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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 325, 17 November 1875, Page 2

The New Zealand Cable.—The ship Edinburgh, with about half of the cable to be laid between this colony and New Zealand (says the Sydney Morning Herald of the 15th), sailed from London for Sydney on October 9th, and the remaining half will leave by another vessel before the close of the present month. Mr. Burns, the Post-master-General, and Mr. Cracknell, the Superintendent of Telegraphs, on the 14th instant, visited Botany were the cable is to be connected with New South Wales, and selected a site for the offices which will be required for the cable business. The site fixed upon is a short distance from the Customs station and La Perouse’s Monument, and commands a fine view of the entrance to the bay. The telegraph line is also to be extended from Sydney to Botany.

Post Office Blundering.—Mysterious, says the Wellington Tribune, are the ways of the Post Office. Some time ago the Secretary of the Education Board posted a letter, containing cheques to the amount of £6O, addressed “ Mr. Mowbray, Thorndon school, Sydney-street.” One would think it Was scarcely possible to make a mistake in the forwarding of such a letter. However, it was sent to Sydney to puzzle the officials there. The letter was kept six months in that place, and advertised in the list of unclaimed letters, although the words “Education Board, Province of Wellington,” were printed on the envelope. At last the letter was opened, and forwarded back to Wellington, where it was duly received ty the Secretary of the Board, and found to contain the cheques all right. The cheques were destroyed in the presence of the members at the meeting this foreboon.