Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane), Saturday
19 January 1850, page 3
Drayton Correspondent
The Postman did not arrive here from Brisbane until Thursday morning,
which caused some inconvenience to parties in the district. As it is very
desirable that such irregularities should be stopped at once, the Postmaster
has very properly laid an information against him, under the 41st sec. of the
Postage Act, for loitering on the road. The true cause of the delay will thus
be ascertained, and, if it is through his negligence, the punishment inflicted
on him must have a beneficial effect on the other postmen. It is only fair to
add that for the last twelve months he has been very regular to his time. Talking
of the Post Office, I may state that great complaints are made throughout the
district on account of the utter impossibility of obtaining post-office stamps.
The supply forwarded to the Postmaster was not sufficient for the demand in
Drayton alone, not to say anything of the district. Procrastination is the
thief of time," and never was the old saw more fully verified than in the
dilatory proceedings off the post-office authorities in Sydney.
