the
immense development of and improvement
in the service, a
purposes.
little
but he br
19.
more space might not unworthily have been allowed. The Postmaster
General manages one of the greatest Postal centres of the East, and his position differs somewhat from
that
of
the clerk of the London Office who
had little to do but close and distribute
the mails. Three rooms are little
enough for
48.
draw
even a
bachelor.
The extra accommodation
did not, however, remain intact, and to this circumstance I would
draw your special attention. In 1867 three of the nicest rooms on the upper
floor
were taken
for Stamp Office
Those
367
remaining
now consist
of a good drawing
room and
dining
room, two good bedrooms, and two other bedrooms, which, from their want of ventilation and of any bathroom accommodation
are
almost
wholly useless. The whole fairly represents a good five-roomed house - not extravagant lodgement I
submit.
20.
Unfortunately these otherwise comfortable quarters are in the noisiest
and hottest part of the town, on a level where nobody lives who can possibly help it, between two clubs, a large Hotel, and the principal
purposes
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