A WARNING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9311, 30 December 1891, Page 3

A WARNING

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Sill,—At this season of Ihe year when letters containing Christmas cards are passing through the post by l.h.uisan.ls it i.-r well that the public should know tin' course Hie post ollice pursues in respect to these missives. The almost universal custom of the sender is to fast-ii the ever and slit one or both ends, so as to allow ••ispectioii ou ihe part of trie portal author rli.-s ; this is supposed to he sufficient J) exem; t Ihe letter Irani the higher rate of postage, but many innocent recipients hive I'.ianil, to thencost, that this is not the ca- c. and have bad to pay lines, in many crises far beyond the value of'tlie enclosure. A letter was delivered at my house on which lOd was demanded as a line, and paid, and on calling at the post office to remonstrate 1 learnt the above fads Irom Mr Brills. 1 had, however, the comfort of learning that 1 had hundreds of fellow sufferers, and the timely publication of this warning may suffice to make the public conform to the strict regulations of the post ollice. These are that letters containing cards must be open altogether, the easiest plan being to fold the tlnp of the envelope inside the tetter.—l am, kc, December 29. Victim.