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Examples presented as 'wallpaper' at the 2007 NZ Society of Genealogists Conference

Year/Letter Number - date written - subject (author, place)


1886/5420 Feb -- Enquiry for Henry Crocker (Miss Crocker, Bridgewater, Somerset)

1887/1477 Jan 22 Enquiry for Alfd Tetford (Edith A. Tetford, Crawley, Sussex)
1887/1602 Mar 21 Resignation (F. A. Oxley, Picton)
1887/1788 Apr 01 Repairs Riverton office (J. K. Logan, Dunedin)
1887/1790 Mar 29 Recommends a porch be created in front of the Paeroa office. Cost £6 15s (J. Orchiston, Invercargill)
1887/1914 Feb -- Enquiries for Mr Edmond Healey (Jane Healey, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland)
1887/1946 Mar 29 Complains of the uncertainty of the arrival and departure of mails (Joshua Jones, Mokau)
1887/2092 Apr 19 For copies of cablegrams between McClatchie, Lyttelton & Talbot, Sydney (H. M. Nalder, Lyttelton)
1887/2162 Apr 22 Increase of salary (V. R. Anderson, Hawera)
1887/2184 Apr 23 Cadetship for his son (H. S. Brabant, Tauranga)
1887/2209 Apr 29 Register Cypher "Festers" (R. Reeves, Nelson)

1887/2253 Apr 24 (for Sarah Johnston) Mrs Johnston’s declaration that the Postal Note about which she claims a 
 refund was burnt (L. H. Preston, Arrow)

1887/2255 Apr 28 That Telephone Bureau be opened at Yaldhurst. Or he will pay £20 a year for a private telephone there
 (G. G. Stead, Christchurch)

1887/2260 Apr 25 Enquiry for Edwin Francis Oldfield (A. G. Oldfield, Auckland)
1887/2266 Apr 14 Desires to purchase sets of Postage Stamps, Cards and Envelopes (L. Hoenneritz, Paddington, Sydney)
1887/2269 Apr 25 Forwards petition for the establishment of a Telegraph Office at Owen (Frank Bird, Westport)
1887/2271 Apr 28 Accomodation at Bulls: that two bedrooms be added (Charlotte H. Nicholas, Bulls)
1887/2290 Apr 27 Application for leave of absence (F. E. Lindsay, Napier)

1887/2343 Apr 01 Acknowledges receipt of letter re Secretary for Customs taking charge of White Fish Ova 
 Extracts on subject of fish ova (C. R. Buckland, San Francisco)

1887/2347 Mar 15 Desires sea-shells bought & forwarded to him: Encloses money order £1 0s 7d 
 (J. M. Van Dyke, Washington, NJ)

1887/2354 May 02 Wires have torn up upper part of building at corner of Grey & Featherston streets, that repairs be made
 (D. T. Stuart, Wellington)

1887/2381 Apr 30 Offers for sale pair Wheatstone A B C Instruments (Jas. Vogan, Tauranga)
1887/2391 May 03 Has sprained his ankle and is unable to work (R. Welby, Wellington)

1893/3636 Jul 01 Applying on behalf of the Trustees of Lodge Loyal Westport for Permission to open a second 
 account in the … Bank (A. Horn, Westport)

1893/3647 Jun 13 Requesting that an Electrician be appointed to enquire into his invention of a system of 
 telegraphing without wires (Geo. F. Kemp, Gisborne)

1893/3651 Jun -- Complains that her SB a/c has been debited £7 instead of £5 (Elizabeth Devan, Spreydon, Christchurch)
1893/3711 Jul 10 For transfer from Railway Department to Post and Telegraph Department (David M. Walker, Christchurch)
1893/3809 Jul 01 Forwarding Pass Book of Auckland SB a/c 34902 (Geo. D. Stokes, Illawarra, New South Wales)
1893/3819 May 29 Enquiry for Ralph Oakes (Mrs Krause, Brooklyn, New York)

1893/3892 Jul 08 Asking for copy of newspaper containing an account of the death of his brother Chas. V. de Santy
 (Henri de Santy, Benalla, Victoria)

1893/3935 Jul 08 Whether a money order sent to E. A. Lyster, Dunedin has been cashed (F. Lyster, Collingwood, Victoria)
1893/3949 Jul 21 For a Telegraph Office (Henry Wagstaff & others, Mangatainoka, Wellington)
1893/3965 Jun 08 For letter for delivery to her nephew Mr Brewster (Miss Tabor, Essex, England)

1893/4037 Jul 19 Requesting that correspondence for Capt Villamel “Nautilus” may be forwarded to him 
 (Julia Bartrop, Toorak, Victoria)

