WHAREAMA MAILS.
(To the Editor.) Sib—l nojjce'iij yojjr i?Bae ! of3rd Inst. ' that your Oastlepoinf corredpondeni takes' exception to the petition lately.got op,for alteration of the mail serviiii W th J 4Co&t' J It is very evident jpur,con W imdant, never saw that petUintfaWlieNs tlierdlore not competent tn give an opinion on the matter. As one who 'sVdeS >thVpellfi r tion I don't think there was any request wbVpiit oh aq equal footing withjhal of 'the TmUi penple.'-The petitio'nerß'simply 1 ff tirneao.that the; oanMteandget replies in'lew than a . fortnight, which, with few,, exceptions,. ; they cannot do under the present'syateoV and as they have to pay for their mail I think they have a right to try and bettor themselves without being snubbed your "correspondent." The faot of their being as,well off, or better, • than those inland or north of Cashpoint is no reason why they should keep the same. I think the cause of your correspondent's objection can be summed up in a few words, namely, that the aleration might divert the coach route via Blairlogie instead of the Tenui people's pet bog, the Mungapakeht. E ~ lamj..&c.fl^ (( jj ( ,.... ( ; South Wharkama..''
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 14 August 1882, Page 2
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189WHAREAMA MAILS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 14 August 1882, Page 2
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