HACK-BLOCK MAILS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 86, 12 June 1908, Page 2

HACK -BLOCK MAILS.

Tn].-: question of additional mail si rvices for the out districts of Te Kuiti, which is to be brought before the Premier next week, should receive the hearty support of the town residents, and any assistance which may be necessary in furthering the proposal should unhesitatingly be provided. Argument in favour of the application is superfluous, !he advances to all being beyond dispute. The district in question occupies a unique position, inasmuch as the settled locuiiiksare situated a considerable dist'inee from the railway, thus making communication of

any description more costly than it should be. However, the position was not created by the settlers, whose claims for consideration in ;lbs, and in other resoeeis, a.re rendered more ur-

gent in consequence. Little need be said in suppori of a claim which is so manifestly reasonable, and (he yra nt iny of which is so necessary io she satisfactory carrying; on of !h< settlers' business, io say noihiu;;- of the addi!i- >iial p'casui ; and interest con-

seem/at i:i > 1 ■'; lii'iM;; iii touch with die ('iinv'i events of our owr. mm <»!!u 1 countries. It is :,i aiifying to see the settlers are uniting m -voice their claims, and their \r,\-\ m eiforts will do much in tie- cause of progress. The

dreamer's visit should mark an epoch in uie history of the dis{riel. am! no effort should be spared in turning to account the oppoi limity offered. Linked with (lie mail service question is that of telephone communication, and it is to he hoped this important mailer \\"il! receive, attention at Ihe same time. The Department concerned is one v/ith which Sir Joseph Ward has ever been ultimately connected, and the settlers can rest assured of being me! with- an intelligent and acth e sympathy in advancing their claims.