Postal Centre Delay Causes Concern

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32392, 3 September 1970, Page 12

Postal Centre Delay Causes Concern

Coricem about the delays in the building of the new Christchurch Postal Centre were expressed by members of the council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce last evening.

A letter expressing the chamber’s concern bad been the council was told discussing some of it in committee, it was decided to let a motion moved by Mr R C. Dunn lie on the table' until the next meeting, by which time a reply to the let-: ter might have been received. Mr Dunn had moved that the Postmaster-General (Mr McCreedy) be sent a copy of a letter from the previous Minister (Mr Scott) in which Mr Scott had given an assurance that there would be no further delays, and that the present Postmaster-General be asked why this asurance was not being adhered to. It seemed incredible that Christchurch was still waiting for the new Post Office complex, said Mr G. W. Hill. “I can remember plans being published in the newspapers before the war. We should express our very deep concern.”

tempt at getting firm dates indicated that the new lines depot would be built by August and the impression was then that it would be occupied promptly, and the lines depot would then be clear of the Hereford Street site for a prompt start on the postal centre But it was now reported that the move was being done only progressively, and that a lot of work remained to be done (on the new depot, the report said.

The council’s postal committee reported that working drawings for the postal centre were not finished and had not been to the Cabinet The chairman of the committee (Mr R. H. T. Hamilton) said in his report that he was certain a start on the postal centre was still far away.' The committee’s last at-