CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 382

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Žau] 5. 56) 7.74 8. 373 duties of the General Post Office.

4. To state briefly the work I had to undertake, with it commenced elementary details such as an attendance Book, a register of Poste Restante letters, register of index Interceptions complied with &c., under enquiry and letter books, have maps of postal districts made. Station staff a few specimens hereto attached marked to 388.

It was not so much the apportioning of work and the evolution of a definite and precise routine as the difficulty of, firstly finding clerks who could undertake additional duties and secondly of seeing after that, that orders were obeyed; the office opened at proper hours, Chinese mustered, orders read to them, Attendance Book truthfully made up, forms and Books signed, and generally to see that responsibility was not evaded.

All this I had to do myself in addition to being overwhelmed with correspondence whilst clearing up arrears, such as sorting six months papers without addresses, and the examination, destination and disposal of dead letters "ordinary" which had accumulated for 14 years, and their destruction.

5. My attendance at the Office at uncertain hours of the day and night, necessitated my applying for conveyance

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2 Žau] 5. 56) 7.74 8. 373 duties of the General Post Office. 4. To state briefly the work I had to undertake, with it commenced elementary details such as an attendance Book, a register of Poste Restante letters, register of index Interceptions complied with &c., under enquiry and letter books, have maps of postal districts made. Station staff a few specimens hereto attached marked to 388. A It was not so much the apportioning of work and the evolution of a definite and precise routine as the difficulty of, firstly finding clerks who could undertake additional duties and secondly of seeing after that, that orders were obeyed; the office opened at proper hours, Chinese mustered, orders read to them, Attendance Book truthfully made up, forms and Books signed, and generally to see that responsibility was not evaded. All this I had to do myself in addition to being overwhelmed with correspondence whilst clearing up arrears, such as sorting six months papers without addresses, and the examination, destination and disposal of dead letters "ordinary" which had accumulated for 14 years, and their destruction. 5. My attendance at the Office at uncertain hours of the day and night, necessitated my applying for conveyance

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2 Žau] 5. 56) 7.74 8. 373 duties of the General Post Office. 4. To state briefly the work I had to undertake, with it commenced elementary details such as an attendance Book a register of Poste Restante letters, register of index Interceptions complied with kc., under enquiry and letter books, have maps of postal districts made Station staff a few specimens hereto attached marked to 388. A It was not so much the apportioning of work and the evolution of a definite and precise routine as the difficulty of, firstly finding clerks who could under- take additional duties and secondly of seeing after that, that orders were obeyed; the office opened at proper hours, Chinese mustered, orders read them, Attendance Book truthfully made up, forms and Books signed, and generally to see that responsibility was not evaded. All this I had to do myself in addition to being over- whelmed with correspondence whilst clearing up arrears, such as sorting six months papers without addresses, and the examination destination and disposal of dead letters "ordinary" which had accumulated for 14 years. destruction 5. My attendance at the Office at uncertain hours of the day and night, necessitated my applying for conveyance

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Žau] 5. 56)

7.74 8.

373

duties of the General Post Office.

4. To state briefly the work I had to undertake,

with

it commenced elementary details such as an attendance

Book a register of Poste Restante letters, register of

index Interceptions complied with kc., under enquiry and letter books, have maps of postal districts made

Station staff a few specimens hereto attached marked

to 388.

It was not so much the apportioning of work and the evolution of a definite and precise routine as the difficulty of, firstly finding clerks who could under- take additional duties and secondly of seeing after that, that orders were obeyed; the office opened at proper

hours, Chinese mustered, orders read them, Attendance

Book truthfully made up, forms and Books signed, and

generally to see that responsibility was not evaded.

All this I had to do myself in addition to being over-

whelmed with correspondence whilst clearing up arrears,

such as sorting six months papers without addresses,

and the examination destination and disposal of dead

letters "ordinary" which had accumulated for 14 years.

destruction

5. My attendance at the Office at uncertain hours

of the day and night, necessitated my applying for

conveyance

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