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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88

Offices opened and closed, &c.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 10th July, 1919.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, &c., are published for general information.

W. D. S. MACDONALD, Acting Postmaster-General.

OFFICES.

POST-OFFICE OPENED.

Paremoremo .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 28 April, 1919.

POST-OFFICES CLOSED.

Kia Ora .. .. .. .. | Oamaru .. .. | 26 May, 1919.
Whangaripo .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 21 April, ,,

MONEY-ORDER OFFICES AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED.

Harihari .. .. .. .. | Hokitika .. .. | 2 June, 1919.
Ngatea .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. | 9 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Carswell’s .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 2 June, 1919.
Kopuarahi .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. | 9 ,, ,,
Owen Valley .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. | 4 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE-OFFICES CLOSED.

Blind River .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. | 12 March, 1919.
Kotinga .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. | 29 April, ,,
Mangaotaki .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 24 ,, ,,
Waipu Junction .. .. .. .. | ,, .. .. | 31 May, ,,
Whakahua .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. | 10 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Carswell’s .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 2 June, 1919.
Kopuarahi .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. | 9 ,, ,,
Owen Valley .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. | 4 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE BUREAUX CLOSED.

Blind River .. .. .. .. | Blenheim .. .. | 12 March, 1919.
Kotinga .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. | 29 April, ,,
Mangaotaki .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 24 ,, ,,
Waipu Junction .. .. .. .. | ,, .. .. | 31 May, ,,
Whakahua .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. | 10 ,, ,,

CONVERTED FROM TELEPHONE TO MORSE.

Parnassus .. .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. | 24 May, 1919.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 35 of 1919.

CIRCULAR TO OWNERS AND MASTERS OF BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS re WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN MERCHANT SHIPS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th July, 1919.

THE following circular is published for general information.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

CIRCULAR TO OWNERS AND MASTERS OF BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN MERCHANT SHIPS.—RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS.

I. Disposal of Documents.

Two copies of this circular are to be supplied to every British merchant ship fitted with W/T.

2. One copy is to be kept in the W/T office, the other by the master.

3. This circular is to come into force at noon, G.M.T., on Thursday, 1st May, 1919, when the following action is to be taken on board merchant ships, if this has not already been done:—

(a.) Circulars to owners and masters of British merchant ships dated 22nd January and 12th March, 1919, are to be destroyed.

(b.) Para. 3 of circular letter to shipowners and masters of the British mercantile marine, dated 23rd Novem-

ber, 1918, issued by the Director of Trade Division, Admiralty, already deleted, is to be marked “See circular of 10th April, 1919.”

(c.) The following documents are to be handed to the nearest Shipping Intelligence Officer or other distributing authority for destruction,—

C.B. 733D (3) W/T Instructions for Merchant Vessels, 1918. Addendum No. 3 (1 copy).
Mercantile Tables (all editions up to and including No. 35).

(d.) The following documents are to be withdrawn from use and kept on board, but need no longer be regarded as confidential. They will be replaced later by revised instructions.

C.B. 733A (1) W/T Part I (1 copy).
C.B. 733B (1) Instructions Part II (2 copies).
C.B. 733C (2) for Merchant Appendix (2 copies).
C.B. 733D (2) Vessels, Addendum (No. 2)
1918 (1 copy).
C.B. 435 Cover for ditto (1 copy).
C.B. 384 Cover for Mercantile Tables.

Note.—Before Parts I and II are put away, the pencil amendments ordered by the now obsolete Addendum No. 3 (see (c) above) are to be rubbed out in both copies.

(e.) The following documents will then be the only ones relating to W/T, issued by Admiralty, which will remain in use,—

(i.) This circular.
(ii.) Commercial Call Signs (C.B. 832A), and Supplements.
(iii.) Commercial Call Signs (C.B. 833A).
(iv.) Notices to Mariners concerning Time Signals, Weather Reports, &c.