CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 154, 10 May 1909, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir. —Your correspondent from Kaeaea, in last week's issue of your paper stated in the report of the meeting held in connection with the post office, that had the settlers known the office was to be closed, they would have made arrangements for the mail to be received elsewhere. Now, sir, in defence of Miss Elwood, I would like to say that the settlers and residents of the district signed a petition to the Postmaster General a month before the office closed, in which were the following words: "From information received by us we understand that the postmistress at Kaeaea is resigning her position owing to the department refusing to grant her a salary." That should have been sufficient notice of her intention to close the office, but to ray knowledge word was sent round each mail day after that, that no mail would be received at the office after a certain date, and it is surprising that those who live so much nearer the"\ office than I do, did not know the office was to be closed, and it is more surprising to know that a meeting held in connection with the post office, made no recognition of the services of Miss Elwood given gratis for the past twelve months. —I am, etc.,

T ASM AN S. HIuKMAN. Waitewhena, May 3rd, 190JL

TO THE EDITOR, Sir —I should like to draw attention through your valuable paper to the state of the access to theTe Kuiti railway station from the town. In summer the nuisance is not quite so noticeable, but now that the wet weather has come the state of thing* is disgraceful. In order to approach the station platform one has to either climb between rows of trucks on the side lines or walk round. Either way is bad, as in going round one has to negotiate pools of water, which it is impossible to escape. It is high time the residents agitated for proper access to the station, or for the removal of the station building to the position it is intended to occupy. I believe the station was built back on to the platform and without chimneys, so that it could be removed when necessary. I can imagine the stationmaster and clerks shivering in such a bare shelter during the frosty weather, and do not envy them. Furthermore, I respectfully suggest that the time has arrived when the building should be shifted. Trusting these few lines will help to set the ball of agitation going. —I am, etc.,

PRO BONO PUBLICO.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —I wish to offer through the medium of your paper my humble apology to the Maniapoto Rugby Union for a certain letter I inserted in your paper last season.—l am, etc., T. 11. POUTAWERA.