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[210] This examination is for third-cla.s.s clerks only. Vacancies are filled up in the first and second cla.s.ses from the third without any further examination.

[211] Clerks in the Solicitor's Office are examined also in conveyancing, and in the general principles of equity and common law.

[212] A Post-Office Mutual Guarantee Fund, suggested by Mr. Banning, the postmaster of Liverpool, is in active operation in London, and deserves mention. By means of this fund many officers of the Post-Office have been relieved from the necessity of providing personal securities, or of paying yearly sums to some guarantee office. Any clerk in London who may wish to join _deposits_ the sum of 10_s._, and letter-carriers 5_s._ These deposits are invested in the name of trustees in Government securities. There are at present nearly 3,000 subscribers, with an invested capital of 900_l._ Last year there were no demands at all on the fund except payments to members leaving the service, who not only draw out their original deposits, but are ent.i.tled to receive back a proportionate amount of interest after defaults have been paid.

APPENDIX (D).

APPOINTMENTS IN THE CHIEF OFFICE IN LONDON. (_Extracted from the Estimates of 1864-5._)

In all cases marked thus * the present holders of office, or some of them, receive additional allowances, either on account of length of service, compensation, as paid on some previous _scale_ of salary, or for extra work.

----------+----------------------+------------------------------------- _Number_ _Salary of Office._ _of_ _Designation._ +-----------+------------+------------ _Persons._ _Minimum _Annual _Maximum per Annum._ Increment._ per Annum._ ----------+----------------------+-----------+------------+------------ _s._ 1 Postmaster-General -- -- 2,500 1 Secretary 1,500 after 5 yrs 2,000 2 a.s.sistant 700 50 0 1,000 Secretaries* _Secretary's Office._ 1 Chief Clerk 600 25 0 800 {Princ.i.p.al Clerk } 1 {for Foreign and } 600 25 0 800 {Colonial Business*} 11 First-cla.s.s Clerks:-- 4 First Section 500 25 0 600 7 Second Section* 400 20 0 500 4 Senior Clerks -- -- 440 19 Second-cla.s.s Clerks* 260 15 0 380 16 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 120 10 0 240 11 Supplementary Clerks 80 5 0 150 10 Probationary Clerks at 5_s._ a day _Solicitor's Office._ 1 Solicitor -- -- 1,500 1 a.s.sistant Solicitor -- -- 800 1 Second-cla.s.s Clerk 260 15 0 380 2 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 120 10 0 240 1 Fourth-cla.s.s Clerk 80 5 0 150 _Mail Office._ 1 Inspector-General* 600 25 0 800 1 Deputy Inspector-General 500 20 0 600 1 {Princ.i.p.al Clerk of } 400 20 0 500 { Stationary Branch} 1 {Princ.i.p.al Clerk of } 350 20 0 450 { Travelling Branch} 3 First-cla.s.s Clerks 260 10 0 350 6 Second-cla.s.s Clerks* 180 7 10 240 12 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 80 5 0 150 5 Inspectors of Mails 300 20 0 500 Allowance of 15_s._ a day when travelling. _Travelling Post-Office._ 8 First-cla.s.s Clerks 260 10 0 350 15 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 180 7 10 240 30 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 80 5 0 150 141 Sorters:-- 10 First-cla.s.s 40s. a wk. 2 12 50s. a wk.

