CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 280

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made up. The general Office should at no time hold more than six hours mail matter. The mails should be made up as far as possible as the correspondence arrives. There are other details, but the principal things are the bags and the brims.

The padlocks will cost $2.80 each.

10. Increase of Staff.

Required six clerks in general office.

One in Registration Branch.

Two Marine Officers for the launch.

Poor as unquestionably is the material from which the Post Office staff is recruited, there is too little of it and what there is, possesses no elasticity.

At present the work is proceeding at close on breaking strain; one officer, Mr Moosa, is on leave and only by driving hard is the work done.

In postal work there are periods of strain and there must be some reserve to meet them. I unhesitatingly state there is none now. Men will get sick and are entitled to leave. There is so little margin now that the extra work is a hardship and makes the Portuguese sulky. The three extra clerks: one is wanted to attend to "Post Restante" work and ships' letters and keep up the registers that have been started; one is wanted to keep the keys of the boxes built round the drop boxes, Peak, Kowloon, Northern and Southern mails, keep the registers of these boxes and attend the circular window; one to attend to the Pillar box books, keep...

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274 1 made up. The general Office should at no time hold more than six hours mail matter. The mails should be made up as far as possible as the correspondence arrives. There are other details, but the principal things are the bags and the brims. The padlocks will cost $2.80 each. 10. Increase of Staff. Required six clerks in general office. One in Registration Branch. Two Marine Officers for the launch. Poor as unquestionably is the material from which the Post Office staff is recruited, there is too little of it and what there is, possesses no elasticity. At present the work is proceeding at close on breaking strain; one officer, Mr Moosa, is on leave and only by driving hard is the work done. In postal work there are periods of strain and there must be some reserve to meet them. I unhesitatingly state there is none now. Men will get sick and are entitled to leave. There is so little margin now that the extra work is a hardship and makes the Portuguese sulky. The three extra clerks: one is wanted to attend to "Post Restante" work and ships' letters and keep up the registers that have been started; one is wanted to keep the keys of the boxes built round the drop boxes, Peak, Kowloon, Northern and Southern mails, keep the registers of these boxes and attend the circular window; one to attend to the Pillar box books, keep...

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274 1 made up.The general Office should at no time hold more than six hours mail matter.The mails should be made up as far as possible as the correspondence arrives .Thee are other de- tails, but the principal things are the bags and the brims The padlocks will cost $2.80.each. 10 Increase of Staff. Required six clerks in general office. One in Registration/Branch. Two Marine Officers for the launch. • Poor as unquestionably is the material from which the Post Office staff is recruited there is too lit. tle of it and whatthere is, possesses no elasticity. 1 At present the workis proceeding at close on breaking strain, one officer, Mr Moosa, is on leave and only by driving hard is the work done. In postal work there are periods of strain and there must be some reserve to meet them. I unhesitatin- gly state there is none now Men will get sick and are enti- tled to leave.There is so little margin now that the extra work is a hardship and rakes the Portuguese sulky.The three extra clerks one is wanted to attend to Post Restante" work and ships' letters and keep up the registers that have been started .One is wanted to keep the keys of the boxes built round the drop boxes Peak Kowloon Northern and South- ern mails keep the registers of these boxes and attend the circular window.one to attend to the Pillar box books keep the

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made up.The general Office should at no time hold more than six hours mail matter.The mails should be made up as far as possible as the correspondence arrives .Thee are other de- tails, but the principal things are the bags and the brims

The padlocks will cost $2.80.each.

10 Increase of Staff.

Required six clerks in general office.

One in Registration/Branch.

Two Marine Officers for the launch.

•

Poor as unquestionably is the material from

which the Post Office staff is recruited there is too lit.

tle of it and whatthere is, possesses no elasticity.

At present the workis proceeding at close on breaking strain,

one officer, Mr Moosa, is on leave and only by driving hard

is the work done.

In postal work there are periods of strain

and there must be some reserve to meet them. I unhesitatin- gly state there is none now Men will get sick and are enti- tled to leave.There is so little margin now that the extra work is a hardship and rakes the Portuguese sulky.The three extra clerks

one is wanted to attend to Post Restante" work and ships' letters and keep up the registers that have been started .One is wanted to keep the keys of the boxes built round the drop boxes Peak Kowloon Northern and South- ern mails keep the registers of these boxes and attend the circular window.one to attend to the Pillar box books keep

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