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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 50, 18 February 1879, Page 2

Tblegbaphic— The Hon. J. T. Fisher, Commissioner of ''clegraphs, accompanied by Dr Lemon, General Manager of the Telegraph Department, arrived in Foxton on Sunday last from Wellington, having ridden overland. They have proceeded on to Woodvillo, in connection with tha new lind of telegraph about to be put through from Palmers?on to that place. Wi.ilst in Foxton we enquired of Dr Lemon, whether any improvement is likely to be made in the accommodation at the Foxton Telegraph Station. He informed us that it is intended to erect a new public office between the existing

building and the railway sheds. This will be an imi rove.i.ent, as tfi* presont -«« porch " is far 100 small, i 8 badly-furnished, and so arranged, tliafc the officiate, in-ordiT to transact the public, business, are compelled to leave the office, and co'ue out into the porch. Whilßt writing oi tliia subject., we would suggest the ile-irability of a aidnt being appuiuted tt> Foxton. There are three in*trumenig 1.0 be worked, and only two oinoial*. As a transmitting Mat ion, a lirg* amount of work iapeifo ined beside? the ordinary Fox* ton messages, the effect b<>ing that persons doing hußiness at tho office h'»v« frequently to w«it several minute* until one or o'-her of the operators has finished the menage upon which he is engaged. We hear it is contemplated to divide the Postal and Te'o^rnph Department!!, appointing a eepaate head to each. Suoli a course ie, in our opinion, unnecessary, as the whole of the advanta es of that arrangement would be gninei by giving Mr Gannaway another assistant.