New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 94

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 94

POST AND TELEGRAPH CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Consecutive No. Name. Age last Birthday. Office. Date of first Appointment. Length of Service on March 31, 1897. Salary for Year 1897-98. £ Remarks.

CHIEF POSTMASTERS, FIRST GRADE.—From £445 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £20 each and One of £15.
1 Biss, S. B. 53 Chief Postmaster, Auckland 1/3/60 37 1 0 500
2 Kirton, R. 60 Chief Postmaster, Christchurch 1/3/54 42 1 0 500
3 Cook, E. . . 59 Chief Postmaster, Dunedin 3/9/57 39 6 28 500

CHIEF POSTMASTERS, SECOND GRADE.—From £370 to £425, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.
1* Coney, J. E. 57 Chief Postmaster, Thames 10/10/59 37 5 22 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
2 Wilkin, J. W. 50 Chief Postmaster, Invercargill 1/4/62 35 0 0 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
3 Jago, S. J. 57 Chief Postmaster, Napier 1/2/64 33 2 0 425 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and Registrar of Deeds, £25.
4 McBeth, J. F. 55 Chief Postmaster, Wanganui 1/8/64 32 8 0 425 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and Registrar of Deeds. Resigned, 1st July, 1868; reappointed, 28th Feb., 1870.
5 Hutton, J. A. 50 Chief Postmaster, Timaru 12/1/64 31 6 20 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
6 Calders, H. 49 Chief Postmaster, Nelson 1/10/66 30 6 0 425 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
7* Holdsworth, F. D. 45 Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth.. 1/7/68 28 9 0 385 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
8 Beswick, W. W. . . 49 Chief Postmaster, Oamaru 1/8/67 29 8 0 370

CHIEF POSTMASTERS, THIRD GRADE.—From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.
1 Berry, C. J. 57 Chief Postmaster, Greymouth 16/2/69 28 1 13 350 Also Registrar of Electors.
2* Sheath, J. H. 48 Chief Postmaster, Westport 11/4/65 31 11 20 350 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
3* Cresswell, A. E. 52 Chief Postmaster, Hokitika 1/1/64 33 3 0 325 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
4 Bull, J. 53 Chief Postmaster, Blenheim 25/12/63 33 3 7 350
5* Sampson, G. W. . . 43 Chief Postmaster, Gisborne 27/8/66 30 7 5 310 Also Deputy Commissioner of Stamps.

POSTMASTERS, FIRST GRADE.—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.
(Graded in relation to the value of the total work performed at each office.)
1* Browne, G. J. 56 Postmaster, Onehunga . . 27/11/61 35 4 4 300
2* Innes, G. 57 Postmaster, Palmerston North 1/3/66 31 1 0 300
3* Douglas, W. St. G. 47 Postmaster, Ashburton . . 25/3/69 28 0 7 300
4* King, T. T. 39 Postmaster, Gore . . 21/9/74 22 6 11 300 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
5* Martin, J. F. 42 Postmaster, Hawera . . 1/12/74 22 4 0 300 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Registrar of Deeds. Pays rental of £25 a year for quarters from 1st April, 1891.
6* Bundle, W. 45 Postmaster, Port Chalmers 1/3/70 27 1 0 300 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
7* Chaney, W. J. 46 Postmaster, Marton . . 25/4/76 20 11 6 300 | Also Registrar of Electors, and Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
8* Johnston, S. 58 Postmaster, Masterton . . 14/5/65 31 10 18 290 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
9* Logie, H. 45 Postmaster, Reefton . . 1/6/71 25 10 0 290 | From 21st December, 1897. Also Land and Customs Officer.
10* Stevens, J. H. . . 40 Postmaster, Feilding . . 1/9/72 24 7 0 290 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
11* Northcroft, E. 42 Postmaster, Tauranga . . 17/4/71 25 11 14 290 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
12* St. George, D. 44 Postmaster, Bluff . . 1/5/70 26 11 0 260 | Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
13* Curtis, P. 39 Postmaster, Lyttelton . . 1/6/71 25 10 0 260

POSTMASTERS, SECOND GRADE.—From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each.
(Graded in relation to the value of the total work performed at each office. Postmasters drawing salaries below the minimum of this class to be considered for transfer to a lower grade.)
1* Wilkie, W. 57 Postmaster, Spit . . 1/1/68 29 3 0 250 Also Customs Officer; Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Mining Registrar; and Receiver of Gold Revenue.
2* Teesdale, F. 46 Postmaster, Picton . . 7/10/68 28 5 25 230
3* Nicholls, W. H. S. 51 Postmaster, Woodville . . 23/2/70 27 1 6 250
4* Long, J. F. 49 Postmaster, Hamilton . . 2/5/70 26 10 30 250
5 Capper, H. W. 43 Postmaster, Dunedin North 14/7/71 25 8 18 260
6* Pickett, J. J. 43 Postmaster, Waipawa . . 13/1/75 22 2 19 250
7* Whelan, C. 44 Postmaster, Tapanui . . 28/1/75 22 2 4 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
8* Mann, A. W. 41 Postmaster, Patea . . 19/6/75 21 9 12 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
9* Dewar, S. 47 Postmaster, Queenstown 3/9/75 21 6 28 250 Also Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
  • Also Government Life Insurance Agents, for which fees paid direct.


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🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental List for 1897-98 (continued from previous page)

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Post and Telegraph, Departmental List, 1897-98, Salaries, Service Length, Appointments
38 names identified
  • S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster, Auckland
  • R. Kirton, Chief Postmaster, Christchurch
  • E. Cook, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin
  • J. E. Coney, Chief Postmaster, Thames
  • J. W. Wilkin, Chief Postmaster, Invercargill
  • S. J. Jago, Chief Postmaster, Napier
  • J. F. McBeth, Chief Postmaster, Wanganui
  • J. A. Hutton, Chief Postmaster, Timaru
  • H. Calder, Chief Postmaster, Nelson
  • F. D. Holdsworth, Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth
  • W. W. Beswick, Chief Postmaster, Oamaru
  • C. J. Berry, Chief Postmaster, Greymouth
  • J. H. Sheath, Chief Postmaster, Westport
  • A. E. Cresswell, Chief Postmaster, Hokitika
  • J. Bull, Chief Postmaster, Blenheim
  • G. W. Sampson, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne
  • G. J. Browne, Postmaster, Onehunga
  • G. Innes, Postmaster, Palmerston North
  • W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster, Ashburton
  • T. T. King, Postmaster, Gore
  • J. F. Martin, Postmaster, Hawera
  • W. Bundle, Postmaster, Port Chalmers
  • W. J. Chaney, Postmaster, Marton
  • S. Johnston, Postmaster, Masterton
  • H. Logie, Postmaster, Reefton
  • J. H. Stevens, Postmaster, Feilding
  • E. Northcroft, Postmaster, Tauranga
  • D. St. George, Postmaster, Bluff
  • P. Curtis, Postmaster, Lyttelton
  • W. Wilkie, Postmaster, Spit
  • F. Teesdale, Postmaster, Picton
  • W. H. S. Nicholls, Postmaster, Woodville
  • J. F. Long, Postmaster, Hamilton
  • H. W. Capper, Postmaster, Dunedin North
  • J. J. Pickett, Postmaster, Waipawa
  • C. Whelan, Postmaster, Tapanui
  • A. W. Mann, Postmaster, Patea
  • S. Dewar, Postmaster, Queenstown