Harold Richardson's Diary
Harold Richardson's Diary - May 1935
Looks a rather humdrum week (except of course for Monday).
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, 27 May 1935
Very busy day.
Office in evening.
Rang Chairman [Dalrymple*] and got his consent [to] renew application to declare Taihape-Napier Road a Main Highway.
Tuesday, 28 May 1935
Mair* in office.
Busy day with motor drivers licences.
Office in evening.
Wednesday, 29 May 1935
Mair in Wellington at Loans Board meeting.
Some rain.
Dukeson* called.
Fowler* in.
Smith* and Sicely in office in afternoon.
Staff busy [with] drivers licences
Brown* and Miss Oldfield* busy on rates books
Office in evening.
Thursday, 30 May 1935
Busy day with drivers licences and heavy traffic licences.
Brown and Miss Oldfield calculating rates.
Friday, 31 May 1935
Busy day with the unemployed.
Very busy day with drivers licences.
Saturday, 1 June 1935
Busy day with the unemployed.
Dukeson in and took the money to Turakina.
Office closed in afternoon.
Sunday, 2 June 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 1917.28 May 2007
