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MISCELLANEOUS.

Many of the public are doubtless pleased with the mci cased accommodation in the post and telegraph depart meats, but the unfortunate officials who are not lueUy enough to have .in assistant, and are thcietore tied to their olHees fiom befoie nine in the morning till aftei five in the evening, (for though the office may close at that hour they have then their books to make up) will not share in the geneuil satisfaction. The mails in some of thy up-comitiy offices have to bo made up befoio nine. Consequently the ofiu'eiti have to uoik o\er eight hours, for tlieie is nj such tlnng as an hour for dinner for them, as if telegrams are to be sent or received they must be attended to. To compensate for the extia hour from 7 p.m. to S they aie allowed half-an-hour dining the day, but the}' can do very little in the way of recreation during that shoit time. Let the public have the extra hour by all means if necessary, but let it be from five or half-past to six or half-past ; this would allow theofficeis a little moie time to themselves in the evening. At present they close at eight, and by the time they get their books made up it is almost bpd-time, so that practically they are tied to their work from eaily morning till late at nioirt. They have fewer holidays than any other class of men in the country, and I think some consideration should be shown in the length of their da3''s work. The present Government, it appears, fully realise the necessity of putting the volunteer force on a better footing than heretofore, but 1 think they make a mistake in showing moie favour to the town corps thin the country. It is a mistaken idea to suppose that in the event of an invasion the city corps will have to be relied on entirely for defence ; in such a case the country companies would be called on to take their pai fc in the defence of their country, and who so fit to bear the fatigues and hardships of a war as men who are in a state of constant training from the very nature of their occupation. By training, I mean muscular training There is a training of another sort which, however, they do nob get enough of. It can hardly be expected that men who only get six days' drill in the year can be proficient in drill and the use of their weapons, nor can the discipline be other than lax when men are "under, the control of their officers for so short a time. Without discipline, and of a very rigid sort, men, no matter how brave, would be of little use in front of a thoroughly drilled and disciplined enemy. A system of yearly encampments is what is required; it would not only conduce to the improvement of the various corps, but it would be something for the men to look forward to, and where so many companies meet there would be an aprti de corps among the men, which would have a good effect. — (Own Correspondent.)

Mr F. W. Browning, Avoca, Tauwhare, offers a reward for the recovery of two buggy horses. A notice by the Te Awamutu pocindkeepcr appears in our advertisement columns. Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at his forthcoming fair, 700 head mixed stores, 35 prime f<t cattle, fat merino wethers, fat and store sheep, two mowing machines, &c. On Saturday next, he will sell at Cambridge without reserve, 20 good hacks from Poverty Bay, also on same day, it not ■old privately befoie that date, the pure-bted gijde*d*lc julUur " Youpi,' pan Q'CgnncU."

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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1912, 7 October 1884, Page 2

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MISCELLANEOUS. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1912, 7 October 1884, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1912, 7 October 1884, Page 2

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