The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-11

tor. Nor has he so far committed
any objectionable blunders or lost
any mail while in transit, which is
more than can be said of his prcde
ccssor.
! am ready and willing at all times
TO. bestow praise where it is due, but
the former mail carrier, who, ac-
cording to Eau Revoir," carried
the mail for years, did not during
my incumbency as postmaster, rem
der what l consider an exception
ally efficient service.
The Tax Collector goes to the
landings upon the arrival and de-
parture of steamers that he may col
lect taxes from those who are leav-
ing the district for other parts of the
islands, ,and does not necessarily know
that the steamer is going out Of her
usual route, nor would he be likely
to know unless so informed by the
steamer officials.
The bad feeling exhibited by eau
Revoir" in referring to the inappro-
priateness of the present appoint
mcnt of tax collector, and his ste
reotyped expression of II told you
So" is, to say the least, out of
place; and no doubt emanates from
a bitter disappointment in not hav-
ing the appointment placed in other
hands: then the well matured plans
of certain syndicate would have
materialzed, and several, including
perhaps eau revoir," would have
been enjoying a suck Of Government
pap.
Now in regard to the letters that
your correspondent complains of us
having gone to Honolulu, thence to
their destination, instead of going
direct. wonder if he ever stopped
to think if it was possible for those
letters to have taken such a cir
cuitous route, and the postmaster
of the place from which they came
wholly ignorant of their ever having
been in the mail? If not. / will try
to inform him how it is accomplish
ed and perhaps he may be able
through his influence with his con-
stituents TO remedy the evil. 1t is
the custom with many people to
defer their correspondence until the
last minute, then they hurry to the
landing, get some passenger to take
their letters on board the vessel, or
perhaps give them to the purser
just as he is showing off from shore,
and expect them TO go direct to the
parties addressed.
1t is too much to expect from the
purser's of the steamers, that they
assert mail for each port from the
drop letters that through careless
ness or Indifference find their way
on board the vessel. His duties
are too arduous and many, to give
such work proper attention; and
besides he is not paid for it, nor is
he expected to do it by the govern
ment. Then why should private
individuals expect him to do it, and
when he don't, blame the postmas-
ters for it? If persons sending let
ters will deposit them in the Post
Office at their respective places,
they will go direct and the evil COM
planned of by your correspondent
will be obviated.
In conclusion, | would state that
it is most deplorable state of af-
fairs, when such a person as eau
Revoir" rushes in to print as the
self-constituted advisor of how the
postal department shall be conduct
ed, and pretends to voice the senti.
ments of the people generally in hi:
remarks. If instead of wasting his
time trying to publicly create false
impressions of how the mail service
is performed in the outer districts
he would devote it to some legiti
mate employment, he even yet, has
a chance of gaining some little res
pect from the people of Wailuku
Such employment might restore hi
mind to normal condition, ant
thus relieve his friends from anxiety
regarding his fate.
, People here in Wailuku can easil,
, understand his antipathy to the pre-
sent mail carrier, as we'll as to my
, self, and that the public may not b.
r mislead by his statement that pro
= tege of mine has been favored,
will here state that the contract 70
e carry the mail was awarded to th'
: lowest responsible bidder, in answe
, to public advertisement asking fo
: tenders. w. A MCKAY,
| Postmaster.
Wailuku