BUSINESSMEN MOVE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 52, 29 February 1944, Page 4

BUSINESSMEN MOVE

THE POST OFFICE MYTH ■ . ' M- !■■ i SEVEX-YEAR-OLD PROMISE Following on the example of most of the local bodies who have agitated for the 'Commencement of the building of the new Whakatane Post Office for which a grant was made some seven j'ears ago, the. Chamber of -Commerce has added its. voice to the chorus of resentment. Discussing the subject at the last meeting on Friday last, the chairman, Mr C. F. Thomas, said that in 1912 the present structure had been built to meet the needs of something, like 700 people. To-day it was serving no less than 2400 and was the headquarters of the largest rural mail service in the Dominion, lit was an absolute disgrace in its present state and demanded instant attention. Mr A. J. Canning added that most Whakatane residents realised the difficulties under which the postal staff worked. 'If you could see the trouble the exchange staff have with their out-of-date amenities," he said, "you would be prepared to put up with them a little." Mr G. A. Brabant thought that the only thing to do was to keejp "pegging away." "Send a nice kind letter to the Minister," he said, "and ask him to include in his plans a town clock." The meeting decided to write the Minister and to send a copy of the letter on to Mr W. Sullivan, M.P.