CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 301

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

295

Senior Clerk. 1st. clerk.

Attends from 10 to 4 on ordinary days; on outward mail days from 9 a.m. also attends whenever contract mails arrive.

Duties.-

General supervision of the office. Reading up of 'Town' letters and sending out of postmen.

Sorting.

Making up of Boxholder's accounts, monthly.

Counting of stamps and cash in the compradore's hands, monthly.

Poste restante list weekly.

Fill up time schedules of French, German, American and Canadian mails.

On arrival of contract mails,

Send for officers; put out time of delivery; telegraph to Macao in the case of British & French packets from Europe, see that the carts are sent to the wharf; sort 'Town' portion of mail (English & French); deliver at window; read up 'Town' for delivery; enter arrival in contract mail arrival book.

On departure of contract mails,-

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295 Senior Clerk. 1st. clerk. Attends from 10 to 4 on ordinary days; on outward mail days from 9 a.m. also attends whenever contract mails arrive. Duties.- General supervision of the office. Reading up of 'Town' letters and sending out of postmen. Sorting. Making up of Boxholder's accounts, monthly. Counting of stamps and cash in the compradore's hands, monthly. Poste restante list weekly. Fill up time schedules of French, German, American and Canadian mails. On arrival of contract mails, Send for officers; put out time of delivery; telegraph to Macao in the case of British & French packets from Europe, see that the carts are sent to the wharf; sort 'Town' portion of mail (English & French); deliver at window; read up 'Town' for delivery; enter arrival in contract mail arrival book. On departure of contract mails,- Close
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295 Senior Clerk. 1st. clerk. Attends from 10 to 4 on ordinary days; on outward mail days from 9 a.m. also attends whenever contract mails arrive. Duties.- General supervision of the office. Reading up of # Town' letters and sending out of postmen. Sorting. Making up of Boxholder's accounts,monthly. Counting of stamps and cash in the compradores hands, monthly. Poste restante list weekly. Fill up time schedules of French, German, American and Canadian mails. On arrival of contract mails, Send for officers;put out time of delivery; telegraph to Macao in the case of British & French packets from Europe, see that the carts are sent to the wharf; sort 'Town' portion of mail (English & French); deliver at window; read up 'Town' for delivery; enter arrival in contract mail arrival book. On departure of contract mails,- Close
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295

Senior Clerk. 1st. clerk.

Attends from 10 to 4 on ordinary days; on outward mail

days from 9 a.m. also attends whenever contract mails

arrive.

Duties.-

General supervision of the office. Reading up of # Town'

letters and sending out of postmen.

Sorting.

Making up of Boxholder's accounts,monthly.

Counting of stamps and cash in the compradores hands,

monthly.

Poste restante list weekly.

Fill up time schedules of French, German, American and

Canadian mails.

On arrival of contract mails,

Send for officers;put out time of delivery; telegraph

to Macao in the case of British & French packets from

Europe, see that the carts are sent to the wharf; sort

'Town' portion of mail (English & French); deliver at

window; read up 'Town' for delivery; enter arrival in

contract mail arrival book.

On departure of contract mails,-

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