CHICKENS BY POST

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 298, 13 June 1912, Page 3

CHICKENS BY POST

REQUEST TO: THE MINISTER. Christchurcli, June 10/ The decision of the Postal-Department to add the duties of fish, carrier to its already multifarious labprs has aroused a considerable amount of interest. Xow the Department is, bijing asked . to do something in the allied jiine of trade poulterers. A deputation .from the NewZealand, Poultry Association waited on the Hon. IJ. G. Ell .(Postnifvster-fieneral),- ' this morning with some interesting pro- , posals. The case for the deputation was .explained; by Mr Meri-fet't;The ' principal . 'points, were care of eg^s,.which' 'were al-.. ready being sent tlirough'thepoit, and'a .propqsal that, the' Department /should carry dav-old clucks VWween.'ihe North .and South Islands, ap{( at. oi'lier' places :where .rp.ilways did ,not' 'Dayold chicks thi?, postal .'authorities bayij|jg m'enji y?itl> express. \Ohicks_ were, als.o ,pa,rriffd in''h« was not conversant w.itji'ij}).e method.follpvyed, ,. Wf( . . ;r I': The ,;Postmast^i;f!en i e,y(il said -that r ' h;e"was fully alive to, the, importance of the ,anfl ifoe-, was d&nvince'd .tjiatiit ,wfts gfiing- .great value indeed,, especially, to Small aWI'S. :..,:-Tlie AgrScultUl'al.; - !vfas .encouraging ther-.tindusfafy riii &v&yi .jjossibtlelway, .anyvthefPostabDepartaieni'would help it as far-dS posSble.^!©^had' not; .bctti-, award' d ehicl®*' f'ould. be carde'd ttobugih r tkei.'pbß't until' ; tihe fact'.had been brongfifo'lio'hfe 'notice, iri iXa-pier; and--he haxTMenfef>rls : ed :i tb r Jparri:.tlrat~ th.eywk>e>'iios'tfK'b'6 fid' for" ■ three day's after dttt of the] 1 fjjiell. "'iflie ■ ' r \VA[s' ] ntaklng -inquiries'ffi England ' , I tjfie carriage of eggs' : A£' I *t(o the carriage of go in- 1 !'o tlfat matter again, with the 'Department.' The Departipeiit hlaid! td carry all j brts- of '.packages,' and;'likd/to put the •ack»'ges ; ftjto witet-'prbof I ''ftartipei-6,,.as l they had to be carried on.-'-expr,esses and. , .(ioachcs. Tins, Vaised a', djijipulty -ill . re--., gard to the carri'a&e of, ].i,ve.'ci)ioks., Tim, Jpdusti-y is'a'f' at present a bf'.'Hy.oiie, and ijt 'Special provision hall to' ■,< made fpr,. iTj mie or half a.dozen jiackagvs it. \voii,l<J . i-j?|><!'"v^ry'cpstlyl ,0