New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 20

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✨ Post Office Appointments



Mar. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th March, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department.

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

PERMANENT.

Name. Position. Office. Date.
McGill, Annie Violet .. .. .. Telephone Exchange Cadette .. Auckland .. 18 Aug., 1897.
Parker, Bertie Hedgland .. .. .. Junior Exchange Clerk .. Wellington .. 8 Sept., "

NON-PERMANENT.

Name. Office. District. Date.

POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.

Railway Officers.

| Andrews, George .. .. .. | Orari .. | Timaru .. | 4 Jan., 1898. |
| Hislop, Andrew .. .. .. | Burke’s .. | Dunedin .. | 25 Jan., " |
| Ingpen, Ernest Edward .. .. .. | Halcombe .. | Wellington .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Jamieson, Robert Guthrie .. .. .. | Pleasant Point .. | Timaru .. | 21 Jan., " |
| Kerr, James .. .. .. | Kelso .. | Dunedin .. | 23 Dec., 1897. |
| Kerr, William (telephonist only) .. .. .. | Reefton Railway .. | Greymouth .. | 6 Dec., " |
| Whitson, Archibald Stansfield .. .. .. | Takapau .. | Napier .. | 29 Dec., " |

POSTMASTERS.

| Baldock, Margaret Kezia .. .. .. | Wharehine .. | Auckland .. | 1 Feb., 1898. |
| Bowley, Charles Frederick* .. .. .. | Clarence Bridge .. | Blenheim .. | 24 Jan., " |
| Campbell, Frances Harriett .. .. .. | Ness Valley .. | Auckland .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Eggers, John .. .. .. | Mahoe .. | New Plymouth .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Gawler, Harry James .. .. .. | Awahou .. | Wellington .. | 12 Jan., " |
| Harding, John .. .. .. | Makomako .. | Wellington .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Jamieson, Elizabeth .. .. .. | Hokonui .. | Invercargill .. | 21 Jan., " |
| Kendall, George William .. .. .. | Mitimiti .. | Auckland .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Mackintosh, James .. .. .. | Te Awaite .. | Blenheim .. | 20 Jan., " |
| McMaster, Bernard .. .. .. | Pohonui .. | Wanganui .. | 18 Jan., " |
| Manson, Robert .. .. .. | Motupipi .. | Nelson .. | 4 Jan., " |
| Rogers, Hahnemann .. .. .. | Waipatukahu .. | Thames .. | 25 Dec., 1897. |
| Turner, Charles .. .. .. | Waikawa Valley .. | Invercargill .. | 1 Jan., 1898. |

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.

| Angell, Walter .. .. .. | Johnsonville .. | Wellington .. | 1 Feb., 1898. |
| Cameron, Catherine .. .. .. | Beaumont .. | Dunedin .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Guy, John Arlis .. .. .. | Ngatimote .. | Nelson .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Le Petit, George Edward Victor .. .. .. | Takapuna .. | Auckland .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Scott, Robert .. .. .. | Wanstead .. | Napier .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Townsend, Laura Gertrude (on probation) .. .. .. | Miller’s Flat .. | Dunedin .. | 1 Jan., " |
| Watkins, Philip Henry .. .. .. | Te Mata .. | Auckland .. | 1 Feb., " |

TELEPHONISTS.

| Arthur, Alfred* .. .. .. | Kokonga .. | Dunedin .. | 6 Jan., 1898. |
| Southern, Walter .. .. .. | Waimatuku .. | Invercargill .. | 27 Jan., " |

*Now Postmaster and Telephonist.

Offices opened and closed; Designations changed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th March, 1898.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of designations changed, are published for general information.

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

Name. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

| Awahou .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. | 12 Jan., 1898. |
| Clarence Bridge .. .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. | 24 Jan., " |
| Mitimiti .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. | 1 Feb., " |
| Pohonui .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. | 18 Jan., " |
| Waipatukahu .. .. .. .. .. | Thames .. | 25 Dec., 1897. |

POST-OFFICE CLOSED.

| White’s Point .. .. .. .. .. | Westport .. | 8 Jan., 1898. |

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

| Blackball .. .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. | 18 Feb., 1898. |
| Island Cliff† .. .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. | 14 Feb., " |
| Tokarahi .. .. .. .. .. | " .. | 14 Feb., " |

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

| Island Cliff .. .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. | 14 Feb., 1898. |
| Sumner Bureau No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. | 8 Feb., " |
| Tokarahi .. .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. | 14 Feb., " |

*Now Post and Telephone combined. † Post-office separate.



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🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 March 1898
Post Office, Telegraph, Appointments, Permanent, Non-Permanent, Railway Officers, Postmasters, Telephonists
31 names identified
  • Annie Violet McGill, Appointed Telephone Exchange Cadette, Auckland
  • Bertie Hedgland Parker, Appointed Junior Exchange Clerk, Wellington
  • George Andrews, Appointed Railway Officer, Orari, Timaru
  • Andrew Hislop, Appointed Railway Officer, Burke’s, Dunedin
  • Ernest Edward Ingpen, Appointed Railway Officer, Halcombe, Wellington
  • Robert Guthrie Jamieson, Appointed Railway Officer, Pleasant Point, Timaru
  • James Kerr, Appointed Railway Officer, Kelso, Dunedin
  • William Kerr, Appointed Telephonist only, Reefton Railway, Greymouth
  • Archibald Stansfield Whitson, Appointed Railway Officer, Takapau, Napier
  • Margaret Kezia Baldock, Appointed Postmaster, Wharehine, Auckland
  • Charles Frederick Bowley, Appointed Postmaster, Clarence Bridge, Blenheim
  • Frances Harriett Campbell, Appointed Postmaster, Ness Valley, Auckland
  • John Eggers, Appointed Postmaster, Mahoe, New Plymouth
  • Harry James Gawler, Appointed Postmaster, Awahou, Wellington
  • John Harding, Appointed Postmaster, Makomako, Wellington
  • Elizabeth Jamieson, Appointed Postmaster, Hokonui, Invercargill
  • George William Kendall, Appointed Postmaster, Mitimiti, Auckland
  • James Mackintosh, Appointed Postmaster, Te Awaite, Blenheim
  • Bernard McMaster, Appointed Postmaster, Pohonui, Wanganui
  • Robert Manson, Appointed Postmaster, Motupipi, Nelson
  • Hahnemann Rogers, Appointed Postmaster, Waipatukahu, Thames
  • Charles Turner, Appointed Postmaster, Waikawa Valley, Invercargill
  • Walter Angell, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Johnsonville, Wellington
  • Catherine Cameron, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Beaumont, Dunedin
  • John Arlis Guy, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Ngatimote, Nelson
  • George Edward Victor Le Petit, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Takapuna, Auckland
  • Robert Scott, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Wanstead, Napier
  • Laura Gertrude Townsend, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist on probation, Miller’s Flat, Dunedin
  • Philip Henry Watkins, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Te Mata, Auckland
  • Alfred Arthur, Appointed Telephonist, Kokonga, Dunedin
  • Walter Southern, Appointed Telephonist, Waimatuku, Invercargill

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

🚂 Post and Telephone Office Openings, Closures, and Designation Changes

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 March 1898
Post Office, Telephone Office, Office Openings, Office Closures, Designation Changes, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Oamaru, Christchurch
  • W. C. Walker, For the Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner