Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

e printed on the two sides (outside and inside) of the bags, respectively and the necessity for the use of
labels will thus be dispensed with; but before, a reversible bag is used care should be taken to see that the
proper side is turned out. A R.L.O. for which the use of reversible bags has not been authorised, may, on
any occasion on which the contents of a closed bundles are too bulky to be enclosed in an envelope, use an
ordinary bag for the purpose a label prepared in manuscript being fastened to the neck of the bag.
Whenever a bag, whether ordinary or reversible is used for the station closed due on the unpaid articles
should be written on a piece of paper which will be tied at the top of the bundle of unpaid articles to be
placed in the bag.
NOTE 2.- See Note below Rule 409.
430. Registered articles and parcels for dispatch.- (1) All registered articles of the letter
mail and parcels, whether redirected, unclaimed or refused, intended for delivery from post offices
within the Circle or Circles served by a R.L.O. or for transfer to other R.L.Os., will be sorted in
accordance with the sorting list, and unless otherwise prescribed in the sorting list, and unless
otherwise prescribed in the sorting list all such articles will e sent to the post office at the
headquarters station entered in registered or parcel lists (R.P. –32 or R.P.-3) and enclosed in
registered or parcel bags which will be closed and sealed in the prescribed manner. All registered
articles of the letter-mail and parcels will bear the Nos. originally assigned to them in the offices of
posting.
(2) When there are more than two uninsured registered articles for dispatch to any post
office other than the post office at the headquarters station or to any R.L.O. for which a direct mail
bag is not closed, the registered articles will be entered in a registered list and enclosed, together
with the list, in the prescribed envelope RP.-37 or, if necessary in a dosuti bag, clearly addressed to
the post office of destination or the R.L.O. concerned. The envelope will be securely fastened
down with paste and then sealed with good sealing wax. A No. will be given to it corresponding to
the number of articles it contains, preceded by the distinguishing letters “R.B.”. If a bag has to be
used, it will be sealed in the ordinary way; and an envelope prepared in the manner indicated
above will be attached to it as a label. The registered bundle will then be placed, with other
registered articles, inside the appropriate registered bag under preparation.
(3) If on any date the R.L.O makes up two or more registered bundles each containing the
same number of articles, the No. entered on the registered bundle and in the registered list in which
it is invoiced will show the name of the office of destination thus :-
R.B.-5 R.B.-5 etc.
Delhi
Agra
431. Dispatch of mails. – The R.L.O. station and sorting closed bundles and the bundles of
redirected articles and of unclaimed and refused articles will be placed together with the registered
bag in a mail bag which will be closed and sealed in the prescribed manner. The mail bag,
together with the parcel bag (if any), will then be despatched as laid down in the due mail list
accompanied by mail lists where prescribed.
RETURNED ARTICLES
432. Treatment of Returned unregistered articles of the letter-mail.- Returned articles
are those which cannot be delivered either to the addressees or to the senders. Returned
unregistered articles other than those referred to in rule 424 will be dealt with as follows :-
(a) Packets containing printed papers obviously without value, such as trade circulars, price
lists, almanacs, etc., will be disposed of forthwith by being sold as waster paper or
destroyed.