CLOSING OF MAILS.
* r AT OTAKI POST OPPICS. ; The inconvenient hour of dosing the ssejrnieg mail ptaki, which debars resident* T ‘ ro « ™:* ia S Parcels to catch the 0.27 mm. train 1 8 VfiDingtoa, was brought* before Mr V». H. Fieto, by f 'a+rafipr* ef tije Otaki Town Board. After considerable delay the following telegram has been received from the Hon. J. G. Coates:—“Kc closing of Otaki jmail, I have made inquiries and find that the mail closes at 9 a.ir... and is .delivered to the- contractor at 9-5 a .in., allowing him fifteen minutes between Otaki and Otaki il—iivray, including time taken to pick ap and set 'down.passengers on arrival at BtatiosTite .coniigctor has only seven minutes to ‘heliyer * hag to Otaki gsilway post ' Office, place three tags on the tifeis §&d j take delivery of several inward bags. ! The time of closing mail cannot he extended without great possibility of missing connection. Apparently those who made representations in the matter were under the impression that the train 1 afp at 0.40 a.m., whereas under present time-table the train leave-, at 0.27. Probably yon are not aware that arrangements already exist for acceptance or fctprts,? trtu.fiit’patcels between 3.45 and 9 a.in. I regret that it is not possible to do anything further.” 1 ===== * I
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 July 1920, Page 2
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215CLOSING OF MAILS. Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 July 1920, Page 2
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