CHRISTCHURCH POST OFFICE.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 10 September 1917, Page 8

CHRISTCHURCH POST OFFICE.

MORE ACCOMMODATION WANTED. WELLINGTON, September 7, Replying to-day to requests for better accommodation at the Christchureh Post Office, Sir Joseph Ward said the Department was working under great inconvenience, but the Christchureh request was one of two hundred involving a considerable amount of expenditure, and in the present state of affairs, due to the war, it was impossible to spare the money. For the same reason, Sir Joseph Ward was unable to promise Mr Witty any hope of having the Pa'panui Post Office building replaced by a now structure this year.

Mi' Ell, a little later, asked whether the 'accommodation for the public inthe money-order department at Christchurch Post Office could not he increased by using the rooms recently abandoned by the, Parcels Department. . ' ■ •

Sir Joseph Ward said everything was being done to try to meet tho state of affairs. It war impossible to provide new buildings in war time on,a large-scale. , Part of the Toiirist Department buildings w-s now boing utilised by tho telephone exchange, . Mr Ell said it was-not the telephone exchange that was concerning him, but the Money Order Department. Was it i not possible, lie asked, to, divide up the accommodation available so as to give more room to. the public, Sir, Joseph Ward stated that two rooms.hndto be pulled down tojpermit of tho erection of the'now' buildinY •was .to go up.... He' 1 assured Mr Ell thatj everything possible was being I dono. .. ,