Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

original addressee will be entered in the vernacular of the District in which the R.L.O. cover is to be
delivered.
NOTE 2.- Letters redirected to foreign countries must on no account be enclosed in R.L.O.
envelopes. If such an article is opened or otherwise damaged it must be carefully repaired, a note being
made on the cover under the signature of the Manager, or in case of necessity, it may be enclosed in a
protecting envelope.
NOTE 3. – Newspapers published in India which are to be returned to the publishers as unclaimed or
refused, and on which no postage is due, will be put up in bundles for each newspaper office, instead of
each being sent separately. Separate bundles should be made of newspapers on which postage is due. The
same procedure will be followed in the case of book and pattern packets which are to be returned to the
senders.
415. Disposal of foreign articles. – (1) Articles posted in India for foreign countries and
returned undeliverable by them will be received by the following Returned Letter Offices in
respect of the countries noted under each. These Returned Letter Offices are authorised to open
the articles for ascertaining the address of the sender, if necessary :
(a) Madras Returned Letter Office
1. Australia
2. Cook (or Harvey) islands
3. Fanning Islands
4. Fiji
5. French Polynesia
6. Friendly or Tonga Islands
7. Gilbert and Ellice Islands
8. Malaysia
9. Maldive Islands
10. New Guinea
11. Nauru Islands
12. New Caledonia and dependencies
13. New Hebrides, including Banks and Torres Islands
14. New Zealand
15. Norfolk Islands
16. Papua
17. Samoa (Pago Pago)