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5th. Clerk.

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Attends from 7 a. m. to noon or from noon to 5 p. m. on outward mail days, if on afternoon duty, from 9 a. m.

Duties.-

Then on morning duty,

Open mails; sort; close mails; read out delivery at 8 o'clock and see that the postmen go out; see to the

despatch of mails.

When on afternoon duty,-

Open mails; sort; close mails; see to the despatch of mails; take turn of extra evening duty.

Close mail for Holland by British packet; prepare mail receipt &c. and hand over mail; Australian mail by French packet; prepare mail receipt & hand mail over to Agent; NewYork & Honolulu mail by American packet; New York and Vancouver by Canadian packet; mail receipt & time bill; Modane by German mail; prepare receipt.

Has one month Sunday duty.