 names identified
  • George Andrews, Appointed Postmaster and Telegraphist
  • George Grantham Wellsted, Appointed Postmaster and Telegraphist
  • Henry Smith, Appointed Postmaster
  • James Bonnington, Appointed Postmaster
  • John Deroles, Appointed Postmaster
  • Annie Eyre, Appointed Postmaster
  • Mary Johnston, Appointed Postmaster
  • Martha Larsen, Appointed Postmaster
  • Mary Ann Loughnan, Appointed Postmaster
  • Georgiana May, Appointed Postmaster
  • John Sinclair, Appointed Postmaster
  • William Frederick Stansell, Appointed Postmaster
  • James Walker, Appointed Postmaster
  • Lionel Henry Claudet, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • Edward Routh Coxhead, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • James William Hardy, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • Archer Earl Tuckwell, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • John Peter Monk, Appointed Telephonist
  • Clara Alice Luxford Roulston, Appointed Telephonist
  • Andrew Alexander Wilson, Appointed Telephonist

🚂 Notice of Post and Telegraph Offices Opened

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 July 1896
Offices opened, Post Office, Telegraph, Money-order, Savings-bank, Postal-note, Telephone, Bureau
  • R. J. Seddon, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner