POSTAL FACILITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 4

POSTAL FACILITIES.

MODERN METHODS. ;'• MANY NEW. RECEIVING BOXES. ;' Numerous bright, red spots that striko', the eye-just now in the streets and suburban roaos are the indications, that the Postal Beiartmunt has nearly completed the,carrying out of. its policy,of largely' increasing the number of.posting boxes. Nine now : pillar boxes and '■: .3B boxes attached to telegraph and other posts are being placed at various points ot vantage ':■:■ in ttie city and Greater Wellington. Tne .'■ hew. pillar" boxes are all in "the businesu'■"portion of the city, their sites being, as''. ,(ollow:—Onir, uuUide this : Public Trust ' : Office; one' at the corner ot Ballance ' Street and Customhouse Quay; one at the corner -of -Waring Taylor ■ Street aud • Featherstrin Street;,,one at -theLambtou . «ud ot Johnston Strefct; one at tho

.Willis Street'end of Mercer Street; one, ■ where Herbert Street: .enters • Manner* v Street; ouo outside the National Bank,- .'- Cuba Street) .and one at each end of Tory Street. .'..''--"!''.-:•."■"...''.> . : :;. '.'.,':•'

•; A';list of.: the positions of .'the additional small receiving boxes has already been published-'in--Tub JJoMrmotfj but it has since been' decided to'place an extra one in Northland;.-, /'-,- v.v:-■,.'■.. : \ '.'

■ Until .lately, .the receivings boxes 1 of 'ail'.'■';■ kinds in.'.Greater Wellington;' 'numbered K 102. They are being increased by nearly "'- SO .per•■cent.-.-, lit- giving "the- : nublic so/' much, m- the way of: extra facilities, thes ;; : lJepartment has' an eye" to -its 'revenue.':.:■People : will sometimes write-a,.letter, or : .'-•'' send a postcard, if they.cah post : it near ■': at ( hand, when the prospect -of a'walk -"■'. into a djstant'street would be just-un- ■ pleasant enough to act as ''adeterrent. It '~..; ' is'hoped, that the. 'now'., departure-' will ; - "■■-. '-•"■' :' . v'<o'.:.,,-;.,:,.'-".i'.- . '::■;. The boxes being made of jpr'oodare lea ■ costly, than: those of formerly in vogue. 'They are,.'moreover,-'.of-a pattern which; is.new to Wellington, and'is' particularly convenient for!collecting. In-; stead of opening a door oh one'side'of.the' - box,; taking out the letters,'!, and - putting '•-•' ■'•; them into ;a, bag, .thecollector first slips - - -his specially flesigned bag into .position r■under the box, where it-tits close and fs r held l by- projections placed .'-there' -for tho . .purpose.;.-■■Then.'.he.tnrhs.-a : key-;'ahd.:the<:■'. : bottom of '/the box,-.'.which;is; hinged like & lid, simply:, drops iihto ,',th6/'bag," .and. ■ thus, dischargen : its load of .postal mat- ■ ;ter.. ..With-'a.couple; of-turns!of his hands. '-.-■ the collector shuts,uh box and bag,:and' is 1 ready ito go on. .This mew'.scheme ;is : ,-.- expected, to:save'time,.and.'it 1 obviously'•. ensuresfa..complete cleai;ance':'of -the b0x,.,/..:: and. does! away with "any-trouble caused ".■■' ;by;l»ister6us ; :-,:[ v ;; :ij"v,:. -'.- -::.;:. 'Anothej-iibw. feature of "the;'■: posting- .... boxes/is: the .composite plate, iVhich con-. -;■ tains movable bits of enamelled, iron for! showing the rhours-.of ;,clearance.:-.; .This; V device/.will; facilitate the:changes :.which /'■ have: to : be made .occasionally,' • biit:its in-,' . trbductioh^has: brought >a.certain amount';'•:: : ; of .trouble upon: the 'Department';:!.- Th«. 1 -.bits\of 'ehamelware; ; with;;letters.: and fig---; .; :iues , ;-oh:Jthebi-JSMm;'--to;.have'-''an'-;'^canOT' : .' , Jt ;boy.:,.:Soihe; of 'them)have, .been;:' prised•, ; ' out: and taken r away.'..". Juvenile". hnmoui .-' has- also : ' : the,-key holes of ■bbxes.':..."one'-.or.two -boys.:.-. ha,ve been -'caught.! in such -acts'-'as 'these,'.. ;• and their::parents: ; hav6:'be^h , ; : :.seriously,'. , ; - warhed.- : /Stronger: measures;"',:'are l to be; .!' taken; if inecessary. -.-.>■;:; ;'::.!s S ;.:-/ -■--' : :;•;.': ''■•f :