DIRECTING LETTERS.
Mr W. Gray, Post Office Secretary at Wellington, writes :—" Much difficulty is experienced in the delivery to the right owners of letters imperfectly addressed, and the Post Office has frequently incurred unjust censure, either for unintentionally delivering such letters to wrong persons, or for declining the responsibility of delivering them at all. The address of every letter ought to be full and distinct; and it is obvious that the correct delivery cannot in all cases be secured unless the name of the street and occupation, when any, be added in the address of the letter to the name of the person to whom the letter is intended to be given. The practice of addressing letters to a town only prevails to a great extent, and it has become necessary to call special attention to the matter, in order to prevent not only the delay which such letters are in all cases liable to suffer, but also the danger to which they are exposed of being delivered to wrong persons and lost altogether. " A rustic youngster, being asked out to take tea with a friend, was admonished to praise the eatables. Presently the butter was passed to him, when he remarked, "Very nice butter—what there is of it," and observing a smile, he added, "And plenty of it—such as it is."
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Globe, Volume IV, Issue 352, 29 July 1875, Page 3
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222DIRECTING LETTERS. Globe, Volume IV, Issue 352, 29 July 1875, Page 3
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