The post office and its story an interesting account of the activities of a great government department

Household Words, 136 Hughes recorder, 155, 160 Hull, 279 Hungary, 160 Imperial Penny Postage— Beginnings of, 247 Establishment of, 258 Incivility of officials— Germany, 233 America, 241 England, 329 India— Wires to, 160 Mails, 214 Early postal service, 247 Honours, 251 Indo-European Telegraph Company, 160 Insurance, National, 279, 332 Insurance, Post Office, 143 Intercommunication switch, 163, 168 International Parcel Post, 83 Investments in Government Stock, 140 Ipswich, 25, 75 Ireland— Mail coach service, 29 Parcel Post, 94 Packet service, 217 Service incident, 295 Iris, 215 Isle of Man, 217, 218 Isle of Skye, 217 Isle of Wight, 217 Jacobs, W. W., 274 Japan— Mails to, 220 P. O. service, 243 Savings Banks, 244 Jingle, Mr. Alfred, on postmen's uniform, 311 Johnston, Sir H. H., K. C. B., 255 Johnston, R. W., 50 Jolly, John, 107 Joyce, H., C. B., 265 Karstadt, Frederick, 70 Kekewich, Sir George, 270 Kipling, Rudyard, 250, 324 King Edward's Building— Migration of staff to, 55 Site, 57 Construction, 58 Ventilation, 66 Staff, 67 King's Birthday— Coach processions, 27 Post Office feast, 46 King's posts, 20, 208, 277 Kingston-on-Thames, 100 Knoydart, 220 Lamb, Charles, 216 Leamington, 305 Leeds, 32, 279 Leinster, 218 Lerwick, 80, 220 Letter bringers, 45 Letters, number of, 64 Lichfield, Lord, 36 Lighthouse communication, 178 Limited mail, 73 Lincoln sorting carriage, 75 Lisbon— Early mail service, 214 Postal congress, 228 Lismore, 295 Listowel, 172 Liverpool, 35, 57, 70, 97, 213, 279 Liverpool Street, 75 Loading coils, 191 Local Taxation Licences, 335 Lombard Street, 45, 48, 55