Undelivered mail

Undelivered mail

From Media Indonesia

I sent two important letters to Tanjungsari, Banyuwangi, East Java, in November and December 1995. Neither ever arrived. I only learned this when I visited my hometown during the Idul Fitri holiday. Even a telegram I sent in January 1996 never arrived.

I was told that letters of other villagers had also not been delivered. This is apparently because the postman who used to deliver letters to our village moved and was replaced by another employee.

All letters destined for Tanjungsari are transferred to Benculuk Post Office. This is where the problem starts. The postman is reluctant to deliver mail to locations about four kilometers away from the post office. Recipients of mail are usually willing to give tips of between Rp 300 and Rp 500 for every letter delivered. If this bad service continues, I believe piles of mail will be left to rot in the Benculuk Post Office. Would the supervising Post and Gyro Office do something about it?

M. HARIYADI

Banyuwangi, East Java