POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 89, 3 April 1908, Page 3

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

PAKTICULAKS OF CHANGES.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The following changes in the Post ami Telegraph Department arc announced by the Postmaster-General:—Mr. J. L. H, Ledger, assistant controller of money orders and savings banks and .assistant accountant of the General Post Ollice, Wellington, to b e controller of money orders and savings banks and accountant at the General Post OlKee, Welling- | ton; Mr. H. A. R. Tluggins, first clerk and accounts clerk, General Post Ofliee, Wellington, to be assistant controller of

money orders and savings banks and assistant accountant at th e General Post Office, Wellington; Mr. R. B. Morris, assistant postmaster, Wellington, to lie inspector of savings banks; Mr. E. (;. Uannaway, chief mail clerk, Wellington] to be assistant postmaster, Wellington; Mr. A. Alexander, mailroonrsuporvisor', Wellington, to lie chief mail clerk, Wei-' lington; Mr. W. (iee, accountant, Chief Post Office, C'liristchnrch, to be assistant I inspector of savings banks; Mr. H. A. Ciller, second money order and savings bank clerk, C'iiristchnrch, to be accountant at Christcliurch; Mr. A. M. Tones,

accountant, New Plymouth, to be second money order and savings bank clerk n Christclmrch; itr. A. ,). W. Johnston, telegraphist, Now l'lymoiitli, to be accountant at New .Plymouth; Mr. W Chegwidden, sectional clerk, accounts branch, General I'ost Office, to be first ' cleric and accounts clerk, General Pon I Office, Wellington; Mr. R, Booth, senior check clerk, Auckland, to be assistant oflicer i n c b argc 0 f tlle telegraph olliee at Nelson; Mr. A. W. Oxley, postmaster, I Milton, to be assistant officer in charge of the telegraph office at Napier- Mr P • D. Maguire, telegraphist, Dunedin, to' be' postmaster at Hilton; Mr. W. Bailey senior telegraphist, Hawera, to be pos* master at Ingleuood; Mr. H. E. Moore telegraphist, Masterton, to be senior clerk, Hawera; itr. H. G. Turner, second clerk, Thames, to lie postmaster at iJevonport; Mr. M. B. Esson, telegraphist, Dannevirke, to be senior telegraphist at Thames; Mr. R. Martin, telegraph, ist, Auckland, to be relieving postmaster tor Auckland district; Mr. C. Ansell I check clerk, AVanganui, to be senior telephone exchange clerk, Auckland--Mr. G. Ormsby, telegraphist, Christcliurch. to be postmaster at Weber; Mr IW. McHutcheson, chief postmaster," limaru, to be promoted to chief postmaster at Invercargill; Mr. H. W. Capper, chief postmaster, Invercargill, to b c transferred to Timaru, which office is also being raised in status; Mr. W. T. W aid, assistant postmaster, Dunedin to he postmaster at Palmerston North; Mr. S. Inder, postmaster, Palmerston North, to b e postmaster at Masterton (the grade of the Masterton office has hoen raised); Mr. T. Hester, postmaster, •Jiisterton, to bc postmaster at Lich-iu'ld-strcel. Christcliurch; Mr. T. Kirker postmaster, Liehfield-street, to be postmaster at Sumner; Miss Stewart, postimpress, Sumner, to be relieving postmistress for Wellington district; Mr C H. llurton, accountant, Chief Post Office llunedin, to bo assistant postmaster at Juncdin; Mr. K B. Stokes, chief clerk, Invercargill, to lie accountant at the Cliief Post Office, Dunedin; Mr. J C U.ile, second money order and savings' bank clerk, Wellington, to be chief clerk at Invercargill; Mr. Dale's successor will be announced later. The Invercargill post office is raised to the first rank. Hie status of the Palmerston North post ofhee has been raised under the new arrangements. Palmerston will bc a savings tank centre, enabling withdrawals to bc made direct from that oflicc.