Postal and Telegraph Office Changes




APRIL 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1055

Offices opened and closed; Designations.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 8th April, 1903.

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

J. G. WARD.
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Name. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Admiralty Bay .. Nelson.. .. 10 February, 1903.
Arno (reopened) .. Timaru .. .. 22 " "
Carew .. Christchurch .. .. 1 January, "
Scargill .. " .. .. 11 February, "
Whitstone .. Oamaru .. .. 5 January, "

POST-OFFICES CLOSED.

Arno .. .. .. Timaru .. .. .. 1 January, 1903.
Birkdale : : .. .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 31 December, 1902.
Henley West .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. .. 31 January, 1903.

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

Fern Flat.. .. .. Westport .. .. .. 16 March, 1903.
Waipara .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. 24 " "

**MONEY-ORDER OFFICE AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK CLOSED.***

Cheltenham .. Wellington .. | 28 February, 1903.

POSTAL-NOTE OFFICES OPENED.

Jackson’s .. .. Grey mouth .. .. .. 16 March, 1903.
Uruti Road .. New Plymouth .. .. .. 1 " "

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Fairburn’s .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 24 February, 1903.
Golden Downs .. .. Nelson .. .. .. 11 March, "
Manaros .. .. Blenheim .. .. .. 23 " "
Naumai .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 25 February, "
Okaramio .. .. Blenheim .. .. .. 19 " "
Raupo .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 25 " "
Scargill .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. 11 " "
Turangarere .. .. Wanganui .. .. .. 23 March, "
Victoria Valley .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 24 February, "

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED.

Rotorua .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 25 February, 1903.

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Maheno .. Oamaru .. .. .. 6 March, 1903.
Manaros .. Blenheim .. .. .. 23 " "
Okaramio. .. " .. .. .. 19 " "
T h e Port .. Nelson .. .. .. 16 " "

  • Including postal-note office.

DESIGNATIONS.

Description. Office. District Date.
From To

CHANGED.

Post-office .. .. Paradise .. Mapuna .. Auckland .. 1 April, 1903.

CORRECTED.

Post and telephone office .. Hohoura .. Hohora .. Auckland .. 1 March, 1903.



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🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Changes

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 April 1903
Post Offices, Telegraph Offices, Office Openings, Office Closures, Designations
  • J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner