PAHIATUA POST OFFICE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4047, 25 February 1892, Page 2

PAHIATUA POST OFFICE.

A PuUioMoetinff. (From Our Own Correspondent.) On Monday tbe • question of the site tor the new Post Office, over I which so many heartburnings have taken place at different times, was gone into by the Hon, A, J. Cadman, who, representing the Minister for Postal affairs, was on a visit to fahiatua for that purpose. The various sites wero visited daring the daytime, and in the evening a deputation waited on the Minister, The proceedings eventually took the shape of a public meeting, at which Mr W. W. McCardlo presided, The" Chairman prefaced his iatroduction of Mr Cadman by pointing out that the,majority of the inhabitants desired tbe Post Office to be in as central a position as possible. The Hon Mr Cadman said he would be glad to answer any questions on the matter before the meeting that might be put to him, upon which he could throw light, Mr J. Gregory here remarked that there wereTconsiderable number of ratepayers present who did not know what sites were actually under offer to the Government.

Mr Oadman enumerated them, and invited open discussion upon their merits and demerits.

The Chairman spoke in favour of the Bank of N, Z, .section, opposite the Mangahao Road on the Main Road.. The agent of the Bank. (Mr Innes), said he was not in'a position to maks any offer, but said as they had plenty of room he had no doubt the Bank could be dealt with, and he would be glad to lay hefore his superiors any offer that might be made-

Mr Bimie asked the Minister if there was any truth in'the i report that the Government had taken a lease for five'years of the present office, and was answered in the negative, . Mr Bimie considered the Bank section was the right one, The Government should move in the matter at once. The town solely should be considered in the choice of a site/" Mr A. W. Gould;endorsed Mr Birnie's remarks.

Mr A, Black, to test the feeling of the. meeting, movedj ..('That the Government ho requested to negotiate with the Bank of New Zealand, or the owner of any section contiguous to the Mangahao road, for a post office site." Seconded by Mr Gould and carried unanimously. Mr Gadman explained that he could say nothing definite that night, but would lay the whole matter before the Cabinet on his return,

On the motion of Mr Keese, a Committee consisting ot Messrs McCardle, H. Sedcole, A. Bimie, J, Gregory, W. Tosswill, A. Black and the mover was appointed to make further enquiries of the owners of suitable sites should the Bank not care to sell.

Mr Vile moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Minister for giving the meeting an opportunity of fully explaining its views,' which he hoped would speedily be given effect to. This was carried by acclamation. A vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the business.