CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 48, 20 September 1907, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR

Sir, —Lnoticed that at the recent sale of township sections that the one formerly suggested as a Post-office site had been withdrawn from sale. Well, if this section has been reserved for the Post-office, surely it is high time something was done to get a building erected thereon, as the present place, in which our public business is transacted, is anything but adequate. People coming into our township are daily making inquiries as to where the post-office is, and which way you get to it. This should not be so in a thriving and prosperous township like ours, and the sooner something is done to urge upon the Government the necessity of a more respectable and commodious building in which our business can be transacted, not only for the convenienne of the public, bnt for the comfort of the officials, the better. —I am, etc., TE KUITITE. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I was glad to notice, on a recent visit to your little town, that at least one of the Departments had seen the necessity of keeping pace with the times, The one I refer to is the Railway Department, which appears to have fully recognised the wants of your district, and who are now busy making alterations to the Te Kuili station, and erecting new houses for its servants, caused by the increase of the staff, consequent upon the running of an extra daily train to Frankton. These alterations and improvements are just what were wanted, and I say : " Bravo, Railway Department! " But what about the others: Post and Telegraph, Police, and Roads Departments? No movement seems to be going on, that I am aware of, to induce these Departments to come up to the " scratch '' and commence their work in connection with the erection of buildings for the execution of the different duties in the services. Of course I don't intend to dictate to the " powers that be " as to how they should "buck up" and make requests, but I have not the least doubt that if strong (andj'-ou have the strength) representation was made, the Government could not help seeing the immediate necessity of the buildings for the Departments mentioned. —I am, etc., TRAVELLER.