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SIMPSON, PRINTER TO THK QUBBN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. 1862. « * . . • .•• • •'• t • *•• • • • •,• ••• • •••• '. •:• • ■J I INSTRUCTIONS. Articles Airnislicdby tlio DcpiirlmciU. 1. A person bcinj? a] (pointed to take cliar^o of a Way -Appoimment OfKoo will roc'cive a blank Fomi of Sureties, which he, to- gether with two per>»niv.' t^s sureties, will si^^n, stating tlieir names, occupatiorrs', fC^sichsiTce, &e. The sol\^Dney of the proposed sureties must he certiiiod by two Magistrates in the County ; upon this Ijeing returned to the General Post Ofiice, a Bond will be immediately i)repared and enclosed for signature, and the necessary Stores, ke. for conducting tlie business of the OtHcc will be furnished, viz : — A Sign Board ; An Oltiee Seal; An OHice Staiup; and Stamping l*ad with load and oil for do. ; All necessary Mail Bags ; An Instruction Book, and Table of liates; Kegistercd Letter ]|eeeipt Book ; Kccord Registered Letters "Received" and "Sent ;" and An Account Book; all of which are to 1)0 carefully preser\'ed, and accounted for, when you cease, from any cause, to hold the office. 2. Every person emploj-ed by or under the Post Office Qua Department must, on entering the service, take and subscribe the usual oath of office ; and no one can have access to the Letters, &c., or perform any official duty, until such oath is subscribed and sworn to before a Magistrate of the County. You are expected to provide yourself with a lock-up Desk, Anioies to i.o provi- or Cupboard; common Wax aiul Twine for tying and seal- i' ijL'.'"' ^'"^' ^'"'"' ing the Mail Bags. > 3. The Stamping Pad is for inking tlie surface of the stamping PaJ. Stamp before Stamping Letters. To prepare it for use, a To prepare it ibr use. very small quantity of the Red Lead is to be rubbed into it Avith a few drops of Sweet Oil, the handle of the Stamp, or some other smooth substance being used to rub it in. It will be necessary to do this once every three or four Aveeks, or a little oftener when the Pad is new. It should be ob- served, that to make the impression from the Stamp clear and distinct, the Red Lead must not be allowed to accumu- late on the Pad, but should be avcU ru]>bed into it. liUcalKni. 1N8TRUCTT0NS. to iriiiisiiiit to l'ci>l- iniiHtt'rCuMifnil list n( all ppopi-rty rcrj'ived un taking otiici*. Spparafp Room or OlHco to be provided. Lock-up Desk or Cupboard. Not to be kept in Bar Room. Way Ofline Keepi?r or Rwoni A.ssistants only liave UL'i:ess to Ollice. Siijn Board und Letter i the Letters, Newspapers, kc, either in making up or receiving Mails, or in the daily routine of the Office. 7. The Sign Board supplied by the Department mu.st bo affixed to the W^jiy Office building, in a ]»o.Hition to be easily seen and read, and a Letter Viox must be affixed in some convenient part of the Office, with an opening for posting Letters accessal»le from the street. The words "Letter Box" should be painted or printed over the opening. S. The Office is to be open every day during the usual hours of business in tjie place; and the Way Office Keeper will attend at other hour.s to receive and despatch Mails when necessary. 9. No Letters, Newspapers, Pamphlets, Printed Books, Magazines, Reviews, or other Publications, shall be delivered by any Officer in the Post Office Department on Sundays. 10. The Way Office is not to bo removed without the con- sent of the Postmaster General. 11. The duties are to be performed by the Way Office Keeper personally, or by some assistant under the immediate superintendence of the Officer, who shall bo responsible for the Kec font tcni who Gen 1: plf».> • INSTRUCTIOXS. lie clmr^e r.i.st of till ini hy the th a statc- H c'luirge- ely. This retiring the l*ost- fitted up busijiess extensive wise, the or other or c'tip- i)ffi{"e, as be kept tlie Way or uup- m of the n Asaist- •al, shall making Office." must be )o easily in some posting erBox" al hours 3er will Is wheu Books, ;livered days. he con- ' Office iiediate ible for the ciivo and attention of such assistant ; nnd no Wiiy Office Keeper can transfer the charge of his Office, and tlic per- formance and superii;tendenco of its duties to another, except temporarily, ii' the event of iUness or unavoidable absence, wiien the circumstance must be reported to the Postmaster General, 12. Xo ])erson uiulcr the age of Ki yeius sliouhl be cm- ployed in the Post OfHce sei'vice, or sutfered (o have access to the Letters, &c. at an Office. l-J. Any Way OtHce Keeper wishing to resign his office, must give notice in writing to the I'ostmaster General, when measures will be taken to relieve liim, and he is not at liberty to reliuf|uisb Ins charge until a new ai)p()intment has been made, and instructions given him to make the traust'cr of the Office to his siuicessor, as his responsibility will continue until the transfer has been duly made. 14. In the event of the death of a Way Office Keeper, the responsibility of the Sureties will continue for the iidelity of the person left in charge of the Office, until a successor is appointed and assumes the duties ; and should they see tit, the Sureties or any one of them may in such case perform the duties of Way Office Keeper until a new appointment takes place. 15 All Letters, Circular Instructions, &c., addressed to and received by a Way Office Keeper from the Department, are to be carefully filed, so that an easy reference may be bad to tliem at any time ; and when replying to communica- tions from the Postmaster General, they should be careful to return any pa[)ers or enclosures which may have been sent for perusal or remarks. 16. When a Mail passes an Office in the night, the latest reasonable time should be attbrded the Public for receiving and posting Correspondence. 17. A Notice stating the hours at which tlie Mails close and arrive, and the hours at which the Office is opened and closed, should be posted at every Way Office, in such a posi- tion as to be readily observed by the Public. 18. In case of the death, removal from the Province, in- solvency, or any other disability of one or both of his sureties, the Way Office Keeper will report the fact to the Depart- ment, in order that a new Bond may be executed. 11>. The AV"ay Office Keeper will scv^ that tlu Oaths of his Assistants attached to his Office, be immediately forwarded to the General I'ost Office N(i pciSdll lllldcr Ifi vt'tirs ti) lie i'iii|iliiyt'(I, Wiiy ('(lice K('t'|(er.s wi.-liiiiir 111 roijrii, lilllvl :;ivt; liotifo. On (Iciilh or'W. O. Kci'iiiT. .SiiPiMii'.'. li> I'eiiiifiii liable, iVc. I/ftt»'r.«, iSlP. roceived lioni Depart imiI Id lie liled, Ice. When Mail passes Ollice at Ill-ill, latest lime utr riled to pub- lic, fee. Notice to be friven of lioiir of arrival and closing Mails, &c. Death, removal, fee. of Sureties, W. (). Keeper to give notice. W. O. Keeper to see that oatli is taken by- Assistants, \-i'. 6 INSTUUCTlUxN&J. AddrpsJi nC Letter* In (lencral Olllcc, vVi-. Sciils oCMiiil Hit!."* rt'ci'uril til liu (•xiiiiinicd. 20. Kvory Way OfHce Ivociht in addroswing the ])oi»arl- nicnt, Hlioiild write the iiaim of his OtHcc at the heatl of hin Lettor, and avoid writini? on more than one suhjcct in tlio name Letter. 21. Yon are to oxannno cari-fidlv tho SeaN oi'all tho Afail ]{au:s whit'h aj'o hron-rht to yonr OtHcc, to sal isty yourself that thoy have not heen tampered with on tlic road, re])ort- ius^ to tlie Postmaster General all irrce forwarded bv Mail ; this is to bo W. I I. Ki'cpcr to T''- lion 111 I". Al. ticncriil irri'L'iiliirilii's, iVm'. in tlif> cDiiVL'yniu'i' Dl' Muili*. TiiiH' I'lills til 111' siirti- cil lit t'lirli < llliri'. anil tiiiio III' arnviil iiiiil (It'spalili ciiliTril. Til ri'|iiirl irrcj-iiliiri- tii's. iVc. 1(1 l'.M.(.;i'n. Mail In lie r|n>:ril lir- fon- iirrival ol't oiiriiT il'lnactioablL'. All T.cllcPM to be .■»laiiiiK:d. I^otlcrs arriving at Way ; tilice will boar liiiles III' Postage. Inblar'k ink if" 1111 paid. Ill red ink il'|)repaid. littttprs sent from WayOllii.'ftobijrated by W. (\ Koi'per. tlio Doi.nrt- ' liead ol'lii.s I'jpct in tlio all tlioAfnil «0' voiirsolf ^vliicli may a IJn^' from t (liHtilK'dy s duty Avill the Post- 1 .suiHcicnt ? Mails, 80 ' provision e weather. (tuni-ked of arrival iitored. [^ Mail, or il service, 3111 whicli in fault, (cially rc- Is closed n practi- ds, wlie- il, or rc- 1 pressed i of tlic ir on its ieli it is 3fPost- n black ed ink, Stamj) iianner Letter s to be INSTHUCTIOXS. done in dear legible eliarneters, at tlie right hand upper corner of tlie face, or direction side of the Letter ; if unpaid, " Tnx" or " umo," ,,,.,.,, • 1 • 1 • 1 1 , • i /• ii"t I" inlurlbri' Willi in Mack ink, it prepaid, m red ink, and so us to intertero as aiIcUuhh. little as ]>ossible with the Addrcsf* of the Letter; Letters Leiipr iienrinfj Post. ])r(|»aid by J. ostage stamps, however, retinirc no rate ot r,;,j.,, . ,,1,', ,s„„„j, j^, Postage to be written on tiiein, but you are to obliterate the I'e oi.iiicnu.'ii.. Postage Stamps on such as may bo posted at your ()tUeo, liefore forwarding them by Mail, with the instrument used for that purpose, and wliere this bus not been supplied, the Stamps must bo cancelled by making a cross on each with a l>en. thus X 28. If the obliterating has been omitted on the Mailing of wIil-m i>osii»k" T ii Ml \ L- 1 T • il 1 il 1-« i SlIllllllS Iiot (ihlittTU- Letters, you will, betore delivering tliem, cancel the Postage i,.,i, .iViiv.ry otiue Stamp, and report to the Postmaster General the Otiiccr wlio '^^'" ^"a'^'^'i '^'=' jiiay have omitted this im[iortant duty. 20. Letters posted and bearing Stamps Avhich have been stiimi'soMittrateJ previously obliterated, must be taxed full Postage andtreated '""''"■'' '""""'^'' in every respect as Unpaid Lrttcra. ;^0. No other Stamps than those issued by the Post Office Only Now Brunswick T\ i i • X' i> -1 .1 .'i • .1 • Ti ytiiiiips rocogiiizcd .Department iii JSew JJrunswick, are to be taken in this Pro- o.i Lettt-rs pSstcJ vince in preitaymcnt of Letters posted within the same. therein. 31. Every Mail which you will receive from tlie Post Leuer Bill to nccom- Towns to which your Office is subordinate, will contain a ''""^ '""■^"^""" Letter Bill ; and as the accurate checking of the Mail re- ceived, hy this Pill, and entering correctly on this Bill the correspondence you may have to return, will form a most im[)ortant part of your duty, your careful attention to the following ex[ilanation of its use is requested. 32. The Letter liill, a pattern of which you will see after Explanation of Section 43, page 10, is divided into two parts : the first for ^''"*'"'" "'"' iiTi. ,. , ,1 ., r..,. I SO ol the two divi- the Postmaster to enter the particulars of the Letters, &c. sionsoitheBiii. sent by him with the Letter Bill to your Office ; and the second, for you to enter the particulars of the correspondence sent by you in the return Mail with the Letter Bill to his Office. It also contains three columns, numbered in the usooithethr.o pattern 1, 2, and 3. Column 1 is for the number of Letters columns of Bill, of each kind ; column 2 is for the several amounts of Postage which you collect, and which you will have to pay over to the Postmaster from whom you receive the Mail, at the end of the Quarter ; and column 3 is for the severfvl amounts of l*ostage on Local Letters, for which the Postmaster is ac- countable to the (Jeneral Post Office. lN8TlU:c:Ti()NS. First divini()n coii- taius items A, Ulc C. Lettors to be entered opposite A. Explanution. Letters to t)e entered opposite B. Explanation. Letters to be entered oppositt- C, Explanation. Numbers nl'l.clters ot'eueli kiiul to he entered iii eoiuimi I. Totalsof first division of Letter Bill to be curried to Account Book. Sei-oiid l>y W. ( ). Kec|iei' i-oM- tuins iieiiis D, L. F, and G. Letters to be entered oppoisile D. Explanation. 33. In the first divi.sion of the Letter Bill, tlicre are tlireo items tor the dilt'erent kinds of Letters, marked iu the pattern by the letters A, B, and C. 34. Opposite A the Postmaster will enter all unpaid Let- ters for your delivery, which have not been posted at his Office, but have been sent to him from other Offices, setting down the amount of Postage in columa 2 only. (He enters the amount in column 2, because you collect the Postage, and will have to pay it over to him, and he does not enter the amount also in column 3, because he has been already charged with the Postage by the Offices froiu which lie re- ceived the Letters, and if he were to enter it in column 3, he would have to pay it twice over.) of). Opposite B lie will enter the unpaid local Letters, that is, the unpaid Letters posted at his Office for your delivery, setting down the amount of Postage both in columns 2 & 3. (In column 2, because you collect the Postage, and account to him for it, and in column 3, because as Local Postage, the Postmaster is accountable for it to the Revenue, and if it were not entered in column 3, the Revenue would lose it.) 30. Opposite C he will enter the paid Local Letters posted at his OlHce for your delivery, setting down the aiaount of Postage in column 3 only, (lie does not enter the amount i' . ^lumn 2, l)eeause you receive no Postage on such Letters, bat he enters it iu column 3, because as Local Postage, ho is accountable for it to the Revenue.) 37. In each case he will enter the numbers of the Letters iu column No. 1. 38. The totals of the first division of the Letter Bill as above described, aro to be carried into your Account Book, with the date as stamped on the Bill by the Postmaster. 39. The remainder of the Bill is to be filled up by you, witli tlu' [tai'ticulars of the Correspondence sent by you with the return Mail ; this includes four items, marked in pattern D, E, F, and G. 40. Opposite D you arc to enter all Lettere >vhich have been prepaid iu money at your Office, and which may be addres.sed to places beyond the delivery of your Post Town,* settiug (iown the amount of Postage in column 2 only. (In column 2, because you will have to pay the amount over to the Postmaster, but not in column 3, because when the Post- *See List of riaces within the Deliveries of the Tost Town to which your Office 1- ^nbiir:lui:il(.' jiasi"' '.".' \- 'J.'t.l nitl chi si>| W( Wll vol ofl It, mi IXSTRUCTIONS. ere are tlireo 1 the patteru unpaid Let- ostcd at his ices, setting (He enters ie Postage, 8 not enter ;en ah-eady hich he rc- columu 3, etters, that r delivery, mns 2 & 3. id account jstage, the and if it lose it.) ers posted iiiiount of e amount h Letters, stage, he e Letters rBill as lit Book, Htor. \y you, 'ou with pattern ch have may be Town,* ly- (In over to le Post- nia^tor Kcnd these Letters on to the next Post Office, he is chari^od with the amount as jtrepaid i ; iiit,' Office. I'or d(;livery by the Way Office ^ B ' Keeper ) Paid ditto ditto. V Total, S FROM WAY OFFICE TO POST TOWN. Paid Letters (except Local Lott.-rs) on which "| the Pusta";c has lieeu received hv the Way )■ D Otlice Kee[ier. Unpaid Local Letters for Paid ditto ditto. ay ) delivery E F Total. 