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site, as the proper place for the Public Hall: the Registration Department for letters and parcels being at one end of it, in immediate communication with the parcels departments (incoming and outgoing) and the Money Order Department at the other end, in close proximity to the Postmaster's Room. The central counter to be used for the delivery of letters the sale of stamps, and for general enquiry. No reference is made in the instructions to the private box-holder system, and it is presumed that this system of allowing the public to help themselves to their letters is discredited; and that in the working of the new plans it is intended to do away with it; and to substitute an improved system of official delivery. It should be pointed cut, that if it is at any time deemed advisable to revert to it, the space beneath the main counter in the Public Hall will be admirably adapted for this purpose. Here the public will have easy access to their boxes, whilst the post office officials can fill them expeditiously from their own side of the counter which communi- cates with the sorting rooms.
It has been considered advisable to keep the working parts of the Post Offices as far as possible as one great open space, obstructed only by the necessary stone or iron piers; thus allowing for the even distribution of light, and the free circulation of air. The different departments to be divided off by means of iron railings, with gates at frequent intervals, so that they can be completely separated, or thrown into one com- partment, as may from time to time be considered most convenient.
In a building of this size with a large number of native employees the work of supervision must necessarily be a matter of difficulty; but this is facilitated by means of a small. gallery of observation, carried on iron brackets and running round the internal walls in such a way as to enable those whose business it is to supervise, to be able to over-look (with comfort and without exciting observation) the working of all the departments.
facts:-
It only remains to invite attention to the following
There is a separate entrance in the private road for Chinese to collect their correspondence, and a separate counter from which to deliver Chinese letters.
The Postmaster's Room is so situated that he is within equally easy access of the working departments, and of the Public Hall; whilst the general public have access to his office without going through any of the working departments.
Lavatory accommodation is provided for all classes of
employees.
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