BERHAMPORE POSTAL FACILITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1959, 16 January 1914, Page 8

BERHAMPORE POSTAL FACILITIES.

;:■>':;■. 'J-. (To thVEditor.) Sir, —I should like? a little space in your paper in'- , order to give, publicity to- tho- postal' servicft-in Berharapore, which I consider a. disgrace'to- such a growing -neighbiourih-ood. " ■ I have been'oat of employment for some time owing to the strike, which fortunately is now : settled, and 'haveadvertised in your paper with a view to obtaining employment. On Tuesday last I received'an iftjpoi - - tant tel-egrain from Weltington, sent, off I at 5.30, which, however, did not reach mo until 6.50, asking mo to call at Grey Street at about i o'clock. When I called '..at, 7.30 I found .tho gentleman had gone, lie ■ having', boon (obliged to catch, a boat for' the south. To-day (Wednesday) I received a. lette-r in answer to my advertisement for a situation .asking me to caM esrly in tho ntorning,- whieh I did not, receive until 12.13, which is the usual time- for the first delivery of letters. Surely tho citizens of this iiGighbourkiod arc* entitled. to have this unsatisfactory state of affairs femedied,' and 'this letter is Written in tho hope that somctning will be done in tho matter.—l , am, etc,, H. W. ELDRED.