19 Second-cla.s.s 32s. " 2 12 38s. "

38 Third-cla.s.s 25s. " 2 12 30s. "

74 Fourth-cla.s.s 18s. " 2 12 25s. "

Clerks in this office are also allowed travelling allowances at the rate of 5s. a trip; sorters, 3s. a trip 1 {Supervisor of Mails'} { Bag Apparatus } -- -- 290 _Receiver and Accountant-General's Office._ 1 {Receiver and } 600 25 0 800 { Accountant-General*} 1 Chief Examiner* 475 20 0 575 1 Cashier* 475 20 0 575 1 Princ.i.p.al Book-keeper* 425 20 0 525 11 First Cla.s.s Clerks:-- 5 First Section 310 15 0 400 6 Second Section* 260 10 0 350 17 Second-cla.s.s Clerks* 180 7 10 240 22 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 80 5 0 150 _Money-Order Office._ 1 Controller* 500 25 0 750 1 Chief Clerk* 400 20 0 550 1 Examiner* 375 15 0 450 1 Book-keeper* 375 15 0 450 13 First-cla.s.s Clerks:-- 4 First Section 365 15 0 400 9 Second Section 260 10 0 350 52 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 180 7 10 240 55 Third-cla.s.s Clerks 80 5 0 150 6 Probationary Clerks 5_s._ per day _Circulation Department._ 1 Controller* 600 25 0 800 1 Vice-Controller* 500 20 0 600 3 Sub-Controllers 450 20 0 600 16 Deputy Controllers 350 15 0 500 40 First-cla.s.s Clerks* 260 10 0 350 80 Second-cla.s.s Clerks* 180 7 10 240 118 Third-cla.s.s Clerks* 80 5 0 150 {First-cla.s.s } 7 { Inspectors of } 210 10 0 300 { Letter-carriers } 15 Second-cla.s.s ditto 150 7 10 200 20 Third-cla.s.s ditto 110 5 10 145 2,356 Sorters, Messengers, &c. viz.-- Sorters: 100 1st Cla.s.s 40s. a wk. 2 12 50s. a wk.

450 2d Cla.s.s 24s. " 2 12 38s. "

Messengers: 20 " 21s. " 2 12 40s. "

Stampers 60 1st Cla.s.s 28s. " 2 12 35s. "

" 199 2d Cla.s.s 21s. " 2 12 27s. "

Letter-carriers: 330 1st Cla.s.s* 26s. " 2 12 30s. "

962 2d Cla.s.s* 20s. " 2 12 25s. "

_Surveyors' Department._ 13 Surveyors* 500 25 0 700 32 Surveyors' Clerks:-- 13 First Cla.s.s* 300 20 0 400 19 Second Cla.s.s* 200 10 0 300 13 Stationary Clerks 80 5 0 150 ----------+----------------------+-----------+------------+------------

The surveyors have travelling allowances at the rate of 20_s._ per diem; surveyors' clerks, 15_s._ per diem; clerks in charge, 10_s._ and 7_s._ per diem. The whole are also allowed actual expenses of locomotion.

PRINc.i.p.aL APPOINTMENTS IN THE CHIEF OFFICES OF DUBLIN AND EDINBURGH.

(_Extracted from the Estimates of 1864-5._)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- _Salary of Office._ _Number -------------------------------- of _Designation _ _Minimum _Annual _Maximum Persons_ per Annum_ Increment_ per Annum_ -------- ----------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- _DUBLIN_ _s._ 1 Secretary 700 50 0 1,000 1 Chief Clerk 500 20 0 600 2 First-cla.s.s Clerks 300 15 0 400 4 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 140 10 0 300 1 Solicitor -- -- 1,000 1 Accountant* 500 20 0 600 1 Examiner* 325 20 0 425 1 Controller of Sorting Office 400 20 0 500 4 Deputy Controllers 280 10 0 350 _General Body of Clerks._ 13 First-cla.s.s Clerks* 200 10 0 300 39 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 125 7 10 180 14 Supplementary Clerks 70 5 0 120 1 Inspector of Letter-carriers 125 7 10 200 1 Medical Officer -- -- 200 _EDINBURGH._ 1 Secretary 700 50 0 1,000 1 Chief Clerk 500 20 0 600 2 First-cla.s.s Clerks 300 15 0 400 3 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 140 10 0 300 1 Solicitor -- -- 400 1 Accountant* 500 20 0 600 1 Examiner* 325 20 0 425 1 Controller of Sorting Office 450 20 0 550 3 Deputy Controllers 280 10 0 350 1 Inspector of Letter-carriers 125 7 10 200 1 Medical Officer -- -- 150 _General Body of Clerks._ 12 First-cla.s.s Clerks 200 10 0 300 30 Second-cla.s.s Clerks 125 7 10 180 9 Probationary Clerks, 5s. a day -----------------------------------------------------------------------

APPOINTMENTS, WITH SALARIES, OF THE FIVE PRINc.i.p.aL PROVINCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.

