A LIGHT WANTED.

Waipawa Mail, Volume I, Issue 20, 20 November 1878, Page 3

A LIGHT WANTED.

(to the editor of the waipawa mail.) Sir, —Somewhere we read of an unfortunate person who was presented with a white elephant, and the same veracious narrative informs us that the said white el’-phaxit proved to be more plague than | profit. Now, sir, being on a visit to the , township of Waipukurati, I happened one evening to pass the handsome Government buildings in the Uua Taniwha road, and was attracted bv certain noises to that part of the edifice devoted to postal pur(MMes. Here 1 found a state of the wildest excitement, for an affectionate Government bail not given Waipukurauites a white ch-phant, but had given them a j second mail, letters from which they were j permitted to (if they could) from j certain little boxes placed upon one side of a perfectly dark room. The effect of several excited and exasperated keys dash- 1 ing aUmt wildly over the paint in quest [ of suitable keyholes may be imagined. To ; those happy being who sit on the other side of the partition the whole thing is doubtless exceedingly funny, but to persons who wish to avail themselves of the | boon of a second mail notwithstanding a \ ftv* "corns, it must be occasionally provocative of slight extravagances of speech. I am under the impression that at present there are no gas works in the town, but still, surely a kerosene lamp could tuined at one of the stores. If not, why Hot adopt the usual method of the department, and call for tenders. I am, &c.y ROVER.