GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14364, 9 February 1911, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

J POSTAL SERVICE CHANCES. | TWO LOCAL POSTS AFFECTED. 1 The Post-ma ster-General announcer; i tho following chants and promotions 1 i:i ti:o Pest and Telegraph service:— Mr 11. Logie. Chief l\>,.tmastor at West port, to l»e Chief Postmaster at Thames, in o!a> oi .Mr Xicolb retired. Xit- V. il. f'odd, acting postmaster at Martini's, to bj Chief Postmaster at WYdtMr C. Hill, postmaster at ] lav. era, to bo GhieJ Postmaster at Oamaru. in place of Air Boswiek, reMr P? P. Wliito. wstmaster at Marion (formerly of Tiniaru and to Ik? postmaster at Hawera. Mr T. Ward, po*i master at To A.ro # to be postmaster at Marton. S. Ayling, scnr., money order and savings bank clerk at Palmerston North, to bo senior clerk at Palmerston North. Mr Ayling will bo replaced by the promotion of Mr C. G. Rogers, of Timaru. Sir E. Dolimoro, post, mooter at Lyc 1 1, to be postmaster at Pleasant Point. Mr 11. G. Clifford, telegraphist at Gore, to be postmaster a: Mercer. THE MACKENZIE RUNS. A telegram received by Mr J. CYaigie, M.P., yesterday, in reply to representations made by him, shows that the Land Hoard has now decided to deal with applicants for the Canterbury runs in a verv different way to t/.afc which was indicated by the inff rmatnjn published a week ago. The telegram, which is from Sir Joseph Ward, as [Minister of Lands, is as follows:—" Canterbury runs and capital required by applicants: I have made inquiry into the matter, and learn fiom tho Commissioner of Crown Lands, who is here, that it is not the Board's intention to lay down any'hard and fast rnlo as to the amount of capital required by each applicant. 'Every application will be considered on its own merit.-, and as long as tlie iJnard is satisfied that the applicant, though possessing only a small amount of capital, has reasonable hope for succr =s, he Trill be permitted to go to the ballot, tliouch generally speaking the ppolicant must show that he has suff'fi«»nfc capital ro work the run, as v itlmut it it would mean that h<* would s;mp!v be the tool of some financial firm.'*