1893/4039 Jul 17 Re M.O. Wellington on San Francisco for M. Dorward (F. Moon, Swansea)
1893/4069 Jul 29 Complaining of Mr Drake’s conduct towards him (J. W. Middleton, Carterton)
1893/4079 Jul 26 Complaint of non receipt of correspondence from England (Arthur Slaney, Waitemata Mills Riverhead)
1893/4092 Jul 29 For copy of a telegram Matata 17 Jul 1893 to Bycroft & Co. AK (Jas. Stoppet, Hamilton)
1893/4098 Jul -- For compensation for loss of office (John Barr, Picton)
1893/4114 Jul 25 Recommending John Williams for re-employment (John Cullen & Charles Downes, Murchison)

1893/4134 Aug 02 Sends an order in favor of Thos. Kelly, Trustee to balance of her SB a/c 
 (Edith Emma Watkins, Towcaster, North Hamptonshire)

1893/4136 Jul 28 Objecting to amount of credit of the late Edwd Stokes being paid to his widow
 (Mrs S. Veitch, Westport)

1893/4172 Aug 04 Midhurst – applying for appointment of Postmaster (Mrs H. M. Snelling, New Plymouth)
1893/4208 Aug 01 Enquiring for a missing cablegram from South Australia (W. H. Carter, Makaretu)
1893/4210 Aug 03 Applying to be appointed permanently as linesman (H. Bussy, Tarawera)
1893/4215 Jun 13 Letters for George John Gorton (Richard Gorton, London)

1893/4251 Aug 10 Enquiring as to M.O. she applied for to be transferred from Christchurch to Ponsonby Auckland
 (M. J. Wrigley, Tauranga)

1893/4368 Aug 03 Enquiring re the payment of a M.O. sent to his son Geo Courtenay, Newton, AK
 (Thomas Courtenay, Melbourne)

1893/4449 Aug 11 Enclosing letter for Newton Griffiths (Rosinka Griffiths, Carlton, Melbourne)
1893/4544 Jul 13 Enquiring for William Banks (Emily Maynard, Tonbridge, England)
1893/4562 Aug 23 Complaining that his monthly magazines do not reach him (W. Sievwright, Gisborne)
1893/4588 Aug 28 Application transfer Railway to Postal Dept (James Kemp, Dannevirke)
1893/4589 Aug 28 Applies for 2 weeks sick leave (Miss A. A. Luckie, Telephone Exchange, Wellington)
1893/4603 Aug 21 Enquiring for her brother H. Piper (Miss B. Piper, Melbourne)
1893/4612 Aug 29 Letter for him detained at Post Office Foxton for 7 days (Edward Haylock, Foxton)

1897/2684 May 10 That telegraph poles be removed from their front gardens (C. E. Tustin & others, Wanganui)
1897/2687 May 11 For employment (Mrs R. J. Goodman, Timaru)
1897/2695 May 07 For copy of telegram to S. Baigent, Wakefield (Chas. Downie, Murchison)

1897/2779 May 14 Complaint that Postmaster, Westerfield refuses to sell postage stamps to her 
 (A. M. Dalton, Westerfield, Christchurch)

1897/2786 Apr 29 Refusal of postal officers to deliver a large parcel at his private house (Revd W. C. Waters, Wellington)
1897/2802 May 15 For information concerning a telegram sent by him to Otaki (D. Hannon Junior, Dannevirke)
1897/2809 May 15 For refund of value of three postal notes for 8s accidentally destroyed (A. E. Nash, Palmerston North)

1897/2846 May 17 Non-receipt of letter to New Plymouth Harbour Board posted at Midhurst 27 Mar 1897. Postal 
 note 9s 7d in letter (H. Capper, Tariki Road)

1897/2868 May 18 Resigning his position as Letter Carrier (F. H. Mowlem, Palmerston North)

1897/2879 May 12 That his periodical ‘Schoolmates’ be permitted to pass free through the post 
 (W. Davidson, Waitati, Dunedin)

1902/254 Feb 19 For a telegraph line to Tory Channel (H. Baxter, Te Weka, Blenheim)

1902/256 Feb 19 Alleged non-delivery of a cablegram sent by him from Bournemouth, England to Mr Goodwin, Sydenham 
 about 10 Oct last (W. Tyne, Sydenham, Christchurch)

1902/259 Feb 19 Asking that he be granted some remuneration of time given in examination of Railway Telegraph Cadets
 (J. L. Bush, Invercargill)

1902/288 Feb 28 Application for refund £1 4s 8d deposited for reply to Cablegram to Capetown 13 Feb. Reply 
 received as “Troop Free” message (E. A. Blundell, Wellington)

1902/305 Mar 02 Unable to obtain the attention of the telephone exchange attendant (Miss F. D. Fulton, Wellington)

1902/309 Mar 04 Asking that he be given an opportunity to tender for supply of telegraph poles 
 (E. F. Broad, 343 Kent St, Sydney)

