Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-14
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
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branch OF the Postal Bureau
should be completely segregated,
having its staff confined strictly
to lis own peculiar duties. This
would he a step IN advance much
to the advantage Of the public. II
would keep every branch IN un-
impaired efficiency throughout
the regular Office hours, besides,
in the emergency OF an ocean
steamers untimely arrival or de-
parture, allowing OF the transac
ton OF urgent business which
under present arrangements may
only be done with extreme diff
Guilty If at all. Whatever increase
of working expenses the reform
might entail is surely warrant
ed by the revenue producing
capacity of the Bureau as herein
shown. The Postoflice is not in
tended to be producer of revenue,
gratifying as the fact is when it
proves itself to be so. 1t is one
of the most important of public
conveniences, whose efficiency
should be secured at even sacri-
bee of revenue to the state. In
the present condition of the Post =.
Office, however, there is a goodly
margin of revenue for making
improvements as they come to be
necessary, and especially since
our experience has been that
progress has been invariably pro-
fitable. Economy is promoted in
private affairs by system, and
why should it not be equally so
IN public businessp
Continuing, the Postmaster.
General says: In November last
L made my annual tour of inspec-
ton of the postoffices throughout
the group. l found everything in
good order, considering the cir
cumstances of many of the offices,
poorly housed as they are in
sparsely settled localities. Post
masters have still the same com
plant as that expressed for them
IN former reports-a good deal OF
trouble for very little pay. 1t is
a grievance that should have at
tention, especially in the case OF
money order and savings branches
There was universal satisfaction
on the island of Hawaii over the
five day mail service, extended as
it has been to Kukuihaele from
Hilo since last report. Mails fol
the whole island are now carried
by the steamer Kinau on til,
windward side, while mails fol
all points from Kailua as far at
Hakalau via Hilo are carried by
the steamer Mauna Loa on the
leeward side.
New offices have been opened a.
Honomu, Pspaikou and Holualos
ON the island of Hawaii, anG
Waipahu and Pearl City PENN
sula on the island of Oahu, thai
at Waipahu being a money order
office.
On Oahu daily mails by rail are
now carried to Waianae and al
: intermediate Offices, and in a few
months the extension of the line
will carry this boon as far asWai
alu8.
l would respectfully renew
my recommendations in former
reports for the establishment of {
domestic parcels post system, be,
lieving that it would be both G
direct benefit to the people and {
source of revenue.
Again, also, L desire to call at
tention to the irresponsible car
rying of letters outside of tn,
mails on the inter island steamers
1t causes annoyance to the steam
er arrangements, and the letters
are liable to loss or delay, fol
which when it happens the posta
authorities are ignorantly blamed
Doubtless there is considerabl,
loss of revenue from the practise
moreover, for the stamps not be-
ing cancelled may dishonesty bt
used again. The remedy l for.
merly suggested was to commits,
sion the pursers on the principal
steamers as postal agents at small
salaries, and furnish them with
postoffice dating and csncelline
stamps; also requiring them on ar
rival at landings to deliver all
letters to the most convenient
postofiice for transmission or de-
livery to the addresses. An alter
native plan. exceDtinp for dali