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The flat roofs to verandahs and over the central portion of the ground floor are formed with cement concrete, covered with "A Grade Pabco" and finished with granolithic.
The building is lit with electric light and fitted with electric fans throughout and is also provided with two electric passenger lifts and one electric goods lift for conveying mails from the basement to the ground floor. Exhaust fans are placed in the Chinese Letter Department for the extraction of foul air.
The main staircase, which is situated at the south-east angle of the building, is of teak. Subsidiary staircases, constructed of granite, are provided in the north-west and south-west angles of the building. A staircase for office attendants is also provided from the first to the third floor. An iron fire escape connecting with all floors is fixed on the West Front adjoining the private lane previously mentioned.
The arrangement of the various Government Departments on the different floors is as follows:-
Basement, occupied principally by the Postal Department, contains the Chinese Letter Department, a tiffin room and a number of store rooms, one of which is used by the Sanitary Department. The boiler for the heating apparatus is also located in the basement.
Ground Floor, entirely occupied by the Postal Department, contains the Postal Hall, 93' x 45', Sorting Hall, 93' x 65', Registration Room, 57′ × 29', Box-holders' Room, Postmaster General's and Assistant Postmaster General's Offices. As already mentioned, an electric lift for raising letters to the main sorting hall connects this floor with the basement.
First Floor, occupied by the Treasury and the Registrar General's Departments, contains the Treasury Hall, 76' x 36', the Stamp Office, 43′ 6′′ × 14′ 3′′, Stamp Vault, 40' x 18', 12 other offices, ranging from 34' x 30' to 13' 6" x 10', and 2 strong rooms. 3 small rooms on the western side of the building, adjoining the private lane, are used in connection with the inspection of emigrants.
Second Floor, occupied by the Sanitary Department, the Local Audit Office, Education Office, Southern District Office and a telephone exchange, contains in all 21 rooms used as Offices, ranging in size from 50′ x 21′ to 13′ 6′′ × 10'.
Third Floor, provided for the future expansion of the Departments housed in the building, contains 20 rooms ranging in size from 36' x 30' to 13' 6" x 10'.
In addition to the above, there are 16 small rooms for office attendants on the western side of the building, adjoining the private lane, a mezzanine floor being here interposed between the first and third floors of the main building.
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The flat roofs to verandahs and over the central portion of the ground floor are formed with cement concrete, covered with "A Grade Pabco" and finished with granolithic.
The building is lit with electric light and fitted with electric fans throughout and is also provided with two electric passenger lifts and one electric goods lift for conveying mails from the basement to the ground floor. Exhaust fans are placed in the Chinese Letter Department for the extraction of foul air.
The main staircase, which is situated at the south-east angle of the building, is of teak. Subsidiary staircases, constructed of gran- ite, are provided in the north-west and south-west angles of the building. A staircase for office attendants is also provided from the first to the third floor. An iron fire escape connecting with all floors is fixed on the West Front adjoining the private lane previously, mentioned.
The arrangement of the various Government Departments on the different floors is as follows:-
Basement, occupied principally by the Postal Depart- ment, contains the Chinese Letter Department, a tiffin room and a number of store rooms, one of which is used by the Sanitary Department. The boiler for the heating apparatus is also located in the basement.
Ground Floor, entirely occupied by the Postal Depart- ment, contains the Postal Hall, 93' x 45', Sorting Hall, 93' x 65', Registration Room, 57′ × 29', Box-holders' Room, Postmaster General's and Assistant Postmaster General's Offices. As already mentioned, an electric lift for raising letters to the main sorting hall connects this floor with the basement.
First Floor, occupied by the Treasury and the Regis- trar General's Departments, contains the Treasury Hall, 76' x 36', the Stamp Office, 43′ 6′′ × 14′ 3′′, Stamp Vault, 40' x 18', 12 other offices, ranging from 34' X 30 to 13' 6" x 10', and 2 strong rooms. 3 small rooms on the western side of the building, adjoining the private lane, are used in connection with the inspection of emigrants.
Second Floor, occupied by the Sanitary Department, the Local Audit Office, Education Office, Southern District Office and a telephone exchange, contains in all 21 rooms used as Offices, ranging in size from 50′ x 21′ to 13′ 6′′ × 10'.
Third Floor, provided for the future expansion of the Departments housed in the building, contains 20 rooms ranging in size from 36' x 30' to 13' 6" x 10'.
In addition to the above, there are 16 small rooms for office attendants on the western side of the building, adjoining the pri- vate lane, a inezzanine floor being here interposed between the first and third floors of the main building.
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