POSTAL DELIVERY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 21 June 1912, Page 5

POSTAL DELIVERY.

. ■ 'Ho%>'£O, |MCTEXiX* ITSVBENEE ji'sS . .ft 'williin'^fiiturclilw-llietpoiiey i "o"f- Iho .:Fostal : : *p.epin-tment;Stheiiron::' ; H.VG.- Ell : -tl'bsthiasler^cnera'l.y.stated- yesterday, lo' :;i:efuse; : , ri'jeifSqii'alil^ex'e]U , -jvitli- , --Hio':Depa , rt.m'p , ]it!j' : 'EJaforiiij'rig-.riiis; point,»;Mr: '.Ell-jsaid'.<hat ~'tlib:'tinic;ofdctlerfeajTiprK;wass6ften;Vwiysfc'il;.lby.;neediess.^dc'n.ys;,;,' I'oiy :. posiiYien'-'offi-'n ■ 'had' to-deliver letters; at. houses standing.':back .:,a:-.:c'ohii<lerable. from- Ihe rbadV;.and'freqi!ently ; :'they -wore':detained !~b\; boiisebuldei's'.-fwhorwere.'.slow to-answev- , tb/eir-: present^postal-.'slaff, i,w:as;liiinieroiis.7e)icii'»h.:.tb .make deliveries .' , at]:!i'lf6Hsa"nils:V6f'-','a(i(!ilional' , ' -Ell 'remarked;. If; mil jr: people .-.would' 1 pro-'-'vide'■■.boxes.^'oti':■:-'theny'gatcs'-'when- their .-housesfstahdjiback ..from T the.'- road, or r?lit«i■:jii'Sthr.ir,'- s 'dppl-'sV-,wlieMi'.»thni.-;houses■' stand 'close:' to; : rhe:-'street;'iTlie'jl)epartmenl;::pro; ■.yiilbs"..letter-Bbse's.fb , r I ',gates', and.the neces- : 'sa'r.v , ;:'fittings. i: 'for.',doorei'V at.- very - trifling ■ febsf..; .I'ori'ruTaTjp'pstnl '^deliveries,': a : more ■elal>bf'nte'-'..bo'x':ys:..,.'provided': : at 'a cost of. ''ios>; -fLlie'-ibpx"serv'es.lthb-' double purpose of 'posting: > ah(lii-'delivor};...if,. letters;: and? ; 'is ; ;.sb':^rranged:;vtliati- v it'?,acts .as.-.an." in-.. .aieatbr'' ! hbtij'yiiig-; persons" at, a- considerable flistanceSo.s'- to 'whether.' it. is;. empty ■or'"'■'contains'' 'lelteis ! >.foi';Tcol]e-etiou.v-'The : .first--set:of llieseifiirahdeiivcry-boxes was Imported, biit. '.Vrrangements\*.nrc :!)fiug : local : *; '•' • ■" '"'■ -!'lt■'.-'is' very■.linfniri.-.and'ivor.V- selfish of thoi time of. lett('r-car.riei'.s';'-'-;.reniarked ■ the Postmasterjwben ' it:;js" rememthey--.; provided -'-■ boxes, . it ■wbuld*:be'- : possiblc':tb'..e.vtend,:the benefits of-"'.t!ie\postal deiivery...ovor"a.imtcb'wider' "area-/?l'ani" determined", that thin lack of 'n,'etho(i : '' : :sh.Rll-i;.not-..continue,- ■ and lienceibrthv'iwlieii people": : wanl'.tho'delivery scr-yiee-'extcnde(i::fliey.:-mu>t?.Pubseribe.to our icpnditi.insV-iaiidlliialttvVadeciiiate.f provision, :rif'proveni:' 'wasfing ; frheO.tinio jofj- letter? -~.'..---.-'..'■ '■■■■■■• -'■ ; / i; '- i^':^; V S? ':' *'■>,-•;','l