THE DIGGER'S LETTER BOX.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 31, 15 October 1920, Page 9

THE DIGGER'S LETTER BOX.

Gavin Brighton. — Owing to pressure on our space owing to Power Board matters your communication was held over until next week. Messrs H. and B. — Your notes for our Angling Column are welcome, and will be incorporated in our next column. — Edt. "Dick" and "Hal," Round Hill, via Colac Bay. — Glad to have your stories. They are very nice and will be published in next week's issue. — Mater. THE AMBULANCE. (To the Editor). Sir, — Will vou allow me to take up some of your valuable space in vodcing a complaint ? I have a small property at Awarua nine rniles from Invercargill, and recently had occasion to ring up for the ambulance my wife being ill. 1 sent the message between , 1.45 and 2 p.m., and the ambulance arrived at 2.30, and reached the hospital at 3 o'clock, for which service I was charged £1 14s, the diistance being nine miles each way. 1 consider this an exorbitant charge and a case of profiteering. It is a nice way to treat a man in my position, one who fought for his country and when he returned acquired a small place in which to oettlo down. I have heen told that at the time of the influenza epidemic the ambulance went out to Rimu and brought to town a patient, the distance there and back being twientyAwo miles, and that the chorge did not exceed 15s. — I am, etc., RETURNED SOLDIER.