SATURDAY RURAL MAILS
X'EW PI.YJIOl'TH, 11. Au initinl ntove for ihe diseuiitiuuuin'5 uf rurul serviees ou Satunlays suggested by nperators ju Si»i> 1 u»l ier «md against which a strong protest "\\as loilged liv I-Vdcrati'd Fannei's 011 tlio gi'ounds of the ha nlslup t li.it would be eaused couutrv people, has been bloeked by Xo. 2 Transporl Lieensing Autlioritv (Mr. J'. Skogluiul). Applicntion liad been made by Egluonl Tourist .Motors, I.td., Hawera, for aaiendaienls to goods and pitssenger rural deli\ eries to elimiuate Saturdav runuingj live niu* being iuvolved.
Reportiug to tlio Hawera County rouncil, Mr. G. W. Williains, who represented tlie eouncil at the sitting of the authority, said yeslerday lliat Mr. Skogluiul favoured eoutinuatioa of Saurday .rurul deliveries. After a sitting at Hawera ou Weduesday, he said, Mr. Skogluud tohi representat ives of the eoutraelors, the county couneil, .Federated Farmers and the postal authorities that he thought the continuation of the serviees was desirable. The niatter resolved itself into making an equitable linaneial arrangenient between the eontractors and the postal authorities. He suggested strong representations to the Postmaster-Geueral (Mr. Webb) on the niatter.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 October 1946, Page 7
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185SATURDAY RURAL MAILS Chronicle (Levin), 14 October 1946, Page 7
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