✨ Post and Telegraph Appointments
442 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16
Officers appointed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th February, 1899.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantelin, William Charles Richard | Lineman | Taupo | 1 Dec., 1898. |
| Hyde, Frank Kingston | Letter-carrier | Pahiatua | 1 Oct., " |
| Joyce, Michael Disraeli | Cadet, Mechanician’s Branch | Christchurch | 1 Dec., " |
| Roulston, Robert James | Assistant Messenger | Circ. Branch G.P.O. | 17 June, " |
NON-PERMANENT.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSTMASTER AND TELEGRAPHIST. | |||
| Truman, Frank | Hampden | Oamaru | 17 Dec., 1898. |
| POSTMASTERS. | |||
| Anderson, Jessie | Ohonga | New Plymouth | 9 Jan., 1899. |
| Cuttance, Joseph | Okura | Hokitika | 1 " " |
| Dixon, William | Matawhero | Gisborne | 3 " " |
| Gibb, Robert | Slope Point | Invercargill | 1 Feb., " |
| Heileson, James Christian Eli | Onapua | Blenheim | 1 Jan., " |
| Macgregor, Alexander | Marumarua | Auckland | 1 " " |
| Smedley, Joseph | Waiongona | New Plymouth | 11 " " |
| Smith, John Septimus | Bankside | Christchurch | 11 " " |
| Stanton, Thomas Campbell | Matauri Bay | Auckland | 1 " " |
| Warrington, Elizabeth | Waihakeke | Wellington | 1 " " |
| Williams, Benjamin Emeys | Maunganui Bluff | Auckland | 1 " " |
| POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS. | |||
| Beecot, Henry George | Mandeville | Invercargill | 1 Jan., 1899. |
| Morton, Charles Roland | Castle Hill | Christchurch | 1 " " |
| Taplin, Louise | Taueru | Wellington | 22 Dec., 1898. |
| TELEPHONIST. | |||
| Anderson, Jessie* | Onaero | New Plymouth | 13 Jan., 1899. |
- Now Postmaster and Telephonist.
Offices opened and closed; Designations changed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 15th February, 1899.
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.
| Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|
| POST-OFFICES OPENED. | ||
| Matauri Bay | Auckland | 1 January, 1899. |
| Ohonga | New Plymouth | 9 " |
| Onapua | Blenheim | 1 " |
| Slope Point | Invercargill | 1 February, " |
| MONEY-ORDER OFFICE AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED. | ||
| Tokomaru Bay | Gisborne | 24 January, 1899. |
| TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED. | ||
| Heddon Bush* | Invercargill | 24 January, 1899. |
| Onaero† | New Plymouth | 13 " |
| TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED. | ||
| Bull’s | Wanganui | 16 January, 1899. |
| Foxton | Wellington | 16 " |
| Rongotea | " | 16 " |
| Sanson | " | 16 " |
DESIGNATIONS CHANGED.
| Description. | Office (From) | Office (To) | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-office† | Ohonga | Onaero | New Plymouth | 13 Jan., 1899. |
| Post, telephone, and money-order office, and savings-bank | Fowler’s | Kimbolton | Wellington | 6 Feb., " |
- Now post and telephone. † See “Designations changed.”
‡ Opened 9th January. Telephone opened 13th January, under name of Onaero.
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NZ Gazette 1899, No 16
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🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department
🚂 Transport & Communications15 February 1899
Appointments, Postmaster, Telegraphist, Lineman, Cadet, Messenger, Railway Officer, New Zealand
20 names identified
- William Charles Richard Cantelin, Appointed Lineman at Taupo
- Frank Kingston Hyde, Appointed Letter-carrier at Pahiatua
- Michael Disraeli Joyce, Appointed Cadet, Mechanician’s Branch at Christchurch
- Robert James Roulston, Appointed Assistant Messenger at Circ. Branch G.P.O.
- Frank Truman, Appointed Railway Officer at Hampden, Oamaru
- Jessie Anderson, Appointed Postmaster at Ohonga, New Plymouth
- Joseph Cuttance, Appointed Postmaster at Okura, Hokitika
- William Dixon, Appointed Postmaster at Matawhero, Gisborne
- Robert Gibb, Appointed Postmaster at Slope Point, Invercargill
- James Christian Eli Heilesen, Appointed Postmaster at Onapua, Blenheim
- Alexander Macgregor, Appointed Postmaster at Marumarua, Auckland
- Joseph Smedley, Appointed Postmaster at Waiongona, New Plymouth
- John Septimus Smith, Appointed Postmaster at Bankside, Christchurch
- Thomas Campbell Stanton, Appointed Postmaster at Matauri Bay, Auckland
- Elizabeth Warrington, Appointed Postmaster at Waihakeke, Wellington
- Benjamin Emerys Williams, Appointed Postmaster at Maunganui Bluff, Auckland
- Henry George Beecot, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Mandeville, Invercargill
- Charles Roland Morton, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Castle Hill, Christchurch
- Louise Taplin, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Tauерu, Wellington
- Jessie Anderson, Appointed Telephonist at Onaero, New Plymouth
- W. C. Walker, For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner
🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Openings, Closures, and Designation Changes
🚂 Transport & Communications15 February 1899
Post-office, Telephone-office, Money-order, Savings-bank, Designation change, Opening, Closing, New Zealand
- W. C. Walker, For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner