Post and Telegraph Office Updates




July 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1359

Name. | District. | Date.

Post-offices closed.

Bushside .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 30 April, 1897.
Ruakaka .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 1 Mar., "

Telegraph-offices opened.
Morse.

Frankton Junction* .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 6 April, 1896.

Telephone.

Henderson† .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 31 March, 1897.
Mangeret† .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 13 April, "
Omanai† .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 22 April, "

  • Now post and telegraph (combined) railway office. † Now post and telephone (combined); also bureau. † Now post and telephone (combined).

Telephone-offices closed.

Kuri Bush* .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 3 April, 1897.
Island Bay† .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 8 April, "

  • Leaving post-office open (lately combined). † No post-office at Island Bay.

Telephone Bureaux opened.

Henderson .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 31 Mar., 1897.
Mosgiel* .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 9 April, "
Mangere .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 13 April, "

  • Separate from public telegraph (railway) office.

Telephone Bureaux closed.

Kuri Bush .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 3 April, 1897.
Island Bay .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 8 April, "

Correction.—No post-office was opened and no Postmaster appointed at Beatrix Bay, Blenheim, as announced in the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th April. "Waimaru" is substituted for "Beatrix Bay." (See above.)

Offices opened and closed; Designations changed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 16th July, 1897.

The following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of designations changed, are published for general information.
W. C. WALKER,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Name. | District. | Date.

Post-offices opened.

Blind River .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 1 June, 1897.
Highbank .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 1 June, "
Oneroa .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 19 May, "
Te Oneroa .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 7 May, "

Post-offices closed.

Omarama .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. .. .. | 30 April, 1897.
Puysegur Point .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 4 June, "
Scarborough .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 12 June, "

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

Cabbage Bay .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 1 July, 1897.

Telephone-offices opened.

Clarence Bridge .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. .. | 30 June, 1897.
Nevist† .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 5 July, "
Reefton Railway
.. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 29 June, "

Telephone-office closed.

Hokonui .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 29 June, 1897.

Telephone Bureaux opened.

Mangere Bridge .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 15 May, 1897.
Reefton .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 29 June, "
Reefton Railway .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 29 June, "

  • No post-office. † Now post and telephone (combined).

Designations changed.

Description. | Office. | District. | Date.
From | To

Post-office .. .. .. | North-west Bay .. | Tira-ora .. | Blenheim .. | 1 July, 1897.
Post-office .. .. .. | Palmer Road .. | Mahoe .. | New Plymo'th | 1 July, "



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🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Updates

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 July 1897
Post offices, Telegraph offices, Telephone offices, Office updates, Designation changes
  • W. C. Walker, For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner