TE AROHA MAIL SERVICE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, 3 December 1887, Page 3

TE AROHA MAIL SERVICE.

Wk recently wr,te Mr W. Kelly. M.II 11., for this district, re tin 4 present veiy un satisfactory postal arnn^einpnts, whereby direct comnmniention between Te Aroh;i, Auckland, and Waikato, was reduced to tin ice weekly eaHi w?y, although their-uiN ueie !>j onalit within twelve miles (b) mil) of To Aroh.i, dnily, viz., to Monin^vilb' and ur«od llr Kelly to Uy and <zet the daily mail service ie&fcoted, c-peoi.illy seoina; the veiy reasonable stun for which ]\lr 11. Gallagher, conch piopnVtor of Te Aroha, had offeied to undeitake (he sen ic^ to and from Moirin^vitle on the, days the tr.iin did not connect with To Aioh;i, viz., £1 Is. per we n k. On S.ituubiy we \\>- tei\(>(] a reply from Mr Kelly, dat^d Wcllinglon, Koveiuber 22nd, in which he snvs :—: — " I send you the answer I got from tho Postmasler-Oeneral re your letter. I put the mattor berore him in the strongest light I could, and enclose I your le'ter to him, so thafc you will see by the enclosed what/ they purpose doing. I on'y g O fc t } K -q l e fct er { 0 j,,^ although it is dat-d 17th msr." The following is a copy of the enclosed letter from the Postmaster-General to Mr ] Kelly, referred to,-d;ited November 17th ;> "I have the ho- our,to inform ypu that 1 have ba3 under-.con-ideration the letter of the 2nd iiwlftnt /rom . Mr ITotfc, of A»oua. and Ohinpmuri Kews, to yourself, , -together, with, the newannper cutting?^ which you fonvarded 'ior my information. _ The maintenance of daily mail communication wi,th Te Aioha ha* aheiidy engaged theattention of the Department. When th tiainp were le^uced from daily to thrice, week" ly, I arpee 1 to the establishing pf.iv.Jß-ul service on the other tlnee dny^ in the week, from Morritf«YiUe, at a c^b of ,C 27 Gs a yew. It v.iis fculi-cyrn'ly found tl at service world '

not be uurtoit den for less than £54 125, a sum I was not prepared to give, on account of its boinw largely in ex< ess of the probable postage receipts. Should however, the Depal tmenh b > able to secure a reasonable offer, I shall be ploased to give ifc favourable consideration. Mr Ga higher is. at piemen fc running coaches between Te Avoha and MoiriiHvillp; and ho may probaniy yeconsitlei* his decision not to convey mails lliren times a week for loss than i!">i l'Js ay.-ar." The following i a "opv of a letter rof(M\i j (l by the ehaiimnn or! (li • Town Bo iid in ii'i'ly t" (lit' p 'titinn sent n *diort time ix'JiO to the I'o-dm i^tei Genei.il, ;c4<iim for .1 re establishment of tlp> daily m.iil seiviee to ami finm IV Aioh.i, Auckland, .•mil W.-wLitM. <laie<! Wollm-ton, 23). 1 N'( i vcniii»oi :— '■ I li.i\ v the lxmow by direction ol the lion ibe Pimtmiixter-Gt'lUM'.ll, t<> iickuow K'(!l:'' the leceipt of y<>m iuttei of 10th inst , forwanlmi!;' the petition I'm n innl servii " hv conch bctwiMMi T>' At 'h,i ■Hid M«)i i intvvillo, on the <1 iy^ the trim do>>s not run to 'IV Aniln. I am to express reurel th.it the D putnient ha^ not li-'imi al>L\ up to the proeut, r.) an<ui'j;e for .i s?rvico by coich on t"ins wbieb c.m be JU'conted. Ncooti.ition with th^ obj >( t orii,i\i!)H (lie c*<inl knlucml to i\ I'air sum are still i;oiiiL> on, bo,\ e\ er, ,i:nl it is Imp 'il tlie pt'tiiioiK'is' u i-slie> may yet be met." It is Hiu'erely t«> bp hopei] ,i reqii ■ t of m> iea->oii,il'l(i a cbar-n t'-r, which woii'd in\ oh <; -^o sin ill .m out.iv, iiiu) respe< tmu uhieli stronir ien;osonr itions hiv.()Chm) a Iroailv mnd \ will he sp >edil\ ant" i b\ d'ovei mnent. It mho! vis absurd that Ibp wbole of {\\o re'-id>'iits of Te Aiob.i, Wa or in^onni, Wa ; to,i, u\.d sunounding Oi^tri> t should be .ictmllv plaecil by the .K'tion of the GoM-inmenl in .i woi-^e posi(ion, .•)■> lou-iids in iii than the\ >\nv h>t'ni'' the l ulu.iv w .<3 open" I, for th<* of tv-n >liilliiis^ and p v r week: If it vv.'.s a mitter where li Mi<!ieds of pounds wore involved, we eo'ild nnd rsl,md lht v .lctrin of (Jovernineiit in li 'Mtitmtr to le^toie the ilulv seixiee, but; thoie is no ieason,ib!e ui'm.ids whit<'vei (or ti c i .\('("«^ivo and alto^ethu unju^ti fial/le pai-imo'iy biini; shown in t'ui> matter bv (iovei n men t. We /lie of (vm'iikmi, <b pifViiii^lv n\j)H'*.M'(| in the-" column-, that Mi G ill. firm's offoi to mil a roach to Moi i in^viilo (and >-o ie-.toie the d,ul\ mail Rei\ice), for £1 Is p«r uei'k is lva-on ibl<; in the cxtieine, and le.ivea no loom JCoi eoinpl.iint.