8 8 I cts. G. Ove"char'_'cs. and Letters returned from W. Office ; | to be placed to liie credit of the Way Office Keeper, j N. li. — The Addresses of l{e<:istcrcd Letters to be written on the back of tliis Rill. We certify tin; above to be a true Account. I'oxtmaiatfr. ^ W. 0, Krppn: e()| 111 sal Si.' tcl nil V'1 an IXSTRUCTIOXS. 11 3 Accoiinf l'o.striiiisI«T niul ihc 0»Mi. P.oilice. -!* 44. In each case von will enter the numbers of Letters in Xiimber»orL.?ttprs ^ ., ', , ., (iT encli kind to li« eoluiun 1, opposite the several itoni.s. omirfd in column i. 4."), Tlie totals of this second division of the Li'l tor 13111 Totals of seiond di- also, iwv to he earned to your Account .IjOoIc, under the ..iiniLd to Account name date with the totals of the tirst division of tlie Bill, hut ''""''• separately; the two entrios being- distinguished by the Let- ters '• \{ " and " S," for - Keeeived " and " Sent." 4(1. ^'ou will jiave observed that no mention has been f.-imin Lotieis not made of Letters cominir to your OlHce whicii have been pre- 'j^'i'i']''^* "" '^"''''^ jtaid in money at places beyond the J'ost Town whence tliey are sent to you ; nor of I'lipaid l^etters sent by you to the I'ostmaster, addressod to jdaoes ijcyoiid his delivery; nor of Letters pre[»aid by J'ostaye Stamps either way. The reason Hiiausp nopoMaso IS, that tilts Letter Ihll contains an account ot no Letters, |,^. p,,,,,,,,,^,^,. „r except such as you or your corresponding I'ostmaster may ^^ ">'"'"''' '^'^''f"^''' receive PusUv/e on. All sm-li Letters as the above mentioned, therefore, ai'e forwarded with the J^etter ]}ill, but no entry of them is made ou it. '/"■>•. 47. Vou should understand with respect to this Letter Bill, rspniLcitor Bill noi ■ 1 , •■ • i t i' 11" I iii" ii \ i onlv lor Accounts that its use is not only lor ciiecking and setthng the Accounts i,^,, „,.,.„ poMmaster between vou and the Postmasters with whom von corresiiond, i""' y- *^ ^''^'p^ri l>ut also to furnish the General J'ost Otiicc, whitner it is Account or Locidcor- ... , , , , ,..-, 11 1 lesporulcnce to Cxen. ntterwai'ds sent, a correct a<'Count ot tlic i.nrni correspondence i'„ t uiKce. passing to and from the J'ost Town and your Ottice, which <'Ould be obtained in no other wry. This will shew you how ii ,s iiierdorf nccos- iiecL'ssary it is to check accurately the ditferoMt classes of J|;J7J^.'j/;|^|;lij''''' Letters entered opposite A, B, ant iown, opposite J), instead ot opposite i' , — w. o. Keeper. or if you were to omit an unjiaid Letter addressetl to some [ilace within the delivery of your J'ost Town, instead of en- ttring it opposite K, — it would nuiki' no ditfereiice to you, lint the lievcnue in each case would lose the amount. Vou will see, therefore, of how much im[)ortance it is to Ije par- • iciilar in checkiin; the Li'ltcr liills received, carefullv cnler- 12 INSTRUCTIONS. IIow lliis is ti) 1)P iloiic Willi tlie Muils reoeivoti ; iMaiii point to.iisiin- in«^ the particulars of corrosponcloiice returned by you. The rel^poii'dlMict"'^^* "' wliolc uiattcr, liowcvor, both ill receiving and despatcbinjj trails, really lies in distinguishing the Local correspondence for which the I'oHtniaster is accountable to the Revenue. In receiving Mails tliis is easily done by the imju'essions of the Office Stamps on the backs of the Letters ; all Letters bear- ing on1>i the impression of the Stamj) of tl»e I'ost Town from Avhioh you receive the Mail, being local, and therefore charge- able on the Postmaster in column 3 of the Letter Bill, — while such Letters as bear the impressions of other Stamps also, must have been already charged against the Postmaster, if unpaid, or against some other Postmaster or Way Office Keeper, if prepaid. In despatching Mails, you must treat all Letters as local which are addressed to places in the List given at pages 22 and 23, and charge the Postmaster with the Postage on them in column 3 of tlie Letter Bill. And liow ill Mails sent nwav. Roiiisiralidn ol LelK-r. 48. On being applied to to Register a Letter, you must demand a Register Fee often cents, in addition to the J'ost- iiire to Avhich the Jjotter is liable. When the Fee and Postaijc are paid, you must write distinctly on the tace of the Letter, "Registered Letter, Xo. — ,' (commencing with Xo. 1 on the iirst day of November of each year,) in red ink, and stamp it plainly with the Office Stamp, and then copy the Address and number into your Receipt Book, both on the right hand side, (which you cut otf and give to tlie person posting the Letter,) and also in the margin on the left hand side, and in the latter also you must enter the name of the person posting the Letter. The Receipt must also l>ear the imi>ression of your Office Stamp. You will then enclose it in one of the Green Covers furnished to you, (»n which you are to copy the Address, and then enter it on the Sent side of jour " Rcii-istered Letter Record ;" and in forwarding it bv Mail, you will CMter the Address again on the back of the Letter Bill, as stated above. The amount of any Registration Fee ]n\'paid in money must be brought to account in the Letter Bill as so much Postage. The total amount of l)oth Fee and Postage to be taxed on the face of the Letter, in red ink. Xdt (.repaid, a ciouiiie 49. AVlicu any Unpaid Letters marked Money or "Regis- i!.-iMrauon Ice. tcrcd " ai'c postcd, tlicy ai'c to be registered, and a double Rciristration Fee of twentv cents, in addition to the Postaije, Avill be charged to the person addressed. To be HiK i.i-.'d Ml ^0. Registered Jjctters, whether paid or unpaid, must be (iiefiipruitLdcovers. enclosed ill the Green printed Covers, supplied by the De- partnuMit. jirojifrly numbered and addressed, and when for- wal Bit Oti ba| poi Tl da| Lci fiiil \v' Col pe IXSTJIUCTIONS. 18 >.yjow. Tho despatching ^rrespondence cvenue. In *sioii.s of tho iCtters ])ear- Town from fore clijirgc- ^tter BilJ,— her Stamps ^^ostmaster, Way Office nuist treat in the List laster with 11. jou must > tlie J'ost- 1(1 Postage he Letter, Xo. 1 on and stamp e Address i^'ht liand •'■^ting the !(?, and in » postiuof iv.s.sion of ne of tho to copy of your l)y Mail, le Letter tion Fee le Letter Fee and ink. "Regis- double ^ostago, iiujst he the De- len for- warded in tho Mail, they innst be tied up with the Letter Bill, on which the numljor and Address must also be copied. ")!. The Address of every Registered Letter sent to your Otlico ior delivery, "vvill bo entered by the Postmaster on the Iniek of the Letter IJill, in the blank space left for that pur- pose, and the Letter it. elf will be wrapi)ed in a Green Cover. This Cover you are to stamp wilh your Otlicc Stamp, and date, as well as the Letter enclosed. The Address of the Letter is then to l)e copied into the liegistered Letter Kecord furnished for that purpose, and on the Jiccdrcd side. And when you deliver tlie Letter, yon are to stamp and date the (^t)ver again on the intiiou of the Office Stamp of every Office through wliich it may pass. r)4. Xo A\'av Office Kee])er can refuse to recrisier a Letter, lirovided it has l>een posted in sufficient time. ;"),"). Any violation or neglect of the above Regulations, which shall involve the loss of a Registered Lcltcr, will ren- der llu' [)arty liable to l)e called on to make good tlie amount of the loss sustained in consequence, and it must be distiiu^tly understood that the Way OtHce Keeper in whose possession such Letter can be last traced, will be held responsible for it, until he shall have discharged himself of the responsibility by a satisfactory explanation. It will therefore be necessary for every AVay Office Keeper on opening a Mail Bag imme- diately to seek the Letter Bill, and in the event of a Regis- tered Letter being entered on it, to ertify its arrival by at- tachiuir his signature to the Bill. Should an entrv be made on the Bill, and such Letter cannot be found, the circum- stances must be iiunuidiately reported to the Tostnuister General. oG. Any omission to enter the Address of a Registered Letter on the JJill, will be severely censured ; and should any loss occur in consequence, the Way Office Keeper with ^^•hom the irregularity occurs will be hold responsible. l\cu'i"'<"i' writlen iifi'iis- llic faci' !,>( fvfi'v III n rued Li'ttor in rctl lak. ')7. When Lottovf* wliicli have hcou soiit to your OfHco rannot be delivereil. tliey arc to ho kept in your Oiliec for certain periods, aceordiniif to tlie cause for Avhich tbcy have jiot been delivered, tlius : — '}S. Letters tor persons '' Dcraiscil," are i > he returned in the tirC(/," arc to bo kept one week, and then returned in the tirst Mail. (iO. Letters for persons ^' X^jf /.iioirii," or if ^^ not called for," are to Ite kept three months, and tlien returned in the first Maih OL On everv Letter thus returned, you must write the reason of its not being delivered, with red ink, in ]>lain bohl characters, at ross the face or /, nut bioirn icJicrc," *■' Jicfuscd," '■^ Xol ad vol W11 /,■ IIOll'/l, )r "i\'o^ called for,'' ifce Mi>>ii'Mt IjiMIci's to lu- ll awaidi'd li\ lir>I iMail : Postairo rli;!rL'<'il ml IliCia, Imiw Ui Iu will, of course, claim any i'osta<^e on them which may have been charojed on you, entering the amount opposite (J, in the Letter Bill, with which you return them, and carry- ing the amount to your credit in the Account J>ook. (!3. If a Letter arrives at your (.)iHce addressed to a iierson who has removed to some other place, of which you are aware, it is vour dutv to redirect the Letter to the place to which tin- [lerson has removed. In sending this Letter on by the n<'xt Mail, you will have to claim credit for the amount of the *' Tax ■' which was charged on you, setting the amount down o]i])Ositc (J in the Letter Bill, and also enter it to your credit in the Account Book. »!4. Should a JiCttcr intended for one jterson be delivered to and opened l;y another of the same name, (wdiieh you must (\o your utmost tojirevent,) you must seal the Letter u}» again with your OfHce Seal, and write across the back or seal side of the Letter, "Ojtened by A — B — , of C — , and not for him," (desci'ibing the name and residence of the person opening the liCtter.) and make the person who thus opened the Letter in mistake, sign his name underneath. This will show the right owner, when he obtains the Letter, that it has not been tiimpcred with. iX8Tj:rcTi(x\s. 15 f> yourOfKco nir OiHec for L'li thoy Jiuvu ' I'ohinieil ill <1 licrson ]ins f the Office.) '!