New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 160

Page 3963

✨ Post and Telegraph Department Appointments



Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3963

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 12th October, 1917.

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

J. G. WARD, Postmaster-General.

NON-PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS.

Name. Office. District. Date.

POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.

Railway Officers.

Benfell, Edward Walter .. .. Ikamatua .. .. Greymouth .. .. 30 Aug., 1916.
Brockliss, Richard Thomas Joseph .. Ranganui .. .. Auckland .. .. 20 June, 1917.
Cox, Thomas Albert .. .. Eureka Railway .. .. ,, .. .. 26 July, ,,
Law, Douglas Graham .. .. Kaihu .. .. ,, .. .. 8 Jan., ,,
Robson, Norman Robert .. .. Drury .. .. ,, .. .. 30 July, ,,
Smith, George Ferris .. .. Burke’s .. .. Dunedin .. .. 23 Aug., ,,

POSTMASTERS.

Burritt, Christopher William James .. Uia .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 July, 1917.
Cooper, William Saunderson .. .. Mauke .. .. Auckland .. .. 23 April, ,,
Girven, Mary Jane May .. .. Ruarangi .. .. ,, .. .. 14 Aug., ,,
Gordon, Samuel Kenneth .. .. Motuhora .. .. Gisborne .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Laing, John Lysander .. .. Oruaiwi .. .. Auckland .. .. 23 July, ,,
Lynn, William .. .. Waihohonu .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Rogers, John McKellar .. .. Tamarau .. .. Gisborne .. .. 1 Aug., ,,

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.

Aitken, William .. .. .. Scott’s Gap .. .. Invercargill .. .. 26 July, 1917.
Barnett, Samuel .. .. .. Lake Ohia .. .. Auckland .. .. 10 Aug., ,,
Findlater, John Winter .. .. Paretai .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 July, ,,
Fyfe, Winifred Elizabeth .. .. Miramar .. .. Wellington .. .. 7 Aug., ,,
Lopdell, Cecil Butler .. .. Kaiwera .. .. Invercargill .. .. 9 July, ,,
McAlpine, Dorothy .. .. Mangatangi .. .. Auckland .. .. 17 Aug., ,,
McCullough, Emily .. .. Raumai .. .. Wellington .. .. 2 ,, ,,
Marsh, Frances Inglis .. .. Peel Forest .. .. Timaru .. .. 1 July, ,,
Moody, John .. .. .. Meremere .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 Aug., ,,
Morris, Robert .. .. .. Piriaka .. .. Auckland .. .. 2 July, ,,
Munro, William Jamieson .. .. Bayswater .. .. ,, .. .. 16 ,, ,,
Partis, Mary .. .. .. Glen Massey .. .. ,, .. .. 1 Aug., ,,
Penzholz, Augusta .. .. Pipiroa .. .. Thames .. .. 15 ,, ,,
Rose, Margaret Elsie .. .. Knapdale .. .. Invercargill .. .. 6 ,, ,,
Rule, Eva Annie .. .. Ruahine .. .. Wellington .. .. 8 ,, ,,
Sanderson, Eliza Jane .. .. Okupu .. .. Auckland .. .. 4 ,, ,,
Schwieters, Mary Magdalen .. .. Te Popo .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Stevens, Alice .. .. .. Wangaehu .. .. Wanganui .. .. 1 July, ,,
Stewart, Hugh .. .. .. Wright’s Bush .. .. Invercargill .. .. 1 June, ,,
Stoner, James .. .. .. Barkly .. .. ,, .. .. 7 Aug., ,,
Tadman, Evelyn .. .. .. Broadwood .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 June, ,,
Temple, John .. .. .. Island Cliff .. .. Oamaru .. .. 1 Aug., ,,
Todd, David Thomas .. .. Ohape .. .. Timaru .. .. 6 ,, ,,
Southgate, Francis Herbert .. .. Kakanui .. .. Oamaru .. .. 1 July, ,,
Wiley, Cornelius John .. .. Ratapiko .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 24 ,, ,,

TELEPHONISTS.