(_Extracted from the Estimates of 1864-5._)

--------+---------------------+--------+---------------------------------- Number Poundage Salary of Office.

of Designations. allowed. -----------+---------+------------ Persons. [213] Minimum Annual Maximum per Annum. Increase per Annum.

--------+---------------------+--------+-----------+---------+------------ _Liverpool Office._ s. d. 1 Postmaster 730 -- -- 1,000 1 Chief Clerk -- 400 20 0 0 500 2 Princ.i.p.al Clerks -- 200 10 0 0 300 1 {Controller of} -- 300 10 0 0 400 {Sorting Office} 5 a.s.sistant Controllers -- 200 5 0 0 250 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-carriers} -- 125 7 10 0 200 2 a.s.sistant Inspectors -- 80 5 0 0 120 8 First-cla.s.s Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 200 16 Second-cla.s.s Clerks -- 100 4 0 0 140 15 Third-cla.s.s Clerks -- 60 3 0 0 100 23 First-cla.s.s Sorters -- 31s. a week 2 12 0 35s. a week.

23 Second-cla.s.s Sorters -- 26s. " 2 12 0 30s. "

46 Third-cla.s.s Sorters -- 22s. " 1 6 0 25s. "

93 Fourth-cla.s.s Sorters -- 18s. " 1 6 0 21s. "

{Allowance to a } -- -- -- 90l. a-year.

{Medical Officer} _Manchester Office._ 1 Postmaster 790 -- -- 700 1 Chief Clerk -- -- -- 450 5 Princ.i.p.al Clerks -- 200 7 10 0 250 5 First-cla.s.s Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 200 10 Second-cla.s.s Clerks -- 100 5 0 0 150 Medical Officer -- -- -- 80 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-carriers} -- 150 7 10 0 200 2 a.s.sistant ditto -- 80 5 0 0 120 Sorting Clerks:-- 20 First-cla.s.s -- 31s. a week 3 18 0 38s. a week.

37 Second-cla.s.s -- 21s. " 2 12 0 30s. "

116 Letter Carriers -- 18s. " 1 6 0 23s. "

_Glasgow Office._ 1 Postmaster 673 -- -- 700 1 {Controller of } {Sorting Office} -- 200 10 0 0 300 5 First-cla.s.s Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 200 5 Second-cla.s.s Clerks -- 100 4 0 0 140 10 Supplementary Clerks 60 3 0 0 100 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-carriers} -- 125 7 0 0 200 {a.s.sistant } 2 {Inspectors of } -- 80 5 0 0 120 {Letter-carriers} 10 First-cla.s.s Sorters -- 31s. a week 2 12 0 35s. a week.

24 Second-cla.s.s Sorters -- 26s. " 2 12 0 30s. "

29 Third-cla.s.s Sorters -- 22s. " 1 6 0 25s. "

66 Fourth-cla.s.s Sorters -- 18s. " 1 6 0 21s. "

97 {Auxiliary } {Letter-carriers} -- -- -- 6s. "

{Allowance to } {Medical Officer} -- -- -- 90 _Birmingham Office._ 1 Postmaster 500 -- -- 700 3 Chief Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 230 2 Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 200 12 Ditto -- 60 5 0 0 140 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-carriers} -- 125 7 10 0 180 {a.s.sistant } 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-carriers } -- 80 5 0 0 120 25 Sorters -- 21s. a week 2 10 0 35s. a week.

