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GOSI oFElCE JriANi'''''tt


.Jlne 10, 1898.


'rhe poetmnstor GonoroI has lately received
with regret frequent complaints OF the nlsca"'as'
of newspapers forwarded in the mail, IN H'I''
instances, the causes of these complaints arc "
lieved to exist in the printing ofiices-tae PAs,'
have net been carefully put up and plainly dlle'.
ed But, it is feared, that, at some OF tie fU,,
Offices, there may have been remlssness III NV
having put new envelopes on newspaper PacStS,'
where the old ones had become much worn aaa
deaced, and sometimes in having failed toSno
the proper direction to the packets TO deay ", ",
delivery of d newspaper is made serious oHen:i
by the law. Too much attention cannot pe la'-
to this provision by neglect OF it, any ro'I' l If
ter will lose the confidence of the Pubic anu y
the Department. p..tu,.
VIXEN failures are complained OF, the ro'."n ~ ~.
ter at whose office the packets are inaileu : Il
quested to obtain statement from the pri'''I' hs
the different packets forwarded by MALL a'u
number of papers in each. Occasionally. ue i i,",s
cts deposited may be compared VIII" ''''


ment, and any omission detected .,s,,ou,
Post masters who fail to adopt ms s'ee. b,l
may be Justly chargeable with ne9iige"se' A''


responsible for all failures. ,.,. n-ectel
Packets BADLY secured, or not plainly olesS aErl
should always be returned to the prsn.%s ~ 10 nscd
Where the packet is large, twine Should ov "no;
and the direction OF the packet shoulu "


ed on one or more of the papers encioseu, .to oFc
Where papers are not taken out OF u's ;mms,
bv the ncrsons to whom they are directed ''m and
date notice should be given to the rra.s.' ma,
on his failing to pay the postage, the Pu&R av
he sold for IT, as proyded in the Post oh.s' deter
On some publications it may be dliflcuII ,t. Oo,tsss
mine whether newspaper or pamP0'e'