WAREA AND MAIL SERVICE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 6

WAREA AND MAIL SERVICE.

„ , - (To the Editor.) • . ,; - Stß,— rYour W^rea correspondents in last inebnnee-. bion with comment on the abu*e servjee,* to call my name into question, con»i«lerui^ 'me'sffit iargeßfor the Society -for J ih%"; Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ' I Wesume that to substantiate his con tencion of overloadipg, . on .which he bases' . his charge, the horses would show some sign of inability to do the work, which I j lefyhim pranvother.to show. I may state f<w pur friend's information that I '; lave the testimony of the Government Postal Inspector and many others that I they have not sat behind a better team in \ i my mail service in the colony^ which , | estimony does hot seem, to me to 'bear , | out your «jorrespon dent's contentioi . j But Xam afraid your '-.own corfesi pondent" does not know mubh of tha capabilities of the said horses, and I would '' idvije him to take a trip occasionally be- ■' hind thevteam, so as to acquaint himself r aaore fully with their capabilities, and by } loing a little to support the industry he , : will help to farther the r object lie seeks. . tf he will look tip the Government Bai^ " wkv Timetable mail service statbment. md compare with my charges, he will fiod it one of the lowest proportionate charges of v an^service in the colony. 5 .. im not; quite sure by his inainuaHons whether he consider 1 tried to stop the furtherance of a- daily service, but lean igsure him I have dove all I could to further the object, although I am not qui^e sure whether the service will war- . rant ku ha change just yet, considering the heavy expense o* carrying ont such, . more especially at the present excessive '' rates for feed, and the trade very fluctuating. But I would suggest that the next .best step is to get the seat of Go . vernment shifted to Warea.— l am X «&e,., - T\ P. HUGHSON.