April 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 785

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd 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.

Brown, Josephine Mary .. Assistant .. Paeroa 2 Jan., 1897.
Hall, Walter William Jabez Cadet .. Motueka 1 June, 1896.
Luckie, Agnes Annie .. Supervisor, Telephone Exchange Wellington 15 Sept., "
Millar, Mary Downie .. Cadette, Telephone Exchange Dunedin 1 Mar., 1894.
Slyfield, Harold Lincoln.. Cadet .. Auckland T.O. 7 Feb., 1895.
Taylor, Sidney John .. Letter-carrier .. Dunedin 1 June, 1896.

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

Postmasters.

Bethune, John Anderson .. Rukumoana Wanganui 16 Jan., 1897.
Crêne, Percy .. Ahipara Auckland 15 Feb., "
Currie, Thomas .. Uruwai Wellington 1 Feb., "
Curtis, John .. Kaiwaka Auckland 1 Feb., "
Erickson, Adolphus Martin.. Tiriraukawa Wanganui 1 Dec., 1896.
Essex, William Henry .. Marumaru Napier 1 Jan., 1897.
Falkner, Alfred .. Kaiparoro Wellington 4 Feb., "
Harvey, John .. Pine Island Auckland 1 Feb., "
Heaps, Benjamin .. Hautere Cross Wellington 1 Mar., "
Jackman, William Heathcote Whakapirau Auckland 1 Jan., "
Neil, Lydia .. Merino Downs Dunedin 1 Jan., "
Nelson, James .. Marowhenua Oamaru 1 Jan., "
Nicholson, Jane .. Mokotua Invercargill 1 Jan., "
Quinn, Elizabeth Conway .. Upper Waiwera.. Auckland 1 Jan., "
Rumbal, Daniel .. Waipipi Auckland 1 Jan., "
Shand, Thomas Gray .. Limehills Invercargill 1 Jan., "
Thornton, Percy Garth .. Clive .. Napier .. 15 Feb., "
Winkelmann, Charles Peter* .. Whirinaki Auckland 18 Feb., "

Postmasters and Telephonists.

Cook, William Oscar .. Johnsonville Wellington 1 Feb., 1897.
Hart, Henry .. Koromiko Blenheim 1 Jan., "
Johnson, Mary Ann .. Plimmerton Wellington 28 Jan., "
Lindsay, John Tindal .. Mangatoki Wanganui 18 Jan., "
Rogers, Charles .. Matata.. Thames 21 Jan., "
Trask, Ada Emily .. Hyde .. Dunedin 15 Jan., "

Telephonists.

Blanchard, Alfred .. The Forks Hokitika 21 Dec., 1896.
Bridgeman, Mary Frances .. Okarito Hokitika 21 Dec., "
Chadwick, John .. Maharahara Napier .. 29 Jan., 1897.
Curtis, John .. Kaiwaka Auckland 1 Feb., "
Gunn, Alexander .. Wataroa Hokitika 21 Dec., 1896.
Milne, John .. Ngaturi Wellington 21 Jan., 1897.
Murphy, Thomas .. Ballance Wellington 23 Jan., "
Redwood, Wilfred Henry .. Flaxbourne Blenheim 1 Jan., "
Sinclair, James .. Mangahao Wellington 23 Jan., "
Tucker, Ernest Edward* .. Makuri Wellington 21 Jan., "
Winkelmann, Charles Peter .. Whirinaki Auckland 8 Feb., "

• Now Postmaster and telephonist.

Offices opened and closed; Designations changed and corrected.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd March, 1897.

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

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

Name. District. Date.

Post-offices opened.

Kaiparoro .. .. .. .. Wellington 4 February, 1897.
Merino Downs .. .. .. Dunedin 1 January, "
Rukumoana .. .. .. .. Wanganui 16 January, "
Tiriraukawa .. .. .. " 1 December, 1896.
Uruwai .. .. .. .. Wellington 1 February, 1897.

Post-office closed.

Pukekararo .. .. .. .. Auckland 18 January, 1897.

Money-order Office and Post-office Savings-bank opened.

Hornby .. .. .. .. Christchurch 24 February, 1897.
Kaihu .. .. .. .. Auckland 16 March, "
Kaiwaka .. .. .. .. " 16 March, "