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Accounts, 237
Postage, 241
Packet Service
The Times, 243
(Lord Canning's Commission), 238 Colonial
Foreign Book Post. Chevalier Bunsen and
Lord Hardwicke, 244 Salaries and Promotion, 245 Report of Commissioners
for Revising Salaries, 246 Patronage, 248 Competitive Exami-
nations, 249 Telegraphs, 251 Postal Reform abroad, 252.
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXIII.
Money Orders. Article in "Household Words," 253 Hong-Kong Post Office,
257 Prepayment. Early Deliveries, 258 Pillar Letter-boxes. Number of
Letters, 259 Increased Honesty, 260 Titus Oates. Funeral of the Duke of
Wellington, 261.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SOLE SECRETARYSHIP FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1854. PROGRESS OF
IMPROVEMENT (1855-9).
Lord Canning, 263 Arrangement of Secretarial Duties, 264 The Staff of
Officers, 266 Annual Reports. Monthly Report of Improvements in hand,
267 Post Office versus Board of Works, 268 Free Delivery, 270 London
District Offices, 271 Scotch and Irish Mails, 273 Need of Railway Legislation,
276 Sir G. C. Lewis, 277 Government Loans to Railway Companies,
278 Government Purchase of Railways. Royal Commission on Railways,
283 Arbitration, 284 True Interests of the Companies, 285 Money Orders.
Contract Work, 286 Post Office versus Admiralty. Mr. Trollope, 288
Panama Route, 290 Indian Mutiny, 292 Acceleration of News, 294
Revenue and Expenditure, 295 Predictions Fulfilled, 297 Promotion by
Merit. Sir W. Hayter, 298 Civil Service Examination, 300 Letter from
Sir C. Trevelyan, 301 Health of Officers, 302 Life Insurance, 304 Mutual
Guarantees, 307 Libraries, 308.
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXIV.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT (1854).
Soldiers' Letters. Colonial and Foreign Posts, 310 Street Nomenclature and
House Numbering, 311 Early History of the Post Office, 312 Im-
provement in Accounts. Number of Offices, 313 Number of Letters.
Returned Letters, 314 Registration, 315 Soldiers' Remittances. Exten-
sion of Money Order System to Colonies, 316 Transference of Management
of Colonial Post Offices. Foreign Posts, 317 United States, 318 Mr. Pliny
Miles, 319 Treaties made easily Terminable, 320.
CHAPTER XXV.
DISCONTENTS IN THE OFFICE (1855-9).
Demands for higher Wages, 321 "Civil Service Gazette," 322 Letter-carriers
Eligibility of their Position, 324 Christmas-boxes, 325 Mutinous Meeting,
326 Threats of Assassination, 327 A familiar Acquaintance, 328.