WHATAWHATA.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1024, 16 January 1879, Page 2

WHATAWHATA.

January 11. It is to bo hoped that the settlers will roll up at the meeting to be held iv tho school-room ou Saturday next. The postal authorities have taken a step which calls for speedy and united action on tho part of the Whatawhata residents. About two years ago, we had two mails from Auckland weekly— on Tuesday and Thursday. The settlers, rightly judging that this was not enough, carried at their own expense a Saturday's mail for about twelve months. Then the Post Office Department took it OA^er, and since then ■we have had three mails weekly— on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Now however, the Saturday mail has been abolished, and the question is— are tho settlers again to carry the mail, or are we to wait for our Waikato newspapers until they are too old to be very interesting or useful. The expense to tho Department ot the additional mail is very little while the convenience to the settlers m TVhat-i whata and the surrounding district is very great. It 18 to be hoped that tho settlers V L- ?*£ >OI?P - tlle matter ' and uo doubt, if tho injustice of the new arrant ment is pointed out to the Chief ]?o°U master, we shall have our usual juails^.