✨ Post and Telegraph Office Updates
AUG. 1.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
2783
Offices opened and closed, &c.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 30th July, 1918.
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.
Hiwipango .. .. .. .. .. .. Nelson .. .. .. 26 February, 1918.
Ohinemutu* .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 19 April, ,,
POST-OFFICE CLOSED.
Mangoihe .. .. .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 30 April, 1918.
MONEY-ORDER AND SAVINGS-BANK OFFICE OPENED.
Kopaki .. .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 24 June, 1918.
POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE OPENED.
Puni .. .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 24 June, 1918.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE CLOSED.
Mataroa .. .. .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 1 May, 1918.
CONVERTED FROM TELEGRAPH TO TELEPHONE.
Fairfax .. .. .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 9 May, 1918.
Opapa .. .. .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. 20 ,, ,,
Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 27 ,, ,,
REDUCED TO RECEIVING-OFFICE.
Trentham .. .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 22 April, 1918.
TELEGRAPH-OFFICES CLOSED.
Bennett's .. .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 20 May, 1918.
Henley Railway .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 10 ,, ,,
TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.
Heretaunga† .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 15 April, 1918.
Kiwitahi Railway‡ .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 20 May, ,,
Opuatia† .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 24 ,, ,,
Te Punga‡ .. .. .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 June, ,,
Te Rerenga‡ .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 27 May, ,,
Whakakai‡ .. .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. 22 ,, ,,
TELEPHONE-OFFICES CLOSED.
Koeke .. .. .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 17 May, 1918.
Kowai Bush .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Nukutawhiti .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 30 March, ,,
Rerekapa .. .. .. .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 19 May, ,,
Silverstream .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 22 April, ,,
Wairoto .. .. .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 1 June, ,,
TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.
Heretaunga .. .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 15 April, 1918.
Kiwitahi Railway .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 20 May, ,,
Opuatia .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 24 ,, ,,
Te Punga .. .. .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 June, ,,
Te Rerenga .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 27 May, ,,
Whakakai .. .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. 22 ,, ,,
TELEPHONE BUREAUX CLOSED.
Henley Railway .. .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 10 May, 1918.
Koeke .. .. .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 17 ,, ,,
Kowai Bush .. .. .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Nukutawhiti .. .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 30 March, ,,
Rerekapa .. .. .. .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 19 May, ,,
Silverstream .. .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 22 April, ,,
Wairoto .. .. .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 1 June, ,,
- Reopened. † Post and telephone combined. ‡ No post-office.
DESIGNATION CHANGED.
| Description. | Office. From | Office. To | District. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone-office .. .. | Haupapa .. .. | Craigieburn .. .. | Christchurch .. .. | 20 May, 1918. |
| Post and telephone office .. .. | Whatarama .. .. | Avoca .. .. | ,, .. .. | 20 ,, ,, |
Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 105
NZLII — 🌐 NZ Gazette 1918, No 105
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Changes
🚂 Transport & Communications30 July 1918
Post offices, Telegraph offices, Telephone exchanges, Office closures, Office openings
- W. D. S. Macdonald, Acting Postmaster-General