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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 7 (February 1, 1932.)

Stores Branch Activities

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Stores Branch Activities.

In surveying the activities of a railway stores branch it would seem that one of the most desirable attributes it can possess is the ability to anticipate successfully the future requirements of the Department, thus enabling it to keep its stocks on hand at proper levels in proportion to the actual needs of the service. The Stores branch works in close contact with every other branch of the Railway service, the material needs of which are its particular care. The organization of the branch covers the whole of the Railway system. Its main stores or warehouses are situated in the four main centres, but it controls or supervises storage depots and “Trust” stores throughout the various districts in both the North and South Islands. In addition, it controls the operations of the railway sawmills and bush areas and has page break
Comptroller of Stores Office, Wellington. (Rly. Publicity Photos.) (1) Mr. E. J. Guiness, Comptroller of Stores; (2) Mr. S. S. Millington, Act. Asst. Comptroller of Stores; (3) Comptroller of Stores, Gerneral Office; (4) Mr. P. M. Muir, Chief Clerk, Stores branch; (5) Comptrollex of Stores Record and Correspondence Section; (6) Typistes' Section.

Comptroller of Stores Office, Wellington.
(Rly. Publicity Photos.)
(1) Mr. E. J. Guiness, Comptroller of Stores; (2) Mr. S. S. Millington, Act. Asst. Comptroller of Stores; (3) Comptroller of Stores, Gerneral Office; (4) Mr. P. M. Muir, Chief Clerk, Stores branch; (5) Comptrollex of Stores Record and Correspondence Section; (6) Typistes' Section.

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The District Store at Woburn, Lower Hutt. (1) Mr. J. S. Stewart, District Storekeeper, Woburn; (2) District Storekeepers's General Office; (3) Section of Woburn Stores containing material manufactured in the workshops; (4) Bay of Stationery Store, Woburn; (5) Bay of General Store, Woburn.

The District Store at Woburn, Lower Hutt.
(1) Mr. J. S. Stewart, District Storekeeper, Woburn; (2) District Storekeepers's General Office; (3) Section of Woburn Stores containing material manufactured in the workshops; (4) Bay of Stationery Store, Woburn; (5) Bay of General Store, Woburn.

page 20 charge of the railway lorries engaged in the cartage of imported and other railway materials, through-booked goods, checked luggage, parcels, etc., within the city of Wellington.

The whole of the Stores branch is under the immediate direction of the Comptroller of Stores, whose headquarters are in Wellington. In each of the main centres there is a District Railway Storekeeper, whose respective headquarters are at Otahuhu (Auckland), Woburn (Wellington), Addington (Christchurch) and Hillside (Dunedin). At the smaller centres such as Invercargill, Greymouth, Westport and East Town (Wanganui), there are stores offices and warehouses in immediate charge of stores officers who are responsible either to the nearest District Storekeeper or directly to the Comptroller of Stores. For the better organization of the branch and for purposes of convenience, expedition and economy of working, the railway system has been divided up into stores districts or areas under the immediate supervision of the respective District Storekeepers, but all controlled and brought into uniformity and harmony of method and working by the central control in Wellington.

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