1739.
1 S
14558 00
He reads them?
A.
March
745
14538
59 Qo
A.
60 20
A.
He reads them, then he stamps them, with a stamp showing the date. Then he enters them in a book, which shews the day the letter was received, and the subject matter of the letter. The letter then comes out to me or Mr Carter, supposing he minutes them on to myself or
the Surveyor.
Who minutes them ?
14537
Mr Carter, and then they are entered again inthis book, that this letter has gone out to such and such an officer, so that at any time, on receipt of a letter,
I can always trace where that letter is. This system
of opening letters by a clerk really arose from the fact that sometime ago there was great difficulty about finding the letters. The writer said he had sent them in, and we could not trace them, and in order to prevent any mistake, all letters addressed to me go to this clerk, this olerk opens the letter, and it is
entered in this book.
Now, what was the nature of the communications which 14580
were lost ? ·
It is such a long time ago, that I only have a dim recollection of why this was started.
61
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Therefore it has gone on since when - this clerk
opening the letters ?
14561
A.
Several years.
14572
62 Qo
A.
63Q0
A.
Therefore they were important letters, that were lost ↑
I could not say whether they ware important letters.
It is quite a long time ago, and I dont remember.
1437
And have any complaints been made singe of letters not
reaching your hands ↑
Yes, there have been complaints of letters going astray, but I have no recollection of them.
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