PINE HILL POST OFFICE.

Evening Star, Issue 7280, 3 August 1887, Page 3

PINE HILL POST OFFICE.

TO TUB EDITOR. ~SiR,—I notice that at Mr Dlok'a juoetlni? last evening this subject was referred to, and an'attempt was made by some one present to mislead the publlo on the subject. It may be perfectly true -that a resolution was passed by the North-east Valley .Borough Council on 16th August, 18&, but nothing resulted from this. After my eleotlon In that year I was Interviewed, and waited 6n the postal Authorities here, who pointed out oertain'difficulties, one of whioh was, I believe, the. nature of the .postal con'(not then in foroe, and conHequently nothing was done. Alter I went to Wellington shortly after I who, t»f to :

Vrite him, which I did: the result Being that tnstrucUodb were given to deliver and receive letter* at Pine Hill. On 10th 1 November, MB4, the subject having again been brought before tue, I wrote the PostmasterOeneral complaining that the letters were not being delivered at Pine Hill, and that dissatisfaction prevailed. I also direoted attention to the Post Office box at North-east Valley, which had not been cleared.' Thceo and other matters affecting my dittiict were afterwards attended to by the postal authorities in Wellington, anil I am sorry to notice the unworthy attempt now mado to rob me of any credit I may be entitled to in the matter. 1 may take occasion to explain the matter further.—l am, etc., W. D. Sthwaut. Dunedin, August 3;

THE BISHOP AND THE TO THE EDITOU. Siiij—The depravity disclosed by His Lordship tho Bishop of Dunedin in his late address at old Knox Church is absolutely appalling, and we cannot be too thankful that such a high dignitary of the Church should, however unpleasant the task, have laid bare this sorb that is festering in our midst. The harrowing details in the sceno bo graphically described by His Lordship of the unfortunate school teacher of low statute but high principles being molested and actually addressed by the wicked and abandoned littlo minxes he encountered while wending his way homeward to his fond wife, all unsuspeotingthe terrible straits of her liege and master, would bring tears from a stono. Then the heartrending and humiliating olimax of having to seek the protection of Mb better half to reach his home in safety. Sir, I cannot find words to express my sympathy with this victim of the misplaced levity of 'our girls." I write feelingly on this matter—l'm a marriod man myself, living in the neighborhood of a publio gokool, and a similar fate to that of the unlucky pedagogue may at any moment overwhelm me. The other dreadful stories of the boys kisßing tho pretty girls, instead of lotting the old fogeys do it J and of the naughty httle boys who hid their drowned playmate under tho stonoß, and told lies about his clothes, speak for themselves; and although tho narrator wrs not present on any of theße occasions, his authorities are, ho tolls us, unimpeachable. I trust His Lordship will again address us on theso matters, whon, no doubt, he will havo further ovidenco as substantial as the last to convince some of the unbelievers of tho enor mitiea committed by our sotm and daughters at tho publio schools.--! am, etc., Pabbnt. Dunedin, August 2.