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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
224
Country
letters
would
be
delivered
straightway--without
any
intermediate
sorting--to
that
particular
part
of
London
for
which
they
were
destined;
whilst
the
sorters
there
having
the
necessary
local
knowledge,
would
distribute
them
immediately
into
the
postmen's
walks.
With
respect
to
the
smaller
provincial
towns,
it
was
provided
that
their
London
correspondence
should
be
sorted
into
districts
on
the
railway
during
the
journey
to
the
metropolis.
Thus,
on
the
arrival
of
the
different
mails
at
the
several
railway
termini,
the
letters
would
not
be
sent
as
formerly
to
the
General
Post-Office,
but
direct
to
each
district
office,
in
bags
prepared
in
the
course
of
the
journey.
It
was
a
long
time
before
this
new
and
important
plan
was
thoroughly
carried
out
in
all
its
details;
but
now
that
it
is
in
working
order,
the
result
is
very
marked
in
the
earlier
delivery
of
letters,
and
in
the
time
and
labour
saved
in
the
various
processes.
In
fact,
all
the
anticipated
benefits
have
flowed
from
the
adoption
of
the
measure.
In
the
same
year
a
reduction
was
made
in
the
rates
for
book-packets.
The
arrangement
made
at
this
time,
which
exists
at
present,
charges
one
penny
for
every
four
ounces
of
printed
matter;
a
book
weighing
one
pound
being
charged
fourpence.
A
condition
annexed
was,
that
every
such
packet
should
be
open
at
the
ends
or
sides,
and
if
closed
against
inspection,
should
be
liable
to
be
charged
at
the
unpaid
letter
rate
of
postage.
This
penalty
was
soon
found
to
be
unreasonably
heavy
and
vexatious,
and
was
therefore
reduced
to
an
additional
charge
of
sixpence
only.
At
the
present
time,
the
conditions
under
which
such
packets
may
be
sent
through
the
post
are
the
same,
but
the
fines
inflicted
for
infringements
are
still
further
reduced.
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