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GENERAL
POST OFFICE.
HEAD O F F I C E, G E O R G E SQUARE
189S.
Postmaster and Surveyor, FEANCIS BRAID, Esq.
Chief Clerk WILLIAM EEID.
POSTAL BRANCH.
Chief Superintendent — Jas. White.
Superintendents — Win. Law, A. Wilson, J. Taylor, and
R. Eeid.
Assist.-Supts. — First-class, J. Cameron, A. Callender,
A. A. Robson, D. Ganson, J. Scott, A. Haigli,
Wm. Douglas, and M. D. Beaton.
Assist.-Supts. — Second-class, D. Walker, J. L. Dick-
son, J. Watson, W. W. Kewley, W. Munro, J. Bar-
clay, R. M'Gregor, J. Kinnear, J. Paterson, J. K.
Cherry, T. L. Stevenson, and W. H. Henderson.
Clerks, J. Brown, G. Gumming, W. Morrison, T.
Ward, J. Aitken, D. F. Buchanan, M. Maxwell,
J. Dickson, A. Cameron, R. Maclellan, A. B.
Henderson, W. H. Edgecombe, J. Fothering-
ham, G. W. Hall, T. W. Harper, J. H. Higgins,
D. R. Watt, D. Macintyre, D. Campbell, J." W.
Innes, A. Wiight, A. G. Stewart, W. D. Read,
J. Shaw, J. G. Gray, J. P. Low, A. Beatson,
J. M'Plierson, J. Parker, A. H. Watt. W. Camp-
bell, J. Kelly, L. R. Johnston, R. M'Cance, Wm.
Stark, William M'George, James Shearer, Robert
Macdonald, J. G. Rodger, and J. P. Henderson.
Sorting Clerks — First-class, 73; Second-class, 155.
Temporari/ Sorting Clerks, 28.
Returned Letter Branch — Female Clerks, 5.
POSTMEN'S OFFICE.
inspector of Postmen, P. Millar.
Assistant Inspectors, First-class, J. Reid, J. M'Gregor;
Second-class, H. Hinshehvood, J. Knos.D. Cameron,
R. Kerr, E. Hinshehvood, M. Burke, J. Robertson,
R. Barton, Jas. Hamilton, and H. Barton.
Postmen — 52-1:.
Mural Postmen, 2.
Auxiliary Postmen, 202 (147 two deliveries and 55
one delivery).
Labourers, 6 ; Housekeeper, 1 ; Female Servants, 11 ;
Boy Porters, 4; and Mechanics, 2.
TELEGRAPH BRANCH (open always>
Chief Superintendent — S. A. James.
Superintendents — T. Boldchild and A. Kettles.
Assist.-Supts. — First-class, A. Harper, J. Holms,
William Payne, H. Johnstone, T. Maclagan, and
J. Webster.
Assist.-Supts. — Second-class, J. Mercer, T. Ross, G.
Haley. R. Robinson, M. CuDen, D. M'Intosh. W.
G. Collins, R. Russell, J. M'Fadyen, D. Campbell^
N. Cook, H. Wilson, A. Russell, and J. Livingston.
Clerks, R. Chalmers, W. Gilmour, P. Nisbet, A. F.
Dennison, W. Fetherston, R. Fetherston, P. Ward,
W. Fleming, J. Hannah, J. \V. Fergus, E. Stocks,
J. Michael, T. Cook, J. Atkinson, D. P. Low, H.
F. Rice, J. D. Collier, A. Campsie, S. Blake, D.
Cameron, M. Cameron, and W. Houstoun.
Supervisor of Female Clerks — Miss Buchanan.
Assist, do., Misses Reid, Craig, Wingate, Beaton,
Young, Sandilands, M. Gordon, J. Mathieson, and
M. iMiller.
Telegra2}hi$ts(Mnil(i),First-class, 89; Second- class, 17 7
" (Fema.\e),First-class,6G; Second-class, 152.
One Inspector, Three Assistant Inspectors of Boys,
and Two Senior Messengers.
Night Messengers, 18 ; House Messengers, 59 ; Docket
Messengers, 301 ; Half-time Learners, 16 male
and 16 female.
TELEGRAPH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
(Western District of Scotland).
Superintending Engineer, D. Stewart.
Assistant Superintending Engineer, T. Harrison.
Engineers, First-class, J. Cowans and W. M'Nair.
" Second-class, W. Richards, G. Stephenson
T. E. P. Stretche, C. Crompton, and J. Bardie.
Senior Clerk, A. Rose, 5 Junior Clerks, 4 Mechanics,
40 Linemen, and 2 Storesmen.
Electric Light Foreman, E. W. Rees, 3 Assistants,
8 Enginemen, etc.
Medical Officer, WILLIAM DOUGAN, M.D.
POSTMASTER'S OFFICE AND INQUIRY OFFICE.
George Square, 1st floor, open from 10 a.m. to 4 P.M. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
STAMP, REGISTERED LETTER, AND PRIVATE BOX OFFICES.
George Square, open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Week days. Sunday, 8 to 9 a.m.
MONEY ORDER AND SAVINGS BANK OFFICES.
George Square, open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
NIGHT TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
In Ingr:;m Street, open at >Mght only, and on Sundays.