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✨ Postal Department Appointments and Office Changes

Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1987

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department.

W. C. WALKER,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

PERMANENT.

Name. Position. Office. Date.

Bolton, William Edward .. .. Assistant Despatch Clerk .. Dunedin .. .. 1 June, 1896.
Brooks, Vincent .. .. Cadet .. .. Westport .. .. 1 June, ..
Callender, Robert Alexander .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 1 June, ..
Clarke, Patrick .. .. Letter-carrier .. Westport .. .. 1 June, ..
Coote, James Thomas .. .. Assistant .. .. Paeroa .. .. 11 May, ..
King, William Wallace.. .. Cadet .. .. Mataura .. .. 1 June, ..
Logie, Reginald Victor .. .. Letter-carrier .. Reefton .. .. 1 June, ..
McLean, Malcolm Lindsay .. .. .. Waihi .. .. 16 June, ..
O'Neill, Martin .. .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 June, ..
Oxley, Aileen Zanita .. .. Cadette .. .. Auckland C.P.O. .. .. 1 June, ..
Peterson, Jonas Frederick .. .. Cadet .. .. Westport .. .. 1 June, ..

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

Postmasters.

Berry, Francis .. .. .. Glenwood .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 Oct., 1896.
Brown, Charles Crisp .. .. Te Ngae .. .. Auckland .. .. 10 Oct., ..
Brown, Robert .. .. Ihuraua Valley .. Wellington .. .. 1 Oct., ..
Dumbleton, Samuel Albert .. .. Dalefield .. .. Wellington .. .. 15 July, ..
Miller, Alexander Tweedale Anderson .. Maramarua .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 Oct., ..
Pearson, Isabella .. .. Cunningham's .. Wellington .. .. 1 Oct., ..
Ross, Alexander .. .. Hermitage .. .. Timaru .. .. 23 Sept., ..
Rutherford, John .. .. Wairere .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 Oct., ..
Swallow, Herbert .. .. Whakapirau .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 Oct., ..

Postmasters and Telephonists.

Grubb, Mary Agnes .. .. .. Martinborough .. Wellington .. .. 12 Sept., 1896.
Moloney, Michael .. .. .. Wanstead .. .. Napier .. .. 14 Sept., ..
Thomas, George .. .. .. Thorpe .. .. Nelson .. .. 1 Oct., ..
Warren, Louis Benjamin .. .. Waihou .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 Oct., ..

Telephonists.

Carey, Jonathan Reynolds .. .. Belfast .. .. Christchurch .. .. 24 Sept., 1896.
Downs, John William .. .. Bell Block .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 16 Sept., ..
Gordon, David (Railway officer) .. Kumara Railway-station.. Hokitika .. .. 17 Sept., ..
Moffatt, Mary .. .. Wadestown .. .. Wellington .. .. 13 Aug., ..
Simons, Robert Henry (Railway officer) .. Mauriceville Railway-stat'n Wellington .. .. 23 Sept., ..
Pirie, Alexander .. .. North-east Harbour .. Dunedin .. .. 21 Sept., ..
*Taylor, Thomas Anchard Atchison .. Wimbledon .. .. Napier .. .. 6 Oct., ..

Now Postmaster and Telephonist.

Offices opened and closed; Designation corrected.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd November, 1896.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of a designation corrected, are published for general information.

W. C. WALKER,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Name. District. Date.

Post-offices opened.

Glenwood .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 October, 1896.
Ihuraua Valley .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 October, ..
Te Ngae .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 10 October, ..
Wairere .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 October, ..

Post-office closed.

Pendarves .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 30 September, 1896.

Money-order Offices and Post-Office Savings-banks opened.

Greendale .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 8 November, 1896.
Whakataki .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 November, ..

Telephone-offices opened.

Clarksville* .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 6 October, 1896.
Ohonga† .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 22 October, ..
Wimbledon† .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. 5 October, ..

Now post-office and telephone (combined); also bureau. † Now post-office and telephone (combined).

Telephone Bureau opened.

Clarksville .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 6 October, 1896.

Designation corrected.

Description. Office. District. Date.
From To

Post-office .. .. Clarkesville .. Clarksville .. Dunedin .. 6 October, 1896.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1896, No 91

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated23 November 1896
KeywordsAppointments, Post and Telegraph Department, Permanent, Non-permanent, Postmasters, Telephonists, Cadets
👱🏽 Names

31 names identified

William Edward Bolton, Appointed Assistant Despatch Clerk
Vincent Brooks, Appointed Cadet
Robert Alexander Callender, Appointed
Patrick Clarke, Appointed Letter-carrier
James Thomas Coote, Appointed Assistant
William Wallace King, Appointed Cadet
Reginald Victor Logie, Appointed Letter-carrier
Malcolm Lindsay McLean, Appointed
Martin O'Neill, Appointed
Aileen Zanita Oxley, Appointed Cadette
Jonas Frederick Peterson, Appointed Cadet
Francis Berry, Appointed Postmaster
Charles Crisp Brown, Appointed Postmaster
Robert Brown, Appointed Postmaster
Samuel Albert Dumbleton, Appointed Postmaster
Alexander Tweedale Anderson Miller, Appointed Postmaster
Isabella Pearson, Appointed Postmaster
Alexander Ross, Appointed Postmaster
John Rutherford, Appointed Postmaster
Herbert Swallow, Appointed Postmaster
Mary Agnes Grubb, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
Michael Moloney, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
George Thomas, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
Louis Benjamin Warren, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
Jonathan Reynolds Carey, Appointed Telephonist
John William Downs, Appointed Telephonist
David Gordon ((Railway officer)), Appointed Telephonist
Mary Moffatt, Appointed Telephonist
Robert Henry Simons ((Railway officer)), Appointed Telephonist
Alexander Pirie, Appointed Telephonist
Thomas Anchard Atchison Taylor, Appointed Telephonist

👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Walker, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner

🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Openings, Closures, and Designation Corrections

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated23 November 1896
KeywordsPost offices, Telephone offices, Money-order offices, Savings banks, Opened, Closed, Designation corrected
👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Walker, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner

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