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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Bluff Post And Telegraph Office
The Bluff Post And Telegraph Office is domiciled in a handsome two storey brick building, at the corner of Gore and Lee Streets, and has a tower, with a clock which has cathedral chimes. The rooms consist of a public office, mail, postmaster's and operating rooms, and a telephone exchange. A large number of mails are received and despatched daily, and oversea mails for the Australian colonies, foreign offices and United Kingdom are sent by every steamer.
page 886All South Island mails are landed and distributed at the Bluff. The telephone exchange has thirty-three subscribers, and the postmaster has seven assistants.