The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Palmerston Railway Station
The Palmerston Railway Station is a wooden building over 100 feet in length. There is a large goods shed, measuring 100 feet by 40 feet, and ten men, including porters, guards and signalmen, are employed. Palmerston is a divisional station, at the boundary of two sections of the railway system, and the stationmaster is responsible for seeing that proper instructions are given to drivers and guards passing north and south. Mr. George Barelay, the stationmaster, is referred to as Major Barclay at page 134 in the Military Section of this volume.