POPULAR OFFICIAL
POSTMASTER AT APIA RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE After living for the last 22 years in Samoa Mr. E. E. Dunwoodie, recently retired from the position o* postmaster at Apia, arrived at Auckland yesterday by the Matua with Mrs. Dunwoodie to live in New Zealand. Mr. Dunwoodie first went to Samoa with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1914 and with three other soldiers was detailed for service at the wireless station, of which he was made superintendent in 1920, and when tbe plant was removed to a position a B'k from the post office in 1930 he W also made postmaster. In addition to having the longest record of service « any public servant in the group was easily the most popular official there, and just before lie left for J* 4 * Zealand he was the guest of honour at a large gathering of residents a® Government officials, the acting-Ad®® istrator, Mr. A. C. Turnbull, presiding One of the aspects of his work J' which Mr. Dunwoodie will be re" l , bered in Samoa was the way he nani tho mall, for he was the first Pr\ master at Apia to work the inco mails, irrespective of their time 0 rival. He also trained the staff native operators who, under the vision of two Europeans, handle six radio stations in Samoa.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22618, 5 January 1937, Page 10
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