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108 POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY.
Redirected Letters.
Redirected Letters are subject to additional rates of Postage ; but
whether originally prepaid or not, they are only liable to be charged
at the prepaid rate for the additional Postage.
Overcharges, Delays, &c.
In cases of complaint, whether arising from overcharges, delays,
or other irregularities, the covers (and contents in all practicable
cases) should be forwarded to the Secretary, General Post-Office,
for investigation, as affording the only efficient means of answering
such complaints satisfactorily. Overcharges are returned between
the hours of ten and four.
Letters not to be Delivered Back.
To prevent the possibility of Letters being surreptitiously ob-
tained from the offices where put in, office-keepers are strictly
forbid returning, to any person whomsoever. Letters that may be
applied for, under whatever circumstances the recovery may be
urged. *
Illegal Conveyance of Letters.
By the 1st Victoria, cap. 36, sec. 2, any person illegally convey-
ing Letters, incurs a penalty of £5 for every offence, and £100 for
every week the practice is continued. The Sender also incurs a
penalty of £5 for every offence, with full Costs of Suit.
Articles which may not be Sent by Post.
Letters or Packets cannot be forwarded by the Post-Office con-
taining any of the following enclosures, viz : — any Glass, Razor,
Scissors, Knife, Fork, or other sharp or pointed instrument ; any
Leeches, Game, Fish, Flesh, Fruit, Vegetables or other perishable
substance ; any Bladder, or other vessel containing liquid ; or any
article, matter, or thing whatsoever, which might, by pressure or
otherwise, be rendered injurious to the Officers of the Post-Office,
or to the contents of the Mail- bags ; and the Act 3 and 4 Victoria,
cap. 96, expressly directs that no Letter shall be sent by Post
containing any explosive or other dangerous material or substance.
No Letter or Packet exceeding in breadth, or length, or depth,
twenty-four inches measurement, can be forwarded by Post.
Registered Letters.
The system of registration provides a secure mode of transmitting
Bank Notes, Bank Post BillSj Drafts, &c. &c. The arrangements
have been made with the view of insuring the punctual delivery of
Letters of Value; on their delivery, the parties to whom they
may have been addressed will be required to'acknowledge in writing
their receipt. Letters offered for Registration must have the full
amount of Postage in Stamps affixed thereon, and the Registration
Fee of Sixpence must be paid in money.
Registered Letters will be taken at the General Post-Office, at
the Receiving-Houses, and by all Postmasters throughout the
United Kingdom, until within half an hour of the closing of the