SORTING THE MAILS.
The Auckland Post Office authority appear to conduct their business in ,ij oasy-2'oiii£? fashion. Although the ny steamer from San Francisco an'iv! shortly before eleven o'clock lastntgtt, the mails were not sorted. This extjar ordinary dilatoriness is iiiGXCUSfi ©• It is of the utmost importance in » commercial centre like Auckland tip* the mails should be sorted immediately after the arrival of the steam"', and correspondence for tho various boxholders placed in their letter boxis. To allow the mails to bo untouch® for sir or seven hours is simplv intolerable, and is treat! Aucklnxd, the largest city in the colony, as if it were a mere village. We hope tint tho Chamber of Commerce will maje representations to the Department in tho subject, so that instructions mty bo given that will prevent a recurrence of such delays in the future, and eflsure tho prompt sorting of tho mails immediately on their arrival.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11059, 10 May 1899, Page 4
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