CORRESPONDENCE

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 53, 24 September 1885, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

MAIL TENDERS FOR GISBORNEWAIROA. (To the Editor.) Sir, —I see by one of your papers of last week that an “Unfortunate Tenderer ” is touching up the Post Office. Is it not disgraceful that ive should be invited to tender for a mail service, have to deposit about forty pounds, and then be treated with contempt for five weeks, and who knows how much longer we shall have to wait. Could not the official who is to blame in this matter

have his screw raised, and be sat on the public counter with his tongue out for people to wet their stamps on ? You see, Mr Editor, he at least could do no harm in that position. I read in an Australian paper that the above remark is not libellous.

I believe women are employed in some of the chief post offices ; it could not be a change for the worse if they were put in charge of the department. I will conclude by hoping we shall have a reply soon, as I have another job in view, and if I do not take it quick shall be too late for it.—Yours, &c., Patutahi. To the Editor. Sir, —I see that Mr Benson has called a public meeting at Ormond on Saturday next, and that he has mentioned my name. lam very glad that he has done so, as I can give him a very good reason for my refusing him. I dare say that others have suffered from the same reason, and I hope that sheep farmers will attend - -Yours, &c., Henry Campbell. September 23, 1885.