New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 90

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✨ Post and Telegraph Appointments



Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1917

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 14th October, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Governor 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.
Brookes, John .. .. Letter-carrier .. .. Christchurch .. 3 June, 1897.
Eggleton, Clement Holdsworth .. " .. .. Reefton .. 11 Sept., "
Gerard, Wilfred A. .. .. " .. .. Christchurch .. 10 June, "
Gollan, David .. .. Assistant Messenger .. Dunedin C.P.O. .. 1 June, "
Hóuse, William Thomas.. Letter-carrier .. .. Christchurch .. 10 June, "
McKenzie, Hugh .. .. Telegraphist .. .. Wellington .. 1 Dec., 1896.
Neville, J. N. .. .. Cadet .. .. Kaikoura .. 28 May, 1897.
Orams, James Alfred .. Letter-carrier .. .. Greymouth .. 25 May, "
Smith, Caroline Margaret Anne .. Cadette, Acc't's Branch, G.P.O. .. Wellington .. 6 Aug., 1896.
Smith, Thomas .. .. Letter-carrier .. .. Ashburton .. 22 Aug., 1897.

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.

Railway Officers.

| Aitken, William .. .. .. | Rolleston .. .. | Christchurch .. | 25 Aug., 1897. |
| Hood, Augustus Adolphus A. .. | Coalgate .. .. | " .. | 13 Aug., " |
| Mooney, Harry Francis .. .. | Penrose .. .. | Auckland .. | 15 July, 1896. |

POSTMASTERS.

| Bell, James .. .. .. | Southburn .. .. | Timaru .. | 1 July, 1897. |
| Harlow, Wilhelmina .. .. | Pukepito .. .. | Dunedin .. | 17 Aug., " |
| Laidlaw, James Strang .. .. | Inaha .. .. | Wanganui .. | 22 Aug., " |
| McEwin, Martha Elizabeth .. | Cruchington .. .. | Greymouth .. | 8 Aug., " |
| Peterson, Robert Alfred .. | Maryville .. .. | New Plymouth .. | 20 Sept., " |
| Potter, Frank .. .. .. | Ashley Bank .. .. | Christchurch .. | 16 Aug., " |
| Rayne, William .. .. .. | Omarama .. .. | Oamaru .. | 17 Aug., " |
| Rigby, John Peter .. .. | Cave .. .. | Timaru .. | 17 Aug., " |
| Roberts, Charles .. .. | Turiroa .. .. | Napier .. | 1 Oct., " |
| Sells, Arthur Edward .. .. | Strathmore .. .. | New Plymouth .. | 1 Sept., " |
| Templeton, John .. .. | Marshland .. .. | Christchurch .. | 30 Sept., " |
| Watson, Joseph .. .. | Willowby .. .. | " .. | 1 Oct., " |
| Yeats, George Henry Ambrose .. | Karioi .. .. | Wanganui .. | 25 Aug., " |

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.

| Beuke, Amelia Mary .. .. | Pakawau .. .. | Nelson .. | 1 Aug., 1897. |
| Glenny, Robert Mousley .. .. | Taradale .. .. | Napier .. | 1 Sept., " |

TELEPHONISTS.

| Anderson, Robert .. .. | Canvastown .. .. | Blenheim .. | 11 Sept., 1897. |
| Lepper, Henry .. .. | Northcote .. .. | Auckland .. | 24 Aug., " |
| McIntosh, James .. .. | Dumbarton .. .. | Dunedin .. | 18 Aug., " |
| *Paltridge, Richard Joel .. | Manukau Heads .. | Auckland .. | 27 Aug., " |
| Rayner, John Frederick .. | Nuggets .. .. | Dunedin .. | 2 Aug., " |

  • Assistant Telephonist.

Offices opened.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 14th October, 1897.

THE following particulars of offices opened are published for general information.

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

Name. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

| Omarama (reopened) .. .. | Oamaru .. .. | 17 August, 1897. |
| Pukepito .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 17 August, " |

MONEY-ORDER OFFICES AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED.

| Mangaonoho .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. | 24 September, 1897. |
| Okupu .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 24 September, " |

TELEPHONE-OFFICE OPENED.

| Athol .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. | 22 September, 1897. |

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

| Crookston .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 1 October, 1897. |
| Heriot .. .. .. | " .. .. | 1 October, " |
| Kelso .. .. .. | " .. .. | 1 October, " |
| Pomahaka .. .. .. | " .. .. | 1 October, " |
| Tapanui .. .. .. | " .. .. | 1 October, " |
| Waikoikoi .. .. .. | " .. .. | 1 October, " |

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🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Appointments

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 October 1897
Appointments, Postmaster-General, Letter-carrier, Telegraphist, Cadet
33 names identified
  • John Brookes, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • Clement Holdsworth Eggleton, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • Wilfred A. Gerard, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • David Gollan, Appointed Assistant Messenger
  • William Thomas House, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • Hugh McKenzie, Appointed Telegraphist
  • J. N. Neville, Appointed Cadet
  • James Alfred Orams, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • Caroline Margaret Anne Smith, Appointed Cadette, Acc't's Branch, G.P.O.
  • Thomas Smith, Appointed Letter-carrier
  • William Aitken, Appointed Railway Officer
  • Augustus Adolphus A. Hood, Appointed Railway Officer
  • Harry Francis Mooney, Appointed Railway Officer
  • James Bell, Appointed Postmaster
  • Wilhelmina Harlow, Appointed Postmaster
  • James Strang Laidlaw, Appointed Postmaster
  • Martha Elizabeth McEwin, Appointed Postmaster
  • Robert Alfred Peterson, Appointed Postmaster
  • Frank Potter, Appointed Postmaster
  • William Rayne, Appointed Postmaster
  • John Peter Rigby, Appointed Postmaster
  • Charles Roberts, Appointed Postmaster
  • Arthur Edward Sells, Appointed Postmaster
  • John Templeton, Appointed Postmaster
  • Joseph Watson, Appointed Postmaster
  • George Henry Ambrose Yeats, Appointed Postmaster
  • Amelia Mary Beuke, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • Robert Mousley Glenny, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
  • Robert Anderson, Appointed Telephonist
  • Henry Lepper, Appointed Telephonist
  • James McIntosh, Appointed Telephonist
  • Richard Joel Paltridge, Appointed Assistant Telephonist
  • John Frederick Rayner, Appointed Telephonist

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

🚂 Post and Telegraph Offices Opened

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 October 1897
Post-offices, Money-order offices, Telephone offices, Openings
  • W. C. Walker, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner