Her Majesty's Mails / An Historical and Descriptive Account of the British Post-Office

by William Lewins

Number of Persons.	Designation.	Salary of Office.
		Minimum per Annum.	Annual Increment.	Maximum per Annum.
	DUBLIN	£	£  s.	£
1	Secretary	700	50  0	1,000
1	Chief Clerk	500	20  0	600
2	First-class Clerks	300	15  0	400
4	Second-class Clerks	140	10  0	300
1	Solicitor	—	—	1,000
1	Accountant*	500	20  0	600
1	Examiner*	325	20  0	425
1	Controller of Sorting Office	400	20  0	500
4	Deputy Controllers	280	10  0	350
	General Body of Clerks.
13	First-class Clerks*	200	10  0	300
39	Second-class Clerks	125	7 10	180
14	Supplementary Clerks	70	5  0	120
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	125	7 10	200
1	Medical Officer	—	—	200
	EDINBURGH.
1	Secretary	700	50  0	1,000
1	Chief Clerk	500	20  0	600
2	First-class Clerks	300	15  0	400
3	Second-class Clerks	140	10  0	300
1	Solicitor	—	—	400
1	Accountant*	500	20  0	600
1	Examiner*	325	20  0	425
1	Controller of Sorting Office	450	20  0	550
3	Deputy Controllers	280	10  0	350
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	125	7 10	200
1	Medical Officer	—	—	150
	General Body of Clerks.
12	First-class Clerks	200	10  0	300
30	Second-class Clerks	125	7 10	180
9	Probationary Clerks, 5s. a day

APPOINTMENTS, WITH SALARIES, OF THE FIVE PRINCIPAL PROVINCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.

(Extracted from the Estimates of 1864-5.)

Number of Persons.	Designations.	Poundage allowed. [213]	Salary of Office.
			Minimum per Annum.	Annual Increment.	Maximum per Annum.
	Liverpool Office.	£	£	£ s.	£
1	Postmaster	730	—	—	1,000
1	Chief Clerk	—	400	20  0	500
2	Principal Clerks	—	200	10  0	300
1	Controller of Sorting Office	—	300	10  0	400
5	Assistant Controllers	—	200	5  0	250
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	—	125	7 10	200
2	Assistant Inspectors	—	80	5  0	120
8	First-class Clerks	—	150	5  0	200
16	Second-class Clerks	—	100	4  0	140
15	Third-class Clerks	—	60	3  0	100
23	First-class Sorters	—	31s. a wk.	2 12	35s. a wk.
23	Second-class Sorters	—	26s. a wk.	2 12	30s. a wk.
46	Third-class Sorters	—	22s. a wk.	1  6	25s. a wk.
93	Fourth-class Sorters	—	18s. a wk.	1  6	21s. a wk.
	Allowance to a Medical Officer	—	—	—	90l. a-year.
	Manchester Office.
1	Postmaster	790	—	—	700
1	Chief Clerk	—	—	—	450
5	Principal Clerks	—	200	7 10	250
5	First-class Clerks	—	150	5  0	200
10	Second-class Clerks	—	100	5  0	150
	Medical Officer	—	—	—	80
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	—	150	7 10	200
2	Assistant ditto	—	80	5  0	120
	Sorting Clerks:—
20	First-class	—	31s. a wk.	3 18	38s. a wk.
37	Second-class	—	21s. a wk.	2 12	30s. a wk.
116	Letter Carriers	—	18s. a wk.	1  6	23s. a wk.
	Glasgow Office.
1	Postmaster	673	—	—	700
1	Controller of Sorting Office	—	200	10  0	300
5	First-class Clerks	—	150	5  0	200
5	Second-class Clerks	—	100	4  0	140
10	Supplementary Clerks		60	3  0	100
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	—	125	7  0	200
	Assistant Inspectorsof Letter-carriers	—	80	5  0	120
10	First-class Sorters	—	31s. a wk.	2 12	35s. a wk.
24	Second-class Sorters	—	26s. a wk.	2 12	30s. a wk.
29	Third-class Sorters	—	22s. a wk.	1  6	25s. a wk.
66	Fourth-class Sorters	—	18s. a wk.	1  6	21s. a wk.
97	Auxiliary Letter-carriers	—	—	—	6s. a wk.
	Allowance to Medical Officer	—	—	—	90
	Birmingham Office.
1	Postmaster	500	—	—	700
3	Chief Clerks	—	150	5  0	230
2	Clerks	—	150	5  0	200
12	Ditto	—	60	5  0	140
1	Inspector of Letter-carriers	—	125	7 10	180
1	Assistant Inspector of Letter-carriers	—	80	5  0	120
25	Sorters	—	21s. a wk.	2 10	35s. a wk.
20	Third-class Letter-carriers	—	22s. a wk.	1  6	25s. a wk.
48	Fourth-class Letter-carriers	—	18s. a wk.	1  6	21s. a wk.
6	Temporary Letter-carriers	—	—	—	18s. a wk.
5	Auxiliaries	—	—	—	10s. 6d. a wk.
1	Medical Officer	—	—	—	60l. a year.
	Bristol Office.
1	Postmaster	325	—	—	600
1	Chief Clerk	—	200	10  0	300
2	First-class Clerks	—	150	5  0	200
7	Second-class Clerks	—	100	4  0	140
8	Supplementary Clerks	—	60	3  0	100
1	Inspector of Letter-Carriers	—	110	5  0	140
9	First-class Sorters	—	27s. a wk.	2 12	33s. a wk.
12	Second-class Sorters	—	23s. a wk.	1  6	26s. a wk.
10	Third-class Sorters	—	19s. a wk.	1  6	22s. a wk.
24	Fourth-class Sorters	—	16s. a wk.	1  6	18s. a wk.
28	Auxiliaries	—	—	—	10s. 6d. a wk.
1	Medical Officer	—	—	—	50l. a year.

INFORMATION RESPECTING OTHER PRINCIPAL PROVINCIAL POST OFFICES.

Name of Town.	Salary of Postmaster.	Poundage allowed.	Staff of Clerks.	Other Subordinate Officers.	Total Expenses of Establishment for 1864-5.
	£	£			£
Bath	450	155	7	80	4,997
Brighton	500	210	8	36	3,357
Birkenhead	350	74	6	30	2,652
Carlisle	300	68	6	45	3,138
Derby	300	110	5	42	3,449
Exeter	500	145	13	104	6,185
Gloucester	300	72	6	29	2,404
Hull	450	200	15	63	4,887
Leeds	450	280	12	86	7,265
Newcastle-on-Tyne	450	240	9	54	4,318
Norwich	380	118	6	68	4,453
Oxford	331	72	8	23	2,362
Plymouth	332	105	6	37	2,648
Portsmouth	360	118	5	23	2,104
Preston	300	105	6	43	2,995
Sheffield	400	215	17	57	4,708
Shrewsbury	400	95	8	68	4,830
Southampton	450	160	8	52	4,415
Worcester	320	70	7	40	2,514
York	400	125	11	70	5,059
Belfast	340	116	6	47	3,407
Cork	340	105	6	39	2,719
Aberdeen	400	146	10	55	3,545
Dundee	230	109	5	30	2,038
Greenock	300	100	7	40	2,692

FOOTNOTES:

[213] On the sale of postage-stamps.