The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-04
POSTAL MATTERS ON MAUI.

fUoIHL mhI Emo VN Whul
EDITOR BULLETIN May through
your columns call the Postmaster
Generals attention to the slaekness
and indifference exhibited in the
postal department here, causing q
good many just complaints. Some.
time ago in the BULLETIN predicted
the inconvenicnccs, which the APP
pointment of our postmaster TO the
office of tax collector would cause
to the public, and it is now generally
admitted that j was right. This
week the mail from this island to
Hawaii was not dispatched at all.
The Lehua arrived at Maalaea Bay
about 8 p. m. on Tuesday, bound
for Mahukona and other ports. The
mail carrier had not arrived at Maa-
aea, and no mail was sent. The
reason given was, that he did not
expect the steamer so early.
Everybody else here knew that
the steamer would be in early
and the hacks were down in time.
Wednesday morning the Likelike
came to Kahului on her way to
Hilo, but the mail for Hawaii
remained immovable in the Wal
luku Post Office. The reason
given was, that they did not know,
that the Likelike was going to Ha-
waii. The responsible postmaster
knew enough though to be at Kahu-
lui collecting taxes. That part of
his business he does not forget, but
seeing that the mail carrier per-
forms his duties, seems TO be none
of his concern. Some time ago
with the consent of the Postmaster
General he transferred the contract
for carrying the mail from a party
who had performed that duty to
general satisfaction for the last six
years, to q protege of his, whom he
knew was not in position to carry
out the work, being the owner only
| of two hacks. l believe that the
| Postmaster-G Generals attention ut
the time was called TO this fact, but
that gentleman seems not to care for
the postal service outside Honolulu.
The result is, that the mail carrying
is performed in rather irregular
manner, the contractor asking Tom,
Dick and Harry to bring the mail
up from Maalaea, as he cannot 60
down twice a night, which is neces-
sary, when the Kinau and the w. @.
Hall arrive on the same night. An
occasional inspection tour round the
islands by the head of the postal
Bureau would certainly not be detri'
mental to the service.
That the offices in Hama and other
places are in the same condition as
the Wailuku one, we see OTTER
enough, as letters addressed tc
Waikiki from these places fire
quently arrive here via Honolulu
That the result hereof often is more
than an inconvenience, | can giv'
an instance of. A great deal of po
| is shipped from here to Hama, th
amount of it differing each week
The poi is ordered by letters, whic
is supposed to arrive here on Frida
> or Saturday per Likelike; giving tn
S people here ample time for gettin
4 the poi ready for shipment on til
o following Tuesday, but by forward
ing the letters to Honolulu althoug
IL properly addressed to Wailuku, the
e arrive here too late to have th
l. orders filled, and the Hama peopl
d must 90 without poi, not to spea
about the financial loss to the p'
manufacturers here. If this ha
+ happened only once, / should sa
n nothing about it, but it has with
the last few months occurred tC
: often, particularly from the Hani
and Kona offices. We hope I'll
e Postmaster General will look in
IT the matter and see that the duti
= of the country postmasters are pr
J. perly performed, if not we sha
:, have to join in with Dan Lyons, al
, elect our own officials. i imagin
l. they then will be on the alert, loo
he ing out for the reelection.
rs AU REvOIR.
.t Wailuku, Maui, Nov. 80, 1888.