RAILWAY SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24420, 4 October 1940, Page 4

RAILWAY SERVICE

THE TRAFFIC BRANCH APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS | (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Oct. 3, Several appointments and promotions in the traffic branch of the New Zealand Railways have been announced: — Mr C. D. McKenzie, goods agent at Dunedin, has been appointed assistant traffic manager, Dunedin; He will replace Mr F. G. Clark, former assistant traffic manager. Dunedin, who has been appointed stationmaster at Christchurch. Mr Clark will succeed Mr C. A. Legg, who has retired on superannuation. Mr G. C. Carnie. stationmaster at Wanganui, has been appointed goods agent at Dunedin, and Mr N. S. Dew business agent at Dunedin, will succeed Mr Carnie as stationmaster at Wanganui. Mr J. A. Jones, chief parcels clerk at Auckland, has been promoted to the position of assistant stationmaster at Auckland. Mr W. Mount, inward goods clerk in Wellington, has been app-'inted chief parcels clerk at Auckland. M’’ E. T. G. Osborne, stationrraster-in-charge at Westport, has been appointed statirnmaster at New Plymouth. He will succeed Major A. H. W. Avenden, who has been granted leave of absence from the department to take up military duties. ' Mr R. Marshall. stationmaster-in-charge at Picton, will succeed Mr Osborne as stationmaster-in-charge at Westport Mr J. D. C. Davis, stationmaster at Taihape. retired on superannuation at the beginning of this week, and is being succeeded by Mr P. W. Knights, chief clerk at Taumarmuh Mr R. J Rae, station master at Featherston, will go to Taumarunui as chief clerk, and will be succeeded at Featherston by Mr H. Crawford, shift clerk at Te Kuiti. Mr H. A. Pope, stationmaster at Putaruru, has been appointed station-master-in-charge at Picton, and Mr C. S. Reynolds, stationmaster ■at Otorohanga, has been appointed stationmaster at Putaruru. «Mr M. Coutts, senior clerk at Picton. ha« been appointed stationmaster at Milton. Mr J. Curran.- stationmaster at Pah merston (South Island), has been transferred to Bluff as slationmaster. and Mr S. E. Smith, stationmaster at Mataura, will replace Mr Curran as stat'-onmaster at, Palmerston. . Mr H. J. Davis, clerk in the district traffic manager’s office, Invercargill, has been appointed stationmaster at Mataura.