Harold Richardson's Diary
Richardson's Diary - June 1935
An unusual week in that Harold doesn’t mention the Engineer (or indeed anyone by name).
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, 3 June 1935
King’s Birthday Holiday.
Staff did not work in the afternoon but did so in the morning and the evening.
Tuesday, 4 June 1935
Busy preparing for meeting (all hands).
Office in evening and several of the office staff.
Wednesday, 5 June 1935
Busy preparing for meeting.
Office in evening. Rang Chairman.
Thursday, 6 June 1935
Council meeting day – big sitting – all present.
Question [about] loan conversions and estimates […?…] discussed.
Friday, 7 June 1935
Busy day - correspondence, minutes, unemployed, accounts.
Saturday, 8 June 1935
Wet day and cold.
Busy [with] unemployed etc.
Home in afternoon.
Office in evening.
Sunday, 9 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 1917.5 June 2007
