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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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6.
Increased
security
in
the
transmission
of
valuable
letters
afforded,
and
temptation
to
the
letter-carriers
and
others
greatly
diminished,
by
reducing
the
registration
fee
from
1s.
to
4d.,
by
making
registration
of
letters
containing
coin
compulsory,
and
by
other
means.
7.
A
reduction
to
about
one-third
in
the
cost--including
postage--of
money-orders,
combined
with
a
great
extension
and
improvement
of
the
system.
8.
More
frequent
and
more
rapid
communication
between
the
metropolis
and
the
larger
provincial
towns,
as
also
between
one
provincial
town
and
another.
9.
A
vast
extension
of
the
rural
distribution--many
thousands
of
places,
and
probably
some
millions
of
inhabitants,
having,
for
the
first
time,
been
included
within
the
postal
system.
10.
A
great
extension
of
free
deliveries.
Before
the
adoption
of
penny
postage
many
considerable
towns,
and
portions
of
nearly
all
the
larger
towns,
had
either
no
delivery
at
all,
or
deliveries
on
condition
of
an
extra
charge.
11.
Greatly
increased
facilities
afforded
for
the
transmission
of
foreign
and
colonial
correspondence,
by
improved
treaties
with
foreign
countries,
by
a
better
arrangement
of
the
packet
service,
by
sorting
on
board,
and
other
means.
12.
A
more
prompt
despatch
of
letters
when
posted,
and
a
more
prompt
delivery
on
arrival.
13.
The
division
of
London
and
its
suburbs
into
ten
postal
districts,
by
which,
and
other
measures,
communication
within
the
twelve-miles
circle
has
been
greatly
facilitated,
and
the
most
important
delivery
of
the
day
has,
generally
speaking,
been
accelerated
as
much
as
two
hours.
14.
Concurrently
with
these
improvements,
the
condition
of
the
employés
has
been
materially
improved;
their
labours,
especially
on
the
Sunday,
having
been
very
generally
reduced,
their
salaries
increased,
their
chances
of
promotion
augmented,
and
other
important
advantages
afforded
them.
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