POSIAL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 4

POSIAL BUSINESS.

GOI.NCi i;i' F.VST. • : Speaking a' the Oiirislrhurch letter-: carriers.' dinner, on Saturilav night, the ■■Hon'; :'Hv ■p. ;Eii. referred'. lo tho.^f^ct : : ;( lui t ;j2s?o Jiiii'il.er's wriUy 9T.55 : -]ol(cis- : a utt | letter-cards per head of ):o))i:l<.lian per ■Jaiinijffli fl!iiQ:^ps!ar.maUoi:;<ic!i\%i : eliidinfr t'n.'it :wnod'from. abroad) durin? flii' year just dosed reached. •« tot.O TOG, 143,010. tetters, Vo>tV;ir(ls, .W,,V»,t;'!:! other articles. a'iid l,7ll,;io'pjir- . (.els. .Uurihfr ISII nil !e\«>r : tlian -!5P4 inrjiiirios were iiiaiiff packets which iv.ei-fl alleged to-.hav»> bc.'il ./posted :awl ioWcliyerwHJp^'tlio).addressee; but it. was sjiatifyiuh' to . put.. on record that, in. il'j s s o<-.rC"5, move than, one-half of flifl total .iiisiiihrr, tho investigations by t ho. Department- resulted; in the. mi.-s----;'iiig ..l'vlufcj. ; iu V23.5;-.i : i)s.£{nici?s'..'dp.fiinteiy..proved: .(hiit tlioi' I)«partniout .was' responsible .'■.for-. <k'itiy. : : rlnst.;;ycav • there were no fewer than 12,50.'!, Setters wronjly wldivwed. to. various plates'in the. Don;: u'ion, and. 356S letters and S.VI k-Uev-eard.<, were posted without addresses by the public. ." ' " .

. During ■the: ; j6arj'.iir;f'l9o! ; 4tli:6.jstaff Cliristclmrch comprised 27 earners ■ two. sorters only.. The total . ih'st.-.m'o covered by tluv U-tipi.-enrrioiV'. .',vail;< 'jwiis! nlfbii t"'4oo. mi ii(l: * t lio:.-t<it a Ti. .JVfi in -nrticles; cloli vorpii-.tluviii-?he'- \-o ni;•:im ci in 11-« 0.l to ll.Tli!).!)". yriio^jisiiiios.' j'or ; U 1:111 showed. tint the farrier* liiinilx'icii iW./mi'l the :wii'is'!ivi%.ouiiirfi'>i;i'f; h toti'.l. staff: of fil. Tilt: sli<tim,co oovored' was.'!» ! fl : jiiilcs!:.-hi|<V I lntar nu'iibor iij'.: Articles' dcHv«rost,.'.9,Ss;!,.Hl. J" '. ' ~.;r.

Mr: ICli urcod tbat the delivery nf loiters woui.i! lie RrPiUiy acoelorntril public "Voiikl arrange in providn 'letterboxes' 'at'.thMV--places .en" business {ami'-' at their rcsidoiiefef Very .«ali<.faci.!ry .results; !uul fol'o'.vod the. campaign ; matio soiiio:. tinio 'IKe"li?partin.cft£:)rith' object cl'.iiiiimiHK j:iop)f to provide siicli roccpfiicioj, but thero a. .'great (IcnV >tiU: m OioUoiw.. ~;H. .>vns:.;in;toros(ijig T.i nriio tti.'il in thr» tj'.iiieil. Stat" 1 -. \yhore tile siimiv diiti'cully .:«•»« <-.\peri<>ac<-<l :iy :liiiciractifcliy .ifixiii'";PVPPttsctlli'life"'tJiis■ delivery <'•>' infill. ma I'or li.v eitv ' io' ,s!'..oul(! ho h;',i{lc ; ;mi]y , iloiicei; or plaoos ot' u;heVo;;uiN able {ecopl.U'i".- jVpro providou. ■