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. District. Date.
From To

Telephone-office .. .. | Haupapa .. .. | Craigieburn .. .. | Christchurch.. | 20 May, 1918.
Post and telephone office .. .. | Whatarama .. .. | Avoca .. .. | ,, .. .. | 20 ,, ,,



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🚂 Post and Telegraph Office Changes

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30 July 1918
Post offices, Telegraph offices, Telephone exchanges, Office closures, Office openings
  • W. D. S. Macdonald, Acting Postmaster-General