Towns > Dundee > 1809-1912 - Dundee directory > 1874-1875

POSTAL DIRECTORY. 83
MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS.
The Post Office is not, bylaw, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which
may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter,
book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be registered) ; nor is the Post
Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its trans-
mission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer
from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers ; and
even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post.
It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that
it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that,
whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by
means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer
or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination
according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
To discourage the transmission of coin by post, Postmasters, at whose Offices
Money Order Business is transacted, are permitted, though not compelled, to
purchase postage stamps from the public (provided the stamps be not soiled or
otherwise damaged), at a charge of 2J per cent.
To facilitate the delivery of letters, a letter-box should be affixed to every
house-door.
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS.
The charge for telegrams throughout the United Kingdom, including the
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, but excepting the Scilly, Orkney, and
Shetland Islands, is Is. for the first twenty words, and 3d. for every additional
five words, i.e., for ever}- additional group of not more than five words; the
names and addresses of the sender and receiver not being counted.
The charge for telegrams to the Scilly Islands is 3s 6d for the first twenty
words, and 9d for every additional five words ; and to the Orkney and Shetland
Islands, 2s for the first twenty words, and 6d for every additional five words ;
except to Moss Bank, Culla Voe, Uya Sound, and Balta Sound, in Shetland,
the rates to which are 3s. for the first twenty words, and 9d. for every additional
five words.
When the terminal telegraph office, i.e., the office from which the message is
delivered, is a Head Post Office, the amount paid for the transmission of a
message covers the cost of delivery within the town postal delivery of that office.
But when it is not a Head Post Office, the message is delivered free only within
a radius from it of one mile.
When the addressee resides beyond the above- described limits, porterage is
charged at the rate of 6d per double mile (that is, a mile out and a mile back),
or any part thereof, provided the whole distance to be traversed does not exceed
three miles out and three miles back. For instance, if the addressee's residence
is a mile and a quarter from the terminal telegraph office, and also beyond the
free delivery, the charge for porterage would be Is ; if the distance is above two
miles and under three, Is 6d.
If the addressee resides at a greater distance than three miles from the
terminal telegraph office, porterage is charged for delivery by mounted
messenger at the rate of Is per double mile, except in the case of telegrams for
Ireland, where the charge is only 8d per double mile.
MONEY ORDERS.
The public are recommended, when applying for Money Orders, to use the
printed '• Application Forms," prepared expressly for the purpose, which are