Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

38. Is the registration sorter fit to discharge his duties ? (S)
Clause (iv). Parcel mail articles.- 39 Are parcel bags and parcel mail articles received,
properly examined at once ?
(S)
40. Are parcel lists (R.P.-33) received, promptly receipted ? (S)
41. Are parcel lists for despatch properly prepared ? (S)
42. Are parcel bags properly prepared for despatch; and are they properly labelled, closed
and sealed ?
(S)
43. Are parcel mail articles to be enclosed in mail bags transferred to the head sorter under
receipt in the parcel abstract ?
(S)
44. Examine some of the uninsured registered parcels received by the set and see that the
postage stamps affixed to the parcel, or to the official label pasted on it, represent the correct
amount of the charges due on it.
(S)
45. Is special attention paid to the careful examination of insured bags; and is the procedure
prescribed strictly followed in dealing with insured bags ? (S)
46. Is special attention paid to the careful examination of insured parcels, and is the
prescribed course strictly followed in dealing with insured parcels ?
47. Are insured bags properly labelled, closed and sealed in the head sorter’s presence ?
48. Is the parcel sorter fit to discharge his duties ? (S)
Clause (v). Miscellaneous.-
49. Are the stamps and seals kept clean? (S)
50. Is the ink-pad in good order, and is it kept covered when not in use ? Is the stamping
ink of proper consistency ?
51. Are articles and documents properly stamped in the manner prescribed by rule ?
52. Are surplus due bags (if any), punctually returned in the manner prescribed in the due
bag list (MS.74) ?
53. Are the instructions for the return of empty bags received with unusual mails from
presidency offices strictly complied with ?
54. Is the class of bag (i.e. whether canvas or dosuti) used for unusual mails noted in the
mail abstract (MS.-42) at the time each bag is received for despatch ?
(S)
55. If a van peon is attached to the set, is he fit to discharge his duties, and can he read the
printed entries on the labels of bags ?
(S)
56. Test the letter-scales to see whether they are accurate ? (S)