APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 951

Offices opened and closed; Designations changed and corrected.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 20th April, 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.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Beatrix Bay .. .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 1 March, 1897.
Elaine Bay .. .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 1 April, "
Hikuai .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 1 March, "
Hopai .. .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 1 March, "
Hukanui .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 9 February, "
Koru .. .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. .. | 1 March, "
Nydia Bay .. .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 1 March, "
Tallaburn.. .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 26 February, "

POST-OFFICE CLOSED.

Matapu .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 1 November, 1896.

MONEY-ORDER OFFICE OPENED.

Waikino .. .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 24 March, 1897.

TELEPHONE EXCHANGES OPENED.

Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. | Gisborne .. .. .. | 1 March, 1897.
Masterton .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 6 March, "

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Bullendale† .. .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 26 March, 1897.
Hukerenui† .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 20 March, "
Mangaweka† .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 16 March, "

TELEPHONE-OFFICE CLOSED.

Plimmerton† .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 23 March, 1897.

TELEPHONE BUREAU CLOSED.

Plimmerton .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 23 March, 1897.

• Open for one hour only, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., on Good Friday and Christmas Day. Usual attendance on other holidays. † Now post and telephone (combined). ‡ Leaving Post-office open; lately combined.

DESIGNATIONS.

CHANGED.

Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Hocquard’s .. .. | Te Puru .. .. | Blenheim .. .. | 1 April, 1897
Post- and Telephone-office .. .. .. | Makakahi .. .. | Konini .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 1 April, "
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Mangawhara .. .. | Hinuera .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Moss Side .. .. | Tarewa .. .. | Napier .. .. | 15 April, "

CORRECTED.

Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Harapipi .. .. | Harapepe .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, 1897.
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Kai-awa .. .. | Kaiaua .. .. | Thames .. .. | 1 April, "
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Mangare .. .. | Mangere .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Mangare Bridge .. .. | Mangere Bridge .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "
Post- and Telephone-office .. .. .. | Papatoitoi .. .. | Papatoetoe .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "
Post and Postal-note office .. .. .. | Wairangi .. .. | Waerenga .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "
Post-office .. .. .. .. .. | Wangaparoa .. .. | Whangaparaoa .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 1 April, "

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 20th April, 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.

Burton, John .. .. .. | Junior Telephone Exchange Clerk .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 1 Dec., 1896.
Dempsey, Charles .. .. | Junior Clerk .. .. | Accountant’s Br’ch, G.P.O. | 27 Nov., "
Hoskins, Paul Donnellan .. | Cadet .. .. | " | 12 Nov., "
Magee, Bernard .. .. .. | " .. .. | Westport .. .. | 1 June, "
Reynolds, Leonard Henry .. | " .. .. | Circulation Br’ch, G.P.O. | 7 Oct., "
Rodger, Jane Gibson .. .. | Cadette .. .. | Telephone Ex., Christch. | 2 Nov., "
Wakelin, William Richard .. | Sorter .. .. | Accountant’s Br’ch, G.P.O. | 16 Nov., "