be good enough to see that the necessary deductions from salaries
are made. Fractions of a penny are to be treated & one penny.
When forwarding form P.O. 168 in respect of newly appointed
officers, Chief Postmasters, Officers in Charge, and Telegraph
Engineers will give the following information : (1) In the case
of married officers, the date of birth of wife and of each living
child under the age of fourteen years; (2) in the case of widows
or widowers, the date of birth of each living child under the age
of fourteen years. Registrar's certificates are not required to
prove the age of the children. All that need be done by contributors is to announce the ages of their children.

133. A special form of medical certificate is provided for
officers about to retire as medically unfit. These forms will be
supplied to the medical referees by the Secretary, G.P.O., when
required.

134. When an officer who has been superannuated dies, the
Chief Postmaster, Officer in Charge, or Telegraph Engineer, as
the case may be, of the district in which he resided, is required
to report the matter to the Secretary. The full name and address
of the widow and children, if any, and the ages of the children
should be given.

135. No person unconnected with the Department, other than
a duly accredited Government auditor, who must have subscribed
to the Post and Telegraph declarations, may be admitted into any
permanent post, telegraph, or telephone office, or telephone exchange (except in the case of telephone bureaux), or into any part
of the building other than the public office or the Postmaster's
private office, without the authority of the Secretary, the Assistant
Secretary, the Chief Telegraph Engineer, or an Inspector of the
Department. This rule also applies to Government Insurance
agents, who must transact their business either in the Postmaster's
private office or over the public counter. Before the work at
country post-offices can be performed by persons other than Postmasters duly appointed by the Postmaster-General, the Chief
Postmaster's permission must first be obtained, and the persons
desired to perform the work must sign the declarations.

136. No person representing himself to be an inspecting officer
is to be permitted to have access to any office, or in any way to
deal with the cash, forms, or books, unless he is known as such,
or can produce satisfactory credentials. Should any such person
attempt to obtain entry into any office the fact must be immediately telegraphed to the Chief Postmaster. The police should
also be informed.

137. When it becomes necessary for inspectors of works or
tradesmen to enter any part of an office except the public room,
the name of any such person is to be noted, and the date of his
access, and the circumstances reported to the Chief Postmaster.
Every such person must, while so employed, be under the surveillance of an officer of the Department, and must on no account be
left alone in the office.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

138. The employment of legal assistance of any kind, including
conveyancing, opinions, consultation with or employment of local
solicitors, or obtaining the assistance of Crown Solicitors in civil
or criminal proceedings, must be first sanctioned by the Secretary,
General Post Office.

DISCIPLINE.

139. The action required to be taken on any instruction received
from the General Post Office is not complete until advice
has been despatched to the General Post Office that the instruction