PATERANGI.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 827, 4 October 1877, Page 2

PATERANGI.

Sir,-~\y* yh»re a .grievance and it Iβ likely to bo continued if we do not be* «tir enreelyte, JiiMfcie, wo «re only

served with one Mail toet week, which arrives on Saturday about noon from Alexandra, the earner taking the return mail with Mm. and we are thus usable to nnswer our letter* for a whole week, and. if we wish to Bead any of importance are compelled to take them about sit miles or more to the nearest Poet«offioe. Now that tenders are asked for by Government for tbe carrying of Her Majwty's M*iilf,, including the service from 'Alexandra to' Paterangi once per week, and alto for tame service twice per week, it would not bu out of place for us to pat forward our claims for the bi-weekly aetvioe. The ettlers have already seat a pstitionfto Chit-f Pooetmaiter, at Auckland, praying for tbe two mails per week. The petition stating tally what cur claims are, and now we must ask you for yonr aid, and in ordei that yon nay give apace for this letter, I will give a portion of the petition : That we are debarred from the. benefit of early ' communication .in' not receiving tri-weekly publications until the end of each week,,wheni some of them are .five days old, then these are Only equal to," Weekly papers." That we cannot eematunipaUi with tbe outside world more than once' per week, exoept at greet inconvenience.,. and other reiteone which, m I Jmv* not a copy of tho petition, I cannot noif-etate. We have heard that Mr Inspector Re#e, who lately vuitd thin -district, had said it was a question of ways;and means. Now, he cannot judge frouVfigures now, sbowinp at * lexandra and Paterangi what* the bueinees of this office would be i^

another mail was granted ms. ' More than Half of our letters have to be mai'ed ; at.' pother offices now, and each w««k aome of settlers who happen to be at _ Mjdra at Various times, bring out m»U) "matter for tbeir neighbours, and th'i also, as well as letters mailed elsewhere, does not appear to the oredit of the Paterangi office. lam confident, .with another mail the baainew would Iμ more than double what it now ii.-r-I am, Ice., Frogrb'S. .i i . Sept. 2Stb, 1878.