New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 72

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✨ Post and Telegraph Staff List

July 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1835

THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENTAL LIST.

THE following is the list of persons employed in the Post Office and Telegraph Service, showing the details of the classification provided for under the provisions of “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act Amendment Act, 1891,” “The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1894,” and “The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1902,” and the salaries for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1906.

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

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st April, 1905.

POST AND TELEGRAPH CLASSIFICATION.

Consecutive No.	Name.	Age last Birthday.	Office.	Date of First Appointment.	Length of Service on March 31, 1905.	Salary for Year, 1905-1906.	Remarks.

FIRST DIVISION.

| 1 | Gray, W. | 60 | Secretary, Wellington | 1/2/64 | Y. M. D. 41 2 0 | £ 800 | |
| 2 | Logan, J. K. | 60 | Superintendent of Electric Lines, Wellington | 25/9/65 | 39 6 6 | 750 | In Provincial Government service from 25th Sept., 1865, to 21st Dec., 1869. |
| 3 | Rose, T. | 56 | Assistant Secretary and Inspector, Wellington | 29/11/73 | 31 4 2 | 700 | |

CLERICAL DIVISION.

FIRST CLASS, FIRST GRADE.—From £470 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each.

| 1 | Gray, G. | 59 | Controller M.O. and S.B., and Accountant, G.P.O., Wellington | 24/7/67 | 37 8 8 | 500 | |
| 2 | Meddings, W. G. | 61 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Auckland | 1/11/67 | 35 11 0 | 500 | Resigned, 30th June, 1873; reappointed, 1st Jan., 1875. |
| 3 | Orchiston, J. | 47 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Dunedin | 15/1/74 | 31 2 17 | 500 | |
| 4 | Furby, W. S. | 55 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Wellington | 1/10/65 | 39 6 0 | 500 | |
| 5 | Robertson, C. C. | 56 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Nelson | 1/1/67 | 36 3 0 | 500 | |
| 6 | Robertson, D. | 44 | Chief Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington | 25/3/73 | 32 0 7 | 500 | |

FIRST CLASS, SECOND GRADE.—From £420 to £450, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each.

| 1 | Ballard, J. G. | 53 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin | 14/12/66 | 38 3 18 | 450 | |
| 2 | Harrington, H. W. | 54 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wellington | 23/5/65 | 39 10 9 | 450 | |
| 3 | Morris, W. R. | 52 | Assistant Controller M.O. and S.B., and Accountant, G.P.O., Wellington | 1/5/75 | 29 11 0 | 450 | |
| 4 | Seager, H. F. | 51 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland | 1/11/69 | 35 5 0 | 450 | |
| 5 | Buckley, T. | 44 | Electrician, Wellington | 15/1/76 | 27 2 14 | 420 | Resigned, 31st Aug., 1877; reappointed, 18th Aug., 1879. |

SECOND CLASS.—From £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each.

| 1 | Douglas, W. St. G. | 55 | Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Midland District | 25/3/69 | 36 0 7 | 400 | |
| 2 | Gannaway, J. W. | 52 | Inspector of Telegraphs, Christchurch | 2/5/70 | 34 11 0 | 400 | |
| 3 | Martin, B. N. | 51 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Christchurch | 27/3/67 | 38 0 4 | 385 | From 1st Sept., 1905. |

THIRD CLASS.—From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.

| 1 | Waters, F. V. | 44 | Second Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington | 1/2/74 | 31 2 0 | 355 | |
| 2 | Tait, R. | 54 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Wellington | 14/8/66 | 38 7 18 | 355 | |
| 3 | Senn, E. V. | 49 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland | 16/5/76 | 28 10 16 | 355 | |
| 4 | Dall, G. B. | 45 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin | 5/7/75 | 29 8 27 | 355 | |
| 5 | King, T. T. | 47 | Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Southern District | 21/9/74 | 30 6 11 | 355 | |
| 6 | Chaney, W. J. | 54 | Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Central District | 25/4/76 | 28 11 6 | 355 | From 12th Aug., 1905. |
| 7 | Curtis, P. | 46 | Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Northern District | 1/6/71 | 33 10 0 | 355 | From 1st March, 1906. |
| 8 | Morris, R. B. | 45 | Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Christchurch | 6/12/75 | 29 3 26 | 345 | From 1st Nov., 1905. |

FOURTH CLASS.—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10.

| 1 | Black, J. | 62 | Storekeeper, Store, Wellington | 20/4/66 | 36 6 12 | 300 | Resigned, 31st March, 1874; reappointed, 1st Sept., 1876. |
| 2 | Keys, B. H. | 48 | Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Napier | 1/4/70 | 35 0 0 | 300 | |

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1905, No 72

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental Staff List for 1905–1906

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 April 1905
KeywordsPost Office, Telegraph Service, Staff List, Classification, Salaries, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson
👱🏽 Names

27 names identified

W. Gray, Secretary, Wellington
J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines, Wellington
T. Rose, Assistant Secretary and Inspector, Wellington
G. Gray, Controller M.O. and S.B., and Accountant, G.P.O., Wellington
W. G. Meddings, Inspector of Telegraphs, Auckland
J. Orchiston, Inspector of Telegraphs, Dunedin
W. S. Furby, Inspector of Telegraphs, Wellington
C. C. Robertson, Inspector of Telegraphs, Nelson
D. Robertson, Chief Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington
J. G. Ballard, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Dunedin
H. W. Harrington, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wellington
W. R. Morris, Assistant Controller M.O. and S.B., and Accountant, G.P.O., Wellington
H. F. Seager, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Auckland
T. Buckley, Electrician, Wellington
W. St. G. Douglas, Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Midland District
J. W. Gannaway, Inspector of Telegraphs, Christchurch
B. N. Martin, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Christchurch
F. V. Waters, Second Clerk, G.P.O., Wellington
R. Tait, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Wellington
E. V. Senn, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Auckland
G. B. Dall, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Dunedin
T. T. King, Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Southern District
W. J. Chaney, Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Central District
P. Curtis, Assistant Inspector of Post Offices, Northern District
R. B. Morris, Chief Clerk, C.P.O., Christchurch
J. Black, Storekeeper, Store, Wellington
B. H. Keys, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Napier

👩‍💼 Officials

J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner

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