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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
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James Wilson Hyde
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The
Department
not
only
takes
much
trouble
to
investigate
cases
of
irregularity
of
which
definite
particulars
can
be
given,
but
it
has
frequently
to
enter
into
correspondence
with
persons
who
seem
to
have
no
clear
idea
of
the
grounds
upon
which
they
make
their
complaints.
A
person
having
stated
that
his
newspapers
were
not
delivered
regularly,
was
requested
to
answer
certain
questions
on
the
subject,
and
the
following
is
the
result:--
Questions.
Answers.
Title
and
date
of
newspaper?
Don't
know.
Whether
posted
within
eight
days
from
date
of
publication?
Don't
know.
How
many
papers
were
there
in
the
packet?
One.
Was
each
newspaper
under
4
oz.
in
weight?
Don't
know.
Where
posted,
when,
and
at
what
hour?
Don't
know.
By
whom
posted?
Don't
know.
Amount
of
postage
paid,
and
in
what
manner
paid?
Don't
know.
The
want
of
information
on
the
part
of
the
public
in
regard
to
postal
matters
of
the
most
ordinary
kind
cannot
at
times
but
give
rise
to
wonder.
A
person
in
a
fair
position
of
life,
residing
in
one
of
the
eastern
counties
of
England,
having
obtained
a
money-order
from
his
postmaster,
payable
at
a
neighbouring
town,
called
again
a
few
days
afterwards
and
complained
that
his
correspondent
could
not
obtain
payment
in
consequence
of
some
irregularity
in
the
advice.
Thereupon
a
second
advice
was
sent;
but
a
few
days
later
the
sender
called
again,
stating
that
the
payee
was
still
unable
to
obtain
payment.
The
sender
added
that
he
was
quite
sure
that
he
had
sent
the
money,
as
he
had
the
receipt
in
his
pocket.
On
being
asked
to
show
it,
he
produced
the
original
order,
which
should,
of
course,
have
been
forwarded
to
the
payee,
and
without
which
the
money
could
not
be
obtained.
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