Superintendency of Telegraphs.
'\, , •' ' WKU,raaio«, December 14. jit U probable tbat one of the two senior loßpeotors of TeJegraphß, Mr Logan (Otagoj) or Mr Bold (Hawke's fay), wUI flUCoeedtDr Lemor^ as Bupe»mter%ni of Telegraphs. Dr LlmOn, wbip .haCßeeh ft few montbß over thirty years in the. Borvjoe, will receive a tjenalon of £350 par annum. t . ■ , ( Mr W. GrajJ|edrettiy of the General Poßt Ontce, wiliaßiumflj'thi^poaittpa drfiajMtutf t>tS&* '■ Post of Telegraphs.: :Mtt:Bo!>9, Inapeotor of the Pos; QffJ^e, will b« appoiiU«d'AßßißUnt Secretarj of th« Foil and: JSflegraphOffi/es. It ift ioieod«d to appoint :«n ileotrioian head 0! tha lelegraprtOopiurtment, with the rinko! Cbiel iDSDtotor, c> iod Ihe position will : prol ÜbXlUtt on onj of Van Inspeotora ia either Chiistoharob, Daaedin, Napier or Aaeklsh ! .i I bnt Mr Ward, -who lsUfor-South thia afteri noon, &$& tb^t diifeffirfi vilVJoot be knowh^miT K« k •rriVAlliT Onnatcharoh to 4 P^Lsmob will be grantedT three monthsj hifS wT itoiiitioa ftfom Jaiiaary lai, and ion iti ezpititiod ha/retireB 4 1 Mnf, sapjBrintenaing) though be doe* not s 'aUo§ether_flever I hie obbj neotioo with the Department: v InTuB .lettei flaßflMioK n«J oboald' be^iltiwed! jtoieiure, JW Lemun ezprasaed bis wil/ingaes? to aos aa ConßUUing Bfeotriciso to the Department foii a email fee, and the Cabinet uhinimboslyj decided to aot on the BUggestion. It was mentioned that Dr Lemon intended entering; firm pursuits on hia property in the Mana-; warn oiotnot; bnt tais he denies, andstatea he will shortly open up a large electrical; buttDeaa in tne oity, whether on hia ow'nj aeooa&t ot Id 'eonneotion with others was not. allowed to trXnepirei The Doctor explaiDS that after continuous work for upwards otj thirty years, he deßires to be- relieved from, the saris of offic?, and looks back with plea' rare on the strides the Department has made nncs be entered the service in/1663/- It wits Dr Lemon irho estsbliahedjclaprei' telegraphy between Blenheim and'Wallingtbn in 1874.':
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Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7814, 15 December 1893, Page 4
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312Superintendency of Telegraphs. Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7814, 15 December 1893, Page 4
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