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JUNE 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1635
(2.) He may not smoke whilst on duty.
(3.) He may not deviate from his prescribed walk.
(4.) He may not deliver letters in the streets, even to the
owners, but must deliver all letters at the houses to
which they are addressed.
(5.) He may not put letters under doors, even when requested to do so.
(6.) He may not, on pain of dismissal, carry or deliver,
either singly or in parcels, circular letters or ordinary
letters of any kind, or newspapers, whether stamped or unstamped, which have not been regularly posted.
(7.) He may not, on pain of dismissal, act as a news agent.
(8.) He may not be connected, either directly or indirectly,
with the ownership of a public house.
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A letter-carrier who carelessly loses a letter, wilfully
delays the delivery of a letter, who is intoxicated when on duty,
or who otherwise infringes the statutory official declaration he
subscribed or the Post Office Act, is liable to dismissal and to
be punished by law. -
A Postmaster must not fail to report any breach of
the foregoing regulations. -
At houses where electric bells are fixed letter-carriers
should give a double ring, and where knockers are provided a
double knock should be given. The rings or knocks should be
short and sharp, with a slight interval between them. -
At offices at which there is a letter-carriers' sorter
such officer is expected to perform the following duties, and,
should he be required to make a delivery, his walk should be
the lightest, and the nearest to the office:
(1.) To divide the letters, &c., for the delivery into walks
before the men come on duty, and to charge the
unpaid letters against each.
(2.) To take control of the letter-carriers' division, and be
responsible for the conduct of the men, and to see
that their uniforms are not used improperly.
(3.) To see that the men present a clean and tidy appearance
before starting on their walks.
(4.) To take care that their attendance-book is properly
kept.
(5.) To see that every letter-carrier does his best to deliver
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