MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3358, 13 January 1879, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES.

Tuesday, Jan. 14. For Nelson, Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika, per Maori, at 4.45 p.m. ; lato letter box, guard's van, must not be used for this mail. Wednesday, Jan. 15. Por Northern Ports of Now Zealand and Sydney, por Wakatipu, at 3.15 p.m. *, lato feo letters, 3.35 p.m. ; lato letter box, guard's van, -t p.m. train. Foe tbo United Kingdom, vift Southampton and Brindiai (specially* addressod letters only). India, China, and tho East, Australian Colonies and Otago, por Arawata, at 1.30 p.m. ; late feo lotters, 2.10 p.m. j lato letter box, guard's van, 2.40 p.m. train. Money ordors close at 12 noon. Registered lettors, books and nowspipors at 12.30 p.m. Supplementary mails will closo on Thursday, Jan. 10, nt 7.30 a.m., for despatch overland por express truiu, to connect with mail steamer at Port Chalmers. Tho mail via Briudisi will bo duo in London on March 10, and tho mail via Southampton on Maroh 17, 1870. The next mail for the United Kingdom via San Fraualsco will olose at Christchuroh on Jan. 31, and will be duo in London on Maroh 18.

application of this nature there would be no end to the claims that would be made upon them by eTery city in New Zealand. The Government having declined to contribute to a work entirely within the province of the Corporation, the Council refuse to execute it, to the inconvenience of all who travel by rail — and who does not nowadays ? Finally, to overcome the haggling spirit of a Council which will not see where its duty lies, the ratepayers in the neighbourhood have agreed to contribute the required moiety of the cost. In this way ratepayers who have already paid heavy taxes are made to put their hands in their pockets again and pay for a work which — if every a work was — is of general benefit. We cannot regard it as honourable or creditable in the Council (with the rates the citizens have to pay so high) that, by their action, they should force any small section to tax themselves again in order to have a work carried out, which as a matter-of-fact is a public necessity.