Candidates for clerkships in London must be under twenty-four years of age but not under seventeen. The stipulated age in the country is from seventeen to twenty-eight.
No one is eligible for an appointment who has been dismissed the Civil Service.
No one is eligible who is connected, directly or indirectly, with the management of an inn or public-house.
Sorters, stampers, or railway messengers must not be under 5ft. 3in. high in their stockings.
All officers appointed to the London Office must pass a medical examination before the medical officer of the Department. A special examination after probation is required from those appointed to the travelling post-offices. In the country, candidates must provide a medical certificate to the effect that they enjoy good health.
Sorters and letter-carriers may be promoted to clerkships.
Persons of either sex are eligible for appointment in provincial offices.
Letter-carriers are provided with uniforms.
Post-office officials are assisted, at the rate of about 20 per cent. in payment of premiums for life assurance. They are also entitled to superannuation allowance, according to their length of service. Clerks in the General Post-Office are allowed a month's, and sorters, letter-carriers, &c., a fortnight's, leave of absence each year.