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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2650, 25 October 1923, Page 1

Instances of senseless red-1 apeism in Government departments are not nneomnioir, hut an example which lias come under the attention of the Express of the slavish and ridiculous following of hide-hound rules in tlie Blenheim Post Office would in the opinion of that paper, he hard to heat. Late 'on Friday afternoon a lady carried a somewhat bulky parcel into the Post Office to he posted.. The counterclerk obligingly weighed it and informed her of the amount required for postage, but then remarked that seeing that it was after 5 p.m. he could not accept the parcel for postage and it would have to he brought back in the morning. The lady explained that she lived a mile or so from town and as she intended to spend the evening in town it would he very inconvenient to carry the parcel round with her and it would also he very inconvenient to return to town in the morning. Couldn’t, she leave it in the office to he posted in the morning? The clerk was sorry, hut the parcel must not he left ill the office. The best be could suggest was that she should leave il with some business firm or friend, to be posted in the morning. This course was adopted, but the incident makes one think.