Bateman, Isabel .. .. .. Kainui .. .. Blenheim .. .. 30 July, 1917.
Edbrooke, Ida Estelle .. .. Upokopoito .. .. Wanganui .. .. 16 Aug., ,,
Hawes, Jessie May .. .. Market Cross .. .. Westport .. .. 15 ,, ,,
Kelly, Mary Elizabeth .. .. Te Karae .. .. Auckland .. .. 4 April, ,,
Leslie, James Caradus .. .. Motuihi .. .. ,, .. .. 21 May, ,,
Lester, John .. .. .. Awarere .. .. Westport .. .. 18 July, ,,
McCallum, Archibald Alexander .. .. Ngapeka .. .. Blenheim .. .. 15 Aug., ,,
McKay, Elsie Florence .. .. Horsham Downs .. .. Auckland .. .. 4 ,, ,,
McLaughlan, David Livingstone .. .. Otama .. .. Invercargill .. .. 19 July, ,,
Sanders, Alfred Herbert .. .. Farewell Spit .. .. Nelson .. .. 4 April, ,,
Smith, Cecelia .. .. .. Wehenga .. .. Dunedin .. .. 16 Aug., ,,



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🚂 Non-Permanent Appointments in Post and Telegraph Department

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 October 1917
Appointments, Postmasters, Telegraphists, Telephonists, Railway Officers
49 names identified
  • Edward Walter Benfell, Appointed Railway Officer at Ikamatua
  • Richard Thomas Joseph Brockliss, Appointed Railway Officer at Ranganui
  • Thomas Albert Cox, Appointed Railway Officer at Eureka Railway
  • Douglas Graham Law, Appointed Railway Officer at Kaihu
  • Norman Robert Robson, Appointed Railway Officer at Drury
  • George Ferris Smith, Appointed Railway Officer at Burke’s
  • Christopher William James Burritt, Appointed Postmaster at Uia
  • William Saunderson Cooper, Appointed Postmaster at Mauke
  • Mary Jane May Girven, Appointed Postmaster at Ruarangi
  • Samuel Kenneth Gordon, Appointed Postmaster at Motuhora
  • John Lysander Laing, Appointed Postmaster at Oruaiwi
  • William Lynn, Appointed Postmaster at Waihohonu
  • John McKellar Rogers, Appointed Postmaster at Tamarau
  • William Aitken, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Scott’s Gap
  • Samuel Barnett, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Lake Ohia
  • John Winter Findlater, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Paretai
  • Winifred Elizabeth Fyfe, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Miramar
  • Cecil Butler Lopdell, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Kaiwera
  • Dorothy McAlpine, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Mangatangi
  • Emily McCullough, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Raumai
  • Frances Inglis Marsh, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Peel Forest
  • John Moody, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Meremere
  • Robert Morris, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Piriaka
  • William Jamieson Munro, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Bayswater
  • Mary Partis, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Glen Massey
  • Augusta Penzholz, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Pipiroa
  • Margaret Elsie Rose, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Knapdale
  • Eva Annie Rule, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Ruahine
  • Eliza Jane Sanderson, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Okupu
  • Mary Magdalen Schwieters, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Te Popo
  • Alice Stevens, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Wangaehu
  • Hugh Stewart, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Wright’s Bush
  • James Stoner, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Barkly
  • Evelyn Tadman, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Broadwood
  • John Temple, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Island Cliff
  • David Thomas Todd, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Ohape
  • Francis Herbert Southgate, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Kakanui
  • Cornelius John Wiley, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist at Ratapiko
  • Isabel Bateman, Appointed Telephonist at Kainui
  • Ida Estelle Edbrooke, Appointed Telephonist at Upokopoito
  • Jessie May Hawes, Appointed Telephonist at Market Cross
  • Mary Elizabeth Kelly, Appointed Telephonist at Te Karae
  • James Caradus Leslie, Appointed Telephonist at Motuihi
  • John Lester, Appointed Telephonist at Awarere
  • Archibald Alexander McCallum, Appointed Telephonist at Ngapeka
  • Elsie Florence McKay, Appointed Telephonist at Horsham Downs
  • David Livingstone McLaughlan, Appointed Telephonist at Otama
  • Alfred Herbert Sanders, Appointed Telephonist at Farewell Spit
  • Cecelia Smith, Appointed Telephonist at Wehenga

  • J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General