Lord Canning, Postmaster-General, 213—Treaty with France, 214—Large Savings, 215—Letter to Lord Canning, 215—Promotion or Resignation, 217—Lord Canning’s Answer, 218—Dangerous State of Health, 219—Commission for Revising Salaries, 221—Dinner at Lord Canning’s. Mr. Gladstone, 222—Mortality among Colonels, 223—Sole Secretary, 224.
CHAPTER XXIII.
[PROGRESS OF REFORM FROM THE MIDDLE OF 1851 TO THE END OF 1854.]
Railway Legislation, 227—Acceleration of Northern Mails, 231—Limited Mails, 232—A Transformation Scene, 233—Silence under Misrepresentation. Premiums for Punctuality, 235—Mail-bag Apparatus, 236—Rectification of Accounts, 237—Packet Service (Lord Canning’s Commission), 238—Colonial Postage, 241—The Times, 243—Foreign Book Post. Chevalier Bunsen and Lord Hardwicke, 244—Salaries and Promotion, 245—Report of Commissioners for Revising Salaries, 246—Patronage, 248—Competitive Examinations, 249—Telegraphs, 251—Postal Reform abroad, 252.
Money Orders. Article in “Household Words,” 253—Hong-Kong Post Office, 257—Prepayment. Early Deliveries, 258—Pillar Letter-boxes. Number of Letters, 259—Increased Honesty, 260—Titus Oates. Funeral of the Duke of Wellington, 261.
CHAPTER XXIV.
[SOLE SECRETARYSHIP—FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1854. PROGRESS OF]
[IMPROVEMENT (1855-1859).]
Lord Canning, 263—Arrangement of Secretarial Duties, 264—The Staff of Officers, 266—Annual Reports. Monthly Report of Improvements in hand, 267—Post Office versus Board of Works, 268—Free Delivery, 270—London District Offices, 271—Scotch and Irish Mails, 273—Need of Railway Legislation, 276—Sir G. C. Lewis, 277—Government Loans to Railway Companies, 278—Government Purchase of Railways. Royal Commission on Railways, 283—Arbitration, 284—True Interests of the Companies, 285—Money Orders. Contract Work, 286—Post Office versus Admiralty. Mr. Trollope, 288—Panama Route, 290—Indian Mutiny, 292—Acceleration of News, 294—Revenue and Expenditure, 295—Predictions Fulfilled, 297—Promotion by Merit. Sir W. Hayter, 298—Civil Service Examination, 300—Letter from Sir C. Trevelyan, 301—Health of Officers, 302—Life Insurance, 304—Mutual Guarantees, 307—Libraries, 308.