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INVERLOCH POST OFFICE.
BACK YARD ACCOMMODATION
Feeling lias been aroused at Inver-
loch by a decision of the Deputy Post
master-General (Mr Bright) to remove
the postal business from Air C. II.
Veitch, who has been the local post-
master for over two years, to another
resident's premises.
A deputation on the matter was in
troduced to the Postmaster-General
(Mr Thomas) by Air W. H. Irvine,
M.H.R. He said that 73 out of the 78
residents had signed a petition in -favor
of retaining the office at Mr Veitch's
premises. ' "
Air W.Graham said that the request for
a removal of the office came from the
minority. ,
Mr Thomas said that complaint had
been made that the contents of a teles-
gram had been divulged. He under
stood it was clearly shown that the post
master -was not to blame, as the word
ing. of the telegram had apparently been '
overheard when ' the postmaster was
repeating it over the telephone. The ;
postmaster was aisked if better arrange- :
ments could not be made, and he said
the only" other place was "the back
yard." He (Mr Thomas) was not going
to have a telegraph office in "the back .
yard." As (he postmaster was not pre
pared to offer suitablepremises. except
ing in his back yard, he (Mr Thomas)
thought the action to. remove It to a bet
ter place was justified.
Mr Xoule. : The place to .which the
post-office is being removed is.. in a -back
yard. . .... , ; .
Mr Thomas ; Well, that should not be.
After further discussion, the -Minister
agreed to, if .possible, stay further ac
tion in the matter until the Deputy
Postmaster-General. (Mr Bright) re
turned to Mel bourne.
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