MAIL SERVICES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21977, 29 December 1936, Page 11

MAIL SERVICES

TO THE EDITOH OF THE PEBSS. Sir,—The letters appearing in "The Press" recently concerning postal services nrompt me to ask. one or two questions. (1) At what time does the mail close for. Christchurch suburbs served by postmen? (2) Is this time thelame for all districts? Then there is the question of the time of arrival of suburban mails at the Central Post Office. We see these mails being carried across Cathedral square sometimes as much as half an hour after the closing time for another district. l would like some idea of how long the Chief Post Office waits for these bags of suburban letters.-Yours,^^ December 27. 1936. 10 I'HB BDITOB OF THB fBBSS S i r _lt pleases me at this season to be able to comfort "Watfoitd St. and "Annat." They are not the only ones who receive their daily at 4 p.m. I live two miles irom the post office where we have a real live mail delivery and, as the mail reaches the office before 11 a.m., we really expect it before 4 p.m., but, alas, we don t get it.-Yours, etc., CHEyIOT Cheviot, December 22, 1936. 10 THE EDITOS 0» THE PRESS Sir,—lt is claimed that these are essentially days of speed in the business world. Such being the case, I could not help feeling surprised and oerhaps a little aggrieved by the fact ,hat mail matter is lying in the post over Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Sunday. Certainly post office employees want holidays, too; but I suppose they can get annual leave at some other period. . People have been complaining of being unable to get service. Assuming it to be a genuine grievance, could not something different be arranged to give more general satisfaction? Perhaps incidentally it would give some welldeserving and perhaps capable persons a little extra pocket money during this season of extra goodwill.—Yours, etc., ANTI-RED TAPE. December 26. 1936. 10 I'HB KUII OB Of I'HE c-RBS-i Sir,—Following on correspondence regarding postal deliveries, I also wish to air my views on this matter. I have just received a small parcel (sample post) 3.30 p.m. December 28, the postmark bearing date December 21. Adelaide road. Wellington. Of course, I do not know where the delay occurred, but there is evidently bad management somewhere. Enclosed you will find tag bearing postmark.—Yours, etc., WESTERN TERRACE NO. 2. December 28, 1936. 10 i'HB KDITOI OF TKB PUSS Sir,—l read, with envy, the letter from "Resident of 30 Years," who finds it inconvenient because the. postman nrrives at 12.30 for morning and 5 p.m. for afternoon delivery, and for a city it is deplorable and for a business man it must be galling. There should be no necessity to lodge a complaint to rectify this appalling state of affairs. I am not in the city of Christchurch, but 10 miles away, and the joys of seeing the postman at any time are denied me. Although I have many business letters of an important and urgent nature, unless I go to the local store-cum-post office a mile away, well, I don't get them. Some time ago I was in Auckland and sent a telegram home and I take it that when people have recourse to the expense of sending telegrams the matter is generally pretty urgent. I picked my telegram up after I had journeyed from Auckland. Now how would "Resident of 30 Years" like that? I am of opinion that in the matter of efficiency for both town and country the postal authorities should not need to wait for complaints, but should formulate plans for service to the public that leave no opening for any reproach.—Yours, etc., TEMPLETON. Templeton, December 28, 1936. [When the above letters were sjiown to the Chief Postmaster he suggested that the correspondents concerned should address their questions and complaints to the department.]