THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1870.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 24, 27 April 1870, Page 4

THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1870.

The want of a post-office at Bendigo has been severely felt for some months past by the miners and business people resident at Logantown and Wakefield; and more than one petition has been forwarded to the proper quarter in Dunedin in the endeavour to secure the desired boon, but as yet without any effect. There is now a population of between two and three hundred permanently settled in the immediate neighbourhood of the reefs, and we can scarcely understand the apathy which is being exhibited by the postal authorities in denying this large number of people a privilege which has hitherto been accorded to settled communities, numerically much inferior, immediately upon application. The residents of Logantown have at present to travel a distance of nearly three miles in order to obtain and dispatch their correspondence, and -even then only a weekly mail is provided. Our provincial postmaster is no doubt possessed of a very easy temper,unent, and it is perhaps a difficult matter for him to move out of his slow-going, old-identity ways ; but it is hardly to be supposed that the public convenience will be allowed to suffer merely to enable him to pursue the even tenor of his way. Our Bendigo friends have been very patient for some time back, and have waited in the anticipation that their just request for the establishment of a post-office would be complied with ; but as there seemed no probability of their wishes being attended to without further stirring-up the authorities, a public meeting of the business people and miners was held on Wednesday last, and a committee formed to draw up a memorial petltibriirigt-'the Government for the establiahfiiettLittf « post-offico at Logantown,

\Yo do not pretend to say whether Logan town or Wakefield should have the post oflioe——the inhabitants of both township] have reasonable .claims for its establish ment in their particular locality j but tha the boon should bn granted to either on or the other without further delay then can be no question, and wo hope that th signatures of every man, woman, am child in the neighbourhood will be attache! to the memorial. We would suggest t the committee that they should eithe employ a suitable person, or depute one o their number, to visit all the busines places and private residences in Cromwel and outlying townships, and get all th' signatures it is possible to obtain, for it i a'matter in which every member of tin community is interested in a greater o; less degree. By this means a petitioi bearing a very large number of signature; could be forwarded to the authorities, am we have no doubt that the absence o postal facilities at Bendigo would soon b a thing of the past.