✨ Post and Telegraph Appointments and Office Changes
APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1231
NON-PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS—continued.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSTMASTERS—continued. | |||
| Stevenson, John Kennedy .. | Spar Bush .. | Invercargill .. | 1 Jan., 1917. |
| Stringer, Henry Watson .. | Waianakarua .. | Oamaru .. | 22½Dec., 1916. |
| Sutherland, James .. | Clearburn .. | " .. | 6 ,, " |
| Tait, Bridget .. | Kawarau Gorge .. | Dunedin .. | 4 Jan., 1917. |
| Tarlton, Howard Sidney .. | Whareatea Bay .. | Nelson .. | 1 ,, " |
| Thompson, Garnett .. | Ohautira .. | Auckland .. | 4 Nov., 1916. |
| Welsh, Elizabeth .. | Inchelutha .. | Dunedin .. | 1 Dec., " |
| TELEPHONISTS. | |||
| Burns, Sarah Catherine .. | Pukemaori .. | Invercargill .. | 10 Nov., 1916. |
| Howe, Robert .. | Kokohuia .. | Wanganui .. | 8 Jan., 1917. |
| Johnston, Joseph William.. | Kennedy’s Bush .. | Christchurch .. | 4 Dec., 1916. |
| Kerr, David Alexander .. | Kikiwa .. | Nelson .. | 12 ,, " |
| Moore, William James .. | Te Tuhi .. | Wanganui .. | 18 ,, " |
| Newman, Frederick Leonard .. | Owen River .. | Nelson .. | 28 ,, " |
| Rodgers, William .. | Tauriko .. | Thames .. | 11 Jan., 1917. |
| Russek, Paul Herbert .. | Kereta .. | " .. | 1 ,, " |
| Todd, Margaret .. | Coutts Island .. | Christchurch .. | 1 Dec., 1916. |
| Wastney, Walter Lewis .. | Ngapeka .. | Blenheim .. | 19½Jan., 1917. |
| Whitelaw, Matthew James .. | Waitangi .. | Auckland .. | 23½Dec., 1916. |
Offices opened and closed, &c.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 5th April, 1917.
THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, &c., are published for general information.
W. D. S. MacDONALD,
Acting Postmaster-General.
OFFICES.
| Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|
| POST-OFFICES OPENED. | ||
| Clearburn .. | Oamaru .. | 6 December, 1916. |
| Glendhu .. | Dunedin .. | 2 January, 1917. |
| Tauriko .. | Thames .. | 9 ,, " |
| Tutukaka .. | Auckland .. | 11 November, 1916. |
| Whareatea Bay .. | Nelson .. | 1 January, 1917. |
| Whatarama .. | Christchurch .. | 20 ,, " |
| POST-OFFICES CLOSED. | ||
| Ashley Downs .. | Dunedin .. | 31 December, 1916. |
| Dillmanstown .. | Hokitika .. | 31 ,, " |
| Koromatua .. | Auckland .. | 31 ,, " |
| Moehau .. | " .. | 30 November, " |
| Ngahinapouri .. | " .. | 11 January, 1917. |
| Ngatira .. | " .. | 15 April, 1916. |
| Orari Bridge .. | Timaru .. | 31 December, " |
| Retaruke .. | Auckland .. | 31 ,, " |
| Taumata .. | Dunedin .. | 31 ,, " |
| Tuhikaramea .. | Auckland .. | 31 ,, " |
| Whareponga .. | Gisborne .. | 2 ,, " |
| MONEY-ORDER OFFICES AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED. | ||
| Mapiu .. | Auckland .. | 24 January, 1917.* |
| Turangaarere .. | Wanganui .. | 16 February, " |
| Amending entry in New Zealand Gazette No. 22, of the 8th February, 1917. | ||
| POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE OPENED. | ||
| Otekaike .. | Oamaru .. | 24 February, 1917. |
| POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE CLOSED. | ||
| Puketui .. | Thames .. | 7 January, 1917. |
| TELEGRAPH-OFFICE OPENED. | ||
| Ruatorea* .. | Gisborne .. | 30 January, 1917. |
| *Post and telegraph combined. | ||
| TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED. | ||
| Howard .. | Nelson .. | 2 February, 1917. |
| Tepene .. | Auckland .. | 27 January, " |
| Waikukupa .. | Hokitika .. | 30 ,, " |
| Whatarama .. | Christchurch .. | 29 ,, " |
| TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX CLOSED. | ||
| Macetown .. | Invercargill .. | 3 January, 1917. |
| Rolleston Bureau* .. | Christchurch .. | 7 December, 1916. |
| *Bureau only. | ||
| TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED. | ||
| Taupiri .. | Auckland .. | 30 January, 1917. |
| TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED. | ||
| Howard .. | Nelson .. | 2 February, 1917. |
| Ruatorea .. | Gisborne .. | 30 January, " |
| Tepene .. | Auckland .. | 27 ,, " |
| Waikukupa .. | Hokitika .. | 30 ,, " |
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Post and Telegraph Department Appointments
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🚂 Transport & Communications5 April 1917
Appointments, Postmasters, Telegraphists, Non-Permanent
18 names identified
- John Kennedy Stevenson, Appointed Postmaster at Spar Bush
- Henry Watson Stringer, Appointed Postmaster at Waianakarua
- James Sutherland, Appointed Postmaster at Clearburn
- Bridget Tait, Appointed Postmaster at Kawarau Gorge
- Howard Sidney Tarlton, Appointed Postmaster at Whareatea Bay
- Garnett Thompson, Appointed Postmaster at Ohautira
- Elizabeth Welsh, Appointed Postmaster at Inchelutha
- Sarah Catherine Burns, Appointed Telephonist at Pukemaori
- Robert Howe, Appointed Telephonist at Kokohuia
- Joseph William Johnston, Appointed Telephonist at Kennedy’s Bush
- David Alexander Kerr, Appointed Telephonist at Kikiwa
- William James Moore, Appointed Telephonist at Te Tuhi
- Frederick Leonard Newman, Appointed Telephonist at Owen River
- William Rodgers, Appointed Telephonist at Tauriko
- Paul Herbert Russek, Appointed Telephonist at Kereta
- Margaret Todd, Appointed Telephonist at Coutts Island
- Walter Lewis Wastney, Appointed Telephonist at Ngapeka
- Matthew James Whitelaw, Appointed Telephonist at Waitangi
- W. D. S. MacDonald, Acting Postmaster-General
🚂 Post and Telegraph Offices Opened and Closed
🚂 Transport & Communications5 April 1917
Post Offices, Telegraph Offices, Telephone Offices, Openings, Closures
- W. D. S. MacDonald, Acting Postmaster-General