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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 6 (October 24, 1926)

Promotions Recorded During September

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Promotions Recorded During September

Traffic And Stores Branches.

Miscellaneous:

Wellsted, A. W., to Business Agent, Grade 4, Wanganui.

Bracefield, M. L., to Officer-in-Charge, Training School, Grade 5, Wellington.

Hamilton, W., to Timber Checker, Grade 6, Invercargill.

Clerks:

Bishop, W., to Supervising Accountant, Grade 2, Wellington.

Wright, S., to Divisional Clerk, Grade 3, Wellington.

Gillies, R. P., to Assistant Audit Inspector, Grade 5, Wellington.

Millow, A. E., to Assistant Audit Inspector, Grade 5, Headquarters, Dunedin.

Sawers, J., to Rates Officer, Grade 4, Wellington.

Hardie, R. K. G., to Grade 5, Sawmill Office, Frankton Junction.

Lancaster, C. E. to Grade 5, Palmerston North.

Gallagher, C. A., to Grade 5, Wellington Goods.

Simmonds, H., to Grade 5, Wellington Goods.

Division two members to Clerks:

Dash, S. H., to Grade 7, Taihape.

McAlinder, C. R. M., to Grade 7, Palmerston North.

Simpson, F. W., to Grade 7, Invercargill Goods

Vernal, S. V., to Grade 7, Ravensbourne.

Rogers, J. L., to Grade 7, Wellington Goods.

Foreman:

Shaab, A. M., to Coaching Foreman, Grade 5, Thorndon.

Guards:

Herbert, F., to Outdoor Transportation Asst., Grade 6, Headquarters, Wellington.

Wyatt, J. F., to Outdoor Transportation Asst., Grade 6, Headquarters, Christchurch.

Burns, H., to Goods Foreman, Grade 6, Christchurch.

Webber, J., to Goods Foreman, Grade 6, Frankton Junction.

Haughey, T. E., to Coaching Foreman, Grade 6, Taumarunui.

Storeman:

Taylor, G. E. J., to Goods Foreman, Grade 6, Westport.

Shunters to Guards:

Hyndman, A., to Grade 2, Greymouth.

Jacobs, R., to Grade 2, Whangamomona.

Trevella, A. J., to Grade 2, Greymouth.

Porters to Shunters:

McKenzie, D. Ede, A. J.

Purvies, W. Mann, A. E.

Kleine, F. D. L. Leighton, C. M.

Lee, H. F. Gribben, R. S.

Locomotive Branch.

Foreman Boilermaker:

Griffiths, A. H., to Grade 4, Addington.

Leading Boilermakers:

Moore, J. D., to Acting Asst. Workshop Foreman, Grade 6, Addington.

Miller, G. S. (Greymouth), to Acting Workshop Foreman, Grade 6, Petone.

McGee, T. A. C. (Addington), to Acting Asst.

Workshop Foreman, Grade 6, Hillside.

Fitters:

Hore, R. J., to Draftsman, Grade 7, Addington.

Barltrop, S. B., to Draftsman, Grade 7, Hillside.

Evans, J. V., to Leading Fitter, Hillside. Turners:

Wright, A. H. B., to Clerk, Grade 7, Invercargill.

Boilermakers:

Stephens, W. R., to Leading Boilermaker, Addington.

Hislop, W. J., to Leading Boilermaker, Addington.

Labourers:

McCaw, T. G., to Storeman, Grade 2, Christchurch.

Casual Blue Printer:

Brown, A. S., to Clerk, Grade 7, Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office.

Fireman to Clerk:

Middlemass, V. C., to Grade 7, Dunedin.

Firemen to Enginedrivers:

Kissell, E. N., to Westport.

Russek, J. V., to Auckland.

Russell, R. M. L., to Wellington.

Allen, W. S., to Ohakune.

Waterhouse, H. J. H., to Taumarunui.

Neeson, P. J., to Fairlie.

McSwiggan, C. F., to Methven.

White, J. L., to Oamaru.

Bush, M. E., to Paekakariki.

Theakstone, J. E., to Frankton Junction.

Robertson, F. N., to Maungaturoto.

Gillick, J., to Dunedin.

McLennan, T. F., to Dunedin.

Keen, H. P., to Dunedin.

Bilson, I. S. D., to Dunedin.

Cleaners to Firemen:

Nicol, T. F. Pascoe, J. E. S.

Donaldson, P. A. Wood, H. R.

McFadyen, H. A. Mills, F. T.

Johnson, J. R. Nicholls, S. H.

Sherriffs, J. P. Young, R. M. S.

Walshe, J. R. Clarke, J.

Brown, G. G. Smith, F. R.

Everest, G. N. Mackay, N. W. J.

Laidlaw, J. Brown, R. B.

