Hold-up at Nukualofa
p. 55 · Read in the full issue
Post Office Criticised
WHEN overseas ships or planes come in, the Nukualofa Post Office is closed to the public until the incoming and outgoing mails are sorted, writes “Busy Businessman”, an aggrieved corres pondent in Tonga.
He continues: “No advance notification is given to the public, and people have no option but to wait a matter of hours until somebody decides to resume business at the Post Office.
“There may be a shortage of staff, but surely a few extra hands could be employed on ship and plane days to help sort the mails, thus allowing the regular staff to attend to stamp sales, customs business and so on.
“The present lock-out system is extremely inconvenient for business people and for those who come to town from the country.” t Fijian copra-producers had a balance of £486,238 in the Fijian Development Fund on March 31, and on July 31 the balance was £403,808. Levy collections (£lO for each ton of Fijian-produced copra sold) from August 1, 1954, to March 31, 1955, totalled £113,422 and withdrawals £30,992.