Harold Richardson's Diary
Richardson's Diary - April 1935
The week before Easter
The work diary of Harold Richardson, County Clerk, Rangitikei County Council:
Harold Hastings Richardson, 1872-1944 was appointed County Clerk in 1893, and he continued in that role until his death, 51 years later.
Monday, 15 April 1935
Elections Councillors’ rolls
Main Highways [in] p.m. – Mr Cruickshank
Mair* at Napier
Tuesday, 16 April 1935
Election matters – rolls
Checking vouchers and [petty cash] books
Office in evening
Wednesday, 17 April 1935
Busy day – accounts, rolls, election matters, checking etc.
Office in evening.
Mair back in office.
Thursday, 18 April 1935
Busy day – unemployment, clearing [..?..], elections, general.
Office in evening
All hands in office
Friday, 19 April 1935
Office closed for [Easter] holidays
Saturday, 20 April 1935
Office closed for holidays
At office part of day.
Cleared mail etc.
Sunday, 21 April 1935
[No entry]
*Sydney Mair was County Engineer, retiring 1947. He began his employment with the County in 1899.
*F J Fowler was the County’s Traffic Inspector
*Leslie Jones, Clerk
W J Taylor, Engineer’s Assistant
*A V Brown was Assistant County Clerk
C F Marshall-Smith was Assistant Engineer
*Olive Oldfield was Office Typist
*Frank Nicol, Accountant
*Rod McKenzie was Assistant Accountant
*Richard Dukeson was the County’s Overseer in the Southern part of the District
*Ken Waring Dalrymple was County Chairman 1929-1950. He was first elected to the County in 1917.16 April 2007