> ii'hcir," or I'c'turnecl in f called for'' ill tlio first t wi-i to the ' plain bul([ ^ Letter, as *■«/," '»i\7;; «'^ to your '»y the first ieiii wLich »t o])i)osito and uarrv- k. ^ i a poj-.soii ii'e aware, to which »» by the mount of e amount t to your lelivcrcd ■'HI must up again il side of orJiim,' iiing the setter in low t]]e ot been 65. A Letter onoo posted becomes the property of the L.-itrr onoo |iost..(i' rostmaster General, in trust for tiie person to wliom it is I'J",,',";;*',!;;;';"^!,";' addressed ; and no apidieation, however urii'OMt, will justify you in ojHMiin_L(, or detaining, or delivering it back to the writer, or to any person, on an\ pretence wluitever. 00. Should applicatiou be made to you for the return of OvcnimrfffM. Postage on a Letter said to be overeluirged, you must first refer the nnitter to one of your corrcsi)onding Postmasters, who Avill, if necessary, nuirk the amount to be allowed on the cover, which must ho signed I)y t!ie jtorson claiming tlie return of Postage ; or if the cover cannot bo spared from the Letter, lie will furnish you with a printed form of Keceipt, to be taken for tlie amount returned. Tliis cover, or receijit, you forward with your next JiCtter Bill, claiming the amount opposite Cr, and entering it to your credit in your Account IJook. 07. All Letters, sealed or unsealed, printed or written, are Sealed or m.sonitci equally liable to Postage. Lettt-rs liable to 08. All Letters to and from tlie Postmaster General, or p,„n,.,nj, „,„, p^eo franked by him, are to pass free of cliarge ; and no franking loiter.'-. privilege is allowed to any "Way Office Keeper. 0!>. AVay Office Keepers are not autliorized to give credit ^\'. o. Keeper not for Postage; if they do so it is at their own risk, and will epe!,'i;7''^"'' ''"" not in any case l>e admitted as an excuse for failing to remit their balances when due. 70. U credit has been given by a AVay Office Keeper, he cannot detain a Letter or Xewspaper addressed to the person credited, which is "Free" or "Paid," or for wliich the Postage is tendered him, should tliere be an unsettled ac- count for Postage duo by that person. 71. A Way OfHce Keeper is not bound to give chano-e, but if absolutely necessary, may require the exact amount of Postage on any Letter, &c. so tendered by or paid to him as current coin, in a nuttter of this kind, however, as in all other intercourse Avith the public, all Otficevs of the Depart- ment are expected to offer every accommodation in tlioir power,— this regulation being merely intended to facilitate l)usiness. iriie (toes deli. I II Jlii ibr anv l>a niu.-.t not I niiiltir ani' . (uviiig eli;i|wo, iVi 72. Way Office Keepers are not on any account to give No information ot ifonnation to any othei- person than the party ad< with respect to liOtfera jtassing tlirough their Offices information to any other person than the' party addressed, omee'to'CSn't^' person notiuUlresst'd. 10 INsriUTTIoXS. (^'iri'iiliir Iiistr\iiMioiis to In- c-.ircl'iilly ur- I'angod. to 111- pO.slfll L'>>llS|lic- uously. Honth, vVo. ol' ^^iirc- tios to 1)0 ri'iiiirli'il. (Mficors. from m liiit i'\<.'iii])t. vlii'ii, iVc. W (>. Kfi'pi'i- iiiiiy examine, ami wIrmi to tax. Not to loan, (k'tiiiii, Transmission wiili Siiim- can.' as ollicT liialliT. FortML'-ii Ciii.iiini's. Panipliiets.iVc. under 2 o2. trot'. 73. All Circular Instnu'tions niul Letters on Poat Office business, which von may receive from time to time, arc to ho eareiiilly ari-ttni^ed, so that you can easily refer to thoni when necessary ; and " Xotices to the rnhlic " must tirst be posted up for one month in the OtHce window, or some con- spicuous place. 74. In tlie event of death, l)ankru|)tcy, or insolvency of eitiier of your Sureties, you must give itnuiccliate notice thereof, furnishing the Postmaster (Jeneral at the same time with a new Surety. 75. No Oflicerin thePost OfHce Department shall be liable to serve on a Jury, in the Militia, or as a I'arish or Corpo- rate OtHcer. 7'ing Rcgu- "1 a cover • the Paper ho person sod in or ne Ne^vs- >Iatea, the The Way Seal, and cautioned 1' for the han that smission United le Table mccs in l'iil>ers, Tiooks, Periodicals, &:c. under •18 oz. 1 ct. peroz., prepayment optional, except Lnited States. Circulars, &c. must be prepaid. 82. Printed Books, Periodical Publications or Pamphlets, under forty eight ounces in weight, can be forwarded by Post in New Brunswick, at the Rate of one cent per ounce. Prcpuynient of these Rates will be optional, except when Bu«!h printed matter is addressed to the United States, and in such case the Postage must invariably bo prepaid ; and on all printed matter, (except Newspapers,) received by Mail from the United States, the above Provincial Rates are to be collected on delivery ; Printed Music will be allowed to pass through Post in New IJrunswick, under the same Regula- tions as Pamphlets ; Printed Circulars, Catalogues, Hand Bills, and Prices Current, posted in New Bruuswici , will bo liable to a Rate of one cent each, subject to the following Regulations, viz : — The ].