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XIX. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND THE PERMANENT 261 STAFF XX. THE HEAD POSTMASTER 276 XXI. THE VILLAGE POST OFFICE 289 XXII. THE POSTMAN 304 XXIII. THE POST OFFICE GUIDE 317 XXIV. OLD AGE PENSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF 332 THE POST OFFICE INDEX 350 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS HEAVING OVERBOARD THE MAILS Frontispiece PAGE THE MAIL COACHES LEAVING LONDON 20 MAIL COACH AND TRAIN 34 ST. MARTIN'S LE GRAND 48 THE BLIND SECTION 62 THE TRAVELLING POST OFFICE— INTERIOR 70 SUSPENDING THE POUCH 76 POUCH AND NET 76 POUCH TAKEN 76 APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING POUCH 78 APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING POUCH 78 THE PARCEL POST HOSPITAL 94 THE CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS AT WORK 96 THE SORTING OFFICE 110 A POSTCARD 114 A POSTCARD 120 A LONDON POSTMAN (OLD STYLE) 126 THE WOODPECKER AND THE TELEGRAPH POST 156 TELEGRAMS ON TELEPHONE WIRES 172 THE TELEPHONE DETECTIVE 182 THREE MINUTES' CONVERSATION BY TELEPHONE 192 UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE WIRES 198 HOW TREASURE WAS BROUGHT TO LONDON 210 ST. KILDA MAIL 219 THE POSTAL UNION MONUMENT 228 A POST OFFICE STONE 255 THE RIVER POSTMAN 258 THE SORTING SCHOOL 280 THE POSTMAN'S BELL 306 A COUNTRY POSTWOMAN 314 A NEST IN A LETTER-BOX 328