New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 56

Page 1227

✨ Telephone Offices and Post Office Appointments



JUNE 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1227

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Office. District. Delivery. Hours. Date.
Brougham Street* (RO) .. .. .. Wellington None .. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 18 May, 1897.
Kuri Bush (reopened)† .. .. .. Dunedin Regular .. " 1 May, "
Mangere Bridge‡ .. .. .. Auckland " .. " 15 May, "
Oaonui† .. .. .. New Plymouth " .. " 27 May, "
Ohoka¶ .. .. .. Christchurch .. " .. " 1 June, "
Pahiatua Railway§ .. .. .. Wellington None .. " 19 May, "
Tinakori Road (RO) .. .. .. Wellington " .. "
Totara North† .. .. .. Auckland Regular .. " 21 April, "
Waikanae¶ .. .. .. Wellington " .. " 18 May, "
Waikomiti¶ .. .. .. Auckland " .. " 26 May, "
  • No post-office. Delivery from Wellington. Already a bureau.
    † Again post-office and telephone (combined).
    ‡ Now post-office and telephone (combined).
    § Now post-office and telephone (separate). Post-office is called “Scarborough.”
    || No post-office. Delivery from Wellington.
    ¶ Now post-office and telephone (combined); also bureau.
Name. District. Date.

TELEPHONE-OFFICE CLOSED.

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

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Name. District. Date.
Hauiti .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, 1897.
Kuri Bush (reopened) .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. .. 1 May, "
Makaraka .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Muriwai .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Ohoka .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. 1 June, "
Ormond .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Pakarae .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Patutahi .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Te Arai Bridge .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Tinakori Road .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 8 May, "
Tokomaru Bay .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Waerengaahika .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "
Waikanae .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. 18 May, "
Waikomiti .. .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 26 May, "
Waimata Valley .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. 16 May, "

DESIGNATION CORRECTED.

Description. Office. District. Date.
From To
Post-office .. .. .. Uruwai .. Utuwai .. Wellington ..

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th June, 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.
Darby, William Duncan .. .. Cadet .. .. .. Christchurch C.P.O. .. 29 Jan., 1897.

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

TELEGRAPHIST.

  • Burr, Henry Ernest .. .. | Frankton Junction (Rail- | Auckland .. .. | 6 April, 1897. |
    | way officer) |

  • Now Postmaster and Telegraphist.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Telephone Offices Opened

🚂 Transport & Communications
Telephone Offices, Opened, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, New Plymouth

🚂 Telephone Office Closed

🚂 Transport & Communications
Telephone Office, Closed, Pukekararo, Auckland

🚂 Telephone Bureaux Opened

🚂 Transport & Communications
Telephone Bureaux, Opened, Gisborne, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin

🚂 Post Office Designation Corrected

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 June 1897
Post Office, Designation, Corrected, Uruwai, Utuwai, Wellington

🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Appointments

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 June 1897
Appointments, Post and Telegraph Department, Cadet, Telegraphist, Christchurch, Frankton Junction
  • William Duncan Darby, Appointed Cadet
  • Henry Ernest Burr, Appointed Telegraphist

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