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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 17, 17 October 1944, Page 4

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WHAKATANE POST OFFICE

MR W. SULLIVAN'S COMPLAINT

"I desire to take the oiipotftunity of drawing attention to the urgent necessity for a new Post Offict building at W T hakatane," said Mr W. Sullivan (National, Bay of Plenty) wlien speaking on the P. and T.

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Air Sullivan said that a site wa; available and while he appreciate* 1 that it, had been impossible', to gc on with the work in recent yearshe hoped thai the urgent necessity would be kept in view. The existing building had a very narrow onedoor entrance, -and businessmen anc 1 women were called upon .to queue up for half an hour or three-quarter. 1 of an hour when they wanted t( transact business.

The. Postmaster-General (the Hon P. C. .Webb):' "L agree that it is shockingly .small.''

Mr Sullivan said he wa® glad tht Minister was aware of the difficulty, and he hoped that the need for r new building would be kept to tht fore..

Dealing with wages . M.r Sullivan said that in vilew of the fact that the De.pt. had made substantial surpluses? although the Minister hat" not disclosed them < he might wel review the position of the iowei paid officials, at least. The. em ployees were doing good work anc should be remunerated in such { way that their position would b( more comparable, with that of people engaged in other industries.