20 {Third-cla.s.s } {Letter-carriers} -- 22s. " 1 6 0 25s. "

48 {Fourth-cla.s.s } -- 18s. " 1 6 0 21s. "

{Letter-carriers} 6 {Temporary } -- -- -- 18s. "

{Letter-carriers} 5 Auxiliaries -- -- -- 10s.6d. "

1 Medical Officer -- -- -- 60l. a year.

_Bristol Office._ 1 Postmaster 325 -- -- 600 1 Chief Clerk -- 200 10 0 0 300 2 First-cla.s.s Clerks -- 150 5 0 0 200 7 Second-cla.s.s Clerks -- 100 4 0 0 140 8 {Supplementary} -- 60 3 0 0 100 {Clerks } 1 {Inspector of } {Letter-Carriers} -- 110 5 0 0 140 9 First-cla.s.s Sorters -- 27s. a week 2 12 0 33s. a week.

12 Second-cla.s.s Sorters -- 23s. " 1 6 0 26s. "

10 Third-cla.s.s Sorters -- 19s. " 1 6 0 22s. "

24 Fourth-cla.s.s Sorters -- 16s. " 1 6 0 18s. "

28 Auxiliaries -- -- -- 10s. 6d. "

1 Medical Officer -- -- -- 50l. a year.

INFORMATION RESPECTING OTHER PRINc.i.p.aL PROVINCIAL POST OFFICES.

------------------+----------+--------+------+-----------+------------- Salary of Poundage Staff Other Total Name of Town. Postmaster allowed. of Subordinate Expenses of Clerks Officers. Establishment for 1864-5.

------------------+----------+--------+------+-----------+------------- Bath 450 155 7 80 4,997 Brighton 500 210 8 36 3,357 Birkenhead 350 74 6 30 2,652 Carlisle 300 68 6 45 3,138 Derby 300 110 5 42 3,449 Exeter 500 145 13 104 6,185 Gloucester 300 72 6 29 2,404 Hull 450 200 15 63 4,887 Leeds 450 280 12 86 7,265 Newcastle-on-Tyne 450 240 9 54 4,318 Norwich 380 118 6 68 4,453 Oxford 331 72 8 23 2,362 Plymouth 332 105 6 37 2,648 Portsmouth 360 118 5 23 2,104 Preston 300 105 6 43 2,995 Sheffield 400 215 17 57 4,708 Shrewsbury 400 95 8 68 4,830 Southampton 450 160 8 52 4,415 Worcester 320 70 7 40 2,514 York 400 125 11 70 5,059 Belfast 340 116 6 47 3,407 Cork 340 105 6 39 2,719 Aberdeen 400 146 10 55 3,545 Dundee 230 109 5 30 2,038 Greenock 300 100 7 40 2,692 ------------------+----------+--------+------+-----------+-------------

FOOTNOTES:

[213] On the sale of postage-stamps.

APPENDIX (E).

AMOUNT OF POSTAGE (including Postage-Stamps sold by the Post-Office and by the Office of Inland Revenue) during the years 1861 and 1862 at those Towns in the United Kingdom where the amount was largest.

+---------------------+------------- -+----------------+ 1861 1862 +---------------------+------------- -+----------------+ _ENGLAND._ Bath 17,795 18,433 Birmingham 48,818 50,272 Bradford, Yorkshire 17,098 19,640 Brighton 21,945 22,579 Bristol 33,865 35,720 Cheltenham 11,834 12,315 Exeter 16,334 16,739 Hull 20,561 20,819 Leeds 30,641 32,736 Leicester 10,420 11,238 Liverpool 115,268 117,676 London 979,662[214] 1,033,268[215] Manchester 102,263 98,650 Newcastle-on-Tyne 24,844 25,998 Norwich 12,740 12,997 Nottingham 12,237 13,376 Plymouth 11,520 11,493 Sheffield 20,364 21,188 Southampton 15,182 15,852 York 13,368 13,850 _IRELAND._ Belfast 18,431 19,189 Cork 13,418 13,568 Dublin 67,458 65,199 _SCOTLAND._ Aberdeen 15,283 16,326 Edinburgh 73,863 74,569 Glasgow 70,476 73,809 +---------------------+------------- -+----------------+

FOOTNOTES:

[214] Including 163,837 for postage charged on Public Departments.

[215] Including 149,202 for postage charged on Public Departments.