✨ Post and Telegraph Office Updates
Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1761
Offices opened and closed; Designation corrected.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th October, 1896.
THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of a designation corrected, are published for general information.
R. J. SEDDON,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.
| Office. | District. | Date |
|---|
POST-OFFICES OPENED.
Bainham .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. .. .. | 1 July, 1896.
Birchfield .. .. .. .. | Westport .. .. .. .. | 15 June, "
Cameron’s .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. .. | 1 June, "
Caroline .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. .. | 4 July, "
Crushington .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. .. | 1 July, "
Huiroa .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. .. .. | 20 June, "
Kakepuku .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 1 July, "
Kohinui .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. .. | 25 July, "
Kokoamu .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. .. .. .. | 1 August, "
Makomako .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. .. | 25 July, "
Otawhao .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 13 July, "
Red Vale .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 10 July, "
Waitaki South .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. .. .. .. | 1 August, "
Wangapeka .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. .. .. | 1 August, "
POST-OFFICES CLOSED.
Marohema .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. .. | 10 June, 1896.
Whakahara .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 30 June, "
MONEY-ORDER OFFICES AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED.
Alton .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. .. | 24 August, 1896.
Okaihau .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 1 September, "
Tauera .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. .. | 24 July, "
MONEY-ORDER OFFICE OPENED.
Weber .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 16 July, 1896.
POSTAL-NOTE OFFICES OPENED.
Blackburn .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 24 August, 1896.
Ngamatapouri .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. .. | 8 September, "
Purekireki .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. .. | 24 August, "
Waihopo .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 1 October, 1895.
POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE CLOSED.
Marohema .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. .. | 10 June, 1896.
TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.
Bell Block* .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. .. .. | 7 July, 1896.
Koputarua† .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. .. | 17 August, "
Moeraki‡ .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. .. .. .. | 12 August, "
Upper Kuaotunu† .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 31 August, "
Wallingford† .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 7 July, "
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED.
Hastings .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 31 August, 1896.
TELEPHONE BUREAU OPENED.
Bell Block .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. .. .. | 7 July, 1896.
- Now post-office and telephone (separate); also bureau. † Now post-office and telephone (combined). ‡ No post-office.
DESIGNATION CORRECTED.
| Description. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To |
Post-office .. .. | Tangawahine .. | Tangowahine .. | Auckland .. | 27 June, 1896.
ERRATUM.—New Zealand Gazette No. 58, page 1238: In M.O.O. and P.O.S.B. opened, read “Springston,” instead of “Springfield.”
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🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Updates
🚂 Transport & Communications15 October 1896
Post offices, Telegraph offices, Openings, Closures, Designation corrections
- R. J. Seddon, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner