RURAL DELIVERIES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 4

RURAL DELIVERIES.

EXTENSIONS IN CANTERBURY, j i One of the gratifying signs of the j progress which is being mado in almost j every locality in tho provincial dis- , trict of Canterbury, is tho manner in which, postal, telegraphic, and telephonic facilities are being increased, oi- extended, to keep pace with tho requirements of the residents. In the course of conversation with a reporter i yesterday, Mr J. E. Broadfoot, Chief Postmaster, remarked that he question- j ed if any other part, of the Dominion eculd show an equal amount of advancemenc m respect of postal and telegraphic facilities as Canterbury had mado during the past two years. Mr Broadfoot jrave the reporter some particulars regarding the manner in which rural deliveries arc extending in different parts of Canterbury. The Department is upon the eve of calling for offers for the Brookside-Killinchy-Dunsandel rural tlelivery. Tho route to be covered is 60 miles, and already there is a total of 180 subscribers. The rural delivery between Havvar<ien and tlurumti will start shortly. An extension of the Ayleslmry(rreomhiie service bo put in hand in n lev/ days. There are about '2O additional subscribers going on. There is a. possibility tiiat u service will be established between Darlield-Kacecourse liill-Kimberley-Oourienav-Hnlkett-; and arrangements have been almost completed for a service to cover Hanjrioru, Fernside-Swannanoa-Horrelvilkvßennetts.