The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
The Auckland Telephone Office
The Auckland Telephone Office
occupies one long room upstairs in the Post Office building. The latest system of operating is in vogue, the universal switchboard being used. There are nearly 1200 subscribers on the exchange list, and the staff under the officer-in-charge comprises a chief attendant,
five male night attendants, and twenty-eight female attendants.