PETONE POST OFFICE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 124, 27 May 1913, Page 4

PETONE POST OFFICE

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER. In f alfilment of his promise. made some time ago to the Petone Borough Council, Postmasl«r-General Hon. R. H. Rhodes, accompanied by Mr. J. Loltch (Public Works Engineer), visited Petone yesterday afternoon and made an inspection of the local post office and the additions thereto in course of construction. Subsequent to the inspection the Minister heard a deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Petone (Mr. . J. W. M'Ewan), some borough councillors and residents of Petone. In placing the position before the Minister the Mayor stated that while j the Department was making the additions at present being carried out the council thought it would certainly have improved the front appearance of the building and brought ap the additions to the height of the old building. Councillor Findlay, who also spoke, considered that the post office Was as neaf a disgrace to the town as it could possibly be. Although it, was too late now to pull the building down, the additions could be brought up to f the present height of the building. The Minister, in reply, stated that the additions did not look like a "lean-to," as had beea stated. When these were completed there ought to be accommodation in the post office for the next twenty years. To bring the additions up to the height of ( the present building would cost about ' £400, and for that sum a post office could be erected in the backblocks. He would go into the question of improving the appearance of the front of the building with a coat of _paint, but he could not make any promise as to the additions. The Minister was then asked to get the Public Works Engineer to draw up an estimate of the cost of the suggested additions, and this he consented to do. The Mayor then thanked the Minister, stating that the deputation was hopeful that a satisfactory conclusion would be arrived at. Subsequently the Minister was entertained at afternoon tea.