✨ Post Office Appointments, Design Competition
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29
Designs for Post and Letter Cards.
Post and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 8th April, 1902.
A PRIZE of £10 is offered by the Postmaster-General for the best design for a post-card and a letter-card.
2. Each design is to include a representation of the King’s head and the words
“ New Zealand
Postage,
One Penny,”
near the right-hand upper corner of the address side of the card.
3. The lettering on the post-card is to be as follows:—
“ New Zealand
Post-card
(Carte Postale).
The address only to be written on this side.”
The Royal Arms should appear in any suitable place.
4. The lettering on the letter-card is to be as follows:—
(a.) On the address side:
“ New Zealand Letter-card.”
At bottom of card:
“ To open the Letter-card tear off the edge at the perforation.”
The Royal Arms should appear in any suitable place.
(b.) On the reverse side:
“ If used for transmission to countries outside the penny-post scheme the additional postage required should be supplied by means of adhesive stamps.”
- The designs must not exceed 5½ in. by 3½ in.
- Designers are at liberty to use a space of about 2 in. by 1½ in. in the left-hand bottom corner of the address side of the post-card for the representation of any scenic or other subject appropriate to the colony.
- The whole of the reverse side of the letter-card may be used for any scenic or other suitable design.
- The present form of post and letter cards may be seen at any post-office.
All designs should be marked with a motto, and accompanied by a sealed envelope with the motto marked outside. The sealed envelope should contain the name and address of the designer.
Designs must be in my hands before the 31st of May; otherwise they cannot be considered.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.
Officers appointed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 9th April, 1902.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department.
J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.
PERMANENT.
| Name. | Position. | Office. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, Katherine Frances | Cadette, Telephone Exchange | Wellington | 14 Aug., 1901. |
| Goldie, Euphemia Agnes | " | Invercargill | 21 Sept., " |
NON-PERMANENT.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|
POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.
Railway Officers.
| Connal, Robert John | Culverden | Christchurch | 20 Feb., 1902. |
| Lezard, Edward Joseph | Rangitata | Timaru | 18 " " |
POSTMISTRESS AND TELEGRAPHIST.
| Broadfoot, Annie Maria | Caversham | Dunedin | 1 Dec., 1901. |
POSTMASTERS.
| Boyles, Henry | Puketui | Auckland | 1 Mar., 1902. |
| Dennehy, Catherine | Rahui | Westport | 1 Jan., " |
| Frazer, William | Whareponga | Gisborne | 1 Feb., " |
| Johnson, Charles Joshua| Onapua | Blenheim | 1 Jan., " |
| Kirkby, Charles Edward | Maungatautari | Auckland | 15 Feb., " |
| Lang, Charles | Tanglewood | Wellington | 1 Mar., " |
| Libeau, Lucien | Tututawa | New Plymouth | 10 Feb., " |
| Miller, David | Brighton | Dunedin | 1 " " |
| O’Brien, Eva Ann | Richmond Brook | Blenheim | 1 " " |
| O’Neill, Patrick | Barewood | Dunedin | 1 " " |
| Paddison, Edward | Owana | Auckland | 1 " " |
| Robertson, Patrick | Putere | Napier | 21 Mar., " |
| Winchester, Alice | Te Awaite | Blenheim | 20 Feb., " |
POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.
| Brewer, George Henry | Towai | Auckland | 1 Mar., 1902. |
| Fife, Mary | Waipatiki | Napier | 1 Jan., " |
| Gordon, Jean Lyle | Seddon | Blenheim | 14 Feb., " |
| Hodge, Alfred Casselton| Muriwai | Gisborne | 11 Jan., " |
| Peck, William | Taheke | Auckland | 1 Mar., " |
| Shand, Joseph Paterson | Te Aro | Wellington | 6 Jan., " |
TELEPHONISTS.
| Gillingham, Mary | Cobden | Greymouth | 1 Jan., 1902. |
| Gollan, Donald Mathieson | Tamumu | Napier | 20 " " |
| Haycock, Thomas John | Elsthorpe | " | 20 " " |
| Potts, Sarah Walker | Woodstock | Hokitika | 21 Feb., " |
| Young, John Albert | Patangata | Napier | 20 Jan., " |
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NZ Gazette 1902, No 29
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🚂 Design Competition for Post and Letter Cards
🚂 Transport & Communications8 April 1902
Postcard design, Letter-card design, Competition, Prize, Royal Arms, King's head, Postage, Wellington
- W. Gray, Secretary
🚂 Appointments in Post and Telegraph Department
🚂 Transport & Communications9 April 1902
Postmaster-General, Appointments, Permanent staff, Non-permanent staff, Postmasters, Telegraphists, Telephonists, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Blenheim, Gisborne, Napier, Westport, Invercargill
29 names identified
- Katherine Frances Edwards, Appointed Cadette, Telephone Exchange
- Euphemia Agnes Goldie, Appointed Cadette, Telephone Exchange
- Robert John Connal, Appointed Railway Officer
- Edward Joseph Lezard, Appointed Railway Officer
- Annie Maria Broadfoot, Appointed Postmistress and Telegraphist
- Henry Boyles, Appointed Postmaster
- Catherine Dennehy, Appointed Postmaster
- William Frazer, Appointed Postmaster
- Charles Joshua Johnson, Appointed Postmaster
- Charles Edward Kirkby, Appointed Postmaster
- Charles Lang, Appointed Postmaster
- Lucien Libeau, Appointed Postmaster
- David Miller, Appointed Postmaster
- Eva Ann O’Brien, Appointed Postmaster
- Patrick O’Neill, Appointed Postmaster
- Edward Paddison, Appointed Postmaster
- Patrick Robertson, Appointed Postmaster
- Alice Winchester, Appointed Postmaster
- George Henry Brewer, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Mary Fife, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Jean Lyle Gordon, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Alfred Casselton Hodge, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- William Peck, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Joseph Paterson Shand, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist
- Mary Gillingham, Appointed Telephonist
- Donald Mathieson Gollan, Appointed Telephonist
- Thomas John Haycock, Appointed Telephonist
- Sarah Walker Potts, Appointed Telephonist
- John Albert Young, Appointed Telephonist
- J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner