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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
250
There
are,
in
all,
542
head
provincial
establishments
in
England
and
Wales,
141
in
Ireland,
and
115
in
Scotland.
They
vary
exceedingly,
no
two
being
exactly
alike,
but
are
settled
in
each
town
pretty
much
in
proportion
to
the
demands
of
the
place,
its
size,
trade,
&c.
Sometimes,
however,
the
position
of
a
town--the
centre
of
a
district,
for
instance--gives
it
more
importance
in
an
official
sense
than
it
would
otherwise
acquire
from
other
and
ordinary
circumstances.
The
number
of
sub-offices
attached
to
each
town
also
varies
greatly,
according
to
the
position
of
the
head-office.[150]
Next
to
the
three
chief
offices,
the
largest
establishments
are
those
of
Liverpool,
Manchester,
Glasgow,
Birmingham,
and
Bristol.
Among
the
most
important
offices
of
the
second
class,
we
may
enumerate
Aberdeen,
Bath,
Belfast,
Cork,
Exeter,
Leeds,
Hull,
Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Norwich,
Sheffield,
Southampton,
and
York.[151]
With
respect
to
the
rest,
classification
would
be
difficult;
the
postmasters
receiving
salaries
ranging
from
20l.
to
400l.
per
annum,
and
varying
from
those
where
the
whole
of
the
duty
of
the
office
is
performed
by
the
postmaster
himself,
to
others
where
he
is
assisted
by
a
large
staff
of
clerks
and
other
auxiliaries.[152]
Each
head-postmaster
is
directly
responsible
for
the
full
efficiency
and
proper
management
of
his
office.
Under
the
approval
of
the
district
surveyor,
the
sanction
of
the
Postmaster-General,
and
the
favourable
report
of
the
Civil
Service
Commissioners,
the
postmaster
is
allowed
to
appoint
nearly
the
whole
of
his
own
officers,
he
being
responsible
to
the
authorities
for
their
proper
discipline
and
good
conduct.
Formerly,
and
up
to
as
late
as
eight
years
ago,
each
postmaster
rendered
an
account
of
his
transactions
to
the
chief
office
quarterly.
He
now
furnishes
weekly
general
accounts,
and
daily
accounts
of
money-order
business,
besides
keeping
his
book
open
to
the
inspection
of
the
superior
officers
of
the
Post-Office.[153]
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