FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18553, 10 November 1923, Page 12

FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE.

MR. H.- KEARY TO RETIRE. TELEGRAPH SUPERINTENDENT. Mr. H. Keary, superintendent to telegraphs at Auckland, is shortly to retire from the Post and Telegraph Department after 40 years of service. Mr. Keary's career in the department has beer a long one. He joined in 1883, and was a telegraph cadet at Thames for the first two years. He was then transferred to Auckland as a telegraphist, and was a telegraph supervisor here for years. For nine years he held the appointment of ofncer-in-charge of the telephone exchange at Auckland, a position which he retained during the war. His next post was as assistant-superintendent of telegraphs at Chrirtchurch, but after filling this'position for twelve , months he was promoted toward the end of 1921 to his present post of superintendent at Auckland. During his lengthy service in this city Mr. Keary has witnessed .the entire growth of the telegraph office in Shortland Street. In 1885 this was a comparatively small office, but has now expanded until it has become a large up-to-date branch, with which is now combined the Radio-Auckland station. ; The close business association between th;, chief telegraph office «md the Pacific Cable Board has further widened the former's activities. Mr. Keary has gained many friends during his years of successful public service. ••:..' - ._.':' '■■ ■ ]