P.O. draws fine line on boxes
Your letter box can be any shape, size, colour, or style. But it cannot be out of the postman’s reach, or so poorly secured that letters slide out In a letter to the editor of “The Press,” Mr G. Stanley said he was amazed at what passed for letter boxes in Christchurch. In reply the Chief Postmaster (Mr E. A. Grand!) said that Mr Stanley must have struck a bad street. Letter boxes in Christchurch were not in a very bad state.
Annual checks were made by heads of postal sections, and postmen themselves were asked to report on the state of letter boxes. Warning letters were sent to householders where boxes were not up to standard. If no improvements were made, offenders were told that mail would no longer be delivered to their address, but would be left at the post office. Only about one uch letter was sent out each week, said Mr Grandi.
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