C.O.
General Post Office.
390
Hongkong August 11th.
Sir,
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The undersigned clerks in the General Post Office,
beg most respectfully to present this our humble petition, and sincerely trust you will be pleased to recommend our application to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor.
Within the last ten years, the volume of inward and outward postal correspondence has increased enormously, and has far outstripped the slight increases of staff made from time to time to cope with the increase of work, and which has not yet reached its limit as the Australian Colonies have not yet adopted the penny rate of postage.
Mr. Lister, when Postmaster General, had the work of consolidating the Post Office after it became a member of the Universal Postal Union, advocated only 5 hours per day as the duration of time to be imposed on a postal clerk, exclusive of course of the extra attendance necessitated on an outward contract mail day or on an inward contract mail arriving after office hours.
The hours of duty now range from 8 to 12 per diem, according to the exigencies of the Postal Service, exclusive of extra attendance on arrival or departure of contract packets.
This is gradually increasing, and the hours of duty may be expected to become longer rather than shorter.
In no other Government Department of this Colony are the hours of duty so long or the work of so trying a nature, requiring a combination of clerical intelligence, sound common sense and ...
To Commander
N.C.H. Hastings R.N.
Postmaster General.
C.O.
General Post Office.
390
Hongkong August ell.
Sin,
1271
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Lec 11 JAN OI
.#c, .the undersigned clerks in the General rost Office,
beg most respectfully, to present this.our bumble petition, ano sin- .cerely trust you will be pleased to recommend ou
our application to IDE favourable.consideration of His Excellency. the Governor.
. Within the last ten years. the volame of inward and out- ward postal.correspondence has increased... enormously, and has far .ontstrapped. the. siight increases of staff Bage from. tine. Lo., Line to cope with the increase of work, and which Das not yet reacheo its limit as the Australian Colonies have not yet adopted, toe .pen- by rate or postage.
Er.Lister, who #nen. Postmaster General, nad toe. work, or consolidating the Post vitice alter it became..a member of the Univer- sal Postal Union, advocated only 5 hours per day as the.duration..of tame.to be imposed on..a postal clerk, exclusive. of course of the ex- tra attendance necessitated on an outward contract mail.oay or on an inward..contract, mali arriving, after. office..hours.
The..pours of auty now range from 8 to 12 per diem, according to the exigencies of the Postal Service, exclusive of extra attendance
on arrival, or departure of contract packets.
This is gracusily increasing, and the hours or auty may
be expected to become Longer rather toan sporter.
in no other. Government Department.or. this Colony.are, une
work being
such ..hours..01.duty so long. or the work of so trying a nature the combination
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N.C.H.Hastings K.N.
Postmaster. Eenerai.
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