✨ Land and Post Office Notices
Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 751
Change of Place of Ballot for Sections in the Arowhenua Estate.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th March, 1897.
IT is hereby notified that the first ballot for sections in the Waiau and Rakitairi Settlements, Arowhenua Estate, South Canterbury, and for which more than one application may be received, will be held on Wednesday, the 31st March, 1897, at 10 a.m., at Temuka, instead of at Timaru as previously advertised.
Applications are received up to 4 p.m. at the Crown Lands Office, Christchurch, and local Land Offices, Timaru and Temuka, on and after Monday, 22nd March, 1897.
SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Land
Land in the Town of Palmerston North for Sale by Public Auction.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1897.
IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned sections in the Town of Palmerston North will be offered for sale by public auction at Palmerston North on Wednesday, the 12th May, 1897:—
Section 822, Palmerston North: Area, 1 acre 1 rood; upset price, £200.
Section 1086, Palmerston North: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 6 perches; upset price, £100.
Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Mr. H. Martin, of Palmerston North, holds a lease of Section 1086 for twenty-one years from the 18th August, 1890. The annual rent payable under the lease is £4 4s. for the first seven years of the term, £5 5s. for the next seven years, and £6 6s. for the remaining seven years. This section is therefore offered subject to his lease, a copy of which may be inspected by intending purchasers.
J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Officers appointed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 16th March, 1897.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansdell, Frederick .. | Lineman .. | Dunedin .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| Ballance, Arthur Sydney .. | Cadet .. | Auckland T.O. .. | 1 June, 1896. |
| Doull, Richard May .. | " .. | " .. | 1 June, " |
| Elliott, Albert Clarence .. | " .. | " .. | 1 June, " |
| Flower, Leonard .. | " .. | Kaikoura .. | 1 June, " |
| Hunter, Alexander William .. | " .. | Auckland T.O. .. | 1 June, " |
| Pulleng, William Robert Kelsher .. | " .. | " .. | 1 June, " |
NON-PERMANENT.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|
POSTMASTERS.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey, John .. | Goodwood .. | Dunedin .. | 7 Dec., 1896. |
| Dyer, Thomas .. | Lismore .. | Christchurch .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| Geary, George William .. | Oaonui .. | New Plymouth .. | 17 Dec., 1896. |
| Grant, Marianne .. | Greenvale .. | Invercargill .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| Haycock, Thomas .. | Elsthorpe .. | Napier .. | 2 Jan., " |
| Helem, George .. | Orari Bridge .. | Timaru .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Hyslop, Robert .. | Waianakarua .. | Oamaru .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Kensington, Cecil Thomas .. | Oropi .. | Thames .. | 1 Feb., " |
| McCluggage, Joseph .. | Wangamomona .. | New Plymouth .. | 1 Jan., " |
| McInnes, Donald .. | Ataahua .. | Christchurch .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Mitchell, Dinah .. | Nikau .. | Wellington .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Murray, Davina .. | Glen Murray .. | Auckland .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Nicholls, James .. | Nireaha .. | Wellington .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Phillips, George William Smith .. | Mawhititiwhiti .. | Wanganui .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Salkeld, John .. | Wheatstone .. | Christchurch .. | 23 Dec., 1896. |
| Sewell, Sarah Jane .. | Okoia .. | Wanganui .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| Stewart, William .. | Gorge Road .. | Invercargill .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Wallace, William Greig .. | Whetukura .. | Napier .. | 2 Jan., " |
| Walker, John Joseph .. | Bromley .. | Christchurch .. | 1 Jan., " |
POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake, Robert .. | Upper Riccarton .. | Christchurch .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| Edwards, James Clark .. | Island Block .. | Dunedin .. | 8 Dec., 1896. |
| Hay, Catherine .. | Pahi .. | Auckland .. | 15 Dec., " |
| Hunter, Agnes Margaret .. | Fern Flat .. | Westport .. | 1 Jan., 1897. |
| McIlwraith, Isabella Crawford .. | Port Albert .. | Auckland .. | 1 Jan., " |
| McKay, Hugh .. | Otakou .. | Dunedin .. | 8 Dec., 1896. |
TELEPHONISTS.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyne, Andrew Leslie* .. | Maori Point .. | Invercargill .. | 12 Dec., 1896. |
| Macken, Ella .. | Whakapara .. | Auckland .. | 30 Dec., " |
| Plimmer, Charles* .. | Plimmerton .. | Wellington .. | 19 Dec., " |
| Swaffield, Harry Augustus* .. | Maungakarama .. | Auckland .. | 31 Dec., " |
- Now Postmaster and telephonist.
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NZ Gazette 1897, No 28
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🗺️ Change of Ballot Location for Arowhenua Estate Sections
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey8 March 1897
Ballot, Land sections, Arowhenua Estate, Waiau, Rakitairi, South Canterbury, Temuka
- Sidney Weetman, Commissioner of Crown Land
🗺️ Land Sale by Public Auction in Palmerston North
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey9 February 1897
Land sale, Public auction, Palmerston North, Sections 822 and 1086
- H. Martin, Leaseholder of Section 1086
- J. W. A. Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands
🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department
🚂 Transport & Communications16 March 1897
Appointments, Post and Telegraph Department, Linemen, Cadets, Postmasters, Telephonists
36 names identified
- Frederick Ansdell, Appointed Lineman
- Arthur Sydney Ballance, Appointed Cadet
- Richard May Doull, Appointed Cadet
- Albert Clarence Elliott, Appointed Cadet
- Leonard Flower, Appointed Cadet
- Alexander William Hunter, Appointed Cadet
- William Robert Kelsher Pulleng, Appointed Cadet
- John Dempsey, Appointed Postmaster
- Thomas Dyer, Appointed Postmaster
- George William Geary, Appointed Postmaster
- Marianne Grant, Appointed Postmaster
- Thomas Haycock, Appointed Postmaster
- George Helem, Appointed Postmaster
- Robert Hyslop, Appointed Postmaster
- Cecil Thomas Kensington, Appointed Postmaster
- Joseph McCluggage, Appointed Postmaster
- Donald McInnes, Appointed Postmaster
- Dinah Mitchell, Appointed Postmaster
- Davina Murray, Appointed Postmaster
- James Nicholls, Appointed Postmaster
- George William Smith Phillips, Appointed Postmaster
- John Salkeld, Appointed Postmaster
- Sarah Jane Sewell, Appointed Postmaster
- William Stewart, Appointed Postmaster
- William Greig Wallace, Appointed Postmaster
- John Joseph Walker, Appointed Postmaster
- Robert Brake, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- James Clark Edwards, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Catherine Hay, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Agnes Margaret Hunter, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Isabella Crawford McIlwraith, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Hugh McKay, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Andrew Leslie Cheyne, Appointed Telephonist
- Ella Macken, Appointed Telephonist
- Charles Plimmer, Appointed Telephonist
- Harry Augustus Swaffield, Appointed Telephonist
- W. C. Walker, For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner