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confidence in, any person employed in his office, may suspend such persoi from duty; but a report of the matter must be sent by first Post to the Postmaster-General. 15. In all cases of complaint against a Subordinate the Postmaster must communicate • to such Subordinate a copy of such complaint, and require a written defence; and a copy of the complaint, together with the defence (if any), must be transmitted, as soon as possible, to the Postmaster-General. 16. Every vacancy, by whatever cause occurring, in situations in any Post Office, must be reported by first Post to the Post-master-General, with a statement of the cause of the vacancy, the salary and duties, with such other observations as the case may require. 17. Should u protracted continuance of such vacancy be calculated to cause serious inconvenience, the Postmaster in whose office such vacancy shall occur, may employ some fit person temporarily to perform the duties of the vacant office ; and ‘he person so employed shall, before entering upon his duties, take and subscribe the declaration prescribed for persons regularly appointed to situations in the Post Office. 18. It shall be competent for any Postmaster at any time to require the attendance of all or any of the persons employed in his office for the sorting, delivery, or despatch of Mails. 19. No Postmaster shall absent himself from duty without having obtained leave from the Postmaster-General, nor without having made provision, to the satisfaction of that officer, for the performance of his duties during his absence. 20. Any Postmaster may grant leave of absence for any time not exceeding a fortnight to any of his Subordinates, but no longer leave of absence shall be granted without the approval of the Postmaster-General. 21. All Postmasters will be required to procure and keep on hand a sufficient supply of Postage Labels for sale to the public. 22. No person other than a Postmaster shall, unless specially licensed thereto by the Postmaster-General, sell Postage Labels, under a Penalty of Ten Pounds (£10). 23. Country Postmasters and Licensed Stamp Sellers will receive their supplies of Postage Labels from the Chief Office of the District, and must pay for the same on delivery or by remittance accompanying their requisition; a poundage of five per cent, on the value will be allowed to them in reduction of the purchase money. 24. No information must be given respecting Letters which pass through the Post Office, excepting to the persons to whom they are addressed. 25. Any Post Officer who shall receive in any form a reward or gratuity for affording preferential advantages in the delivery or posting of Letters, and any Post Officer cognizant of such practice who shall connive at or fail at once to report the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Ten Pounds (£10) and may in addition, should it appear necessary, be summarily dismissed. 26. Every Chief Postmaster must transmit to the Postmaster-General at the end of every quarter a full Report on the efficiency of the Post Offices within his district, and shall furnish, in addition to the quarterly accounts—1. A Report of Letters opened within the District for the purpose of discovering the writers; 2. A List of Unclaimed, Returned, or otherwise Undelivered Letters;

3. An Account of the N and Packets transmit age,—distinguishing Naval and Military ‘ on the Public Service 4. A statement of any in Law or of these Ri may have come unde: observation; 5. A return of any persoi the service nor duly i business of the Dept have been admitted ini and an account of the 0. Generally, a statemen rences which the Post worthy of special men Should there be no such pa; under any or all of these hea of Report shall nevertheless sent. 27. Any Postmaster, on r< a Mail being missing, lost, immediately report the same t master, and to the Police a District; and the Despatching as soon as practicable forwai Letter Bills, together with a ' tered Letters, if any, and othe to the contents of the Mail, a of the Package and conveyanc every means of tracing the mis Chief Postmaster must report stances of the case to the Pos without delay. 28. Postage labels shall in by any Post Officer on dutj Newspaper, or Packet receive for despatch. DESPATCH AND RECEIPT OF M. 29. All Letters, Packets, except such as are by law free be pre-paid in Postage Labels 30. All letters received inti are to be carefully assorted, being, before despatch, tied in 31. Postmasters are carefi mark as required Letters pos; through, their Offices : 1. All Letters with the Dai 2. The label on every lett