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Stanley, S. J. Laming, G. E.

Baker, L. A. W. McKee, A.

Sheedy, T. J. Newman, J. J. R.

Ward, A. Shepherd, W. D.

Butler, T. M. Baines, J. R.

Walker, D. M. Kane, W. E.

Cox, A. Exelby, E.

Murray, H. D. Sutcliffe, H.

Morrison, W. Lynch, R. T.

Murrell, I. R. Halliman, H. J.

Maintenance Branch.

Bridge Inspectors:

Mahoney, J., to Foreman of Works, Grade 4, Greymouth.

Stead, A. C., to Foreman of Works, Grade 4, New Works, Auckland.

Building Inspector:

Martin, H. A. S., to Inspector of Building Construction, Grade 4, Frankton Junction.

Gangers to Inspectors, Permanent Way, Grade 6.

Stringer, C. H., to Middlemarch.

McMath, H. S., to Whangarei.

Gangers:

Murray, M., Grade 1, to sub-class 10, Dunedin.

Leading Carpenters to Bridge Inspectors, Grade 6:

Lower, L. N., to East Town.

Williams, E. R., to Kaiwarra.

Carpenters to Leading Carpenters:

McKinnon, J. K., to Taumarunui.

Peterson, H. F., to East Town.

Leslie, G. F. E., to Whangarei.

Skilled Labourers:

Grimwood, J. A., to Bridgeman, Addington. Labourers:

Callaghan, J., to Striker, Kaiwarra.

Wright, A. J., to Skilled Labourer, Kaiwarra.

Milne, P. B. S., to Bridgeman, Kaiwarra.

Davey, W. R. J., to Labour Ganger, Kaiwarra.

Jakeman, W. F., to Bridgeman, Kaiwarra.

Surfacemen to Gangers, Grade 2.

Edwards, W., to Granity.

Osmond, W. H., to Tirau.

Lunn, O. J., to Westport.

Luscombe, C. E., to Upper Port Chalmers.

Timmins, M., to Te Aroha.

Rawlings, W. W., to Te Kuiti.

Suggestions and Inventions
Monetary Awards Granted.

Craw, W., Stationmaster, Hokitika.—Awarded £2 for suggesting an improved correspondence envelope for use by officers in regular communication.

Davis, F. F., acting leading boilermaker, Petone.—Awarded £2 for a suggestion for gusset stays for steps of “La” wagons.

Murdie, T. R., porter, Rangataua.—Awarded £2 for suggestion in connection with the numbering of tarpaulins.

Kennedy, J., term casual fitter, Hillside.—Awarded £1 for work entailed in putting forward suggestion re cutter for refacing drivers’ brake valve seats.

Commendations.

Abrahams, H. L., enginedriver, Otira.—Suggested improvements to pantographs on electric locomotives, Otira.

Bancroft, H. A., casual fitter, East Town.—Suggested system of paying Workshop employees.

Cassidy, J. P., clerk, Christchurch Pass.—Suggested method of dealing with parcels freight stamps.

Clarke, E., Stationmaster, Lyttelton.—Suggestion re improved system of accounting for grain and potato traffic received at Lyttelton.

Dorrington, F. J., boilermaker, East Town.—Suggested means of lengthening the life of boiler tubes.

A Ganger.—Suggestion in connection with the use of old shovels.

Graham, J. G., casual fitter, Addington.—Suggested press for blocking Westinghouse piston leathers.

Goodsir, H. V., cadet, Owaka.—Suggested alteration to milk and cream waybill and PL–9 Delivery Note.

Gaw, E. V., clerk, Auckland.—Suggested method of recording the quantity of luggage checked for tourists and season ticket holders.

Hudson, C. E., tinsmith, Addington.—Suggested method of attaching bevel-edged glass to hand signal lamps.

Land, H. W., term casual blacksmith, East Town.—Suggested system of paying Workshop employees.

Longton, A. N., clerk, Wellington Goods.—Suggested card index for rent roll.

Munro, D. R. S., clerk, Palmerston North.—Suggestion in connection with railway freight stamps.

Murdie, T. R., porter, Rangataua.—Suggestion that sheet strings be creosoted.

O'Sullivan, L. M., clerk, Central Booking Office, Christchurch.—Suggestion in connection with accounting for commission charged on P43 refunds.

Paton, G., clerk, Helensville.—Suggestion in connection with the denomination of freight stamps.

Peebles, H. A., relief porter, Thorndon.—Suggested method of handling prepaid parcels.

Sarney, H. E., app. fitter, Newmarket.—Suggested strainer for Westinghouse brake pumps.

Slowley, J. M., assistant workshop foreman, Hillside.—Suggested improved superheater elements for New Zealand superheaters.

Trowland, R., clerk, Huntly.—Suggestion in connection with exchange on cheques.