RE MAIL SERVICE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 226, 29 October 1887, Page 2

RE MAIL SERVICE.

The biihine^H with icspeet to the l.tnd temue lni\ing b->en hiom;ht t> a eloxo Mr llott pioposed the- following resolution, bearing on the alt« red post.il at i nrmeiriont^, whereby nails to and from Auckland wi'iild <>n!} be rontiiniKl on tho days the ti.i.rn connected duect w ith To Amha. (1) That tli i« meeting protest ag-jin^tthe £i< at injustice done to to nil 1 undents in Tti Aiolu, WaiorongoiiKii, nnd sui rounding distiieiN through the PosUl Authorities failing to make arrangements for a dail\ mail service between Auckland and Te Aroliu. (2). That weeing theie is a flaily tiuin uerwee to and fi din Auckland und Moninsville. twelve n il«8 distant from Te Aroha, and that a daily mail service could be maintained for a very small subaidy by coach, ponding the return to a daily train service, that thi'. meeting respectfully requent Government to make the necessary nnangenunls for the continuance of a daily mail service bvhveen To Aroha and Auckland und intermedium stations affected with the li^ast possible delay. In proposing the icxolution Mr llott siid : The amount askod by Mr Gttlliighei from the authorities us a mibsidy for running his coach daily to or from Morrinaville viz., £1 Is Od ncr week was surely mode*' enough, in f.tct he was surprised that anyone would undertake the contract for such a small sum, and it certaidy left the Postal Authorities without excuse fer the action they had tnken. It was bad enough to hare the traiu service reduced to a triweekly one, but the attempt to shut out Te Arohn from direct daily ii|>il communication with Auckland was adding insult to injury, and should not he tamely e>ubmitted to. The resolution was seconded by Mr D. J. Frazer who also briefly spoke in support thereof und the necessity of prompt action being taken to endeavour t© have the daily mail service restored. The mover of the resolution further biiggested that a petition to Government be drawn up and taken round for signature, which courtje it was decided to adopt.