*ostage must be prepaid ; each must be ill a cover unsealed, or if sealed, open at the end or side ; the word " Circular," '-Catalogue," "Handbill," or "Price Current," as the case may be, must be written or printed on the face of the cover ; and each Package must weigh under half an ounce. Any of the above mentioned, however, coming into New Bi'unswick by Post from the United States, Canada, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island, will be subject to one cent Postage, to be collected on delivery. 83. Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Books, to pass at the above Rates, must be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides or ends. 84. No words or marks (except the name and address of No writing on cover, the person to whom sent,) shall be written on any News- paper, Pamphlet, Book, Periodical, Parliamentary or Govern- ment Paper: any violation of these Regulations will subject such Newspapers, Pamphlets, Periodicals, or Booke, &c. to be treated in every respect as Letters. 8,3. Printed Books, Magazines, Reviews, and Pamphlets, Book Post with (whether British, Colonial, or Foreign,) may be transmitted ^'"''*"^ Kingdom. by Post between New Brunswick and the United Kingdom, at the following Rates of Postage, viz : — Coming from United States, Canada, Nova Scotia, or P.E.Island, subject to one cent postage. How put Hp. Stg. Os. 3d. 6 Not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, Exceeding 4 ounces, and not exceeding h lb. Jib. '• "110 " 1 •' " li 1 6 " IJ •• " 22 and 80 on, increasing sixpence sterling, or twelve and a half cents currency, for every additional half pound or fraction of 3 Cur. 7 cts. 12J 25 37J 50 18 INSTRUCTIONS. How put up No writing-, Sic. on uuver or couteiit!). Must be prrptid. Size of Packuge. Consequent ncsjlcct of He);ulation$. To what Reg-ulations of British Book Post applies. Books, &c. for Ber- muda cSc Newfouiiil- laud — Rates. Parliamentary and Government Papers to and from Great Britain, &c. Postage Stamps of of diH'erent kinds. Application for Pos't- age Stamps 'o be made to Postmaster wlio pays yourSalary, Postage Stamp Avcouot Book. a half pound; provided however, that the following con- ditious be carefully observed : — Every such Packet must be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the aides or ends. 86. It must contain a single volume only, (whether printed Book, Magazine, Review, or Pamphlet,) the several phects or parts thereof, when there are more than one, being sowed or bound together; it must have no writing or mark upon the cover or its contents, except the name and address of the person to whom it may be sent. 87. The Postage must be prepaid in full, either in money or by affixing outside the Packet, or its cover, the proper amount of Stamps. 88. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth, width, or depth. 89. If any of the above conditions be violated, the Packet must be charged as a Letter, and treated as such in all respects. 00. As no Books may be sent by any route which would entail an extra expense on the Department, these Regulations apply only to Books, &c., sent by the British Contract Packets, via Halifax. 91. Books, &c., for Bermuda and Newfoundland are liable to the same Rates of Postage as above, and must also be paid in advance. 92. The above Instructions are not to extend to or interfere with the transmission of printed Votes and Proceedings of Paxliament, or of printed Papers allowed to pass under the Newspaper privilege. See No. 81 ot these Instructions. 03. The Postage Stamps issued by the Post Office Depart- ment are of live kinds, and of the value of One, Five, Ten, Twelve-and-a-half, and Seventeen cents each. In order to afford additional facilities to the Public to procure Postage Stamps, directions are given to the Post- master from whom you receive your Quarterhj Salary, to supply you from time to time, {by your makiny application to him on the proper priiitcd form, furnished you for thai purpose,) with such Postage Stamps as you may require, and on all Postage Stamps sold by you, a Commission ot ten per cent, will be allowed. 94. You will have a Postage Stamp Account Book, in which you will eater the amounts of all Postage Stamps as f INSTRUCTIONS. Id llowing con. over, or in a >thcr printed veral sheets boinp^ sowed mark upon Idress of the ir in money the proper dth, width, the Packet ich in all ich would egulations Contract are liable 30 be paid •interfere sdings of nder the iouB. 5 I>epart- ve, Ten, you receive them from the Postmaster, entering the amounts of each kind under their respective values, viz: — If you re- ceive one dollar's worth of each one, five, ten, and twelve and a. half cents, you will place the figure 1 in the $ column each value of Stamps, as in the Copy of Postage Stamp Account, page 20, Section 98, putting down at the same time the date when received, and carrying the difterent amounts into the Total column ; and so on, putting down the dates us Stamps arc received liy you during the Quarter, adding up in total footing and extend to total column. 