1902/388 Mar 25 Enquiring re cost of telephone connection between Sumner and Christchurch Telephone Exchange
 (Norman Dalston, Sumner)

1902/405 Mar 13 Application for a compassionate allowance on account of retirement of her husband from Department
 (Mary Churchill, Dunedin)

1902/437 Mar 31 Alleging that Mr Mann of Tauranga office made use of information contained in a telegram addressed to him
 (David Asher, Tauranga)

1902/477 Mar 22 Requesting on behalf of residents permission to erect wire on spare arm on the Government poles 
 between Kahukura and Port Awanui (E. H. Henderson, Te Araroa)

1902/505 Apr 22 Telegraph Extension Moa to Erewhon (W. C. Brick, Moawhango)

1902/535 Apr 26 Lineman on telegraph pole, Boulcott Street dropped some boiling lead causing damage to his wife’s dress
 (W. N. Mulville, Wellington)

1902/547 Apr 28 Wishes to purchase 12 miles wire and 80 insulators from the Department (J. W. Harding, Waipukurau)

1902/577 May 06 Non-transmission of cablegram from Inglewood to Mrs F. A. Whitaker, Melbourne. Application for 
 refund of 6s 6d (F. A. Whitaker, Inglewood)

1902/585 May 05 Asking to be informed of the regulation charge for carriage of telegrams to his residence about 
 6 miles from local office (F. C. Herbert, Fairlie)

1902/597 May 02 Offering to supply 20 & 25 feet silverpine telegraph poles at 16s & 20s respectively
 (Baxter Bros, Greymouth)

1902/605 May 05 Asking that a telephone office be opened at Waikonini by using the private wire which he proposes 
 to erect in conjunction with Mr Shields (F. S. Waterhouse, Puketapu)

1907/1100 Apr 18 Complains PM Rairimu refuses to deliver parcels & letters addressed to him – en route
 (W. J. Pickup, Kaikieki)

1907/1119 Feb 28 A/C 18543 Re balance at credit of S.B. Acct at Wanganui (Mrs Edith Seymour, Waterlooville, Hants)
1907/1144 Apr 07 A/C 32196: Writer claiming amount at credit (Robt. Dickinson, Brougham, Victoria)

1907/1154 Apr 15 Asking P.O. carry free 100 copies of “Commerce & the Empire” given by Senator Pulsford for 
 distribution to principal libraries in New Zealand (G. Shirtcliffe, Wellington)

1907/1164 Apr 29 Embossed envelopes & newspaper wrappers not always obtainable; That British postal orders would 
 also be a convenience (Mrs Maria Webb, Ormondville)

1907/1171 Apr 23 Re amount to credit of her late husband’s S.B. A/C No. 195233 (Mrs G. Franks, Burwood, Sydney)
1907/1200 May 04 Report on alleged irregularities at Paeroa (A. P. Dryden, Paeroa)
1907/1358 May 20 Rangakaupo – Petition for P.O. at (F. W. Furkert, Ohakune)

1907/1366 Apr 10 Walter John Goddard alleged lunatic – that a stop may be placed on his son’s A/C No.28121, Timaru
 (John L. Goddard, Plymouth, UK)

1907/1430 May 25 Reporting that acknowledgements for S.B. deposits under £1 should be sent to school
 (Geo. Petrie, Opawa School)

1908/35 Dec 06 (1907) Offensive post card sent to him through post office (Geo. Hellyer, Eltham)
1908/38 Dec 28 (1907) Application for set of King Edward VII Land stamps (Minnie Jordan, Mt Eden, Auckland)
1908/60 Jan 03 Forwarding photo of Maori head as a suggested design for NZ stamp (A. H. Turnbull, Wellington)

1908/72 Jan 04 Complaint of non-delivery of letter asked for at the Wellington P.O. counter 
 (Miss Hilda Wigram, Christchurch)

1908/84 Jan 03 Complaint in delay in delivery of letter card addressed to Mrs A. Pearn, Waitara (Mrs A. E. Dent, Eltham)
1908/175 Jan 07 Complaint that redirection order not attended to (B. C. Cochran, Ashburton)

1908/184 Jan 18 Seamans B.B. a/c – Authority to withdraw from S.B. a/c of A. H. Smith
 (Commander 'Pioneer', Auckland)

1908/265 Jan 14 Asking information as to postage on American magazines (C. Gray, Putaruru)
1908/267 Dec 23 (1907) Missing letter addressed to Miss A. Chambers, Birkenhead, Wgton (A. Grant, Sydney)

1908/269 Jan 11 Complaint misappropriation of £33 deposited with Frank Fox, Postmaster Tokomaru Bay about April 1906
 (Jno. Augustus, Opotiki)