9o. At the end of each Quarter you must render to the Postmaster on the ^^ proper printed Form," (a copy of which you have on i)age 20, Section 98,) a statement of the amount sold during the Quarter. The amount remaining on hand, with the amount of your Commission, you will deduct from the amount received, and on hand from previous Quarter, and remit the balance at the same time with your balance of Letter Postage to the Postmaster from whom you received the Stamps. You will be particular to forward your Postage Stamp Account to the Postmaster from whom you received your Stamps, on or by the Mail that leaves your Office imme- diately preceding the last day of each Quarter, in order to expedite the settlement of the Accounts of this Department. 96. Part 12, Section 11, of Post Ofiice Regulations, to be suspended, except with the Postage Accounts of the Public Departments ; and Way Office Keepers are allowed to affix Stamps on Letters, the Postage of which has been paid in money. 97. Letters posted at a Way Office, prepaid by Postage Stamps, can be forwarded by the Way Office Keeper to any other Way Office on the same Mail route. How to enter the amounts received- Account of Postage Stamps Sold to be rendered at end of every Quarter. nnlance to be for- ■varded with balance of Letter Postage by Mail that leaves your (Jflicc last day but one of each Qoarter. W. O. Keepers al- lowed to affix Postage Stamps on Letters prepaid in money. Letters ^vepaid by Postage Stamps may be forwiarded (rom one Way Olfice to •notber. 'ublic to he Post- ^lorj/, to cat ion to mrpose,) on all er cent. ook, in rap9 as 20 INSTRUCTIONS. rr==.-=— « 98. Account of Postage Stamps rocoived at the Way OfHco,_ during the Quarter ended J 186 Dote nf lUctipt 1 Cent Libelt. Amount. .1 Cant Labelt Amnunt. 10 Cent Labeli. Amininl • ! eta. Cent Labalt. Amnunt. 17 Cent Tiabela, Amount. Totali. 1869. t et.. « CM. • eti. • eta. • c(*. January 8th. 1 90 1 00 1 ' 00 1 00 4 00 Teiali, t I 00 I 00 1 j 00 I 00 — — 4 00 MEMORANDUM. Stamps on hand last Quarter, $ Do. received during Quarter to 186 as above. 2 4 00 00 Deduct Stamps on hand 186 6 8 00 00 Amount sold during the Quarter ended as above, $ 3 00 Poundage, Ten per cent. $ 30 I certify that the above is a just and true account to the best of my know- ledge and belief. 11 nil K ol Way Office Keeper. To be in duplicate each Quarter ; one copy to be sent with Quarterly Accounts to the Post Office Department, and one copy to be tiled away by the Postmaster for future reference. Parcel Post. 99. Parcels closed at the ends and sides may be Posted at any "Way Office in New Brunswick, for conveyance to any other Post or Way Office in the Province, at a reduced Rate of charge, subject to the following conditions : — Ist. No Letter or Letters shall be enclosed : 2nd. The Parcel shall not contain any explosive substance, glass, liquids, or other matter likely to injure the ordinary contents of the Mail : 3rd. The weight of the Parcel shall not exceed Sibe. nor the size exceed one foot in length or breadth, or «ix inche» in tlufknes." : t Tottli. * 00 2 4 oa 00 M 6 00 i INSTKUCTIONS. Keeper. Jaarterly away by •osted at 3 to any ed Rate I f 4 4th. Parcels must l)e projmid at tho following Rates by Postai^e Stamps, (not by money) : — l\)r any woi^lit not exi-CHMling one pojind - - $0 2ri For any wcii^bt over one pound and not exceeding two poundrt, 50 l*\»r any wci^flit more llian two jtoundrt, and not ex- ceeding three i»oniids, 75 5th. The Tarcel may be Kogistered on prepayment, also by Stanii>, of u llegist- ation Fee of 5 centa in addition to tho al)ove Kate. When Registered, tho Receiving Way OtHco Keeper hIiouUI grant a Receipt ; and tlie delivering Way Office Keeper should take d, Receipt on delivery to the per- son addressed : Hth. The Parcel should have tho words •'!?,// Parcel Post," plainly written over the Address : It should be well and strongly put up, and be legibly addressed to the Post Office address of tlie intended receiver, including the name of tho Parish and County in which tho Post Office is situated. The following is an example of the mode of Address recommended : — BY PARCEL POST. To JOHN DUNN', Canterbury Way Office, (or P. O.) Sent by William Jones, Kichninnd, County of Carleton. Dumfries, County of York, N. B, 7th. If the name and address of the sender bo written on the Parcel, it will, if delivery should fail from any cause, bo returned unopened to the sender, on payment of an addi- tional rate for the return conveyance : 8th. If the number of Stamps affixed on a Packet bo in- sufficient to prepay the proper rate, the atnount deficient; will be rated unpaid, with a fine of 10 cents in addition. St >8tance, rdinary be, nor inches w m 22 DELIVElir DELIVERY. 23 24 DELIVERY,